Mandala 10

Sukta 41: The Ashvins' three-wheeled chariot at dawn

Rishi: सुहस्त्यो घौषेयः · Devata: अश्विनौ · Metre: जगती

3 verses · 41 of 191

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The Ashvins' three-wheeled chariot at dawn

Suhastya Ghausheya calls the Ashvins in three Jagati verses. At the first light of Usha the worshippers summon their common chariot, three-wheeled, praised by many, that circles the world and comes to every pressing. The Nasatyas mount it at dawn, a chariot yoked early and loaded with honey, and drive to the homes of those who offer. Whether they come to the adhvaryu with honey in his hands, to the fire-kindler or to the poet's pressings, the rishi asks them to come here and drink the madhu.

41.1

स॒मा॒नमु॒ त्यं पु॑रुहू॒तमु॒क्थ्यं१॒॑ रथं॑ त्रिच॒क्रं सव॑ना॒ गनि॑ग्मतम् ।
परि॑ज्मानं विद॒थ्यं॑ सुवृ॒क्तिभि॑र्व॒यं व्यु॑ष्टा उ॒षसो॑ हवामहे

samānamu tyaṃ puruhūtamukthyaṃ rathaṃ tricakraṃ savanā ganigmatam |
parijmānaṃ vidathyaṃ suvṛktibhirvayaṃ vyuṣṭā uṣaso havāmahe

41.2

प्रा॒त॒र्युजं॑ नास॒त्याधि॑ तिष्ठथः प्रात॒र्यावा॑णं मधु॒वाह॑नं॒ रथ॑म् ।
विशो॒ येन॒ गच्छ॑थो॒ यज्व॑रीर्नरा की॒रेश्चि॑द्य॒ज्ञं होतृ॑मन्तमश्विना

prātaryujaṃ nāsatyādhi tiṣṭhathaḥ prātaryāvāṇaṃ madhuvāhanaṃ ratham |
viśo yena gacchatho yajvarīrnarā kīreścidyajñaṃ hotṛmantamaśvinā

41.3

अ॒ध्व॒र्युं वा॒ मधु॑पाणिं सु॒हस्त्य॑म॒ग्निधं॑ वा धृ॒तद॑क्षं॒ दमू॑नसम् ।
विप्र॑स्य वा॒ यत्सव॑नानि॒ गच्छ॒थोऽत॒ आ या॑तं मधु॒पेय॑मश्विना

adhvaryuṃ vā madhupāṇiṃ suhastyamagnidhaṃ vā dhṛtadakṣaṃ damūnasam |
viprasya vā yatsavanāni gacchatho'ta ā yātaṃ madhupeyamaśvinā

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