Ṛgveda · Maṇḍala 1 · Sūkta 37

Ṛk 1.37.9

Maruts · Kaṇva Ghaura

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Saṃhitā

स्थि॒रं हि जान॑मेषां॒ वयो॑ मा॒तुर्निरे॑तवे ।
यत्सी॒मनु॑ द्वि॒ता शवः॑ ॥

स्थिरं हि जानम् एषां वयो मातुर् निरेतवे |
यत् सीम् अनु द्विता शवः ||

sthirám hí jā́nameṣām váyo mātúrníretave ǀ
yátsīmánu dvitā́ śávaḥ ǁ

sthiraṃ hi jānam eṣāṃ vayo mātur niretave |
yat sīm anu dvitā śavaḥ ||

Padapāṭha

स्थि॒रम् । हि । जान॑म् । ए॒षा॒म् । वयः॑ । मा॒तुः । निःऽए॑तवे ।
यत् । सी॒म् । अनु॑ । द्वि॒ता । शवः॑ ॥

स्थिरम् । हि । जानम् । एषाम् । वयः । मातुः । निःऽएतवे ।
यत् । सीम् । अनु । द्विता । शवः ॥

sthirám ǀ hí ǀ jā́nam ǀ eṣām ǀ váyaḥ ǀ mātúḥ ǀ níḥ-etave ǀ
yát ǀ sīm ǀ ánu ǀ dvitā́ ǀ śávaḥ ǁ

sthiram ǀ hi ǀ jānam ǀ eṣām ǀ vayaḥ ǀ mātuḥ ǀ niḥ-etave ǀ
yat ǀ sīm ǀ anu ǀ dvitā ǀ śavaḥ ǁ

References

Maṇḍala · Sūkta · Ṛk
01.037.09
Aṣṭaka · Adhyāya · Varga · Ṛk
1.3.13.04
Maṇḍala · Anuvāka · Ṛk
01.08.029
Devatā देवता
Maruts
Ṛṣi ऋषि
Kaṇva Ghaura
Chandas छन्दस्
Gāyatrī
Svara स्वरः
षड्जः

Text and interpretations from the Ṛgveda database of theveda.org.in.

Ṛgveda 1.37.9

Interpretations

Kapali Shastri

Translation

Prishni, the Cow of variegated hues, is the mother of Maruts. Like: Aditi, she is the field for the manifestation of the life-powers, source of the mental energies. Stationed in the infinite Life-region, capable of various manifestations, this substantial Shakti is the mother of the Maruts.

The power of the Maruts is twofold: action and knowledge; hence it is spoken of as double. There are other verses describing the mental energies as birds. Though they are life-powers, they attain to the form of mental activities.

Commentary

Their source is indeed firm. The birds have vigour to issue from their mother, for their prowess prevails double everywhere.