Rig Veda 5.47.4 - Mandala 5, Sukta 47, Mantra 4

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Rig Veda 5.47.4: Mandala 5, Sukta 47, Mantra 4

Sukta 5.47

Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition)

Devata: Cosmic order/formation; ‘cows of light’ as luminous powers; implicit Dyāvā (heaven)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm in critical edition)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

चत्वार ईं बिभ्रति क्षेमयन्तो दश गर्भं चरसे धापयन्ते । त्रिधातवः परमा अस्य गावो दिवश्चरन्ति परि सद्यो अन्तान् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 5.47.4

Transliteration

catvā́ra īṃ bibhrati kṣéma-yanto dáśa gárbhaṃ cárase dhāpayante | tri-dhā́tavaḥ paramā́ asya gā́vo diváś caranti pári sadyó ántān ||

Translation

चार लोग इस्को संभालते हैं, सुरक्षा देते हैं। दस लोग बच्चे को पालते हैं ताकि वोह चल सके। तीन तरह की गाय हैं इस्की, सबसे ऊपर वाली। वोह आसमान में चलती हैं और जल्दी से पूरा एरिया घेर लेती हैं।

Word by Word

चत्वारःfour

ईम्indeed; just; them (emphatic particle)

बिभ्रतिthey bear/carry

क्षेमयन्तःseeking/bringing welfare; making secure

दशten

गर्भम्embryo; womb; germ

चरसेyou move/wander

धापयन्तेthey cause to be set/placed; they make (it) suckle/nourish (Vedic usage)

त्रिधातवःthreefold in elements; having three strata

परमाःhighest; supreme

अस्यof this (one)

गावःcows; rays (Vedic)

दिवःof heaven; of the sky

चरन्तिthey move; they roam

परिaround

सद्यःimmediately; at once

अन्तान्ends; boundaries

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