Rig Veda 4.45.5 - Mandala 4, Sukta 45, Mantra 5

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Rig Veda 4.45.5: Mandala 4, Sukta 45, Mantra 5

Sukta 4.45

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional attribution for Maṇḍala 4)

Devata: Aśvinau (invoked; with Agni/Soma imagery as supporting powers)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 4.45; verify against pada-count in critical edition)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

स्वध्वरासो मधुमन्तो अग्नय उस्रा जरन्ते प्रति वस्तोरश्विना । यन्निक्तहस्तस्तरणिर्विचक्षणः सोमं सुषाव मधुमन्तमद्रिभिः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 4.45.5

Transliteration

svadhvarā́so mádhumanto agnáya usrā́ jarante práti vástoḥ aśvínā | yán níkta-hastas taraṇír vi-cakṣaṇáḥ sómam suṣā́va mádhumantam ádri-bhiḥ ||

Translation

ಹೇ ಅಶ್ವಿನರೇ, ಉಷಸ್ಸಿನ ಆಗಮನದಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಸಂಯೋಜಿತ ಅಗ್ನಿಗಳು—ಆನಂದದ ಮಧುರತೆಯಿಂದ ಸಮೃದ್ಧ—ಎಚ್ಚರಗೊಂಡು ದಿನದತ್ತ ಪ್ರಕಾಶಿಸುತ್ತವೆ. ಆಗ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ನಿಪುಣವಾದ ಕೈಗಳಿರುವ, ವಿವೇಕಿ ಹಾಗೂ ವೇಗವಂತ ಶಕ್ತಿ, ಅದ್ರಿ (ಪೀಷಣಕಲ್ಲುಗಳು)ಗಳಿಂದ ಮಧುಮಂತ ಸೋಮವನ್ನು ಪೀಡಿಸುತ್ತದೆ—ಅಂತರಂಗ ಅಮೃತರಸವನ್ನು ಸ್ರವಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.

Word by Word

स्वध्वरासःwell-performing (faultless) in sacrifice

मधुमन्तःhoneyed, sweet, rich in soma

अग्नयःthe fires (Agni-fires)

उस्राःruddy/bright (at dawn), shining

जरन्तेthey awaken/are active; they glow

प्रतिtowards, in response to

वस्तोर्of the dawn/daybreak (lit. of the dwelling/time)

अश्विनाO Aśvins (dual gods)

यत्when/that which

निक्तहस्तःwith hands anointed/smeared

तरणिःthe overcomer, swift one

विचक्षणःclear-sighted, discerning

सोमम्Soma (the pressed drink)

सुषावhe has pressed (well)

मधुमन्तम्honeyed, sweet

अद्रिभिःwith pressing-stones

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