Rig Veda 2.30.10: Mandala 2, Sukta 30, Mantra 10
Sukta 2.30
- Rishi
- Gṛtsamada
- Devata
- Indra
- Chandas
- Triṣṭubh
- Rasa
- Vira (heroism) and Raudra (fury)
अस्माकेभिः सत्वभिः शूर शूरैर्वीर्या कृधि यानि ते कर्त्वानि । ज्योगभूवन्ननुधूपितासो हत्वी तेषामा भरा नो वसूनि ॥
asmā́kebhiḥ sátvabhiḥ śūra śū́rair vīryā̀ kṛdhi yā́ni te kártvāni | jyóg abhūvann ánu-dhūpitāso hatvī́ téṣām ā́ bharā no vásūni ||
ດ້ວຍພະລັງຂອງພວກເຮົາ, ວີລະບູລຸດ, ດ້ວຍກອງທັບອັນກ້າຫານ, ຈົ່ງປະຕິບັດການກະທໍາອັນຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ທີ່ເປັນຫນ້າທີ່ຂອງພະອົງ. ຈົ່ງໃຫ້ພວກເຂົາຕ້ອງຍອມຈຳນົນ ແລະ ຖືກຂັບໄລ່ອອກ; ຫຼັງຈາກສັງຫານພວກເຂົາ, ຈົ່ງນໍາເອົາຄວາມຮັ່ງມີມາໃຫ້ພວກເຮົາ, ຄວາມສົມບູນແຫ່ງຊີວິດ.
Word by Word
- अस्माकेभिः
- with/through us (our)Pronounपुं/स्त्री/नपुं (सर्वनाम), तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचनRole KaraṇaRoot अस्मद्
- सत्वभिः
- with strengths / with powersNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचनRole KaraṇaRoot सत्व (प्रातिपदिक) < सत् (√अस् ‘to be’)
- शूर
- O heroNoun (vocative)पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचनRole (Address)Root शूर (प्रातिपदिक)
- शूरैः
- with heroesNounपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचनRole KaraṇaRoot शूर (प्रातिपदिक)
- वीर्या
- heroic powers / manly deedsNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (वैदिक रूप: -आ)Role KarmaRoot वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
- कृधि
- make! / accomplish!Verbलोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदRole (Predicate)Root √कृ (करोति)
- यानि
- which (things)Pronounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचनRole Karma (relative)Root यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
- ते
- of you / yourPronounषष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (enclitic)Role (Genitive relation)Root त्वद् (सर्वनाम)
- कर्त्वानि
- deeds to be done / exploitsNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचनRole KarmaRoot कर्त्व (प्रातिपदिक; action/deed, from √कृ)
- ज्योगभूवन्
- be (so) for long / become enduringVerb (with indeclinable preverbial element)लुङ्/आगमयुक्त-भूत (वैदिक injunctive/aorist usage), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन (ending -वन्)Role (Predicate)Root ज्योग् (अव्यय ‘long, for a long time’) + √भू (भवति)
- अनु
- after, along, in accordanceIndeclinable (preverb/preposition)अव्ययRole (Upasarga)Root अनु
- धूपितासः
- (those) smoked/incensed; fumigatedParticiple (adjective) used substantivelyपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचनRole Kartā (of implied action/state)Root धूपित (PPP) < √धूप्/धूपय् ‘to fumigate, smoke, incense’
- हत्वी
- having slainAbsolutive (gerund)क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (वैदिक रूप -त्वी), अव्ययRole (पूर्वकाल क्रिया)Root √हन् (हन्ति)
- तेषाम्
- of themPronounषष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचनRole (Genitive relation)Root तद् (सर्वनाम)
- आ
- towards, hither; completelyIndeclinable (preverb)अव्ययRole (Upasarga)Root आ
- भरा
- bring!Verbलोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदRole (Predicate)Root √भृ (भरति)
- नः
- to us / for usPronounचतुर्थी/षष्ठी, बहुवचन (enclitic)Role SampradānaRoot अस्मद्
- वसूनि
- goods, richesNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचनRole KarmaRoot वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेद (मुख्य): अस्माकेभिः | सत्वभिः | शूर | शूरैः | वीर्या | कृधि | यानि | ते | कर्त्वानि || ज्योग्-भूवन् | अनु | धूपितासः | हत्वी | तेषाम् | आ | भरा | नः | वसूनि || 1) ज्योगभूवन् = ज्योग् (अव्यय) + भूवन् (√भू; वैदिक injunctive/aorist-type form with -वन्)
- 2) हत्वी = हत्वा (क्त्वा) का वैदिक रूप
- 3) वीर्या: नपुंसक बहुवचन का वैदिक -आ अंत (वीर्याणि के स्थान पर)
The meaning
Outer meaning
Indra is asked: with our powers and your heroic forces, do your mighty deeds. Let the enemies be long subdued and smoked out; having slain them, bring us riches.
