Adhyaya 20 Mantra 49 - Shukla Yajurveda | Chinese | Vedapath

Shukla Yajur Veda — Adhyaya 20, Mantra 49

Rishi: Indra-stuti tradition (RV-derived; transmitted in Vājasaneyin liturgical layer)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (dominant cadence; RV-style praise-formula)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ न॒ इन्द्रो॒ हरि॑भिर्या॒त्वच्छा॑र्वाची॒नोऽव॑से॒ राध॑से च । तिष्ठा॑ति व॒ज्री म॒घवा॑ विर॒प्शीमं य॒ज्ञमनु॑ नो॒ वाज॑सातौ

Transliteration

ā na índro háribhir yātv ácchārvācī́no’vase rā́dhase ca | tíṣṭhāti vajrī́ mághavā virapśī́m imáṃ yajñám ánu no vā́jasātau ||

Translation

愿因陀罗携其赭黄骏马，转向此方而来，为我们的救护与赐福。执金刚之武器者、慷慨者、臂力远及者，在我们这祭祀旁站立，于赢得力量与奖赏之时。

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

आ । नः । इन्द्रः । हरिभिः । यातु । अच्छ । अर्वाचीनः । अवसे । राधसे । च । तिष्ठाति । वज्री । मघवा । विरप्शीम् । इमम् । यज्ञम् । अनु । नः । वाजसातौ ।

Word by Word

आhither, towards

नःof us / for us

इन्द्रःIndra

हरिभिःwith the bay steeds

यातुlet him come

अच्छाtowards, straight to

अर्वाचीनःfacing this way, turned hither

अवसेfor help, for protection

राधसेfor bounty, for prosperity

चand

तिष्ठातिstands

वज्रीthe wielder of the thunderbolt

मघवाthe bountiful one

विरप्शीम्wide-reaching / far-spreading

इमम्this

यज्ञम्sacrifice

अनुalong, following

नःof us / for us

वाजसातौin the winning of prizes (in the contest for booty)

Entities Mentioned

Indra

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