Mantra 7

Sukta 137

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अव द्रप्सो अंशुमतीमतिष्ठदियानः कृष्णो दशभिः सहस्रैः । आवत्तमिन्द्रः शच्या धमन्तमपस्नेहितीर्नृमणा अधत्त

IAST Transliteration

áva drapso aṃśumátīm atiṣṭhad iyānáḥ kṛṣṇó daśábhiḥ sahásraiḥ | āvattám índraḥ śácyā dhámantam apásnehitīr nṛmáṇā adhatta

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Downward the drop took station in the radiant stream, moving, dark, with tenfold thousands. Indra, with his might, established it as it rolled and was driven on—cleansing away adhesions—delighting men.

Translation

Abwärts nahm der Tropfen seinen Stand im strahlenden Strom; sich bewegend, dunkel, mit zehntausendfacher (Kraft). Indra setzte ihn mit seiner Macht fest, als er rollte und vorangetrieben wurde — Anhaftungen abwaschend — den Menschen Freude bringend.

Word by Word

अवdown; off; away

द्रप्सःdrop; (shining) drop

अंशुमतीम्the radiant/beam-bearing (one)

अतिष्ठत्stood; halted

इयानःgoing; moving

कृष्णःblack; dark

दशभिःwith ten

सहस्रैःwith thousands

आवत्तम्turned back; returned

इन्द्रःIndra

शच्याwith Śacī (Indra’s power/consort)

धमन्तम्blowing; driving (as with breath/wind)

अपस्नेहितीः(those) removing stickiness/adhesion; loosening (powers/agents)

नृमणाःman-minded; friendly to men; of human intent

अधत्तplaced; bestowed

Attribution

Rishi: Rigvedic Soma hymn tradition (as transmitted in AV 20).

Devata: Indra (with Soma imagery central)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-type (RV style).

Mantra Rasa

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