Rig Veda 6.68.8 - Mandala 6, Sukta 68, Mantra 8

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Rig Veda 6.68.8: Mandala 6, Sukta 68, Mantra 8

Sukta 6.68

Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya lineage) (traditional ascription for Mandala 6); specific verse-level rishi not distinguished in common Anukramaṇī summaries.

Devata: Indra-Varuṇa (dual deity: forceful illumination and vast truth-order).

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (typical for RV 6; this verse exhibits triṣṭubh cadence).

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

नू न इन्द्रावरुणा गृणाना पृङ्क्तं रयिं सौश्रवसाय देवा । इत्था गृणन्तो महिनस्य शर्धोऽपो न नावा दुरिता तरेम ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 6.68.8

Transliteration

nū́ na indrā́varuṇā gṛṇānā́ pṛṅktáṃ rayíṃ sauśrávasāya devā́ | itthā́ gṛṇánto mahínasya śárdho ’pó na nā́vā duritā́ tarema ||

Translation

Nun, o Indra und Varuṇa, da wir euch im Gesang rühmen, mischt uns Rayi bei—den Reichtum des Seins, der zu gutem Hören und wahrer Kunde wird, o Götter. So preisend, als Schar unter der Größe, mögen wir die schweren Übergänge überschreiten, wie über Wasser in einem Boot.

Word by Word

नूnow

नःto us

इन्द्रावरुणाIndra and Varuṇa

गृणानाbeing praised / while being sung to

पृङ्क्तम्let (the two) bestow / join

रयिम्wealth

सौश्रवसायfor good renown / for Sauśravas (the well-famed)

देवाO gods

इत्थाthus

गृणन्तःpraising (we/they), singing

महिनस्यof might / of greatness

शर्धःhost, troop

अपःwaters

नlike

नावाःby a boat

दुरितानिdifficulties, sins, misfortunes

तरेमmay we cross over

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