Mantra 3

Sukta 94

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

एन्द्रवाहो नृपतिं वज्रबाहुमुग्रमुग्रासस्तविषास एनम्। प्रत्वक्षसं वृषभं सत्यशुष्ममेमस्मत्रा सधमादो वहन्तु

IAST Transliteration

éndravāho nṛpátiṃ vájrabāhum ugrám ugrā́sas tavíṣāsa enam | pratvakṣásaṃ vṛṣabháṃ satyáśuṣmam imám asmatrā́ sadhámādo vahantu |

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

O Indra-bearers—fierce and strong—bear hither to our side this lord of men, the thunderbolt-armed, the fierce; him waxing strong, the Bull of true might: let the fellow-rejoicers convey him.

Translation

Hỡi những kẻ chuyên chở Indra—mãnh liệt và cường tráng—hãy đưa về phía chúng ta vị chúa của loài người, kẻ mang vajra nơi cánh tay, đấng dữ dội ấy. Ngài đang lớn mạnh, là Con Bò của uy lực chân thật; xin những người cùng vui cùng uống hãy rước ngài đến đây.

Word by Word

आtowards, unto

इन्द्रवाहःIndra-borne / having Indra as (its) bearer

नृपतिम्the lord of men, king

वज्रबाहुम्having the thunderbolt as arm / thunder-armed

उग्रम्fierce, mighty

उग्रासःthe fierce ones

तविषासःthe strong ones / powers

एनम्him

प्रforth, forward

त्वक्षसम्vigorous, strong-bodied (lit. having firm ‘skin/covering’)

वृषभम्bull; (fig.) the pre-eminent one

सत्यशुष्मम्whose might is true / truly powerful

इमम्this (one), him here

अस्मत्राhither to us; in our direction

सधमादःcompanions at the common feast/pressing; fellow-revellers

वहन्तुlet them carry/bring

Attribution

Rishi: Ṛgvedic provenance (Indra hymn material)

Devata: Indra (and his bearers/teams as subsidiary agents)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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