Rig Veda 4.3.7 - Mandala 4, Sukta 3, Mantra 7

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Rig Veda 4.3.7: Mandala 4, Sukta 3, Mantra 7

Sukta 4.3

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama

Devata: Agni (as mediator; named powers include Pūṣan, Rudra, Viṣṇu, Bṛhat)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

कथा महे पुष्टिम्भराय पूष्णे कद्रुद्राय सुमखाय हविर्दे । कद्विष्णव उरुगायाय रेतो ब्रवः कदग्ने शरवे बृहत्यै ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 4.3.7

Transliteration

kathā́ mahé puṣṭim-bharā́ya pūṣṇé kád rudrā́ya su-mákhāya havir-dé | kád víṣṇava urú-gāyāya réto brávaḥ kád agne śárave bṛhatyái ||

Translation

Wie wirst du zum großen Pūṣan sprechen, der Fülle trägt, und was zu Rudra, dem guten Opferherrn, dem Spender der Opfergabe? Welches Samenwort sprichst du zu Viṣṇu, dem Weitschreitenden; was, o Agni, zum weitfliegenden Pfeil, zur Großen?

Word by Word

कथाhow? in what way?

महेto the great (one)

पुष्टिम्भरायto the nourishment-bringing (one)

पूष्णेto Pūṣan

कद्when? how? (interrogative particle)

रुद्रायto Rudra

सुमखायto the good-at-sacrifice / of good worship

हविर्देO oblation-giver

कद्when? how?

विष्णवेto Viṣṇu

उरुगायायto the wide-striding / far-famed (one)

रेतःseed; semen; generative power

ब्रवःyou speak / speak forth

कद्when? how?

अग्नेO Agni

शरवेto/for the arrow (missile)

बृहत्यैto/for the Bṛhatī (great one; also the Bṛhatī metre)

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