Mantra 13

Sukta 132

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

त्रीण्युष्ट्रस्य नामानि

IAST Transliteration

trī́ṇy uṣṭrásya nā́māni

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Three are the camel’s names.

Word by Word

• त्रीणि: three
• त्रीणि: विशेषणम् (कर्म/कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective (numeral)
• Root: त्रि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक) → त्रि-

• उष्ट्रस्य: of the camel
• उष्ट्रस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उष्ट्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• नामानि: names
• नामानि: कर्म (उक्त/अध्याहृत क्रियायाः—‘(सन्ति/भवन्ति)’ इत्यादेः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Uncertain from excerpt alone.

Devata: Uṣṭra (camel) / the power embodied in its ‘names’ (functional devatā).

Chandas: Uncertain from excerpt alone.

Mantra Rasa

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