Samaveda · Part II · Uttarārcika
Samaveda, Part II Book IXसामवेद उत्तरार्चिक
111 verses in 3 chapters. Sanskrit beside Ralph T. H. Griffith’s English (1893).
Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III
Chapter I
Sanskrit
देवां अनु प्रभूषतः ॥ १७६५ ॥
सप्तिं मृजन्ति वेधसो गृणन्तः कारवो गिरा ।
ज्योतिर्जज्ञानमुक्थ्यं ॥ १७६६ ॥
सुषहा सोम तानि ते पुनानाय प्रभूवसो ।
वर्धा समुद्रमुक्थ्यं ॥ १७६७ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. Forward have flowed the streams of power, of this the mighty one effused,
Of him who waits upon the Gods.
2. The singers praise him with their song, and learned priests adorn the steed
Born as thelight that merits laud.
3. These things thou winnest quickly, while men cleanse thee, Soma, nobly rich!
Sanskrit
त्वामिच्छवसस्पते यन्ति गिरो न संयतः ॥ १७६९ ॥
वि स्रुतयो यथा पथा इन्द्र त्वद्यन्तु रातयः ॥ १७७० ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. This Brahman, comer at the due time, named Indra, is renowned and praised.
2. To thee alone, O Lord of Strength, go, as it were, all songs of praise.
3. Like streams of water on their way, let bounties, Indra, flow from thee!
Sanskrit
तुविकूर्मिमृतीषहमिन्द्रं शविष्ठ सत्पतिं ॥ १७७१ ॥
तुविशुष्म तुविक्रतो शचीवो विश्वया मते ।
आ पप्राथ महित्वना ॥ १७७२ ॥
यस्य ते महिना महः परि ज्मायन्तमीयतुः ।
हस्ता वज्रं हिरण्ययं ॥ १७७३ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. Even as a car to give us aid, we draw thee nigh to favour us,
Strong in thy deeds, quelling attack, Indra, Lord, mightiest! of the brave.
2. Great in thou power and wisdom, strong, with thought that comprehendeth all!
Wide hast thou spread in majesty.
3. Thou very mighty one, whose hands by virtue of thy greatness wield
The golden bolt that beaks its way!
Sanskrit
सूरो न रुरुक्वाञ्छतात्मा ॥ १७७४ ॥
अभि द्विजन्मा त्री रोचनानि विश्वा रजांसि शुशुचनो अस्थात् ।
होता यजिष्ठो अपां सधस्थे ॥ १७७५ ॥
अयं स होता यो द्विजन्मा विश्वा दधे वार्याणि श्रवस्या ।
मर्तो यो अस्मै सुतुको ददाश ॥ १७७६ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. He who hath lighted up the joyous castle, wise courser like the steed of cloudy heaven,
Bright like the Sun with hundredfold existence
2. He, doubly born, hath spread in his effulgence through the three luminous realms, through all the regions,
Best sacrificing Priest where waters gather.
3. Priest doubly born, he through his love of glory hath in his keeping all things worth the choosing.
The man who brings him gifts hath noble offspring.
Sanskrit
ऋध्यामा त ओहैः ॥ १७७७ ॥
अधा ह्यग्ने क्रतोर्भद्रस्य दक्षस्य साधोः ।
रथीरृतस्य बृहतो बभूथ ॥ १७७८ ॥
एभिर्नो अर्कैर्भवा नो अर्वाङ्क्स्वा३र्ण ज्योतिः ।
अग्ने विश्वेभिः सुमना अनीकैः ॥ १७७९ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. Agni, with hymns may we now accomplish that which thou lovest,
Strength, like a horse auspicious, with service!
2. For, Agni, thou art now the promoter of strength auspicious,
Lofty sacrifice, power effective.
3. Through these our praises, come thou to meet us, bright as the sunlight,
Agni, kindly with all thy faces!
Sanskrit
आ दाशुषे जातवेदो वहा त्वमद्या देवां उषर्बुधः ॥ १७८० ॥
जुष्टो हि दूतो असि हव्यवाहनोऽग्ने रथीरध्वराणां ।
सजूरश्विभ्यामुषसा सुवीर्यमस्मे धेहि श्रवो बृहत् ॥१७८१ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. Immortal Jatavedas, thou bright-hued refulgent gift of Dawn.
Agni, this day to him who pays oblations bring the Gods who waken with the morn!
2. For thou art offering-bearer, well-loved messenger, and charioteer of holy rites.
Accordant with the Asvins and with Dawn grant us heroic strength and lofty fame!
