Mantra 7

Sukta 24

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

योगेयोगे तवस्तरं वाजेवाजे हवामहे । सखाय इन्द्रमूतये

IAST Transliteration

yóge-yoge tavástaraṃ vā́je-vāje havāmahe | sákhāya índram ūtáye

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

At every yoking, at every winning of the prize, we invoke the mightier—Indra—as comrades, for his succour.

Translation

Mỗi lần tra ách, mỗi lần giành được phần thưởng, chúng ta khấn gọi đấng mạnh hơn—Indra—như một người bạn, để cầu sự cứu trợ của ngài.

Word by Word

• योगे: in (each) yoking/occasion
• योगे: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (√युज्)

• योगे: in (each) yoking/occasion
• योगे: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (√युज्)

• तवस्तरम्: the more powerful/stronger (one)
• तवस्तरम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective (comparative)
• Root: तवस्तर (तवस् + -तर)

• वाजे: in (each) contest/prize-winning (time)
• वाजे: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज

• वाजे: in (each) contest/prize-winning (time)
• वाजे: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज

• हवामहे: we invoke/call upon
• हवामहे: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ह्वा (ह्वयति) / √हू (जुहोति) — Vedic: हवामहे

• सखायः: (we) companions/friends
• सखायः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखि

• इन्द्रम्: Indra
• इन्द्रम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: इन्द्र

• ऊतये: for aid/help
• ऊतये: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊति

Attribution

Rishi: Commonly attributed in RV tradition to Vasiṣṭha (RV 7.32.26); AV reuse retains the verse as a floating success-formula

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Gāyatrī

Mantra Rasa

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