Mantra 15

Sukta 132

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

द्वौ वा ये शिशवः

IAST Transliteration

dváu vā́ yé śíśavaḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Or two, indeed, are they—the young ones (who …).

Word by Word

• द्वौ: two
• द्वौ: विशेषणम् (कर्तृपदस्य) / कर्ता (सम्बन्धेन)
• Type: Adjective (Numeral)
• Root: द्वि- (संख्याप्रातिपदिक) → द्वा- (पुं. द्विवचन-रूप)

• वा: or / indeed
• वा: समुच्चय/विकल्प-सूचकः (न कारकः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (निपात/अव्यय)

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: कर्तृ (सम्बन्धेन) / सम्बन्ध-सूचकः
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• शिशवः: children / infants
• शिशवः: कर्तृ (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिशु- (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Uncertain from excerpt alone.

Devata: Uncertain (depends on the relative clause completion).

Chandas: Uncertain from excerpt alone.

Mantra Rasa

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