Mantra 3

Sukta 26

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अनु प्रत्नस्यौकसो हुवे तुविप्रतिं नरम्। यं ते पूर्वं पिता हुवे

IAST Transliteration

ánu pratnásyókaso huv́e tuv́ipratíṃ náram | yáṃ te pū́rvaṃ pitā́ huv́e

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

In accordance with the ancient seat I call the hero of mighty counterforce—him whom, in former time, thy father called.

Translation

प्राचीन आसन/निवास की परंपरा के अनुसार मैं उस महान् प्रतिरोध-शक्ति वाले वीर पुरुष का आह्वान करता हूँ—उसी का, जिसे पहले समय में तेरे पिता ने पुकारा था।

Word by Word

• अनु: after; along; in accordance (with)
• अनु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• प्रत्नस्य: of the ancient/primeval (one)
• प्रत्नस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: प्रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)

• ओकसः: of the dwelling/house; of the abode
• ओकसः: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओकस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• हुवे: I invoke; I call
• हुवे: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ह्वे (ह्वयति/आह्वयति)

• तुविप्रतिम्: very mighty/strong in form; of great power
• तुविप्रतिम्: कर्म (of हुवे)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुवि-प्रतिम (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समास)

• नरम्: the man; the hero
• नरम्: कर्म (apposition to तुविप्रतिम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)

• यम्: whom
• यम्: कर्म (relative pronoun; object of हुवे in next clause)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ते: your; of you
• ते: सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (possessive: ‘your’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• पूर्वम्: formerly; earlier
• पूर्वम्: — (temporal qualifier)
• Type: Adjective (adverbial use)
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• पिता: father
• पिता: कर्तृ (of हुवे)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• हुवे: I invoke; I call
• हुवे: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ह्वे (ह्वयति/आह्वयति)

Attribution

Rishi: RV-derived attribution within Indra cycle (AV 20).

Devata: Indra (heroic ‘nara’ with repelling might).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable).

Mantra Rasa

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