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I recently found out from here that the father of Menā, Vṛṣaṇaśva is not just mentioned in the Brahmanas, but in the Rig-Veda itself. What is a good translation of this verse on the mysterious ancestor of the Parvata?
See here: https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/vrishanashva
While the verse of Vṛṣaṇaśva has been found. I wonder what the rest of the hymn says. What especially confuses me is why it says "to him," at the end, when Menā is supposed to be female.
king Vṛṣaṇaśva is mentioned in Rig-Veda mandala 1- Sukta 51-Mantra 13.Indra once took birth as a daughter of Vṛṣaṇaśva and her name was Mena. As you requested , below are the three translations of the mantra where the king Vṛṣaṇaśva is mentioned in Rig-Veda.
अददा अर्भां महते वचस्यवे कक्षीवते वृचयामिन्द्र सुन्वते |
मेनाभवो वृषणश्वस्य सुक्रतो विश्वेत्ता ते सवनेषु प्रवाच्या ||13 ||adadā arbhāṃ mahate vacasyave kakṣīvate vṛcayāmindra sunvate | menābhavo vṛṣaṇaśvasya sukrato viśvet tā te savaneṣu pravācyā ||
Thou hast given Indra , the youthful Vrichayato the aged kakshivat praising thee,and offering libations. Thou Sukrutu ,wast Mena , the daughter of Vrishanashwa. All these thy deeds are to be recited by thy worship.
Here is translation of Ralph Griffith
13 To old Kakṣīvān, Soma-presser, skilled in song, O Indra, thou didst give the youthful Vṛcayā. Thou, very wise, wast Menā, Vrsanśva's child: those deeds of thine must all be told at Soma feasts.
And here is Hindi translation by Shree Ram Sharma Acharya of AWGP
