{
  "id": "rigveda/4.42.2",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/rigveda/4.42.2/",
  "work": {
    "key": "rigveda",
    "title": "Ṛgveda Saṃhitā"
  },
  "ref": "4.42.2",
  "speaker": "Addressed to Indra and Varuna",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "अ॒हं राजा॒ वरु॑णो॒ मह्यं॒ तानि॑ असु॒र्या॑णि प्रथ॒मा धा॑रयन्त ।\nक्रतुं॑ सचन्ते॒ वरु॑णस्य दे॒वा राजा॑मि कृ॒ष्टेरु॑प॒मस्य॑ व॒व्रेः ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": true
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "aháṃ rā́jā váruṇo máhyaṃ tā́ni asuryā̀ṇi prathamā́ dhārayanta |\nkrátuṃ sacante váruṇasya devā́ rā́jāmi kṛṣṭér upamásya vavréḥ ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "aham",
      "meaning": "I",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "rājā",
      "meaning": "king",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "varuṇaḥ",
      "meaning": "Varuṇa",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "mahyam",
      "meaning": "to me",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tāni",
      "meaning": "those",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "asuryāṇi",
      "meaning": "powers",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "prathamā",
      "meaning": "first",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "dhārayanta",
      "meaning": "they held up",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kratum",
      "meaning": "purpose",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "sacante",
      "meaning": "they cling to",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "varuṇasya",
      "meaning": "of Varuṇa",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "devāḥ",
      "meaning": "the gods",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "rājāmi",
      "meaning": "I rule",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kṛṣṭeḥ",
      "meaning": "of the people",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "upamasya",
      "meaning": "of the near one",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vavreḥ",
      "meaning": "of the wise one",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "मैं राजा वरुण हूँ; मेरे लिए वे प्रथम असुर-शक्तियाँ धारण की गईं। वरुण के संकल्प में देवता जुड़ते हैं; मैं मनुष्यों के उस निकट और ज्ञानी (वरुण)का शासन करता हूँ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "நானே அரசன் வருணன்; எனக்காக அந்த முதல் அசுர சக்திகள் தாங்கப்பட்டன. வருணனின் சங்கல்பத்தில் தேவர்கள் இணைகின்றனர்; மக்களின் அருகிலுள்ள ஞானியான அவரை நான் ஆள்கிறேன்.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "నేను రాజు వరుణుడను; నా కోసం ఆ మొదటి అసుర శక్తులు ధరించబడ్డాయి. వరుణుని సంకల్పంలో దేవతలు కలుస్తారు; ప్రజలకు సమీపమైన ఆ జ్ఞానిని నేను పాలిస్తాను.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ನಾನು ರಾಜ ವರುಣ; ನನಗಾಗಿ ಆ ಮೊದಲ ಅಸುರ ಶಕ್ತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಧರಿಸಲಾಯಿತು. ವರುಣನ ಸಂಕಲ್ಪದಲ್ಲಿ ದೇವತೆಗಳು ಸೇರುತ್ತಾರೆ; ಜನರ ಸಮೀಪದ ಆ ಜ್ಞಾನಿಯನ್ನು ನಾನು ಆಳುತ್ತೇನೆ.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "ഞാൻ രാജാവായ വരുണനാണ്; എനിക്കായി ആ ആദ്യ അസുര ശക്തികൾ ധരിക്കപ്പെട്ടു. വരുണന്റെ സങ്കല്പത്തിൽ ദേവന്മാർ ചേരുന്നു; ജനങ്ങൾക്ക് സമീപനായ ആ ജ്ഞാനിയെ ഞാൻ ഭരിക്കുന്നു.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "আমি রাজা বরুণ; আমার জন্য সেই প্রথম অসুর-শক্তিগুলি ধারণ করা হয়েছে। বরুণের সংকল্পে দেবতারা যুক্ত হন; মানুষের নিকটবর্তী সেই জ্ঞানী (বরুণ)কে আমি শাসন করি।