Mantra 9

Sukta 130

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आमणको मणत्सकः

IAST Transliteration

ā́maṇako maṇátsakaḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Possessed of an amulet, eager for the amulet.

Word by Word

• आमणकः: a kind of amulet/charm (name of a magical object/personified charm)
• आमणकः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: आमणक (प्रातिपदिक)

• मणत्सकः: a kind of jewel/amulet; (name of a charm, lit. ‘having/connected with a maṇi’)
• मणत्सकः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणत्सक (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Uncertain from isolated excerpt.

Devata: Maṇi as a quasi-personified protective agent (object-power).

Chandas: Indeterminate from a single pāda.

Mantra Rasa

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