Rig Veda 2.43.1 - Mandala 2, Sukta 43, Mantra 1

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Rig Veda 2.43.1: Mandala 2, Sukta 43, Mantra 1

Sukta 2.43

Rishi: Gṛtsamada (traditional attribution for RV 2.43)

Devata: Śakuni/Śakunta (bird-omen as ṛta-speaking sign)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify against pada-count of full text tradition)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्रदक्षिणिदभि गृणन्ति कारवो वयो वदन्त ऋतुथा शकुन्तयः । उभे वाचौ वदति सामगा इव गायत्रं च त्रैष्टुभं चानु राजति ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 2.43.1

Transliteration

pradakṣiṇíd abhi gṛṇanti kārávo váyo vádanta ṛtuthā́ śakúntayaḥ | ubhé vā́cau vadati sāmagā́ iva gāyatráṃ ca traíṣṭubhaṃ cā́nu rājati ||

Translation

مبارک دائیں رخ میں چلتے ہوئے، گلوکار تعریف کرتے ہیں؛ پرندے موسموں اور سچے نظام کے مطابق اپنی علامتیں بیان کرتے ہیں۔ یہ دونوں آوازوں میں بولتا ہے، جیسے سام کا گلوکار: یہ گایتری اور تریشتھبھ دونوں چھندوں کی پیروی کرتے ہوئے چمکتا ہے۔

Word by Word

प्रदक्षिणीmoving/turning to the right (auspiciously), rightward

इद्indeed, just

अभिtowards, upon

गृणन्तिthey sing/praise

कारवःsingers, bards

वयःthe birds (bird-kind)

वदन्तेthey speak/utter

ऋतुथाseasonally, in due season

शकुन्तयःbirds

उभेboth

वाचौtwo utterances/voices (two kinds of speech/chant)

वदतिhe speaks/utters

सामगाa Sāman-chanter (sāmaga)

इवlike, as

गायत्रम्the Gāyatrī (metre/chant)

चand

त्रैष्टुभम्the Triṣṭubh (metre/chant)

चand

अनुafter, along, in sequence

राजतिhe shines, is resplendent

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