Mantra 6

Sukta 77

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

विश्वानि शक्रो नर्याणि विद्वानपो रिरेच सखिभिर्निकामैः । अश्मानं चिद् ये बिभिदुर्वचोभिर्व्रजं गोमन्तमुशिजो वि वव्रुः

IAST Transliteration

víśvāni śakró náryāṇi vidvā́n apó rireca sákhirbhir níkāmaiḥ | áśmānam cid yé bibhidúr vácobhir vrajáṃ gómantam uśíjo ví vavruḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The Mighty, knowing all manly deeds, released the waters with comrades, according to desire. Even the stone they clave with words; the eager ones laid open the cow-rich pen.

Translation

Śakra, connaissant tous les actes virils, a relâché les eaux avec ses compagnons, selon le désir. Même la pierre, ils l’ont fendue par des paroles; les ardents ont ouvert l’enclos riche en vaches.

Word by Word

विश्वानिall

शक्रःIndra (the Mighty)

नर्याणिmanly, heroic

विद्वान्knowing, wise

अपःwaters

रिरेचhe released/emptied out

सखिभिःwith friends

निकामैःwith full desire/at will

अश्मानम्a stone

चित्even

येwho

बिभिदुःthey split

वचोभिःwith words (spells)

व्रजम्enclosure, cattle-pen

गोमन्तम्rich in cows

उशिजःthe Uśij-s (a group of seers/companions)

विapart, forth

वव्रुःthey opened/uncovered (lit. chose/removed the covering)

Attribution

Rishi: RV-derived; requires RV concordance

Devata: Indra (with helpers)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires verification)

Mantra Rasa

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