Mantra 1

Sukta 27

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यदिन्द्राहं यथा त्वमीशीय वस्व एक इत्। स्तोता मे गोषखा स्यात्

IAST Transliteration

yádi índrāháṃ yáthā tvám īśíya vásva éka ít | stótā me góṣakhā syāt

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

If, O Indra, even as thou, I might have lordship over wealth, alone indeed—then may my praiser be a cow-friend unto me.

Translation

Nếu, hỡi Indra, ta có thể như Ngài, một mình nắm quyền làm chủ của cải—thì xin cho người ca tụng ta trở thành “bạn của bò” đối với ta.

Word by Word

• यदि: if
• यदि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्तृ (of ईशीयेयम्)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्

• यथा: as, just as
• यथा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्तृ (implied, of ‘art/are’ in comparison)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्

• ईशीयेयम्: may I rule / may I be master
• ईशीयेयम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईश् (ईशते/ईष्टे) अथवा ईश् (ईशति) ‘to rule, be master of’

• वस्वः: of wealth, of riches
• वस्वः: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation to ‘एकः’/‘ईशीयेयम्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु

• एकः: alone, single
• एकः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (of अहम्) / predicate ‘alone’
• Type: Adjective (numeral) used substantively
• Root: एक

• इत्: indeed, just, only
• इत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable (emphatic particle)
• Root: इत्

• स्तोता: praiser, singer
• स्तोता: कर्तृ (of स्यात्)
• Type: Noun (agent)
• Root: स्तोतृ (from √स्तु ‘to praise’)

• मे: my, of me
• मे: सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (possessor: ‘my’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• गोषखा: a friend of cows (cow-protecting companion)
• गोषखा: कर्तृ-विशेषण (of स्तोता) / predicate nominative
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: गो- + सख (सखा) ‘cow’ + ‘friend/companion’

• स्यात्: may be, should be
• स्यात्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (to be)

Attribution

Rishi: Indra-stuti tradition (RV-derived); in AV 20 generally RV seers; specific r̥ṣi attribution depends on RV parallel for this verse.

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (RV-style stotra cadence; exact metrical classification depends on RV parallel).

Mantra Rasa

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