Mantra 7

Sukta 24

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

योगेयोगे तवस्तरं वाजेवाजे हवामहे । सखाय इन्द्रमूतये

IAST Transliteration

yóge-yoge tavástaraṃ vā́je-vāje havāmahe | sákhāya índram ūtáye

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

At every yoking, at every winning of the prize, we invoke the mightier—Indra—as comrades, for his succour.

Word by Word

• योगे: in (each) yoking/occasion
• योगे: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (√युज्)

• योगे: in (each) yoking/occasion
• योगे: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (√युज्)

• तवस्तरम्: the more powerful/stronger (one)
• तवस्तरम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective (comparative)
• Root: तवस्तर (तवस् + -तर)

• वाजे: in (each) contest/prize-winning (time)
• वाजे: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज

• वाजे: in (each) contest/prize-winning (time)
• वाजे: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज

• हवामहे: we invoke/call upon
• हवामहे: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ह्वा (ह्वयति) / √हू (जुहोति) — Vedic: हवामहे

• सखायः: (we) companions/friends
• सखायः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखि

• इन्द्रम्: Indra
• इन्द्रम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: इन्द्र

• ऊतये: for aid/help
• ऊतये: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊति

Attribution

Rishi: Commonly attributed in RV tradition to Vasiṣṭha (RV 7.32.26); AV reuse retains the verse as a floating success-formula

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Gāyatrī

Mantra Rasa

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