Mantra 23
Sukta 5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
मेनिर्दुह्यमाना शीर्षक्तिर्दुग्धा
IAST Transliteration
ménir duh́yamānā śīrṣaktír dúgdhā
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Menī is being milked forth; the head-affliction is milked out.
Word by Word
मेनिḥa skin-disease/eruption (leprosy-like), the affliction ‘meni’
मेनिḥ:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमेनि (प्रातिपदिक)
दुह्यमानाbeing milked/drawn out (being extracted)
दुह्यमाना:
Kartā (with passive sense: ‘being milked/drawn out’)
TypeParticiple (Adjectival) / Kṛdanta
Rootदुह् (धातु) → दुह्यमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
शीर्षक्तिःhead-ailment; pain/affliction of the head
शीर्षक्तिः:
Kartā (appositional to मेनिḥ) / Adhikaraṇa (locative-sense implied: ‘in the head’ as a disease)
TypeNoun
Rootशीर्षक्ति (प्रातिपदिक; शीर्षन् + क्ति)
दुग्धाmilked out; drawn off; extracted
दुग्धा:
Kartā (predicative adjective to मेनिḥ/शीर्षक्तिः)
TypePast Participle (Adjectival) / Kṛdanta
Rootदुह् (धातु) → दुग्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: To be verified per Anukramaṇī for AVŚ 12.5.
Devata: Menī / Śīrṣakti (personified affliction).
Chandas: To be verified by metrical scan in context.
Mantra Rasa
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