Mantra 1

Sukta 119

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अस्तावि मन्म पूर्व्यं ब्रह्मेन्द्राय वोचत । पूर्वीरृतस्य बृहतीरनूषत स्तोतुर्मेघा असृक्षत

IAST Transliteration

ástāvi mánma pū́rvyaṃ bráhméndrāya vocata | pū́vīr ṛtásya bṛhatī́r anūṣata stotúr meghā́ asṛkṣata

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The ancient thought is lauded; the holy spell for Indra is uttered. The many lofty strains of Order have sounded forth: the singer’s clouds have been loosed abroad.

Word by Word

• अस्तावि: was praised / has been lauded
• अस्तावि: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (√stu)

• मन्म: hymn; inspired thought
• मन्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• पूर्व्यम्: ancient; primeval
• पूर्व्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• ब्रह्म: the sacred utterance; prayer
• ब्रह्म: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• इन्द्राय: for/to Indra
• इन्द्राय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• वोचत: spoke; uttered
• वोचत: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (√vac)

• पूर्वीः: former; earlier
• पूर्वीः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्वी (प्रातिपदिक)

• ऋतस्य: of Ṛta (cosmic order/truth)
• ऋतस्य: (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत (प्रातिपदिक)

• बृहतीः: the Bṛhatī (hymn/metrical verses)
• बृहतीः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहती (प्रातिपदिक)

• अनूषत: they recited/uttered after (him)
• अनूषत: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (√vac) [अनु-√वच्]

• स्तोतुः: of the praiser/singer
• स्तोतुः: (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोतृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• मेघाः: clouds
• मेघाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेघ (प्रातिपदिक)

• असृक्षत: were released/let loose; streamed forth
• असृक्षत: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (√sṛj)

Attribution

Rishi: RV-derived; per RV source-hymn attribution for the parallel of AV 20.119.

Devata: Indra

Chandas: RV meter (likely Triṣṭubh); confirm via RV parallel.

Mantra Rasa

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