Sanskrit
देवस्य पश्य काव्यं महित्वाद्या ममार स ह्यः समान ॥ १७८२ ॥
शाक्मना शाको अरुणः सुपर्ण आ यो महः शूरः सनादनीडः ।
यच्चिकेत सत्यमित्तन्न मोघं वसु स्पार्हमुत जेतोत दाता ॥ १७८३ ॥
ऐभिर्ददे वृष्ण्या प्ॐस्यानि येभिरौक्षद्वृत्रहत्याय वज्री ।
ये कर्मणः क्रियमाणस्य मह्न ऋतेकर्ममुदजायन्त देवाः ॥ १७८४ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. The old hath waked the young Moon from his slumber who runs his circling course with many round him
Behold the God's high wisdom in its greatness: he who died yesterday to-day is living.
2. Strong is the red Bird in his strength, great hero, who from of old bath had no nest to dwell in.
That which he knows is truth and never idle: he wins and gives the wealth desired of many.
3. Through these Thunderer gained strong manly vigour, through whom he waxed in stren gth to slaughter Vritra;
These who through might of actual operation sprang forth as Gods in course of Law and Order.
Sanskrit
उत स्वराजो अश्विना ॥ १७८५ ॥
पिबन्ति मित्रो अर्यमा तना पूतस्य वरुणः ।
त्रिषधस्थस्य जावतः ॥ १७८६ ॥
उतो न्वस्य जोषमा इन्द्रः सुतस्य गोमतः ।
प्रातर्होतेव मत्सति ॥ १७८७ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. Here is the Soma ready pressed: of this the Maruts, yea, of this
Self-luminous, the Asvins, drink.
2. Of this, moreover, purified, set in three places, procreant,
Drink Varuna, Mitra, Aryaman.
3. Yea, Indra, like the Hotar-priest, will in the early morning
drink,
At pleasure, of the milky juice:
Sanskrit
महस्ते सतो महिमा पनिष्तम मह्ना देव महां असि ॥ १७८८ ॥
बट्सूर्य श्रवसा महां असि सत्रा देव महां असि ।
मह्ना देवानामसुर्यः पुरोहितो विभु ज्योतिरदाभ्यं ॥ १७८९ ॥
गौरीविते
महादिवाकीर्त्यानि
English Griffith 1893
1. Verily, Surya, thou art great; truly, Aditya, thou art great.
O most admired for greatness of thy majesty, God, by thy greatn.ess thou art great.
2. Yea, Surya, thou art great in fame: thou evermore, O God, art great.
Thou by thy greatness art the Gods' High-Priest, divine, farspread unconquerable light.
Sanskrit
उप नो हरिभिः सुतं ॥ १७९० ॥
द्विता यो वृत्रहन्तमो विद इन्द्रः शतक्रतुः ।
उप नो हरिभिः सुतं ॥ १७९१ ॥
त्वं हि वृत्रहन्नेषां पाता सोमानामसि ।
उप नो हरिभिः सुतं ॥ १७९२ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. Come, Lord of rapturous joys, to our libations with thy bay steeds, come
With bay steeds to our flowing juice!
2. Known as best Vritra-slayer erst, as Indra $atakratu, come
With bay steeds to our flowing juice!
3. For, Vritra-slayer, thou art he who drinks these drops of Soma come
With bay steeds to our flowing juice!
Sanskrit
विशः पूर्वीः प्र चर चर्षणिप्राः ॥ १७९३ ॥
उरुव्यचसे महिने सुवृक्तिमिन्द्राय ब्रह्म जनयन्त विप्राः ।
तस्य व्रतानि न मिनन्ति धीराः ॥ १७९४ ॥
इन्द्रं वाणीरनुत्तमन्युमेव सत्रा राजानं दधिरे सहध्यै ।
हर्यश्वाय बर्हया समापीन् ॥१७९५ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. Bring to the wise, the great, who waxeth mighty your offerings and make ready your devotion.
Go forth to many tribes as man's controller!
2. For Indra the sublime, the far-pervading, have singers generateo prayer and praises;
The sages never violate his statutes.
3. The choirs have established Indra King for ever for victory him, whose anger is resistless:
And for the bays' Lord strengthened those he loveth.
Sanskrit
स्तोतारमिद्दधिषे रदावसो न पापत्वाय रंसिषं ॥ १७९६ ॥
शिक्षेयमिन्महयते दिवेदिवे राय आ कुहचिद्विदे ।
न हि त्वदन्यन्मघवन्न आप्यं वस्यो अस्ति पिता च न ॥ १७९७ ॥
महावैष्टम्भे
English Griffith 1893
1. If I, O Indra, were the lord of riches ample as thine own,
I would support the singer, God who scatterest wealth! and, not abandon him to woe.
