Rig Veda 10.77.3 - Mandala 10, Sukta 77, Mantra 3

Rig Veda 10.77.3: Mandala 10, Sukta 77, Mantra 3

Sukta 10.77

Devata: Maruts

Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र ये दिवः पृथिव्या न बर्हणा त्मना रिरिच्रे अभ्रान्न सूर्यः । पाजस्वन्तो न वीराः पनस्यवो रिशादसो न मर्या अभिद्यवः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 10.77.3

Transliteration

prá ye diváḥ pṛthivyā́ ná barháṇā tmánā riricré abhrā́n ná sū́ryaḥ | pā́jasvanto ná vīrā́ḥ panasyávo riśā́daso ná maryā́ abhí-dyavaḥ ||

Translation

प्र ये दिवः पृथिव्याः न बर्हणा त्मना रिरिच्रे, अभ्रात् न सूर्यः। पाजस्वन्तो न वीराः पनस्यवः, रिशादसो न मर्या अभिद्यवः—ज्योतिषे अभि प्रसरन्ति।

Word by Word

प्रforth, forward

येwho (those who)

दिवःof heaven, from the sky

पृथिव्याःof the earth

नlike, as

बर्हणाःthe great ones, the strong/lofty ones

त्मनाby themselves, by their own power

रिरिच्रेhave left behind / have become free (of)

अभ्रान्clouds

नlike

सूर्यःthe Sun

पाजस्वन्तःpossessing might/brilliance

नlike

वीराःheroes, warriors

पनस्यवःeager, desirous (of gain/praise)

रिशादसःdevourers of harm; destroyers of foes

नlike

मर्याःyoung men, champions

अभिद्यवःshining forth; assailing/attacking

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