Inner meaning
A collaboration between human faculties (‘our satvas’) and the divine champion (Indra). Satva here is not mere ‘goodness’ but effective power-capacities in the being—disciplined energies that can cooperate with the illumined Mind. Indra is asked to perform his proper acts (kartvāni): decisive illuminations and victories. The hostile formations are to be ‘smoked out’ (anudhūpita): driven from hiding places in the subconscient by the heat of tapas and the light of insight, then ‘slain’—their hold dissolved. The ‘riches’ (vasūni) are inner fullnesses: strength, clarity, joy, wideness—stable gains of consciousness after victory.
Universal truth
Spiritual victory is cooperative: human powers must be offered and aligned, and the higher illumination completes what we cannot. True wealth is the stable increase of being after resistances are exposed and removed.
Themes
heroic deeds, expulsion of hostiles, gain of plenitude
The seer
- Rishi
- Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
- Lineage
- Bhārgava
- Other hymns
- RV 2.12 (Indra as slayer of the coverer), RV 2.19 (Indra’s aid to the seer), RV 1.80 (cooperation with Indra for strength—theme)
Family tradition
Bhārgava-Indra hymns emphasize victory over inner ‘dasyu’ forces and the gaining of rays/wealth as consciousness-increase.
Significance
The rishi presents a key Aurobindonian motif: offer one’s energies to Indra so that divine illumination can act through them and secure lasting gains.
The deity
- Devata
- Indra
- Epithets
- Śūra (Hero), Vṛtrahan (slayer of the coverer), Maghavan (bountiful), Vṛṣan (strong bull)
- Related deities
- Maruts (battle energies), Agni (will), Soma (delight empowering Indra)
Cosmic role
Lord of luminous Mind who breaks obstructions, releases the waters/rays, and establishes expansive order.
Inner power
Decisive illumination and victorious force; the capacity to expose hidden resistances and convert struggle into stable power and plenitude.
In ritual
Where it is used
Indra invocations in soma-yajña and victory/strength contexts
अ॒स्माके॑भि॒: सत्व॑भिः शूर॒ शूरै॑र्वी॒र्या॑ कृधि॒ यानि॑ ते॒ कर्त्वा॑नि । ज्योग॑भूव॒न्ननु॑धूपितासो ह॒त्वी तेषा॒मा भ॑रा नो॒ वसू॑नि ॥
अ॒स्माके॑भिः । सत्व॑ऽभिः । शू॒र॒ । शूरैः॑ । वी॒र्या॑ । कृ॒धि॒ । यानि॑ । ते॒ । कर्त्वा॑नि । ज्योक् । अ॒भू॒व॒न् । अनु॑ऽधूपितासः । ह॒त्वी । तेषा॑म् । आ । भ॒र॒ । नः॒ । वसू॑नि ॥
asmākebhiḥ | satva-bhiḥ | śūra | śūraiḥ | vīryā | kṛdhi | yāni | te | kartvāni | jyok | abhūvan | anu-dhūpitāsaḥ | hatvī | teṣām | ā | bhara | naḥ | vasūni
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4 × ~11
Strong exhortative rhythm with sustained drive; suited to battle-prayer
Invokes courage and mobilizes will; the ‘smoked out’ phrase gives a cleansing, purifying feel.
