Rig Veda 10.53.8 - Mandala 10, Sukta 53, Mantra 8

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Rig Veda 10.53.8: Mandala 10, Sukta 53, Mantra 8

Sukta 10.53

Rishi: Agni/Hotṛ-centered cycle (speaker representing the sacrificers seeking the true Hotṛ/Agni)

Devata: Collective aspirants with divine support; the ‘crossing’ motif aligns with guiding powers (often Indra/Agni in broader Vedic usage, though not named here)

Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires metrical verification)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अश्मन्वती रीयते सं रभध्वमुत्तिष्ठत प्र तरता सखायः । अत्रा जहाम ये असन्नशेवाः शिवान्वयमुत्तरेमाभि वाजान् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 10.53.8

Transliteration

áśmanvatī rī́yate sáṃ rabhadhvam úttiṣṭhata prá taratā sakhāyaḥ | átrā jahāma yé ásann áśevāḥ śivā́n vayám úttaremābhí vā́jān ||

Translation

అశ్మన్వతీ (రాళ్లతో నిండిన) నది వేగంగా ప్రవహిస్తోంది—కలిసి పట్టుకోండి; లేచి అవతలికి దాటండి, ఓ సఖులారా. ఇక్కడ సహాయపడని, అశేవ (అమంగళ)ులైన వారిని వదిలేద్దాం; శివ (మంగళ) దిశగా పైకి ఎగసి, వాజ (బల-సంపదలు) వైపు మనం అవతలికి దాటుదాం.

Word by Word

अश्मन्वतीstone(-like), stony (fem.)

रीयतेmoves, flows, goes

सम्together, completely

रभध्वम्take hold (together), grasp

उत्up, forth

तिष्ठतstand up, arise

प्रforth, forward

तरतcross over

सखायःO friends / companions

अत्रhere

जहामwe have left/abandoned

येwho, those who

असन्were

अशेवाःunfriendly, unkind, not auspicious

शिवान्auspicious, favorable

वयम्we

उत्up, over

तरेमmay we cross over

अभिtowards, over, upon

वाजान्prizes, spoils; (also) strength/food

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