Mantra 19

Sukta 130

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अथो श्वा अस्थिरो भवन्

IAST Transliteration

áthó śvā́ asthíro bhavan

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

And further, may the dog become unsteady.

Word by Word

• अथो: and then; moreover
• अथो: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथो (अव्यय)

• श्वा: the dog
• श्वा: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्थिरः: unsteady; restless
• अस्थिरः: Kartā (कर्तृ-समनाधिकरण विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्थिर (प्रातिपदिक; a- + स्थिर)

• भवन्: becomes; is
• भवन्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Uncertain

Devata: None explicit; target is the ‘dog’ as agent

Chandas: Uncertain (fragment)

Mantra Rasa

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