Mantra 1

Sukta 82

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यदिन्द्र यावतस्त्वमेतावदहमीशीय । स्तोतारमिद् दिधिषेय रदावसो न पापत्वाय रासीय

IAST Transliteration

yádi índra yā́vatas tvám etā́vad ahám ī́śīya | stótāram íd didhiṣeya radāvaso ná pā́patvāya rāsīya ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

If, Indra, to what extent thou art mighty, to that same extent may I have mastery. The praiser—yea, him—would I set in firm place, O wealth-bestower; I would not give (aught) over unto evil.

Translation

Jika, wahai Indra, sejauh itulah engkau perkasa, sejauh itu pula kiranya aku berkuasa. Sang pemuji—ya, dia—akan kutegakkan pada tempat yang teguh, wahai pemberi kekayaan; aku tidak akan menyerahkan apa pun kepada keburukan.

Word by Word

यदिif

इन्द्रO Indra

यावतःas much as

त्वम्you

एतावत्this much

अहम्I

ईशी॑यmay I be able / may I have power

स्तोतारम्the praiser (bard)

इत्indeed / just

दिधिषेयmay I set/appoint (as) / may I keep

रदावसोO giver of gifts (bounteous one)

नnot

पापत्वायfor sinfulness / for evil-state

रासीयmay I give / may I grant

Attribution

Rishi: As in RV parallel tradition for this verse (Indra-stuti); AV 20 largely reuses RV seers—exact r̥ṣi assignment depends on the RV locus.

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (as transmitted in AV 20 Indra-stutis; metrical identification may vary with pada division)

Mantra Rasa

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