Mantra 3

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

त्वे क्रतुमपि पृञ्चन्ति भूरि द्विर्यदेते त्रिर्भवन्त्यूमाः । स्वादोः स्वादीयः स्वादुना सृजा समदः सु मधु मधुनाभि योधीः

IAST Transliteration

tvé krátum ápi pṛñcanti bhū́ri dvír yád eté trír bhávanty ū́māḥ | svādóḥ svādī́yaḥ svādúnā sṛjá samadáḥ sú mádhu mádhunā́bhi yódhīḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

In thee they blend resolve in abundance, when these effusions come to be thrice, yea twice again. Sweeter than sweet, send forth with sweetness: exhilarate, and with honey—honeyed—do thou join battle against them.

Word by Word

त्वेin you

क्रतुम्resolve, power of will

अपिalso, even

पृञ्चन्तिthey mix, they blend

भूरिmuch, abundantly

द्विःtwice

यत्when/that which

एतेthese

त्रिःthrice

भवन्तिthey become

ऊमाःflax/linum fibres (ūmā-plants)

स्वादोःof the sweet

स्वादीयःsweeter

स्वादुनाwith the sweet (thing)

सृजrelease, let flow, produce

समदःintoxication/rapture; exhilaration

सुwell, very

मधुhoney; sweet

मधुनाwith honey

अभिtowards, upon

योधीःfight, contend (against/for)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (attribution varies by anukramaṇī)

Devata: Indra/warrior-power with madá (exhilaration) and madhu (sweet potency)

Chandas: Jagatī/triṣṭubh-mixed (AV metrical irregularity likely)

Mantra Rasa

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