Mantra 1

Sukta 99

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अभि त्वा पूर्वपीतय इन्द्र स्तोमेभिरायवः । समीचीनास ऋभवः समस्वरन् रुद्रा गृणन्त पूर्व्यम्

IAST Transliteration

abhí tvā pūrvápītaya índra stómebhir ā́yavaḥ | samīcīnā́sa ṛ́bhavaḥ sám asvaran rudrā́ gṛṇanta pū́rvyam ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Unto thee, O Indra, the erst-drinkers, the Āyavas, with praises press; in seemly order the Ṛbhus sounded forth together; the Rudras hymn thy ancient glory.

Translation

ਹੇ ਇੰਦਰ, ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਸੋਮ ਪੀਣ ਵਾਲੇ—ਆਯਵ (Āyavas)—ਸਤੋਤ੍ਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਤੇਰੇ ਵੱਲ ਦਬਾਉਂਦੇ ਹੋਏ ਆਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ਸੁਚੱਜੇ ਕ੍ਰਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਿਭੂ (Ṛbhus) ਇਕੱਠੇ ਸੁਰ ਉਚਾਰਦੇ ਹਨ; ਰੁਦ੍ਰ ਤੇਰੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਚੀਨ ਮਹਿਮਾ ਦਾ ਗੁਣਗਾਨ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ।

Word by Word

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

• त्वा: you (acc. sg.)
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• पूर्वपीतयः: the earlier drinkers / those who drank before (epithet of worshippers)
• पूर्वपीतयः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: पूर्वपीति- (प्रातिपदिक; पूर्व + पीति)

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

• स्तोमेभिः: with hymns/praises
• स्तोमेभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोम- (प्रातिपदिक)

• आयवः: the Āyus/Āyava people (worshippers)
• आयवः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयु- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘आयु’ → ‘आयवः’ nom. pl. ved.)

• समीचीनासः: well-directed, fitting, harmonious
• समीचीनासः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समीचीन- (प्रातिपदिक)

• ऋभवः: the Ṛbhus
• ऋभवः: Kartā
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: ऋभु- (प्रातिपदिक)

• सम्: together, completely
• सम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• अस्वरन्: they sounded/sang
• अस्वरन्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्वर् (स्वरँ/स्वर्) ‘to sound, sing’

• रुद्राः: the Rudras
• रुद्राः: Kartā
• Type: Noun (proper/class)
• Root: रुद्र- (प्रातिपदिक)

• गृणन्त: they praised/sang
• गृणन्त: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गृ (गृण्/गॄ) ‘to sing, praise’

• पूर्व्यम्: the ancient/primeval one (or: ancient [praise])
• पूर्व्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: पूर्व्य- (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: RV provenance (requires RV hymn concordance for ṛṣi).

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-type (to be confirmed from RV source).

Mantra Rasa

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