Rig Veda 3.57.1 - Mandala 3, Sukta 57, Mantra 1

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Rig Veda 3.57.1: Mandala 3, Sukta 57, Mantra 1

Sukta 3.57

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (attributed for RV 3.57)

Devata: Indra-Agni (dual), with the Cow/Manīṣā motif central

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify metrically)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र मे विविक्वाँ अविदन्मनीषां धेनुं चरन्तीं प्रयुतामगोपाम् । सद्यश्चिद्या दुदुहे भूरि धासेरिन्द्रस्तदग्निः पनितारो अस्याः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 3.57.1

Transliteration

prá me vivikvā́m ávidan manīṣā́m dhēnúm cárantīm práyutām ágopām | sadyáś cid yā́ duduhé bhū́ri dhāsér índras tád agníḥ panitā́ro asyāḥ ||

Translation

എനിക്കായി വിവേകി മനീഷാ—പ്രേരിതചിന്ത—കണ്ടെടുത്തു: സഞ്ചരിക്കുന്ന പശു, ദൂരത്തേക്ക് ഓടിക്കൊണ്ടുപോയതും അഗോപാ (അരക്ഷിത) യും. ഉടൻതന്നെ അവൾ തന്റെ സാരത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ധാരാളം പോഷണം ദോഹിച്ചു; ഇന്ദ്രനും അഗ്നിയും അവളുടെ പനിതാരർ (അന്വേഷകരും അധിപതികളും) ആയി.

Word by Word

प्रforth, forward

मेof me / for me

विविक्वान्the discerning one / the eloquent (singer)

अविदत्found, discovered

मनीषाम्insight, inspired thought

धेनुम्milch-cow (metaphor: stream of inspiration)

चरन्तीम्moving, roaming

प्रयुताम्set in motion / sent forth

अगोपाम्unguarded, without a herdsman

सद्यःimmediately

चित्indeed, even

याwhich (she)

दुदुहेhas milked / yielded

भूरिmuch, abundantly

धासेःfrom the nourishment / from the portion (of food)

इन्द्रःIndra

तत्that

अग्निःAgni

पनितारःPani-overcomers / conquerors of the Paṇis

अस्याःof her / of this (cow/inspiration)

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