Mantra 15
Sukta 17
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
नास्य श्वेतः कृष्णकर्णो धुरि युक्तो महीयते । यस्मिन् राष्ट्रे निरुध्यते ब्रह्मजायाचित्त्या
IAST Transliteration
nā́syā śvetáḥ kṛ́ṣṇakarṇo dhurí yuktó mahīyate | yásmin rāṣṭré nirudhyáte brahmajāyā́cittyā ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
No white, black-eared beast of his, yoked at the draught, is exalted or thrives, in that realm wherein one is held in check for intent toward the Brahman’s wife.
Word by Word
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अस्यof this/its
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (प्रातिपदिक: अस्मद्/इदम्-प्रत्ययात्मक सर्वनाम)
श्वेतःwhite
श्वेतः:
Kartā (as subject-qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootश्वेत (प्रातिपदिक)
कृष्णकर्णःblack-eared
कृष्णकर्णः:
Kartā (as subject-qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootकृष्णकर्ण (प्रातिपदिक; कर्मधारय/बहुव्रीहि-समास: ‘कृष्णः कर्णः यस्य’)
धुरिon the yoke/at the yoke
धुरि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootधुर्/धुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
युक्तःyoked, harnessed
युक्तः:
Kartā (as subject-qualifier)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootयुज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त, भूतकर्मणि/क्त)
महीयतेis magnified / is honored
महीयते:
Kriyā (predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootमह् (धातु) / महीयते (आत्मनेपद, denominative/causative-like ‘to be honored/grow great’)
यस्मिन्in which
यस्मिन्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
राष्ट्रेin the kingdom/realm
राष्ट्रे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootराष्ट्र (प्रातिपदिक)
निरुध्यतेis restrained/blocked/shut in
निरुध्यते:
Kriyā (predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootनि + रुध् (धातु)
ब्रह्मजायाBrahman’s wife / the Brahman-priest’s wife
ब्रह्मजाया:
Kartā (subject)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मजाया (प्रातिपदिक; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘ब्रह्मणः जाया’)
चित्त्याby intention/thought; by resolve
चित्त्या:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootचित्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasic
Devata: Nirodha; implicit guardians of cattle-wealth
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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