Mantra 3

Sukta 37

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

त्वं धृष्णो धृषता वीतहव्यं प्रावो विश्वाभिरूतिभिः सुदासम्। प्र पौरुकुत्सिं त्रसदस्युमावः क्षेत्रसाता वृत्रहत्येषु पूरुम्

IAST Transliteration

tváṃ dhṛ́ṣṇo dhṛṣatā̀ vītá-havyaṃ právo víśvābhir ūtíbhiḥ sudā́sam | prá paurukútsiṃ trasádasyum āvaḥ kṣétrasātā vṛtra-hátyeṣu pūrúm ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Thou, O Bold, by bold might didst guard Sudās with every form of succour, him whose offering thou hast accepted. Thou didst aid Paurukutsi, thou didst aid Trasadasyu, and Pūru in the winning of the field, in the Vṛtra-slayings.

Translation

Tú, oh Audaz, con audaz poder guardaste a Sudās con toda clase de auxilios, a aquel cuya ofrenda aceptaste. Auxiliaste a Paurukutsi, auxiliaste a Trasadasyu y a Pūru en la ganancia del campo, en las matanzas de Vṛtra.

Word by Word

त्वम्you

धृष्णोbold, daring

धृषताwith boldness

वीतहव्यम्(him) whose oblation has been accepted / well-invoked

प्रावःyou protected

विश्वाभिःwith all

ऊतिभिःhelps, protections

सुदासम्Sudās (the king)

प्रforth, forward

पौरुकुत्सिम्Paurukutsi

त्रसदस्युम्Trasadasyu

आवःyou helped / protected

क्षेत्रसाताwinner of fields/territory

वृत्रहत्येषुin the slayings of Vṛtra; in battles

पूरुम्Pūru

Attribution

Rishi: Rigvedic source attribution (to be fixed by RV parallel)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (to be confirmed by RV parallel)

Mantra Rasa

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