Mantra 2

Sukta 74

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शिप्रिन् वाजानां पते शचीवस्तव दंसना । आ तू न इन्द्र शंसय गोष्वश्वेषु शुभ्रिषु सहस्रेषु तुवीमघ

IAST Transliteration

śíprin vājā́nāṃ pate śacī́vaḥ táva daṃsanā́ | ā́ tú naḥ índra śaṃsaya góṣv áśveṣu śubhrī́ṣu sahásreṣu tuvī́magha

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

O strong one, Lord of prizes, O mighty in power—thine are the wondrous deeds. Hither then, O Indra, make us of good report amid cows and horses, amid splendid possessions, amid thousands, O bounteous one.

Word by Word

• शिप्रिन्: O Shiprīn (Indra; ‘having prominent cheeks/jaws’)
• शिप्रिन्: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: शिप्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वाजानाम्: of prizes/strengths (vajas)
• वाजानाम्: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज (प्रातिपदिक)

• पते: O lord
• पते: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)

• शचीवः: O mighty/skillful one (possessing śacī, power)
• शचीवः: सम्बोधन
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: शचीवत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• तव: your
• तव: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• दंसना: wondrous deeds, feats
• दंसना: कर्म (of implied praise/mention)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दंसना (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• तू: indeed; then
• तू: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (निपात)

• नः: for us / our
• नः: सम्प्रदान (beneficiary, ‘for us’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• शंसय: proclaim; make renowned; praise (for us)
• शंसय: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: शंस् (धातु)

• गोषु: among cows
• गोषु: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)

• अश्वेषु: among horses
• अश्वेषु: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• शुभ्रिषु: among the bright/gleaming ones (i.e., splendid possessions)
• शुभ्रिषु: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun/Adjective (substantivized)
• Root: शुभ्रि (प्रातिपदिक)

• सहस्रेषु: among thousands
• सहस्रेषु: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• तुवीमघ: O Tuvīmgha (‘of abundant bounty’)
• तुवीमघ: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: तुवीमघ (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Rgvedic attribution to be confirmed via AV 20 anukramaṇī

Devata: Indra

Chandas: To be confirmed (Rgvedic strophic meter)

Mantra Rasa

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