Sanskrit Text
इन्द्रा॑य त्वा पय॑स्वते पय॑स्वन्तं श्रीणामि। इन्द्रा॑य त्वाऽऽयु॑ष्मत आयु॑ष्मन्तं श्रीणामि। तेजो॑ऽसि। तत्ते प्रय॑च्छामि। तेज॑स्वदस्तु मे मुखम्। तेज॑स्वच्छिरो॑ अस्तु मे। तेज॑स्वान् विश्वत॑: प्रत्यङ्। तेज॑सा संपि॑पृग्धि मा। ओजो॑ऽसि। तत्ते प्रय॑च्छामि॥ 56 ॥
(Note: In the provided XML file, the accusative forms “पय॑स्वन्त” and “आयु॑ष्मन्त” are missing their terminal anusvaras (ṃ), and “संपि॑-पृग्धि” is hyphenated. They have been normalized above to “पय॑स्वन्तं”, “आयु॑ष्मन्तं”, and “संपि॑पृग्धि” for accurate Sanskrit grammar.)
IAST Transliteration
indrāya tvā payasvate payasvantaṃ śrīṇāmi | indrāya tvā”yuṣmata āyuṣmantaṃ śrīṇāmi | tejo’si | tat te prayacchāmi | tejasvad astu me mukham | tejasvac chiro astu me | tejasvān viśvataḥ pratyaṅ | tejasā saṃpipṛgdhi mā | ojo’si | tat te prayacchāmi || 56 ||
Word-by-Word Meaning
- इन्द्राय (indrāya): For Indra
- त्वा (tvā): You (the oblation or sacred water)
- पयस्वते (payasvate): Who is full of essence / nourishing fluid
- पयस्वन्तम् (payasvantam): (Made) full of essence / milk
- श्रीणामि (śrīṇāmi): I prepare / consecrate
- आयुष्मते (āyuṣmate): Who is full of life / longevity
- आयुष्मन्तम् (āyuṣmantam): (Made) full of life
- तेजः असि (tejaḥ asi): You are brilliance / fire / spiritual radiance
- तत् (tat): That
- ते (te): To you
- प्रयच्छामि (prayacchāmi): I offer
- तेजस्वत् (tejasvat): Radiant / full of brilliance
- अस्तु (astu): Let it be
- मे (me): My
- मुखम् (mukham): Face / mouth
- तेजस्वत् (tejasvat): Radiant
- शिरः (śiraḥ): Head (sandhi makes it chiraḥ after tejasvat)
- तेजस्वान् (tejasvān): Brilliant / full of fiery energy
- विश्वतः (viśvataḥ): From all sides / everywhere
- प्रत्यङ् (pratyaṅ): Facing / turning towards
- तेजसा (tejasā): With brilliance / luster
- संपिपृग्धि (saṃpipṛgdhi): Fill completely / thoroughly endow
- मा (mā): Me
- ओजः असि (ojaḥ asi): You are vital energy / strength
- तत् ते प्रयच्छामि (tat te prayacchāmi): That I offer to you
(Note: The syntactic thought regarding “Ojas” continues directly into the first line of verse 57.)
Summary Meaning
“For Indra, who is full of nourishing essence, I consecrate you [the oblation] to be full of essence. For Indra, who is full of long life, I consecrate you to be full of life.
You are Brilliance itself! That brilliance I offer unto you. May my face become radiant. May my head be radiant. May I become brilliantly radiant, facing all directions. Fully endow me with that divine brilliance!
You are Vital Strength (Ojas)! That I offer unto you…” (Continues into verse 57).