Mantra 2

Sukta 141

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यदिन्द्रेण सरथं याथो अश्विना यद्वा वायुना भवथः समोकसा । यदादित्येभिरृभुभिः सजोषसा यद्वा विष्णोर्विक्रमणेषु तिष्ठथः

IAST Transliteration

yád índreṇa saráthaṃ yāthó aśvinā yád vā́ vāyúnā bhávathaḥ samókasā | yádā́dityébhir ṛbhúbhiḥ sajóṣasā yád vā́ víṣṇor vikrámaṇeṣu tíṣṭhathaḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

When, O Aśvins, ye ride with Indra on one car; or when with Vāyu ye abide as of one house; when with the Ādityas and the Rbhus ye are in concord; or when ye stand within the stride-places of Viṣṇu—

Word by Word

यत्when/that which

इन्द्रेणwith Indra

स-रथम्together in one chariot / with a chariot

याथःyou two go

अश्विनाO Aśvins

यत्when/that which

वाor

वायुनाwith Vāyu

भवथःyou two are / become

सम्-ओकसौsharing the same dwelling/home

यदाwhen

आदित्येभिःwith the Ādityas

ऋभुभिःwith the Ṛbhus

स-जोषसाin concord / with shared delight

यत्when/that which

वाor

विष्णोःof Viṣṇu

वि-क्रमणेषुin the strides/steps

तिष्ठथःyou two stand / abide

Attribution

Rishi: Kāṇva/Ṛgvedic provenance (Aśvin hymn material reused in AV 20)

Devata: Aśvinau (Nā́satyā-Dasrá), with associative mention of Indra, Vāyu, Ādityas, Rbhus, Viṣṇu

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (ṛgvedic-style)

Mantra Rasa

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