Mantra 61
Sukta 3
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
जिह्वा ते मरिष्यतीत्येनमाह
IAST Transliteration
jihvā́ te mariṣyátīti enam ā́ha
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
‘Thy tongue shall perish,’—thus said he unto him.
Word by Word
जिह्वाtongue
जिह्वा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootजिह्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मरिष्यतिwill die
मरिष्यति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√मृ (मरणे)
इतिthus (quoting)
इति:
वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-चिह्न
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
एनम्him
एनम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आहsaid
आह:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अह्/√आह् (ब्रूवणे; ‘आह’ इति परोक्षभूत-रूप)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not explicit in excerpt)
Devata: The tongue/vāc as personified locus of power; Agni is backgrounded
Chandas: Prose-like formula
Mantra Rasa
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