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "मी राजा वरुण आहे; माझ्यासाठी ती प्रथम असुर-शक्ती धारण केल्या गेल्या. वरुणाच्या संकल्पात देव सामील होतात; लोकांच्या जवळच्या त्या ज्ञानी (वरुण)चे मी शासन करतो.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "હું રાજા વરુણ છું; મારા માટે તે પ્રથમ અસુર-શક્તિઓ ધારણ કરાઈ. વરુણના સંકલ્પમાં દેવો જોડાય છે; લોકોની નજીકના તે જ્ઞાની (વરુણ)નું હું શાસન કરું છું.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਮੈਂ ਰਾਜਾ ਵਰੁਣ ਹਾਂ; ਮੇਰੇ ਲਈ ਉਹ ਪਹਿਲੀਆਂ ਅਸੁਰ-ਸ਼ਕਤੀਆਂ ਧਾਰਨ ਕੀਤੀਆਂ ਗਈਆਂ। ਵਰੁਣ ਦੇ ਸੰਕਲਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੇਵਤੇ ਜੁੜਦੇ ਹਨ; ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਨੇੜਲੇ ਉਸ ਗਿਆਨੀ (ਵਰੁਣ) ਉੱਤੇ ਮੈਂ ਰਾਜ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "ମୁଁ ରାଜା ବରୁଣ; ମୋ ପାଇଁ ସେହି ପ୍ରଥମ ଅସୁର-ଶକ୍ତି ଧାରଣ କରାଗଲା। ବରୁଣଙ୍କ ସଂକଳ୍ପରେ ଦେବତାମାନେ ଯୋଗ ଦିଅନ୍ତି; ଲୋକଙ୍କ ନିକଟସ୍ଥ ସେ ଜ୍ଞାନୀ (ବରୁଣ)ଙ୍କୁ ମୁଁ ଶାସନ କରେ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "میں بادشاہ ورن ہوں؛ میرے لیے وہ پہلی اسُر قوتیں تھامی گئیں۔ ورن کے ارادے میں دیوتا جڑتے ہیں؛ لوگوں کے قریب اُس دانا (ورن) پر میں حکومت کرتا ہوں۔",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "I am King Varuṇa; for me those first powers were upheld. The gods cling to the purpose of Varuṇa; I rule over that near and wise one of the people.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "Yo soy el rey Varuṇa; para mí fueron sostenidas aquellas primeras potencias. Los dioses se aferran al designio de Varuṇa; yo gobierno a aquel sabio cercano de los hombres.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "Je suis le roi Varuṇa ; pour moi ces premières puissances furent soutenues. Les dieux s'attachent au dessein de Varuṇa ; je règne sur ce sage proche des hommes.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Ich bin König Varuṇa; für mich wurden jene ersten Mächte getragen. Die Götter halten fest am Vorhaben Varuṇas; ich herrsche über jenen nahen Weisen der Menschen.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Eu sou o rei Varuṇa; para mim foram sustentados aqueles primeiros poderes. Os deuses se apegam ao propósito de Varuṇa; eu governo aquele sábio próximo dos homens.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Я царь Варуна; для меня были поддержаны те первые силы. Боги держатся замысла Варуны; я правлю тем мудрым, близким людям.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "我是国王伐楼那；为我承载了那些最初的力量。诸神依附于伐楼那的意图；我统治那位与众人亲近的智者。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "私は王ヴァルナである。私のために、あの最初の力が支えられた。神々はヴァルナの意志に従う。人々に近いあの賢者を私は統治する。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "أنا الملك فارونا؛ من أجلي حُملت تلك القوى الأولى. تتعلق الآلهة بمقصد فارونا؛ أنا أحكم ذلك الحكيم القريب من الناس.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Aku adalah Raja Varuṇa; bagiku kekuatan-kekuatan pertama itu ditopang. Para dewa berpegang pada kehendak Varuṇa; aku memerintah dia yang dekat dan bijak bagi manusia.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    }
  ],
  "commentary": [],
  "source": {
    "edition": "Ṛgveda Saṃhitā, accented text and word analysis of the University of Zurich, via VedaWeb (University of Cologne)",
    "license": "CC BY 4.0"
  },
  "topics": [
    "varuna",
    "sovereignty",
    "gods",
    "cosmic-order"
  ],
  "citation": "Ṛgveda Saṃhitā 4.42.2. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/rigveda/4.42.2/"
}