The inspired Word secretly comes from the home of Truth (sadanam ¨tasya, RV (1.164.47)) above the mind. Besides, "emasi" is really "ā-īmasi". It is clear that in the view of Yāska there is no other means except tapas to understand the meaning of the Veda and that mantra reveals itself to the rişhi stationed in tapas. I preferred "hero", because to express: "Oh men" does not look formal, in my opinion, as far as addressing divinities such as Vāyu and Indra is concerned. One translation of the name is 'the roarer'. The subject is much deeper indeed and it would deserve a full commentary, while these are mere explanatory notes. KṚṢṆA YAJUR VEDIYA SANDHYĀ VANDANA ! Many mantras in Rigveda … Some authors take this "saḥ" as denoting "thus" in a rhetorical sense. Rigveda. English Translation by Ramesh Krishnakumar, to the soul- stirring rendering by Karunamayi Amma. 21  This relatively monstrous conjugation, hehe, is, in my humble opinion, the reduplicative Perfect Tense (remote past, hence I added "a long time ago" to the translation), 2nd Person dual, Ātmanepada, from the root "aś" (to obtain, gain, etc.). ", but the term "seer" is much more adequate, I think, because the ṛṣi-s are not really the authors of all these Vedic hymns, but the ones whom they were revealed. Besides, this affirmation shows that Vāyu is extremely addicted to drink libations of Soma. There are really three lines containing 8 syllables each. He is also said to share the same chariot as Indra. That this faith in the power of the mantra has taken deep roots in the Indian peoples, God-believing and orthodox, from the Vedic times to our own days, is a fact that of no doubt whatever. It is a mystic tradition that if one acquires competence for entry into the occult path, he could have direct access, even while living in the body, to these subtler worlds organized in a hierarchic order and their Gods. 3  The devatā is the deity worshipped or praised or simply dealt with in a particular hymn. Yāska, the author of the nirukta, also says the meaning of the mantra is difficult to grasp. This contact with the supra-physical world endows the person, who sees, with a certain power the intensity of which depends on the person. ऋग्वेदसंहिता अ॒ग्निः पूर्वे॑भि॒रृषि॑भि॒रीड्यो॒ नूत॑नैरु॒त। स दे॒वाँ एह व॑क्षति॥२॥ अग्ने॒ यं य॒ज्ञम॑ध्व॒रं वि॒श्वत॑: परि॒भूरसि॑। स इद्दे॒वेषु॑ गच्छति॥४॥ “O Virūpa, by the eternal word give now the impulse of the high laud to the Luminous One”. In short, the whole expression is: "let you both come here!" राज॑न्तमध्व॒राणां॑ गो॒पामृ॒तस्य॒ दीदि॑विम्। वर्ध॑मानं स्वे दमे॑॥८॥ If the word were "śrudhi", a translator might infer the presence of an imperative conjugation there because some types of verbs use "hi" as the ending for the 2nd Person sing., Parasmaipada, Imperative Mood. Anyhow, try to understand what I said, please, or you will not understand the full purport of the "devatā-s" or deities in Ṛgveda or any other Vedic book. 54 Veda Mantras English . 11  "Dāśuṣe" is the Dative case from "dāśvas" (one who honors and serves the gods). Mahaa NyaasaH . On the other hand, in Ṛgveda, the best way to do that is by offering Soma to the gods. That is why while most of the mantrās are used for sacrificial purposes, there are many that are used, for the attainment of results not connected with yajňa. Granted, there are more rules governing over the use of enclitic particles such as "nas", but I am sure you will not want to know them for now, hehe... oh my God! Anyway, if you are conversant with Vedic Sanskrit and want to hand me additional information about this type of conjugation, feel free to send me a message. 4  "Soma" is a juice prepared from "Somā" (a sacred plant). 19  The term "dakṣa" has many other meanings, of course: vigor, energy, mental power, talent, disposition, etc. Therefore, rest assured that this interpretation of the final part of the stanza is "also" consistent. The kavi, the seer of the mantra, delves deep into the inner ocean of the heart, has direct perception of the Home of the Gods, the Fourth Plane turīya and expresses the truths he sees in the words of inspiration that are heard on the acquisition of the primal Word. This form of the Sandhyā is basically the same for all those who follow the Kṛṣṇa Yajur Veda, be they Vaiṣṇavas, Smārtas or Śaivas. a drink or beverage in simple English) with that juice and they are offered to the gods so that they can drink them. If you consider that not only the Sanskrit portion but also the transliteration in IAST will occupy thrice more space, you will agree with me that the solution lies in writing all in one line for the sake of making the text more compact. Ah, a last thing!, "hava" does not mean here "oblation or sacrifice" as usual, but "invocation or calling", and the accent is placed on the first "a" as follows: "hava". : that translator is me! इन्द्र॑वायू इ॒मे सू॒ता उप॒ प्रयो॑भि॒रा ग॑तम्। इन्द॑वो वामु॒शन्ति॒ हि॥४॥ Anyway, I will try to dissipate any confusion regarding Subjunctive and the like (e.g. English Translation of the Rigveda. Note how I used "nas" and "dadhāte" in two different ways within the same phrase. The Rigveda (Sanskrit: ऋग्वेद ṛgveda, from ṛc "praise, shine" and veda "knowledge") is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic hymns. 12  This sentence affirms that Vāyu's speech does not go "only" toward one person who offers Soma to him at a particular moment, but toward anyone doing the same thing everywhere. They contain no jokes to alleviate a little the poor scholar (or a simple victim like me) studying the rule number 70,000,001 and, of course, the respective exceptions which are about 140,000,002, i.e. That the riks are poetry of an extraordinary kind wherein lies their mantra-character, is evidenced by the hymns of Dīrghatamas and Virūpa above referred to. Anyway, as I said above, the term "sutānām" (of the libations de Soma --three or more--) may distract a translator and force him to make a mistake. November 11, 2020. 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