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Rigveda Mandala 05

Rigveda Mandala 05 is one of the important family books of the Rigveda Samhita, traditionally associated with the sage Atri and the Atri lineage, containing hymns dedicated primarily to Agni, Indra, Ashvins, Mitra, Varuna, Savitr, Ushas, and other Vedic deities while presenting themes of sacrifice, sacred order, divine illumination, prayer, healing, prosperity, cosmic harmony, and early Vedic religious thought within ancient Indian civilization.

Editorial Note

Opening Introduction

Rigveda Mandala 05 is the fifth book of:

the Rigveda Saṁhitā

which is the oldest and one of the foundational sacred texts of:

Vedic civilization
Hindu religious history
Sanskrit sacred literature
ancient Indian spirituality.

The Rigveda forms one of the four Vedas:

Rigveda
Yajurveda
Samaveda
Atharvaveda

and preserves ancient sacred hymns composed in:

Vedic Sanskrit.

Mandala 05 belongs to the group traditionally known as:

the family books of the Rigveda

because its hymns are associated with:

hereditary rishi lineages
priestly families
organized oral traditions.

This mandala is traditionally connected with:

the sage Atri
and the Atri lineage.

Rigveda Mandala 05 became historically important because it preserves:

sophisticated ritual poetry
devotional invocations
symbolic cosmology
contemplative reflection
sacred oral tradition
theological imagination

within early Indian civilization.

The hymns strongly emphasize:

Agni
Indra
Ashvins
Mitra
Varuna
Savitr
Ushas
sacrifice
sacred harmony
divine order
healing
illumination
prosperity.

Compared with some earlier mandalas, Mandala 05 is notable for:

its devotional warmth
refined poetic structure
strong ethical symbolism
emphasis on harmony and divine order.

The text also preserves important early reflections concerning:

cosmic law
divine friendship
healing powers
sacred illumination
moral order

which later influenced:

Upanishadic symbolism
Hindu ethics
contemplative spirituality.

Structure of the Text

Rigveda Mandala 05 traditionally contains:

87 sūktas
or hymns

composed primarily by:

Atri sages
and associated priestly traditions.

The hymns are mainly dedicated to:

Agni
Indra
Ashvins
Mitra
Varuna
Savitr
Ushas

along with references to:

Maruts
Vishnu
Brihaspati
Rudra
Sarasvati
Soma
other Vedic deities.

The text discusses:

sacrifice
sacred fire
divine protection
cosmic order
healing
prosperity
prayer
sacred speech
dawn
divine illumination
moral harmony
spiritual aspiration

through:

hymns
invocations
ritual poetry
symbolic imagery
liturgical language
contemplative reflection.

Agni appears as:

sacred fire
divine priest
purifier
mediator between humans and gods
source of illumination.

Indra is celebrated as:

protector
warrior deity
bringer of strength
destroyer of obstacles
supporter of ritual order.

The:

Ashvins

receive special praise as:

divine healers
rescuers
restorers of harmony
symbols of renewal and aid.

Mitra and Varuna are associated with:

cosmic order
truth
moral law
harmony
sacred covenant.

Savitr and Ushas symbolize:

illumination
awakening
renewal
sacred rhythm of time.

The structure reflects a highly advanced oral poetic tradition emphasizing:

meter
sacred sound
memorization
ritual recitation
symbolic composition.

Textual Structure Overview

Traditional Classification: Shruti
Associated Veda: Rigveda
Textual Category: Samhita
Mandala Number: 05
Approximate Structure: 87 hymns (sūktas)
Primary Literary Form: Sacred hymns and ritual poetry
Primary Subject: Agni, Indra, Ashvins, cosmic order, and sacred harmony
Primary Style: Liturgical, poetic, symbolic, and contemplative discourse
Core Teaching Method: Hymn, invocation, ritual praise, and sacred recitation
Major Focus: Harmony between human life, divine powers, and cosmic order
Philosophical Goal: Prosperity, protection, illumination, sacred order, and spiritual aspiration

Commentary and Interpretive Tradition

Rigveda Mandala 05 generated extensive:

oral recitation traditions
ritual interpretation
scholastic commentary
theological reflection
symbolic analysis

within Indian intellectual history.

Traditional Vedic scholars studied the text for:

pronunciation
ritual application
memorization
meter
grammar
mythology
symbolic theology.

One of the most influential traditional commentators was:

Sāyaṇācārya

whose medieval commentary became foundational for understanding:

Vedic ritual systems
theological symbolism
liturgical meaning
sacred interpretation.

Modern scholarship studies Mandala 05 because it preserves:

early Indo-European sacred poetry
ritual theology
ancient oral traditions
symbolic cosmology
mythological development
ethical imagination

within ancient India.

The text also became important in comparative studies concerning:

mythology
ritual theory
comparative religion
historical linguistics
Indo-European culture
sacred poetry.

Philosophical Orientation

The philosophical orientation of Rigveda Mandala 05 is:

ritualistic
devotional
symbolic
ethical
contemplative

The hymns teach that:

cosmic order sustains existence
sacred ritual harmonizes humans and divine forces
truth and moral order are spiritually essential
divine illumination awakens wisdom
healing and harmony support prosperity
sacred speech possesses transformative power

The text investigates:

fire
dawn
divine healing
prayer
morality
sacrifice
sacred order
illumination
prosperity

through symbolic and poetic language.

Mandala 05 therefore combines:

ritual spirituality
sacred poetry
ethical symbolism
contemplative reflection

within an early Vedic framework.

Major Themes

Agni and Sacred Fire
Indra and Divine Protection
Ashvins and Healing
Mitra-Varuna and Cosmic Order
Savitr and Divine Illumination
Ushas and Dawn
Sacrifice and Ritual
Sacred Speech and Prayer
Prosperity and Harmony
Spiritual Aspiration

Relationship with Vedic Tradition

Rigveda Mandala 05 occupies an important place within:

Vedic religion
ritual spirituality
Sanskrit sacred literature
Hindu theological development

and became one of the important textual foundations for:

ritual worship
sacred recitation traditions
contemplative interpretation
ethical symbolism
mantra traditions
theological reflection.

The hymns contributed significantly to:

Indian spirituality
sacred poetry
ritual culture
oral preservation systems
symbolic religious thought

across many centuries of South Asian civilization.

The work also preserves important evidence concerning:

early Vedic priestly traditions
ritual cosmology
sacred oral transmission
ethical imagination
ancient spiritual culture

within ancient India.

Historical Importance

Rigveda Mandala 05 is historically important because it preserves:

some of the oldest surviving ritual hymns of humanity
foundational systems of Vedic spirituality
ancient traditions of sacred oral composition
early Indo-European religious concepts
formative layers of Hindu ethical and contemplative thought

The text contributed significantly to:

Indian spirituality
Vedic ritual culture
Sanskrit literature
contemplative philosophy
intellectual history

across thousands of years of civilization.

The work remains essential for understanding:

Vedic religion
sacred ritual poetry
ethical spirituality
early Hindu thought
ritual cosmology
classical Indian civilization

within world intellectual history.

Literary Style

The literary style of Rigveda Mandala 05 is:

poetic
liturgical
symbolic
devotional
contemplative

The structure emphasizes:

metrical precision
sacred rhythm
symbolic imagery
oral recitation
poetic refinement

Many teachings are expressed through:

hymns
invocations
praise poetry
ritual language
mythological symbolism
contemplative reflection.

The text balances:

ritual structure
poetic imagination
ethical symbolism

within one of the oldest surviving sacred literary traditions in the world.

Simple Summary (For Easy Understanding)

Rigveda Mandala 05 is the fifth book of the Rigveda, the oldest sacred text of the Vedic tradition.

The book contains ancient hymns mainly dedicated to:

Agni
Indra
Ashvins
Mitra
Varuna
Savitr
Ushas
sacrifice
divine order
sacred harmony

composed by sages connected with the:

Atri lineage.

The hymns explain how ancient Vedic people understood:

ritual worship
divine healing
cosmic harmony
sacred morality
prayer
illumination
prosperity
relationship between humans and gods.

In simple terms, Rigveda Mandala 05 preserves one of humanity’s oldest and most refined collections of sacred ritual poetry, ethical spirituality, devotional hymns, and contemplative Vedic thought within ancient Indian civilization.

This edition presents the original Sanskrit text with IAST transliteration, along with translation by Ralph T.H. Griffith, [1896].

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Sukta: 1/87 (12)

ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः॥

oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ||

RV 5-1-1

ऋग्वेदः मण्डलं ५ ।

अबो॑ध्य॒ग्निः स॒मिधा॒ जना॑नां॒ प्रति॑ धे॒नुमि॑वाय॒तीमु॒षास॑म् ।

य॒ह्वा इ॑व॒ प्र व॒यामु॒ज्जिहा॑नाः॒ प्र भा॒नवः॑ सिस्रते॒ नाक॒मच्छ॑ ॥ ५-१-१॥

ṛgvedaḥ maṇḍalaṃ 5 |

abo̭dhya̱gniḥ sa̱midhā̱ janā̭nā̱ṃ prati̭ dhe̱numi̭vāya̱tīmu̱ṣāsa̭m |

ya̱hvā i̭va̱ pra va̱yāmu̱jjihā̭nā̱ḥ pra bhā̱nava̭ḥ sisrate̱ nāka̱maccha̭ || 5-1-1||

1. Agni is wakened by the people's fuel to meet the Dawn who cometh like a milch-cow.
Like young trees shooting up on high their branches, his flames are rising to the vault of heaven.

RV 5-1-2

अबो॑धि॒ होता॑ य॒जथा॑य दे॒वानू॒र्ध्वो अ॒ग्निः सु॒मनाः॑ प्रा॒तर॑स्थात् ।

समि॑द्धस्य॒ रुश॑ददर्शि॒ पाजो॑ म॒हान्दे॒वस्तम॑सो॒ निर॑मोचि ॥ ५-१-२॥

abo̭dhi̱ hotā̭ ya̱jathā̭ya de̱vānū̱rdhvo a̱gniḥ su̱manā̭ḥ prā̱tara̭sthāt |

sami̭ddhasya̱ ruśa̭dadarśi̱ pājo̭ ma̱hānde̱vastama̭so̱ nira̭moci || 5-1-2||

2 For worship of the Gods the Priest was wakened:- at morning gracious Agni hath arisen.
Kindled, his radiant might is made apparent, and the great Deity set free from darkness.

RV 5-1-3

यदीं॑ ग॒णस्य॑ रश॒नामजी॑गः॒ शुचि॑रङ्क्ते॒ शुचि॑भि॒र्गोभि॑र॒ग्निः ।

आद्दक्षि॑णा युज्यते वाज॒यन्त्यु॑त्ता॒नामू॒र्ध्वो अ॑धयज्जु॒हूभिः॑ ॥ ५-१-३॥

yadī̭ṃ ga̱ṇasya̭ raśa̱nāmajī̭ga̱ḥ śuci̭raṅkte̱ śuci̭bhi̱rgobhi̭ra̱gniḥ |

āddakṣi̭ṇā yujyate vāja̱yantyṷttā̱nāmū̱rdhvo a̭dhayajju̱hūbhi̭ḥ || 5-1-3||

3 When he hath stirred the line of his attendants, with the pure milk pure Agni is anointed.
The strength-bestowing gift is then made ready, which spread in front, with tongues, erect, he drinketh.

RV 5-1-4

अ॒ग्निमच्छा॑ देवय॒तां मनां॑सि॒ चक्षूं॑षीव॒ सूर्ये॒ सं च॑रन्ति ।

यदीं॒ सुवा॑ते उ॒षसा॒ विरू॑पे श्वे॒तो वा॒जी जा॑यते॒ अग्रे॒ अह्ना॑म् ॥ ५-१-४॥

a̱gnimacchā̭ devaya̱tāṃ manā̭ṃsi̱ cakṣṷ̄ṃṣīva̱ sūrye̱ saṃ ca̭ranti |

yadī̱ṃ suvā̭te u̱ṣasā̱ virṷ̄pe śve̱to vā̱jī jā̭yate̱ agre̱ ahnā̭m || 5-1-4||

4 The spirits of the pious turn together to Agni, as the eyes of all to Sūrya.
He, when both Dawns of different hues have borne him, springs up at daybreak as a strong white charger.

RV 5-1-5

जनि॑ष्ट॒ हि जेन्यो॒ अग्रे॒ अह्नां॑ हि॒तो हि॒तेष्व॑रु॒षो वने॑षु ।

दमे॑दमे स॒प्त रत्ना॒ दधा॑नो॒ऽग्निर्होता॒ नि ष॑सादा॒ यजी॑यान् ॥ ५-१-५॥

jani̭ṣṭa̱ hi jenyo̱ agre̱ ahnā̭ṃ hi̱to hi̱teṣva̭ru̱ṣo vanḙṣu |

damḙdame sa̱pta ratnā̱ dadhā̭no̱'gnirhotā̱ ni ṣa̭sādā̱ yajī̭yān || 5-1-5||

5 The noble One was born at days' beginning, laid red in colour mid the well-laid fuel.
Yielding in every house his seven rich treasures, Agni is seated, Priest most skilled in worship.

RV 5-1-6

अ॒ग्निर्होता॒ न्य॑सीद॒द्यजी॑यानु॒पस्थे॑ मा॒तुः सु॑र॒भा उ॑ लो॒के ।

युवा॑ क॒विः पु॑रुनि॒ष्ठ ऋ॒तावा॑ ध॒र्ता कृ॑ष्टी॒नामु॒त मध्य॑ इ॒द्धः ॥ ५-१-६॥

a̱gnirhotā̱ nya̭sīda̱dyajī̭yānu̱pasthḙ mā̱tuḥ sṷra̱bhā ṷ lo̱ke |

yuvā̭ ka̱viḥ pṷruni̱ṣṭha ṛ̱tāvā̭ dha̱rtā kṛ̭ṣṭī̱nāmu̱ta madhya̭ i̱ddhaḥ || 5-1-6||

6 Agni hath sat him down, a Priest most skilful, on a sweet-smelling place, his Mother's bosom.
Young, faithful, sage, preeminent o’er many, kindled among the folk whom he sustaineth.

RV 5-1-7

प्र णु त्यं विप्र॑मध्व॒रेषु॑ सा॒धुम॒ग्निं होता॑रमीळते॒ नमो॑भिः ।

आ यस्त॒तान॒ रोद॑सी ऋ॒तेन॒ नित्यं॑ मृजन्ति वा॒जिनं॑ घृ॒तेन॑ ॥ ५-१-७॥

pra ṇu tyaṃ vipra̭madhva̱reṣṷ sā̱dhuma̱gniṃ hotā̭ramīḻate̱ namo̭bhiḥ |

ā yasta̱tāna̱ roda̭sī ṛ̱tena̱ nitya̭ṃ mṛjanti vā̱jina̭ṃ ghṛ̱tena̭ || 5-1-7||

7 This Singer excellent at sacrifices, Agni the Priest, they glorify with homage.
Him who spread out both worlds by Law Eternal they balm with oil, strong Steed who never faileth.

