Rig Veda 5.45.6 - Mandala 5, Sukta 45, Mantra 6

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Rig Veda 5.45.6: Mandala 5, Sukta 45, Mantra 6

Sukta 5.45

Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition) (hymn attribution basis)

Devata: Indra/Angirasic powers of illumination; dhī as the operative goddess-power (inspired intelligence) and ‘Mother’ as generative opener

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify metrically)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

एता धियं कृणवामा सखायोऽप या माताँ ऋणुत व्रजं गोः । यया मनुर्विशिशिप्रं जिगाय यया वणिग्वङ्कुरापा पुरीषम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 5.45.6

Transliteration

etā́ dhíyaṃ kṛṇávāmā sakhāyó’pa yā́ mātā́ṃ ṛṇutá vrajáṃ góḥ | yayā́ mánur viśiśipráṃ jigā́ya yayā́ vaṇíg vaṅkúr ā́pa purī́ṣam ||

Translation

يا أصدقاء، لِنَصُغْ هذِهِ الـdhī—فَهْمًا مُلْهَمًا—الَّتِي بِهَا تَفْتَحُ الأُمُّ حَظِيرَةَ النُّورِ، حَظِيرَةَ البَقَرِ. بِهَا يَغْلِبُ مانو القُوَّةَ الواضِحَةَ الرُّؤْيَةِ؛ وَبِهَا يَنَالُ فَنْكُو، التَّاجِرُ الطَّالِبُ، فَيْضًا غَنِيًّا.

Word by Word

एताम्this (f.)

धियम्thought, insight, hymn

कृणवामlet us two make

सखायौ(we) two friends

अपaway, forth

याwhich (she/that)

माताम्mother

ऋणुतopen/loosen (you all)!

व्रजम्enclosure, pen

गोःof the cow/cattle

ययाby which

मनुःManu

विशिशिप्रम्the wide-jawed/strong-jawed (one)

जिगायhas conquered, won

ययाby which

वणिक्the trader/merchant

वङ्कुःVaṅku (name)

रापhas taken/robbed

पुरीषम्dung; (also) refuse/mire

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