Mantra 3

Sukta 31

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

हरिश्मशारुर्हरिकेश आयसस्तुरस्पेये यो हरिपा अवर्धत । अर्वद्भिर्यो हरिभिर्वाजिनीवसुरति विश्वा दुरिता पारिषद्धरी

IAST Transliteration

háriśmaśārū́r hárikeśa āyásaḥ turaspéye yó háripā́ ávardhata | árvadbhīr yó háribhir vājínīvasur áti víśvā duritā́ pā́riṣad dhárī

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Tawny-bearded, tawny-haired, of iron hardihood—he, the tawny-drinker, waxed strong in the Turaspeya. He who with steeds, with the Bays, is prize-wealthy—may the two Bearers carry us over all misfortunes.

Translation

हरित-दाढ़ीवाला, हरित-केशवाला, लोहे-सी दृढ़ता वाला—वह हरि-पान करने वाला (सोमपायी) तुरास्पेय में बलवान हुआ। जो अरवद् अश्वों के साथ, हरि अश्वों के साथ, वाजिनीवसु (विजय-धन से युक्त) है—वे दोनों धारणकर्ता (अश्व) हमें समस्त दुरितों (विपत्तियों) के पार पहुँचा दें।

Word by Word

हरिश्मशारुःHari-śmaśāru (one with tawny/greenish beard; an epithet)

हरिकेशःthe tawny-/green-haired one

आयसःmade of metal/iron

तुरस्पेयेswift/impetuous (as in the Turaspeya lineage/epithet)

यःwho

हरिपाःHari-pā (protector/keeper of the tawny ones; an epithet)

अवर्धतgrew; increased

अर्वद्भिःwith horses

यःwho

हरिभिःwith tawny/greenish (horses/steeds)

वाor

वाजिनीवसुःVājinīvasu (whose wealth is winning steeds/strength; an epithet)

अतिbeyond; over

विश्वाall

दुरितानिmisfortunes; sins; troubles

पारिषत्overcame; passed around/over; sat down upon (i.e., subdued)

हरीO two Haris (tawny ones/steeds); O Haris

Attribution

Rishi: RV-derived attribution (Indra praise tradition).

Devata: Indra (and the Haris as bearers).

Chandas: Jagatī

Mantra Rasa

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