Rig Veda 8.41.1 - Mandala 8, Sukta 41, Mantra 1

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Rig Veda 8.41.1: Mandala 8, Sukta 41, Mantra 1

Sukta 8.41

Devata: Varuṇa with the Maruts (associated powers)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अस्मा ऊ षु प्रभूतये वरुणाय मरुद्भ्योऽर्चा विदुष्टरेभ्यः । यो धीता मानुषाणां पश्वो गा इव रक्षति नभन्तामन्यके समे ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 8.41.1

Transliteration

asmā ū ṣu prabhūtaye varuṇāya marudbhyo 'rcā viduṣṭarebhyaḥ | yo dhītā mānuṣāṇāṃ paśvo gā iva rakṣati nabhantām anyake same ||

Translation

彼に――まことに、その広がりへ――讃歌を歌え：ヴァルナ（Varuṇa）とマルト（Marut）ら、最も知れる力ある者たちへ。人々のうちに思惟を据える者として、群れを牛のごとく守護するその方よ――諸力が、別なる、より高き同一のうちに輝き出でよ。

Word by Word

अस्मैto him / for him

ऊindeed, surely

षुnow, indeed

प्रभूतयेfor (his) great might/abundance

वरुणायto Varuṇa

मरुद्भ्यःto the Maruts

अर्चाI praise / let me hymn

विदुष्टरेभ्यःto the more knowing/most wise ones

यःwho

धीताthe wise/pondering one

मानुषाणाम्of men, of humans

पश्वःof cattle/creatures

गाःcows

इवlike, as

रक्षतिprotects

नभन्ताम्let them flee/vanish

अन्यकेthe others

समेin the encounter/battle

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