RV 5-1-8

मा॒र्जा॒ल्यो॑ मृज्यते॒ स्वे दमू॑नाः कविप्रश॒स्तो अति॑थिः शि॒वो नः॑ ।

स॒हस्र॑श‍ृङ्गो वृष॒भस्तदो॑जा॒ विश्वा॑ँ अग्ने॒ सह॑सा॒ प्रास्य॒न्यान् ॥ ५-१-८॥

mā̱rjā̱lyo̭ mṛjyate̱ sve damṷ̄nāḥ kavipraśa̱sto ati̭thiḥ śi̱vo na̭ḥ |

sa̱hasra̭śa‍ṛṅgo vṛṣa̱bhastado̭jā̱ viśvā̭~ agne̱ saha̭sā̱ prāsya̱nyān || 5-1-8||

8. He, worshipful House-Friend, in his home is worshipped, our own auspicious guest, lauded by sages.
That strength the Bull with thousand horns possesses. In might, O Agni, thou excellest others.

RV 5-1-9

प्र स॒द्यो अ॑ग्ने॒ अत्ये॑ष्य॒न्याना॒विर्यस्मै॒ चारु॑तमो ब॒भूथ॑ ।

ई॒ळेन्यो॑ वपु॒ष्यो॑ वि॒भावा॑ प्रि॒यो वि॒शामति॑थि॒र्मानु॑षीणाम् ॥ ५-१-९॥

pra sa̱dyo a̭gne̱ atyḙṣya̱nyānā̱viryasmai̱ cārṷtamo ba̱bhūtha̭ |

ī̱ḻenyo̭ vapu̱ṣyo̭ vi̱bhāvā̭ pri̱yo vi̱śāmati̭thi̱rmānṷṣīṇām || 5-1-9||

9 Thou quickly passest by all others, Agni, for him to whom thou hast appeared most lovely,
Wondrously fair, adorable, effulgent, the guest of men, the darling of the people.

RV 5-1-10

तुभ्यं॑ भरन्ति क्षि॒तयो॑ यविष्ठ ब॒लिम॑ग्ने॒ अन्ति॑त॒ ओत दू॒रात् ।

आ भन्दि॑ष्ठस्य सुम॒तिं चि॑किद्धि बृ॒हत्ते॑ अग्ने॒ महि॒ शर्म॑ भ॒द्रम् ॥ ५-१-१०॥

tubhya̭ṃ bharanti kṣi̱tayo̭ yaviṣṭha ba̱lima̭gne̱ anti̭ta̱ ota dū̱rāt |

ā bhandi̭ṣṭhasya suma̱tiṃ ci̭kiddhi bṛ̱hattḙ agne̱ mahi̱ śarma̭ bha̱dram || 5-1-10||

10 To thee, Most Youthful God! to thee, O Agni from near and far the people bring their tribute.
Mark well the prayer of him who best extols thee. Great, high, auspicious, Agni, is thy shelter.

RV 5-1-11

आद्य रथं॑ भानुमो भानु॒मन्त॒मग्ने॒ तिष्ठ॑ यज॒तेभिः॒ सम॑न्तम् ।

वि॒द्वान्प॑थी॒नामु॒र्व१॒॑न्तरि॑क्ष॒मेह दे॒वान्ह॑वि॒रद्या॑य वक्षि ॥ ५-१-११॥

ādya ratha̭ṃ bhānumo bhānu̱manta̱magne̱ tiṣṭha̭ yaja̱tebhi̱ḥ sama̭ntam |

vi̱dvānpa̭thī̱nāmu̱rva1̱̭ntari̭kṣa̱meha de̱vānha̭vi̱radyā̭ya vakṣi || 5-1-11||

11 Ascend to-day thy splendid car, O Agni, in splendour, with the Holy Ones around it.
Knowing the paths by mid-air's spacious region bring hither Gods to feast on our oblation.

RV 5-1-12

अवो॑चाम क॒वये॒ मेध्या॑य॒ वचो॑ व॒न्दारु॑ वृष॒भाय॒ वृष्णे॑ ।

गवि॑ष्ठिरो॒ नम॑सा॒ स्तोम॑म॒ग्नौ दि॒वी॑व रु॒क्ममु॑रु॒व्यञ्च॑मश्रेत् ॥ ५-१-१२॥

avo̭cāma ka̱vaye̱ medhyā̭ya̱ vaco̭ va̱ndārṷ vṛṣa̱bhāya̱ vṛṣṇḙ |

gavi̭ṣṭhiro̱ nama̭sā̱ stoma̭ma̱gnau di̱vī̭va ru̱kmamṷru̱vyañca̭maśret || 5-1-12||

12 To him adorable, sage, strong and mighty we have sung forth our song of praise and homage.
Gavisthira hath raised with prayer to Agni this laud far-reaching, like gold light to heaven.

Sukta: 2/87 (12)

RV 5-2-1

कु॒मा॒रं मा॒ता यु॑व॒तिः समु॑ब्धं॒ गुहा॑ बिभर्ति॒ न द॑दाति पि॒त्रे ।

अनी॑कमस्य॒ न मि॒नज्जना॑सः पु॒रः प॑श्यन्ति॒ निहि॑तमर॒तौ ॥ ५-२-१॥

ku̱mā̱raṃ mā̱tā yṷva̱tiḥ samṷbdha̱ṃ guhā̭ bibharti̱ na da̭dāti pi̱tre |

anī̭kamasya̱ na mi̱najjanā̭saḥ pu̱raḥ pa̭śyanti̱ nihi̭tamara̱tau || 5-2-1||

1. THE youthful Mother keeps the Boy in secret pressed to her close, nor yields him to the Father.
But, when he lies upon the arm, the people see his unfading countenance before them.

RV 5-2-2

कमे॒तं त्वं यु॑वते कुमा॒रं पेषी॑ बिभर्षि॒ महि॑षी जजान ।

पू॒र्वीर्हि गर्भः॑ श॒रदो॑ व॒वर्धाप॑श्यं जा॒तं यदसू॑त मा॒ता ॥ ५-२-२॥

kame̱taṃ tvaṃ yṷvate kumā̱raṃ peṣī̭ bibharṣi̱ mahi̭ṣī jajāna |

pū̱rvīrhi garbha̭ḥ śa̱rado̭ va̱vardhāpa̭śyaṃ jā̱taṃ yadasṷ̄ta mā̱tā || 5-2-2||

2 What child is this thou carriest as handmaid, O Youthful One? The Consort-Queen hath borne him.
The Babe unborn increased through many autumns. I saw him born what time his Mother bare him.

RV 5-2-3

हिर॑ण्यदन्तं॒ शुचि॑वर्णमा॒रात्क्षेत्रा॑दपश्य॒मायु॑धा॒ मिमा॑नम् ।

द॒दा॒नो अ॑स्मा अ॒मृतं॑ वि॒पृक्व॒त्किं माम॑नि॒न्द्राः कृ॑णवन्ननु॒क्थाः ॥ ५-२-३॥

hira̭ṇyadanta̱ṃ śuci̭varṇamā̱rātkṣetrā̭dapaśya̱māyṷdhā̱ mimā̭nam |

da̱dā̱no a̭smā a̱mṛta̭ṃ vi̱pṛkva̱tkiṃ māma̭ni̱ndrāḥ kṛ̭ṇavannanu̱kthāḥ || 5-2-3||

3 I saw him from afar gold-toothed, bright-coloured, hurling his weapons from his habitation,
What time I gave him Amṛta free from mixture. How can the Indraless, the hymnless harm me?

RV 5-2-4

क्षेत्रा॑दपश्यं सनु॒तश्चर॑न्तं सु॒मद्यू॒थं न पु॒रु शोभ॑मानम् ।

न ता अ॑गृभ्र॒न्नज॑निष्ट॒ हि षः पलि॑क्नी॒रिद्यु॑व॒तयो॑ भवन्ति ॥ ५-२-४॥

kṣetrā̭dapaśyaṃ sanu̱taścara̭ntaṃ su̱madyū̱thaṃ na pu̱ru śobha̭mānam |

na tā a̭gṛbhra̱nnaja̭niṣṭa̱ hi ṣaḥ pali̭knī̱ridyṷva̱tayo̭ bhavanti || 5-2-4||

4 I saw him moving from the place he dwells in, even as with a herd, brilliantly shining.
These seized him not:- he had been born already. They who were grey with age again grow youthful.

RV 5-2-5

के मे॑ मर्य॒कं वि य॑वन्त॒ गोभि॒र्न येषां॑ गो॒पा अर॑णश्चि॒दास॑ ।

य ईं॑ जगृ॒भुरव॒ ते सृ॑ज॒न्त्वाजा॑ति प॒श्व उप॑ नश्चिकि॒त्वान् ॥ ५-२-५॥

ke mḙ marya̱kaṃ vi ya̭vanta̱ gobhi̱rna yeṣā̭ṃ go̱pā ara̭ṇaści̱dāsa̭ |

ya ī̭ṃ jagṛ̱bhurava̱ te sṛ̭ja̱ntvājā̭ti pa̱śva upa̭ naściki̱tvān || 5-2-5||

5 Who separate my young bull from the cattle, they whose protector was in truth no stranger?
Let those whose hands have seized upon them free them. May he, observant, drive the herd to us-ward.

RV 5-2-6

व॒सां राजा॑नं वस॒तिं जना॑ना॒मरा॑तयो॒ नि द॑धु॒र्मर्त्ये॑षु ।

ब्रह्मा॒ण्यत्रे॒रव॒ तं सृ॑जन्तु निन्दि॒तारो॒ निन्द्या॑सो भवन्तु ॥ ५-२-६॥

va̱sāṃ rājā̭naṃ vasa̱tiṃ janā̭nā̱marā̭tayo̱ ni da̭dhu̱rmartyḙṣu |

brahmā̱ṇyatre̱rava̱ taṃ sṛ̭jantu nindi̱tāro̱ nindyā̭so bhavantu || 5-2-6||

6 Mid mortal men godless have secreted the King of all who live, home of the people.
So may the prayers of Atri give him freedom. Reproached in turn be those who now reproach him.

RV 5-2-7

शुन॑श्चि॒च्छेपं॒ निदि॑तं स॒हस्रा॒द्यूपा॑दमुञ्चो॒ अश॑मिष्ट॒ हि षः ।

ए॒वास्मद॑ग्ने॒ वि मु॑मुग्धि॒ पाशा॒न्होत॑श्चिकित्व इ॒ह तू नि॒षद्य॑ ॥ ५-२-७॥

śuna̭ści̱cchepa̱ṃ nidi̭taṃ sa̱hasrā̱dyūpā̭damuñco̱ aśa̭miṣṭa̱ hi ṣaḥ |

e̱vāsmada̭gne̱ vi mṷmugdhi̱ pāśā̱nhota̭ścikitva i̱ha tū ni̱ṣadya̭ || 5-2-7||

7 Thou from the stake didst loose e’en Śunaḥśepa bound for a thousand; for he prayed with fervour.
So, Agni, loose from us the bonds that bind us, when thou art seated here, O Priest who knowest.

RV 5-2-8

हृ॒णी॒यमा॑नो॒ अप॒ हि मदैयेः॒ प्र मे॑ दे॒वानां॑ व्रत॒पा उ॑वाच ।

इन्द्रो॑ वि॒द्वाँ अनु॒ हि त्वा॑ च॒चक्ष॒ तेना॒हम॑ग्ने॒ अनु॑शिष्ट॒ आगा॑म् ॥ ५-२-८॥

hṛ̱ṇī̱yamā̭no̱ apa̱ hi madaiye̱ḥ pra mḙ de̱vānā̭ṃ vrata̱pā ṷvāca |

indro̭ vi̱dvā~ anu̱ hi tvā̭ ca̱cakṣa̱ tenā̱hama̭gne̱ anṷśiṣṭa̱ āgā̭m || 5-2-8||

8 Thou hast sped from me, Agni, in thine anger:- this the protector of Gods’ Laws hath told me.
Indra who knoweth bent his eye upon thee:- by him instructed am I come, O Agni.

RV 5-2-9

वि ज्योति॑षा बृह॒ता भा॑त्य॒ग्निरा॒विर्विश्वा॑नि कृणुते महि॒त्वा ।

प्रादे॑वीर्मा॒याः स॑हते दु॒रेवाः॒ शिशी॑ते॒ श‍ृङ्गे॒ रक्ष॑से वि॒निक्षे॑ ॥ ५-२-९॥

vi jyoti̭ṣā bṛha̱tā bhā̭tya̱gnirā̱virviśvā̭ni kṛṇute mahi̱tvā |

prādḙvīrmā̱yāḥ sa̭hate du̱revā̱ḥ śiśī̭te̱ śa‍ṛṅge̱ rakṣa̭se vi̱nikṣḙ || 5-2-9||

9 Agni shines far and wide with lofty splendour, and by his greatness makes all things apparent.
He conquers godless and malign enchantments, and sharpens both his horns to gore the Rakṣas.

RV 5-2-10

उ॒त स्वा॒नासो॑ दि॒वि ष॑न्त्व॒ग्नेस्ति॒ग्मायु॑धा॒ रक्ष॑से॒ हन्त॒वा उ॑ ।

मदे॑ चिदस्य॒ प्र रु॑जन्ति॒ भामा॒ न व॑रन्ते परि॒बाधो॒ अदे॑वीः ॥ ५-२-१०॥

u̱ta svā̱nāso̭ di̱vi ṣa̭ntva̱gnesti̱gmāyṷdhā̱ rakṣa̭se̱ hanta̱vā ṷ |

madḙ cidasya̱ pra rṷjanti̱ bhāmā̱ na va̭rante pari̱bādho̱ adḙvīḥ || 5-2-10||

10 Loud in the heaven above be Agni's roarings with keen-edged weapons to destroy the demons.
Forth burst his splendours in the Soma's rapture. The godless bands press round but cannot stay him.

RV 5-2-11

ए॒तं ते॒ स्तोमं॑ तुविजात॒ विप्रो॒ रथं॒ न धीरः॒ स्वपा॑ अतक्षम् ।

यदीद॑ग्ने॒ प्रति॒ त्वं दे॑व॒ हर्याः॒ स्व॑र्वतीर॒प ए॑ना जयेम ॥ ५-२-११॥

e̱taṃ te̱ stoma̭ṃ tuvijāta̱ vipro̱ ratha̱ṃ na dhīra̱ḥ svapā̭ atakṣam |

yadīda̭gne̱ prati̱ tvaṃ dḙva̱ haryā̱ḥ sva̭rvatīra̱pa ḙnā jayema || 5-2-11||

11 As a skilled craftsman makes a car, a singer I, Mighty One! this hymn for thee have fashioned.
If thou, O Agni, God, accept it gladly, may we obtain thereby the heavenly Waters.

