Mantra 6

Sukta 91

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इन्द्रो वलं रक्षितारं दुघानां करेणेव वि चकर्ता रवेण । स्वेदाञ्जिभिराशिरमिच्छमानोऽरोदयत् पणिमा गा अमुष्णात्

IAST Transliteration

índro valáṃ rakṣitā́raṃ dúghānāṃ karéṇeva ví cakarta ráveṇa | svedā́ñjibhir āśíram icchámāno 'ródayat paṇím ā́ gā́ amuṣṇāt

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Indra, with roar, as with an elephant’s hand, clave Vala, the guardian of the milk-yielding kine. Seeking refreshment with his sweat-besprent helpers, he made the Paṇi wail, and carried off the cows.

Translation

इंद्राने आपल्या गर्जनेने—जसा हत्ती सोंडेने करतो तसा—दूध देणाऱ्या गायींचा रक्षक वल याला फोडून टाकले. घामाने भिजलेल्या आपल्या सहाय्यकांसह तृप्ती/पोषण शोधत त्याने पणि (Paṇi) ला रडवले आणि गायी सोडवून घेऊन गेला.

Word by Word

इन्द्रःIndra

वलम्Vala (the enclosure/cave; demon/obstacle)

रक्षितारम्the guardian/protector

दुघानाम्of the milch-cows (milk-givers)

करेणwith (his) hand

इवas/like

विapart, asunder (prefix)

चकर्तhe split/cleft

रवेणwith a roar/cry

स्वेदाञ्जिभिःwith sweat(-smeared) unguents/ointments

आशिरम्refreshment; (desired) portion/food

इच्छमानःdesiring, seeking

अरोदयत्he caused to weep/cry; he made (them) cry out

पणिम्the Paṇi (miser/robber; demon-like trader)

आtowards; completely (prefix)

गाःcows

अमुष्णात्he stole/robbed

Attribution

Rishi: Indra-cycle (Rigvedic provenance within AV 20)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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