Mantra 4

Sukta 67

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यज्ञैः समिश्लाः पृषतीभिरृष्टिभिर्यामं छुभ्रासो अञ्जिषु प्रिया उत। आसद्या बर्हिर्भरतस्य सूनवः पोत्रादा सोमं पिबता दिवो नरः

IAST Transliteration

yajñáiḥ samíślāḥ pṛ́ṣatībhi r̥ṣṭíbhir yā́maṃ śubhrā́so añjíṣu priyā́ ut | āsádyā bárhir bharatásya sū́navo pótrādā sómaṃ pibata divó naraḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Mingled with sacrifices, with speckled mares, with spears—bright ones, dear in your adornments—draw nigh; having sat upon Bharata’s sacred grass, O Sons, from the Potar’s place drink ye the Soma, O heavenly heroes.

Word by Word

यज्ञैःwith sacrifices

समिश्लाःmingled/combined

पृषतीभिःwith dappled (mares/cows)

ऋष्टिभिःwith spears/lances

यामम्the course/going (march)

छुभ्रासःbright, shining (ones)

अञ्जिषुin/among the chariot-poles/shafts

प्रियाःdear, beloved

उतand/also

आसद्यhaving approached

बर्हिःthe sacred grass (barhis)

भरतस्यof Bharata

सूनवःsons, descendants

पोत्रात्from the potra (priestly office/seat of the Potṛ)

सोमम्Soma

पिबतdrink! (you all)

दिवःof heaven / from heaven

नरःmen; O men

Attribution

Rishi: Rigvedic source attribution (Marut/Soma context; exact r̥ṣi requires RV concordance).

Devata: Maruts (invited to Soma)

Chandas: Jagatī/Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm by RV original).

Mantra Rasa

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