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White Yajurveda, Book IXशुक्लयजुर्वेद अध्याय ९
40 verses. Sanskrit beside Ralph T. H. Griffith’s English (1899).
Verse: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Sanskrit
दिव्यो गन्धर्वः केतपूः केतं नः पुनातु वाचस्पतिर् वाजं नः स्वदतु स्वाहा ॥
English Griffith 1899
OUR sacrifice, God Savitar, speed onward: speed to his share
the sacrifice's patron.
May the celestial Gandharva, cleanser of thought and will,
make clean our thought and purpose: the Lord of Speech
sweeten the food we offer.
Sanskrit
उपयामगृहीतोऽसीन्द्राय त्वा जुष्टं गृह्णामि ।
एष ते योनिर् इन्द्राय त्वा जुष्टतमम् ।
अप्सुषदं त्वा घृतसदं व्योमसदम् ।
उपयामगृहीतोऽसीन्द्राय त्वा जुष्टं गृह्णामि ।
एष ते योनिर् इन्द्राय त्वा जुष्टतमम् ।
पृथिवीसदं त्वाऽन्तरिक्षसदं दिविसदं देवसदं नाकसदम् ।
उपयामगृहीतोऽसीन्द्राय त्वा जुष्टं गृह्णामि ।
एष ते योनिर् इन्द्राय त्वा जुष्टतमम् ॥
English Griffith 1899
Thee, firmly set, settled in man, in spirit.
Taken upon a base art thou. I take thee, draught acceptable
to Indra. This is thy home. Thee, welcomest to Indra.
Thee Set in waters, butter, realm of ether. Taken upon
......Indra.
Thee seated in the sky, earth, air's mid-region, among the
Gods and in the vault of heaven. Taken, etc. as above:
Sanskrit
अपाꣳ रसस्य यो रसस् तं वो गृह्णाम्य् उत्तमम् ।
उपयामगृहीतो सीन्द्राय त्वा जुष्टं गृह्णामि ।
एष ते योनिर् इन्द्राय त्वा जुष्टतमम् ॥
English Griffith 1899
The strength-arousing essence of the waters, gathered in
the Sun, Essence of waters’ essence, that, most excellent,
I take for you.
Taken, etc., as above.
Sanskrit
तेषां विशिप्रियाणां वो ऽ हम् इषमूर्जꣳ सम् अग्रभम् ।
उपयामगृहीतो ऽसीन्द्राय त्वा जुष्टं गृह्णामि ।
एष ते योनिर् इन्द्राय त्वा जुष्टतमम् ।
सम्पृचौ स्थः सं मा भद्रेण पृङ्क्तम् ।
विपृचौ स्थो वि मा पाप्मना पृङ्क्तम् ॥
English Griffith 1899
Cups of strength-giving sacrifice, inspirers of the sage's
hymn
Of you, the handleless, have I collected all the sap and
strength.
Taken, etc., as above.
United are ye twain: with bliss unite me. Parted are ye:
keep me apart from evil.
Sanskrit
वाजस्य नु प्रसवे मातरं महीम् अदितिं नाम वचसा करामहे ।
यस्याम् इदं विश्वं भुवनम् आविवेश तस्यां नो देवः सविता धर्म साविषत् ॥
English Griffith 1899
Thou art the thunderbolt of Indra, winner of wealth: with
thee may this man win him riches.
In gain of wealth we celebrate with praises her, Aditi by
name, the Mighty Mother,
On whom this Universe of life hath settled. Thereon God
Savitar promote our dwelling!
Sanskrit
देवीर् आपो यो व ऽ ऊर्मिः प्रतूर्तिः ककुन्मान् वाजसास् तेनायं वाजꣳ सेत् ॥
English Griffith 1899
Amrit is in the Waters, in the Waters healing medicine.
Yea, Horses! at our praises of the Waters grow ye fleet
and strong.
Whatever wave, O ye celestial Waters, wealth-giving,
towering high, and swiftly rushing, is yours, therewith
may this man win him riches.
Sanskrit
ते ऽ अग्रेऽ श्वम् अयुञ्जꣳस् ते ऽ अस्मिन् जवम् आदधुः ॥
English Griffith 1899
It was the wind, or it was thought, or the Gandharvas
twenty-seven
These at the first harnessed the horse: they set the power
of speed in him.