RV 5-2-12

तु॒वि॒ग्रीवो॑ वृष॒भो वा॑वृधा॒नो॑ऽश॒त्र्व१॒॑र्यः सम॑जाति॒ वेदः॑ ।

इती॒मम॒ग्निम॒मृता॑ अवोचन्ब॒र्हिष्म॑ते॒ मन॑वे॒ शर्म॑ यंसद्ध॒विष्म॑ते॒ मन॑वे॒ शर्म॑ यंसत् ॥ ५-२-१२॥

tu̱vi̱grīvo̭ vṛṣa̱bho vā̭vṛdhā̱no̭'śa̱trva1̱̭ryaḥ sama̭jāti̱ veda̭ḥ |

itī̱mama̱gnima̱mṛtā̭ avocanba̱rhiṣma̭te̱ mana̭ve̱ śarma̭ yaṃsaddha̱viṣma̭te̱ mana̭ve̱ śarma̭ yaṃsat || 5-2-12||

12 May he, the strong-necked Steer, waxing in vigour, gather the foeman's wealth with none to check him.
Thus to this Agni have the Immortals spoken. To man who spreads the grass may he grant shelter, grant shelter to the man who brings oblation.

Sukta: 3/87 (12)

RV 5-3-1

त्वम॑ग्ने॒ वरु॑णो॒ जाय॑से॒ यत्त्वं मि॒त्रो भ॑वसि॒ यत्समि॑द्धः ।

त्वे विश्वे॑ सहसस्पुत्र दे॒वास्त्वमिन्द्रो॑ दा॒शुषे॒ मर्त्या॑य ॥ ५-३-१॥

tvama̭gne̱ varṷṇo̱ jāya̭se̱ yattvaṃ mi̱tro bha̭vasi̱ yatsami̭ddhaḥ |

tve viśvḙ sahasasputra de̱vāstvamindro̭ dā̱śuṣe̱ martyā̭ya || 5-3-1||

1. THOU at thy birth art Varuṇa, O Agni; when thou art kindled thou becomest Mitra.
In thee, O Son of Strength, all Gods are centred. Indra art thou to man who brings oblation.

RV 5-3-2

त्वम॑र्य॒मा भ॑वसि॒ यत्क॒नीनां॒ नाम॑ स्वधाव॒न्गुह्यं॑ बिभर्षि ।

अ॒ञ्जन्ति॑ मि॒त्रं सुधि॑तं॒ न गोभि॒र्यद्दम्प॑ती॒ सम॑नसा कृ॒णोषि॑ ॥ ५-३-२॥

tvama̭rya̱mā bha̭vasi̱ yatka̱nīnā̱ṃ nāma̭ svadhāva̱nguhya̭ṃ bibharṣi |

a̱ñjanti̭ mi̱traṃ sudhi̭ta̱ṃ na gobhi̱ryaddampa̭tī̱ sama̭nasā kṛ̱ṇoṣi̭ || 5-3-2||

2 Aryaman art thou as regardeth maidens mysterious, is thy name, O Self-sustainer.
As a kind friend with streams of milk they balm thee what time thou makest wife and lord one-minded.

RV 5-3-3

तव॑ श्रि॒ये म॒रुतो॑ मर्जयन्त॒ रुद्र॒ यत्ते॒ जनि॑म॒ चारु॑ चि॒त्रम् ।

प॒दं यद्विष्णो॑रुप॒मं नि॒धायि॒ तेन॑ पासि॒ गुह्यं॒ नाम॒ गोना॑म् ॥ ५-३-३॥

tava̭ śri̱ye ma̱ruto̭ marjayanta̱ rudra̱ yatte̱ jani̭ma̱ cārṷ ci̱tram |

pa̱daṃ yadviṣṇo̭rupa̱maṃ ni̱dhāyi̱ tena̭ pāsi̱ guhya̱ṃ nāma̱ gonā̭m || 5-3-3||

3 The Maruts deck their beauty for thy glory, yea, Rudra! for thy birth fair, brightly-coloured.
That which was fixed as Viṣṇu's loftiest station—therewith the secret of the Cows thou guardest.

RV 5-3-4

तव॑ श्रि॒या सु॒दृशो॑ देव दे॒वाः पु॒रू दधा॑ना अ॒मृतं॑ सपन्त ।

होता॑रम॒ग्निं मनु॑षो॒ नि षे॑दुर्दश॒स्यन्त॑ उ॒शिजः॒ शंस॑मा॒योः ॥ ५-३-४॥

tava̭ śri̱yā su̱dṛśo̭ deva de̱vāḥ pu̱rū dadhā̭nā a̱mṛta̭ṃ sapanta |

hotā̭rama̱gniṃ manṷṣo̱ ni ṣḙdurdaśa̱syanta̭ u̱śija̱ḥ śaṃsa̭mā̱yoḥ || 5-3-4||

4 Gods through thy glory, God who art so lovely! granting abundant gifts gained life immortal.
As their own Priest have men established Agni; and serve him fain for praise from him who liveth.

RV 5-3-5

न त्वद्धोता॒ पूर्वो॑ अग्ने॒ यजी॑या॒न्न काव्यैः॑ प॒रो अ॑स्ति स्वधावः ।

वि॒शश्च॒ यस्या॒ अति॑थि॒र्भवा॑सि॒ स य॒ज्ञेन॑ वनवद्देव॒ मर्ता॑न् ॥ ५-३-५॥

na tvaddhotā̱ pūrvo̭ agne̱ yajī̭yā̱nna kāvyai̭ḥ pa̱ro a̭sti svadhāvaḥ |

vi̱śaśca̱ yasyā̱ ati̭thi̱rbhavā̭si̱ sa ya̱jñena̭ vanavaddeva̱ martā̭n || 5-3-5||

5 There is no priest more skilled than thou in worship; none Self-sustainer pass thee in wisdom.
The man within whose house as guest thou dwellest, O God, by sacrifice shall conquer mortals.

RV 5-3-6

व॒यम॑ग्ने वनुयाम॒ त्वोता॑ वसू॒यवो॑ ह॒विषा॒ बुध्य॑मानाः ।

व॒यं स॑म॒र्ये वि॒दथे॒ष्वह्नां॑ व॒यं रा॒या स॑हसस्पुत्र॒ मर्ता॑न् ॥ ५-३-६॥

va̱yama̭gne vanuyāma̱ tvotā̭ vasū̱yavo̭ ha̱viṣā̱ budhya̭mānāḥ |

va̱yaṃ sa̭ma̱rye vi̱dathe̱ṣvahnā̭ṃ va̱yaṃ rā̱yā sa̭hasasputra̱ martā̭n || 5-3-6||

6 Aided by thee, O Agni may we conquer through our oblation, fain for wealth, awakened:-
May we in battle, in the days’ assemblies, O Son of Strength, by riches conquer mortals.

RV 5-3-7

यो न॒ आगो॑ अ॒भ्येनो॒ भरा॒त्यधीद॒घम॒घशं॑से दधात ।

ज॒ही चि॑कित्वो अ॒भिश॑स्तिमे॒तामग्ने॒ यो नो॑ म॒र्चय॑ति द्व॒येन॑ ॥ ५-३-७॥

yo na̱ āgo̭ a̱bhyeno̱ bharā̱tyadhīda̱ghama̱ghaśa̭ṃse dadhāta |

ja̱hī ci̭kitvo a̱bhiśa̭stime̱tāmagne̱ yo no̭ ma̱rcaya̭ti dva̱yena̭ || 5-3-7||

7 He shall bring evil on the evil-plotter whoever turns against us sin and outrage.
Destroy this calumny of him, O Agni, whoever injures us with double-dealing.

RV 5-3-8

त्वाम॒स्या व्युषि॑ देव॒ पूर्वे॑ दू॒तं कृ॑ण्वा॒ना अ॑यजन्त ह॒व्यैः ।

सं॒स्थे यद॑ग्न॒ ईय॑से रयी॒णां दे॒वो मर्तै॒र्वसु॑भिरि॒ध्यमा॑नः ॥ ५-३-८॥

tvāma̱syā vyuṣi̭ deva̱ pūrvḙ dū̱taṃ kṛ̭ṇvā̱nā a̭yajanta ha̱vyaiḥ |

sa̱ṃsthe yada̭gna̱ īya̭se rayī̱ṇāṃ de̱vo martai̱rvasṷbhiri̱dhyamā̭naḥ || 5-3-8||

8 At this dawn's flushing, God! our ancient fathers served thee with offerings, making thee their envoy,
When, Agni, to the store of wealth thou goest, a God enkindled with good things by mortals.

RV 5-3-9

अव॑ स्पृधि पि॒तरं॒ योधि॑ वि॒द्वान्पु॒त्रो यस्ते॑ सहसः सून ऊ॒हे ।

क॒दा चि॑कित्वो अ॒भि च॑क्षसे॒ नोऽग्ने॑ क॒दाँ ऋ॑त॒चिद्या॑तयासे ॥ ५-३-९॥

ava̭ spṛdhi pi̱tara̱ṃ yodhi̭ vi̱dvānpu̱tro yastḙ sahasaḥ sūna ū̱he |

ka̱dā ci̭kitvo a̱bhi ca̭kṣase̱ no'gnḙ ka̱dā~ ṛ̭ta̱cidyā̭tayāse || 5-3-9||

9 Save, thou who knowest, draw thy father near thee, who counts as thine own son, O Child of Power.
O sapient Agni, when wilt thou regard us? When, skilled in holy Law, wilt thou direct us?

RV 5-3-10

भूरि॒ नाम॒ वन्द॑मानो दधाति पि॒ता व॑सो॒ यदि॒ तज्जो॒षया॑से ।

कु॒विद्दे॒वस्य॒ सह॑सा चका॒नः सु॒म्नम॒ग्निर्व॑नते वावृधा॒नः ॥ ५-३-१०॥

bhūri̱ nāma̱ vanda̭māno dadhāti pi̱tā va̭so̱ yadi̱ tajjo̱ṣayā̭se |

ku̱vidde̱vasya̱ saha̭sā cakā̱naḥ su̱mnama̱gnirva̭nate vāvṛdhā̱naḥ || 5-3-10||

10 Adoring thee he gives thee many a title, when thou, Good Lord! acceptest this as Father.
And doth not Agni, glad in strength of Godhead, gain splendid bliss when he hath waxen mighty?

RV 5-3-11

त्वम॒ङ्ग ज॑रि॒तारं॑ यविष्ठ॒ विश्वा॑न्यग्ने दुरि॒ताति॑ पर्षि ।

स्ते॒ना अ॑दृश्रन्रि॒पवो॒ जना॒सोऽज्ञा॑तकेता वृजि॒ना अ॑भूवन् ॥ ५-३-११॥

tvama̱ṅga ja̭ri̱tāra̭ṃ yaviṣṭha̱ viśvā̭nyagne duri̱tāti̭ parṣi |

ste̱nā a̭dṛśranri̱pavo̱ janā̱so'jñā̭taketā vṛji̱nā a̭bhūvan || 5-3-11||

11 Most Youthful Agni, verily thou bearest thy praiser safely over all his troubles.
Thieves have been seen by us and open foemen:- unknown have been the plottings of the wicked.

RV 5-3-12

इ॒मे यामा॑सस्त्व॒द्रिग॑भूव॒न्वस॑वे वा॒ तदिदागो॑ अवाचि ।

नाहा॒यम॒ग्निर॒भिश॑स्तये नो॒ न रीष॑ते वावृधा॒नः परा॑ दात् ॥ ५-३-१२॥

i̱me yāmā̭sastva̱driga̭bhūva̱nvasa̭ve vā̱ tadidāgo̭ avāci |

nāhā̱yama̱gnira̱bhiśa̭staye no̱ na rīṣa̭te vāvṛdhā̱naḥ parā̭ dāt || 5-3-12||

12 To thee these eulogies have been directed:- or to the Vasu hath this sin been spoken.
But this our Agni, flaming high, shall never yield us to calumny, to him who wrongs us.

Sukta: 4/87 (11)

RV 5-4-1

त्वाम॑ग्ने॒ वसु॑पतिं॒ वसू॑नाम॒भि प्र म॑न्दे अध्व॒रेषु॑ राजन् ।

त्वया॒ वाजं॑ वाज॒यन्तो॑ जयेमा॒भि ष्या॑म पृत्सु॒तीर्मर्त्या॑नाम् ॥ ५-४-१॥

tvāma̭gne̱ vasṷpati̱ṃ vasṷ̄nāma̱bhi pra ma̭nde adhva̱reṣṷ rājan |

tvayā̱ vāja̭ṃ vāja̱yanto̭ jayemā̱bhi ṣyā̭ma pṛtsu̱tīrmartyā̭nām || 5-4-1||

1. O AGNI, King and Lord of wealth and treasures, in thee is my delight at sacrifices.
Through thee may we obtain the strength we long for, and overcome the fierce attacks of mortals.

RV 5-4-2

ह॒व्य॒वाळ॒ग्निर॒जरः॑ पि॒ता नो॑ वि॒भुर्वि॒भावा॑ सु॒दृशी॑को अ॒स्मे ।

सु॒गा॒र्ह॒प॒त्याः समिषो॑ दिदीह्यस्म॒द्र्य१॒॑क्सं मि॑मीहि॒ श्रवां॑सि ॥ ५-४-२॥

ha̱vya̱vāḻa̱gnira̱jara̭ḥ pi̱tā no̭ vi̱bhurvi̱bhāvā̭ su̱dṛśī̭ko a̱sme |

su̱gā̱rha̱pa̱tyāḥ samiṣo̭ didīhyasma̱drya1̱̭ksaṃ mi̭mīhi̱ śravā̭ṃsi || 5-4-2||

2 Agni, Eternal Father, offering-bearer, fair to behold, far-reaching, far-refulgent,
From well-kept household fire beam food to feed us, and measure out to us abundant glory.

RV 5-4-3

वि॒शां क॒विं वि॒श्पतिं॒ मानु॑षीणां॒ शुचिं॑ पाव॒कं घृ॒तपृ॑ष्ठम॒ग्निम् ।

नि होता॑रं विश्व॒विदं॑ दधिध्वे॒ स दे॒वेषु॑ वनते॒ वार्या॑णि ॥ ५-४-३॥

vi̱śāṃ ka̱viṃ vi̱śpati̱ṃ mānṷṣīṇā̱ṃ śuci̭ṃ pāva̱kaṃ ghṛ̱tapṛ̭ṣṭhama̱gnim |

ni hotā̭raṃ viśva̱vida̭ṃ dadhidhve̱ sa de̱veṣṷ vanate̱ vāryā̭ṇi || 5-4-3||

3 The Sage of men, the Lord of human races, pure, purifying Agni, balmed with butter,
Him the Omniscient as your Priest ye stablish:- he wins among the Gods things worth the choosing.

