Mantra 10
Sukta 7
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
धाता च सविता चाष्ठीवन्तौ जङ्घा गन्धर्वा अप्सरसः कुष्ठिका अदितिः शफाः
IAST Transliteration
dhātā́ ca savitā́ cāṣṭhīvántau jaṅghā́ gandharvā́ apsárasaḥ kúṣṭhikā́ áditiḥ śaphā́ḥ
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Dhātṛ and Savitṛ are the knee-joints; the shanks are Gandharvas and Apsarases; the ankles are Kuṣṭhikās; Aditi is the hoofs (the feet).
Word by Word
धाताDhātṛ (the Creator/Ordainer)
धाता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootधातृ (प्रातिपदिक; √धा ‘धारण/विधान’ से)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सविताSavitṛ (the Impeller/Sun-deity)
सविता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसवितृ (प्रातिपदिक; √सू ‘प्रेरण/सवने’ से)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अष्ठीवन्तौhaving bones; bony
अष्ठीवन्तौ:
कर्तृ (धाता+सविता के विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअष्ठीवत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अष्ठि’ + वत्)
जङ्घाthe shank/leg
जङ्घा:
कर्तृ (सूची/नामनिर्देश)
TypeNoun
Rootजङ्घा (प्रातिपदिक)
गन्धर्वाःGandharvas
गन्धर्वाः:
कर्तृ (सूची/नामनिर्देश)
TypeNoun
Rootगन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अप्सरसःApsarases
अप्सरसः:
कर्तृ (सूची/नामनिर्देश)
TypeNoun
Rootअप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
कुष्ठिकाःKuṣṭhikās (name of beings/spirits; lit. ‘connected with kuṣṭha’)
कुष्ठिकाः:
कर्तृ (सूची/नामनिर्देश)
TypeNoun
Rootकुष्ठिका (प्रातिपदिक; ‘कुष्ठ’ से व्युत्पन्न)
अदितिःAditi
अदितिः:
कर्तृ (सूची/नामनिर्देश)
TypeNoun
Rootअदिति (प्रातिपदिक)
शफाःhoofs; hoofs/hooved parts
शफाः:
कर्तृ (सूची/नामनिर्देश)
TypeNoun
Rootशफ (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable attribution)
Devata: Dhātṛ; Savitṛ; Gandharvas; Apsarases; Aditi
Chandas: Mixed/irregular identificatory style
Mantra Rasa
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