2. Each day would I enrich the man who sang my praise, in whatsoever place he were.
No kinship is there better, Maghavan, than thine: a father even, is no more.
Sanskrit
कृष्वा दुवांस्यन्तमा सचेमा ॥ १७९८ ॥
न ते गिरो अपि मृष्ये तुरस्य न सुष्टुतिमसुर्यस्य विद्वान् ।
सदा ते नाम स्वयशो विवक्मि ॥ १७९९ ॥
भूरि हि ते सवना मानुषेषु भूरि मनीषी हवते त्वामित् ।
मारे अस्मन्मघवञ्ज्योक्कः ॥ १८०० ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. Here thou the call of the juice-drinking press-stone: mark thou the sage's hymn who sings and lauds thee!
Take to thine inmost self these adorations!
2. I know and ne'er forget the hymns and praises of thee, theconqueror, of thy power immortal.
Thy name I ever utter, self-refulgent!
3. Among mankind many are thy libations, and many a time the pious sage invokes thee.
O Maghavan, be not long distant from us!
Sanskrit
अभीके चिदु लोककृत्सङ्गे समत्सु वृत्रह ।
अस्माकं बोधि चोदिता नभन्तामन्यकेषां ज्याका अधि धन्वसु ॥ १८०१ ॥
त्वं सिन्धूंरवासृजोऽधराचो अहन्नहिं ।
अशत्रुरिन्द्र जज्ञिषे विश्वं पुष्यसि वार्यं ।
तं त्वा परि ष्वजामहे नभन्तामन्यकेषां ज्याका अधि धन्वसु ॥ १८०२ ॥
वि षु विश्वा अरातयोऽर्यो नशन्त नो धियः ।
अस्तासि शत्रवे वधं यो न इन्द्र जिघांसति ।
या ते रातिर्ददिवसु नभन्तामन्यकेषां ज्याका अधि धन्वसु ॥ १८०३ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. Sing strength to Indra that shall. set his chariot in the foremost
place!
Giver of room in closest fight, slayer of foes in shock of war, be thou our great encorager! Let the weak bowstrings break upon the bows of our weak mies!
2. Thou didst destroy the Dragon: thou sentest the rivers down to Earth.
Foeless, O Indra, wast thou born. Thou tendest well each choicest thing. Therefore we draw us close to thee. Let the weak bowstrings break upon the bows of our weak enemies!
Destroyed be all malignitics and all our enemy's designs!
3. Thy bolt thou castest at the foe, O Indra, who would smite us dead: thy liberal bounty gives us wealth. Let the weak bowstrings break upon the bows of our weak enemies!
Sanskrit
प्रेदु हरिवः सुतस्य ॥ १८०४ ॥
उक्थं च न शस्यमानं नागो रयिरा चिकेत ।
न गायत्रं गीयमानं ॥ १८०५ ॥
मा न इन्द्र पीयत्नवे मा शर्धते परा दाः ।
शिक्षा शचीवः शचीभिः ॥ १८०६ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. Rich be the praiser of one rich and liberal, Lord of days! like thee:
High rank be his who lauds the juice!
2. His wealth who hath no store of kine hath ne'er found out recited laud,
Nor song of praises that is sung.
3. Give us not, Indra, as a prey unto the scornful or the proud:
Help, mighty one, with power and might!
Sanskrit
दिवो अमुष्य शासतो दिवं यय दिवावसो ॥ १८०७ ॥
अत्रा वि नेमिरेषामुरां न धूनुते वृकः ।
दिवो अमुष्य शासतो दिवं यय दिवावसो ॥ १८०८ ॥
आ त्वा ग्रावा वदनीह सोमी घोषेण वक्षतु ।
दिवो अमुष्य शासतो दिवं यय दिवावसो ॥ १८०९ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. Come hither, Indra, with thy bays, come thou to Kanva's eulogy!
Ye by command of yonder Dyaus, God bright by day! have gone to heaven.
2. The stones' rim shakes the Soma here like a wolf worrying a sheep.
Ye by command of yonder Dyaus, God bright by day I have gone to heaven.
3. May the stone bring thee as it speaks, the Soma-stone with ringing voice!
Ye by command of yonder Dyaus, God bright by day! have gone to heaven.
Sanskrit
ते सुतासो विपश्चितः शुक्रा वायुमसृक्षत ॥ १८११ ॥
असृग्रं देववीतये वाजयन्तो रथा इव ॥ १८१२ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. For Indra flow most rich in sweets, O Soma, bringing him delight!
