Atharva Veda 20.129.5: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 13, Sukta 129, Mantra 5
Sukta 129
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
सा॒धुं पु॒त्रं हि॑र॒ण्यय॑म्
IAST Transliteration
sādhúṃ putráṃ hiraṇyáyam
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
A goodly son—golden, as it were, in splendour and in fortune.
Translation
సాధు (ఉత్తమ) కుమారుడు—హిరణ్యమయుడివలె, తేజస్సు మరియు సౌభాగ్యంతో ప్రకాశించువాడు.
Word by Word
साधुम्good, virtuous, excellent
साधुम्:
कर्म (पुत्रम् इति कर्मपदस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसाधु (प्रातिपदिक)
पुत्रम्son
पुत्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
हिरण्ययम्golden; made of gold
हिरण्ययम्:
कर्म (पुत्रम् इति कर्मपदस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्यय (प्रातिपदिक; हिरण्य-सम्बद्ध)
Attribution
Rishi: Khila/Anukramaṇī attribution uncertain.
Devata: Hariknikā / auspicious steed-power as boon-granter; functionally also ‘Putra’ as desired object.
Chandas: Uncertain/fragmentary.
Mantra Rasa
Primary: shringara
Secondary: shanta
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