Rig Veda 9.69.3 - Mandala 9, Sukta 69, Mantra 3

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Rig Veda 9.69.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 69, Mantra 3

Sukta 9.69

Devata: Soma Pavamāna

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अव्ये वधूयुः पवते परि त्वचि श्रथ्नीते नप्तीरदितेॠतं यते । हरिरक्रान्यजतः संयतो मदो नृम्णा शिशानो महिषो न शोभते ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 9.69.3

Transliteration

ávyē vadhū-yúḥ pavate pári tváci śrathnī́te náptīr áditer ṛtáṃ yaté | hárir akrān yajatáḥ saṃyató mádo nṛmnā́ śiśāno mahiṣó ná śobhate ||

Translation

بھیڑ کی اون پر وہ بہتا ہے، دلہن کی خواہش رکھتا ہے، وہ کھال کے گرد گھومتا ہے اور ادتی کی بیٹیوں کو کھولتا ہے؛ وہ رت کے راستے سے جاتا ہے۔ سنہرا رنگ والا قدم اٹھاتا ہے، پوجنیے، خود پر قابو والا جذبہ؛ روح کی طاقت سے تیز کرتے ہوئے، وہ ایک بڑے بیل کی طرح چمکتا ہے۔

Word by Word

अव्येin/at the sheep’s (wool) filter (i.e., in the wool)

वधूयुःdesirous like a bride / bride-seeking (epithet of Soma)

पवतेpurifies/flows (as Soma)

परिaround, all about

त्वचिon/at the skin, on the covering (i.e., on the strainer’s surface)

श्रथ्नीतेloosens, unbinds, spreads out

नlike, as

अप्तीर्the works/activities (the ‘apti-s’)

अदितेःof Aditi

ऋतम्ṛta, the cosmic order / truth

यतेstrives, exerts himself

हरिःthe tawny one (Soma)

अक्रान्stepped forth, strode

यजतःworthy of worship, venerable

संयतःrestrained, well-controlled

मदःthe exhilaration, intoxication (of Soma)

नृम्णाwith manly strength, with vigor

शिशानःsharpening himself, waxing, becoming keen

महिषःa buffalo/bull

नlike

शोभतेshines, appears splendid

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