Atharva Veda 20.132.5: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 14, Sukta 132, Mantra 5
Sukta 132
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
कुला॑यं कृणवा॒दिति॑
IAST Transliteration
kulā́yam kṛṇavāt íti
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
‘Let it make a nest,’—thus (is the spell).
Translation
यह मंत्र कहते हैं कि अब घर बना लो। जैसे चिड़िया अपना घोंसला बनाती है, वैसे ही तुम भी अपना बसेरा बना लो। यह एक दुआ है जो शक्ति देती है।
Word by Word
कुलायम्nest; a dwelling-place
कुलायम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकुलाय (प्रातिपदिक)
कृणवmake; build
कृणव:
(क्रियापदम्)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
अदितिO Aditi (goddess)
अदिति:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (proper/name)
Rootअदिति (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Uncertain (khila material)
Devata: Functional: the constrained harmful agency; or the rite’s binding power
Chandas: Formulaic; meter not determinable
Mantra Rasa
Primary: bhayankara
Secondary: raudra
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