Mantra 1

Sukta 98

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अजरं क्षत्रम्। इन्द्रो जयाति न परा जयाता अधिराजो राजसु राजयातै । चर्कृत्य ईड्यो वन्द्यश्चोपसद्यो नमस्योऽभवेह

IAST Transliteration

ájaraṃ kṣatrám | índro jayāti ná párā jayātai adhírājo rā́jasu rājayātai | carkṛ́tya ī́ḍyo vándyaś copasádyó namasyó'bhavet ihá ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Unaging be the royal power. Indra conquers; he is not conquered in defeat: as overlord among kings may he exercise kingship. Illustrious, to be praised, to be reverenced, and to be approached, to be bowed to—may he become here.

Translation

Semoga kuasa ksatria (kṣatra) tetap tak menua. Indra menaklukkan; ia tidak ditaklukkan dalam kekalahan: sebagai raja-di-atas para raja, semoga ia memerintah di antara para raja. Termasyhur—layak dipuji, dihormati, didekati, dan disembah—semoga ia menjadi demikian di sini.

Word by Word

अजरम्unaging, undecaying

क्षत्रम्sovereign power; dominion

इन्द्रःIndra

जयातिwins; conquers

नnot

पराaway; forth; in defeat (as adverb)

जयातेis conquered; loses (lit. ‘is won over’)

अधिराजःover-king; paramount ruler

राजसुamong kings

राजयातेrules; reigns

चर्कृत्यhaving done/made (well); having accomplished

ईड्यःpraiseworthy

वन्द्यःto be saluted; venerable

चand

उपसद्यःapproachable; fit to be approached

नमस्यःworthy of reverence

अभवत्became; was

इहhere

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in the provided excerpt)

Devata: Indra (and kṣatra as the invoked power)

Chandas: Mixed; prose-like opening with metrical continuation (as transmitted)

Mantra Rasa

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