Mantra 8
Sukta 47
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
आ त्वा ब्रह्मयुजा हरी वहतामिन्द्र केशिना । उप ब्रह्माणि नः शृणु
IAST Transliteration
ā́ tvā bráhma-yújā hárī váhatām indra keśínā | úpa bráhmāṇi naḥ śṛṇu
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Hither let thy two bays, yoked by sacred spell, bear thee, O Indra, long-maned: draw near; hear thou our holy utterances.
Translation
हे इन्द्र, केशिन (दीर्घ-केश) तुझे दो हरि, ब्रह्म-युज (मंत्र-युक्त) होकर, तुझे यहाँ ले आएँ। निकट आओ; हमारे ब्रह्माणि (पवित्र वचन) सुनो।
Word by Word
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ब्रह्मयुजाyoked with sacred prayer (brahman)
ब्रह्मयुजा:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootब्रह्मन् + युज (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
हरीthe two bay steeds (of Indra)
हरी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
वहताम्let (them) carry/bring
वहताम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (धातु)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sampradāna (सम्बोधन/आह्वान)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
केशिनाO long-haired one (epithet)
केशिना:
Sampradāna (सम्बोधन/आह्वान)
TypeAdjective
Rootकेशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
उपnear; towards
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
ब्रह्माणिprayers; sacred formulas
ब्रह्माणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us; our
नः:
—
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शृणुhear; listen
शृणु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Attribution
Rishi: RV-derived (as in AV 20’s Rigvedic collection).
Devata: Indra (with his Haris).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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