Rig Veda 10.67.3 - Mandala 10, Sukta 67, Mantra 3

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Rig Veda 10.67.3: Mandala 10, Sukta 67, Mantra 3

Sukta 10.67

Rishi: Aṅgirasa/Bṛhaspati cycle (collective narrative voice)

Devata: Bṛhaspati (primary), with ‘gāḥ’ (rays) as the recovered treasure

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm by scan)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

हंसैरिव सखिभिर्वावदद्भिरश्मन्मयानि नहना व्यस्यन् । बृहस्पतिरभिकनिक्रदद्गा उत प्रास्तौदुच्च विद्वाँ अगायत् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 10.67.3

Transliteration

haṃsáir iva sákhirbhir vā́vadadbhir aśmán-mayāni náhanā vy àsyan | bṛ́haspátir abhí-kanikradad gā́ utá prā́staut úd ca vidvā́n agāyat ||

Translation

हंसांसारखे, हाक मारणाऱ्या सख्यांसह, त्यांनी दगडांनी बांधलेली बंधने झटकून टाकली. बृहस्पतीने किरण-गायींना (प्रकाश-गायींना) उद्देशून गर्जना केली; आणि विद्वानाने उंच स्वरात स्तुतीही केली व गानही केले.

Word by Word

हंसैःwith (like) swans

इवlike, as

सखिभिःwith friends

वावदद्भिःtalking, chattering

अश्मन्मयानिstone-made (fetters/bonds)

नहनानिbindings, bonds

व्यस्यन्he cast apart, scattered

बृहस्पतिःBṛhaspati

अभिtowards, against

कनिक्रदत्he cried out loudly (repeatedly)

गाःthe cows

उतand also

प्रास्तौत्he praised forth, chanted

उच्चand aloud/upwards

विद्वान्the knowing one, wise

अगायत्he sang

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