Rig Veda 5.44.4 - Mandala 5, Sukta 44, Mantra 4

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Rig Veda 5.44.4: Mandala 5, Sukta 44, Mantra 4

Sukta 5.44

Devata: Uncertain (verse contains obscure proper name Krivi; likely within Agni hymn but referencing auxiliary forces/obstacles)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र व एते सुयुजो यामन्निष्टये नीचीरमुष्मै यम्य ऋतावृधः । सुयन्तुभिः सर्वशासैरभीशुभिः क्रिविर्नामानि प्रवणे मुषायति ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 5.44.4

Transliteration

prá va ete suyújo yā́mann iṣṭáye nī́cīr amúṣmai yamyá ṛtā́vṛdhaḥ | suyántubhiḥ sarvaśā́sair abhī́śubhiḥ krívir nā́māni praváṇe muṣāyati ||

Translation

இவை சுயுஜ (நன்றாக இணைக்கப்பட்ட) சக்திகள், அபிஷ்டி (இஷ்ட-நிறைவேற்றம்) பெறும் பயணத்தில் முன்னே செல்கின்றன; அந்த (தேவன்/யஜமானன்) பொருட்டு கீழ்நோக்கி வணங்கி, ருதத்தால் வளர்கின்றன. எல்லா சாஸனங்களுடனும், அபீஷு (கட்டுப்பாட்டு கயிறு/கதிர்கள்) எனும் ஆளும் கதிர்களுடனும்—சரிவில் ‘கிரிவி’ பெயர்களை (நிலைத்த அடையாளங்களை) அபகரிக்கிறான்.

Word by Word

प्रforth, forward

वःof you (your)

एतेthese

सुयुजःwell-yoked, well-harnessed

यामन्on the journey, in the course (of going)

इष्टयेfor the sacrifice/oblation, for the desired rite

नीचीःdownward (courses/paths), low-lying (streams)

अमुष्मैto that (one), for him

यम्यःrestraining, guiding, controlling

ऋतावृधःincreasing (upholding) ṛta, fostering cosmic order

सुयन्तुभिःwith well-driving/impelling (means/agents)

सर्वशासैःwith all-ruling/all-commanding (powers/ordinances)

अभीशुभिःwith reins, with guiding lines

क्रिविःKrivi (a person/tribal name)

नामानिnames

प्रवणेon the slope, in the declivity

मुषायतिsteals, robs

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