Mantra 3
Sukta 3
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
चक्षुर्मुसलं काम उलूखलम्
IAST Transliteration
cákṣuḥ musálam kā́ma ulū́khalam ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
The pestle is the eye; the mortar is Desire.
Translation
चक्षुर्मुसलम्; काम उलूखलम्।
Word by Word
चक्षुःeye; sight
चक्षुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
मुसलम्pestle
मुसलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमुसल (प्रातिपदिक)
कामःdesire; love
कामः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकाम (प्रातिपदिक)
उलूखलम्mortar
उलूखलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउलूखल (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (bandhu section; specific r̥ṣi not supplied in the input)
Devata: Implements as empowered entities; Kāma as personified force
Chandas: Very short identificatory formula (gāyatrī-fragment/prose-like)
Mantra Rasa
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