Mantra 61
Rishi: Ṛgvedic Indrāgnī hymn tradition (specific ṛṣi varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Indrāgnī
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely; short pāda structure)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उ॒ग्रा वि॑घ॒निना॒ मृध॑ इन्द्रा॒ग्नी ह॑वामहे । ता नो॑ मृडात ई॒दृशे॑
Transliteration
ugrā́ víghaninā mṛ́dha indrāgnī havāmahe | tā́ no mṛḍāta ī́dṛśe ||
Translation
Die Gewaltigen, die Angriffe niederschmettern, Indra und Agni rufen wir an; seid uns gnädig in einem solchen Fall wie diesem.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
उग्राः । विघनिना । मृधः । इन्द्रा-अग्नी । हवामहे । ता । नः । मृडातः । ईदृशे ।
Word by Word
उग्राfierce, mighty
उग्रा:
Kartā (इन्द्राग्नी-सम्बद्धम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
विघनिनाwith the power of destroying obstacles / obstacle-smiting
विघनिना:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootविघनिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
मृधःhostilities, assaults, foes
मृधः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमृध् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘मृध्’ = संघर्ष/उपद्रव/शत्रुता)
इन्द्राग्नीO Indra and Agni
इन्द्राग्नी:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग; कर्तृ-सम्बन्धः)
TypeNoun (dual deity-compound)
Rootइन्द्र + अग्नि (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
हवामहेwe invoke, we call upon
हवामहे:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वा (ह्वयति) / वैदिक: √हू (आह्वाने)
ताthose two (them)
ता:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
मृडातःmay you two be gracious / show mercy
मृडातः:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√मृड् (सुखे/अनुग्रहे; ‘मृडयति’)
ईदृशेin such a case / in such a situation
ईदृशे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootईदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
Entities Mentioned
I
IndraA
AgniRitual Context
Viniyoga (Ritual Application)
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