Mantra 14

Sukta 1

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

त्वामिन्द्र ब्रह्मणा वर्धयन्तः सत्रं नि षेदुरऋषयो नाधमानास्तवेद् विष्णो बहुधा वीर्याऽणि । त्वं नः पृणीहि पशुभिर्विश्वरूपैः सुधायां मा धेहि परमे व्योऽमन्

IAST Transliteration

tvā́m indra bráhmaṇā vardháyantaḥ satráṃ ní ṣedur ṛ́ṣayo nā́dhamānāḥ | tavéd víṣṇo bahudhā́ vīryā̀ṇi | tváṃ naḥ pṛṇīhi paśúbhir viśvárūpaiḥ sudhā́yāṃ mā dhehi paramé vyòman

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The seers, striving, have sat them down to the satra, strengthening thee, O Indra, with brahman. Thine indeed, O Vishnu, are heroic powers in manifold wise. Do thou fill us with cattle of every form; set me in good estate, in the highest firmament.

Translation

O Indra, dich mit dem brahman (brahman) stärkend, haben die R̥ṣi, in Anstrengung ringend, sich zur satra (satra) niedergesetzt. Dein sind wahrlich, o Viṣṇu, die mannigfachen Heldentaten, die Kräfte (vīryāṇi). Erfülle uns mit Herden in aller Gestalt (viśvarūpa); setze mich in heilsame Ordnung, in gute Fügung (sudhā); stelle mich in das höchste Himmelsgewölbe (parama vyoman).

Word by Word

त्वाम्you (as object)

इन्द्रO Indra

ब्रह्मणाwith/through sacred prayer (brahman)

वर्धयन्तःincreasing, strengthening

सत्रम्the sattra (a session-sacrifice/rite)

निdown, in (as preverb)

षेदुःthey sat down / took their seat

ऋषयःthe seers

नlike, as

आधमानाःblowing (upon), inflating; kindling (by blowing)

तवyour

इत्indeed, just

विष्णोO Viṣṇu

बहुधाin many ways

वीर्याणिpowers, heroic deeds

त्वम्you

नःto us / for us

पृणीहिfill, satisfy, bestow

पशुभिःwith cattle/animals

विश्व-रूपैःof all forms, manifold

सुधायाम्in/into the good support; in prosperity (lit. ‘in sudhā’)

माdo not

धेहिplace, set, put

परमेin the highest

व्योमन्in the sky/heaven (highest space)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition.

Devata: Indra; Vishnu (refrain).

Chandas: Mixed; Trishtubh-like with refrain.

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: vira