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Mantra 1

Sukta 97

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अभिभूर्वीरः अभिभूर्यज्ञो अभिभूरग्निरभिभूः सोमो अभिभूरिन्द्रः । अभ्यहं विश्वाः पृतना यथासान्येवा विधेमाग्निहोत्रा इदं हविः

IAST Transliteration

abhibhū́r vīráḥ abhibhū́r yajñó abhibhū́r agnír abhibhū́ḥ sómo abhibhū́r índraḥ | abhý aháṃ víśvāḥ pṛ́tanā yáthā asā́ni evá vidhémāgnihótrā idáṃ havíḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Victorious is the hero; victorious the sacrifice; victorious Agni; victorious Soma; victorious Indra. Against all battles may I be (thus) victorious; so may we duly perform the Agnihotra: this is the oblation.

Word by Word

अभिभूःhas overcome, has prevailed

वीरःthe hero, the brave one

अभिभूःhas overcome

यज्ञःthe sacrifice, ritual

अभिभूःhas overcome

अग्निःAgni (fire), the fire-god

अभिभूःhas overcome

सोमःSoma

अभिभूःhas overcome

इन्द्रःIndra

अभिover, against, upon

अहम्I

विश्वाःall

पृतनाःbattles, hostile forces

यथाas, so that

असानीmay (it) be; may I be (victorious)

एवindeed, just

विधेमmay we perform, may we arrange

अग्निहोत्राणिAgnihotra-offerings (fire oblations)

इदम्this

हविःoblation, offering

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in the provided excerpt)

Devata: Indra (with Agni, Soma, and Yajña personified as victorious powers)

Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (probable)

Mantra Rasa

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