Mantra 4

Sukta 67

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यज्ञैः समिश्लाः पृषतीभिरृष्टिभिर्यामं छुभ्रासो अञ्जिषु प्रिया उत। आसद्या बर्हिर्भरतस्य सूनवः पोत्रादा सोमं पिबता दिवो नरः

IAST Transliteration

yajñáiḥ samíślāḥ pṛ́ṣatībhi r̥ṣṭíbhir yā́maṃ śubhrā́so añjíṣu priyā́ ut | āsádyā bárhir bharatásya sū́navo pótrādā sómaṃ pibata divó naraḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Mingled with sacrifices, with speckled mares, with spears—bright ones, dear in your adornments—draw nigh; having sat upon Bharata’s sacred grass, O Sons, from the Potar’s place drink ye the Soma, O heavenly heroes.

Translation

यज्ञों से मिश्रित, चितकबरी घोड़ियों और भालों सहित—उज्ज्वल, अपने अलंकारों में प्रिय—तुम समीप आओ। हे भरत के पुत्रो, भरत के पवित्र बर्हि पर आसीन होकर, हे दिव्य नर-वीरो, पोतृ-स्थान से सोम पियो।

Word by Word

यज्ञैःwith sacrifices

समिश्लाःmingled/combined

पृषतीभिःwith dappled (mares/cows)

ऋष्टिभिःwith spears/lances

यामम्the course/going (march)

छुभ्रासःbright, shining (ones)

अञ्जिषुin/among the chariot-poles/shafts

प्रियाःdear, beloved

उतand/also

आसद्यhaving approached

बर्हिःthe sacred grass (barhis)

भरतस्यof Bharata

सूनवःsons, descendants

पोत्रात्from the potra (priestly office/seat of the Potṛ)

सोमम्Soma

पिबतdrink! (you all)

दिवःof heaven / from heaven

नरःmen; O men

Attribution

Rishi: Rigvedic source attribution (Marut/Soma context; exact r̥ṣi requires RV concordance).

Devata: Maruts (invited to Soma)

Chandas: Jagatī/Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm by RV original).

Mantra Rasa

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