Rig Veda 5.60.8 - Mandala 5, Sukta 60, Mantra 8

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Rig Veda 5.60.8: Mandala 5, Sukta 60, Mantra 8

Sukta 5.60

Rishi: Śyāvāśva Ātreya (traditional)

Devata: Agni Vaiśvānara (primary) with Maruts as co-invoked companions; Soma as the offered delight

Chandas: Jagatī (probable due to longer cadence; confirm by syllable count against a metrical index)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अग्ने मरुद्भिः शुभयद्भिॠक्वभिः सोमं पिब मन्दसानो गणश्रिभिः । पावकेभिर्विश्वमिन्वेभिरायुभिर्वैश्वानर प्रदिवा केतुना सजूः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 5.60.8

Transliteration

agne marudbhiḥ śubhayadbhiḥ ṛkvabhiḥ somaṃ piba mandasāno gaṇaśribhiḥ | pāvakebhir viśvaminvebhir āyubhir vaiśvānara pradivā ketunā sajūḥ ||

Translation

హే అగ్నీ! మరుతులతో—శోభను పెంచే, ఋక్‌గాయకులు, తమ గణాలలో శ్రీమంతులు—ఆనందంతో సోమాన్ని పానంచేయి. హే వైశ్వానరా! పవిత్రకరమైన, సర్వాన్ని ప్రేరేపించే ప్రాణశక్తులతో, కాంతిధ్వజం (కేతు) వెలిగే అగ్ర-దివలో కలిసి ఉండు.

Word by Word

अग्नेO Agni

मरुद्भिःwith the Maruts

शुभयद्भिःwith (those) adorning/beautifying

ऋक्वभिःwith the hymn-singers (ṛk-chanters)

सोमम्Soma

पिबdrink

मन्दसानःrejoicing, exhilarated

गणश्रिभिःwith the splendors/glories of the troop

पावकेभिःwith the purifying (ones/powers)

विश्वमिन्वेभिःwith the all-impelling/all-pervading

आयुभिःwith vital powers/lifetimes

वैश्वानरO Vaiśvānara

प्रदिवाforth from heaven / heavenward

केतुनाwith (your) banner/light, with your radiance

सजूःtogether, in unison

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