Mantra 1

Sukta 98

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अजरं क्षत्रम्। इन्द्रो जयाति न परा जयाता अधिराजो राजसु राजयातै । चर्कृत्य ईड्यो वन्द्यश्चोपसद्यो नमस्योऽभवेह

IAST Transliteration

ájaraṃ kṣatrám | índro jayāti ná párā jayātai adhírājo rā́jasu rājayātai | carkṛ́tya ī́ḍyo vándyaś copasádyó namasyó'bhavet ihá ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Unaging be the royal power. Indra conquers; he is not conquered in defeat: as overlord among kings may he exercise kingship. Illustrious, to be praised, to be reverenced, and to be approached, to be bowed to—may he become here.

Translation

അജരമായിരിക്കട്ടെ ക്ഷത്രം—രാജശക്തി. ഇന്ദ്രൻ ജയിക്കുന്നു; പരാജയത്തിൽ അവൻ ജയിക്കപ്പെടുന്നവൻ അല്ല. രാജാക്കന്മാരിൽ അധിരാജനായി അവൻ രാജത്വം നടത്തട്ടെ. കീർത്തിമാൻ, സ്തുത്യൻ, വന്ദ്യൻ, ഉപസദ്യൻ, നമസ്കാര്യൻ—ഇവിടെ അവൻ അങ്ങനെ ആയിരിക്കട്ടെ.

Word by Word

अजरम्unaging, undecaying

क्षत्रम्sovereign power; dominion

इन्द्रःIndra

जयातिwins; conquers

नnot

पराaway; forth; in defeat (as adverb)

जयातेis conquered; loses (lit. ‘is won over’)

अधिराजःover-king; paramount ruler

राजसुamong kings

राजयातेrules; reigns

चर्कृत्यhaving done/made (well); having accomplished

ईड्यःpraiseworthy

वन्द्यःto be saluted; venerable

चand

उपसद्यःapproachable; fit to be approached

नमस्यःworthy of reverence

अभवत्became; was

इहhere

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in the provided excerpt)

Devata: Indra (and kṣatra as the invoked power)

Chandas: Mixed; prose-like opening with metrical continuation (as transmitted)

Mantra Rasa

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