Mantra 1

Sukta 132

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

खिलानि । आदलाबुकमेककम्

IAST Transliteration

khilā́ni | ā́ dalā́bukám ékakam

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Khila-verses. Hither (bring) the dalābūka—one single (piece).

Word by Word

• खिलानि: waste-lands; fallow/uncultivated places (pl.)
• खिलानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: खिल (प्रातिपदिक)

• आदला॑बुकम्: a kind of gourd/cucumber (a plant/fruit)
• आदला॑बुकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदला॑बु (प्रातिपदिक)

• एक॑कम्: a single one; one (unit)
• एक॑कम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: एकक (प्रातिपदिक; एक + क)

Attribution

Rishi: Khila/Anukramaṇī attribution uncertain (late appendix material; often unattributed or variably assigned)

Devata: Dravya/Apotropaic act (functional ‘deity’ is the operative substance and the repelling force)

Chandas: Non-standard/khila formula; not securely metrical

Mantra Rasa

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