Mantra 65
Rishi: Vedic tradition attributes many Indra-stotras to seers of the Bharadvāja/Viśvāmitra/Kaṇva circles; in VS usage treated as received mantra (śruti) without separate ritual r̥ṣi assignment.
Devata: Indra (Vṛtrahan)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (RV-style stotra metre; adapted in VS recitation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ तू न॑ इन्द्र वृत्रहन्न॒स्माक॑म॒र्धमा ग॑हि । म॒हान्म॒हीभि॑रू॒तिभि॑ः ॥
Transliteration
ā tū na índra vṛtrahan asmā́kam ardhám ā́ gahi | mahā́n mahī́bhir ūtíbhīḥ ||
Translation
โอ อินทระ ผู้สังหารวฤตระ จงมาที่นี่เถิด จงมาสู่ส่วนอันเป็นของพวกเราเถิด ท่านยิ่งใหญ่ ด้วยความช่วยเหลืออันยิ่งใหญ่ทั้งหลาย
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
आ । तू । नः । इन्द्र । वृत्र-हन् । अस्माकम् । अर्धम् । आ । गहि । महान् । महीभिः । ऊतिभिः ।
Word by Word
आhither; towards (as a preverb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
तूindeed; surely
तू:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (निपात) / tu (particle)
नःof us; our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक) / asmad
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) / indra
वृत्रहन्O slayer of Vṛtra
वृत्रहन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Epithet
Rootवृत्रहन् (प्रातिपदिक; वृत्र + हन्) / vṛtrahan
अस्माकम्of us; our
अस्माकम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक) / asmad
अर्धम्to (our) side; to our part
अर्धम्:
कर्म (गत्यर्थे लक्ष्य-स्थानम्) / goal-object
TypeNoun
Rootअर्ध (प्रातिपदिक) / ardha
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
गहिcome!
गहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु) / gam
महान्great
महान्:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक) / mahat
महीभिःwith mighty (powers/forces)
महीभिः:
करण (means/association)
TypeNoun
Rootमही (प्रातिपदिक) / mahī
ऊतिभिःwith helps; with protections
ऊतिभिः:
करण (means/aid)
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (प्रातिपदिक) / ūti
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