RV 5-4-4

जु॒षस्वा॑ग्न॒ इळ॑या स॒जोषा॒ यत॑मानो र॒श्मिभिः॒ सूर्य॑स्य ।

जु॒षस्व॑ नः स॒मिधं॑ जातवेद॒ आ च॑ दे॒वान्ह॑वि॒रद्या॑य वक्षि ॥ ५-४-४॥

ju̱ṣasvā̭gna̱ iḻa̭yā sa̱joṣā̱ yata̭māno ra̱śmibhi̱ḥ sūrya̭sya |

ju̱ṣasva̭ naḥ sa̱midha̭ṃ jātaveda̱ ā ca̭ de̱vānha̭vi̱radyā̭ya vakṣi || 5-4-4||

4 Agni, enjoy, of one accord with Iḷā, striving in rivalry with beams of Sūrya,
Enjoy, O Jātavedas, this our fuel, and bring the Gods to us to taste oblations.

RV 5-4-5

जुष्टो॒ दमू॑ना॒ अति॑थिर्दुरो॒ण इ॒मं नो॑ य॒ज्ञमुप॑ याहि वि॒द्वान् ।

विश्वा॑ अग्ने अभि॒युजो॑ वि॒हत्या॑ शत्रूय॒तामा भ॑रा॒ भोज॑नानि ॥ ५-४-५॥

juṣṭo̱ damṷ̄nā̱ ati̭thirduro̱ṇa i̱maṃ no̭ ya̱jñamupa̭ yāhi vi̱dvān |

viśvā̭ agne abhi̱yujo̭ vi̱hatyā̭ śatrūya̱tāmā bha̭rā̱ bhoja̭nāni || 5-4-5||

5 As dear House-Friend, guest welcome in the dwelling, to this our sacrifice come thou who knowest.
And, Agni, having scattered all assailants, bring to us the possessions of our foemen.

RV 5-4-6

व॒धेन॒ दस्युं॒ प्र हि चा॒तय॑स्व॒ वयः॑ कृण्वा॒नस्त॒न्वे॒३॒॑ स्वायै॑ ।

पिप॑र्षि॒ यत्स॑हसस्पुत्र दे॒वान्त्सो अ॑ग्ने पाहि नृतम॒ वाजे॑ अ॒स्मान् ॥ ५-४-६॥

va̱dhena̱ dasyu̱ṃ pra hi cā̱taya̭sva̱ vaya̭ḥ kṛṇvā̱nasta̱nve̱3̱̭ svāyai̭ |

pipa̭rṣi̱ yatsa̭hasasputra de̱vāntso a̭gne pāhi nṛtama̱ vājḙ a̱smān || 5-4-6||

6 Drive thou away the Dasyu with thy weapon. As, gaining vital power for thine own body,
O Son of Strength, the Gods thou satisfiest, so in fight save us, most heroic Agni.

RV 5-4-7

व॒यं ते॑ अग्न उ॒क्थैर्वि॑धेम व॒यं ह॒व्यैः पा॑वक भद्रशोचे ।

अ॒स्मे र॒यिं वि॒श्ववा॑रं॒ समि॑न्वा॒स्मे विश्वा॑नि॒ द्रवि॑णानि धेहि ॥ ५-४-७॥

va̱yaṃ tḙ agna u̱kthairvi̭dhema va̱yaṃ ha̱vyaiḥ pā̭vaka bhadraśoce |

a̱sme ra̱yiṃ vi̱śvavā̭ra̱ṃ sami̭nvā̱sme viśvā̭ni̱ dravi̭ṇāni dhehi || 5-4-7||

7 May we, O Agni, with our lauds adore thee, and with our gifts, fair-beaming Purifier!
Send to us wealth containing all things precious:- bestow upon us every sort of riches.

RV 5-4-8

अ॒स्माक॑मग्ने अध्व॒रं जु॑षस्व॒ सह॑सः सूनो त्रिषधस्थ ह॒व्यम् ।

व॒यं दे॒वेषु॑ सु॒कृतः॑ स्याम॒ शर्म॑णा नस्त्रि॒वरू॑थेन पाहि ॥ ५-४-८॥

a̱smāka̭magne adhva̱raṃ jṷṣasva̱ saha̭saḥ sūno triṣadhastha ha̱vyam |

va̱yaṃ de̱veṣṷ su̱kṛta̭ḥ syāma̱ śarma̭ṇā nastri̱varṷ̄thena pāhi || 5-4-8||

8 Son of Strength, Agni, dweller in three regions, accept our sacrifice and our oblation.
Among the Gods may we be counted pious:- protect us with a triply-guarding shelter.

RV 5-4-9

विश्वा॑नि नो दु॒र्गहा॑ जातवेदः॒ सिन्धुं॒ न ना॒वा दु॑रि॒ताति॑ पर्षि ।

अग्ने॑ अत्रि॒वन्नम॑सा गृणा॒नो॒३॒॑ऽस्माकं॑ बोध्यवि॒ता त॒नूना॑म् ॥ ५-४-९॥

viśvā̭ni no du̱rgahā̭ jātaveda̱ḥ sindhu̱ṃ na nā̱vā dṷri̱tāti̭ parṣi |

agnḙ atri̱vannama̭sā gṛṇā̱no̱3̱̭'smāka̭ṃ bodhyavi̱tā ta̱nūnā̭m || 5-4-9||

9 Over all woes and dangers, Jātavedas, bear us as in a boat across a river.
Praised with our homage even as Atri praised thee, O Agni, be the guardian of our bodies.

RV 5-4-10

यस्त्वा॑ हृ॒दा की॒रिणा॒ मन्य॑मा॒नोऽम॑र्त्यं॒ मर्त्यो॒ जोह॑वीमि ।

जात॑वेदो॒ यशो॑ अ॒स्मासु॑ धेहि प्र॒जाभि॑रग्ने अमृत॒त्वम॑श्याम् ॥ ५-४-१०॥

yastvā̭ hṛ̱dā kī̱riṇā̱ manya̭mā̱no'ma̭rtya̱ṃ martyo̱ joha̭vīmi |

jāta̭vedo̱ yaśo̭ a̱smāsṷ dhehi pra̱jābhi̭ragne amṛta̱tvama̭śyām || 5-4-10||

10 As I, remembering thee with grateful spirit, a mortal, call with might on thee Immortal,
Vouchsafe us high renown, O Jātavedas, and may I be immortal by my children.

RV 5-4-11

यस्मै॒ त्वं सु॒कृते॑ जातवेद उ लो॒कम॑ग्ने कृ॒णवः॑ स्यो॒नम् ।

अ॒श्विनं॒ स पु॒त्रिणं॑ वी॒रव॑न्तं॒ गोम॑न्तं र॒यिं न॑शते स्व॒स्ति ॥ ५-४-११॥

yasmai̱ tvaṃ su̱kṛtḙ jātaveda u lo̱kama̭gne kṛ̱ṇava̭ḥ syo̱nam |

a̱śvina̱ṃ sa pu̱triṇa̭ṃ vī̱rava̭nta̱ṃ goma̭ntaṃ ra̱yiṃ na̭śate sva̱sti || 5-4-11||

11 The pious man, O Jātavedas Agni, to whom thou grantest ample room and pleasure,
Gaineth abundant wealth with sons and horses, with heroes and with kine for his well-being.

Sukta: 5/87 (11)

RV 5-5-1

सुस॑मिद्धाय शो॒चिषे॑ घृ॒तं ती॒व्रं जु॑होतन ।

अ॒ग्नये॑ जा॒तवे॑दसे ॥ ५-५-१॥

susa̭middhāya śo̱ciṣḙ ghṛ̱taṃ tī̱vraṃ jṷhotana |

a̱gnayḙ jā̱tavḙdase || 5-5-1||

1. To Agni, Jātavedas, to the flame, the well-enkindled God,
Offer thick sacrificial oil.

RV 5-5-2

नरा॒शंसः॑ सुषूदती॒मं य॒ज्ञमदा॑भ्यः ।

क॒विर्हि मधु॑हस्त्यः ॥ ५-५-२॥

narā̱śaṃsa̭ḥ suṣūdatī̱maṃ ya̱jñamadā̭bhyaḥ |

ka̱virhi madhṷhastyaḥ || 5-5-2||

2 He, Narāśaṁsa, ne’er beguiled, inspiriteth this sacrifice:-
For sage is he, with sweets in hand.

RV 5-5-3

ई॒ळि॒तो अ॑ग्न॒ आ व॒हेन्द्रं॑ चि॒त्रमि॒ह प्रि॒यम् ।

सु॒खै रथे॑भिरू॒तये॑ ॥ ५-५-३॥

ī̱ḻi̱to a̭gna̱ ā va̱hendra̭ṃ ci̱trami̱ha pri̱yam |

su̱khai rathḙbhirū̱tayḙ || 5-5-3||

3 Adored, O Agni, hither bring Indra the Wonderful, the Friend,
On lightly-rolling car to aid.

RV 5-5-4

ऊर्ण॑म्रदा॒ वि प्र॑थस्वा॒भ्य१॒॑र्का अ॑नूषत ।

भवा॑ नः शुभ्र सा॒तये॑ ॥ ५-५-४॥

ūrṇa̭mradā̱ vi pra̭thasvā̱bhya1̱̭rkā a̭nūṣata |

bhavā̭ naḥ śubhra sā̱tayḙ || 5-5-4||

4 Spread thyself out, thou soft as wool The holy hymns have sung to thee.
Bring gain to us, O beautiful!

RV 5-5-5

देवी॑र्द्वारो॒ वि श्र॑यध्वं सुप्राय॒णा न॑ ऊ॒तये॑ ।

प्रप्र॑ य॒ज्ञं पृ॑णीतन ॥ ५-५-५॥

devī̭rdvāro̱ vi śra̭yadhvaṃ suprāya̱ṇā na̭ ū̱tayḙ |

prapra̭ ya̱jñaṃ pṛ̭ṇītana || 5-5-5||

5 Open yourselves, ye Doors Divine, easy of access for our aid:-
Fill, more and more, the sacrifice.

RV 5-5-6

सु॒प्रती॑के वयो॒वृधा॑ य॒ह्वी ऋ॒तस्य॑ मा॒तरा॑ ।

दो॒षामु॒षास॑मीमहे ॥ ५-५-६॥

su̱pratī̭ke vayo̱vṛdhā̭ ya̱hvī ṛ̱tasya̭ mā̱tarā̭ |

do̱ṣāmu̱ṣāsa̭mīmahe || 5-5-6||

6 Fair strengtheners of vital power, young Mothers of eternal Law,
Morning and Night we supplicate.

RV 5-5-7

वात॑स्य॒ पत्म॑न्नीळि॒ता दैव्या॒ होता॑रा॒ मनु॑षः ।

इ॒मं नो॑ य॒ज्ञमा ग॑तम् ॥ ५-५-७॥

vāta̭sya̱ patma̭nnīḻi̱tā daivyā̱ hotā̭rā̱ manṷṣaḥ |

i̱maṃ no̭ ya̱jñamā ga̭tam || 5-5-7||

7 On the wind's flight come, glorified, ye two celestial Priests of man
Come ye to this our sacrifice.

RV 5-5-8

इळा॒ सर॑स्वती म॒ही ति॒स्रो दे॒वीर्म॑यो॒भुवः॑ ।

ब॒र्हिः सी॑दन्त्व॒स्रिधः॑ ॥ ५-५-८॥

iḻā̱ sara̭svatī ma̱hī ti̱sro de̱vīrma̭yo̱bhuva̭ḥ |

ba̱rhiḥ sī̭dantva̱sridha̭ḥ || 5-5-8||

8 Iḷā, Sarasvatī, Mahī, three Goddesses who bring us weal,
Be seated harmless on the grass.

RV 5-5-9

शि॒वस्त्व॑ष्टरि॒हा ग॑हि वि॒भुः पोष॑ उ॒त त्मना॑ ।

य॒ज्ञेय॑ज्ञे न॒ उद॑व ॥ ५-५-९॥

śi̱vastva̭ṣṭari̱hā ga̭hi vi̱bhuḥ poṣa̭ u̱ta tmanā̭ |

ya̱jñeya̭jñe na̱ uda̭va || 5-5-9||

9 Rich in all plenty, Tvaṣṭar, come auspicious of thine own accord
Help us in every sacrifice.

RV 5-5-10

यत्र॒ वेत्थ॑ वनस्पते दे॒वानां॒ गुह्या॒ नामा॑नि ।

तत्र॑ ह॒व्यानि॑ गामय ॥ ५-५-१०॥

yatra̱ vettha̭ vanaspate de̱vānā̱ṃ guhyā̱ nāmā̭ni |

tatra̭ ha̱vyāni̭ gāmaya || 5-5-10||

10 Vanaspati, wherever thou knowest the Gods’ mysterious names,
Send our oblations thitherward.

RV 5-5-11

स्वाहा॒ग्नये॒ वरु॑णाय॒ स्वाहेन्द्रा॑य म॒रुद्भ्यः॑ ।

स्वाहा॑ दे॒वेभ्यो॑ ह॒विः ॥ ५-५-११॥

svāhā̱gnaye̱ varṷṇāya̱ svāhendrā̭ya ma̱rudbhya̭ḥ |

svāhā̭ de̱vebhyo̭ ha̱viḥ || 5-5-11||

11 To Agni and to Varuṇa, Indra, the Maruts, and the Gods,
With Svāhā be oblation brought.

Sukta: 6/87 (10)

RV 5-6-1

अ॒ग्निं तं म॑न्ये॒ यो वसु॒रस्तं॒ यं यन्ति॑ धे॒नवः॑ ।

अस्त॒मर्व॑न्त आ॒शवोऽस्तं॒ नित्या॑सो वा॒जिन॒ इषं॑ स्तो॒तृभ्य॒ आ भ॑र ॥ ५-६-१॥

a̱gniṃ taṃ ma̭nye̱ yo vasu̱rasta̱ṃ yaṃ yanti̭ dhe̱nava̭ḥ |

asta̱marva̭nta ā̱śavo'sta̱ṃ nityā̭so vā̱jina̱ iṣa̭ṃ sto̱tṛbhya̱ ā bha̭ra || 5-6-1||

1. I VALUE Agni that good Lord, the home to which the kine return:-
Whom fleet-foot coursers seek as home, and strong enduring steeds as home. Bring food to those who sing thy praise.

