Mantra 8

Sukta 76

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

व्यानलिन्द्रः पृतनाः स्वोजा आस्मै यतन्ते सख्याय पूर्वीः । आ स्मा रथं न पृतनासु तिष्ठ यं भद्रया सुमत्या चोदयासे

IAST Transliteration

vyā́nal índraḥ pṛ́tanāḥ svójasā́ asmai yatante sakhyā́ya pūrvī́ḥ | ā́ smā ráthaṃ ná pṛ́tanāsu tiṣṭha yáṃ bhadráyā sumatyā́ codayāse

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Indra, with his own might, hath driven the battles apart; the ancient powers strive for him for friendship. Take thy stand, as a chariot in the battles—thou whom with auspiciousness and good counsel thou settest in motion.

Word by Word

• व्यानलि: Vyanali (a proper name/epithet)
• व्यानलि: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यानलि (प्रातिपदिक; व्यानलि-)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• पृतनाः: battles, hostile forces
• पृतनाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृतना (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्वोजाः: of one’s own strength, self-mighty
• स्वोजाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वोजस् (प्रातिपदिक; स्व-ओजस्)

• आस्मै: for him
• आस्मै: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• यतन्ते: they strive, exert themselves
• यतन्ते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: यत् (धातु; यतँ प्रयत्ने)

• सख्याय: for friendship, for alliance
• सख्याय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: सख्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• पूर्वीः: former, earlier, ancient
• पूर्वीः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: towards, unto
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• स्म: indeed, just
• स्म: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्म (निपात)

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)

• न: like, as
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (उपमा-निपात)

• पृतनासु: in battles
• पृतनासु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृतना (प्रातिपदिक)

• तिष्ठ: stand, remain
• तिष्ठ: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु; ष्ठा गतिनिवृत्तौ/अवस्थान)

• यम्: which, whom
• यम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम)

• भद्रया: with auspicious (one)
• भद्रया: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुमत्या: with good thought/favor
• सुमत्या: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमति (प्रातिपदिक; सु-मति)

• चोदया॑से: you impel, you urge
• चोदया॑से: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: चुद् (धातु; चुदँ प्रेरणे)

Attribution

Rishi: RV-derived attribution (not specified in input)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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