Rig Veda 3.55.1 - Mandala 3, Sukta 55, Mantra 1

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Rig Veda 3.55.1: Mandala 3, Sukta 55, Mantra 1

Sukta 3.55

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional for Mandala 3; RV 3.55 commonly in his family-book domain)

Devata: Viśve Devāḥ / the One Asura-might behind the gods; Dawn as revelatory condition

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

उषसः पूर्वा अध यद्व्यूषुर्महद्वि जज्ञे अक्षरं पदे गोः । व्रता देवानामुप नु प्रभूषन्महद्देवानामसुरत्वमेकम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 3.55.1

Transliteration

uṣásaḥ pū́rvā ádha yád vy-ū́ṣur mahád ví jajñe ákṣaraṃ padé góḥ | vratā́ devā́nām úpa nú pra-bhū́ṣan mahád devā́nām asura-tvám ékam ||

Translation

മുൻ ഉഷസ്സുകൾ വിരിഞ്ഞു തെളിയുമ്പോൾ, പ്രകാശത്തിന്റെ പദത്തിൽ മഹത്തായ അക്ഷരവചനം ജനിക്കുന്നു. ദേവന്മാരുടെ വ്രതങ്ങളെ അലങ്കരിച്ച് വെളിപ്പെടുത്തിക്കൊണ്ട്, ദൈവശക്തികളുടെ ഏകമായ മഹത്തായ അസുരത്വം പ്രസ്ഫുടമാകുന്നു.

Word by Word

उषसःof the dawns

पूर्वाःthe former/earlier (ones)

अधthen, now, moreover

यत्when; that which

व्यूषुःthey have shone forth; have dawned

महत्great

विforth, apart, distinctly

जज्ञेwas born; came into being

अक्षरम्the imperishable (syllable/word); the unchanging

पदेin the place/footstep; in the station

गोःof the cow (also: of light/ray)

व्रताordinances; sacred laws

देवानाम्of the gods

उपtowards, near

नुnow, indeed

प्रभूषन्adorning; attending on; serving

महत्great

देवानाम्of the gods

असुरत्वम्lordship; asura-power (sovereign might)

एकम्one; single

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