Mantra 16
Sukta 131
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
शयो हत इव
IAST Transliteration
śáyo hatá iva
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
As one laid low, as though smitten.
Translation
मानो गिरा दिया गया हो, मानो आघात से पीड़ित हो।
Word by Word
शयःrest, ease, comfort
शयः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
हतःstruck, slain, smitten
हतः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (past passive participle)
Root√हन् (2P) → हत (कृदन्त)
इवlike, as if
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
Attribution
Rishi: Uncertain (AV 20 is predominantly Rigvedic borrowings; r̥ṣi attribution depends on the RV locus of the full verse).
Devata: Context-dependent (often Indra/Maruts in RV-derived passages; here functionally ‘defeat’ of hostile agency).
Chandas: Uncertain from a fragment (requires full ṛc).
Mantra Rasa
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