Mantra 9
Sukta 132
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
क एषां दुन्दुभिं हनत्
IAST Transliteration
ká eṣā́ṃ dundúbhiṃ hanat
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Who of these hath smitten the dundubhi-drum?
Word by Word
कःwho?
कः:
कर्तृ (Kartā)
TypeNoun (Pronoun)
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एषाम्of these
एषाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation; of these)
TypeNoun (Demonstrative pronoun)
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एष (प्रातिपदिक-रूप)
दुन्दुभिम्drum
दुन्दुभिम्:
कर्म (Karma)
TypeNoun
Rootदुन्दुभि (प्रातिपदिक)
हनत्struck / killed
हनत्:
क्रिया (verbal predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (धातु)
Attribution
Rishi: Uncertain from excerpt.
Devata: Dundubhi (as omen/agent-sign) and the hidden striker
Chandas: Uncertain from single pāda excerpt.
Mantra Rasa
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