Rig Veda 4.13.4 - Mandala 4, Sukta 13, Mantra 4

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Rig Veda 4.13.4: Mandala 4, Sukta 13, Mantra 4

Sukta 4.13

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama

Devata: Sūrya (and/or Savitṛ as solar power); the verse centers on solar rays driving out darkness

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable, based on book 4 style and verse cadence)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

वहिष्ठेभिर्विहरन्यासि तन्तुमवव्ययन्नसितं देव वस्म । दविध्वतो रश्मयः सूर्यस्य चर्मेवावाधुस्तमो अप्स्वन्तः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 4.13.4

Transliteration

vahiṣṭhébhir vi-háran yāsi tántum ava-vyáyan ásitaṃ deva vásma | davídhvato raśmáyaḥ sū́ryasya cármevāvā́dhus támo apsv àntaḥ ||

Translation

With the most puissant bearers you move forth, weaving downward the thread; O luminous Power, you cast off the black covering. The rays of the Sun, striking and cleaving, have driven the darkness down, as a hide is stripped away, into the inner waters.

Word by Word

वहि॑ष्ठेभिःwith the most powerful/most bearing (means)

वि॒हर॑न्moving about / ranging

असिthou art

तन्तुम्the thread / filament

अव॒व्यय॑न्weaving down / weaving

असि॑तम्dark, black

देवO god

वस्मa covering/veil

दवि॑ध्वतःof (him/it) shaking/brandishing

र॒श्मयःthe rays

सूर्यस्य॑of the Sun

चर्मa hide, skin

इवlike, as

आवा॑धुःthey covered/warded off

तमःdarkness

अ॒प्सुin the waters

अन्तःwithin, inside

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