Rig Veda 1.151.3 - Mandala 1, Sukta 151, Mantra 3

Rig Veda 1.151.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 151, Mantra 3

Sukta 1.151

Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa (dual) (likely)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ वां भूषन्क्षितयो जन्म रोदस्योः प्रवाच्यं वृषणा दक्षसे महे । यदीमृताय भरथो यदर्वते प्र होत्रया शिम्या वीथो अध्वरम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 1.151.3

Transliteration

ā́ vāṃ bhūṣan kṣitáyo jánma ródasyoḥ pravā́cyaṃ vṛṣaṇā dákṣase mahé | yadī́m ṛtā́ya bháratho yad árvate prá hotráyā śimyā́ vītho adhvarám ||

Translation

आ वां भूषन् क्षितयो जन्म रोदस्योः प्रवाच्यं वृषणा दक्षसे महे। यदीम् ऋताय भरथो यदर्वते, प्र होत्रया शिम्या वीथो अध्वरम्।

Word by Word

आtowards; hither

वाम्you two

भूषन्O Adorner (epithet)

क्षि॒तयःthe dwellings; peoples; settlements

जन्मbirth; origin

रोदस्योःof Heaven-and-Earth

प्रवाच्यम्to be proclaimed; worthy to be spoken

वृषणाO you two mighty/bull-like ones

दक्षसेfor skill; for power; for ability

महेfor greatness; for the great (aim)

यदिif; when

ईम्indeed; just; (enclitic emphasis)

ऋतायfor ṛta (cosmic order/truth)

भरथःyou two bear/bring

यत्what; that which

अर्वतेto the steed; for the horse

प्रforth; forward

होत्रयाby/with the priestly office; with the Hotṛ-function

शिम्याwith the ‘śimyā’ (ritual implement/act; Vedic technical term)

वीथःyou two pursue/drive; you two go along

अध्वरम्the sacrifice; the ritual course

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