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Mantra 7

Sukta 1.131

Rishi: Gautama Rāhūgaṇa (traditionally for RV 1.131)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

त्वं तमिन्द्र वावृधानो अस्मयुरमित्रयन्तं तुविजात मर्त्यं वज्रेण शूर मर्त्यम् । जहि यो नो अघायति शृणुष्व सुश्रवस्तमः । रिष्टं न यामन्नप भूतु दुर्मतिर्विश्वाप भूतु दुर्मतिः ॥

Transliteration

tváṃ tám indra vavṛdhānáḥ asma-yúḥ amitra-yántam tuví-jāta mártyam vájreṇa śūra mártyam | jahí yó no aghāyáti śṛṇuṣvá suśrávas-tamaḥ | riṣṭáṃ ná yā́mann ápa bhūtu durmatír víśvā́ ápa bhūtu durmatíḥ ||

Translation

Thou, O Indra, growing in strength, smite with the thunderbolt, O hero, that mortal who is hostile and would harm us. Slay him who seeks our hurt; hear us, O most perfectly famed. Let not a wounding mischance be on our path; let every evil will be driven away—driven away.

Word by Word

त्वम्thou

तम्him

इन्द्रO Indra

वावृधानःgrowing strong, waxing

अस्मयुःhostile to us, hating us

अमित्रयन्तम्acting as an enemy

तुविजातO much-born / of many births (mighty-born)

मर्त्यम्a mortal

वज्रेणwith the thunderbolt

शूरO hero

मर्त्यम्the mortal

जहिslay

यःwho

नःto us / of us

अघायतिdoes harm, plots evil

शृणुष्वhear

सुश्रवस्तमःO most famed / best-renowned

रिष्टम्injury, harm

नlike, as

यामन्on the way, in the course (of travel)

अपaway

भूतुlet it be

दुर्मतिःevil intent, ill-will

विश्वwholly, entirely

अपaway

भूतुlet it be

दुर्मतिःevil intent, ill-will