Mantra 9

Sukta 93

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

By Dr. Sachchidanand Pathak, U.P. Sanskrit Sansthan, Lucknow, India. अभि प्र गोपतिं गिरेन्द्रमर्च यथा विदे। सूतुं सत्यस्य सत्पतिम्

IAST Transliteration

abhí prá gopátiṃ giríndram arca yáthā vidé | sūtúṃ satyásya sátpatiṃ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Forth—toward the Lord of cattle, the Mountain-Indra—sing thou, that we may win success: the Impeller of Truth, the Lord of the Good.

Word by Word

• अभि: towards, upon
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• गोपतिम्: the lord/protector of cows (protector)
• गोपतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो-पति (प्रातिपदिक)

• गिरेन्द्रम्: the mountain-lord (chief of mountains)
• गिरेन्द्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि-इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• अर्च: worship!, praise!
• अर्च: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)

• यथा: as, so that
• यथा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)

• विदे: (he/one) knows; is known
• विदे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)

• सूतुम्: the impeller/driver; begetter (agent of bringing forth)
• सूतुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूतु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘प्रसवकर्ता/प्रेरक/सारथि’ इत्यर्थे)

• सत्यस्य: of truth
• सत्यस्य: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• सत्पतिम्: the lord of the good/true (good lord)
• सत्पतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्-पति (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally RV-derived Indra-stuti; in AV 20 the r̥ṣi follows the RV source attribution (Indra hymn tradition).

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī complex in RV sources; AV 20 often preserves RV meters (this pāda-structure suggests RV-style rather than simple Anuṣṭubh).

Mantra Rasa

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