Rig Veda 7.72.3 - Mandala 7, Sukta 72, Mantra 3

Rig Veda 7.72.3: Mandala 7, Sukta 72, Mantra 3

Sukta 7.72

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha

Devata: Aśvinau with Uṣas as associated presence

Chandas: Jagatī (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

उदु स्तोमासो अश्विनोरबुध्रञ्जामि ब्रह्माण्युषसश्च देवीः । आविवासन्रोदसी धिष्ण्येमे अच्छा विप्रो नासत्या विवक्ति ॥

Transliteration

úd u stomā́so aśvínor abudhran jā́mi bráhmāṇy uṣásas ca devī́ḥ | ā́vivāsan ródasī dhiṣṇyéme ácchā vipró nā́satyā vivakti ||

Translation

为阿湿毗那（Aśvin）而作的颂歌已被唤醒；熟稔的梵语圣言（brahmāṇi）亦然，女神乌莎斯（Uṣas，黎明）亦然。此二界（rodasī，天地）已备妥以受敬拜；受灵感的先知（vipra）引领其呼唤，趋向纳萨提耶。

Word by Word

उद्up, forth

उindeed, now

स्तोमासःpraises, hymns

अश्विनोःof the Aśvins

अबुध्रन्awoke, became awake

जामिtogether, in common; as kin

ब्रह्माणिsacred formulations, prayers

उषसःof Uṣas (Dawn)

चand

देवीःgoddesses

आtowards, hither

विवासन्revered, paid homage

रोदसीthe two worlds (heaven and earth)

धिष्ण्येin the sacred/ritual seat; in the holy place

इमेthese

अच्छाtowards, unto

विप्रःinspired poet/seer

नlike, as

नासत्याthe Nāsatyas (Aśvins)

विवक्तिspeaks forth, proclaims

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