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Mantra 1

Sukta 52

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

वयं घ त्वा सुतावन्त आपो न वृक्तबर्हिषः । पवित्रस्य प्रस्रवणेषु वृत्रहन् परि स्तोतार आसते

IAST Transliteration

vayáṃ gha tvā sutā́vanta ā́po na vṛktábarhiṣaḥ | pavítrasya prasrávaṇeṣu vṛtrahan pári stotā́ra āsate

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

We verily, with Soma-pressings, like waters—our grass-seat duly strewn—at the outflowings of the strainer, O Vṛtra-slayer, the singers sit around thee in attendance.

Translation

Sesungguhnya kami, dengan perahan Soma, bagaikan air—dengan hamparan rumput yang disusun sepatutnya—di aliran keluar penapis (pavitra), wahai pembunuh Vṛtra, para penyanyi duduk mengelilingimu, menanti dan berkhidmat.

Word by Word

वयम्we

घindeed / surely

त्वाyou (as object)

सुतावन्तःhaving soma pressed / possessing pressed (soma)

आपःwaters

नlike / as

वृक्तबर्हिषःhaving the sacrificial grass strewn/spread

पवित्रस्यof the filter/strainer (pavitra)

प्रस्रवणेषुin the outflowing streams / in the channels of flow

वृत्रहन्O slayer of Vṛtra

परिaround

स्तोतारःpraisers / singers

आसतेsit / are seated

Attribution

Rishi: Ṛgvedic provenance (Soma-rite Indra hymn source)

Devata: Indra (Vṛtrahan)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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