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Ṛk 1.17.2

Indra, Varuṇa · Medhātithi Kāṇva

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Saṃhitā

गंता॑रा॒ हि स्थोऽव॑से॒ हवं॒ विप्र॑स्य॒ माव॑तः ।
ध॒र्तारा॑ चर्षणी॒नां ॥

गन्तारा हि स्थो ऽवसे हवं विप्रस्य मावतः |
धर्तारा चर्षणीनाम् ||

gántārā hí sthó’vase hávam víprasya mā́vataḥ ǀ
dhartā́rā carṣaṇīnā́m ǁ

gantārā hi stho 'vase havaṃ viprasya māvataḥ |
dhartārā carṣaṇīnām ||

Padapāṭha

गन्ता॑रा । हि । स्थः । अव॑से । हव॑म् । विप्र॑स्य । माऽव॑तः ।
ध॒र्तारा॑ । च॒र्ष॒णी॒नाम् ॥

गन्तारा । हि । स्थः । अवसे । हवम् । विप्रस्य । माऽवतः ।
धर्तारा । चर्षणीनाम् ॥

gántārā ǀ hí ǀ stháḥ ǀ ávase ǀ hávam ǀ víprasya ǀ mā́-vataḥ ǀ
dhartā́rā ǀ carṣaṇīnā́m ǁ

gantārā ǀ hi ǀ sthaḥ ǀ avase ǀ havam ǀ viprasya ǀ mā-vataḥ ǀ
dhartārā ǀ carṣaṇīnām ǁ

References

Maṇḍala · Sūkta · Ṛk
01.017.02
Aṣṭaka · Adhyāya · Varga · Ṛk
1.1.32.02
Maṇḍala · Anuvāka · Ṛk
01.04.059
Devatā देवता
Indra, Varuṇa
Ṛṣi ऋषि
Medhātithi Kāṇva
Chandas छन्दस्
Gāyatrī, Pādanicṛt
Svara स्वरः
षड्जः

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Ṛgveda 1.17.2

Interpretations

Kapali Shastri

Translation

Tr. Attain to the call of the illumined seer like me for increase, upholders of the seers of truth.

Commentary

O Indra and Varuna, you, avase to increase (se in the sense of infinitive of purpose on av) for the increase of those who perform the inner sacrifice; māvataḥ of those like me (in the topic on vatup, the supplement says that the usage in the Veda is for resemblance); viprasya of the illumined: seer; havam the call; gantārau who attain; sthaḥ be; of what kind ? carşaņinām dhartārā upholders of persons who see the subtle truth or the secret of the gods.

carṣaniḥ in the act of seeing. The gods, Indra and Varuna carry the weal of the seer Rishis. carṣanayaḥ is not to be taken to denote the common man.