Mantra 2

Sukta 30

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

हरिं हि योनिमभि ये समस्वरन् हिन्वन्तो हरी दिव्यं यथा सदः । आ यं पृणन्ति हरिभिर्न धेनव इन्द्राय शूषं हरिवन्तमर्चत

IAST Transliteration

haríṃ hí yónim abhí yé samásvaran hinvánto hárī divyáṃ yáthā sádaḥ | ā́ yáṃ pṛṇánti háribhir ná dhénava índrāya śūṣáṃ hárivantaṃ arcata ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For they who chant in concord toward the tawny seat, urging on the Bay Steeds, as (men urge) the heavenly session; whom they fill with the Bays as milch-cows (fill) with milk—praise ye for Indra that impetuous strength, him who is attended by the Bays.

Word by Word

हरिम्the tawny (steed/horse), Hari

हिindeed, for

योनिम्womb; source; seat

अभिtowards, upon

येwho (those who)

सम्together, completely

अस्वरन्they sounded/raised (their) voice together

हिन्वन्तःurging, impelling

हरीthe two tawny ones (Indra’s pair of steeds)

दिव्यम्heavenly, divine

यथाas, just as

सदःthe seat/assembly; the session

आtowards, hither

यम्whom

पृणन्तिthey fill, they satisfy

हरिभिःwith the tawny ones (steeds)

नlike, as

धेनवःcows

इन्द्रायfor Indra

शूषम्strength, vigor

हरिवन्तम्having tawny steeds

अर्चतpraise (you all), sing to

Attribution

Rishi: RV-derived Indra hymn lineage (seer to be confirmed via AV anukramaṇī).

Devata: Indra

Chandas: RV meter class (likely Triṣṭubh; verify by metrical count).

Mantra Rasa

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