Sanskrit
युञ्जन्तु त्वा मरुतो विश्ववेदस ऽ आ ते त्वष्टा पत्सु जवं दधातु ॥
English Griffith 1899
Steed, being yoked grow wind-swift: be beauteous as Indra's
right-hand steed.
Omniscient Maruts harness thee! Tvashtar put swiftness in
thy feet!
Sanskrit
तेन नो वाजिन् बलवान् बलेन वाजजिच् च भव समने च पारयिष्णुः ।
वाजिनो वाजजितो वाजꣳ सरिष्यन्तो बृहस्पतेर् भागम् अव जिघ्रत ॥
English Griffith 1899
What speed, O Horse, was laid in thee in secret, what
passed in wind, bestowed upon the falcon,
With that same strength be strong for us, O Courser,
wealth-winning and victorious in battle.
Starting to run your course, winners of riches, smell ye
Brihaspati's portion, O ye Horses.
Sanskrit
देवस्याहꣳ सवितुः सवे सत्यसवस इन्द्रस्योत्तमं नाकꣳ रुहेयम् ।
देवस्याहꣳ सवितुः सवे सत्यप्रसवसो बृहस्पतेर् उत्तमं नाकम् अरुहम् ।
देवस्याहꣳ सवितुः सवे सत्यप्रसवस ऽ इन्द्रस्योत्तमं नाकम् अरुहम् ॥
English Griffith 1899
By impulse of God Savitar, true Impeller, may ascend
Brihaspati's highest heaven.
By impulse of God Savitar, true Impeller, may I ascend
the highest heaven of Indra.
By impulse of God Savitar, true Impeller, Brihaspati's
highest heaven have I ascended.
By impulse of God Savitar, true Impeller, I have ascended
Indra's loftiest heaven.
Sanskrit
इन्द्र वाजं जयेन्द्राय वाचं वदतेन्द्रं वाजं जापयत ॥
English Griffith 1899
Brihaspati, win the prize. Lift up your voices to Brihaspati.
Make ye Brihaspati win the prize.
Do thou, O Indra, win the prize. To Indra lift your voices
up. Make Indra winner of the prize.
Sanskrit
एषा वः सा सत्या संवाग् अभूद् ययेन्द्रं वाजम् अजीजपताजीजपतेन्द्रं वाजं वनस्पतयो वि मुच्यध्वम् ॥
English Griffith 1899
True hath been this your league whereby ye made
Brihaspati win the prize.
Brihaspati have ye caused to win the prize. Be freed, ye
Forest-lords.
Faithful was this your league whereby ye have made Indra
win the prize.
Ye have made Indra win the prize. Be ye set free, ye
Forest-lords.
Sanskrit
वाजिनो वाजजितोऽध्वन स्कभ्नुवन्तो योजना मिमानाः काष्ठां गच्छत ॥
English Griffith 1899
Through impulse of God Savitar, true Impeller, mine be
Brihaspati's prize who winneth prizes.
On to the goal, ye Steeds, winners of prizes, blocking the
ways and meting out the courses!
Sanskrit
क्रतुं दधिक्रा ऽ अनु सꣳसनिष्यदत् पथाम् अङ्काꣳस्य् अन्व् आपनीफणत् स्वाहा ॥
English Griffith 1899
Bound by the neck and at the flanks and in the mouth,
that vigorous Courser lends new swiftness to his sped.
Drawing himself together as his strength allows, Dadhikrâs
speeds along the windings of the paths. All-hail!
Sanskrit
श्येनस्येव ध्रजतो ऽ अङ्कसं परि दधिक्राव्णः स होर्जा तरित्रः स्वाहा ॥
English Griffith 1899
His pinion, rapid runner, fans him on his way, as of a bird
that hastens onward to its aim,
And, as it were a falcon's gliding through the air, strikes
Dadhikrâvan's side as he speeds on with might. All-hail!
Sanskrit
जम्भयन्तो हिं वृकꣳ रक्षासि सनेम्य् अस्मद् युयवन्न् अमीवाः ॥
English Griffith 1899
Bless us the Coursers when we call, while slowly they move,
strong singers, to the Gods’ assembly.
Crushing the wolf, the serpent, and the demons, may they
completely banish all affliction. All-hail!
Sanskrit
सहस्रसा मेधसाता सनिष्यवो महो ये धनꣳ समिथेषु जभ्रिरे ॥
English Griffith 1899
May all those vigorous Coursers listen to our cry, hearers
of invocation, speeders on their way;
Winners of thousands, fain to win where meed is won, who
gather of themselves great wealth in every race.