RV 5-6-2

सो अ॒ग्निर्यो वसु॑र्गृ॒णे सं यमा॒यन्ति॑ धे॒नवः॑ ।

समर्व॑न्तो रघु॒द्रुवः॒ सं सु॑जा॒तासः॑ सू॒रय॒ इषं॑ स्तो॒तृभ्य॒ आ भ॑र ॥ ५-६-२॥

so a̱gniryo vasṷrgṛ̱ṇe saṃ yamā̱yanti̭ dhe̱nava̭ḥ |

samarva̭nto raghu̱druva̱ḥ saṃ sṷjā̱tāsa̭ḥ sū̱raya̱ iṣa̭ṃ sto̱tṛbhya̱ ā bha̭ra || 5-6-2||

2 ’Tis Agni whom we laud as good, to whom the milch-kine come in herds,
To whom the chargers swift of foot, to whom our well-born princes come. Bring food to those who sing thy praise.

RV 5-6-3

अ॒ग्निर्हि वा॒जिनं॑ वि॒शे ददा॑ति वि॒श्वच॑र्षणिः ।

अ॒ग्नी रा॒ये स्वा॒भुवं॒ स प्री॒तो या॑ति॒ वार्य॒मिषं॑ स्तो॒तृभ्य॒ आ भ॑र ॥ ५-६-३॥

a̱gnirhi vā̱jina̭ṃ vi̱śe dadā̭ti vi̱śvaca̭rṣaṇiḥ |

a̱gnī rā̱ye svā̱bhuva̱ṃ sa prī̱to yā̭ti̱ vārya̱miṣa̭ṃ sto̱tṛbhya̱ ā bha̭ra || 5-6-3||

3 Agni the God of all mankind, gives, verily, a steed to man.
Agni gives precious gear for wealth, treasure he gives when he is pleased. Bring food to those who sing thy praise.

RV 5-6-4

आ ते॑ अग्न इधीमहि द्यु॒मन्तं॑ देवा॒जर॑म् ।

यद्ध॒ स्या ते॒ पनी॑यसी स॒मिद्दी॒दय॑ति॒ द्यवीषं॑ स्तो॒तृभ्य॒ आ भ॑र ॥ ५-६-४॥

ā tḙ agna idhīmahi dyu̱manta̭ṃ devā̱jara̭m |

yaddha̱ syā te̱ panī̭yasī sa̱middī̱daya̭ti̱ dyavīṣa̭ṃ sto̱tṛbhya̱ ā bha̭ra || 5-6-4||

4 God, Agni, we will kindle thee, rich in thy splendour, fading not,
So that this glorious fuel may send forth by day its light for thee. Bring food to those who sing thy praise.

RV 5-6-5

आ ते॑ अग्न ऋ॒चा ह॒विः शुक्र॑स्य शोचिषस्पते ।

सुश्च॑न्द्र॒ दस्म॒ विश्प॑ते॒ हव्य॑वा॒ट् तुभ्यं॑ हूयत॒ इषं॑ स्तो॒तृभ्य॒ आ भ॑र ॥ ५-६-५॥

ā tḙ agna ṛ̱cā ha̱viḥ śukra̭sya śociṣaspate |

suśca̭ndra̱ dasma̱ viśpa̭te̱ havya̭vā̱ṭ tubhya̭ṃ hūyata̱ iṣa̭ṃ sto̱tṛbhya̱ ā bha̭ra || 5-6-5||

5 To thee the splendid, Lord of flame, bright, wondrous, Prince of men, is brought.
Oblation with the holy verse, O Agni, bearer of our gifts.
Bring food to those who sing thy praise.

RV 5-6-6

प्रो त्ये अ॒ग्नयो॒ऽग्निषु॒ विश्वं॑ पुष्यन्ति॒ वार्य॑म् ।

ते हि॑न्विरे॒ त इ॑न्विरे॒ त इ॑षण्यन्त्यानु॒षगिषं॑ स्तो॒तृभ्य॒ आ भ॑र ॥ ५-६-६॥

pro tye a̱gnayo̱'gniṣu̱ viśva̭ṃ puṣyanti̱ vārya̭m |

te hi̭nvire̱ ta i̭nvire̱ ta i̭ṣaṇyantyānu̱ṣagiṣa̭ṃ sto̱tṛbhya̱ ā bha̭ra || 5-6-6||

6 These Agnis in the seats of the fire nourish each thing most excellent.
They give delight, they spread abroad, they move themselves continually. Bring food to those who sing thy praise.

RV 5-6-7

तव॒ त्ये अ॑ग्ने अ॒र्चयो॒ महि॑ व्राधन्त वा॒जिनः॑ ।

ये पत्व॑भिः श॒फानां॑ व्र॒जा भु॒रन्त॒ गोना॒मिषं॑ स्तो॒तृभ्य॒ आ भ॑र ॥ ५-६-७॥

tava̱ tye a̭gne a̱rcayo̱ mahi̭ vrādhanta vā̱jina̭ḥ |

ye patva̭bhiḥ śa̱phānā̭ṃ vra̱jā bhu̱ranta̱ gonā̱miṣa̭ṃ sto̱tṛbhya̱ ā bha̭ra || 5-6-7||

7 Agni, these brilliant flames of thine wax like strong chargers mightily,
Who with the treadings of their hoofs go swiftly to the stalls of kine. Bring food to those who sing thy praise.

RV 5-6-8

नवा॑ नो अग्न॒ आ भ॑र स्तो॒तृभ्यः॑ सुक्षि॒तीरिषः॑ ।

ते स्या॑म॒ य आ॑नृ॒चुस्त्वादू॑तासो॒ दमे॑दम॒ इषं॑ स्तो॒तृभ्य॒ आ भ॑र ॥ ५-६-८॥

navā̭ no agna̱ ā bha̭ra sto̱tṛbhya̭ḥ sukṣi̱tīriṣa̭ḥ |

te syā̭ma̱ ya ā̭nṛ̱custvādṷ̄tāso̱ damḙdama̱ iṣa̭ṃ sto̱tṛbhya̱ ā bha̭ra || 5-6-8||

8 To us who laud thee, Agni, bring fresh food and safe and happy homes.
May we who have sung hymns to thee have thee for envoy in each house. Bring food to those who sing thy praise.

RV 5-6-9

उ॒भे सु॑श्चन्द्र स॒र्पिषो॒ दर्वी॑ श्रीणीष आ॒सनि॑ ।

उ॒तो न॒ उत्पु॑पूर्या उ॒क्थेषु॑ शवसस्पत॒ इषं॑ स्तो॒तृभ्य॒ आ भ॑र ॥ ५-६-९॥

u̱bhe sṷścandra sa̱rpiṣo̱ darvī̭ śrīṇīṣa ā̱sani̭ |

u̱to na̱ utpṷpūryā u̱ktheṣṷ śavasaspata̱ iṣa̭ṃ sto̱tṛbhya̱ ā bha̭ra || 5-6-9||

9 Thou, brilliant God, within thy mouth warmest both ladles of the oil.
So fill us also, in our hymns, abundantly, O Lord of Strength. Bring food to those who sing thy praise.

RV 5-6-10

ए॒वाँ अ॒ग्निम॑जुर्यमुर्गी॒र्भिर्य॒ज्ञेभि॑रानु॒षक् ।

दध॑द॒स्मे सु॒वीर्य॑मु॒त त्यदा॒श्वश्व्य॒मिषं॑ स्तो॒तृभ्य॒ आ भ॑र ॥ ५-६-१०॥

e̱vā~ a̱gnima̭juryamurgī̱rbhirya̱jñebhi̭rānu̱ṣak |

dadha̭da̱sme su̱vīrya̭mu̱ta tyadā̱śvaśvya̱miṣa̭ṃ sto̱tṛbhya̱ ā bha̭ra || 5-6-10||

10 Thus Agni have we duly served with sacrifices and with hymns.
So may he give us what we crave, store of brave sons and fleet-foot steeds. Bring food to those who sing thy praise.

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RV 5-7-1

सखा॑यः॒ सं वः॑ स॒म्यञ्च॒मिषं॒ स्तोमं॑ चा॒ग्नये॑ ।

वर्षि॑ष्ठाय क्षिती॒नामू॒र्जो नप्त्रे॒ सह॑स्वते ॥ ५-७-१॥

sakhā̭ya̱ḥ saṃ va̭ḥ sa̱myañca̱miṣa̱ṃ stoma̭ṃ cā̱gnayḙ |

varṣi̭ṣṭhāya kṣitī̱nāmū̱rjo naptre̱ saha̭svate || 5-7-1||

1. OFFER to Agni, O my friends, your seemly food, your seemly praise;
To him supremest o’er the folk, the Son of Strength, the mighty Lord:-

RV 5-7-2

कुत्रा॑ चि॒द्यस्य॒ समृ॑तौ र॒ण्वा नरो॑ नृ॒षद॑ने ।

अर्ह॑न्तश्चि॒द्यमि॑न्ध॒ते सं॑ज॒नय॑न्ति ज॒न्तवः॑ ॥ ५-७-२॥

kutrā̭ ci̱dyasya̱ samṛ̭tau ra̱ṇvā naro̭ nṛ̱ṣada̭ne |

arha̭ntaści̱dyami̭ndha̱te sa̭ṃja̱naya̭nti ja̱ntava̭ḥ || 5-7-2||

2 Him in whose presence, when they meet in full assembly, men rejoice;
Even him whom worthy ones inflame, and living creatures bring to life.

RV 5-7-3

सं यदि॒षो वना॑महे॒ सं ह॒व्या मानु॑षाणाम् ।

उ॒त द्यु॒म्नस्य॒ शव॑स ऋ॒तस्य॑ र॒श्मिमा द॑दे ॥ ५-७-३॥

saṃ yadi̱ṣo vanā̭mahe̱ saṃ ha̱vyā mānṷṣāṇām |

u̱ta dyu̱mnasya̱ śava̭sa ṛ̱tasya̭ ra̱śmimā da̭de || 5-7-3||

3 When we present to him the food and sacrificial gifts of men,
He by the might of splendour grasps the holy Ordinance's rein.

RV 5-7-4

स स्मा॑ कृणोति के॒तुमा नक्तं॑ चिद्दू॒र आ स॒ते ।

पा॒व॒को यद्वन॒स्पती॒न्प्र स्मा॑ मि॒नात्य॒जरः॑ ॥ ५-७-४॥

sa smā̭ kṛṇoti ke̱tumā nakta̭ṃ ciddū̱ra ā sa̱te |

pā̱va̱ko yadvana̱spatī̱npra smā̭ mi̱nātya̱jara̭ḥ || 5-7-4||

4 He gives a signal in the night even to him who is afar,
When he, the Bright, unchanged by eld, consumes the sovrans of the wood.

RV 5-7-5

अव॑ स्म॒ यस्य॒ वेष॑णे॒ स्वेदं॑ प॒थिषु॒ जुह्व॑ति ।

अ॒भीमह॒ स्वजे॑न्यं॒ भूमा॑ पृ॒ष्ठेव॑ रुरुहुः ॥ ५-७-५॥

ava̭ sma̱ yasya̱ veṣa̭ṇe̱ sveda̭ṃ pa̱thiṣu̱ juhva̭ti |

a̱bhīmaha̱ svajḙnya̱ṃ bhūmā̭ pṛ̱ṣṭheva̭ ruruhuḥ || 5-7-5||

5 He in whose service on the ways they offer up their drops of sweat,
On him is their high kin have they mounted, as ridges on the earth.

RV 5-7-6

यं मर्त्यः॑ पुरु॒स्पृहं॑ वि॒दद्विश्व॑स्य॒ धाय॑से ।

प्र स्वाद॑नं पितू॒नामस्त॑तातिं चिदा॒यवे॑ ॥ ५-७-६॥

yaṃ martya̭ḥ puru̱spṛha̭ṃ vi̱dadviśva̭sya̱ dhāya̭se |

pra svāda̭naṃ pitū̱nāmasta̭tātiṃ cidā̱yavḙ || 5-7-6||

6 Whom, sought of many, mortal man hath found to be the Stay of all;
He who gives flavour to our food, the home of every man that lives.

RV 5-7-7

स हि ष्मा॒ धन्वाक्षि॑तं॒ दाता॒ न दात्या प॒शुः ।

हिरि॑श्मश्रुः॒ शुचि॑दन्नृ॒भुरनि॑भृष्टतविषिः ॥ ५-७-७॥

sa hi ṣmā̱ dhanvākṣi̭ta̱ṃ dātā̱ na dātyā pa̱śuḥ |

hiri̭śmaśru̱ḥ śuci̭dannṛ̱bhurani̭bhṛṣṭataviṣiḥ || 5-7-7||

7 Even as a herd that crops the grass he shears the field and wilderness,
With flashing teeth and beard of gold, deft with his unabated might.

RV 5-7-8

शुचिः॑ ष्म॒ यस्मा॑ अत्रि॒वत्प्र स्वधि॑तीव॒ रीय॑ते ।

सु॒षूर॑सूत मा॒ता क्रा॒णा यदा॑न॒शे भग॑म् ॥ ५-७-८॥

śuci̭ḥ ṣma̱ yasmā̭ atri̱vatpra svadhi̭tīva̱ rīya̭te |

su̱ṣūra̭sūta mā̱tā krā̱ṇā yadā̭na̱śe bhaga̭m || 5-7-8||

8 For him, to whom, bright as an axe he, as to Atri, hath flashed forth,
Hath the well-bearing Mother borne, producing when her time is come.

RV 5-7-9

आ यस्ते॑ सर्पिरासु॒तेऽग्ने॒ शमस्ति॒ धाय॑से ।

ऐषु॑ द्यु॒म्नमु॒त श्रव॒ आ चि॒त्तं मर्त्ये॑षु धाः ॥ ५-७-९॥

ā yastḙ sarpirāsu̱te'gne̱ śamasti̱ dhāya̭se |

aiṣṷ dyu̱mnamu̱ta śrava̱ ā ci̱ttaṃ martyḙṣu dhāḥ || 5-7-9||

9 Agni to whom the oil is shed by him thou lovest to support,
Bestow upon these mortals fame and splendour and intelligence.

RV 5-7-10

इति॑ चिन्म॒न्युम॒ध्रिज॒स्त्वादा॑त॒मा प॒शुं द॑दे ।

आद॑ग्ने॒ अपृ॑ण॒तोऽत्रिः॑ सासह्या॒द्दस्यू॑नि॒षः सा॑सह्या॒न्नॄन् ॥ ५-७-१०॥

iti̭ cinma̱nyuma̱dhrija̱stvādā̭ta̱mā pa̱śuṃ da̭de |

āda̭gne̱ apṛ̭ṇa̱to'tri̭ḥ sāsahyā̱ddasyṷ̄ni̱ṣaḥ sā̭sahyā̱nnṝn || 5-7-10||

10 Such zeal hath he, resistless one:- he gained the cattle given by thee.
Agni, may Atri overcome the Dasyus who bestow no gifts, subdue the men who give no food.

