Mantra 10

Sukta 20

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

श्रेयःकेतो वसुजित् सहीयान्त्संग्रामजित् संशितो ब्रह्मणासि । अंशूनिव ग्रावाधिषवणे अद्रिर्गव्यन् दुन्दुभेऽधि नृत्य वेदः

IAST Transliteration

śréyaḥ-ketaḥ vasú-jit sahīyā́n saṅgrāma-jít saṃśitó bráhmaṇāsi | aṃśū́n-iva grā́vā adhi-ṣávaṇe ádrir gavyán dundubhé ’dhi nr̥tya védaḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Marked with the sign of welfare, a winner of goods, the mightier; battle-victor, whetted keen—by sacred spell thou art. Like rays the pressing-stone upon the pressing, a stone that seeketh cattle: upon the drum dance thou, O knowing one.

Translation

কল্যাণ-চিহ্নযুক্ত, ধন-জয়ী, অধিক বলবান; সংগ্রাম-জয়ী, তীক্ষ্ণভাবে শানিত—ব্রহ্ম (মন্ত্রবল) দ্বারা তুই এমন। রশ্মির ন্যায়, অধিষবণে পেষণ-পাথর (গ্রাবা) পেষণে প্রবৃত্ত—গোধন-অন্বেষী অদ্রি; হে জ্ঞানী, দুন্দুভির উপর নৃত্য কর।

Word by Word

श्रेयःकेतःhaving the sign/mark of prosperity; auspicious-bannered

वसुजित्winner of wealth

सहीयान्mightier, stronger

संग्रामजित्victor in battle

संशितःsharpened; whetted

ब्रह्मणाby/with sacred power; by prayer (brahman)

असिyou are

अंशूनिrays; (also) Soma-stalks/threads

इवlike, as

ग्रावाthe pressing-stone

अधिषवणेat/over the pressing (place/act)

अद्रिःthe stone; rock (pressing-stone)

गव्यन्seeking cows; going for cattle (cattle-winning)

दुन्दुभेon/at the drum (dundubhi)

अधिupon, over

नृत्यdancing; having danced

वेदःknowledge; the Veda (sacred lore)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unit within a battle-hymn complex)

Devata: Brahman/Indraic victory-power (implicit); martial force personified

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like

Mantra Rasa

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