Rig Veda 1.167.2 - Mandala 1, Sukta 167, Mantra 2

Rig Veda 1.167.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 167, Mantra 2

Sukta 1.167

Rishi: Agastya (traditional)

Devata: Maruts

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ नोऽवोभिर्मरुतो यान्त्वच्छा ज्येष्ठेभिर्वा बृहद्दिवैः सुमायाः । अध यदेषां नियुतः परमाः समुद्रस्य चिद्धनयन्त पारे ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 1.167.2

Transliteration

ā́ no ’vóbhir marúto yā́ntv ácchā jyeṣṭhébhir vā bṛháddivaiḥ sumāyā́ḥ | ádha yád eṣāṃ niyútaḥ paramā́ḥ samudrásya cid dhánayanta pāré ||

Translation

आ नोऽवोभिर्मरुतो यान्त्वच्छा, ज्येष्ठेभिर्वा बृहद्दिवैः सुमायाः। अध यदेषां नियुतः परमाः समुद्रस्य चिद्धनयन्त पारे॥

Word by Word

आhither; towards

नःto us

अवोभिःwith helps; with aids

मरुतःthe Maruts

यान्तुlet (them) come

अच्छाtowards; straight to

ज्येष्ठेभिःwith the greatest/eldest (ones)

वाor

बृहत्-दिवैःwith the lofty heavens

सु-मायाःof good/wondrous powers

अधthen; moreover

यत्when; that which

एषाम्of these; of them

नियुतःthe teams/harnessings

परमाःfarthest; highest

समुद्रस्यof the ocean

चित्even

धनयन्तthey won wealth; they made (one) rich

पारेon the far shore; at the farther side

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