Sanskrit
अस्य मध्वः पिबत मादयध्वं तृप्ता यात पथिभिर् देवयानैः ॥
English Griffith 1899
Deep-skilled in Law Eternal, wise, immortal, O Coursers,
help us in each fray for booty.
Drink of this meath, be satisfied, be joyful: then go on
paths which Gods are wont to travel.
Sanskrit
आ मा गन्तां पितरा मातरा चा मा सोमो ऽ अमृतत्वेन गम्यात् ।
वाजिनो वाजजितो वाजꣳ ससृवाꣳसो बृहस्पतेर् भागम् अव जिघ्रत निमृजानाः ॥
English Griffith 1899
To me come plenteous growth of wealth! Approach me
these, Heaven and Earth, who wear each form and figure!
Hither may Father come to me, and Mother. Soma with
immortality approach me!
Sanskrit
स्वापये स्वाहा ।
ऽअपिजाय स्वाहा ।
क्रतवे स्वाहा ।
वसवे स्वाहा ।
ऽअहर्पतये स्वाहा ।
ऽअह्ने मुग्धाय स्वाहा ।
मुग्धाय वैनꣳशिनाय स्वाहा ।
विनꣳशिन ऽ आन्त्यायनाय स्वाहा ।
ऽऽअन्त्याय भौवनाय स्वाहा ।
भुवनस्य पतये स्वाहा ।
ऽअधिपतये स्वाहा ॥
English Griffith 1899
To the Friend, Hail! To the Good Fiend, Hail! To the
Later-born, Hail! To Resolution, Hail! To the Vasu, Hail!
To the Lord of Days, Hail! To the Failing Day, Hail!
To the Failing sprung from the Transitory, Hail! To the
Transitory sprung from the Final, Hal! To the Final
Mundane, Hail! To the Lord of the World, Hail! To the
Sovran Lord, Hail!
Sanskrit
प्राणो यज्ञेन कल्पताम् ।
चक्षुर् यज्ञेन कल्पताम् ।
श्रोत्रं यज्ञेन कल्पताम् ।
पृष्ठं यज्ञेन कल्पताम् ।
यज्ञो यज्ञेन कल्पताम् ।
प्रजापतेः प्रजा ऽ अभूम ।
स्वर्देवा ऽ अगन्म ।
अमृता ऽ अभूम ॥
English Griffith 1899
May life succeed through sacrifice. May life-breath thrive
by sacrifice. May the eye thrive by sacrifice. May the
ear thrive by sacrifice. May the back thrive by sacrifice.
May sacrifice thrive by sacrifice.
We have become the children of Prajâpati. Gods, we have
gone to heaven. We have become immortal.
Sanskrit
नमो मात्रे पृथिव्यै नमो मात्रे पृथिव्यै ।
ऽइयं ते राट् ।
यन्तासि यमनो ध्रुवो ऽसि धरुणः कृष्यै त्वा क्षेमाय त्वा रय्यै त्वा पोषाय त्वा ॥
English Griffith 1899
In us be your great might and manly vigour, in us be your
intelligence and splendour.
Obeisance to our Mother Earth! Obeisance to our Mother
Earth!
This is thy Sovranty. Thou art the ruler, thou art controller,
thou art firm and stedfast.
Thee for land-culture, thee for peace and quiet, thee for
wealth, thee for increase of our substance.
Sanskrit
ता ऽ अस्मभ्यं मधुमतीर् भवन्तु वयꣳ राष्ट्रे जागृयाम पुरोहिताः स्वाहा ॥
English Griffith 1899
Of old the furtherance of strength urged onward this Sovran
Soma in the plants and waters.
For us may they be stored with honey: stationed in front
may we be watchful in the kingdom. All-hail!
Sanskrit
अदित्सन्तं दापयति प्रजानन् स नो रयिꣳ सर्ववीरं नि यच्छतु स्वाहा ॥
English Griffith 1899
The furtherance of strength extended over this heaven and
all the worlds as sovran ruler.
He, knowing, makes the churl a bounteous giver: wealth
may he grant us with full store of heroes. All-hail
Sanskrit
सनेमि राजा परियाति विद्वान् प्रजां पुष्टिं वर्धयमानो ऽ अस्मे स्वाहा ॥
English Griffith 1899
Surely the furtherance of strength pervaded all these
existing worlds in all directions.
