Mantra 63

Rishi: Ṛgvedic Indra hymn tradition (ṛṣi varies by anukramaṇī)

Devata: Indra (with Maruts as associated)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; extended pādas)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

ये त्वा॑ऽहि॒हत्ये॑ मघव॒न्नव॑र्ध॒न्ये शा॑म्ब॒रे ह॑रिवो॒ ये गवि॑ष्टौ । ये त्वा॑ नू॒नम॑नु॒मद॑न्ति॒ विप्रा॒: पिबे॑न्द्र॒ सोम॒ᳪ सग॑णो म॒रुद्भि॑:

Transliteration

yé tvā’hihatye maghavann ávardhanye śā́mbare harivo yé gávīṣṭau | yé tvā nū́nám anumádanti víprāḥ píbe’ndra sómaṃ ságaṇo marúdbhiḥ ||

Translation

Mereka yang menambah kekuatanmu, wahai yang pemurah, dalam pembunuhan Ahi; mereka yang (dalam urusan) Śambara, wahai tuan kuda-kuda keemasan; mereka yang dalam pencarian lembu—para resi itu yang bahkan kini bersukacita dalam dirimu: minumlah, wahai Indra, Soma bersama pasukanmu, bersama para Marut.

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

ये । त्वा । अहि-हत्ये । मघवन् । अवर्धन् । ये । शाम्बरे । हरिवः । ये । गविष्टौ । ये । त्वा । नूनम् । अनुमदन्ति । विप्राः । पिब । इन्द्र । सोमम् । स-गणः । मरुद्भिः ।

Word by Word

येwho (those who)

त्वाyou

अहिहत्येin the slaying of the serpent (Vṛtra)

मघवन्O bountiful one (Indra)

अवर्धन्they strengthened / increased

येwho

शाम्बरेin/against Śambara

हरिवःO you of the tawny steeds

येwho

गविष्टौin the quest for cattle / in the cattle-raid

येwho

त्वाyou

नूनम्now; indeed

अनुमदन्तिthey rejoice in/approve/favour

विप्राःinspired sages/priests

पिबdrink

इन्द्रO Indra

सोमम्Soma

सगणःtogether with your troop/company

मरुद्भिःwith the Maruts

Entities Mentioned

Indra

Maruts

Ritual Context

Viniyoga (Ritual Application)

Commentary Summary

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Vedic Cosmology

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