Rig Veda 4.24.5 - Mandala 4, Sukta 24, Mantra 5

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Rig Veda 4.24.5: Mandala 4, Sukta 24, Mantra 5

Sukta 4.24

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama

Devata: Indra (with Soma and Pakti as operative powers)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आदिद्ध नेम इन्द्रियं यजन्त आदित्पक्तिः पुरोळाशं रिरिच्यात् । आदित्सोमो वि पपृच्यादसुष्वीनादिज्जुजोष वृषभं यजध्यै ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 4.24.5

Transliteration

ād iddha néma indriyáṃ yajante ādít paktíḥ puroḷā́śaṃ riricyāt | ādít sómo ví papṛcyād ásuṣvīn ādíj jujoṣa vṛṣabháṃ yajádhyai ||

Translation

Entonces, de cerca, sacrifican al poder índrico; entonces Pakti dispone el pastel de ofrenda (puroḷāśa). Entonces Soma se despliega para quienes no lo han prensado lo suficiente; entonces busca atraer al Toro —Indra— para el acto del sacrificio.

Word by Word

आत्then; thereupon

इद्धindeed; surely

नेमःthe rim; felly; (met.) the fixed course/measure

इन्द्रियम्Indra’s power; might

यजन्तेthey worship; they sacrifice

आत्then

इत्indeed

पक्तिःcooking; the act of baking/boiling (ritual preparation)

पुरोळाशम्puroḍāśa cake (sacrificial rice-cake)

रिरिच्यात्should prepare/arrange; should set out (for offering)

आत्then

इत्indeed

सोमःSoma (the pressed juice/deity)

विapart; forth; fully

पपृच्यात्should mix; should blend

असुष्वीन्the non-pressers; those who do not press Soma

आत्then

इत्indeed

जुजोषhe has enjoyed/accepted; he has been pleased with

वृषभम्the bull (i.e., the strong one)

यजध्यैto worship; to sacrifice (in order to worship)

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