Mantra 5

Sukta 132

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

कुलायं कृणवादिति

IAST Transliteration

kulā́yam kṛṇavāt íti

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

‘Let it make a nest,’—thus (is the spell).

Word by Word

• कुलायम्: nest; a dwelling-place
• कुलायम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुलाय (प्रातिपदिक)

• कृणव: make; build
• कृणव: (क्रियापदम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)

• अदिति: O Aditi (goddess)
• अदिति: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun (proper/name)
• Root: अदिति (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Uncertain (khila material)

Devata: Functional: the constrained harmful agency; or the rite’s binding power

Chandas: Formulaic; meter not determinable

Mantra Rasa

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