Rig Veda 5.85.4 - Mandala 5, Sukta 85, Mantra 4

Rig Veda 5.85.4: Mandala 5, Sukta 85, Mantra 4

Sukta 5.85

Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)

Devata: Varuṇa

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

उनत्ति भूमिं पृथिवीमुत द्यां यदा दुग्धं वरुणो वष्ट्यादित् । समभ्रेण वसत पर्वतासस्तविषीयन्तः श्रथयन्त वीराः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 5.85.4

Transliteration

unátti bhū́miṃ pṛthivī́m utá dyā́m yadā dúgdhaṃ váruṇo váṣṭy ā́dit | sam abhréṇa vasata párvatāsas tavīṣī́yantaḥ śrathayanta vīrā́ḥ ||

Translation

वरुण जब चाहता है तो धरती को गीला करता है। पहाड़ बादल से ढक जाते हैं। जो बंद था वो खुल जाता है। अब नए उगान आती है।

Word by Word

उ॒नत्ति॒wets, moistens

भूमिम्the ground

पृथिवीम्the broad Earth

उतand, also

द्याम्the sky

यदाwhen

दुग्धम्the milked (milk), the drawn milk

वरुणःVaruṇa

वष्टिwills, desires

आtowards, forth

इत्indeed, just

सम्together, wholly

अभ्रेणwith a cloud

वसतlet (them) abide/settle

पर्वतासःthe mountains

तविषीयन्तःbecoming mighty

श्रथयन्तthey loosen, make (it) give way

वीराःthe heroes/strong ones

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