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Mantra 3

Sukta 72

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

श्रातं मन्य ऊधनि श्रातमग्नौ सुशृतं मन्ये तदृतं नवीयः । माध्यन्दिनस्य सवनस्य दध्नः पिबेन्द्र वज्रिन् पुरुकृज्जुषाणः

IAST Transliteration

śrātáṁ manya ū́dhani śrātám agnáu suśrútam manye tád ṛtáṁ navī́yaḥ | mā́dhyandinasya sávanasya dadhnáḥ píbéndra vajrin purukṛ́j juṣā́ṇaḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Well-cooked, I deem it, in the udder; well-cooked in the fire, well-prepared—I deem that the right, the newer order. Drink, O Indra, bolt-bearer, of the curds of the midday pressing, taking pleasure, thou of many deeds.

Word by Word

श्रातम्well-cooked, properly prepared

मन्येI think / I consider

ऊधनिin the udder

श्रातम्well-cooked, properly prepared

अग्नौin the fire

सुशृतम्well-boiled, well-cooked

मन्येI think

तत्that

ऋतम्truth; cosmic order

नवीयःnewer; ever-fresh

माध्यन्दिनस्यof the midday

सवनस्यof the pressing/oblation (soma-pressing)

दध्नःof curd; of sour milk

पिबdrink

इन्द्रO Indra

वज्रिन्O wielder of the thunderbolt

पुरुकृत्O doer of many deeds

जुषाणःenjoying; accepting (gladly)

Attribution

Rishi: Indra-hymn tradition (specific r̥ṣi not determinable from excerpt alone)

Devata: Indra (vajrin), with Agni as preparatory agent

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)

Mantra Rasa

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