2. Bright, meditating sacred song, these juices have sent Vayu forth.
3. They were sent forth to feast the Gods, like chariots speeding in the race.
Sanskrit
य ऊर्ध्वरो स्वध्वरो देवो देवाच्या कृपा ।
घृतस्य विभ्राष्टिमनु शुक्रशोचिष आजुह्वानस्य सर्पिषः ॥ १८१३ ॥
यजिष्ठं त्वा यजमाना हुवेम ज्येष्ठमङ्गिरसां विप्र मन्मभिर्विप्रेभिः शुक्रमन्मभिः ।
परिज्मानमिव द्यां होतारं चर्षणीनां ।
शोचिष्केशं वृषणं यमिमा विशः प्रावन्तु जूतये विशः ॥ १८१४ ॥
स हि पुरू चिदोजसा विरुक्मता दीद्यानो भवति द्रुहन्तरः परशुर्न द्रुहन्तरः ।
वीडु चिद्यस्य समृतौ श्रुवद्वनेव यत्स्थिरं ।
निष्षहमाणो यमते नायते धन्वासहा नायते ॥ १८१५ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. Agni I deem our Hotar priest, munificent wealth-giver, Son of Strength, who knoweth all that is even as the Sage who knoweth all.
Lord of fair rites, a God with form erected turning to the Gods, he when the flame hath sprung forth from the holy oil, the offered fatness, longs for it as it grows bright.
2. We, sacrificing, call on the best worshipper thee eldest of Angirasas, singer! with hyrnns, thee, brilliant one! with singers' hymn;
Thee, wandering round, as 'twere the sky, thee who art Hotar-priest of men, whom, Bull with hair of flame, the people must observe, tile people that he speed them on.
3. He with his blazing Power refulgent far and wide, he verily it iswho conquers demon foes, conquers the demons like an axe:
At whose close touch things solid partg and what is stable yields he keeps his ground and flinches not,like trees. Subduing all from the skilled archer flinches not.
Chapter II
Sanskrit
बृहद्भानो शवसा वाजमुक्थ्य३ं दधासि दाशुषे कवे ॥ १८१६ ॥
पावकवर्चाः शुक्रवर्चा अनूनवर्चा उदियर्षि भानुना ।
पुत्रो मातरा विचरन्नुपावसि पृणक्षि रोदसी उभे ॥ १८१७ ॥
ऊर्जो नपाज्जातवेदः सुशस्तिभिर्मन्दस्व धीतिभिर्हितः ।
त्वे इषः सं दधुर्भूरिवर्पसश्चित्रोतयो वामजाताः ॥ १८१८ ॥
इरज्यन्नग्ने प्रथयस्व जन्तुभिरस्मे रायो अमर्त्य ।
स दर्शतस्य वपुषो वि राजसि पृणक्षि दर्शतं क्रतुं ॥ १८१९ ॥
इष्कर्त्तारमध्वरस्य प्रचेतसं क्षयन्तं राधसो महः ।
रातिं वामस्य सुभगां महीमिषं दधासि सानसिं रयिं ॥ १८२० ॥
ऋतावानं महिषं विश्वदर्शतमग्निं सुम्नाय दधिरे पुरो जनाः ।
श्रुत्कर्णं सप्रथस्तमं त्वा गिरा दैव्यं मानुषा युगा ॥ १८२१ ॥
इलान्दम्
English Griffith 1893
1. O Agni, strength and fame are thine: thy fires blaze forth on high, O thou refulgent God!
Sage, passing bright, thou givest to the worshipper with power, the wealth that merits laud.
2. With brilliantg purifying sheen, with perfect sheen thou liftest up thyself in light.
Thou, visiting both thy mothers, aidest them as son; thou joinest close the earth and heaven.
3. O Jatavedas, Son of Strength, rejoice thyself, gracious, in our fair hymns and songs!
In thee have they heaped viands various, many formed; wealthborn, of wondrous help are they.
4. Agni, spread forth, as ruler, over living things: give wealth, to
us, immortal God!
Thou shinest out from beauty fair to look upon: thou leadest
us to beauteous Power.
5. I laud the Sage, who orders sacrifice, who hath great riches under his control.
Thou givest blest award of good, and plenteous food, thou givest wealth that wins success.
6. The men have set before them, for his favour, Agni, strong, visible to all, the holy.
Thee, Lord divine, with ears to hear, most famous, mens' generations magnify with praise-songs.