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RV 5-8-1

त्वाम॑ग्न ऋता॒यवः॒ समी॑धिरे प्र॒त्नं प्र॒त्नास॑ ऊ॒तये॑ सहस्कृत ।

पु॒रु॒श्च॒न्द्रं य॑ज॒तं वि॒श्वधा॑यसं॒ दमू॑नसं गृ॒हप॑तिं॒ वरे॑ण्यम् ॥ ५-८-१॥

tvāma̭gna ṛtā̱yava̱ḥ samī̭dhire pra̱tnaṃ pra̱tnāsa̭ ū̱tayḙ sahaskṛta |

pu̱ru̱śca̱ndraṃ ya̭ja̱taṃ vi̱śvadhā̭yasa̱ṃ damṷ̄nasaṃ gṛ̱hapa̭ti̱ṃ varḙṇyam || 5-8-1||

1. O AGNI urged to strength, the men of old who loved the Law enkindled thee,
the Ancient, for their aid,
Thee very bright, and holy, nourisher of all, most excellent, the Friend and Master of the home.

RV 5-8-2

त्वाम॑ग्ने॒ अति॑थिं पू॒र्व्यं विशः॑ शो॒चिष्के॑शं गृ॒हप॑तिं॒ नि षे॑दिरे ।

बृ॒हत्के॑तुं पुरु॒रूपं॑ धन॒स्पृतं॑ सु॒शर्मा॑णं॒ स्वव॑सं जर॒द्विष॑म् ॥ ५-८-२॥

tvāma̭gne̱ ati̭thiṃ pū̱rvyaṃ viśa̭ḥ śo̱ciṣkḙśaṃ gṛ̱hapa̭ti̱ṃ ni ṣḙdire |

bṛ̱hatkḙtuṃ puru̱rūpa̭ṃ dhana̱spṛta̭ṃ su̱śarmā̭ṇa̱ṃ svava̭saṃ jara̱dviṣa̭m || 5-8-2||

2 Thee, Agni, men have stablished as their guest of old, as Master of the household, thee, with hair of flame;
High-bannered, multiform, distributor of wealth, kind helper, good protector, drier of the floods.

RV 5-8-3

त्वाम॑ग्ने॒ मानु॑षीरीळते॒ विशो॑ होत्रा॒विदं॒ विवि॑चिं रत्न॒धात॑मम् ।

गुहा॒ सन्तं॑ सुभग वि॒श्वद॑र्शतं तुविष्व॒णसं॑ सु॒यजं॑ घृत॒श्रिय॑म् ॥ ५-८-३॥

tvāma̭gne̱ mānṷṣīrīḻate̱ viśo̭ hotrā̱vida̱ṃ vivi̭ciṃ ratna̱dhāta̭mam |

guhā̱ santa̭ṃ subhaga vi̱śvada̭rśataṃ tuviṣva̱ṇasa̭ṃ su̱yaja̭ṃ ghṛta̱śriya̭m || 5-8-3||

3 The tribes of men praise thee, Agni, who knowest well burnt offerings, the Discerner, lavishest of wealth,
Dwelling in secret, Blest One! visible to all, loud-roaring, skilled in worship, glorified with oil.

RV 5-8-4

त्वाम॑ग्ने धर्ण॒सिं वि॒श्वधा॑ व॒यं गी॒र्भिर्गृ॒णन्तो॒ नम॒सोप॑ सेदिम ।

स नो॑ जुषस्व समिधा॒नो अ॑ङ्गिरो दे॒वो मर्त॑स्य य॒शसा॑ सुदी॒तिभिः॑ ॥ ५-८-४॥

tvāma̭gne dharṇa̱siṃ vi̱śvadhā̭ va̱yaṃ gī̱rbhirgṛ̱ṇanto̱ nama̱sopa̭ sedima |

sa no̭ juṣasva samidhā̱no a̭ṅgiro de̱vo marta̭sya ya̱śasā̭ sudī̱tibhi̭ḥ || 5-8-4||

4 Ever to thee, O Agni, as exceeding strong have we drawn nigh with songs and reverence singing hymns.
So be thou pleased with us, Aṅgiras! as a God enkindled by the noble with man's goodly light.

RV 5-8-5

त्वम॑ग्ने पुरु॒रूपो॑ वि॒शेवि॑शे॒ वयो॑ दधासि प्र॒त्नथा॑ पुरुष्टुत ।

पु॒रूण्यन्ना॒ सह॑सा॒ वि रा॑जसि॒ त्विषिः॒ सा ते॑ तित्विषा॒णस्य॒ नाधृषे॑ ॥ ५-८-५॥

tvama̭gne puru̱rūpo̭ vi̱śevi̭śe̱ vayo̭ dadhāsi pra̱tnathā̭ puruṣṭuta |

pu̱rūṇyannā̱ saha̭sā̱ vi rā̭jasi̱ tviṣi̱ḥ sā tḙ titviṣā̱ṇasya̱ nādhṛṣḙ || 5-8-5||

5 Thou, Agni! multiform, God who art lauded much! givest in every house subsistence as of old.
Thou rulest by thy might o’er food of many a sort:- that light of thine when blazing may not be opposed.

RV 5-8-6

त्वाम॑ग्ने समिधा॒नं य॑विष्ठ्य दे॒वा दू॒तं च॑क्रिरे हव्य॒वाह॑नम् ।

उ॒रु॒ज्रय॑सं घृ॒तयो॑नि॒माहु॑तं त्वे॒षं चक्षु॑र्दधिरे चोद॒यन्म॑ति ॥ ५-८-६॥

tvāma̭gne samidhā̱naṃ ya̭viṣṭhya de̱vā dū̱taṃ ca̭krire havya̱vāha̭nam |

u̱ru̱jraya̭saṃ ghṛ̱tayo̭ni̱māhṷtaṃ tve̱ṣaṃ cakṣṷrdadhire coda̱yanma̭ti || 5-8-6||

6 The Gods, Most Youthful Agni, have made thee, inflamed, the bearer of oblations and the messenger.
Thee, widely-reaching, homed in sacred oil, invoked, effulgent, have they made the Eye that stirs the thought.

RV 5-8-7

त्वाम॑ग्ने प्र॒दिव॒ आहु॑तं घृ॒तैः सु॑म्ना॒यवः॑ सुष॒मिधा॒ समी॑धिरे ।

स वा॑वृधा॒न ओष॑धीभिरुक्षि॒तो॒३॒॑ऽभि ज्रयां॑सि॒ पार्थि॑वा॒ वि ति॑ष्ठसे ॥ ५-८-७॥

tvāma̭gne pra̱diva̱ āhṷtaṃ ghṛ̱taiḥ sṷmnā̱yava̭ḥ suṣa̱midhā̱ samī̭dhire |

sa vā̭vṛdhā̱na oṣa̭dhībhirukṣi̱to̱3̱̭'bhi jrayā̭ṃsi̱ pārthi̭vā̱ vi ti̭ṣṭhase || 5-8-7||

7 Men seeking joy have lit thee worshipped from of old, O Agni, with good fuel and with sacred oil.
So thou, bedewed and waxing mighty by the plants, spreadest thyself abroad over the realms of earth.

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RV 5-9-1

त्वाम॑ग्ने ह॒विष्म॑न्तो दे॒वं मर्ता॑स ईळते ।

मन्ये॑ त्वा जा॒तवे॑दसं॒ स ह॒व्या व॑क्ष्यानु॒षक् ॥ ५-९-१॥

tvāma̭gne ha̱viṣma̭nto de̱vaṃ martā̭sa īḻate |

manyḙ tvā jā̱tavḙdasa̱ṃ sa ha̱vyā va̭kṣyānu̱ṣak || 5-9-1||

1. BEARING; oblations mortal men, O Agni, worship thee the God.
I deem thee Jātavedas:- bear our offerings, thou, unceasingly.

RV 5-9-2

अ॒ग्निर्होता॒ दास्व॑तः॒ क्षय॑स्य वृ॒क्तब॑र्हिषः ।

सं य॒ज्ञास॒श्चर॑न्ति॒ यं सं वाजा॑सः श्रव॒स्यवः॑ ॥ ५-९-२॥

a̱gnirhotā̱ dāsva̭ta̱ḥ kṣaya̭sya vṛ̱ktaba̭rhiṣaḥ |

saṃ ya̱jñāsa̱ścara̭nti̱ yaṃ saṃ vājā̭saḥ śrava̱syava̭ḥ || 5-9-2||

2 In the man's home who offers gifts, where grass is trimmed, Agni is Priest,
To whom all sacrifices come and strengthenings that win renown.

RV 5-9-3

उ॒त स्म॒ यं शिशुं॑ यथा॒ नवं॒ जनि॑ष्टा॒रणी॑ ।

ध॒र्तारं॒ मानु॑षीणां वि॒शाम॒ग्निं स्व॑ध्व॒रम् ॥ ५-९-३॥

u̱ta sma̱ yaṃ śiśṷṃ yathā̱ nava̱ṃ jani̭ṣṭā̱raṇī̭ |

dha̱rtāra̱ṃ mānṷṣīṇāṃ vi̱śāma̱gniṃ sva̭dhva̱ram || 5-9-3||

3 Whom, as an infant newly-born, the kindling-sticks have brought to life,
Sustainer of the tribes of men, skilled in well-ordered sacrifice.

RV 5-9-4

उ॒त स्म॑ दुर्गृभीयसे पु॒त्रो न ह्वा॒र्याणा॑म् ।

पु॒रू यो दग्धासि॒ वनाग्ने॑ प॒शुर्न यव॑से ॥ ५-९-४॥

u̱ta sma̭ durgṛbhīyase pu̱tro na hvā̱ryāṇā̭m |

pu̱rū yo dagdhāsi̱ vanāgnḙ pa̱śurna yava̭se || 5-9-4||

4 Yea, very hard art thou to grasp, like offspring of the wriggling snakes,
When thou consumest many woods like an ox, Agni, in the mead.

RV 5-9-5

अध॑ स्म॒ यस्या॒र्चयः॑ स॒म्यक्सं॒यन्ति॑ धू॒मिनः॑ ।

यदी॒मह॑ त्रि॒तो दि॒व्युप॒ ध्माते॑व॒ धम॑ति॒ शिशी॑ते ध्मा॒तरी॑ यथा ॥ ५-९-५॥

adha̭ sma̱ yasyā̱rcaya̭ḥ sa̱myaksa̱ṃyanti̭ dhū̱mina̭ḥ |

yadī̱maha̭ tri̱to di̱vyupa̱ dhmātḙva̱ dhama̭ti̱ śiśī̭te dhmā̱tarī̭ yathā || 5-9-5||

5 Whose flames, when thou art sending forth the smoke, completely reach the mark,
When Tṛta in the height of heaven, like as a smelter fanneth thee, e’en as a smelter sharpeneth thee.

RV 5-9-6

तवा॒हम॑ग्न ऊ॒तिभि॑र्मि॒त्रस्य॑ च॒ प्रश॑स्तिभिः ।

द्वे॒षो॒युतो॒ न दु॑रि॒ता तु॒र्याम॒ मर्त्या॑नाम् ॥ ५-९-६॥

tavā̱hama̭gna ū̱tibhi̭rmi̱trasya̭ ca̱ praśa̭stibhiḥ |

dve̱ṣo̱yuto̱ na dṷri̱tā tu̱ryāma̱ martyā̭nām || 5-9-6||

6 O Agni, by thy succour and by Mitra's friendly furtherance,
May we, averting hate, subdue the wickedness of mortal men.

RV 5-9-7

तं नो॑ अग्ने अ॒भी नरो॑ र॒यिं स॑हस्व॒ आ भ॑र ।

स क्षे॑पय॒त्स पो॑षय॒द्भुव॒द्वाज॑स्य सा॒तय॑ उ॒तैधि॑ पृ॒त्सु नो॑ वृ॒धे ॥ ५-९-७॥

taṃ no̭ agne a̱bhī naro̭ ra̱yiṃ sa̭hasva̱ ā bha̭ra |

sa kṣḙpaya̱tsa po̭ṣaya̱dbhuva̱dvāja̭sya sā̱taya̭ u̱taidhi̭ pṛ̱tsu no̭ vṛ̱dhe || 5-9-7||

7 O Agni, to our heroes bring such riches, thou victorious God.
May he protect and nourish us, and help in gaining strength:- be thou near us in fight for our success.

Sukta: 10/87 (7)

RV 5-10-1

अग्न॒ ओजि॑ष्ठ॒मा भ॑र द्यु॒म्नम॒स्मभ्य॑मध्रिगो ।

प्र नो॑ रा॒या परी॑णसा॒ रत्सि॒ वाजा॑य॒ पन्था॑म् ॥ ५-१०-१॥

agna̱ oji̭ṣṭha̱mā bha̭ra dyu̱mnama̱smabhya̭madhrigo |

pra no̭ rā̱yā parī̭ṇasā̱ ratsi̱ vājā̭ya̱ panthā̭m || 5-10-1||

1. BRING us most mighty splendour thou, Agni, resistless on thy way.
With overflowing store of wealth mark out for us a path to strength.

RV 5-10-2

त्वं नो॑ अग्ने अद्भुत॒ क्रत्वा॒ दक्ष॑स्य मं॒हना॑ ।

त्वे अ॑सु॒र्य१॒॑मारु॑हत्क्रा॒णा मि॒त्रो न य॒ज्ञियः॑ ॥ ५-१०-२॥

tvaṃ no̭ agne adbhuta̱ kratvā̱ dakṣa̭sya ma̱ṃhanā̭ |

tve a̭su̱rya1̱̭mārṷhatkrā̱ṇā mi̱tro na ya̱jñiya̭ḥ || 5-10-2||

2 Ours art thou, wondrous Agni, by wisdom and bounteousness of power.
The might of Asuras rests on thee, like Mitra worshipful in act.

RV 5-10-3

त्वं नो॑ अग्न एषां॒ गयं॑ पु॒ष्टिं च॑ वर्धय ।

ये स्तोमे॑भिः॒ प्र सू॒रयो॒ नरो॑ म॒घान्या॑न॒शुः ॥ ५-१०-३॥

tvaṃ no̭ agna eṣā̱ṃ gaya̭ṃ pu̱ṣṭiṃ ca̭ vardhaya |

ye stomḙbhi̱ḥ pra sū̱rayo̱ naro̭ ma̱ghānyā̭na̱śuḥ || 5-10-3||

3 Agni, increase our means of life, increase the house and home of these,
The men, the princes who have won great riches through our hymns of praise.

RV 5-10-4

ये अ॑ग्ने चन्द्र ते॒ गिरः॑ शु॒म्भन्त्यश्व॑राधसः ।

शुष्मे॑भिः शु॒ष्मिणो॒ नरो॑ दि॒वश्चि॒द्येषां॑ बृ॒हत्सु॑की॒र्तिर्बोध॑ति॒ त्मना॑ ॥ ५-१०-४॥

ye a̭gne candra te̱ gira̭ḥ śu̱mbhantyaśva̭rādhasaḥ |

śuṣmḙbhiḥ śu̱ṣmiṇo̱ naro̭ di̱vaści̱dyeṣā̭ṃ bṛ̱hatsṷkī̱rtirbodha̭ti̱ tmanā̭ || 5-10-4||

4 Bright Agni, they who deck their songs for thee have horses as their meed.
The men are mighty in their might, they whose high laud, as that of heaven, awakes thee of its own accord.

