Mantra 19

Sukta 131

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अत्यर्धर्च परस्वतः

IAST Transliteration

áty ardhárca párasvataḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Beyond the half-verse, from the farther side.

Word by Word

• अत्यर्ध: excessively; beyond measure
• अत्यर्ध: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति + अर्ध (प्रातिपदिक)

• ऋच: a ṛc-verse (hymn-verse)
• ऋच: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋच् (प्रातिपदिक)

• परस्वतः: from another; than others
• परस्वतः: Apādāna
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर + स्वतस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक/तद्धित)

Attribution

Rishi: Uncertain (requires full stanza).

Devata: Uncertain; functional devatā is ‘boundary/crossing’ rather than a named god.

Chandas: Uncertain; ‘ardhārca’ implies a metrical frame but not which meter.

Mantra Rasa

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