Rig Veda 5.57.4 - Mandala 5, Sukta 57, Mantra 4

Rig Veda 5.57.4: Mandala 5, Sukta 57, Mantra 4

Sukta 5.57

Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)

Devata: Maruts

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

वातत्विषो मरुतो वर्षनिर्णिजो यमा इव सुसदृशः सुपेशसः । पिशङ्गाश्वा अरुणाश्वा अरेपसः प्रत्वक्षसो महिना द्यौरिवोरवः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 5.57.4

Transliteration

vā́ta-tviṣo marúto várṣa-nirnijo yamā́ iva súsadṛśaḥ supéśasaḥ | piśáṅgāśvā aruṇā́śvā arepásaḥ prátvakṣaso mahinā́ dyáur ivóravaḥ ||

Translation

マルット（Maruts）は風の烈しい輝きに光り、雨の衣をまとう。双つの力のごとく調和し、姿かたち美しく整う。黄褐の馬、紅の馬を駆り、瑕なく、肢体強く――その偉大さによって、天そのもののように広く響く声をもつ。

Word by Word

वातत्विषःwind-flashing, wind-bright

मरुतःthe Maruts

वर्षनिर्णिजःrain-clad, rain-garbed

यमाःpairs, twins

इवlike, as

सुसदृशःvery like, closely resembling

सुपेशसःwell-adorned, of fair form

पिशङ्गाश्वाःhaving tawny horses

अरुणाश्वाःhaving ruddy/red horses

अरेपसःspotless, without blemish

प्रत्यक्षसःbefore the eyes, manifest

महिनाby greatness, by might

द्यौःheaven, the sky

इवlike, as

उरवःwide, vast

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