Mantra 1

Sukta 92

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

वाजी। वातरम्हा भव वाजिन् युज्यमान इन्द्रस्य याहि प्रसवे मनोजवाः । युञ्जन्तु त्वा मरुतो विश्ववेदस आ ते त्वष्टा पत्सु जवं दधातु

IAST Transliteration

vājī́ | vā́ta-raṁhā bhava vā́jin yujyámāna índrasya yāhi prasavé máno-javāḥ | yuñjántu tvā marúto viśvá-vedasa ā́ te tváṣṭā pát-su javáṁ dadhātu ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

O racer, be wind-swift, O prize-winner; when thou art yoked, go at Indra’s impulse, swift as the mind at the starting forth. Let the all-wise Maruts yoke thee on; and may Tvaṣṭṛ set speed for thee within thy feet.

Translation

Ô coursier, sois rapide comme le vent, ô gagnant du prix ; une fois attelé, va sous l’impulsion d’Indra, prompt comme la pensée au départ. Que les Maruts, les tout-savants, t’attellent ; et que Tvaṣṭṛ dépose la vitesse dans tes pieds.

Word by Word

वाजीO steed / O swift one

वातरंहाwind-swift

भवbecome / be

वाजिन्O steed

युज्यमानःbeing yoked / while being harnessed

इन्द्रस्यof Indra

याहिgo

प्रसवेat the impulse / at the setting-in-motion

मनोजवाःmind-swift

युञ्जन्तुlet them yoke

त्वाyou

मरुतःthe Maruts

विश्ववेदसःall-knowing

आtowards / hither

तेfor you / to you

त्वष्टाTvaṣṭṛ (the divine artisan)

पत्त्सुin the steps / in the feet

जवंspeed

दधातुlet (him) place / bestow

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī attribution varies for short practical sūktas)

Devata: Indra; Maruts; Tvaṣṭṛ (functional triad for victory, impetus, and bodily perfection)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (pragmatically used; AV meters here may be mixed/irregular in some recensions)

Mantra Rasa

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