Mantra 5

Sukta 96

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अश्वायन्तो गव्यन्तो वाजयन्तो हवामहे त्वोपगन्तवा उ । आभूषन्तस्ते सुमतौ नवायां वयमिन्द्र त्वा शुनं हुवेम

IAST Transliteration

aśvāyántó gavyántó vājáyanto havāmahe tvópagantavā́ u | ābhū́ṣantas te sumatáu navā́yāṃ vayám indra tvā śunáṃ huvema

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Seeking steeds, seeking kine, seeking the prize of strength, we invoke thee, that thou mayest draw nigh. Adorning ourselves for thy gracious favour in this new occasion, we, O Indra, would call thee for our weal.

Word by Word

• अश्वायन्तः: seeking horses
• अश्वायन्तः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (participle)
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + √यम् (यच्छति) (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय: शतृ)

• गव्यन्तः: seeking cattle
• गव्यन्तः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (participle)
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक) + √यम् (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय: शतृ)

• वाजयन्तः: seeking prize/strength (vāja)
• वाजयन्तः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (participle)
• Root: वाज (प्रातिपदिक) + √यम् (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय: शतृ)

• हवामहे: we invoke/call
• हवामहे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ह्वा (ह्वयति/ह्वयते)

• त्वा: you (as object)
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• उपगन्तवै: to approach
• उपगन्तवै: Prayojana (purpose)
• Type: Verbal noun (infinitive)
• Root: उप-√गम् (गच्छति) (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय: तुमुन् → -तवे/-तवै)

• उ: indeed/and
• उ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ (निपात)

• आभूषन्तः: adorning/attending (upon you)
• आभूषन्तः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (participle)
• Root: आ-√भूष् (भूषयति/भूषते) (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय: शतृ)

• ते: for you / to you
• ते: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• सुमतौ: in (your) good will/favor
• सुमतौ: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमति (प्रातिपदिक; सु+मति)

• नवायाम्: in the new (state/occasion)
• नवायाम्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: नवा (प्रातिपदिक)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्वा: you
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• शुनम्: favorably; prosperously
• शुनम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शुनम् (अव्यय/निपातार्थक)

• हुवेम: may we invoke/call
• हुवेम: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ह्वा (ह्वयति/ह्वयते)

Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally connected with Indra-hymnic transmission in AV 20 (RV-derived strata); specific r̥ṣi attribution varies in anukramaṇī traditions.

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Predominantly Triṣṭubh/Jagatī style in AV 20 RV-recitations; this verse is RV-like in cadence (exact metrical scan requires pada-length verification).

Mantra Rasa

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