Mantra 2

Sukta 132

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अलाबुकं निखातकम्

IAST Transliteration

alā́bukam níkhātakam

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The alābūka—(as) the thing to be buried.

Word by Word

• अलाबुकम्: a gourd / bottle-gourd (as an object)
• अलाबुकम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलाबुक (प्रातिपदिक; लौकिक-वैदिक शब्द)

• निखातकम्: something dug in / buried (dug-out object)
• निखातकम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: नि-√खन् (खन् = खनने) → निखात (ppp) + क (तद्धित)

Attribution

Rishi: Uncertain (khila material)

Devata: Earth as receiver/sealer; functional devatā is the apotropaic act of burial

Chandas: Formulaic; meter not determinable

Mantra Rasa

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