Mantra 5

Sukta 73

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सो चिन्नु वृष्टिर्यूथ्या३ स्वा सचां इन्द्रः श्मश्रूणि हरिताभि प्रुष्णुते । अव वेति सुक्षयं सुते मधूदिद् धूणोति वातो यथा वनम्

IAST Transliteration

só cid nú vṛṣṭír yūthyā̀ svā́ sacā́m índraḥ śmaśrū́ṇi haritā́bhi prá uṣṇute | áva veti sukṣáyaṃ suté mádhu íd dhū́ṇoti vā́to yáthā́ vánam

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Even he—like rain in companies, with his own host—Indra bedeweth his beards with the tawny steeds. Down he hasteth to the fair abode; at the pressed (soma) he shaketh forth sweetness, as wind a forest.

Word by Word

सःhe

चित्indeed, even

नुnow, indeed

वृष्टिःrain, shower

यूथ्याin a troop/clustered (massive)

स्वाown, of itself

सचाम्accompanying, joined (with)

इन्द्रःIndra

श्मश्रूणिbeards, whiskers

हरिताभिःwith the tawny (mares)

प्रुष्णुतेsprinkles, besprinkles

अवdown, away

वेतिgoes, moves

सुक्षयम्good dwelling/abode; good home

सुतेin the pressed (Soma)

मधुhoney, sweetness

उत्up, forth

इत्just, indeed

धूणोतिshakes, tosses

वातःwind

यथाas, like

वनम्forest, wood

Attribution

Rishi: Rigvedic provenance (per AV 20 anukramaṇī).

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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