RV 5-10-5

तव॒ त्ये अ॑ग्ने अ॒र्चयो॒ भ्राज॑न्तो यन्ति धृष्णु॒या ।

परि॑ज्मानो॒ न वि॒द्युतः॑ स्वा॒नो रथो॒ न वा॑ज॒युः ॥ ५-१०-५॥

tava̱ tye a̭gne a̱rcayo̱ bhrāja̭nto yanti dhṛṣṇu̱yā |

pari̭jmāno̱ na vi̱dyuta̭ḥ svā̱no ratho̱ na vā̭ja̱yuḥ || 5-10-5||

5 O Agni, those resplendent flames of thine go valorously forth,
Like lightnings flashing round us, like a rattling car that seeks the spoil.

RV 5-10-6

नू नो॑ अग्न ऊ॒तये॑ स॒बाध॑सश्च रा॒तये॑ ।

अ॒स्माका॑सश्च सू॒रयो॒ विश्वा॒ आशा॑स्तरी॒षणि॑ ॥ ५-१०-६॥

nū no̭ agna ū̱tayḙ sa̱bādha̭saśca rā̱tayḙ |

a̱smākā̭saśca sū̱rayo̱ viśvā̱ āśā̭starī̱ṣaṇi̭ || 5-10-6||

6 Now, Agni, come to succour us; let priests draw nigh to offer gifts;
And let the patrons of our rites subdue all regions of the earth.

RV 5-10-7

त्वं नो॑ अग्ने अङ्गिरः स्तु॒तः स्तवा॑न॒ आ भ॑र ।

होत॑र्विभ्वा॒सहं॑ र॒यिं स्तो॒तृभ्यः॒ स्तव॑से च न उ॒तैधि॑ पृ॒त्सु नो॑ वृ॒धे ॥ ५-१०-७॥

tvaṃ no̭ agne aṅgiraḥ stu̱taḥ stavā̭na̱ ā bha̭ra |

hota̭rvibhvā̱saha̭ṃ ra̱yiṃ sto̱tṛbhya̱ḥ stava̭se ca na u̱taidhi̭ pṛ̱tsu no̭ vṛ̱dhe || 5-10-7||

7 Bring to us, Agni, Aṅgiras, lauded of old and lauded now,
Invoker! wealth to quell the strong, that singers may extol thee. Be near us in fight for our success.

Sukta: 11/87 (6)

RV 5-11-1

जन॑स्य गो॒पा अ॑जनिष्ट॒ जागृ॑विर॒ग्निः सु॒दक्षः॑ सुवि॒ताय॒ नव्य॑से ।

घृ॒तप्र॑तीको बृह॒ता दि॑वि॒स्पृशा॑ द्यु॒मद्वि भा॑ति भर॒तेभ्यः॒ शुचिः॑ ॥ ५-११-१॥

jana̭sya go̱pā a̭janiṣṭa̱ jāgṛ̭vira̱gniḥ su̱dakṣa̭ḥ suvi̱tāya̱ navya̭se |

ghṛ̱tapra̭tīko bṛha̱tā di̭vi̱spṛśā̭ dyu̱madvi bhā̭ti bhara̱tebhya̱ḥ śuci̭ḥ || 5-11-1||

1. THE watchful Guardian of the people hath been born, Agni, the very strong, for fresh prosperity.
With oil upon his face, with high heaven-touching flame, he shineth splendidly, pure, for the Bharatas.

RV 5-11-2

य॒ज्ञस्य॑ के॒तुं प्र॑थ॒मं पु॒रोहि॑तम॒ग्निं नर॑स्त्रिषध॒स्थे समी॑धिरे ।

इन्द्रे॑ण दे॒वैः स॒रथं॒ स ब॒र्हिषि॒ सीद॒न्नि होता॑ य॒जथा॑य सु॒क्रतुः॑ ॥ ५-११-२॥

ya̱jñasya̭ ke̱tuṃ pra̭tha̱maṃ pu̱rohi̭tama̱gniṃ nara̭striṣadha̱sthe samī̭dhire |

indrḙṇa de̱vaiḥ sa̱ratha̱ṃ sa ba̱rhiṣi̱ sīda̱nni hotā̭ ya̱jathā̭ya su̱kratṷḥ || 5-11-2||

2 Ensign of sacrifice, the earliest Household-Priest, the men have kindled Agni in his threefold seat,
With Indra and the Gods together on the grass let the wise Priest sit to complete the sacrifice.

RV 5-11-3

अस॑म्मृष्टो जायसे मा॒त्रोः शुचि॑र्म॒न्द्रः क॒विरुद॑तिष्ठो वि॒वस्व॑तः ।

घृ॒तेन॑ त्वावर्धयन्नग्न आहुत धू॒मस्ते॑ के॒तुर॑भवद्दि॒वि श्रि॒तः ॥ ५-११-३॥

asa̭mmṛṣṭo jāyase mā̱troḥ śuci̭rma̱ndraḥ ka̱viruda̭tiṣṭho vi̱vasva̭taḥ |

ghṛ̱tena̭ tvāvardhayannagna āhuta dhū̱mastḙ ke̱tura̭bhavaddi̱vi śri̱taḥ || 5-11-3||

3 Pure , unadorned, from thy two Mothers art thou born:- thou camest from Vivasvān as a charming Sage.
With oil they strengthened thee, O Agni, worshipped God:- thy banner was the smoke that mounted to the sky.

RV 5-11-4

अ॒ग्निर्नो॑ य॒ज्ञमुप॑ वेतु साधु॒याग्निं नरो॒ वि भ॑रन्ते गृ॒हेगृ॑हे ।

अ॒ग्निर्दू॒तो अ॑भवद्धव्य॒वाह॑नो॒ऽग्निं वृ॑णा॒ना वृ॑णते क॒विक्र॑तुम् ॥ ५-११-४॥

a̱gnirno̭ ya̱jñamupa̭ vetu sādhu̱yāgniṃ naro̱ vi bha̭rante gṛ̱hegṛ̭he |

a̱gnirdū̱to a̭bhavaddhavya̱vāha̭no̱'gniṃ vṛ̭ṇā̱nā vṛ̭ṇate ka̱vikra̭tum || 5-11-4||

4 May Agni graciously come to our sacrifice. The men bear Agni here and there in every house.
He hath become an envoy, bearer of our gifts:- electing Agni, men choose one exceeding wise.

RV 5-11-5

तुभ्ये॒दम॑ग्ने॒ मधु॑मत्तमं॒ वच॒स्तुभ्यं॑ मनी॒षा इ॒यम॑स्तु॒ शं हृ॒दे ।

त्वां गिरः॒ सिन्धु॑मिवा॒वनी॑र्म॒हीरा पृ॑णन्ति॒ शव॑सा व॒र्धय॑न्ति च ॥ ५-११-५॥

tubhye̱dama̭gne̱ madhṷmattama̱ṃ vaca̱stubhya̭ṃ manī̱ṣā i̱yama̭stu̱ śaṃ hṛ̱de |

tvāṃ gira̱ḥ sindhṷmivā̱vanī̭rma̱hīrā pṛ̭ṇanti̱ śava̭sā va̱rdhaya̭nti ca || 5-11-5||

5 For thee, O Agni, is this sweetest prayer of mine:- dear to thy spirit be this product of my thought.
As great streams fill the river so our song of praise fill thee, and make thee yet more mighty in thy strength.

RV 5-11-6

त्वाम॑ग्ने॒ अङ्गि॑रसो॒ गुहा॑ हि॒तमन्व॑विन्दञ्छिश्रिया॒णं वने॑वने ।

स जा॑यसे म॒थ्यमा॑नः॒ सहो॑ म॒हत्त्वामा॑हुः॒ सह॑सस्पु॒त्रम॑ङ्गिरः ॥ ५-११-६॥

tvāma̭gne̱ aṅgi̭raso̱ guhā̭ hi̱tamanva̭vindañchiśriyā̱ṇaṃ vanḙvane |

sa jā̭yase ma̱thyamā̭na̱ḥ saho̭ ma̱hattvāmā̭hu̱ḥ saha̭saspu̱trama̭ṅgiraḥ || 5-11-6||

6 O Agni, the Aṅgirases discovered thee what time thou layest hidden, fleeing back from wood to wood.
Thou by attrition art produced as conquering might, and men, O Aṅgiras, call thee the Son of Strength.

Sukta: 12/87 (6)

RV 5-12-1

प्राग्नये॑ बृह॒ते य॒ज्ञिया॑य ऋ॒तस्य॒ वृष्णे॒ असु॑राय॒ मन्म॑ ।

घृ॒तं न य॒ज्ञ आ॒स्ये॒३॒॑ सुपू॑तं॒ गिरं॑ भरे वृष॒भाय॑ प्रती॒चीम् ॥ ५-१२-१॥

prāgnayḙ bṛha̱te ya̱jñiyā̭ya ṛ̱tasya̱ vṛṣṇe̱ asṷrāya̱ manma̭ |

ghṛ̱taṃ na ya̱jña ā̱sye̱3̱̭ supṷ̄ta̱ṃ gira̭ṃ bhare vṛṣa̱bhāya̭ pratī̱cīm || 5-12-1||

1. To Agni, lofty Asura, meet for worship, Steer of eternal Law, my prayer I offer;
I bring my song directed to the Mighty like pure oil for his mouth at sacrifices.

RV 5-12-2

ऋ॒तं चि॑कित्व ऋ॒तमिच्चि॑किद्ध्यृ॒तस्य॒ धारा॒ अनु॑ तृन्धि पू॒र्वीः ।

नाहं या॒तुं सह॑सा॒ न द्व॒येन॑ ऋ॒तं स॑पाम्यरु॒षस्य॒ वृष्णः॑ ॥ ५-१२-२॥

ṛ̱taṃ ci̭kitva ṛ̱tamicci̭kiddhyṛ̱tasya̱ dhārā̱ anṷ tṛndhi pū̱rvīḥ |

nāhaṃ yā̱tuṃ saha̭sā̱ na dva̱yena̭ ṛ̱taṃ sa̭pāmyaru̱ṣasya̱ vṛṣṇa̭ḥ || 5-12-2||

2 Mark the Law, thou who knowest, yea, observe it:- send forth the full streams of eternal Order.
I use no sorcery with might or falsehood the sacred Law of the Red Steer I follow.

RV 5-12-3

कया॑ नो अग्न ऋ॒तय॑न्नृ॒तेन॒ भुवो॒ नवे॑दा उ॒चथ॑स्य॒ नव्यः॑ ।

वेदा॑ मे दे॒व ऋ॑तु॒पा ऋ॑तू॒नां नाहं पतिं॑ सनि॒तुर॒स्य रा॒यः ॥ ५-१२-३॥

kayā̭ no agna ṛ̱taya̭nnṛ̱tena̱ bhuvo̱ navḙdā u̱catha̭sya̱ navya̭ḥ |

vedā̭ me de̱va ṛ̭tu̱pā ṛ̭tū̱nāṃ nāhaṃ pati̭ṃ sani̱tura̱sya rā̱yaḥ || 5-12-3||

3 How hast thou, follower of the Law eternal, become the knower of a new song, Agni?
The God, the Guardian of the seasons, knows me:- the Lord of him who won this wealth I know not.

RV 5-12-4

के ते॑ अग्ने रि॒पवे॒ बन्ध॑नासः॒ के पा॒यवः॑ सनिषन्त द्यु॒मन्तः॑ ।

के धा॒सिम॑ग्ने॒ अनृ॑तस्य पान्ति॒ क आस॑तो॒ वच॑सः सन्ति गो॒पाः ॥ ५-१२-४॥

ke tḙ agne ri̱pave̱ bandha̭nāsa̱ḥ ke pā̱yava̭ḥ saniṣanta dyu̱manta̭ḥ |

ke dhā̱sima̭gne̱ anṛ̭tasya pānti̱ ka āsa̭to̱ vaca̭saḥ santi go̱pāḥ || 5-12-4||

4 Who, Agni, in alliance with thy foeman, what splendid helpers won for them their riches?
Agni, who guard the dwelling-place of falsehood? Who are protectors of the speech of liars?

RV 5-12-5

सखा॑यस्ते॒ विषु॑णा अग्न ए॒ते शि॒वासः॒ सन्तो॒ अशि॑वा अभूवन् ।

अधू॑र्षत स्व॒यमे॒ते वचो॑भिरृजूय॒ते वृ॑जि॒नानि॑ ब्रु॒वन्तः॑ ॥ ५-१२-५॥

sakhā̭yaste̱ viṣṷṇā agna e̱te śi̱vāsa̱ḥ santo̱ aśi̭vā abhūvan |

adhṷ̄rṣata sva̱yame̱te vaco̭bhirṛjūya̱te vṛ̭ji̱nāni̭ bru̱vanta̭ḥ || 5-12-5||

5 Agni, those friends of thine have turned them from thee:- gracious of old, they have become ungracious.
They have deceived themselves by their own speeches, uttering wicked words against the righteous.

RV 5-12-6

यस्ते॑ अग्ने॒ नम॑सा य॒ज्ञमीट्ट॑ ऋ॒तं स पा॑त्यरु॒षस्य॒ वृष्णः॑ ।

तस्य॒ क्षयः॑ पृ॒थुरा सा॒धुरे॑तु प्र॒सर्स्रा॑णस्य॒ नहु॑षस्य॒ शेषः॑ ॥ ५-१२-६॥

yastḙ agne̱ nama̭sā ya̱jñamīṭṭa̭ ṛ̱taṃ sa pā̭tyaru̱ṣasya̱ vṛṣṇa̭ḥ |

tasya̱ kṣaya̭ḥ pṛ̱thurā sā̱dhurḙtu pra̱sarsrā̭ṇasya̱ nahṷṣasya̱ śeṣa̭ḥ || 5-12-6||

6 He who pays sacrifice to thee with homage, O Agni, keeps the Red Steer's Law eternal;
Wide is his dwelling. May the noble offspring of Nahuṣa who wandered forth come hither.