From olden time the King moves round, well knowing,
strengthening all the people and our welfare.
Sanskrit
आदित्यान् विष्णुꣳ सूर्यं ब्रह्माणं च बृहस्पतिꣳ स्वाहा ॥
English Griffith 1899
As suppliants, for aid we grasp Soma the King, and Agni, the
Âdityas, Vishnu, Sûrya, and the Brahman-priest Brihaspati.
Sanskrit
वाचं विष्णुꣳ सरस्वती सवितारं च वाजिनꣳ स्वाहा ॥
English Griffith 1899
Urge Aryaman to send us gifts, and Indra. and Brihaspati,
Yak, Vishnu, and Sarasvatî, and the strong Courser Savitar.
Sanskrit
प्र नो यच्छ सहस्रजित्त्वꣳ हि धनदा ऽ असि स्वाहा ॥
English Griffith 1899
Agni, speak kindly to us here, be graciously inclined to us.
Winner of thousands, grant us boons, for thou art he who
giveth wealth.
Sanskrit
प्र वाग् देवी ददातु नः स्वाहा ॥
English Griffith 1899
Let Aryaman vouchsafe us wealth, and Pûshan, and
Brihaspati.
May Vâk the Goddess give to us. All-hail!
Sanskrit
सरस्वत्यै वाचो यन्तुर् यन्त्रिये दधामि बृहस्पतेष् ट्वा साम्राज्येनाभि षिञ्चाम्य् असौ ॥
English Griffith 1899
Thee by the radiant Savitar's impulsion, with arms of
Asvins, with the hands of Pûshan.
To Vâk Sarasvatî's controlling guidance, hers the controlling
leader, I consign thee.
I with Brihaspati's supreme dominion endow thee by the
balm of consecration
Sanskrit
अश्विनौ द्व्यक्षरेण द्विपदो मनुष्यान् उद् अजयतां तान् उज् जेषम् ।
विष्णुस् त्र्यक्षरेण त्रीꣳल् लोकान् उद् अजयत् तान् उज् जेषम् ।
सोमश् चतुरक्षरेण चतुष्पदः पशून् उद् अजयत् तान् उज् जेषम् ॥
English Griffith 1899
With the monosyllable Agni won vital breath: may I win
that. With the dissyllable the Asvins won bipeds: may
I win those. With the trisyllable
Vishnu won the three worlds: may I win those. With
quadrisyllabic metre
Soma won four-footed cattle: may I win those.
Sanskrit
सविता षडक्षरेण षड् ऋतून् उद् अजयत् तान् उज् जेषम् ।
मरुतः सप्ताक्षरेण सप्त ग्राम्यान् पशून् उद् अजयꣳस् तान् उज् जेषम् ।
बृहस्पतिर् अष्टाक्षरेण गायत्रीम् उद् अजयत् ताम् उज् जेषम् ॥
English Griffith 1899
With five-syllable metre Pûshan won the five regions: may
I win them.
With six-syllable metre Savitar won the six seasons: may
I win them.
With seven-syllable metre the Maruts won the seven
domestic animals:
May I win them. With octosyllabic metre Brihaspati won
the Gâyatrî: may I win that.
Sanskrit
वरुणो दशाक्षरेण विराजम् उद् अजयत् ताम् उज् जेषम् ।
इन्द्र ऽ एकादशाक्षरेण त्रिष्टुभम् उद् अजयत् ताम् उज् जेषम् ।
विश्वे देवा द्वादशाक्षरेण जगतीम् उद् अजयꣳस् ताम् उज् जेषम् ॥
English Griffith 1899
With nine-syllable metre Mitra won the Trivrit Stoma:
may I win that. With decasyllabic metre Varuna won
Virâj: may I win that.
With hendecasyllabic metre Indra won Trishtup: may I
win that.
With dodecasyllabic metre the All-Gods won Jagatî: may
I win that.
Sanskrit
रुद्राश् चतुर्दशाक्षरेण चतुर्दशꣳ स्तोमम् उद् अजयꣳस् तम् उज् जेषम् ।
आदित्याः पञ्चदशाक्षरेण पञ्चदशꣳ स्तोमम् उद् अजयꣳस् तम् उज् जेषम् ।
अदितिः षोडशाक्षरेण षोडशꣳ स्तोमम् उद् अजयत् तम् उज् जेषम् ।
प्रजापतिः सप्तदशाक्षरेण सप्तदशꣳ स्तोमम् उद् अजयत् तम् उज् जेषम् ॥
English Griffith 1899
The Vasus by thirteen-syllable metre won the Thirteenfold
Stoma: may I win that. The Rudras by fourteen-syllable
metre won the fourteenfold Stoma: may I win that. The
Âdityas with fifteen-syllable metre won the Fifteenfold
Stoma: may I win that. Aditi with sixteen-syllable metre
won the Sixteenfold Stoma: may I win that. Prajâpati
with seventeenfold metre won the Seventeenfold Stoma:
may I win that.
