Mantra 8

Sukta 70

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इन्द्र इद्धर्योः सचा संमिश्ल आ वचोयुजा । इन्द्रो वज्री हिरण्ययः

IAST Transliteration

índra íd haryóḥ sácā sáṁmiśla ā́ vacoyújā | índro vajrī hiraṇyáyaḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Indra indeed, with the two bay steeds in company, closely joined, comes hither—yoked by speech; Indra, the thunderbolt-bearer, golden-bright.

Translation

ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର ନିଶ୍ଚୟ, ଦୁଇ ହରିତ (ଘୋଡ଼ା) ସହ ସଙ୍ଗେ, ଘନିଷ୍ଠ ଭାବେ ସଂମିଶ୍ର ହୋଇ, ବାଣୀଦ୍ୱାରା ଯୁକ୍ତ (ରଥ) ଉପରେ ଏଠାକୁ ଆସନ୍ତି; ବଜ୍ରଧାରୀ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣ-ପ୍ରଭାମୟ।

Word by Word

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• इत्: indeed, just
• इत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत् (निपात)

• हर्योः: of the two bay steeds
• हर्योः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)

• सचा: together with
• सचा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सच् (अव्यय/निपात; ‘सह’ अर्थे)

• सम्मिश्लः: mingled/closely joined
• सम्मिश्लः: कर्तृ (कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-मिश्र (प्रातिपदिक; ‘mixed, joined’)

• आ: towards, unto
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• वचोयुजा: yoking/attaching (himself) to speech; speech-yoked
• वचोयुजा: कर्तृ (कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वचस् + युज् (समास; ‘speech’ + ‘yoking/connecting’)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• वज्री: the wielder of the thunderbolt
• वज्री: कर्तृ (कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: वज्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• हि: for, indeed
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (निपात)

• हिरण्ययः: golden
• हिरण्ययः: कर्तृ (कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिरण्यय (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Ṛgvedic seer per RV parallel.

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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