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Mantra 12

Sukta 91

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इन्द्रो मह्ना महतो अर्णवस्य वि मूर्धानमभिनदर्बुदस्य । अहन्नहिमरिणात् सप्त सिन्धून् देवैर्द्यावापृथिवी प्रावतं नः

IAST Transliteration

índro mahṇā maható arṇavásya ví mū́rdhānam abhinad arbudásya | áhann áhím áriṇāt saptá síndhūn deváiḥ dyā́vāpr̥thivī prā́vataṃ naḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Indra, by his mighty greatness, clave asunder the summit of the vast flood; he split the head of Arbuda. He smote the Serpent, he set free the Seven Rivers: with the Gods, O Heaven and Earth, do ye bear us onward in protection.

Word by Word

इन्द्रःIndra

मह्नाby (his) great might

महतःof the great

अर्णवस्यof the ocean/flood

विapart, asunder

मूर्धानम्the head/summit

अभिनत्he split/cleft

अर्बुदस्यof Arbuda (a demon/serpent)

अहन्he slew

अहिम्the serpent (Ahi/Vṛtra)

अरिणात्he caused to flow/let loose

सप्तseven

सिन्धून्rivers

देवैःwith/by the gods

द्यावापृथिवीHeaven-and-Earth

प्रावतम्may they protect

नःus / our

Attribution

Rishi: Indra-hymn tradition (RV-derived in AV 20; seer as in the RV source of the verse)

Devata: Indra; with Dyāvāpr̥thivī as ancillary deities

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (RV-style; common in AV 20 RV-recitations)

Mantra Rasa

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