Rig Veda 8.3.17: Mandala 8, Sukta 3, Mantra 17

Sukta 8.3

Rishi: Kāṇva tradition (probable)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires metrical verification)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

युक्ष्वा हि वृत्रहन्तम हरी इन्द्र परावतः । अर्वाचीनो मघवन्त्सोमपीतय उग्र ऋष्वेभिरा गहि ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 8.3.17

Transliteration

yúkṣvā hí vṛtrahán-tama harī́ índra parāvátaḥ | arvācī́nó maghaván sóma-pītaye ugrá ṛ́ṣvebhir ā́ gahi ||

Translation

Yoke, for indeed, your two tawny powers, O Indra most slayer of the Obstructor, and come from the far realm. Turn hither, O bountiful one, for the drinking of Soma; strong and uplifted with the seers’ ardor, come.

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Word by Word

• युक्ष्व: yoke (harness)!
• युक्ष्व: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (युजँ)

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (निपात)

• वृत्रहन्तमौ: the two Vṛtra-slaying (ones)
• वृत्रहन्तमौ: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत्रहन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• हरी: the two bay steeds
• हरी: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• परावतः: from afar
• परावतः: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: परावत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अर्वाचीनः: turned hither, coming this way
• अर्वाचीनः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्वाचीन (प्रातिपदिक)

• मघवन्: O bountiful one
• मघवन्: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: मघवन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• सोमपीतये: for the drinking of Soma
• सोमपीतये: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमपीति (सोम + पीति) (प्रातिपदिक)

• उग्रः: mighty, fierce
• उग्रः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• ऋष्वेभिः: with the lofty (steeds)
• ऋष्वेभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋष्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: hither, towards
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• गहि: come!
• गहि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (गमॢँ)