Mantra 7
Sukta 5
यस्ते शृङ्गवृषो नपात् प्रणपात् कुण्डपाय्यः । न्यस्मिन्दध्र आ मनः
yás te śṛṅgavṛ́ṣo napā́t práṇapāt kuṇḍapā́yyaḥ | ní asmín dadhré ā́ mánaḥ
That horned Bull—thy offspring, thy mightier offspring, the bowl-drinker—hath set his mind down upon this (man).
ਜੋ ਸਿੰਗਾਂ ਵਾਲਾ ਵ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਭ—ਤੇਰਾ ਪੁੱਤਰ, ਤੇਰਾ ਹੋਰ ਵੀ ਬਲਵਾਨ ਪੁੱਤਰ, ਕੁੰਡਪਾਯ੍ਯ (ਪਿਆਲੇ ਦਾ ਪੀਣ ਵਾਲਾ)—ਉਸ ਨੇ ਇਸ (ਮਨੁੱਖ) ਉੱਤੇ ਆਪਣਾ ਮਨ ਟਿਕਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਹੈ।
Rishi: Ṛgvedic source attribution (as per underlying RV hymn)
Devata: Indra (and his empowered emanation associated with Soma-drinking)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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