Rig Veda 4.40.5 - Mandala 4, Sukta 40, Mantra 5

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Rig Veda 4.40.5: Mandala 4, Sukta 40, Mantra 5

Sukta 4.40

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama

Devata: A highly symbolic formulation; often interpreted as a cosmic principle (associated with Dadhikrāvan/solar-soul-bird imagery in this hymn-context)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

हंसः शुचिषद्वसुरन्तरिक्षसद्धोता वेदिषदतिथिर्दुरोणसत् । नृषद्वरसदृतसद्व्योमसदब्जा गोजा ऋतजा अद्रिजा ऋतम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 4.40.5

Transliteration

haṃsáḥ śucíṣad vásur antárikṣasad dhótā vediṣád átithir duroṇasát | nṛṣád varasád ṛtasád vyòmasad abjā́ gojā́ ṛtajā́ ādrijā́ ṛtám ||

Translation

हंस रूप वाला भगवान है यह। साफ जगह रहता है, आसमान के पास भी है। यज्ञ के वेदी पर भी बैठता है, घर में मेहमान बन के आता है। लोगों के दिल में है, सबसे ऊपर है, सच्चाई में है, आसमान में है। पानी से जन्मा, रोशनी से जन्मा, धरम से जन्मा, पहाड़ से जन्मा, और खुद धरम है।

Word by Word

हंसःthe Swan (Agni/Sūrya as hamsa)

शुचि-षत्sitting in the pure (realm)

वसुःthe good one; the beneficent (Vasu)

अन्तरिक्ष-षत्sitting in mid-air / the atmosphere

होताthe Hotṛ-priest; invoker

वेदि-षत्sitting on the altar

अतिथि-षत्sitting as a guest

दुरोण-षत्dwelling in the house/home

नृ-षत्sitting among men

वर-षत्sitting in the best (place)

ऋत-षत्abiding in ṛta (cosmic order)

व्योम-षत्sitting in the sky

अब्जाःwater-born ones / born from waters

गोजाःcow-born; born from cows

ऋतजाःborn of ṛta

अद्रिजाःstone-born / mountain-born

ऋतम्ṛta; truth/cosmic order

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