Rig Veda 10.49.4 - Mandala 10, Sukta 49, Mantra 4

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Rig Veda 10.49.4: Mandala 10, Sukta 49, Mantra 4

Sukta 10.49

Rishi: Indra (self-proclaiming voice)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires scan)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अहं पितेव वेतसूँरभिष्टये तुग्रं कुत्साय स्मदिभं च रन्धयम् । अहं भुवं यजमानस्य राजनि प्र यद्भरे तुजये न प्रियाधृषे ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 10.49.4

Transliteration

aháṃ pitéva vetasū́n abhiṣṭáye túgraṃ kútsāya smádibhaṃ ca randhayam | aháṃ bhuvaṃ yájamānasya rājáni prá yád bháre tújaye ná priyā́dhṛṣe ||

Translation

Like a father for aid, I won the Vetasus; I subdued Tugra and the Smadibha for Kutsa. I become the kingly power of the sacrificer whenever he bears forward the battle-burden, pressing on without being checked by what is merely pleasing.

Word by Word

अहम्I

पिताa father

इवlike, as

वेतसून्the Vetasus (a clan/people)

अभिष्टयेfor help/aid

तुग्रम्Tugra (name of a person)

कुत्सायfor Kutsa

स्मदिभम्Smadibha (name of an enemy/foe)

चand

रन्धयम्I subdued/overpowered

अहम्I

भुवम्I became / I was

यजमानस्यof the sacrificer

राजनिin/at the kingship; as king

प्रforth, forward

यत्what/when (that which)

भरेI bring/bear

तुजयेfor the attacker/assailant (for battle)

नnot

प्रियाधृषेto one who is not to be withstood though dear / to the dear-but-unassailable (foe)

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