Mantra 6

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

कब्रु फलीकरणाः शरोऽभ्रम्

IAST Transliteration

kabrú phalī́karaṇāḥ śaró ’bhrám

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Brown-hued, fruit-compelling; a reed—(and) a cloud.

Translation

कब्रु (भूरा-वर्ण) — फल-प्रेरक; शर (सरकंडा) — (और) अभ्र (मेघ)।

Word by Word

• कब्रुः: Kabrú (a proper name/being; subject)
• कब्रुः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: कब्रु (प्रातिपदिक)

• फलीकरणाः: fruit-makers; those who cause fruition/produce results
• फलीकरणाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: फलीकरण (प्रातिपदिक; फल + ई + करण)

• शरः: arrow; reed/shaft
• शरः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभ्रम्: cloud; mist
• अभ्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभ्र (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (hymn-level attribution varies)

Devata: Functional/diagnostic; not a single deity

Chandas: Irregular catalogue cadence

Mantra Rasa

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