Sanskrit
ऽअग्निनेत्रेभ्यो देवेभ्यः पुरःसद्भ्यः स्वाहा ।
यमनेत्रेभ्यो देवेभ्यो दक्षिणासद्भ्यः स्वाहा ।
विश्वदेवनेत्रेभ्यो देवेभ्यो पश्चात्सद्भ्यः स्वाहा ।
मित्रावरुणनेत्रेभ्यो वा मरुन्नेत्रेभ्यो वा देवेभ्य ऽ उत्तरासद्भ्यः स्वाहा ।
सोमनेत्रेभ्यो देवेभ्यो ऽ उपरिसद्भ्यो दुवस्वद्भ्यः स्वाहा ॥
English Griffith 1899
This is thy portion, Nirriti! Accept it graciously. All-hail!
To Gods whose guide is Agni, to the eastward-seated Gods,
All-hail!
To Gods whose guide is Yama, to the southward-seated
Gods, All-hail!
To Gods whose guides are the All-Gods, those who are seated
westward, Hail!
Hail to the northward-seated Gods, to those whose guides
are Mitra and Varuna or the Marut host!
To Gods whose guide is Soma, who, worshipful, sit on high,
All-hail!
Sanskrit
ये देवा यमनेत्रा दक्षिणासदस् तेभ्यः स्वाहा ।
ये देवा विश्वदेवनेत्राः पश्चात्सदस् तेभ्यः स्वाहा ।
ये देवा मित्रावरुणनेत्रा वा मरुन्नेत्रा वोत्तरासदस् तेभ्यः स्वाहा ।
ये देवाः सोमनेत्रा ऽ उपरिसदो दुवस्वन्तस् तेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥
English Griffith 1899
Gods who have Agni as their guide, whose seat is eastward,
Hail to them!
Gods who have Yama as their guide, whose seat is southward,
Hail to them!
Gods who have All-Gods as their guides, whose seat is westward,
Hail to them!
Gods who have Mitra-Varuna for guides, north-seated,
Hail to them!
Gods who have Soma as their guide, high-seated, worshipful,
Hail to them!
Sanskrit
दुष्टरस् तरन्न् अरातीर् वर्चो धा यज्ञवाहसि ॥
English Griffith 1899
Agni, subdue opposing bands and drive our enemies away.
Invincible, slay godless foes: give splendour to the worshipper.
Sanskrit
उपाꣳशोर् वीर्येण जुहोमि हतꣳ रक्षः स्वाहा ।
रक्षसां त्वा वधाय ।
अवधिष्म रक्षोऽ वधिष्मामुम् असौ हतः ॥
English Griffith 1899
Thee at the radiant Savitar's impulsion, with Asvins’ arms
and with the hands of Pûshan,
I offer with the strength of the Upâmsu. Slain is the demon
brood. All-hail!
Thee for the slaughter of the brood of demons. The demons
have we slain, have slain. So-and-So, So-and-So is slain.
Sanskrit
बृहस्पतिर् वाच ऽ इन्द्रो ज्यैष्ठ्याय रुद्रः पशुभ्यो मित्रः सत्यो वरुणो धर्मपतीनाम् ॥
English Griffith 1899
Savitar quicken thee for sway of rulers, Agni of householders,
of the trees Soma,
Brihaspati of Speech, for lordship Indra, Rudra for cattle,
Mitra for true-speaking, Varuna for the sway of Law's
protectors.
Sanskrit
इमम् अमुष्य पुत्रम् अमुष्यै पुत्रम् अस्यै विश ऽ एष वो ऽमी राजा सोमो स्माकं ब्राह्मणाना राजा ॥
English Griffith 1899
Gods, quicken him that none may be his rival, for mighty
domination, mighty lordship,
Him, son of Such-a-man and Such-a-woman, of Such-a-tribe.
This is your King, ye Tribesmen. Soma is Lord and King
of us the Brâhmans.