Mantra 16

Sukta 57

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

कण्वेभिर्धृष्णवा धृषद् वाजं दर्षि सहस्रिणम्। पिशङ्गरूपं मघवन् विचर्षणे मक्षू गोमन्तमीमहे

IAST Transliteration

kaṇvébhir dhṛṣṇavā dhṛṣád vā́jaṃ darṣi sahasríṇam | piśáṅgarūpaṃ maghavan vicarṣaṇe mákṣu gómantam īmahe ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

With the Kaṇvas, O bold one, thou grantest boldly the prize, thousandfold. The tawny-formed, O bounteous, far-seeing one—quickly we implore thee for cattle-rich gain.

Translation

カṇヴァ（Kaṇva）たちと共に、勇猛なる者よ、汝は勇ましく千倍の賞（vāja）を授ける。褐金の姿をもつ者よ、施与者マガヴァン（Maghavan）、遠見の者ヴィカルシャネ（Vicarṣaṇe）よ、われらは速やかに、牛に富む利得を汝に乞い願う。

Word by Word

कण्वेभिःwith the Kaṇvas (seers)

धृष्णवाO bold/impetuous one

धृषत्daring, bold

वाजम्prize; strength; (victorious) might

दर्षिshow!; make (it) visible!

सहस्रिणम्thousand-fold; possessing thousands

पिशङ्गरूपम्of tawny/bright form

मघवन्O bountiful one (Indra)

विचर्षणेO far-seeing/illustrious one

मक्षुquickly; at once

गोमन्तम्possessing cattle; rich in cows

ईमहेwe seek; we implore

Attribution

Rishi: Kaṇva (traditional attribution in RV Indra hymns; preserved in AV 20)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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