Sanskrit
यस्य त्वं सख्यमाविथ ॥ १८२२ ॥
तव द्रप्सो नीलवान्वाश ऋत्विय इन्धानः सिष्णवा ददे ।
त्वं महीनामुषसामसि प्रियः क्षपो वस्तुषु राजसि ॥ १८२३ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. Agni, he conquers by thine aid that brings him store of valiant sons and does great deeds,
Whose bond of friendship is thy choice.
2. Thy spark is black and crackling; kindled in due time, O bounteous, it is taken up.
Thou art the dear friend of the mighty Mornings: thou shinest in glimmerings of the night.
Sanskrit
तमित्समानं वनिनश्च वीरुधोऽन्तर्वतीश्च सुवते च विश्वहा ॥ १८२४ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. Him, duly coming, as their germ have plants received: this Agni have maternal Waters brought to life.
So, in like manner, do the forest trees and plants bear him within them and produce him evermore.
Sanskrit
महिषीव वि जायते ॥ १८२५ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. Agni grows bright for Indra: he shines far resplendent in the sky:
He sends forth offspring like a queen.
Sanskrit
यो जागार तमयं सोम आह तवाहमस्मि सख्ये न्योकाः ॥ १८२६ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. The sacred hymns love him who wakes and watches: to him who watches the holy verses.
This Soma saith to him Who wake my dwelling in thy friendship.
Sanskrit
अग्निर्जागार तमयं सोम आह तवाहमस्मि सख्ये न्योकाः ॥ १८२७ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. Agni is watchful, and the Richas love him: Agni is watchful, Sama hymns approach him.
Agni is watchful, to him saith this Soma, I rest and have my dwelling in thy friendship.
Sanskrit
युञ्जे वाचं शतपदीं ॥ १८२८ ॥
युञ्जे वाचं शतपदीं गाये सहस्रवर्त्तनि ।
गायत्रं त्रैष्टुभं जगत् ॥१८२९ ॥
गायत्रं त्रैष्टुभं जगद्विश्वा रूपाणि सम्भृता ।
देवा ओकांसि चक्रिरे ॥ १८३० ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. Praise to the friends who sit in front! to those seated together,praise
I use the hundred-footed speech speech.
2. I use the hundred-footed speech, I sing what hath a thousand paths,
Gayatra, Trishtup, Jagat hymn.
3. Gayatra, Trishtup, Jagat hymn,the forms united and complete,
Have the Gods made familiar friends.
Sanskrit
सूर्यो ज्योतिर्ज्योतिः सूर्यः ॥ १८३१ ॥
पुनरूर्जा नि वर्त्तस्व पुनरग्न इषायुषा ।
पुनर्नः पाह्यंहसः ॥ १८३२ ॥
सह रय्या नि वर्तस्वाग्ने पिन्वस्व धारया ।
विश्वप्स्न्या विश्वतस्परि ॥ १८३३ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. Agni, is light, light is Agni, Indra is light, light is Indra
Surya is light, light is Surya.
2. O Agni, turn again with strength, turn thou again with food and life:
Save us again from grief and woe!
3. O Agni, turn again with wealth sprinkle thou us from everyside.
With thine own all-supporting stream!
Sanskrit
स्तोता मे गोसखा स्यात् ॥१८३४ ॥
शिक्षेयमस्मै दित्सेयं शचीपते मनीषिणे ।
यदहं गोपतिः स्यां ॥ १८३५ ॥
धेनुष्ट इन्द्र सूनृता यजमानाय सुन्वते ।
गामश्वं पिप्युषी दुहे ॥ १८३६ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. If I, O Indra, were like thee, the single ruler over wealth.
My worshipper should be rich in kine.
2. I should be fain, O Lord of power, to strengthen and enrich thesage,
Where I the ford of herds of kine.
3. Thy goodness, Indra, is a cow yielding in plenty kine and steeds.
To worshippers who press the juice.
Sanskrit
महे रणाय चक्षसे ॥ १८३७ ॥
यो वः शिवतमो रसस्तस्य भाजयतेह नः ।
उशतीरिव मातरः ॥ १८३८ ॥
तस्मा अरं गमाम वो यस्य क्षयाय जिन्वथ ।
आपो जनयथा च नः ॥ १८३९ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. Yea, Waters, ye bring health and bliss: so help ye us to energy.
That we may look on great delight!
2. Give us a portion of the dew, the most auspicious that ye have,
Like mothers in their longing love!
3. For you we gladly go to hirn to whose abode ye speed us on,
And, Waters, give us procreant strength!
