Mantra 11
Sukta 132
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
देवी हनत्कुहनत्
IAST Transliteration
devī́ hanát kuhánat
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
The Goddess smote; she confounded (the foe’s) deceit.
Word by Word
देवीthe goddess (female deity)
देवी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक) < देव (देवता) + ई (स्त्रीप्रत्यय)
हनत्slew, struck down
हनत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√हन् (हिंसागत्योः) / हन-
कुहनत्the deceiver; one who practices deception/illusion
कुहनत्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Root√कुह्/कुहय् (कुहनायाम् ‘to deceive, beguile’) → कुह- (धातु-आधारित प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Uncertain from the excerpt alone (AV 20 is largely Rigvedic borrowings; r̥ṣi assignment must be checked against the AVŚ anukramaṇī for 20.132).
Devata: Devī (protective goddess / personified efficacious power).
Chandas: Uncertain from the excerpt alone (hemistich fragment; meter requires full stanza context).
Mantra Rasa
{"primary_rasa":"raudra","secondary_rasa":"vira","emotional_arc":"Instant aggression against deceit, resolving into cleared space.","listener_experience":"A sharp surge of protective power; sense of unmasking and relief.","intensity":7}