Mantra 1

Sukta 110

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इन्द्राय मद्वने सुतं परि ष्टोभन्तु नो गिरः । अर्कमर्चन्तु कारवः

IAST Transliteration

índrāya mádvane sutáṃ pári ṣṭobhantu no gíraḥ | arkám arcantu kārávaḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For Indra, for exhilaration, round about the pressed draught let our songs resound; let the singers hymn the radiant praise.

Translation

इंद्रासाठी, मद (उत्साह) यासाठी, पिळलेल्या सोमाभोवती आमची गीते निनादू देत. कारव (गायक) अर्चना-रूप अर्क (स्तुती) गाऊ देत.

Word by Word

• इन्द्राय: to/for Indra
• इन्द्राय: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• मद्वने: in the exhilaration/joy (of soma-intoxication); in the gladdening state
• मद्वने: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्वन (प्रातिपदिक; मद् + वन)

• सुतम्: the pressed (soma)
• सुतम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: सु (धातु) → सुत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)

• परि: around; all around
• परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि

• ष्टोभन्तु: let (them) praise/chant
• ष्टोभन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तुभ् (धातु)

• नः: our
• नः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• गिरः: songs; hymns; utterances
• गिरः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अर्कम्: a hymn of praise; chant
• अर्कम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क (प्रातिपदिक)

• अर्चन्तु: let (them) sing/praise
• अर्चन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)

• कारवः: poets; singers
• कारवः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारु (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Ṛgvedic provenance; follow RV parallel attribution (to be verified).

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh or a short RV meter (verify by RV parallel).

Mantra Rasa

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