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Ṛk 1.32.14

Indra · Hiraṇyastūpa Āṅgirasa

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Saṃhitā

अहे॑र्या॒तारं॒ कम॑पश्य इंद्र हृ॒दि यत्ते॑ ज॒घ्नुषो॒ भीरग॑च्छत् ।
नव॑ च॒ यन्न॑व॒तिं च॒ स्रवं॑तीः श्ये॒नो न भी॒तो अत॑रो॒ रजां॑सि ॥

अहेर् यातारं कम् अपश्य इन्द्र हृदि यत् ते जघ्नुषो भीर् अगच्छत् |
नव च यन् नवतिं च स्रवन्तीः श्येनो न भीतो अतरो रजांसि ||

áheryātā́ram kámapaśya indra hṛdí yátte jaghnúṣo bhī́rágacchat ǀ
náva ca yánnavatím ca srávantīḥ śyenó ná bhītó átaro rájāṃsi ǁ

aher yātāraṃ kam apaśya indra hṛdi yat te jaghnuṣo bhīr agacchat |
nava ca yan navatiṃ ca sravantīḥ śyeno na bhīto ataro rajāṃsi ||

Padapāṭha

अहेः॑ । या॒तार॑म् । कम् । अ॒प॒श्यः॒ । इ॒न्द्र॒ । हृ॒दि । यत् । ते॒ । ज॒घ्नुषः॑ । भीः । अग॑च्छत् ।
नव॑ । च॒ । यम् । न॒व॒तिम् । च॒ । स्रव॑न्तीः । श्ये॒नः । न । भी॒तः । अत॑रः । रजां॑सि ॥

अहेः । यातारम् । कम् । अपश्यः । इन्द्र । हृदि । यत् । ते । जघ्नुषः । भीः । अगच्छत् ।
नव । च । यम् । नवतिम् । च । स्रवन्तीः । श्येनः । न । भीतः । अतरः । रजांसि ॥

áheḥ ǀ yātā́ram ǀ kám ǀ apaśyaḥ ǀ indra ǀ hṛdí ǀ yát ǀ te ǀ jaghnúṣaḥ ǀ bhī́ḥ ǀ ágacchat ǀ
náva ǀ ca ǀ yám ǀ navatím ǀ ca ǀ srávantīḥ ǀ śyenáḥ ǀ ná ǀ bhītáḥ ǀ átaraḥ ǀ rájāṃsi ǁ

aheḥ ǀ yātāram ǀ kam ǀ apaśyaḥ ǀ indra ǀ hṛdi ǀ yat ǀ te ǀ jaghnuṣaḥ ǀ bhīḥ ǀ agacchat ǀ
nava ǀ ca ǀ yam ǀ navatim ǀ ca ǀ sravantīḥ ǀ śyenaḥ ǀ na ǀ bhītaḥ ǀ ataraḥ ǀ rajāṃsi ǁ

References

Maṇḍala · Sūkta · Ṛk
01.032.14
Aṣṭaka · Adhyāya · Varga · Ṛk
1.2.38.04
Maṇḍala · Anuvāka · Ṛk
01.07.032
Devatā देवता
Indra
Ṛṣi ऋषि
Hiraṇyastūpa Āṅgirasa
Chandas छन्दस्
Triṣṭubh
Svara स्वरः
धैवतः

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Ṛgveda 1.32.14

Interpretations

Kapali Shastri

Translation

Tr. Who else is the slayer of Vritra, thou hast seen, that in thy slayer's mind a doubt arose and doubting, thou traversed the ninety nine rivers and worlds like a hawk. 1.2.38] (178) [1.7.32

Commentary

A doubt arose in Indra who had struck Vritra whether Vritra was dead or not. Therefore from beyond, from far off country he crossed the rivers and traversed the worlds to make sure of Vritra's slaying. Who else other than Indra will be the slayer of Vritra? they give this meaning. Some commentators say like this : 'It is for me to kill Vritra, let not he be killed by anybody else' with this apprehension, quickly crossing the rivers Indra proceeded, desirous of killing. Some cite legends that fear entered into Indra that he had committed sin by killing Vritra. This meaning is not acceptable to us. O indra Indra jaghnuṣaḥhaving killed Vritra (Perfect Participle of han. Skandaswami says the desiderative jighāmsu is implied).

te thy hṛdi in mind yat if bhiḥ ‘have I killed him or not', in this form an apprehension agacchat occurred, then aheḥ of Vritra yātāram confronter, that is to say, slayer, kam apaśyaḥ whom else thou saw, there is nobody. yat by which reason nava ca navatim ca numbering ninety nine sravantiḥ rivers rajāmsi worlds as well ataraḥ thou traversed; he should not be killed by others or when struck; did he die or not, thus bhitaḥ having apprehension, thou traversed is the connection. Who like? syeno na like a strong bird capable of flying distances (syeno syen to move, Particle ina).