Rig Veda 4.22.4 - Mandala 4, Sukta 22, Mantra 4

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Rig Veda 4.22.4: Mandala 4, Sukta 22, Mantra 4

Sukta 4.22

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm in critical edition)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

विश्वा रोधांसि प्रवतश्च पूर्वीर्द्यौॠष्वाज्जनिमन्रेजत क्षाः । आ मातरा भरति शुष्म्या गोर्नृवत्परिज्मन्नोनुवन्त वाताः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 4.22.4

Transliteration

viśvā́ rodhā́ṃsi pra-vátaś ca pūrvī́r dyáuḥ ṛṣvā́j jániman rejata kṣā́ḥ | ā́ mā́tarā bhárati śuṣmyā́ gór nṛ-vát parí-jmann nonuvanta vā́tāḥ ||

Translation

Toutes les barrières et les antiques pentes — le ciel, depuis sa haute naissance, frissonna, et la terre. Il amène au-devant les deux Mères avec la lumière impétueuse; les vents, virils dans leur course circulaire, poussent en avant.

Word by Word

विश्वाall

रोधांसिbarriers, banks, bounds

प्रवतश्चslopes, descents

पूर्वीःformer, earlier

द्यौःHeaven (Sky)

ऋष्वात्from the lofty (height)

जनिमन्birth, origin

रेजतshook, trembled

क्षाःEarth

आtowards, unto

मातरौthe two mothers (Heaven and Earth)

भरतिbears, brings

शुष्म्याwith/through the mighty (one), vigorous

गोःof the cow (ray/cow as metaphor)

नृवत्manfully, with manly power

परिज्मन्the circuit, the course (around)

अनुवन्तfollowed, pursued

वाताःwinds

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