Mantra 2

Sukta 38

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आ त्वा ब्रह्मयुजा हरी वहतामिन्द्र केशिना । उप ब्रह्माणि नः शृणु

IAST Transliteration

ā́ tvā bráhma-yújā hárī váhatām indra keśínā | úpa bráhmāṇi naḥ śṛṇu ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let the two tawny steeds, yoked by the brahman, bring thee hither, O Indra, the long-maned. Hearken thou unto our sacred utterances.

Word by Word

• आ: hither; towards
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)

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

• ब्रह्मयुजा: with the brahman-yoked (harnessed by sacred formula)
• ब्रह्मयुजा: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मयुज् (समास-प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्म + युज्)

• हरी: the two tawny steeds
• हरी: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)

• वहताम्: let (them) carry/bring
• वहताम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु)

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: Sampradāna (आह्वान/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• केशिना: O long-/hairy-maned one
• केशिना: Sampradāna (आह्वान/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective (vocative)
• Root: केशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• उप: near; up to
• उप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• ब्रह्माणि: prayers; sacred formulas
• ब्रह्माणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• नः: of us; our
• नः: —
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• शृणु: hear; listen
• शृणु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Rgvedic provenance (AV 20 import).

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Gāyatrī

Mantra Rasa

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