Mantra 1

Sukta 102

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ईलेन्यो नमस्यऽस्तिरस्तमांसि दर्शतः । समग्निरिध्यते वृषा

IAST Transliteration

ī́lenyo namasyò ’sti ró támāṃsi darśatáḥ | sám agnír idhyate vṛ́ṣā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Praiseworthy, to be adored, is the light—visible—(that drives off) the darknesses: fully is Agni kindled, the Bull.

Translation

স্তবযোগ্য, নমস্য সেই আলো—দর্শনীয়—যা অন্ধকারসমূহ দূর করে। সম্পূর্ণভাবে অগ্নি প্রজ্বালিত হয়—বৃষভস্বরূপ।

Word by Word

ईलेन्यःpraiseworthy, worthy of invocation

नमस्यःto be reverenced, venerable

अस्तिis

रःa cry/sound; (as read) ‘ra’ (uncertain lexical value here)

तमांसिdarknesses, dark masses

दर्शतःare seen / appear (twofold form; Vedic)

सम्together, completely (prefix)

अग्निःAgni; fire

इध्यतेis kindled, blazes

वृषाbull-like; the strong one

Attribution

Rishi: R̥gvedic provenance (Agni praise; exact r̥ṣi per RV identification).

Devata: Agni (as light and bull-like potency).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh/Triṣṭubh uncertain from excerpt; requires metrical audit.

Mantra Rasa

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