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Ṛk 1.17.1

Indra, Varuṇa · Medhātithi Kāṇva

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Saṃhitā

इंद्रा॒वरु॑णयोर॒हं स॒म्राजो॒रव॒ आ वृ॑णे ।
ता नो॑ मृळात ई॒दृशे॑ ॥

इन्द्रावरुणयोर् अहं सम्राजोर् अव आ वृणे |
ता नो मृऌआत ईदृशे ||

índrāváruṇayorahám samrā́joráva ā́ vṛṇe ǀ
tā́ no mṛḷāta īdṛ́śe ǁ

indrāvaruṇayor ahaṃ samrājor ava ā vṛṇe |
tā no mṛḷāta īdṛśe ||

Padapāṭha

इन्द्रा॒वरु॑णयोः । अ॒हम् । स॒म्ऽराजोः॑ । अवः॑ । आ । वृ॒णे॒ ।
ता । नः॒ । मृ॒ळा॒तः॒ । ई॒दृशे॑ ॥

इन्द्रावरुणयोः । अहम् । सम्ऽराजोः । अवः । आ । वृणे ।
ता । नः । मृळातः । ईदृशे ॥

índrāváruṇayoḥ ǀ ahám ǀ sam-rā́joḥ ǀ ávaḥ ǀ ā́ ǀ vṛṇe ǀ
tā́ ǀ naḥ ǀ mṛḷātaḥ ǀ īdṛ́śe ǁ

indrāvaruṇayoḥ ǀ aham ǀ sam-rājoḥ ǀ avaḥ ǀ ā ǀ vṛṇe ǀ
tā ǀ naḥ ǀ mṛḷātaḥ ǀ īdṛśe ǁ

References

Maṇḍala · Sūkta · Ṛk
01.017.01
Aṣṭaka · Adhyāya · Varga · Ṛk
1.1.32.01
Maṇḍala · Anuvāka · Ṛk
01.04.058
Devatā देवता
Indra, Varuṇa
Ṛṣi ऋषि
Medhātithi Kāṇva
Chandas छन्दस्
Gāyatrī, Pādanicṛt
Svara स्वरः
षड्जः

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Ṛgveda 1.17.1

Interpretations

Kapali Shastri

Introduction

This is the sixth hymn in the fourth Section, with nine Riks, beginning with indrāvaruņayoḥ. The deities are Indra and Varuna. The Rishi and the metre are as before. The speciality here is that the two Riks beginning with yuvāku hi are cast in the metre of name pādanicṛn.

Translation

Tr. I seek the increase of the resplendent Indra and Varuna ; such, they make us happy.

Commentary

aham I; samrājoh of the resplendent; indrā-varuņayoḥ of Indra and of Varuna ; avaḥ increase-in me; āvṛne I pray for ; tā those two Gods ; idṛśe by reason of our seeking of this kind ; naḥ us; mpļātaḥ make happy.

ava: the termination as to the root av, in the sense of protection or increase. The birth of gods and their increase within the worshipper are among the fruits of the inner sacrifice.

mṛļātaḥ: mặd to please. Vedic Present in the sense of Benedictive to denote prayer.

Though stationed in Heaven, Indra is the monarch of Intelligence by his divine Mind. But Varuna is homed in Truth, increases the Truth, touches the Truth, full of Light; this characteristic of his is to be noted. The characteristics of both are dwelt upon in the first Section.