Atharva Veda 20.29.2: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 29, Mantra 2

Sukta 29

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इन्द्र॒मित् के॒शिना॒ हरी॑ सोम॒पेया॑य वक्षतः । उप॑ य॒ज्ञं सु॒राध॑सम्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 20.29.2

IAST Transliteration

índram ít keśínā hárī soma-péyāya vakṣataḥ | úpa yajñáṃ su-rā́dhasam ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Even Indra—let the two bay steeds with flowing manes convey the Soma-drinker hither, unto the sacrifice, the well-bounteous.

Translation

इन्द्रमपि केशिनौ हरी सोमपेयाय इह वहताम्; सुराधसं यज्ञम् उप।

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Word by Word

• इन्द्रम्: Indra (as the object of invocation)
• इन्द्रम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• केशिना: with the long-haired one / with the maned one
• केशिना: करण (सह/साधनभाव; ‘केशिन्’ विशेषणेन सह)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: केशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• हरी: the two bay steeds (of Indra)
• हरी: कर्तृ (वक्षतः इत्यस्य कर्तारौ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)

• सोमपेयाय: for the Soma-drinker (Indra)
• सोमपेयाय: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun (epithet)
• Root: सोमपेय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सोम’+‘पेया’)

• वक्षतः: (you two) bring / convey
• वक्षतः: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु; वहति ‘to carry/bring’)

• उप: towards, near
• उप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• यज्ञम्: the sacrifice, ritual
• यज्ञम्: कर्म (गत्यर्थे ‘उप’ सह; गन्तव्य/प्राप्तव्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुराधसम्: well-endowed / richly rewarding
• सुराधसम्: कर्म (यज्ञम्-विशेषणत्वेन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुराधस् (प्रातिपदिक; सु+राधस्)

Attribution

Rishi: RV-derived

Devata: Indra (with Harī as his conveyance)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: adbhuta