Mantra 1

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उदु त्ये मधुमत्तमा गिर स्तोमास ईरते । सत्राजितो धनसा अक्षितोतयो वाजयन्तो रथा इव

IAST Transliteration

úd u tyé mádhumattamā gíra stómāsa īrate | satrā́jito dhánasā ákṣitotayo vājáyanto ráthā iva ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Up rise, in sooth, those honey-sweetest songs; the lauds are set astir— Ever-victorious, with wealth, of aid unperishing, prize-winning, like unto chariots in their course.

Translation

उठती हैं, निश्चय ही, वे अति मधुरतम वाणियाँ; स्तुतियाँ जाग उठती हैं। सदा-विजयी, धन-सम्पन्न, अक्षय सहायता वाले, पुरस्कार जिताने वाले—वे रथों की भाँति दौड़ते हैं।

Word by Word

उदुup, forth

त्येthose

मधुमत्तमाःmost honey-sweet / most delightful

गिरःsongs, utterances

स्तोमासःhymns of praise

ईरतेrise/are set in motion

सत्राजितःever-victorious / winning in the session

धनसाby wealth, with riches

अक्षितोतयःwhose help is unfailing / of imperishable aid

वाजयन्तःimpelling strength/prize; making (us) win

रथाःchariots

इवlike, as

Attribution

Rishi: RV-derived; exact AV 20 r̥ṣi assignment varies.

Devata: Indra (implicit in Indra-stuti context)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence is possible in some recensional analyses, but the RV source context typically favors Triṣṭubh/Jagatī groupings; meter identification here remains uncertain without full pada-count verification.

Mantra Rasa

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