Mantra 18

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ऋचो अक्षरे परमे व्योऽमन् यस्मिन् देवा अधि विश्वे निषेदुः । यस्तन्न वेद किमृचा करिष्यति य इत् तद् विदुस्ते अमी समासते

IAST Transliteration

ṛcó ákṣare paramé vyòman yásmin devā́ ádhi víśve niṣedúḥ | yás tán ná véda kím ṛcā́ kariṣyati yá ít tád vidús té amī́ samā́sate ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The Ṛc-verses in the Imperishable, in the highest firmament, wherein all the Gods have taken seat. He who knoweth not That—what shall he accomplish with a verse? But they who verily know That, these are they who sit in concord.

Translation

ಋಚಃ (ಋಗ್ವೇದೀಯ ಮಂತ್ರಗಳು) ಅಕ್ಷರ (ಅವಿನಾಶಿ)ದಲ್ಲಿ, ಪರಮ ವ್ಯೋಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಇವೆ—ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ದೇವರುಗಳು ಅಧಿಷ್ಠಾನ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡು ಕುಳಿತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಆ ತತ್ತ್ವವನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಯದವನು, ಋಚೆಯಿಂದ ಏನು ಸಾಧಿಸುವನು? ಆದರೆ ಆ ತತ್ತ್ವವನ್ನು ನಿಜವಾಗಿ ತಿಳಿದವರು—ಅವರೇ ಏಕಮನದಿಂದ ಸಮಾಸತೇ (ಸಮ್ಮತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ) ಕುಳಿತುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾರೆ.

Word by Word

ऋचःthe ṛc-verses

अक्षरेin the imperishable (syllable/Absolute)

परमेin the highest

व्योमन्in the sky/space

यस्मिन्in which

देवाःthe gods

अधिupon; in; over

विश्वेall

निषेदुःsat down; took their seat

यःwho

तत्that

नnot

वेदknows

किम्what?

ऋचाwith a ṛc-verse

करिष्यतिwill do; will accomplish

यःwho

इत्indeed; just

तत्that

विदुःhave known; know

तेthey

अमीthose (yonder)

समासतेsit together; are seated

Attribution

Rishi: Brahmanic/Atharvanic seer tradition (variable).

Devata: Akṣara (Imperishable), Vāc/Brahman; ‘All the Gods’ as seated therein.

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (as transmitted).

Mantra Rasa

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