Mantra 2

Sukta 94

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सुष्ठामा रथः सुयमा हरी ते मिम्यक्ष वज्रो नृपते गभस्तौ । शीभं राजन् सुपथा याह्यर्वाङ् वर्धाम ते पपुषो वृष्ण्यानि

IAST Transliteration

suṣṭhā́mā ráthaḥ suyámā hárī te mimyákṣa vájro nṛ́pate gábhastau | śībháṃ rājan supáthā yāhy arvā́ṅ vṛdhā́ma te papúṣo vṛ́ṣṇyāni |

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Firm stands thy chariot, well-yoked thy bays; the thunderbolt, O lord of men, is in thy grasp. Swiftly, O King, by good paths come hitherward: we will increase for thee—when thou hast drunk—thy manly powers.

Word by Word

सु॒ष्ठामा॒well-standing; firmly built

रथःchariot

सु॒यमा॒well-controlled; well-yoked

हरीthe two bay horses

तेof you; your

मिम्यक्षhas been fixed/fastened; has been set in place

वज्रःthe thunderbolt; weapon

नृपतेO lord of men; O king

गभस्तौin the hand; in the grasp

शीभम्swiftly

राजन्O king

सु॒पथाby a good path; on a good road

याहिgo

अर्वाङ्towards here; hither

वर्धामI increase; I strengthen

तेfor you

पपुषःof (you) who have drunk; of the drinker

वृष्ण्यानिmanly powers; heroic strengths

Attribution

Rishi: Ṛgvedic provenance (Indra hymn material)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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