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Mantra 2

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

कण्वा इव भृगवः सूर्या इव विश्वमिद्धीतमानशुः । इन्द्रं स्तोमेभिर्महयन्त आयवः प्रियमेधासो अस्वरन्

IAST Transliteration

káṇvā iva bhṛ́gavaḥ sū́ryā iva víśvam íd dhītám ānaśuḥ | índraṃ stómebhir maháyanta ā́yavaḥ priyámédhāso asvaran ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Like Kaṇvas, like Bhṛgus, like suns, they won, in very truth, the whole of sacred thought. Exalting Indra with their lauds, the Āyavas, of pleasing wisdom, lifted up their song.

Word by Word

कण्वाःthe Kaṇvas (seers)

इवlike, as

भृगवःthe Bhṛgus

सूर्याःthe Suns / sun-like ones

इवlike, as

विश्वम्all (the whole)

इत्indeed, just

धीतमानशुःthey whose minds are set on sacred thought (inspired-minded)

इन्द्रम्Indra

स्तोमेभिःwith hymns / praises

महयन्तthey magnify, they exalt

आयवःthe Āyus (descendants of Ayu)

प्रियमेधासःthe Priyamedhas (a seer-clan)

अस्वरन्they sang/intoned (raised their voice)

Attribution

Rishi: RV-derived; seer-lineage references are internal (Kaṇva, Bhṛgu, Āyava).

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-class RV meter; exact determination requires full syllable count with pada segmentation.

Mantra Rasa

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