Mantra 1

Sukta 100

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अधा हीन्द्र गिर्वण उप त्वा कामान् महः ससृज्महे । उदेव यन्त उदभिः

IAST Transliteration

adhā́ híndra girvaṇa úpa tvā kā́mān maháḥ sasṛjmáhe | udéva yánta udábhiḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Therefore, O Indra, song-delighting, toward thee we set our mighty wishes forth—going upward, even as with swelling floods.

Translation

Vì thế, hỡi Indra, đấng vui thích lời ca, chúng tôi hướng về ngài mà phóng gửi những ước nguyện lớn lao—vươn lên cao như những dòng nước lũ đang dâng tràn.

Word by Word

अधthen, thereafter

हिindeed, for

इन्द्रO Indra

गिर्वणःO praised-by-singers (epithet of Indra)

उपtowards, near

त्वाyou (as object)

कामान्desires, wishes

महःof greatness, of the great (power)

ससृज्महेwe have sent forth / we have set in motion

उदup, forth

एवindeed, just

यन्तःgoing, proceeding

उदभिःwith waters

Attribution

Rishi: RV provenance (requires RV concordance).

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-type (incomplete verse here; meter confirmation requires full RV stanza).

Mantra Rasa

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