Rig Veda 9.69.3 - Mandala 9, Sukta 69, Mantra 3

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Rig Veda 9.69.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 69, Mantra 3

Sukta 9.69

Devata: Soma Pavamāna

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अव्ये वधूयुः पवते परि त्वचि श्रथ्नीते नप्तीरदितेॠतं यते । हरिरक्रान्यजतः संयतो मदो नृम्णा शिशानो महिषो न शोभते ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 9.69.3

Transliteration

ávyē vadhū-yúḥ pavate pári tváci śrathnī́te náptīr áditer ṛtáṃ yaté | hárir akrān yajatáḥ saṃyató mádo nṛmnā́ śiśāno mahiṣó ná śobhate ||

Translation

ເທິງຂົນຂອງແກະ ເຈົ້າໄຫຼ, ປາຖະໜາເຈົ້າສາວນັ້ນ - ເຈົ້າເຄື່ອນທີ່ອ້ອມຮົ່ມໜັງແລະປ່ອຍບຸດສາວຂອງອະທິຕິ; ເຈົ້າຍ່າງໄປຕາມເສັ້ນທາງຂອງຄວາມຈິງສັກສິລະ. ຜູ້ມີສີຄຳຍ່າງກ້າວ, ຄວາມປິຕິຍິນດີທີ່ຄວບຄຸມຕົວເອງອັນນັບຖືໄດ້; ຊັກຊາຍໂດຍພະລັງຂອງຈິດວິນຍານ, ເຈົ້າເປັນປົກຄືກັບງົວຜູ້ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່.

Word by Word

अव्येin/at the sheep’s (wool) filter (i.e., in the wool)

वधूयुःdesirous like a bride / bride-seeking (epithet of Soma)

पवतेpurifies/flows (as Soma)

परिaround, all about

त्वचिon/at the skin, on the covering (i.e., on the strainer’s surface)

श्रथ्नीतेloosens, unbinds, spreads out

नlike, as

अप्तीर्the works/activities (the ‘apti-s’)

अदितेःof Aditi

ऋतम्ṛta, the cosmic order / truth

यतेstrives, exerts himself

हरिःthe tawny one (Soma)

अक्रान्stepped forth, strode

यजतःworthy of worship, venerable

संयतःrestrained, well-controlled

मदःthe exhilaration, intoxication (of Soma)

नृम्णाwith manly strength, with vigor

शिशानःsharpening himself, waxing, becoming keen

महिषःa buffalo/bull

नlike

शोभतेshines, appears splendid

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