Mantra 1

Sukta 32

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आ रोदसी हर्यमाणो महित्वा नव्यंनव्यं हर्यसि मन्म नु प्रियम्। प्र पस्त्यमसुर हर्यतं गोराविष्कृधि हरये सूर्याय

IAST Transliteration

ā́ rodasī́ háryamāṇo mahitvā́ návyaṃ-navyaṃ háryasi mánma nú priyám | prá pastyám asura háryataṃ gó rā́viṣkṛdhi hárye sū́ryāya

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Hither, spanning both Worlds, thou rushest in thy greatness; ever anew thou art made glad by the dear hymn even now. Forth, O Lord, make manifest the homestead’s eager might; disclose the cattle’s cry for the Tawny One, for the Sun.

Word by Word

• आ: forth, towards (preverb)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)

• रोदसी: the two worlds (heaven and earth)
• रोदसी: कर्म (गत्यर्थे) / अधिकरण (व्याप्त्यर्थे)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोदसी (प्रातिपदिक) / rodasī

• हर्यमाणः: being borne/impelled; moving swiftly
• हर्यमाणः: कर्ता
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: हृ (धातु) / √hṛ

• महित्वा: by greatness; through majesty
• महित्वा: करण/हेतु
• Type: Noun
• Root: महित्व (प्रातिपदिक) / mahitva

• नव्यम्: new
• नव्यम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव्य (प्रातिपदिक) / navya

• नव्यम्: ever-new (again new)
• नव्यम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव्य (प्रातिपदिक) / navya

• हर्यसि: you bear/bring; you speed (along)
• हर्यसि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु) / √hṛ

• मन्म: thought; hymn; intention
• मन्म: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) / manman

• नु: now; indeed
• नु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु (निपात) / nu

• प्रियम्: dear; beloved
• प्रियम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) / priya

• प्र: forth; forward (preverb)
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग) / pra (preverb)

• पस्त्यम्: dwelling; abode; home
• पस्त्यम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: पस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक) / pastya

• असुर: O Asura (mighty lord)
• असुर: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक) / asura

• हर्यतम्: bear/bring forth!; hasten!
• हर्यतम्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु) / √hṛ

• गोरा: with/through the Gora (name/epithet; also ‘with the bull/steed’ by context)
• गोरा: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोर (प्रातिपदिक) / gora

• आविष्कृधि: make manifest; reveal
• आविष्कृधि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √कृ (धातु) / ā + √kṛ

• हरये: for Hari (the tawny one/steed; epithet)
• हरये: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) / hari

• सूर्याय: for the Sun
• सूर्याय: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) / sūrya

Attribution

Rishi: Rigvedic provenance (Indra-stotra tradition; AV 20 is a collection of RV-derived hymns)

Devata: Indra (with solar witness/splendour invoked)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (RV-style; AV 20 generally preserves RV meters)

Mantra Rasa

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