Rig Veda 2.24.7 - Mandala 2, Sukta 24, Mantra 7

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Rig Veda 2.24.7: Mandala 2, Sukta 24, Mantra 7

Sukta 2.24

Rishi: Gṛtsamada

Devata: Brahmaṇaspati with Agni invoked by implication (fire kindled in stone)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

ऋतावानः प्रतिचक्ष्यानृता पुनरात आ तस्थुः कवयो महस्पथः । ते बाहुभ्यां धमितमग्निमश्मनि नकिः षो अस्त्यरणो जहुर्हि तम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 2.24.7

Transliteration

ṛtā́vānaḥ prati-cákṣyānṛ́tā púner ā́ta ā́ tasthuḥ kaváyo mahás páthaḥ | té bāhúbhyāṃ dhamitám agním áśmani nákiḥ ṣó asty áraṇo jahúr hí tám ||

Translation

Les détenteurs du Ṛta, se retournant vers le non-vrai, se tinrent de nouveau sur la vaste Voie ; de leurs bras ils allumèrent dans la pierre le Feu arraché — nul n’est là pour l’entraver, car en vérité ils l’ont rejeté au-dehors.

Word by Word

ऋतावानःpossessing ṛta (truth/cosmic order)

प्रतिtowards, against, in return

चक्ष्यwill see / will behold

अनृताःthe untrue ones, false (men)

पुनःagain, back

आतःfrom here/thereupon; hence

आto, unto; (prefix)

तस्थुःthey have stood / took their stand

कवयःseers, poets

महःof greatness, of the great (one)

पथःpaths, ways

तेthey

बाहुभ्याम्with (their) two arms

धमितम्blown, kindled (by blowing)

अग्निम्Agni, fire

अश्मनिon/within the stone (pressing-stone; stone)

नकिःno one, none

सःhe

अस्तिis

अरणःwithout rival; not to be harmed/overcome

जहुःthey have left/abandoned

हिfor, indeed

तम्him

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