Mantra 5

Sukta 17

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

कृतं न श्वघ्नी वि चिनोति देवने संवर्गं यन्मघवा सूर्यं जयत्। न तत् ते अन्यो अनु वीर्यं शकन्न पुराणो मघवन् नोत नूतनः

IAST Transliteration

kṛtáṁ ná śvaghnī́ ví cinoti dévane saṁvárgaṁ yán maghávā sū́ryaṁ jáyat | ná tát te ányo ánu vīryàṁ śákan ná purāṇó maghavan nótá nū́tanaḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

As the winning cast, the ‘dog-slayer,’ in the game gathers up the whole sweep, when Maghavan won the Sun—so none other can follow after that heroic power of thine, O bounteous one: neither the ancient, nor yet the new.

Word by Word

कृतम्(the) ‘kṛta’ throw / the winning cast (in dice)

नnot

श्वघ्नीthe ‘śvaghnī’ (a dice-term; lit. ‘dog-slayer’, name of a throw/implement)

विapart, asunder (prefix)

चिनोतिgathers, picks up

देवनेin the game / at play (esp. dice-play)

संवर्गम्the sweep/collection, the whole haul

यत्which (that)

मघवाMaghavan (Indra)

सूर्यम्the Sun

जयत्won, conquered

नnot

तत्that

तेof you / your

अन्यःanother (one)

अनुafter, following

वीर्यम्heroic power, prowess

शकन्being able (to), capable

नnot

पुराणःancient, former

मघवन्O Maghavan (Indra)!

नnot

उतand/also (or: even)

नूतनःnew, recent

Attribution

Rishi: Rigvedic attribution (imported).

Devata: Indra (Maghavan)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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