Rig Veda 7.90.1 - Mandala 7, Sukta 90, Mantra 1

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Rig Veda 7.90.1: Mandala 7, Sukta 90, Mantra 1

Sukta 7.90

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional for RV 7.90)

Devata: Vāyu (often paired with Indra in soma setting; dual vām suggests a dyad)

Chandas: Jagatī (likely; long pādas typical of Jagatī in soma invitations)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र वीरया शुचयो दद्रिरे वामध्वर्युभिर्मधुमन्तः सुतासः । वह वायो नियुतो याह्यच्छा पिबा सुतस्यान्धसो मदाय ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 7.90.1

Transliteration

prá vīra-yā́ śúcayo dadrire vām adhvaryúbhir mádhu-mantaḥ sutā́saḥ | váha vāyo ni-yúto yā́hy ácchā píbā sutásyā́ndhaso mádāya ||

Translation

Vorwärts, mit Heldenkraft, sind zu euch beiden die reinen, ausgepressten Gaben geeilt, von den Adhvaryus bereitet, honigreich. O Vāyu, bring deine angeschirrten Gespanne; komm her — trink vom ausgepressten Soma, von seinem Saft, zur berauschenden Wonne, die das Sein weitet.

Word by Word

प्रforth, forward

वीरयाwith/through (your) manly power/heroic strength

शुचयःthe bright/pure ones

दद्रिरेhave run/streamed forth

वाम्of you two (O Indra–Vāyu / the two gods)

अध्वर्युभिःby the adhvaryu-priests

मधुमन्तःhoneyed, sweet

सुतासःthe pressed (soma-draughts)

वहcarry! bring!

वायोO Vāyu

नियुतःthe yoked teams (of horses), niyuts

याहिcome, go

अच्छाhither, towards (us)

पिबdrink!

सुतस्यof the pressed (soma)

अन्धसःof the soma-juice, of the draught

मदायfor exhilaration, for intoxication

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