Rig Veda 3.32.12 - Mandala 3, Sukta 32, Mantra 12

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Rig Veda 3.32.12: Mandala 3, Sukta 32, Mantra 12

Sukta 3.32

Rishi: Gāthin Viśvāmitra (traditional attribution for RV 3.32)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

यज्ञो हि त इन्द्र वर्धनो भूदुत प्रियः सुतसोमो मियेधः । यज्ञेन यज्ञमव यज्ञियः सन्यज्ञस्ते वज्रमहिहत्य आवत् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 3.32.12

Transliteration

yajñó hí ta indra várdhano bhūd utá priyáḥ sutá-somo miyédhaḥ | yajñéna yajñám ava yajñíyaḥ sán yajñás te vájram ahi-hátye ā́vat ||

Translation

ഹേ ഇന്ദ്രാ, നിനക്കായി യജ്ഞം വർദ്ധകമാകുന്നു; പ്രിയമാണ് പിഷിത സോമം—മധുര ഹവിസ്സ്. യജ്ഞംകൊണ്ട് യജ്ഞത്തെ കാത്തുകൊൾക, യജ്ഞിയനേ (യജ്ഞാർഹനേ); അഹി-ഹത്യാർത്ഥം—സർപ്പബലത്തിന്റെ സംഹാരത്തിനായി—യജ്ഞം നിന്റെ വജ്രത്തെ ദൃഢമാക്കി.

Word by Word

यज्ञःsacrifice, ritual

हिindeed, for

तेof you, your

इन्द्रO Indra

वर्धनःincreaser, promoter

भूत्became, was

उतand also, moreover

प्रियःdear, beloved

सुतसोमःpressed Soma (drink)

मियेधःrewarder/giver; benefactor (Vedic epithet)

यज्ञेनby/with sacrifice

यज्ञम्the sacrifice

अवdown; forth; (with verb)

यज्ञियःworthy of sacrifice, sacrificial

सन्being

यज्ञःthe sacrifice

तेto you

वज्रम्the thunderbolt

अहिहत्येin the serpent-slaying (battle)

आtowards; (with verb)

अवत्helped, aided

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