Rig Veda 4.55.2 - Mandala 4, Sukta 55, Mantra 2

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Rig Veda 4.55.2: Mandala 4, Sukta 55, Mantra 2

Sukta 4.55

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (probable; verify per Anukramaṇī for 4.55)

Devata: Collective deities/ordainers (likely Ādityas or cosmic powers of ṛta; verse is descriptive rather than directly vocative)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र ये धामानि पूर्व्याण्यर्चान्वि यदुच्छान्वियोतारो अमूराः । विधातारो वि ते दधुरजस्रा ऋतधीतयो रुरुचन्त दस्माः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 4.55.2

Transliteration

pra ye dhāmāni pūrvyāṇy arcān vi yad ucchān vi-yotāro amūrāḥ | vi-dhātāro vi te dadhur ajasrā ṛta-dhītayo rurucanta dasmāḥ ||

Translation

അവർ പുരാതന ധാമങ്ങളെ സ്തുതിഗാനത്തോടെ മുന്നോട്ടു പാടിപ്പറഞ്ഞു; അവർ ഉദിച്ചപ്പോൾ, നിർമ്മലദർശികളായ വിയോതാരർ (മാർഗ്ഗ-വിഭാജകർ) വഴികൾ തുറന്നു. വിധാതാക്കൾ അവരെ അവരുടെ വ്യത്യസ്ത സ്ഥാനങ്ങളിൽ സ്ഥാപിച്ചു—അവിരതമായി, ഋതത്തെ ധ്യാനിക്കുന്ന ആ അത്ഭുത ദസ്മർ പ്രകാശിച്ചു തിളങ്ങി.

Word by Word

प्रforth, forward

येwho (those who)

धामानिabodes, ordinances, stations

पूर्व्याणिformer, ancient

अर्चान्they praised, they sang

अनुafter, along, in accordance

यत्which, what

उच्छान्rising up, springing forth

वियोतारःseparators, disjoiners

अमूराःunbewildered, not foolish

विधातारःdisposers, ordainers

विapart, asunder, widely

तेof you, your

दधुःthey have set/placed

अजस्राःunceasing, continual

ऋतधीतयःthose whose thought is on ṛta; true-minded insights

रुरुचन्तthey shone forth, gleamed

दस्माःwondrous, marvelous

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