Rig Veda 5.56.8 - Mandala 5, Sukta 56, Mantra 8

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Rig Veda 5.56.8: Mandala 5, Sukta 56, Mantra 8

Sukta 5.56

Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition) (traditional attribution for Mandala 5 Marut hymns; specific verse-level attribution follows the sukta’s rishi)

Devata: Maruts (with implicit presence of Rodasī = Heaven & Earth as supporting powers)

Chandas: Jagatī (likely; Mandala 5 Marut verses frequently in Jagatī/Triṣṭubh—verse requires metrical verification against pada syllable count)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

रथं नु मारुतं वयं श्रवस्युमा हुवामहे । आ यस्मिन्तस्थौ सुरणानि बिभ्रती सचा मरुत्सु रोदसी ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 5.56.8

Transliteration

ratháṃ nú mārutáṃ vayáṃ śravasyúm ā́ huvāmahe | ā́ yásmin tastháu suráṇāni bíbhratī sácā marútsu rodasī́ ||

Translation

اب ہم ماروت طاقت کو بلاتے ہیں، فتح کے سننے اور روشن شہرت کا رتھ، وہ متحرک حرکت جو ہمیں آگے لے جاتی ہے۔ اس میں دو وسیع جہان، آسمان اور زمین، داخل ہو کر کھڑے ہوتے ہیں، اپنی الہی خوشیاں لے کر، ماروتوں کے ساتھ ہم آہنگی میں متحد۔

Word by Word

रथम्chariot

नुnow; indeed

मारुतम्Marut(-made)/belonging to the Maruts

वयम्we

श्रवस्युम्fame-seeking; glory-winning

आtowards; hither

हुवामहेwe call; we invoke

आunto; to

यस्मिन्in which; wherein

तस्थौstood; has stood

सुरणानिgood delights/pleasures; good gifts

बिभ्रतीbearing; carrying

सचाtogether with

मरुत्सुamong the Maruts

रोदसीthe two worlds (heaven and earth)

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