Rig Veda 7.3.2 - Mandala 7, Sukta 3, Mantra 2

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Rig Veda 7.3.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 3, Mantra 2

Sukta 7.3

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha-gotra tradition for Maṇḍala 7)

Devata: Agni (Jātavedas / the conscious Fire)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 7.3; confirm with pada-count in critical edition)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्रोथदश्वो न यवसेऽविष्यन्यदा महः संवरणाद्व्यस्थात् । आदस्य वातो अनु वाति शोचिरध स्म ते व्रजनं कृष्णमस्ति ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 7.3.2

Transliteration

prothád aśvó na yávase’viṣyán yadā máhaḥ saṃváraṇād vyásthāt | ā́d asya vā́to ánu vāti śocír ádha sma te vrájanam kṛ́ṣṇam asti ||

Translation

Ele irrompe como um corcel que busca o seu pasto, quando se destacou do grande cercado. Então o vento segue a sua chama; e assim, em verdade, a tua trilha de movimento se enegrece: por onde o Fogo passou, a escuridão fica queimada como sinal de passagem.

Word by Word

प्रोथत्he/it surged forth, sprang forward

अश्वःthe horse

नlike, as

यवसेfor fodder, for grass

अविष्यन्they drove/urged on; they sought (to reach)

यदाwhen

महःof the great (one); of greatness

संवरणात्from the enclosure, from the covering

विapart, forth

अस्थात्stood forth; came out

आtowards, hither

अदस्यof him/it

वातःthe wind

अनुafter, along

वातिblows

शोचिःthe flame, the blaze

अधthen, thereafter

स्मindeed, just

तेof you/thy

व्रजनम्the enclosure, pen, fold

कृष्णम्black, dark

अस्तिis

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