Atharva Veda 20.32.2: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 32, Mantra 2

Sukta 32

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आ त्वा॑ ह॒र्यन्तं॑ प्र॒युजो॒ जना॑नां॒ रथे॑ वहन्तु॒ हरि॑शिप्रमिन्द्र । पिबा॒ यथा॒ प्रति॑भृतस्य॒ मध्वो॒ हर्य॑न् य॒ज्ञं स॑ध॒मादे॒ दशो॑णिम्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 20.32.2

IAST Transliteration

ā́ tvā háryantaṃ prayújo jánānāṃ ráthe vahantu háriśipram indra | píba yáthā práti-bhṛtasya mádhvo háryan yajñáṃ sadhámāde dáśoṇim

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Hither let the harnessed powers of men convey thee, eager, on the chariot, O Indra of tawny jaw. Drink, that of the honeyed draught set forth, rejoicing, thou mayest in the common feast enjoy the sacrifice, tenfold in its fullness.

Translation

Hierher sollen dich, den Eifrigen, die angespannten Kräfte der Menschen auf dem Wagen bringen, o Indra mit falbem Kiefer. Trinke, damit du, frohlockend, vom bereitgestellten honigsüßen Trank kostest; damit du beim gemeinsamen Mahl das Opfer genießt, zehnfach in seiner Fülle.

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Word by Word

• आ: hither, towards
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)

• त्वा: you (as object)
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (त्वद्)

• हर्यन्तम्: the bay-horsed / having tawny steeds
• हर्यन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्यत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘हरि-युक्त/हरि-सम्बद्ध’)

• प्रयुजः: yokers, harnessers
• प्रयुजः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयुज् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘युज्’ से)

• जनानाम्: of people
• जनानाम्: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)

• रथे: on/in the chariot
• रथे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)

• वहन्तु: let them carry/bring
• वहन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह्

• हरिशिप्रम्: (you) of tawny cheeks/jaws (epithet of Indra)
• हरिशिप्रम्: Karma (सम्बोधनार्थे अपि प्रयुज्यते)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरिशिप्र (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र-विशेषण)

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• पिब: drink!
• पिब: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (पिबति)

• यथा: so that; as
• यथा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• प्रतिभृतस्य: of the presented/offered (drink)
• प्रतिभृतस्य: —
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: प्रतिभृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; प्रति-√भृ ‘to bring/offer’)

• मध्वः: of the sweet drink (mead/soma)
• मध्वः: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)

• हर्यन्: rejoicing/eager (Indra)
• हर्यन्: Kartā (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Participle (verbal adjective)
• Root: हर्य (धातु/वर्तमान कृदन्त; √हृ/हर्य ‘to be eager/joyful, to be bay-coloured’—वैदिक प्रयोग)

• यज्ञम्: the sacrifice
• यज्ञम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)

• सधमादे: in the common feast/banquet (sacrificial session)
• सधमादे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सधमाद (प्रातिपदिक)

• दशोणिम्: tenfold / having ten channels (epithet of the rite/pressing)
• दशोणिम्: Karma (यज्ञम् विशेषयति)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशोणि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दश’+‘ओणि/ओनि’)

Attribution

Rishi: Rigvedic provenance (Indra-soma hymn tradition)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (RV-style)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shringara

Secondary: vira