Rig Veda 1.116.7 - Mandala 1, Sukta 116, Mantra 7

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Rig Veda 1.116.7: Mandala 1, Sukta 116, Mantra 7

Sukta 1.116

Rishi: Kakṣīvant Dairghatamasa (traditional attribution for RV 1.116)

Devata: Aśvinau (Nāsatyā), the twin healers and rescuers

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (dominant meter for RV 1.116)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

युवं नरा स्तुवते पज्रियाय कक्षीवते अरदतं पुरंधिम् । कारोतराच्छफादश्वस्य वृष्णः शतं कुम्भाँ असिञ्चतं सुरायाः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 1.116.7

Transliteration

yuváṃ narā stuvaté pajriyā́ya kakṣī́vate aradataṃ púraṃdhim | kārotarā́c chaphā́d áśvasya vṛ́ṣṇaḥ śatáṃ kúmbhāṃ asiñcataṃ surā́yāḥ ||

Translation

أيها السيدان القويّان، إلى ككشيفانت المُسبِّح من سلالة باجرا، جئتما ببورَنْدهي، قوّةَ الوفرة. ومن حافر الفحلِ الجسور أجرَيتما مئةَ جرّةٍ من السورَا—لذّةً فائضةً تُغذّي ازديادَ الطالب.

Word by Word

युवाम्you two

नराO two men (Aśvins)

स्तुवते(to/for one) praising

पज्रियायto Pajriya (the Pajra-descended one)

कक्षीवतेto Kakṣīvān

अरदतम्you two gave/granted

पुरंधिम्Purandhi (a woman/consort; name)

कारोतरात्from Kārōtarā

छफात्from the hoof

अश्वस्यof the horse

वृष्णःof the stallion/bull (virile one)

शतम्a hundred

कुम्भान्jars/pitchers

असिञ्चतम्you two poured/filled

सुरायाःof surā (liquor)

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