Rig Veda 4.18.2 - Mandala 4, Sukta 18, Mantra 2

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Rig Veda 4.18.2: Mandala 4, Sukta 18, Mantra 2

Sukta 4.18

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional attribution for RV 4.18)

Devata: Indra (with the birth-myth context; implicit dialogue with the divine power aiding the emergence)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 4.18; verify against pada count in critical edition)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

नाहमतो निरया दुर्गहैतत्तिरश्चता पार्श्वान्निर्गमाणि । बहूनि मे अकृता कर्त्वानि युध्यै त्वेन सं त्वेन पृच्छै ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 4.18.2

Transliteration

nā́ham áto nír ayā dúr-gahā́ etát tiraścátā pārśvā́n nír-gamāni | bahū́ni me á-kṛtā́ kartvā́ni yúdhyai tvéna sám tvéna pṛ́cchai ||

Translation

Не выйду я отсюда, из этого труднопроходимого затвора, прямым проходом; мне надлежит выйти боком, через ребро. Много дел у меня ещё не совершено; чтобы сразиться и довершить их, я ищу соединения с тобой и вопрошаю тебя в этом единении.

Word by Word

नnot

अहम्I

अतःfrom here; therefore

निरयाःfrom the underworld/hell

दुर्गहैin a hard-to-grasp/hostile place

तत्that

तिरश्चताcrosswise; sideways

पार्श्वात्from the side

निर्गमाणिgoing out; emerging

बहूनिmany

मेof me; my

अकृतानिnot done; unaccomplished

कर्त्वानिthings to be done; tasks

युध्यैto fight

त्वेनwith you

सम्together; completely

त्वेनwith you

पृच्छैmay I ask; I would ask

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