Rig Veda 10.102.5 - Mandala 10, Sukta 102, Mantra 5

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Rig Veda 10.102.5: Mandala 10, Sukta 102, Mantra 5

Sukta 10.102

Rishi: Mudgala

Devata: Indra (victory-power presiding over the contest)

Chandas: Trishtubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

न्यक्रन्दयन्नुपयन्त एनममेहयन्वृषभं मध्य आजेः । तेन सूभर्वं शतवत्सहस्रं गवां मुद्गलः प्रधने जिगाय ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 10.102.5

Transliteration

nyàkrandayann upayánta enam améhayan vṛṣabháṃ mádhya ājéḥ | téna sū́bharvaṃ śatávatsahásraṃ gávāṃ múdgalaḥ pradháne jigāya ||

Translation

Mit Rufen trieben sie ihn an, als sie herankamen; sie ließen den Stier mitten im Wettkampf seine Kraft entfesseln. Durch diese Macht gewann Mudgala im entscheidenden Kampf reichen Gewinn — Kühe zu Hunderten und Tausenden.

Word by Word

निdown, forth (preverb)

अक्रन्दयन्they made (him) cry out

उपtowards, near (preverb)

यन्तःgoing, approaching

एनम्him

अमेहयन्they made (him) urinate / they wetted (him)

वृषभम्the bull

मध्येin the middle

आजेःof the race/contest

तेनby that, with that

सूभर्वम्well-bearing, richly laden (prize)

शतवत्सम्having a hundred calves

सहस्रम्a thousand

गवाम्of cows

मुद्गलःMudgala

प्रधनेin the contest/battle (for prize)

जिगायwon, conquered

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