Rig Veda 3.46.5 - Mandala 3, Sukta 46, Mantra 5

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Rig Veda 3.46.5: Mandala 3, Sukta 46, Mantra 5

Sukta 3.46

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional, Mandala 3)

Devata: Indra (with Soma central as offering-power)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

यं सोममिन्द्र पृथिवीद्यावा गर्भं न माता बिभृतस्त्वाया । तं ते हिन्वन्ति तमु ते मृजन्त्यध्वर्यवो वृषभ पातवा उ ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 3.46.5

Transliteration

yáṁ sómam indra pṛthivī́-dyā́vā gárbhaṁ ná mātā́ bibhṛtás tvāyā́ | táṁ te hinvanti tám u te mṛjanti adhvaryávo vṛṣabha pātávā u ||

Translation

Hỡi Indra, Soma ấy—Đất và Trời nâng giữ cho ngài như người mẹ mang thai đứa con—các tư tế Adhvaryu thúc cho nó chảy vì ngài, và gạn rửa cho ngài. Hỡi Đấng như bò mộng, để ngài được uống.

Word by Word

यम्whom/which

सोमम्Soma (the pressed drink/deity)

इन्द्रO Indra

पृथिवीEarth

द्यावाthe two heavens (Heaven and Earth pair)

गर्भम्embryo, womb-child

नlike, as

माताmother

बिभृतःhas borne/has carried

त्वाyou

आयाunto, towards

तम्him/that

तेof you/your

हिन्वन्तिthey impel/drive on

तम्him/that

उindeed, and

तेof you/your

मृजन्तिthey cleanse/purify

अध्वर्यवःthe Adhvaryu priests

वृषभO bull (strong one)

पातवाto drink

उindeed, and

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