Mantra 20

Sukta 70

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

वयं शूरेभिरस्तृभिरिन्द्र त्वया युजा वयम्। सासह्याम पृतन्यतः

IAST Transliteration

vayáṃ śūrébhir ástṛbhir índra tváyā yújā vayám | sāsahyā́ma pṛtanyatáḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

We—with heroes, with the unpierced and steadfast—O Indra, with thee as yoked ally, we: may we overpower the battle-waging foes.

Translation

我们与勇士同在，与不为所穿、坚毅不屈者同在；因陀罗啊，以你为并驾的盟友，我们愿压倒那些好战的敌人。

Word by Word

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• शूरेभिः: with/through heroes, brave men
• शूरेभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर (प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्तृभिः: with weapon-bearers / armed (ones)
• अस्तृभिः: करण
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: अस्तृ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अस्त्र’/‘अस्त्रिन्’ अर्थे—शस्त्रधारी/अस्त्रयुक्त)

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (Vocative)
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्वया: with you / by you
• त्वया: करण
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• युजा: as an ally/companion (yoked with us)
• युजा: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: युज् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘युज्’ = yoked companion/ally; instr. sg. ‘युजा’)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सासह्याम: may we two overcome / may we prevail
• सासह्याम: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: सह् (धातु) + सन्/आशिष्-लकार (वेदिक रूप: ‘सासह्याम’)

• पृतन्यतः: from the hostile attacker / of the battling (foe)
• पृतन्यतः: अपादान (विपक्षतः/शत्रोः) / सम्बन्ध
• Type: Participle (Adjectival) / Noun
• Root: पृतन्यत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पृतन्/पृतन्य् ‘to fight, wage battle’ → ‘pṛtanyat’ = fighting/hostile)

Attribution

Rishi: RV-derived Indra hymn; r̥ṣi per RV source mapping

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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