Mantra 11

Sukta 130

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

एनश्चिपङ्क्तिका हविः

IAST Transliteration

énaś cipáṅktikā havíḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Sin verily—(by) the Panktikās—(is made) an oblation.

Word by Word

• एनः: sin, guilt, evil (as the acting/prevailing factor)
• एनः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: एनस् (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा एनः (प्रातिपदिक)

• चि: also, indeed
• चि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चि (निपात/अव्यय)

• पङ्क्तिका: a row/line; (ritually) a set/series in a row
• पङ्क्तिका: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: पङ्क्तिका (प्रातिपदिक; पङ्क्ति + -क/िका)

• हविः: oblation, sacrificial offering
• हविः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविस् (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Uncertain (AV20 is largely Rigvedic reprise material; r̥ṣi attribution requires full hymn context).

Devata: Not explicit in this pāda; functional ‘devatā’ is expiation/énas-removal through havís.

Chandas: Uncertain from fragment; likely a Rigvedic meter in AV20 context (requires full verse).

Mantra Rasa

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