Mantra 3

Sukta 104

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आ नो विश्वासु हव्य इन्द्रः समत्सु भूषतु । उप ब्रह्माणि सवनानि वृत्रहा परमज्या ऋचीषमः

IAST Transliteration

ā́ no víśvāsu hávye índraḥ samátsu bhūṣatu | úpa bráhmāṇi sávanāni vṛtrahā́ paramajyā́ ṛ́cīṣamaḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Hither to us, in every offering, in all encounters, let Indra show him gracious:—near to our prayers, our pressings,—Vṛtra-slayer, best-armed, most rich in sacred verses.

Word by Word

• आ: towards, hither
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)

• नः: to us / for us
• नः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (pronoun)

• विश्वासु: in all (situations/places)
• विश्वासु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: विश्व (prātipadika)

• हव्ये: in/at the oblation (offering)
• हव्ये: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: हव्य (prātipadika)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Kartā
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: इन्द्र (prātipadika)

• समत्सु: in battles
• समत्सु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: समत्/समत्सु (prātipadika; from सम्+अद्/अत् ‘conflict’ → ‘battle’)

• भूषतु: may (he) favor / adorn / be gracious
• भूषतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भूष् (dhātu)

• उप: near; towards; upon
• उप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप (indeclinable/preverb)

• ब्रह्माणि: sacred formulas, prayers
• ब्रह्माणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (prātipadika)

• सवनानि: pressings (Soma-pressings), ritual sessions
• सवनानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सवन (prātipadika)

• वृत्रहा: Vr̥tra-slayer
• वृत्रहा: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective (epithet)
• Root: वृत्रहन् (prātipadika; epithet)

• परमज्या: most powerful / supremely victorious
• परमज्या: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: परमज्य (prātipadika; superlative-like ‘most mighty/most victorious’)

• ऋचीषमः: abounding in ṛc-hymns (rich in verses)
• ऋचीषमः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: ऋचीषम (prātipadika; ‘rich in ṛc-verses’)

Attribution

Rishi: RV-derived (Indra hymn tradition).

Devata: Indra

Chandas: RV meter (likely Triṣṭubh; confirm against RV source).

Mantra Rasa

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