Rig Veda 5.46.7 - Mandala 5, Sukta 46, Mantra 7

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Rig Veda 5.46.7: Mandala 5, Sukta 46, Mantra 7

Sukta 5.46

Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition)

Devata: Devapatnīḥ (Goddesses/consorts of the gods) as a collective

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm in critical edition)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

देवानां पत्नीरुशतीरवन्तु नः प्रावन्तु नस्तुजये वाजसातये । याः पार्थिवासो या अपामपि व्रते ता नो देवीः सुहवाः शर्म यच्छत ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 5.46.7

Transliteration

devā́nāṃ pátnīr uśatī́r avantu naḥ prá̄vantu nas tujáye vā́ja-sātaye | yā́ḥ pā́rthivāso yā́ apā́m ápi vraté tā́ no devī́ḥ su-hávāḥ śárma yacchata ||

Translation

Mögen uns die Göttinnen, die Gemahlinnen der Götter, glühend in ihrer Gunst, behüten; mögen sie uns voranführen zum Ansturm der Schlacht und zum Gewinn der Fülle an Kraft. Ob sie der Erde sind oder den Wassern und ihrem Gelübde (vrata) angehören — mögen jene leicht anzurufenden Göttinnen uns Frieden und sicheren Schutz gewähren.

Word by Word

देवानाम्of the gods

पत्नीःthe wives (consorts)

उशतीःwell-disposed, willing

अवन्तुmay they help/protect

नःus / for us

प्रforth, forward (intensifier)

अवन्तुmay they protect

नःus / for us

तुजयेfor the driving-on / for the onrush

वाजसातयेfor winning the prize (vāja)

याःwho (those who)

पार्थिवासःearthly (ones)

याःwho (those who)

अपाम्of the waters

अपिalso, even

व्रतेin the ordinance/observance

ताःthose

नःto us / for us

देवीःgoddesses

सुहवाःeasy to invoke

शर्मshelter, protection

यच्छतgrant (you all)!

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