Atharva Veda 20.129.4: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 13, Sukta 129, Mantra 4
Sukta 129
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
हरि॑क्नि॒के किमि॑च्छासि
IAST Transliteration
háriknike kím ícchāsi
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
O Hariknikā, what is it thou desirest?
Translation
اے ہرکینکا، تمہاری خواہش کیا ہے؟
Word by Word
हरिक्निकेO Hariknī (name/epithet of a female being; addressed)
हरिक्निके:
सम्बोधन (address; outside kāraka system)
TypeNoun (address) / Proper-name-like epithet
Rootहरिक्नि (प्रातिपदिक; स्त्री.)
किम्what?
किम्:
कर्म (object of ‘desire/seek’)
TypePronoun (interrogative)
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इच्छसिdo you desire / want
इच्छसि:
क्रिया (finite verb); कर्ता = त्वम् (implicit)
TypeVerb
Rootइष्/इच्छ् (धातु; ‘इच्छ’ परस्मैपदी)
Attribution
Rishi: Khila/Anukramaṇī attribution uncertain.
Devata: Hariknikā.
Chandas: Uncertain/fragmentary.
Mantra Rasa
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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