Mantra 5

Sukta 22

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आ हरयः ससृज्रिरेऽरुषीरधि बर्हिषि । यत्राभि संनवामहे

IAST Transliteration

ā́ háryaḥ sasṛjrire ’rúṣīr ádhi bárhiṣi | yátrābhí saṃnávāmahe

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Hither have the tawny, ruddy steeds sped, upon the sacred grass—there where we urge our invocation on.

Translation

Ici ont accouru les coursiers fauves, rougeoyants, sur l’herbe sacrée, le barhis ; là nous pressons notre invocation, encore et encore.

Word by Word

• आ: towards; hither (preverb to the verb)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)

• हरयः: the tawny ones; (tawny) horses
• हरयः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) / hari

• ससृज्रिरे: they have sped/streamed forth; they rushed
• ससृज्रिरे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु) / sṛj

• अरुषीः: the ruddy/tawny (mares/ones)
• अरुषीः: Karma
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: अरुषी (प्रातिपदिक) / aruṣī

• अधि: upon; on
• अधि: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि (उपसर्ग/उपपद-अव्यय) / adhi

• बर्हिषि: on the sacred grass (barhis)
• बर्हिषि: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: बर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक) / barhis

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय) / yatra

• अभि: towards; unto
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) / abhi

• सं: together; completely
• सं: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग) / sam

• नवामहे: we praise; we extol
• नवामहे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: नु (धातु) / nu (to praise, to extol)

Attribution

Rishi: RV-layer attribution (requires concordance)

Devata: Indra (via his steeds)

Chandas: RV stotra meter (requires scan)

Mantra Rasa

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