Mantra 3

Sukta 95

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

त्वं सिन्धूंरवासृजोऽधराचो अहन्नहिम्। अशत्रुरिन्द्र जज्ञिषे विश्वं पुष्यसि वार्यं तं त्वा परि ष्वजामहे नभन्तामन्यकेषां ज्याका अधि धन्वसु

IAST Transliteration

tváṁ síndhūn ávā asr̥jo ’dharā́co áhan áhim | aśatrúr indra jajñiṣe víśvaṁ puṣyasi vā́ryaṁ táṁ tvā pári svajāmahe nábhantām anyakéṣāṁ jyā́kā ádhi dhánvasu

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Thou didst let the rivers flow downward; thou slewest the Serpent. Rivalless, O Indra, thou wast born; thou makest all choice wealth to thrive. Therefore we clasp thee round about: let the bowstrings of the others snap upon their bows.

Translation

汝は諸河を下へと流れ出させ、蛇（アヒ Ahi）を討ち滅ぼした。敵なきインドラよ、汝は生まれ出で、あらゆる選び得る富（vārya）を栄えさせる。ゆえに我らは汝を取り巻き抱く。ほかの者どもの弓では、弓弦が弓の上で断ち切れよ。

Word by Word

त्वम्you

सिन्धून्rivers/streams

अवdown, away (prefix)

असृजःyou released/let flow

अधरात्from below

चand

अहन्you struck/killed

अहिम्the serpent (Vṛtra)

अशत्रुःunopposed, having no enemy

इन्द्रO Indra

जज्ञिषेyou have been born/you were born

विश्वम्all (the whole)

पुष्यसिyou make prosper/nourish

वार्यम्wealth, desirable goods

तम्him/that (you)

त्वाyou (acc.)

परिaround

ष्वजामहेwe embrace

नभन्ताम्let (them) burst/let (them) be snapped

अन्यकेषाम्of others

ज्याकाःbowstrings

अधिupon, on

धन्वसुon the bows

Attribution

Rishi: RV-derived Indra mythic hymn tradition (to be fixed by RV parallel).

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (to be confirmed against RV parallel; the refrain-like ending supports charm-style reuse)

Mantra Rasa

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