Mantra 12

Sukta 57

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

दाना मृगो न वारणः पुरुत्रा चरथं दधे । नकिष्ट्वा नि यमदा सुते गमो महांश्चरस्योजसा

IAST Transliteration

dānā́ mṛgó ná vā́raṇaḥ purutrā́ cárathaṃ dadhe | nákiṣ ṭvā ní yamadā suté gamó mahā́ṃś cárasy ójasā ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Bounteous, like a wild beast, like an elephant, he hath taken his ranging course in many a place. None may hold thee back in thy advance at the pressed (Soma): great thou roamest, by thy might.

Translation

Freigebig, wie ein Wildtier, wie ein Elefant, hat er seinen umherziehenden Lauf an vielen Orten genommen. Niemand hält dich zurück in deinem Voranschreiten beim ausgepressten Soma: groß bist du, du streifst umher durch deine Macht.

Word by Word

दानाःgivers / donors

मृगःa wild beast / deer

नlike / as (comparative particle in Vedic usage)

वारणःelephant

पुरुत्राin many places / widely

चरताम्(let him/them) roam / move about

दधेhe has placed / has set

नकिःno one

त्वाyou (as object)

निdown / in / into (prefix)

यमदाrestrains / holds back (none restrains you)

सुतेat the pressing (of Soma) / when Soma is pressed

गमोlet him go / may he go

महान्great

चरसिyou roam / you move

ओजसाby strength / with vigor

Attribution

Rishi: RV-source tradition

Devata: Indra

Chandas: RV-style (likely Triṣṭubh); AV 20 preserves ṛk material with original meters variably maintained.

Mantra Rasa

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