Mantra 3

Sukta 74

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

नि ष्वापया मिथूदृशा सस्तामबुध्यमाने । आ तू न इन्द्र शंसय गोष्वश्वेषु शुभ्रिषु सहस्रेषु तुवीमघ

IAST Transliteration

ní svāpaya mithū́-dṛśā sastā́m ábudhyamāne | ā́ tú naḥ índra śaṃsaya góṣv áśveṣu śubhrī́ṣu sahásreṣu tuvī́magha

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Lull thou to sleep the men of hostile glance; let them lie still, unawakening. Hither then, O Indra, make us of good report amid cows and horses, amid splendid possessions, amid thousands, O bounteous one.

Word by Word

निdown, into; (as preverb)

स्वापयput (someone) to sleep

मिथूदृशाwith mutually-facing/paired gaze; with a double/paired look

सस्ताम्the sleeping/lying one; the sleeper (as object)

अबुध्यमानेwhile not waking; in the state of not being awakened

आtowards, hither; (as preverb)

तुbut, indeed; emphatic

नःof us / for us

इन्द्रO Indra

शंसयproclaim, commend, make (us) renowned

गोःof cattle

अश्वेषुamong horses

शुभ्रिषुin the bright/splendid (ones)

सहस्रेषुamong thousands

तुवीमघO bounteous one of great gifts

Attribution

Rishi: To be confirmed via AV 20 anukramaṇī (Rgvedic source)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: To be confirmed

Mantra Rasa

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