Rig Veda 3.29.6 - Mandala 3, Sukta 29, Mantra 6

Rig Veda 3.29.6: Mandala 3, Sukta 29, Mantra 6

Sukta 3.29

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional)

Devata: Agni (with imagery linked to the Aśvins’ swift course)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

यदी मन्थन्ति बाहुभिर्वि रोचतेऽश्वो न वाज्यरुषो वनेष्वा । चित्रो न यामन्नश्विनोरनिवृतः परि वृणक्त्यश्मनस्तृणा दहन् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 3.29.6

Transliteration

yádī mánthanti bāhúbhir ví rocate ’śvó na vāj́y aruṣó váneṣv ā́ | citró na yā́mann aśvínor anivṛ́taḥ pári vṛṇakty áśmanaḥ tṛ́ṇā dáhan ||

Translation

جب وہ اپنی بازوؤں سے ماتھتے ہیں، وہ چمکتا ہے، جیسے جنگل میں تیز سرخ گھوڑا، اشنین کی روشن سفر کی طرح بے رکاوٹ، وہ پتھر اور خشک گھاس کو جلاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

यदीwhen/if

मन्थन्तिthey churn/stir

बाहुभिःwith (their) arms

विapart, forth

रोचतेshines forth

अश्वःthe horse

नlike

वाज्यःprize-winning, swift (fit for the race)

अरुषःruddy, tawny

वनेषुin the woods/forests

आtowards, unto

चित्रःbright, wondrous

नlike

यामन्on the course/way, in the journey

अश्विनोःof the Aśvins

अनिवृतःnot turning back, unrestrained

परिaround

वृणक्तिhe/it turns aside, avoids, clears away

अश्मनःfrom/of the rock

तृणाwith grass/straw

दहन्burning

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