Sanskrit
प्र न आयूंषि तारिषत् ॥१८४० ॥
उत वात पितासि न उत भ्रातोत नः सखा ।
स नो जीवातवे कृधि ॥ १८४१ ॥
यददो वात ते गृहे३ऽमृतं निहितं गुहा ।
तस्य नो धेहि जीवसे ॥ १८४२ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. May Vata breathe his balm on us, healthful, delightful to our heart:
May he prolong our days of life!
2. Thou art our father, Vata, yea, thou art our brother and our friend:
So give us strength that we may live!
3. The store of Amrit that laid away yonder, O Vata, in thine home--
Give us strength that we may live!
Sanskrit
सूर्यस्य भानुमृतुथा वसानः परि स्वयं मेधमृज्रो जजान ॥ १८४३ ॥
अप्सु रेतः शिश्रिये विश्वरूपं तेजः पृथिव्यामधि यत्सम्बभूव ।
अन्तरिक्षे स्वं महिमानं मिमानः कनिक्रन्ति वृष्णो अश्वस्य रेतः ॥ १८४४ ॥
अयं सहस्रा परि युक्ता वसानः सूर्यस्य भानुं यज्ञो दाधार ।
सहस्रदाः शतदा भूरिदावा धर्त्ता दिवो भुवनस्य विश्पतिः ॥ १८४५ ॥
अश्वव्रतम्
English Griffith 1893
1. The fleet steed wearing divers forms, the eagle bearing his golden raiment to his birthplace,
Clothed in due season with the light of Surya, red, hath begot the sacrifice in person.
2. Multiform seed he laid in waters, lustre which gathered on the earth and there developed.
In the mid-air establishing his greatness, he cries aloud, seed of the vigorous courser.
3. He hath, enduing thousand robes that suit him, as sacrifice upheld the light of Surya,
Giver of ample gifts in hundreds, thousands, supporter of the heavens, earth's Lord and ruler.
Sanskrit
हिरण्यपक्षं वरुणस्य दूतं यमस्य योनौ शकुनं भुरण्युं ॥ १८४६ ॥
ऊर्ध्वो गन्धर्वो अधि नाके अस्थात्प्रत्यञ्चित्रा बिभ्रदस्यायुधानि ।
वसानो अत्कं सुरभिं दृशे कं स्व३र्ण नाम जनत प्रियाणि ॥ १८४७ ॥
द्रप्सः समुद्रमभि यज्जिगाति पश्यन्गृध्रस्य चक्षसा विधर्मन् ।
भानुः शुक्रेण शोचिषा चकानस्तृतीये चक्रे रजसि प्रियाणि ॥ १८४८ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. They gaze on thee with longing in their spirit, as on a strong-winged bird that mounteth sky-ward;
On thee with wings of gold, Varuna's envoy, the Bird that hasteneth to the home of Yama.
2. Erect, to heaven hath the Gandharva mounted, pointing at us his many-coloured weapons:
Clad in sweet raiment beautiful to look on, for he, as light, produceth forms that please us..
3. When as a spark he cometh ilear the ocean, looking with vulture's eye as Law commandeth,
His lustre, joying in its own bright splendour, maketh dear glories in the loftiest region.
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Sanskrit
सङ्क्रन्दनोऽनिमिष एकवीरः शतं सेना अजयत्साकमिन्द्रः ॥ १८४९ ॥
सङ्क्रन्दनेनानिमिषेण जिष्णुना युत्कारेण दुश्च्यवनेन धृष्णुना ।
तदिन्द्रेण जयत तत्सहध्वं युधो नर इषुहस्तेन वृष्णा ॥ १८५० ॥
स इषुहस्तैः स निषङ्गिभिर्वशी संस्रष्टा स युध इन्द्रो गणेन ।
सं सृष्टजित्सोमपा बाहुशर्ध्यू३ग्रधन्वा प्रतिहिताभिरस्ता ॥ १८५१ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. Swift, rapidly striking, like a bull who sharpens his horns, terrific, stirring up the people.
With eyes that close not, bellowing, sole hero, Indra subdued at once a hundred armies.
2. With him loud-roaring, ever watchful victcr, bold, hard to overthrow, rouser of battle,
Indra. the strong, whose hand bears arrows, conquer, ye heroes, now, now vanquish in the combat!
3. He rules with those who carry shafts and quivers, Indra who with his band brings hosts together,
Foe-conquering strong of arm the Soma-drinker, with mighty bow, shooting with well-laid arrows.
