Mantra 3

Sukta 104

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आ नो विश्वासु हव्य इन्द्रः समत्सु भूषतु । उप ब्रह्माणि सवनानि वृत्रहा परमज्या ऋचीषमः

IAST Transliteration

ā́ no víśvāsu hávye índraḥ samátsu bhūṣatu | úpa bráhmāṇi sávanāni vṛtrahā́ paramajyā́ ṛ́cīṣamaḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Hither to us, in every offering, in all encounters, let Indra show him gracious:—near to our prayers, our pressings,—Vṛtra-slayer, best-armed, most rich in sacred verses.

Translation

ଆମ ପାଖକୁ, ସମସ୍ତ ହବ୍ୟରେ, ସମସ୍ତ ସମତ୍ସୁ (ସଂଘର୍ଷରେ) ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର କୃପାଳୁ ହୋଇ ଆସୁନ୍ତୁ। ଆମ ବ୍ରହ୍ମାଣି (ମନ୍ତ୍ର), ଆମ ସବନ (ସୋମପାନ) ନିକଟକୁ ଆସ—ବୃତ୍ରହା, ପରମ ଅଜ୍ୟ (ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ଶସ୍ତ୍ରଧାରୀ), ଋଚୀଷମ (ଋଚିରେ ଅତିସମୃଦ୍ଧ)।

Word by Word

• आ: towards, hither
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)

• नः: to us / for us
• नः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (pronoun)

• विश्वासु: in all (situations/places)
• विश्वासु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: विश्व (prātipadika)

• हव्ये: in/at the oblation (offering)
• हव्ये: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: हव्य (prātipadika)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Kartā
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: इन्द्र (prātipadika)

• समत्सु: in battles
• समत्सु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: समत्/समत्सु (prātipadika; from सम्+अद्/अत् ‘conflict’ → ‘battle’)

• भूषतु: may (he) favor / adorn / be gracious
• भूषतु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भूष् (dhātu)

• उप: near; towards; upon
• उप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप (indeclinable/preverb)

• ब्रह्माणि: sacred formulas, prayers
• ब्रह्माणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (prātipadika)

• सवनानि: pressings (Soma-pressings), ritual sessions
• सवनानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सवन (prātipadika)

• वृत्रहा: Vr̥tra-slayer
• वृत्रहा: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective (epithet)
• Root: वृत्रहन् (prātipadika; epithet)

• परमज्या: most powerful / supremely victorious
• परमज्या: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: परमज्य (prātipadika; superlative-like ‘most mighty/most victorious’)

• ऋचीषमः: abounding in ṛc-hymns (rich in verses)
• ऋचीषमः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: ऋचीषम (prātipadika; ‘rich in ṛc-verses’)

Attribution

Rishi: RV-derived (Indra hymn tradition).

Devata: Indra

Chandas: RV meter (likely Triṣṭubh; confirm against RV source).

Mantra Rasa

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