Rig Veda 4.44.2 - Mandala 4, Sukta 44, Mantra 2

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Rig Veda 4.44.2: Mandala 4, Sukta 44, Mantra 2

Sukta 4.44

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional attribution for Maṇḍala 4)

Devata: Aśvinau (Nāsatyā), twin divine powers

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 4.44; verse-level meter not exhaustively verified here)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

युवं श्रियमश्विना देवता तां दिवो नपाता वनथः शचीभिः । युवोर्वपुरभि पृक्षः सचन्ते वहन्ति यत्ककुहासो रथे वाम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 4.44.2

Transliteration

yuváṁ śríyam aśvinā devátā tā́ṁ divó napātā vanathaḥ śácībhiḥ | yuvór vápuḥ abhí pṛ́kṣaḥ sacante váhanti yát kakuhā́saḥ ráthe vām ||

Translation

Wahai Aśvin berdua, kuasa ilahi, kamu berdua memenangi bagi dirimu Śrī—kebahagiaan yang bersinar itu—wahai anak-anak Langit, dengan tenaga-tenaga (śakti) kamu yang berkesan. Kuda-kuda merapati rupa kamu yang gemilang dan membawanya ke hadapan, apabila yang berjambul tinggi menarik rata kamu.

Word by Word

युवम्you two

श्रियम्splendour, prosperity

अश्विनाO Aśvins

देवताas divinity / divine ones

ताम्that (her/it)

दिवःof heaven

नपाताO descendants/sons

वनथःyou two win/attain

शचीभिःwith powers/skills

युवोःof you two

वपुःform, beauty

अभिtowards, unto

पृक्षः(those) sprinkled/strong ones; companions (contextual)

सचन्तेthey accompany/cleave

वहन्तिthey carry/bear

यत्when/that which

ककुहासःpeaks/summits (of the chariot)

रथेon/in the chariot

वाम्of you two / you two

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