Rig Veda 3.55.7 - Mandala 3, Sukta 55, Mantra 7

Various Rishis

Rig Veda 3.55.7: Mandala 3, Sukta 55, Mantra 7

Sukta 3.55

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional attribution for Mandala 3; hymn 3.55 commonly placed under Viśvāmitra’s family)

Devata: Deva-collective / One sovereign Power behind the gods (refrain: ‘mahad devānām asuratvam ekam’)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; 3.55 is predominantly triṣṭubh in this section)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

द्विमाता होता विदथेषु सम्राळन्वग्रं चरति क्षेति बुध्नः । प्र रण्यानि रण्यवाचो भरन्ते महद्देवानामसुरत्वमेकम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 3.55.7

Transliteration

dvi-mātā hotā vidatheṣu sam-rāḷ anv agraṁ cárati kṣéti budhnáḥ | prá raṇyā́ni raṇya-vā́co bharante mahád devānām asura-tvám ékam ||

Translation

دو ماؤں والا ہوتا ہماری مجلسوں میں پکارنے والا پجاری کھڑا ہے؛ بادشاہ کی طرح اگلے کنارے کے پیچھے چلتا ہے، گہری بنیاد میں رہتا ہے۔ وہ خوشگوار خزانے اور خوشگوار الفاظ لاتے ہیں: دیوتاؤں کا وہ ایک عظیم اسور طاقت۔

Word by Word

द्वि-माताthe two-mothered one (having two mothers)

होताthe Hotṛ-priest (invoker)

विदथेषुin the assemblies/ritual sessions

सम्राट्(as) sovereign/overlord

अनुalong, after

अग्रम्the front, the foremost point

चरतिmoves, goes

क्षेतिdwells, abides

बुध्नःthe foundation, the base (the ‘bottom’)

प्रforth, forward

रण्यानिdelightful things (lovely [gifts/words])

रण्य-वाचःthey of delightful speech

भरन्तेthey bring, they bear

महत्great

देवानाम्of the gods

असुरत्वम्asura-hood; lordly power

एकम्one, single

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