Rig Veda 3.4.7 - Mandala 3, Sukta 4, Mantra 7

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Rig Veda 3.4.7: Mandala 3, Sukta 4, Mantra 7

Sukta 3.4

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional)

Devata: Agni/ritual priestly powers; emphasis on divine Hotṛs and ṛta-guardians

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

दैव्या होतारा प्रथमा न्यृञ्जे सप्त पृक्षासः स्वधया मदन्ति । ऋतं शंसन्त ऋतमित्त आहुरनु व्रतं व्रतपा दीध्यानाः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 3.4.7

Transliteration

daivyā́ hótārā prathamā́ ny ṛ́ñje saptá pṛkṣā́saḥ svadháyā madanti | ṛtáṃ śáṃsanta ṛtám ít tá āhuḥ ánu vratáṃ vrata-pā́ dīdhyā́nāḥ ||

Translation

भगवान के पुजारी सबसे पहले आके बैठते हैं। सात ताकतवाले लोग अपने कानों से खुश रहते हैं। वो सच्चाई बोलते हैं, सच्चाई ही कहते हैं। अपने व्रत को संभालते हैं, इच्छा से जलते हैं।

Word by Word

दैव्यौthe two divine (ones)

होतारौthe two Hotṛ-priests / invokers

प्रथमौfirst, foremost (two)

निdown, in; (as preverb)

ऋञ्जेis set in place / is adorned (for service)

सप्तseven

पृक्षासःthe seven refreshing mixtures/draughts

स्वधयाby/with svadhā (their own power/ritual nourishment)

मदन्तिthey rejoice / are exhilarated

ऋतम्ṛta (truth/cosmic order)

शंसन्तthey proclaim/praise

ऋतम्ṛta

इत्indeed, just

तत्that

आहुःthey have said / they say

अनुalong, according to

व्रतम्the ordinance/vow (fixed rule)

व्रतपाःguardians of the ordinance

दीध्यानाःmeditating, intent (upon it)

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