Mantra 8

Sukta 47

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आ त्वा ब्रह्मयुजा हरी वहतामिन्द्र केशिना । उप ब्रह्माणि नः शृणु

IAST Transliteration

ā́ tvā bráhma-yújā hárī váhatām indra keśínā | úpa bráhmāṇi naḥ śṛṇu

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Hither let thy two bays, yoked by sacred spell, bear thee, O Indra, long-maned: draw near; hear thou our holy utterances.

Translation

ହେ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର, ଦୀର୍ଘକେଶୀ, ବ୍ରହ୍ମ-ୟୁଜା (ପବିତ୍ର ବନ୍ଧନ) ଦ୍ୱାରା ଯୁକ୍ତ ତୁମର ଦୁଇ ହରି (ଘୋଡ଼ା) ତୁମକୁ ଏଠାକୁ ଆଣୁନ୍ତୁ। ନିକଟକୁ ଆସ; ଆମର ବ୍ରହ୍ମାଣି (ପବିତ୍ର ମନ୍ତ୍ରୋଚ୍ଚାର) ଶୁଣ।

Word by Word

• आ: hither; towards
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• त्वा: you (as object)
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ब्रह्मयुजा: yoked with sacred prayer (brahman)
• ब्रह्मयुजा: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + युज (समास; प्रातिपदिक)

• हरी: the two bay steeds (of Indra)
• हरी: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)

• वहताम्: let (them) carry/bring
• वहताम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु)

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: Sampradāna (सम्बोधन/आह्वान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• केशिना: O long-haired one (epithet)
• केशिना: Sampradāna (सम्बोधन/आह्वान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: केशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• उप: near; towards
• उप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• ब्रह्माणि: prayers; sacred formulas
• ब्रह्माणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• नः: of us; our
• नः: —
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• शृणु: hear; listen
• शृणु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: RV-derived (as in AV 20’s Rigvedic collection).

Devata: Indra (with his Haris).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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