Mantra 1

Sukta 114

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अभ्रातृव्यो अना त्वमनापिरिन्द्र जनुषा सनादसि । युधेदापित्वमिच्छसे

IAST Transliteration

a-bhrā́tr̥vyo anā́ tvám an-ā́piḥ índra jánuṣā sanā́d asi | yudhéd íd ā́pitvam ícchase

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Rival-less, unattached—without close alliance—O Indra, by birth thou art so from of old; yet in battle, indeed, thou seekest comradeship.

Translation

ହେ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର! ତୁମେ ଭ୍ରାତୃ-ବୈରୀହୀନ, ଆସକ୍ତିହୀନ—ନିକଟ ମୈତ୍ରୀବନ୍ଧନ ବିନା—ଅଛ; ଜନ୍ମରୁ ତୁମେ ପୁରାତନ କାଳରୁ ଏମିତି ହିଁ ଅଛ। ତଥାପି ଯୁଦ୍ଧରେ ତୁମେ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ସାଥୀତ୍ୱ (ସଖ୍ୟ) ଖୋଜୁଛ।

Word by Word

• अभ्रातृव्यः: without a rival/foe (lit. without ‘brother-enemy’)
• अभ्रातृव्यः: कर्तृ (त्वम्-विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-भ्रातृव्य (भ्रातृव्य- प्रातिपदिक)

• अना: not; indeed not (negation/emphasis)
• अना: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अना (अव्यय) अथवा ‘अ-ना’ (न/ना-निषेध)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• अनापिः: unbound; not fastened/entangled
• अनापिः: कर्तृ (त्वम्-विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-नापि (नापि- प्रातिपदिक) अथवा अ-नापिन्

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• जनुषा: by birth; from birth
• जनुषा: करण (हेतु/प्रकारेण) अथवा अधिकरण-भावे
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन् (धातु) → जनुस्/जनुष् (प्रातिपदिक ‘birth’)

• सनात्: from of old; since ancient times
• सनात्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सनात् (अव्यय)

• असि: you are
• असि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)

• युधे: for battle; for fighting
• युधे: सम्प्रदान (प्रयोजनार्थे) अथवा अधिकरण (युद्धे) — here: प्रयोजन
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध् (धातु) → युध्/युध् (प्रातिपदिक ‘battle’)

• इद: indeed; just
• इद: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इद्/इदं (अव्यय/निपात)

• अपि: also; even
• अपि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• इच्छसे: you desire; you wish
• इच्छसे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु ‘to desire’)

Attribution

Rishi: Ṛgvedic attribution via RV parallel (to be fixed by cross-index)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (two-pāda structure with extended cadence; confirm via RV source).

Mantra Rasa

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