Rig Veda 4.55.2 - Mandala 4, Sukta 55, Mantra 2

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Rig Veda 4.55.2: Mandala 4, Sukta 55, Mantra 2

Sukta 4.55

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (probable; verify per Anukramaṇī for 4.55)

Devata: Collective deities/ordainers (likely Ādityas or cosmic powers of ṛta; verse is descriptive rather than directly vocative)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र ये धामानि पूर्व्याण्यर्चान्वि यदुच्छान्वियोतारो अमूराः । विधातारो वि ते दधुरजस्रा ऋतधीतयो रुरुचन्त दस्माः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 4.55.2

Transliteration

pra ye dhāmāni pūrvyāṇy arcān vi yad ucchān vi-yotāro amūrāḥ | vi-dhātāro vi te dadhur ajasrā ṛta-dhītayo rurucanta dasmāḥ ||

Translation

انہوں نے قدیم مقامات کو گایا؛ جب وہ اٹھے تو صاف دیکھنے والے جدا کرنے والوں نے راہیں کھول دیں۔ مقرر کرنے والوں نے انہیں ان کے الگ مقاموں پر رکھا, بغیر رکے، رت کا چینتن کرتے ہوئے، حیران کن ایک روشن ہوئے۔

Word by Word

प्रforth, forward

येwho (those who)

धामानिabodes, ordinances, stations

पूर्व्याणिformer, ancient

अर्चान्they praised, they sang

अनुafter, along, in accordance

यत्which, what

उच्छान्rising up, springing forth

वियोतारःseparators, disjoiners

अमूराःunbewildered, not foolish

विधातारःdisposers, ordainers

विapart, asunder, widely

तेof you, your

दधुःthey have set/placed

अजस्राःunceasing, continual

ऋतधीतयःthose whose thought is on ṛta; true-minded insights

रुरुचन्तthey shone forth, gleamed

दस्माःwondrous, marvelous

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