Rig Veda 10.44.7 - Mandala 10, Sukta 44, Mantra 7

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Rig Veda 10.44.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 44, Mantra 7

Sukta 10.44

Devata: Indra hymn-context; concluding moral differentiation of the capable vs incapable

Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; needs metrical confirmation)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

एवैवापागपरे सन्तु दूढ्योऽश्वा येषां दुर्युज आयुयुज्रे । इत्था ये प्रागुपरे सन्ति दावने पुरूणि यत्र वयुनानि भोजना ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 10.44.7

Transliteration

eváivāpā́g ápare santu dūḍhyò 'śvā yéṣāṃ duryúja āyuyujré | itthā́ yé prā́g upáre sánti dā́vane purū́ṇi yátra vayúnāni bhójanā ||

Translation

एव एव अपरे अपाग् सन्तु दूढ्याः—येषाम् अश्वाः दुर्युजः, ये सम्यग् योजयितुं न शक्यन्ते। ये तु प्राग् उपरे सन्ति, ते दावने पुरूणि—यत्र वयुनानि भोजानानि भवन्ति।

Word by Word

एवindeed, just

एवindeed

अपाक्westward, in the west

अपरेthe later/other ones (those in the west)

सन्तुlet them be

दूढ्यःhard-to-yoke, stubborn (in yoking)

अश्वाःhorses

येषाम्of whom/whose

दुर्युजःhard to yoke

आयुयुज्रेthey have yoked / they yoked

इत्थाthus, in this manner

येwho (those who)

प्राक्eastward, in the east

उपरेthe upper/further ones

सन्तिare

दावनेfor giving, for bestowal

पुरूणिmany

यत्रwhere

वयुनानिdevices, stratagems, orderly arrangements

भोजनाenjoyments, provisions, bounties

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