Atharva Veda 20.128.16: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 13, Sukta 128, Mantra 16

Sukta 128

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ये त्वा॑ श्वे॒ता अजै॑श्रव॒सो हार्यो॑ युञ्जन्ति॒ दक्षि॑णम्। पूर्वा॒ नम॑स्य दे॒वानां॒ बिभ्र॑दिन्द्र महीयते

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 20.128.16

IAST Transliteration

yé tvā́ śvetā́ ájaiśravaso hā́ryo yuñjánti dákṣiṇam | pū́rvā námasya devā́nāṁ bíbhrad indra mahī́yate ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

They who—white, Ajaiśravas—yoke for thee the bay steeds on the right: bearing the ancient homage of the gods, O Indra, he is magnified.

Translation

Die, die—weiß, Ajaiśravas—dir die fuchsfarbenen Rosse zur Rechten anspannen: das uralte Götterhuldigen tragend, o Indra, wird er erhöht.

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Word by Word

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• त्वा: you
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• श्वेताः: white
• श्वेताः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वेत (prātipadika)

• अजैश्रवसः: the Ajaiśravas (named/epitheted ones)
• अजैश्रवसः: Kartā
• Type: Noun (proper/epithet)
• Root: अजैश्रवस् (prātipadika; proper/epithet)

• हार्यः: the Haris / tawny (horses)
• हार्यः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: हार्य (prātipadika)

• युञ्जन्ति: they yoke / harness
• युञ्जन्ति: (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (युजँ योगे)

• दक्षिणम्: the right (side/one)
• दक्षिणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: दक्षिण (prātipadika)

• पूर्वाः: the former/earlier (ones)
• पूर्वाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (prātipadika)

• नमस्य: homage, reverence
• नमस्य: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (prātipadika)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (prātipadika)

• बिभ्रत्: bearing, carrying
• बिभ्रत्: Kartā
• Type: Participle
• Root: भृ (भृञ् धारणे)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Kartā
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: इन्द्र (prātipadika)

• महीयते: is magnified / is honored / becomes great
• महीयते: (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (महँ पूजायाम्/वृद्धौ) → महीयते

Attribution

Rishi: RV-derived Indra/steed tradition (source-dependent)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; confirm via RV source)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: vira