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Ṛk 1.16.4

Indra · Medhātithi Kāṇva

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Saṃhitā

उप॑ नः सु॒तमा ग॑हि॒ हरि॑भिरिंद्र के॒शिभिः॑ ।
सु॒ते हि त्वा॒ हवा॑महे ॥

उप नः सुतम् आ गहि हरिभिर् इन्द्र केशिभिः |
सुते हि त्वा हवामहे ||

úpa naḥ sutámā́ gahi háribhirindra keśíbhiḥ ǀ
suté hí tvā hávāmahe ǁ

upa naḥ sutam ā gahi haribhir indra keśibhiḥ |
sute hi tvā havāmahe ||

Padapāṭha

उप॑ । नः॒ । सु॒तम् । आ । ग॒हि॒ । हरि॑ऽभिः । इ॒न्द्र॒ । के॒शिऽभिः॑ ।
सु॒ते । हि । त्वा॒ । हवा॑महे ॥

उप । नः । सुतम् । आ । गहि । हरिऽभिः । इन्द्र । केशिऽभिः ।
सुते । हि । त्वा । हवामहे ॥

úpa ǀ naḥ ǀ sutám ǀ ā́ ǀ gahi ǀ hári-bhiḥ ǀ indra ǀ keśí-bhiḥ ǀ
suté ǀ hí ǀ tvā ǀ hávāmahe ǁ

upa ǀ naḥ ǀ sutam ǀ ā ǀ gahi ǀ hari-bhiḥ ǀ indra ǀ keśi-bhiḥ ǀ
sute ǀ hi ǀ tvā ǀ havāmahe ǁ

References

Maṇḍala · Sūkta · Ṛk
01.016.04
Aṣṭaka · Adhyāya · Varga · Ṛk
1.1.30.04
Maṇḍala · Anuvāka · Ṛk
01.04.052
Devatā देवता
Indra
Ṛṣi ऋषि
Medhātithi Kāṇva
Chandas छन्दस्
Gāyatrī
Svara स्वरः
षड्जः

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Ṛgveda 1.16.4

Interpretations

Kapali Shastri

Translation

Tr. Indra, come with thy long-maned coursers here to our Soma that is pressed out; we call thee as the Soma is pressed.

Commentary

O indra Indra; naḥ our; sutam to the Soma pressed out by us; upā gahi come close; by which carriers ? kesibhiḥ haribhih by long-maned coursers; hi because; sute as the Soma is pressed out (locative to denote cause); tvām thee; havāmahe we call, therefore come close.

The purpose of maned, adjective of hari (horses) has been said before.