Mantra 1

Sukta 25

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अश्वः। अश्रान्तस्य त्वा मनसा युनज्मि प्रथमस्य च । उत्कूलमुद्वहो भवोदुह्य प्रति धावतात्

IAST Transliteration

áśvaḥ | aśrā́ntasya tvā mánasā yunájmi prathamásya ca | utkū́lam udvahó bhava udúhyaḥ práti dhāvatāt

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The Horse: Thee, of the unwearied, with mind I yoke, for foremost place as well. Become an up-bearer over the bank; fit to be drawn up—run thou forth in answer.

Translation

“Con Ngựa”: Với tâm trí không mệt mỏi, ta thắng ách cho ngươi, để ngươi cũng đạt địa vị đứng đầu. Hãy trở thành kẻ nâng chở vượt bờ; xứng đáng được kéo lên—khi được gọi, hãy lao ra đáp lại.

Word by Word

अश्वःthe horse

अश्रान्तस्यof the unwearied (tireless)

त्वाyou

मनसाwith (my) mind

युनज्मिI yoke / I harness

प्रथमस्यof the first

चand

उत्कूलम्up to the bank; upward/out of the water

उद्वहःcarry up! lift out!

भवbe! become!

उदुह्यhaving carried up / having lifted out

प्रतिtowards; in response to

धावतात्let him/it run; may it hasten

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (pragmatic equine charm corpus)

Devata: Aśva (the horse as empowered subject); success-force (implicit)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (with prose-like opening label ‘aśvaḥ’)

Mantra Rasa

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