Rig Veda 4.40.1: Mandala 4, Sukta 40, Mantra 1
Sukta 4.40
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Dadhikrāvan (primary); associated powers: Uṣas, Apas, Agni, Sūrya, Bṛhaspati, Angirasa
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
दधिक्राव्ण इदु नु चर्किराम विश्वा इन्मामुषसः सूदयन्तु । अपामग्नेरुषसः सूर्यस्य बृहस्पतेराङ्गिरसस्य जिष्णोः ॥
Transliteration
dadhikrā́vṇa íd u nú cārkirāma víśvā ín mām uṣásaḥ sūdayantu | apā́m agnér uṣásaḥ sū́ryasya bṛ́haspáter āṅgirasásya jiṣṇóḥ ||
Translation
Teraz zaprawdę głosić chcemy Dadhikrāvana; niech wszystkie Jutrznie popychają mnie naprzód - Jutrznie Wód, Agni, Słońca, Bṛhaspatiego, Angirasy, zwycięskiego.
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