Mantra 5
Sukta 3
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अश्वाः कणा गावस्तण्डुला मशकास्तुषाः
IAST Transliteration
áśvāḥ kaṇā́ gā́vas taṇḍulā́ maśakā́s tuṣā́ḥ
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Horses are its grains; cows its rice-kernels; mosquitoes its husks.
Word by Word
अश्वाःhorses
अश्वाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
कणाःgrains; particles
कणाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकण (प्रातिपदिक)
गावःcows
गावः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
तण्डुलाःrice-grains (husked rice)
तण्डुलाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootतण्डुल (प्रातिपदिक)
मशकाःmosquitoes
मशकाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमशक (प्रातिपदिक)
तुषाःhusks; chaff
तुषाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootतुष (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (hymn-level attribution varies by Anukramaṇī)
Devata: Not a single devatā; operative speech addressing/defining a composite entity (often treated as a ‘thing’ to be mastered).
Chandas: Mixed/irregular (catalogue-style); often treated as non-classical anuṣṭubh-like cadence.
Mantra Rasa
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