Rig Veda 10.30.1 - Mandala 10, Sukta 30, Mantra 1

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Rig Veda 10.30.1: Mandala 10, Sukta 30, Mantra 1

Sukta 10.30

Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters); with Mitra-Varuṇa invoked as upholders of great dhāsi (support)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र देवत्रा ब्रह्मणे गातुरेत्वपो अच्छा मनसो न प्रयुक्ति । महीं मित्रस्य वरुणस्य धासिं पृथुज्रयसे रीरधा सुवृक्तिम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 10.30.1

Transliteration

prá deva-trā́ bráhmaṇe gātúr etv ápo ácchā mánaso ná prá-yukti | mahī́ṃ mitrásya váruṇasya dhā́sīṃ pṛthú-jrayase rīradhā suvṛ́ktim ||

Translation

Vorwärts gehe der Weg zum Göttlichen durch das Brahman-Wort; wie ein gelenkter Impuls des Geistes geh zu den Wassern. Für den Weitstrebenden richte eine wohlgefügte Rede auf: groß ist die tragende Macht Mitras und Varuṇas.

Word by Word

प्रforth, forward

देवत्राtowards/among the gods; in the divine way

ब्रह्मणेto/for the sacred formulation (brahman), hymn

गातुःof the path/way; of the course

एतुlet it go; let it proceed

अपःthe waters

अच्छाtowards, unto

मनसःof the mind

नlike, as

प्रयुक्तिःimpulse, setting-in-motion; yoking/impulsion

महीम्great (one); great

मित्रस्यof Mitra

वरुणस्यof Varuṇa

धासिम्portion; bounty; (ritual) offering/share

पृथुज्रयसेto the far-/broad-speeding one (epithet, likely of a deity/recipient)

रीरधgrant; bestow; make prosper

सुवृक्तिम्well-turned hymn; good praise

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