Mantra 9
Sukta 7
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
ब्रह्म च क्षत्रं च श्रोणी बलमूरू
IAST Transliteration
bráhma ca kṣatráṃ ca śróṇī́ bálam ūrū́
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Brahman and Kṣatra are the hips; Strength is the thighs.
Word by Word
ब्रह्मbrahman; sacred power / priestly (spiritual) authority
ब्रह्म:
Kartā (समुच्चयित-कर्तृपद) / Karma (यदि ‘धारयति/धत्ते’ इत्यादि क्रियापदं गृहीतं) — मन्त्र-खण्डे क्रिया लुप्ता
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा ब्रह्मन्-शब्द
चand
च:
— (समुच्चयक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात) अव्यय
क्षत्रम्kṣatra; royal power / warrior authority
क्षत्रम्:
Kartā (समुच्चयित-कर्तृपद) / Karma (क्रिया-लोपे)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
— (समुच्चयक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात) अव्यय
श्रोणीhip; haunch
श्रोणी:
Kartā (समुच्चयित-कर्तृपद) / Karma (क्रिया-लोपे)
TypeNoun
Rootश्रोणी (प्रातिपदिक)
बलम्strength; force
बलम्:
Kartā (समुच्चयित-कर्तृपद) / Karma (क्रिया-लोपे)
TypeNoun
Rootबल (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊरू(two) thighs
ऊरू:
Kartā (समुच्चयित-कर्तृपद) / Karma (क्रिया-लोपे)
TypeNoun
Rootऊरु (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable attribution)
Devata: Brahman; Kṣatra; Bala (personified abstraction)
Chandas: Mixed/irregular identificatory style
Mantra Rasa
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