Mantra 89
Sukta 3
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
विद्युत् त्वा हनिष्यतीत्येनमाह
IAST Transliteration
vidyút tvā haniṣyátī́ti enam ā́ha
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
‘Lightning shall smite thee!’—so spake he unto him.
Word by Word
विद्युत्lightning
विद्युत्:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootविद्युत् (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हनिष्यतीwill strike/kill
हनिष्यती:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√हन् (हिंसागत्योः) / हन्
इतिthus (quoting)
इति:
(वाक्य-सम्बन्ध/उद्धरणचिह्न)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
एनम्him/this one
एनम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एनद्-आदेश
आहsaid
आह:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अह् (ब्रू/वद्-अर्थे) → आह (परिपूर्ण-भूत)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (to be confirmed by Anukramaṇī for 11.3.89)
Devata: Vidyut (lightning), as punitive apotropaic power
Chandas: Brief prose-like mantra
Mantra Rasa
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