Mantra 13

Sukta 93

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अर्चत प्रार्चत प्रियमेधासो अर्चत । अर्चन्तु पुत्रका उत पुरं न धृष्ण्वऽर्चत

IAST Transliteration

árcata prā́rcata priyámedhāso árcata | árcantu putrakā́ utá puráṃ ná dhṛ́ṣṇv árcata

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Praise ye, praise forth—ye of pleasing wisdom—praise ye! Let the sons, too, praise; yea, like unto a fortress, boldly praise ye on.

Translation

স্তব কর, অগ্রসর হয়ে স্তব কর—হে প্রিয়-মেধা (প্রিয় প্রজ্ঞা) সম্পন্নগণ, স্তব কর! পুত্রেরাও স্তব করুক; এবং দুর্গের ন্যায়, নির্ভয়ে, স্তব করতে থাক।

Word by Word

अर्चत(you all) praise / worship

प्रforth, forward, intensively

अर्चत(you all) praise

प्रियमेधासःthe Priyamedhas (a group/name; ‘dear-minded/wise’)

अर्चत(you all) praise

अर्चन्तुlet them praise

पुत्रकाःthe little sons / dear children

उतand also

पुरम्the stronghold / city

नlike, as

धृष्णुboldly, daringly; (as) the bold one

अर्चत(you all) praise

Attribution

Rishi: RV-derived Indra hymn tradition (AV 20).

Devata: Indra (implicit, continuing from preceding verses)

Chandas: RV-style refrain structure; meter consistent with RV stotra segments.

Mantra Rasa

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