- satvabhiḥ (सत्वभिः)
- Literal: with powers/strengths. Symbolic: effective faculties—disciplined energies of mind-life-body offered to the divine
- śūra (शूर)
- Literal: hero. Symbolic: Indra as courageous illumination that dares the battle with darkness
- vīryā (वीर्या)
- Literal: acts of might. Symbolic: decisive breakthroughs of light and force in consciousness
- kartvāni (कर्त्वानि)
- Literal: things to be done. Symbolic: Indra’s proper operations: reveal, break, release, establish
- anudhūpita (अनुधूपित)
- Literal: smoked out. Symbolic: driven out of hidden subconscient corners by tapas/light
- hatvī (हत्वी)
- Literal: having slain. Symbolic: dissolution of hostile formations, not outer violence
- vasūni (वसूनि)
- Literal: riches, goods. Symbolic: inner wealth: plenitude, stable force, joy, right action
Victory and spoils formula in Indra praise; in inner sense, used to invoke heroic execution and the resulting plenitude (vasu) for the sacrificer
When seeking overcoming of obstacles and gaining of ‘vasu’ (prosperity/power)
Calling Indra to act, offering strength, seeking spoils/boons after victory
Chant before difficult work or inner change: offer your energies, ask for clarity to expose hidden resistances, then act.
satva from sat- 'being/strength' (also 'vital power'); vīrya from vīra 'hero' (heroic potency); kartva from √kṛ 'do' (that which is to be done); dhūpita from √dhūp 'to fumigate/smoke' → drive out by purifying force; vasu 'good, excellent, wealth' → plenitudes/essential goods.
cooperation of human and divine energies (asmākebhiḥ satvabhiḥ), vasu as fullness of being
After the hostile is subdued, the system returns to r̥ta—right rhythm of forces.
Indra’s action is the triumph of truth-perception over concealment.
Release and enrichment: breaking coverers yields waters/rays/wealth that sustain growth.
Vedic warrior-yoga: illumination as executive power; aligns with Integral Yoga’s ‘battle’ against subconscient inertia.
Smoke-out = purification of hidden corners; storm-victory = sudden clearing in consciousness.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- After victory, the conqueror brings the 'riches' from the defeated. Inner reading: when hostile formations are purged ('smoked out') and slain, the released plenitudes (vasu)—energies, stability, joy—return to the seeker.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- √kṛ 'do' is the Indo-Iranian reflex of PIE *kwer-/*ker- 'make/do' (broad IE do/make roots), while vīra 'hero' has IE parallels (Latin vir). The formula of 'hero with heroes' reflects archaic IE poetic intensification.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- A collaborative contract is explicit: Indra acts 'with our powers'—human energies are offered as instruments, while the divine supplies decisive might and the resulting vasu. The rishi requests not spectacle but transfer: the fruits of victory must be integrated into the sacrificer’s life.
Offer your active energies to the higher light; ask for exposure of hidden resistances and for stable inner gains.
Maṇipūra (will/heroic force) and Ājñā (illumined command)
Bhastrikā light or vigorous diaphragmatic breathing for 1–2 minutes (if suitable), then chant to direct the force upward and steady it.
Dynamic, courageous, action-ready clarity
After chanting, write down one ‘hidden’ pattern to be smoked out today; take one concrete action as Indra’s ‘kartvāni’ through you; end with a quiet moment receiving ‘vasūni’ as peace and strength.
Strong udātta emphasis on śūra, vīryā, kṛdhi; keep the sequence ‘hatvī…ā bharā’ as a rising-to-delivery movement.
Give weight to ‘anudhūpitāso’ with a slightly slower articulation to evoke the ‘smoking out’.
Consonant cluster jyog should be clean (jyo-g)., anudhūpitāso: long ū in dhū; avoid swallowing the ‘p’., ā bharā: sustain ā slightly.
Forceful, rallying, with clean rhythmic drive
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