Rig Veda 2.38.3 - Mandala 2, Sukta 38, Mantra 3

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Rig Veda 2.38.3: Mandala 2, Sukta 38, Mantra 3

Sukta 2.38

Rishi: Gṛtsamada

Devata: Savitṛ

Chandas: Trishtubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आशुभिश्चिद्यान्वि मुचाति नूनमरीरमदतमानं चिदेतोः । अह्यर्षूणां चिन्न्ययाँ अविष्यामनु व्रतं सवितुर्मोक्यागात् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 2.38.3

Transliteration

āśúbhiś cid yā́n ví mucāti nūnáṃ arī́ramad átamānaṃ cid étóḥ | ahyarṣū́ṇāṃ cid ní ayā́n aviṣyā́m ánu vratáṃ savitúr mókī ā́ agāt ||

Translation

দ্ৰুত গতি-ধাৰাসমূহকো তেওঁ এতিয়া মুকলি কৰি মুক্ত কৰে; যি চলা নাছিল তাকো গমন-পথত চলমান কৰি তোলে। সৰ্প-শক্তিসমূহকো তেওঁ তললৈ নেমাই নিৰ্বিষ কৰে; সৱিতাৰ ব্ৰত অনুসৰি মুক্তিদায়ক মোচন আহে।

Word by Word

आशुभिःwith the swift (ones); with swift (horses/means)

चित्even; indeed

यान्vehicles; conveyances (those which go)

विapart; forth; asunder

मुचातिreleases; lets loose

नूनम्now; indeed

अरीरमत्set in motion; made to move; impelled

अदत्तमम्the most giving; most liberal

चित्even

एतोःof the goer; of the mover (i.e., Savitṛ)

अहिthe serpent; the constrictor (Ahi)

अर्षूणाम्of the rushing ones; of the swift (streams/steeds)

चित्even

निdown; into

अयाम्led; drove; guided

अविष्याम्may I enter; may I reach

अनुafter; according to

व्रतम्vow; ordinance; fixed law

सवितुःof Savitṛ

मोक्याliberating; bringing release

अगात्went; came

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