Mantra 14

Sukta 34

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

द्यावा चिदस्मै पृथिवी नमेते शुष्माच्चिदस्य पर्वता भयन्ते । यः सोमपा निचितो वज्रबाहुर्यो वज्रहस्तः स जनास इन्द्रः

IAST Transliteration

dyā́vāu cid asmai pṛthivī́ namete śúṣmāc cid asya párvatā bhayante | yáḥ sóma-pā́ nicitó vájra-bāhur yó vájra-hastaḥ́ sá janāsa índraḥ́

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Even heaven and earth bow down to him; even from his impetuous might the mountains tremble. He who is Soma-drinker, firmly set, thunderbolt-armed; he who is thunderbolt-handed—he, O peoples, is Indra.

Word by Word

द्यावौthe two heavens (Heaven and its expanse)

चित्even

अस्मैto him

पृथिवीEarth

नमेतः(they) bow

शुष्मात्from (his) might/force

चित्even

अस्यof him

पर्वताःmountains

भयन्तेfear

यःwho

सोमपाःSoma-drinker

निचितःpiled up/arrayed; firmly set

वज्रबाहुःwhose arm is (like) a vajra; vajra-armed

यःwho

वज्रहस्तःvajra-in-hand; thunderbolt-handed

सःhe

जनासःpeoples; O people

इन्द्रःIndra

Attribution

Rishi: From RV Indra praise source (seer per RV concordance).

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-type (to be confirmed by RV concordance).

Mantra Rasa

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