Mantra 7

Sukta 91

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स ईं सत्येभिः सखिभिः शुचद्भिर्गोधायसं वि धनसैरदर्दः । ब्रह्मणस्पतिर्वृषभिर्वराहैर्घर्मस्वेदेभिर्द्रविणं व्याऽनट्

IAST Transliteration

sá ī́m satyébhiḥ sákhíbhiḥ śucádbhir godhā́yasaṃ ví dhanasáir adardaḥ | bráhmaṇaspátir vṛ́ṣabhir varā́hair gharmásvedebhir dráviṇaṃ vy-ā́naṭ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

He, even he, with true comrades, with the pure and shining, clave the godhāyasa asunder with crushing smiters. Brahmaṇaspati, with bulls, with boars, with heat-sweating powers, won forth the treasure.

Translation

Chính Người—vâng, chính Người—cùng các bạn hữu chân thật, cùng những bậc thanh khiết rực sáng, đã bổ đôi ‘godhāyasa’ bằng những đòn đánh nghiền nát. Brahmaṇaspati, cùng những bò đực, cùng những lợn rừng, cùng các năng lực đẫm mồ hôi vì sức nóng, đã làm cho kho báu hiển lộ và giành lấy.

Word by Word

सःhe (that one)

ईम्indeed; just

सत्येभिःwith the true (ones/means)

सखिभिःwith friends

शुचद्भिःwith the shining/pure (ones)

गोधायसम्the iron-like/iron-bodied ‘godhā’ (lizard/serpent-like foe)

विapart; asunder

धनसाःwith riches/booty (as means)

अदर्दःhe crushed/split

ब्रह्मणस्पतिःBrahmaṇaspati

वृषभिःwith bulls

वराहैःwith boars

घर्मस्वेदेभिःwith hot sweats/heat-sweats

द्रविणम्wealth; treasure

विforth; widely

आनट्he attained/brought (forth)

Attribution

Rishi: Bṛhaspati (traditional RV attribution carried into AV 20 as RV-repetition context)

Devata: Brahmaṇaspati/Bṛhaspati

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (RV-style; AV 20 largely reproduces RV meters)

Mantra Rasa

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