Atharva Veda 20.32.2: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 32, Mantra 2

Sukta 32

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आ त्वा॑ ह॒र्यन्तं॑ प्र॒युजो॒ जना॑नां॒ रथे॑ वहन्तु॒ हरि॑शिप्रमिन्द्र । पिबा॒ यथा॒ प्रति॑भृतस्य॒ मध्वो॒ हर्य॑न् य॒ज्ञं स॑ध॒मादे॒ दशो॑णिम्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 20.32.2

IAST Transliteration

ā́ tvā háryantaṃ prayújo jánānāṃ ráthe vahantu háriśipram indra | píba yáthā práti-bhṛtasya mádhvo háryan yajñáṃ sadhámāde dáśoṇim

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Hither let the harnessed powers of men convey thee, eager, on the chariot, O Indra of tawny jaw. Drink, that of the honeyed draught set forth, rejoicing, thou mayest in the common feast enjoy the sacrifice, tenfold in its fullness.

Translation

ขอให้พลังที่เทียมแอกของมนุษย์ทั้งหลายพาท่านผู้เร่าร้อนมาที่นี่บนรถศึก—โอ้ อินทระ (Indra) ผู้มีขากรรไกรสีเหลืองทอง. โปรดดื่มน้ำหวาน (madhu) ที่จัดถวายไว้ เพื่อท่านจะได้ชื่นบาน และในงานเลี้ยงร่วม (sadhāmāda) ได้เสวยยัญพิธี (yajña) ให้เต็มเปี่ยมเป็นสิบเท่า

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Word by Word

• आ: hither, towards
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)

• त्वा: you (as object)
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (त्वद्)

• हर्यन्तम्: the bay-horsed / having tawny steeds
• हर्यन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्यत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘हरि-युक्त/हरि-सम्बद्ध’)

• प्रयुजः: yokers, harnessers
• प्रयुजः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयुज् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘युज्’ से)

• जनानाम्: of people
• जनानाम्: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)

• रथे: on/in the chariot
• रथे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)

• वहन्तु: let them carry/bring
• वहन्तु: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह्

• हरिशिप्रम्: (you) of tawny cheeks/jaws (epithet of Indra)
• हरिशिप्रम्: Karma (सम्बोधनार्थे अपि प्रयुज्यते)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरिशिप्र (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र-विशेषण)

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

• पिब: drink!
• पिब: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (पिबति)

• यथा: so that; as
• यथा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• प्रतिभृतस्य: of the presented/offered (drink)
• प्रतिभृतस्य: —
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: प्रतिभृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; प्रति-√भृ ‘to bring/offer’)

• मध्वः: of the sweet drink (mead/soma)
• मध्वः: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)

• हर्यन्: rejoicing/eager (Indra)
• हर्यन्: Kartā (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Participle (verbal adjective)
• Root: हर्य (धातु/वर्तमान कृदन्त; √हृ/हर्य ‘to be eager/joyful, to be bay-coloured’—वैदिक प्रयोग)

• यज्ञम्: the sacrifice
• यज्ञम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)

• सधमादे: in the common feast/banquet (sacrificial session)
• सधमादे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सधमाद (प्रातिपदिक)

• दशोणिम्: tenfold / having ten channels (epithet of the rite/pressing)
• दशोणिम्: Karma (यज्ञम् विशेषयति)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशोणि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दश’+‘ओणि/ओनि’)

Attribution

Rishi: Rigvedic provenance (Indra-soma hymn tradition)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (RV-style)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shringara

Secondary: vira