Atharva Veda 20.129.12: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 13, Sukta 129, Mantra 12
Sukta 129
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
स इच्छकं॒ सघा॑घते
IAST Transliteration
sá íchchakaṃ saghā́ghate
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
He, the desirous one, (goeth/pertaineth) unto Saghāghata.
Translation
ആ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നവൻ സഘാഘതയിലേക്കു പോകുന്നു.
Word by Word
सःhe; that (one)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इच्छकम्the desirous one; one who seeks/wants (it)
इच्छकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively) / Noun-like
Rootइच्छक (प्रातिपदिक; √इष्/इच्छ् ‘to desire’ से तद्धित/कृदन्त-आधारित विशेषण)
सघाघतेstrikes/kills; smites
सघाघते:
Kriyā (verbal predicate)
TypeVerb
Root√हन् (घात्/घ्ना-प्रत्यय-आधारित; ‘to strike/kill’)
Attribution
Rishi: Uncertain from excerpt alone.
Devata: Uncertain; possibly a named figure/epithet ‘Saghāghata’.
Chandas: Uncertain (insufficient text for metrical diagnosis).
Mantra Rasa
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: bhayankara
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