Sanskrit
प्रभञ्जन्सेनाः प्रमृणो युधा जयन्नस्माकमेध्यविता रथानां ॥ १८५२ ॥
बलविज्ञायः स्थविरः प्रवीरः सहस्वान्वाजी सहमान उग्रः ।
अभिवीरो अभिसत्वा सहोजा जैत्रमिन्द्र रथमा तिष्ठ गोवित् ॥ १८५३ ॥
गोत्रभिदं गोविदं वज्रबाहुं जयन्तमज्म प्रमृणन्तमोजसा ।
इमं सजाता अनु वीरयध्वमिन्द्रं सखायो अनु सं रभध्वं ॥ १८५४ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. Brihaspati, fly with thy chariot hither, slayer of demons, driving off our foemen!
Be thou protector of our cars, destroyer, victor in battle, breaker-up of armies!
2, Conspicuous. by thy strength, firm, foremost fighter, mighty and
fierce, victorious, all-subduing,
The Son of Conquest, passing men and heroes, kinewinner, mount thy conquering car, O Indra!
3. Cleaver of stalls, kine-winner, armed with thunder, who quells an army and with might destroys it--
Follow him, brothers! quit yourselves like heroes, and like this Indra show your zeal and courage!
Sanskrit
दुश्च्यवनः पृतनाषाडयुध्यो३ऽस्माकं सेना अवतु प्र युत्सु ॥ १८५५ ॥
इन्द्र आसां नेता बृहस्पतिर्दक्षिणा यज्ञः पुर एतु सोमः ।
देवसेनानामभिभञ्जतीनां जयन्तीनां मरुतो यन्त्वग्रं ॥ १८५६ ॥
इन्द्रस्य वृष्णो वरुणस्य राज्ञ आदित्यानां मरुतां शर्ध उग्रं ।
महामनसां भुवनच्यवानां घोषो देवानां जयतामुदस्थात् ॥१८५७ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. Piercing with conquering strength the cow-stalls, Indra, pitiless hero with unbounded anger,
Victor in fight, unshaken and resistless--may he protect our armies in our battles!
2. Indra guide these! Brihaspati, and Soma, the guerdon and the sacrifice precede them;
And let the banded Maruts march in forefront of heavenly hosts that conquer and demolish!
3. Ours be the potent host of mighty Indra, King Varuna the Maruts, and Adityas!
Uplifted is the shout of Gods who conquer, hightninded Gods who cause the worlds to tremble.
Sanskrit
उद्वृत्रहन्वाजिनां वाजिनान्युद्रथानां जयतां यन्तु घोषाः ॥ १८५८ ॥
अस्माकमिन्द्रः समृतेषु ध्वजेष्वस्माकं या इषवस्ता जयन्तु ।
अस्माकं वीरा उत्तरे भवन्त्वस्मां उ देवा अवता हवेषु ॥ १८५९ ॥
असौ या सेना मरुतः परेषामभ्येति न ओजसा स्पर्धमाना ।
तां गूहत तमसापव्रतेन यथैतेषामन्यो अन्यं न जानात् ॥१८६० ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. Bristle thou up, O Maghavan, our weapons: excite the spirits, of my warring heroes!
Urge on the strong steed's might, O Vyitra-slayer, and let the din of conquering cars go upward
2. May Indra aid us when our flags are gathered: victorious be ther arrows of our army!
May our brave men of war prevail in battle. Ye Gods, protect us in the shout of onset!
3. That army of the foemen, O ye Maruts, which, striving in its. mighty strength, approaches,
Hide ye and bury it in pathless darkness that not a man oF them may know the other!
Sanskrit
अभि प्रेहि निर्दह हृत्सु शोकैरन्धेनामित्रास्तमसा सचन्तां ॥ १८६१ ॥
प्रेता जयता नर इन्द्रो वः शर्म यच्छतु ।
उग्रा वः सन्तु बाहवोऽनाधृष्या यथासथ ॥ १८६२ ॥
अवसृष्टा परा पत शरव्ये ब्रह्मसंशिते ।
गच्छामित्रान्प्र पद्यस्व मामीषां कं च नोच्छिषः ॥ १८६३ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. Bewildering the senses of our foemen, seize thou their bodies, and depart, O Agha!
Attack them, set their hearts on fare with sorrows; so let our foes abide in utter darkness!
2. Advance, O heroes, win the day, May Indra be your sure defence!
Mighty and awful be your arms, that none may wound or injure you!
3. Loosed from the bowstring fly away, thou arrows sharpened by
our prayer!
Go to the foemen, strike them home, and let not one be left alive!
