Atharva Veda 20.129.3: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 13, Sukta 129, Mantra 3
Sukta 129
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
तासा॒मेका॒ हरि॑क्निका
IAST Transliteration
tāsā́m ékā háriknikā
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Of these, one is Hariknikā—the tawny-marked, singled out among the host.
Translation
In sab mein se ek ka naam Hariknika hai. Wo sabse alag hai, uska rang peela-pila hai jo sab mein nazar aata hai.
Word by Word
तासाम्of those (fem.)
तासाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) / अधिकरण-सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → सा (स्त्री.)
एकाone (female)
एका:
कर्तृ (नामपद-सम्बन्ध; विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध) संभाव्य
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootएक (संख्या/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
हरिक्निकाHariknikā (a named female being/plant/agent; lit. ‘yellowish one’)
हरिक्निका:
कर्तृ (वाक्ये निहित-क्रियायाः) / विषय
TypeNoun
Rootहरिक्नि (प्रातिपदिक; स्त्री.)
Attribution
Rishi: Khila/Anukramaṇī attribution uncertain.
Devata: Hariknikā (personified auspicious steed/agent).
Chandas: Uncertain/fragmentary.
Mantra Rasa
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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