Atharva Veda Sukta 92
Kanda 6Anuvaka 10Sukta 923 Mantras

Sukta 92

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī attribution varies for short practical sūktas)

Devata: Indra; Maruts; Tvaṣṭṛ (functional triad for victory, impetus, and bodily perfection)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (pragmatically used; AV meters here may be mixed/irregular in some recensions)

AV 6.92 ist ein knappes Siegeszauberlied für ein Rennpferd (vājī), das verborgene Schnelligkeit wecken, einen sauberen Start sichern und den Läufer bis ins Ziel tragen soll. Es spannt das Pferd an Indras Antrieb, die Marutengewalt und Tvaṣṭṛs leibliche Vollkommenheit, sodass Atem, Glieder und Schwung zu gewissem Triumph bei Unversehrtheit werden.

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 6.92

Mantras

Mantra 1

वाजी। वात॑रम्हा भव वाजिन् यु॒ज्यमा॑न॒ इन्द्र॑स्य याहि प्रस॒वे मनो॑जवाः । यु॒ञ्जन्तु॑ त्वा म॒रुतो॑ वि॒श्ववे॑दस॒ आ ते॒ त्वष्टा॑ प॒त्सु ज॒वं द॑धातु

O Renner, sei wind-schnell, o Preisgewinner; wenn du angeschirrt bist, geh auf Indras Antrieb, gedankenschnell beim Aufbruch. Mögen die allwissenden Maruts dich anschirren; und möge Tvaṣṭṛ deinen Füßen Schnelligkeit verleihen.

Mantra 2

ज॒वस्ते॑ अर्व॒न् निहि॑तो॒ गुहा॒ यः श्ये॒ने वात॑ उ॒त योऽच॑र॒त् परी॑त्तः । तेन॒ त्वं वा॑जि॒न् बल॑वा॒न् बले॑ना॒जिं ज॑य॒ सम॑ने पारयि॒ष्णुः

Deine Schnelligkeit, o Ross, ist im Verborgenen niedergelegt — die Schnelligkeit, die im Falken ist, und die, welche der Wind, umherfahrend, bewegt hat. Mit ihr, o Renner, stark durch Stärke: gewinne den Wettlauf im Zusammenstoß, der ihn bis ans Ende hinüberträgt.

Mantra 3

त॒नूष्टे॑ वाजिन् त॒न्वं॑१ नय॑न्ती वा॒मम॒स्मभ्यं॒ धाव॑तु॒ शर्म॒ तुभ्य॑म्। अह्रु॑तो म॒हो ध॒रुणा॑य दे॒वो दि॒वीऽव ज्योतिः॒ स्वमा मि॑मीयात्

Dein Leib, o Renner — dein Leib, der dich voranträgt — möge laufen, um uns das Gute zu gewinnen und dir selbst Schutz. Unversehrt, zu großer Herrlichkeit und fester Stütze, möge der Gott vom Himmel dir sein eigenes Licht zuteilen.

Frequently Asked Questions

It is used to secure victory and superior speed for a horse in a race or high-stakes run, while also protecting the horse from harm.

Indra gives the winning impulse and command; the Maruts provide driving, storm-like propulsion and ‘yoking’ energy; Tvaṣṭṛ perfects the body and sets speed into the feet—together covering start, force, form, and endurance.

Not necessarily. The hymn works primarily through recitation at yoking and at the start, using the harness and the horse’s body (especially feet/limbs) as the ritual focus; optional sprinkling with clean water is a simple supportive practice.

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