Rig Veda 3.54.6 - Mandala 3, Sukta 54, Mantra 6

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Rig Veda 3.54.6: Mandala 3, Sukta 54, Mantra 6

Sukta 3.54

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina

Devata: Dyāvā-Pṛthivī (implied) as the ṛta-womb; also the seer’s vision is foregrounded

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

कविर्नृचक्षा अभि षीमचष्ट ऋतस्य योना विघृते मदन्ती । नाना चक्राते सदनं यथा वेः समानेन क्रतुना संविदाने ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 3.54.6

Transliteration

kavír nṛ-cákṣā abhí sī́m acaṣṭa ṛtásya yónā ví-ghṛte mádantī | nā́nā cakrāte sádanam yáthā véḥ samānéna krátunā saṃvidānē ||

Translation

Der Seher, menschenkundig, hat sie geschaut: die zwei Mütter, frohlockend im weithin Ausgebreiteten, im Schoß des Ṛta. Vielgestaltig richten sie ihre Wohnung ein, wie du weißt; und doch sind sie, durch ein und denselben Krátu – den Willen des Bewusstseins –, in Übereinstimmung.

Word by Word

कविःthe seer/poet

नृचक्षाःhaving man-seeing vision; discerning among men

अभिtowards, upon

सीम्him/it (emphatic)

अचष्टhe beheld/saw

ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order/truth)

योनौin the womb/seat/source

विघृतेin the widely-spread/streaming (seat)

मदन्तीrejoicing, exulting

नानाvariously, in many ways

चक्रातेthe two have made/formed

सदनम्seat, abode

यथाas, just as

वेःof a bird (as of a bird)

समानॆनwith the same

क्रतुनाwith resolve/insight (kratu)

संविदानेagreeing, being in accord

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