Sanskrit Text
सिंहे व्याघ्रे उत या पृदा॑कौ। त्विषि॑रग्नौ ब्राह्मणे सूर्ये या। इन्द्रं या देवी सुभगा॑ जजान॑। सा न आगन्वर्च॑सा संविदाना। या रा॑जन्ये॑ दुन्दुभावय॑तायाम्। अश्व॑स्य क्रन्द्ये पुरु॑षस्य मायौ। इन्द्रं या देवी सुभगा॑ जजान॑। सा न आगन्वर्च॑सा संविदाना। या हस्तिनि द्वीपिनि या हिर॑ण्ये। त्विषिरश्वे॑षु पुरु॑षेषु गोषु॑॥ 54 ॥
(Note: The provided XML file contains several scribal errors and missing letters in this section, such as “सिहे व्याघ्र” instead of “सिंहे व्याघ्रे”, “सूर्येया” instead of “सूर्ये या”, and “दुन्दुभा-वाय॑तायां” instead of “दुन्दुभावय॑तायाम्”. The text above has been corrected to standard Taittiriya Brahmana 2.7.7.1–2 grammar for accurate reading.)
IAST Transliteration
siṃhe vyāghre uta yā pṛdākau | tviṣir agnau brāhmaṇe sūrye yā | indraṃ yā devī subhagā jajāna | sā na āgan varcasā saṃvidānā | yā rājanye dundubhāv ayatāyām | aśvasya krandye puruṣasya māyau | indraṃ yā devī subhagā jajāna | sā na āgan varcasā saṃvidānā | yā hastini dvīpini yā hiraṇye | tviṣir aśveṣu puruṣeṣu goṣu || 54 ||
Word-by-Word Meaning
- सिंहे (siṃhe): In the lion
- व्याघ्रे (vyāghre): In the tiger
- उत (uta): And
- या (yā): Which
- पृदाकौ (pṛdākau): In the serpent / adder
- त्विषिः (tviṣiḥ): Fierce brilliance / radiant energy / majestic power
- अग्नौ (agnau): In the fire
- ब्राह्मणे (brāhmaṇe): In the Brahmana (the knower of Brahman)
- सूर्ये (sūrye): In the sun
- या (yā): Which
- इन्द्रम् (indram): Indra (the king of gods)
- या (yā): Which
- देवी (devī): The Goddess
- सुभगा (subhagā): Auspicious / fortunate / beautiful
- जजान (jajāna): Gave birth to / created
- सा (sā): She
- नः (naḥ): To us
- आगन् (āgan): May she come
- वर्चसा (varcasā): With divine luster / radiant splendor
- संविदाना (saṃvidānā): United with / in full harmony
- या (yā): Which (brilliance)
- राजन्ये (rājanye): In the king / Kshatriya (warrior)
- दुन्दुभौ (dundubhau): In the battle-drum
- आयतायाम् (āyatāyām): When stretched (and struck)
- अश्वस्य (aśvasya): Of the horse
- क्रन्द्ये (krandye): In the neighing
- पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya): Of the man
- मायौ (māyau): In the roar / shout (of battle)
- हस्तिनि (hastini): In the elephant
- द्वीपिनि (dvīpini): In the panther / leopard
- हिरण्ये (hiraṇye): In gold
- अश्वेषु (aśveṣu): In horses
- पुरुषेषु (puruṣeṣu): In men
- गोषु (goṣu): In cows / cattle
(Note: The grammatical thought of verse 54 continues directly into the first line of verse 55, where the refrain concludes the stanza.)
Summary Meaning
“The fierce brilliance and majestic energy that resides in the lion, the tiger, and the serpent; the radiant luster that burns in the fire, the Brahmana, and the sun—may that auspicious Goddess who gave birth to Indra come to us, uniting us with that very splendor.
The powerful resonance found in the king, in the resounding beat of a stretched battle-drum, in the mighty neigh of a horse, and in the battle-cry of a man—may that auspicious Goddess who gave birth to Indra come to us, uniting us with that very splendor.
The magnificent splendor that is present in the elephant, the panther, and in gold; the brilliance found among horses, men, and cattle…” (The sentence concludes in verse 55).