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Rigveda 1.020.06

Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 20 · Verse 1.20.6

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Vedic Classification

Rishi (Seer)
Devatā (Deity)
Chandas (Meter)
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Sanskrit Original

उ॒त त्यं च॑म॒सं नवं॒ त्वष्टु॑र्दे॒वस्य॒ निष्कृ॑तम् । अक॑र्त च॒तुरः॒ पुनः॑

uta tyaṃ camasaṃ navaṃ tvaṣṭurdevasya niṣkṛtam akarta caturaḥ punaḥ

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🤖 AI GeneratedAI Generated

Bring forth for us the new flesh and the maker-crafted boon of the god Tvashtri; the unmaking, the skillful, again (be present).

📖 Book ReferenceWisdomLibRig Veda English TranslationSource ↗

The Ṛbhus have divided unto four the new ladle, the work of the divine Tvaṣṭā (i.e. devasambandhiḥ takṣana.vyāpāraḥ = divinity whose duty in relations to gods is carpentry; cf. tvaṣṭā tvaṣṭuḥ śiṣyāḥ Ṛbhavaḥ = Ṛbhus are the disciples of Tvaṣṭā; four ladles are an apparent reference to an innovation in the objects of libation for sharing).

📖 Book ReferenceRalph T.H. GriffithThe Rig Veda, 1896Source ↗

The sacrificial ladle, wrought newly by the God Tvastar's hand- Four ladles have ye made thereof.