Mantra 6

Sukta 125

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इन्द्रः सुत्रामा स्ववाँ अवोभिः सुमृडीको भवतु विश्ववेदाः । बाधतां द्वेषो अभयं नः कृणोतु सुवीर्यस्य पतयः स्याम

IAST Transliteration

índraḥ sutrā́mā svávāṁ ávobhiḥ sumṛḍī́ko bhavatu viśvávedāḥ | bā́dhatāṁ dvéṣo abháyaṁ naḥ kṛṇotu suvī́ryasya pátayaḥ syāma

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

May Indra, the good Protector, self-strong, with his saving aids, be gracious—All-knowing. Let him beat back Hatred; let him make for us Fearlessness: may we be lords of good hero-power.

Word by Word

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुत्रामा: having good protection / a good protector
• सुत्रामा: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-त्रामन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘good-protector’)

• स्ववान्: mighty; endowed with power
• स्ववान्: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्ववत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘possessing strength/wealth’)

• अवोभिः: with helps/protections
• अवोभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘help, protection’)

• सुमृडीकः: very gracious; kindly
• सुमृडीकः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-मृडीक (प्रातिपदिक; ‘very gracious/beneficent’)

• भवतु: let (him) be / may (he) become
• भवतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)

• विश्ववेदाः: all-knowing
• विश्ववेदाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व-वेदस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘all-knowing’)

• बाधताम्: let (him) drive away / repel
• बाधताम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: बाध् (धातु)

• द्वेषः: hatred; hostility
• द्वेषः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वेषस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभयम्: fearlessness; safety
• अभयम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-भय (प्रातिपदिक)

• नः: for us / our
• नः: सम्प्रदान (हित-सम्बन्धे)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• कृणोतु: let (him) make / grant
• कृणोतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)

• सुवीर्यस्य: of good heroism/valor
• सुवीर्यस्य: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• पतयः: lords; masters
• पतयः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्याम: may we be
• स्याम: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally associated with Indra-stuti material; in AV 20 many hymns are RV reprises (r̥ṣi as in RV source).

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-type RV meter (as AV 20 is largely RV-derived); requires metrical verification per pada count.

Mantra Rasa

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