ऋग्वेद ४.३.८
Ṛgveda 4.3.8
ka̱thā śardhā̍ya ma̱rutā̍mṛ̱tāya̍ ka̱thā sū̱re bṛ̍ha̱te pṛ̱cchyamā̍naḥ |prati̍ bra̱vo'di̍taye tu̱rāya̱ sādhā̍ di̱vo jā̍tavedaściki̱tvān ||
Transliteration IAST
ka̱thā śardhā̍ya ma̱rutā̍mṛ̱tāya̍ ka̱thā sū̱re bṛ̍ha̱te pṛ̱cchyamā̍naḥ | prati̍ bra̱vo'di̍taye tu̱rāya̱ sādhā̍ di̱vo jā̍tavedaściki̱tvān ||
Padapāṭha word by word, as recited
कथा | शर्धाय | मरुताम् | ऋताय | कथा | सूरे | बृहते | पृच्छ्यमानः | प्रति | ब्रवः | अदितये | तुराय | साध | दिवः | जात-वेदः | चिकित्वान्
kathā | śardhāya | marutām | ṛtāya | kathā | sūre | bṛhate | pṛcchyamānaḥ | prati | bravaḥ | aditaye | turāya | sādha | divaḥ | jāta-vedaḥ | cikitvān
Translations signed
What wilt thou tell the truthful band of Maruts, how answer the great Sun when thou art questioned? Before the Free, before the Swift, defend us: fulfil heaven's work, all-knowing Jatavedas.
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- English What wilt thou tell the truthful band of Maruts, how answer the great Sun when thou art questioned? Before the Free, before the Swift, defend us: fulfil heaven's work, all-knowing Jatavedas. Ralph T.H. Griffith
Apparatus
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rv.4.3.8- Agreement
- Two independent digital editions agree on this reading.
- text.deva
- ऋग्वेदः, संहिता, सस्वरपाठः. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
- text.iast
- ऋग्वेदः, संहिता, सस्वरपाठः. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
- text.pada_deva
- ऋग्वेद-पदपाठः. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
- text.pada_iast
- ऋग्वेद-पदपाठः. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
- meta
- ऋग्वेदः सूक्तानि, per-sukta headers. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0