Mantra 10

Sukta 129

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शृङ्गं धमन्त आसते

IAST Transliteration

śṛ́ṅgaṃ dhamánta āsate

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Blowing upon the horn, they sit in station.

Word by Word

• शृङ्गम्: horn (as the object)
• शृङ्गम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) < PIE *ḱerh₂- ‘horn’

• धमन्तः: (they) blowing / blowing upon
• धमन्तः: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्मा (धातु) ‘धमने/फूङ्कने’

• आसते: they sit / are seated
• आसते: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु) ‘आसने/उपवेशने’

Attribution

Rishi: Uncertain in AV20 context.

Devata: Horn as empowered protective agent; guardian beings implicit.

Chandas: Fragment.

Mantra Rasa

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