Rig Veda 3.41.8: Mandala 3, Sukta 41, Mantra 8
Sukta 3.41
Rishi: Gāthin Viśvāmitra (traditional; verify Anukramaṇī)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मारे अस्मद्वि मुमुचो हरिप्रियार्वाङ्याहि । इन्द्र स्वधावो मत्स्वेह ॥
Transliteration
mā́re asmád ví mumucaḥ hári-priya ārvā́ṅ yāhi | índra svadhāvo mátsvehá ||
Translation
لا تُفلتْ نفسَكَ بعيدًا عنّا، يا مُحِبَّ الجيادِ اللامعة؛ أقبِلْ إلى هنا مُواجِهًا لنا. يا إندرا، يا صاحبَ السَّوَدْها (svadhā) وقوّتِها، تَلَذَّذْ هنا—وادخُلِ القُربانَ ومجالَ الوعيِ المُستيقِظ.
Word by Word
मारेdo not (O…!)
मारे:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (अव्यय/निषेध) + रे (सम्बोधन-निपात)
अस्मत्from us
अस्मत्:
Apādāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, away
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
मुमुचःyou have released / let go
मुमुचः:
Kartā (क्रियापद-कर्तृ-सम्बन्धः: ‘त्वम्’ निहितः)
TypeVerb
Rootमुच् (धातु) + वि; लिट्/परस्मैपद-रूप (वेदिक)
हरिप्रियाःO beloved of the tawny steeds (Hari)
हरिप्रियाः:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective (vocative) / Epithet
Rootहरि-प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-समास)
अर्वाङ्hither, toward us
अर्वाङ्:
—
TypeIndeclinable / Adverb
Rootअर्वाङ् (अव्यय/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
आto, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
याहिcome!
याहि:
Kartā (आह्वानः; कर्ता = ‘त्वम्’)
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वधावःO self-empowered / possessing svadhā
स्वधावः:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective (vocative) / Epithet
Rootस्वधा-वन्/स्वधावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
मत्स्वbe exhilarated / rejoice
मत्स्व:
Kartā (आह्वानः; कर्ता = ‘त्वम्’)
TypeVerb
Rootमद् (धातु) + लोट्; ‘मदस्व’ (वेदिक संक्षेप)
इहhere
इह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
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Chanting Notes
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