Mantra 5

Sukta 67

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आ वक्षि देवां इह विप्र यक्षि चोशन् होतर्नि षदा योनिषु त्रिषु। प्रति वीहि प्रस्थितं सोम्यं मधु पिबाग्नीध्रात् तव भागस्य तृष्णुहि

IAST Transliteration

ā́ vakṣi devā́n ihá vipra yákṣi cośán hótar ní ṣadā́ yóniṣu tríṣu | práti vīhi prástitam sómyaṃ mádhu píbāgnī́dhrāt táva bhāgásya tṛ́ṣṇuhi

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Bring hither the Gods, here, O inspired one; sacrifice, O willing Hotar; sit down in the three appointed seats. Receive the draught set forth, the Soma-sweet mead; drink from the Agnidh’s station: thirst for thine allotted share.

Translation

Traz para cá os Deuses, aqui, ó inspirado; realiza o sacrifício, ó Hotar, de boa vontade; senta-te nos três assentos designados. Recebe a bebida posta à frente, o hidromel doce de Soma; bebe do lugar do Agnidh: tem sede da tua parte destinada.

Word by Word

आhither; forth (towards)

वक्षिbring; convey

देवान्the gods

इहhere

विप्रO inspired sage/priest

यक्षिworship; perform sacrifice

चand

उशन्O desiring one; eager

होतन्O Hotṛ-priest

निdown; in

षदsit

योनिṣuin the seats/wombs/places

त्रिषुin the three

प्रतिtowards; in return

वीहिcarry; convey

प्रस्थितम्set forth; prepared

सोम्यम्Soma-like; pertaining to Soma

मधुsweet drink; honey (mead)

पिबdrink

अग्नीध्रात्from the Agnīdh (priest/fire-attendant)

तवof you; your

भागस्यof the share/portion

तृष्णुहिbe thirsty for; desire (it)

Attribution

Rishi: Rigvedic source attribution (Agni/Soma liturgy; exact r̥ṣi requires RV concordance).

Devata: Agni (Hotar) with invited Devas

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm by RV original).

Mantra Rasa

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