Rig Veda 1.136.1 - Mandala 1, Sukta 136, Mantra 1

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Rig Veda 1.136.1: Mandala 1, Sukta 136, Mantra 1

Sukta 1.136

Rishi: Gautama Rāhūgaṇa (traditional attribution for RV 1.136)

Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa (probable for RV 1.136; ‘two kings’ and later mention of Mitra, Aryaman, Varuṇa in 1.136.2 suggests Ādityas with focus on Mitra-Varuṇa)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī mixture (probable; requires full metrical scan; marked as uncertain)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र सु ज्येष्ठं निचिराभ्यां बृहन्नमो हव्यं मतिं भरता मृळयद्भ्यां स्वादिष्ठं मृळयद्भ्याम् । ता सम्राजा घृतासुती यज्ञेयज्ञ उपस्तुता । अथैनोः क्षत्रं न कुतश्चनाधृषे देवत्वं नू चिदाधृषे ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 1.136.1

Transliteration

prá sú jyeṣṭháṃ ni-cirā́bhyāṃ bṛhán námo havyáṃ matíṃ bharatā mṛḷayád-bhyāṃ svādiṣṭháṃ mṛḷayád-bhyām | tā́ sam-rā́jā ghṛtā́sutī yajñé-yajñe úpa-stutā | áthai noḥ kṣatráṃ ná kútaś canā́dhṛṣe deva-tváṃ nú cit ā́dhṛṣe ||

Translation

सबसे बड़ा और सबसे पहले का सम्मान लाओ, एक भावना का भोग, उन दोनों के लिए जो हमेशा से हैं, जो दया करते हैं, जो सबसे ज़्यादा प्यार करते हैं। वो दोनों राजा हैं, घी जैसा मीठा रस वाले, हर यज्ञ में स्तुति होते हैं। उनकी राज्य की ताकत कोई तोड़ नहीं सकता, उनकी देवता वाली ताकत भी किसी की पहुँच से बाहर है।

Word by Word

प्रforth, forward

सुwell, excellently

ज्येष्ठम्the best, the eldest (as object)

निचिराभ्याम्with the two ‘niciprā/long-lasting’ (two goddesses/powers)

बृहन्the great one

नमःreverence, homage

हव्यम्the oblation to be offered

मतिम्thought, hymn, intention

भरतbear/bring (you)

मृळयद्भ्याम्with the two who show mercy

स्वादिष्ठम्the sweetest, most pleasant

मृळयद्भ्याम्with the two merciful ones

ताthose two (fem.)

सम्राजाtwo sovereign queens

घृतासुतीthe two whose libation is ghee / ghee-offering

यज्ञेयज्ञेin every sacrifice

उपस्तुताpraised, lauded

अथthen, and so

एनयोःof these two

क्षत्रम्sovereign power, dominion

नnot

कुतश्चनfrom anywhere at all

आधृषेis dared/assailed

देवत्वम्divinity, godhead

नुnow, indeed

चित्even

आधृषेis dared/assailed

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