Rig Veda 1.47.5 - Mandala 1, Sukta 47, Mantra 5

Rig Veda 1.47.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 47, Mantra 5

Sukta 1.47

Rishi: Kaṇva (Kaṇva-gotra tradition)

Devata: Aśvinau (Nāsatyā)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 1.47; verse-level not independently verified here)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

याभिः कण्वमभिष्टिभिः प्रावतं युवमश्विना । ताभिः ष्वस्माँ अवतं शुभस्पती पातं सोममृतावृधा ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 1.47.5

Transliteration

yā́bhiḥ kaṇváṃ abhiṣṭí-bhiḥ prá ā́vatam yuvám aśvinā | tā́bhiḥ sú asmā́n avatam śúbhaḥ patī pātáṃ sómam ṛtā-vṛdhā ||

Translation

अश्विन भाई, तुमने पहले कण्व ऋषि को बचाया था। उसी तरह हमे भी बचा लो। तुम दोनों अच्छे हो, हमारे लिए सही काम करो। सोम पियो और सच्चाई को बढ़ाओ।

Word by Word

याभिःwith which (fem. instruments)

कण्वम्Kaṇva

अभिष्टिभिःwith aids/helping powers

प्रावतम्you two protected/saved

युवम्you two

अश्विनाO Aśvins

ताभिःwith those (same)

सुwell/indeed

अस्मान्us

अवतम्protect (you two)!

शुभस्पतीO lords of splendor/beauty

पातम्drink (you two)!

सोमम्Soma (the pressed drink)

ऋतावृधाO you two who grow/are strengthened by ṛta (cosmic order)

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