Rig Veda 4.14.1 - Mandala 4, Sukta 14, Mantra 1

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Rig Veda 4.14.1: Mandala 4, Sukta 14, Mantra 1

Sukta 4.14

Devata: Agni in relation to Uṣas; invocation to the Aśvins (Nāsatyā)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्रत्यग्निरुषसो जातवेदा अख्यद्देवो रोचमाना महोभिः । आ नासत्योरुगाया रथेनेमं यज्ञमुप नो यातमच्छ ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 4.14.1

Transliteration

praty agnír uṣáso jā́tavedā́ ákhya dēvó rócamānā máhobhiḥ | ā nā́satyor urū-gāyā́ ráthenemáṃ yajñám upa no yātam áccha ||

Translation

Menghadap Fajar, Agni—Jātavedas, si Mengetahui Kelahiran—menyatakan dirinya; dewa yang makin bercahaya oleh kuasa-kuasa agungnya. Wahai Nāsatya, yang luas geraknya dan layak bagi nyanyian yang luas, datanglah dengan kereta kalian ke yajña ini; hampirilah kami, sesungguhnya.

Word by Word

प्रतिtowards, in response to

अग्निःAgni (fire-god)

उषसःof Dawn

जातवेदाःJātavedas (Agni, ‘knower of births/creatures’)

अख्यत्appeared, became visible

देवःthe god

रोचमानःshining, gleaming

महःभिःwith great powers/might

आhither, towards (come!)

नासत्योःof the Nāsatyas (Aśvins)

उगायfor lofty praise/renown

रथेनwith the chariot

इमम्this

यज्ञम्sacrifice, ritual

उपnear, up to

नःto us / our

यातम्come (you two)!

अच्छtowards, straight to

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