Rig Veda 5.87.1 - Mandala 5, Sukta 87, Mantra 1

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Rig Veda 5.87.1: Mandala 5, Sukta 87, Mantra 1

Sukta 5.87

Devata: Maruts (with Vishnu as associated power)

Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; typical for Marut hymns—needs syllable verification)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र वो महे मतयो यन्तु विष्णवे मरुत्वते गिरिजा एवयामरुत् । प्र शर्धाय प्रयज्यवे सुखादये तवसे भन्ददिष्टये धुनिव्रताय शवसे ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 5.87.1

Transliteration

prá vo mahé matáyo yantu víṣṇave marútvate giri-jā́ evayā́marut | prá śárdhāya práyajyave sukhā́daye távase bhandád-iṣṭaye dhúni-vratāya śávase ||

Translation

تقدَّموا—لتنطلق قواكم الفكرية العظيمة إلى فيشنو، المصحوب بالماروت؛ يا ماروت، يا من وُلدتم من بأس الجبل. تقدَّموا إلى الحشد الجدير بالقربان، إلى القدرة التي تمنح راحةً مبهجة؛ إلى القويّ الذي يرضى بالقربان السعيد؛ إلى القوة التي شريعتها اندفاعٌ رعديٌّ هادر، إلى البأس الجبّار.

Word by Word

प्रforth, forward

वःof you / your

महेto the great (one)

मतयःthoughts, hymns, inspirations

यन्तुlet (them) go

विष्णवेto Viṣṇu

मरुत्वतेto the Marut-possessing / accompanied by the Maruts

गिरिजाःmountain-born (ones)

इवlike, as

अयामरुत्Ayāmarut (a Vedic epithet/name; ‘having/being Marut-like’)

प्रforth

शर्धायto the troop, host

प्रयज्यवेto the worship-worthy

सुखादयेto the giver of ease/comfort

तवसेto the strong one / to strength

भन्ददिष्टयेfor bestowing bounty/benefit (lit. ‘best gift/boon’)

धुनिव्रतायto him whose ordinance is roaring/shaking

शवसेto might, to power

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