Rig Veda 6.49.11 - Mandala 6, Sukta 49, Mantra 11

Rig Veda 6.49.11: Mandala 6, Sukta 49, Mantra 11

Sukta 6.49

Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (assumed)

Devata: Maruts

Chandas: Tr̥ṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ युवानः कवयो यज्ञियासो मरुतो गन्त गृणतो वरस्याम् । अचित्रं चिद्धि जिन्वथा वृधन्त इत्था नक्षन्तो नरो अङ्गिरस्वत् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 6.49.11

Transliteration

ā́ yúvānaḥ kavayo yajñiyā́so máruto gántá gṛṇató varasyā́m | acitrám cíd dhi jínvathā vṛdhánta itthā́ nákṣanto naro aṅgirasvát ||

Translation

来たれ、マルットよ――若く、聖見者のごとく、供物にふさわしき者たちよ――歌い手の最上の呼びかけに来たれ。汝らは光なきものさえも奮い起こし、これを増し育てる。かくして汝らは目的地に到る、勇士なる人々よ、アンギラサ族のごとく。

Word by Word

आhither, towards

युवानःyoung, youthful

कवयःseers, poets

यज्ञियासःworthy of sacrifice, to be worshipped

मरुतःthe Maruts

गन्तgo, come

गृणतःof the praising one / of him who sings

वस्याम्to (his) better/favour, to (his) good will

अचित्रम्not wondrous, unadorned; (even) plain

चित्even

हिindeed, for

जिन्वथyou invigorate, you quicken

वृधन्तःgrowing, increasing

इत्थाthus, in this way

नक्षन्तःreaching, attaining

नरःmen, heroes

अङ्गिरस्वत्having the nature of the Aṅgirases; Aṅgiras-like

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