Mantra 19
Sukta 130
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अथो श्वा अस्थिरो भवन्
IAST Transliteration
áthó śvā́ asthíro bhavan
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
And further, may the dog become unsteady.
Translation
ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ, ਕੁੱਤਾ ਅਸਥਿਰ ਹੋ ਜਾਵੇ।
Word by Word
अथोand then; moreover
अथो:
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TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथो (अव्यय)
श्वाthe dog
श्वा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootश्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्थिरःunsteady; restless
अस्थिरः:
Kartā (कर्तृ-समनाधिकरण विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअस्थिर (प्रातिपदिक; a- + स्थिर)
भवन्becomes; is
भवन्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Attribution
Rishi: Uncertain
Devata: None explicit; target is the ‘dog’ as agent
Chandas: Uncertain (fragment)
Mantra Rasa
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