Rig Veda 1.186.7 - Mandala 1, Sukta 186, Mantra 7

Various Rishis

Rig Veda 1.186.7: Mandala 1, Sukta 186, Mantra 7

Sukta 1.186

Devata: Likely Agni (continuing ‘child/young’ imagery of the invoked power), or the central invoked divine presence of the hymn

Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires verification)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

उत न ईं मतयोऽश्वयोगाः शिशुं न गावस्तरुणं रिहन्ति । तमीं गिरो जनयो न पत्नीः सुरभिष्टमं नरां नसन्त ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.186.7

Transliteration

utá na īṃ matáyo’śvayogā́ḥ śíśuṃ ná gā́vas tár uṇaṃ rihanti | tám īṃ gíro jánayo ná pátnīḥ surabhíṣṭamaṃ narā́ṃ nasanta ||

Translation

E que nossos pensamentos, jungidos como corcéis, o lambam e o nutram, como as vacas ao seu bezerro. A ele se achegam as palavras, como esposas ao seu senhor — o mais fragrante, o mais deleitoso entre os homens.

Word by Word

उतand, also

नःof us / our

ईम्indeed; (enclitic emphasis)

मतयःthoughts, hymnic inspirations

अश्वयोगाःyoked with horses; horse-yoking (swift)

शिशुम्a young one, child

नlike, as

गावःcows

तरुणम्young, tender

रिहन्तिthey lick

तम्him

ईम्indeed; (enclitic emphasis)

गिरःsongs, hymns

जनयःwomen; mothers (lit. ‘begetters’)

नlike, as

पत्नीःwives

सुरभिष्टमम्most fragrant, most sweet-smelling

नराम्of men

नlike, as

नसन्तthey approach; they seek/attain

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