Mantra 145
Sukta 3
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
ब्राह्मणं हनिष्यसीत्येनमाह
IAST Transliteration
brā́hmaṇaṃ haniṣyásī́ti enam ā́ha
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
“Thou wilt slay a Brāhmaṇa”—thus spake he of him.
Word by Word
ब्राह्मणम्a Brahmin (as the object)
ब्राह्मणम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
हनिष्यसिyou will kill / you will strike
हनिष्यसि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√हन् (हिंसागत्योः)
इति“thus”, (quotative)
इति:
(उद्धरण/वाक्य-चिह्न)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
एनम्him (this person)
एनम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एनद्-प्रयोग
आहsaid / spoke
आह:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अह्/√आह् (ब्रू/वद्-अर्थे; परोक्ष-भूत/परिपूर्ण-वचन)
Attribution
Rishi: Unspecified in the excerpt (likely Atharvanic/Angirasic attribution at hymn level).
Devata: Brahman (sacral power) / protective juridical force (implicit).
Chandas: Unspecified (fragmentary prose-like/short pāda; meter requires full hymn context).
Mantra Rasa
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