Mantra 19

Sukta 129

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

श्येनीपती सा

IAST Transliteration

śyenīpatī́ sā́

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

She—(the) Hawk-lords’ (power).

Word by Word

• श्येनीपती: the two mistresses/ladies of the hawk (or: the two hawk-ladies)
• श्येनीपती: Kartā
• Type: Noun (समास) / Title
• Root: श्येनी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘श्येन’ से स्त्रीलिङ्ग रूप) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)

• सा: she
• सा: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Uncertain in isolation.

Devata: Śyenī/raptor-power; possibly a feminine protective entity indicated by sā.

Chandas: Non-metrical / fragment

Mantra Rasa

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