Sanskrit
मैषां मोच्यघहारश्च नेन्द्र वयांस्येनाननुसंयन्तु सर्वान् ॥१८६४ ॥
अमित्रसेनां मघवन्नस्माञ्छत्रुयतीमभि ।
उभौ तामिन्द्र वृत्रहन्नग्निश्च दहतं प्रति ॥ १८६५ ॥
यत्र बाणाः सम्पतन्ति कुमारा विशिखा इव ।
तत्रा नो ब्रह्मणस्पतिरदितिः शर्म यच्छतु विश्वाहा शर्म यच्छतु ॥ १८६६ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. Let ravens and strong-pinioned birds pursue them: yea, let that army be the food of vultures!
Indra, let none escape, no sin-remover: behind them all let following birds be gathered!
2. This host of foemen Maghavan! that cometh on in warlike show--
Meet it, O Vritra-slayer, thou, Indra, and Agni, with your flames!
3. There where the flights of arrows fall like boys whose locks are yet unshorn.
Even there may Brahmanaspati, may Aditi protect us well, protect us well through all our days!
Sanskrit
वि मन्युमिन्द्र वृत्रहन्नमित्रस्याभिदासतः ॥ १८६७ ॥
वि न इन्द्र मृधो जहि नीचा यच्छ पृतन्यतः ।
यो अस्मां अभिदासत्यधरं गमया तमः ॥ १८६८ ॥
इन्द्रस्य बाहू स्थविरौ युवानावनाधृष्यौ सुप्रतीकावसह्यौ ।
तौ युञ्जीत प्रथमौ योग आगते याभ्यां जितमसुराणां सहो महत् ॥ १८६९ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. Drive Rakshasas and foes away, break thou in pieces Vritra's jaws:
O Vritra-slaying Indra, quell the foeman's wrath who threatens us!
2. O Indra, beat our foes away, humble the men who challenge us:
Send down to nether darkness him who seeks to do us injury!
3. Strong, ever-youthful are the arms of Indra, fair unassailable, never to be vanquished:
These first let him employ when need hath come on us, wherewith the Asuras' great might was overthrown.
Sanskrit
उरोर्वरीयो वरुणस्ते कृणोतु जयन्तं त्वानु देवा मदन्तु ॥ १८७० ॥
अन्धा अमित्रा भवताशीर्षाणोऽहय इव ।
तेषां वो अग्निनुन्नानामिन्द्रो हन्तु वरंवरं ॥ १८७१ ॥
यो नः स्वोऽरणो यश्च निष्ट्यो जिघांसति ।
देवास्तं सर्वे धूर्वन्तु ब्रह्म वर्म ममान्तरं शर्म वर्म ममान्तरं ॥ १८७२ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. Thy vital parts I cover with thine armour: with immortality King Soma clothe thee!
Varuna give thee what is more than ample, and in thy victory may Gods be joyful!
2. Blind, O my foemen, shall ye be, even as headless serpents are
May Indra slay each best of you when Agni's flame hath struck you down!
3. Whoso would kill us, whether he be a stranger foe or one of us,
May all the Gods discomfit him! My nearest, closest mail is prayer, my closest armour and defence.
Sanskrit
सृकं संशाय पविमिन्द्र तिग्मं वि शत्रूं ताढि वि मृधो नुदस्व ॥ १८७३ ॥
भद्रं कर्णेभिः शृणुयाम देवा भद्रं पश्येमाक्षभिर्यजत्राः ।
स्थिरैरङ्गैस्तुष्टुवां सस्तनूभिर्व्यशेमहि देवहितं यदायुः ॥ १८७४ ॥
स्वस्ति न इन्द्रो वृद्धश्रवाः स्वस्ति नः पूषा विश्ववेदाः ।
स्वस्ति नस्तार्क्ष्यो अरिष्टनेमिः स्वस्ति नो बृहस्पतिर्दधातु ॥
ॐ स्वस्ति नो बृहस्पतिर्दधातु ॥ १८७५ ॥
English Griffith 1893
1. Like a dread wild beast roaming on the mountain thou hast approached us from the farthest distance.
Whetting thy bolt and thy sharp blade, O Indra, crush thou the foe and scatter those who hate us!
2. Gods, may our ears hear that which is auspicious, may our eyes see that which is good, ye holy!
Extolling you with still strong limbs and bodies, may we attain the age by Gods appointed!
3. Illustrious far and wide, may Indra bless us, may Pushan bless us, master of all riches!
May Tarkshya with uninjured fellies bless us! Brihaspati bestow on us his favour! Brihaspati bestow on us his favour!
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