Ṛgveda · Maṇḍala 1 · Sūkta 22

Ṛk 1.22.4

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Saṃhitā

न॒हि वा॒मस्ति॑ दूर॒के यत्रा॒ रथे॑न॒ गच्छ॑थः ।
अश्वि॑ना सो॒मिनो॑ गृ॒हं ॥

नहि वाम् अस्ति दूरके यत्रा रथेन गच्छथः |
अश्विना सोमिनो गृहम् ||

nahí vāmásti dūraké yátrā ráthena gácchathaḥ ǀ
áśvinā somíno gṛhám ǁ

nahi vām asti dūrake yatrā rathena gacchathaḥ |
aśvinā somino gṛham ||

Padapāṭha

न॒हि । वा॒म् । अस्ति॑ । दू॒र॒के । यत्र॑ । रथे॑न । गच्छ॑थः ।
अश्वि॑ना । सो॒मिनः॑ । गृ॒हम् ॥

नहि । वाम् । अस्ति । दूरके । यत्र । रथेन । गच्छथः ।
अश्विना । सोमिनः । गृहम् ॥

nahí ǀ vām ǀ ásti ǀ dūraké ǀ yátra ǀ ráthena ǀ gácchathaḥ ǀ
áśvinā ǀ somínaḥ ǀ gṛhám ǁ

nahi ǀ vām ǀ asti ǀ dūrake ǀ yatra ǀ rathena ǀ gacchathaḥ ǀ
aśvinā ǀ sominaḥ ǀ gṛham ǁ

References

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Devatā देवता
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Ṛṣi ऋषि
Medhātithi Kāṇva
Chandas छन्दस्
Gāyatrī
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Text and interpretations from the Ṛgveda database of theveda.org.in.

Ṛgveda 1.22.4

Interpretations

Kapali Shastri

Translation

Tr. O Ashvins, as you go thither in car, the home of the sacrificer with Soma is not far indeed.

Commentary

aśvinā O Ashvins; yatra in which sacrifice, towards the house of sacrifice; rathena by car of rapid speed; vām you; gacchathaḥ go; that sominaḥ grham home of the sacrificer with Soma; dūrake far; nahi asti is indeed not.

With rapid speed nothing is far even for a moment. Then how can the house of the sacrificer with Soma, the physical body which is the pedestal of the life-body, etc. be far?

Now follow four Riks to God Savitri. This is the first of them, fifth in the hymn.