Mantra 3

Sukta 110

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

त्रिकद्रुकेषु चेतनं देवासो यज्ञमत्नत । तमिद् वर्धन्तु नो गिरः

IAST Transliteration

trikadrúkeṣu cetánaṃ devā́so yajñám atnata | tám íd vardhantu no gíraḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

In the Trikadruka pressings the Gods stretched forth the quickening power, the Sacrifice. That very power—may our uttered hymns increase it.

Translation

Trong những lần ép (soma) tại Trikadruka, các thần đã dốc sức mở rộng năng lực làm thức tỉnh—chính là tế lễ (yajña). Nguyện những lời tụng ca của chúng con làm cho năng lực ấy tăng trưởng.

Word by Word

त्रिकद्रुकेषुin the Trikadrukas (three-pressing places/three Soma-pressings)

चेतनम्the impulse/animation; the enlivening (power)

देवासःthe gods

यज्ञम्the sacrifice

अत्नतthey set in motion / they strove for

तम्him/that

इत्indeed; just

वर्धन्तुlet (them) increase

नःfor us / our

गिरःsongs; hymns; utterances

Attribution

Rishi: Ṛgvedic provenance (AV 20 ‘borrowed’ material); specific r̥ṣi not determinable from the provided excerpt alone.

Devata: Devas (collective), with Soma-rite as the operative focus.

Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-family in RV source; meter not securely determinable from excerpt alone.

Mantra Rasa

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