Mantra 8

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

त्रपु भस्म हरितं वर्णः पुष्करमस्य गन्धः

IAST Transliteration

trapú bhasmá háritaṃ várṇaḥ púṣkaram asya gandháḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Tin is its ash; green its hue; lotus is its fragrance.

Word by Word

• त्रपु: tin (metal)
• त्रपु: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रपु (प्रातिपदिक)

• भस्म: ash
• भस्म: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: भस्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• हरितम्: green; yellowish
• हरितम्: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरित (प्रातिपदिक)

• वर्णः: color; appearance
• वर्णः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)

• पुष्करम्: lotus; (also) a fragrant plant
• पुष्करम्: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्य: of this; its
• अस्य: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• गन्धः: smell; fragrance
• गन्धः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (hymn-level attribution varies)

Devata: Purificatory forces (fire-residue) and sensory qualities; not a single named deity

Chandas: Irregular catalogue cadence

Mantra Rasa

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