Atharva Veda 20.129.5: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 13, Sukta 129, Mantra 5

Sukta 129

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सा॒धुं पु॒त्रं हि॑र॒ण्यय॑म्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 20.129.5

IAST Transliteration

sādhúṃ putráṃ hiraṇyáyam

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

A goodly son—golden, as it were, in splendour and in fortune.

Translation

บุตรผู้ประเสริฐ ผู้ดุจทองคำ—รุ่งเรืองดั่งทอง ทั้งในรัศมีและในโชคศุภมงคล.

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Word by Word

• साधुम्: good, virtuous, excellent
• साधुम्: कर्म (पुत्रम् इति कर्मपदस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साधु (प्रातिपदिक)

• पुत्रम्: son
• पुत्रम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• हिरण्ययम्: golden; made of gold
• हिरण्ययम्: कर्म (पुत्रम् इति कर्मपदस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिरण्यय (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