Mantra 41

Rishi: Ṛgvedic provenance (Indra/Sūrya imagery); in VS usage treated as adopted mantra for Aśvamedha praxis.

Devata: Indra (bhāga) with solar support-image; secondary: Sūrya

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable, by cadence and length).

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

श्राय॑न्त इव॒ सूर्यं॒ विश्वेदिन्द्र॑स्य भक्षत । वसू॑नि जा॒ते जन॑मान॒ ओज॑सा॒ प्रति॑ भा॒गं न दी॑धिम

Transliteration

śrā́yanta iva sū́ryaṃ víśved índrasya bhakṣata | vásūni jā́te jánamāna ójasā práti bhāgáṃ na dī́dhima

Translation

Als lehnten sie sich an die Sonne, sollen alle an Indras Anteil teilhaben. Die Güter — geboren, hervorgebracht — haben wir durch Kraft als unseren Anteil festgesetzt.

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

श्रायन्ते । इव । सूर्यम् । विश्वे । इत् । इन्द्रस्य । भक्षत । वसूनि । जाते । जनमानः । ओजसा । प्रति । भागम् । न । दीधिम

Word by Word

श्रायन्तेthey lean/press on, resort to

इवas, like

सूर्यम्the Sun

विश्वेall (the gods/ones)

इन्द्रस्यof Indra

भक्षतeat! partake!

वसूनिgoods, riches

जातेwhen born; upon birth

जनमानःbeing born; coming into being

ओजसाwith strength, by vigor

प्रतिtowards, in return

भागम्share, portion

नlike, as

दीधिम(a) placing/arrangement; (here) an allotted setting/assignment

Entities Mentioned

Indra

Sūrya

Viśve Devāḥ

Ritual Context

Viniyoga (Ritual Application)

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