Sukta: 13/87 (6)

RV 5-13-1

अर्च॑न्तस्त्वा हवाम॒हेऽर्च॑न्तः॒ समि॑धीमहि ।

अग्ने॒ अर्च॑न्त ऊ॒तये॑ ॥ ५-१३-१॥

arca̭ntastvā havāma̱he'rca̭nta̱ḥ sami̭dhīmahi |

agne̱ arca̭nta ū̱tayḙ || 5-13-1||

1. WITH songs of praise we call on thee, we kindle thee with songs of praise,
Agni, with songs of praise, for help.

RV 5-13-2

अ॒ग्नेः स्तोमं॑ मनामहे सि॒ध्रम॒द्य दि॑वि॒स्पृशः॑ ।

दे॒वस्य॑ द्रविण॒स्यवः॑ ॥ ५-१३-२॥

a̱gneḥ stoma̭ṃ manāmahe si̱dhrama̱dya di̭vi̱spṛśa̭ḥ |

de̱vasya̭ draviṇa̱syava̭ḥ || 5-13-2||

2 Eager for wealth, we meditate Agni's effectual praise to-day,
Praise of the God who touches heaven.

RV 5-13-3

अ॒ग्निर्जु॑षत नो॒ गिरो॒ होता॒ यो मानु॑षे॒ष्वा ।

स य॑क्ष॒द्दैव्यं॒ जन॑म् ॥ ५-१३-३॥

a̱gnirjṷṣata no̱ giro̱ hotā̱ yo mānṷṣe̱ṣvā |

sa ya̭kṣa̱ddaivya̱ṃ jana̭m || 5-13-3||

3 May Agni, Priest among mankind, take pleasure in our songs of praise,
And worship the Celestial Folk.

RV 5-13-4

त्वम॑ग्ने स॒प्रथा॑ असि॒ जुष्टो॒ होता॒ वरे॑ण्यः ।

त्वया॑ य॒ज्ञं वि त॑न्वते ॥ ५-१३-४॥

tvama̭gne sa̱prathā̭ asi̱ juṣṭo̱ hotā̱ varḙṇyaḥ |

tvayā̭ ya̱jñaṃ vi ta̭nvate || 5-13-4||

4 Thou, Agni, art spread widely forth, Priest dear and excellent; through thee
Men make the sacrifice complete.

RV 5-13-5

त्वाम॑ग्ने वाज॒सात॑मं॒ विप्रा॑ वर्धन्ति॒ सुष्टु॑तम् ।

स नो॑ रास्व सु॒वीर्य॑म् ॥ ५-१३-५॥

tvāma̭gne vāja̱sāta̭ma̱ṃ viprā̭ vardhanti̱ suṣṭṷtam |

sa no̭ rāsva su̱vīrya̭m || 5-13-5||

5 Singers exalt thee, Agni, well lauded, best giver of our strength:-
So grant thou us heroic might.

RV 5-13-6

अग्ने॑ ने॒मिर॒राँ इ॑व दे॒वाँस्त्वं प॑रि॒भूर॑सि ।

आ राध॑श्चि॒त्रमृ॑ञ्जसे ॥ ५-१३-६॥

agnḙ ne̱mira̱rā~ i̭va de̱vā~stvaṃ pa̭ri̱bhūra̭si |

ā rādha̭ści̱tramṛ̭ñjase || 5-13-6||

6 Thou Agni, as the felly rings the spokes, encompassest the Gods.
I yearn for bounty manifold.

Sukta: 14/87 (6)

RV 5-14-1

अ॒ग्निं स्तोमे॑न बोधय समिधा॒नो अम॑र्त्यम् ।

ह॒व्या दे॒वेषु॑ नो दधत् ॥ ५-१४-१॥

a̱gniṃ stomḙna bodhaya samidhā̱no ama̭rtyam |

ha̱vyā de̱veṣṷ no dadhat || 5-14-1||

1. ENKINDLING the Immortal, wake Agni with song of praise:- may he bear our oblations to the Gods.

RV 5-14-2

तम॑ध्व॒रेष्वी॑ळते दे॒वं मर्ता॒ अम॑र्त्यम् ।

यजि॑ष्ठं॒ मानु॑षे॒ जने॑ ॥ ५-१४-२॥

tama̭dhva̱reṣvī̭ḻate de̱vaṃ martā̱ ama̭rtyam |

yaji̭ṣṭha̱ṃ mānṷṣe̱ janḙ || 5-14-2||

2 At high solemnities mortal men glorify him the Immortal, best
At sacrifice among mankind.

RV 5-14-3

तं हि शश्व॑न्त॒ ईळ॑ते स्रु॒चा दे॒वं घृ॑त॒श्चुता॑ ।

अ॒ग्निं ह॒व्याय॒ वोळ्ह॑वे ॥ ५-१४-३॥

taṃ hi śaśva̭nta̱ īḻa̭te sru̱cā de̱vaṃ ghṛ̭ta̱ścutā̭ |

a̱gniṃ ha̱vyāya̱ voḻha̭ve || 5-14-3||

3 That he may bear their gifts to heaven, all glorify him Agni, God,
With ladle that distilleth oil.

RV 5-14-4

अ॒ग्निर्जा॒तो अ॑रोचत॒ घ्नन्दस्यू॒ञ्ज्योति॑षा॒ तमः॑ ।

अवि॑न्द॒द्गा अ॒पः स्वः॑ ॥ ५-१४-४॥

a̱gnirjā̱to a̭rocata̱ ghnandasyū̱ñjyoti̭ṣā̱ tama̭ḥ |

avi̭nda̱dgā a̱paḥ sva̭ḥ || 5-14-4||

4 Agni shone bright when born, with light killing the Dasyus and the dark:-
He found the Kine, the Floods, the Sun.

RV 5-14-5

अ॒ग्निमी॒ळेन्यं॑ क॒विं घृ॒तपृ॑ष्ठं सपर्यत ।

वेतु॑ मे श‍ृ॒णव॒द्धव॑म् ॥ ५-१४-५॥

a̱gnimī̱ḻenya̭ṃ ka̱viṃ ghṛ̱tapṛ̭ṣṭhaṃ saparyata |

vetṷ me śa‍ṛ̱ṇava̱ddhava̭m || 5-14-5||

5 Serve Agni, God adorable, the Sage whose back is balmed with oil:-
Let him approach, and hear my call.

RV 5-14-6

अ॒ग्निं घृ॒तेन॑ वावृधुः॒ स्तोमे॑भिर्वि॒श्वच॑र्षणिम् ।

स्वा॒धीभि॑र्वच॒स्युभिः॑ ॥ ५-१४-६॥

a̱gniṃ ghṛ̱tena̭ vāvṛdhu̱ḥ stomḙbhirvi̱śvaca̭rṣaṇim |

svā̱dhībhi̭rvaca̱syubhi̭ḥ || 5-14-6||

6 They have exalted Agni, God of all mankind, with oil and hymns
Of praise, devout and eloquent.

Sukta: 15/87 (5)

RV 5-15-1

प्र वे॒धसे॑ क॒वये॒ वेद्या॑य॒ गिरं॑ भरे य॒शसे॑ पू॒र्व्याय॑ ।

घृ॒तप्र॑सत्तो॒ असु॑रः सु॒शेवो॑ रा॒यो ध॒र्ता ध॒रुणो॒ वस्वो॑ अ॒ग्निः ॥ ५-१५-१॥

pra ve̱dhasḙ ka̱vaye̱ vedyā̭ya̱ gira̭ṃ bhare ya̱śasḙ pū̱rvyāya̭ |

ghṛ̱tapra̭satto̱ asṷraḥ su̱śevo̭ rā̱yo dha̱rtā dha̱ruṇo̱ vasvo̭ a̱gniḥ || 5-15-1||

1. To him, the far-renowned, the wise Ordainer, ancient and glorious, a song I offer.
Enthroned in oil, the Asura, bliss-giver, is Agni, firm support of noble, riches.

RV 5-15-2

ऋ॒तेन॑ ऋ॒तं ध॒रुणं॑ धारयन्त य॒ज्ञस्य॑ शा॒के प॑र॒मे व्यो॑मन् ।

दि॒वो धर्म॑न्ध॒रुणे॑ से॒दुषो॒ नॄञ्जा॒तैरजा॑ताँ अ॒भि ये न॑न॒क्षुः ॥ ५-१५-२॥

ṛ̱tena̭ ṛ̱taṃ dha̱ruṇa̭ṃ dhārayanta ya̱jñasya̭ śā̱ke pa̭ra̱me vyo̭man |

di̱vo dharma̭ndha̱ruṇḙ se̱duṣo̱ nṝñjā̱tairajā̭tā~ a̱bhi ye na̭na̱kṣuḥ || 5-15-2||

2 By holy Law they kept supporting Order, by help of sacrifice, in loftiest heaven,—
They who attained with born men to the unborn, men seated on that stay, heaven's firm sustainer.

RV 5-15-3

अ॒ङ्हो॒युव॑स्त॒न्व॑स्तन्वते॒ वि वयो॑ म॒हद्दु॒ष्टरं॑ पू॒र्व्याय॑ ।

स सं॒वतो॒ नव॑जातस्तुतुर्यात्सि॒ङ्हं न क्रु॒द्धम॒भितः॒ परि॑ ष्ठुः ॥ ५-१५-३॥

a̱ṅho̱yuva̭sta̱nva̭stanvate̱ vi vayo̭ ma̱haddu̱ṣṭara̭ṃ pū̱rvyāya̭ |

sa sa̱ṃvato̱ nava̭jātastuturyātsi̱ṅhaṃ na kru̱ddhama̱bhita̱ḥ pari̭ ṣṭhuḥ || 5-15-3||

3 Averting woe, they labour hard to bring him, the ancient, plenteous food as power resistless.
May he, born newly, conquer his assailants:- round him they stand as round an angry lion.

RV 5-15-4

मा॒तेव॒ यद्भर॑से पप्रथा॒नो जनं॑जनं॒ धाय॑से॒ चक्ष॑से च ।

वयो॑वयो जरसे॒ यद्दधा॑नः॒ परि॒ त्मना॒ विषु॑रूपो जिगासि ॥ ५-१५-४॥

mā̱teva̱ yadbhara̭se paprathā̱no jana̭ṃjana̱ṃ dhāya̭se̱ cakṣa̭se ca |

vayo̭vayo jarase̱ yaddadhā̭na̱ḥ pari̱ tmanā̱ viṣṷrūpo jigāsi || 5-15-4||

4 When, like a mother, spreading forth to nourish, to cherish and regard each man that liveth,—
Consuming all the strength that thou hast gotten, thou wanderest round, thyself, in varied fashion.

RV 5-15-5

वाजो॒ नु ते॒ शव॑सस्पा॒त्वन्त॑मु॒रुं दोघं॑ ध॒रुणं॑ देव रा॒यः ।

प॒दं न ता॒युर्गुहा॒ दधा॑नो म॒हो रा॒ये चि॒तय॒न्नत्रि॑मस्पः ॥ ५-१५-५॥

vājo̱ nu te̱ śava̭saspā̱tvanta̭mu̱ruṃ dogha̭ṃ dha̱ruṇa̭ṃ deva rā̱yaḥ |

pa̱daṃ na tā̱yurguhā̱ dadhā̭no ma̱ho rā̱ye ci̱taya̱nnatri̭maspaḥ || 5-15-5||

5 May strength preserve the compass of thy vigour, God! that broad stream of thine that beareth riches.
Thou, like a thief who keeps his refuge secret, hast holpen Atri to great wealth, by teaching.

Sukta: 16/87 (5)

RV 5-16-1

बृ॒हद्वयो॒ हि भा॒नवेऽर्चा॑ दे॒वाया॒ग्नये॑ ।

यं मि॒त्रं न प्रश॑स्तिभि॒र्मर्ता॑सो दधि॒रे पु॒रः ॥ ५-१६-१॥

bṛ̱hadvayo̱ hi bhā̱nave'rcā̭ de̱vāyā̱gnayḙ |

yaṃ mi̱traṃ na praśa̭stibhi̱rmartā̭so dadhi̱re pu̱raḥ || 5-16-1||

1. GREAT power is in the beam of light, sing praise to, Agni, to the God
Whom men have set in foremost place like Mitra with their eulogies.

RV 5-16-2

स हि द्युभि॒र्जना॑नां॒ होता॒ दक्ष॑स्य बा॒ह्वोः ।

वि ह॒व्यम॒ग्निरा॑नु॒षग्भगो॒ न वार॑मृण्वति ॥ ५-१६-२॥

sa hi dyubhi̱rjanā̭nā̱ṃ hotā̱ dakṣa̭sya bā̱hvoḥ |

vi ha̱vyama̱gnirā̭nu̱ṣagbhago̱ na vāra̭mṛṇvati || 5-16-2||

2 He by the splendour of his arms is Priest of every able man.
Agni conveys oblation straight, and deals, as Bhaga deals, his boons.

RV 5-16-3

अ॒स्य स्तोमे॑ म॒घोनः॑ स॒ख्ये वृ॒द्धशो॑चिषः ।

विश्वा॒ यस्मि॑न्तुवि॒ष्वणि॒ सम॒र्ये शुष्म॑माद॒धुः ॥ ५-१६-३॥

a̱sya stomḙ ma̱ghona̭ḥ sa̱khye vṛ̱ddhaśo̭ciṣaḥ |

viśvā̱ yasmi̭ntuvi̱ṣvaṇi̱ sama̱rye śuṣma̭māda̱dhuḥ || 5-16-3||

3 All rests upon the laud and love of him the rich, high-flaming God,
On whom, loud-roaring, men have laid great strength as on a faithful friend.

RV 5-16-4

अधा॒ ह्य॑ग्न एषां सु॒वीर्य॑स्य मं॒हना॑ ।

तमिद्य॒ह्वं न रोद॑सी॒ परि॒ श्रवो॑ बभूवतुः ॥ ५-१६-४॥

adhā̱ hya̭gna eṣāṃ su̱vīrya̭sya ma̱ṃhanā̭ |

tamidya̱hvaṃ na roda̭sī̱ pari̱ śravo̭ babhūvatuḥ || 5-16-4||

4 So, Agni, be the Friend of these with liberal gift of hero strength.
Yea, Heaven and Earth have not surpassed this Youthful One in glorious fame.

RV 5-16-5

नू न॒ एहि॒ वार्य॒मग्ने॑ गृणा॒न आ भ॑र ।

ये व॒यं ये च॑ सू॒रयः॑ स्व॒स्ति धाम॑हे॒ सचो॒तैधि॑ पृ॒त्सु नो॑ वृ॒धे ॥ ५-१६-५॥

nū na̱ ehi̱ vārya̱magnḙ gṛṇā̱na ā bha̭ra |

ye va̱yaṃ ye ca̭ sū̱raya̭ḥ sva̱sti dhāma̭he̱ saco̱taidhi̭ pṛ̱tsu no̭ vṛ̱dhe || 5-16-5||

5 O Agni, quickly come to us, and, glorified, bring precious wealth.
So we and these our princes will assemble for the good of all. Be near in fight to prosper us.

Sukta: 17/87 (5)

RV 5-17-1

आ य॒ज्ञैर्दे॑व॒ मर्त्य॑ इ॒त्था तव्यां॑समू॒तये॑ ।

अ॒ग्निं कृ॒ते स्व॑ध्व॒रे पू॒रुरी॑ळी॒ताव॑से ॥ ५-१७-१॥

ā ya̱jñairdḙva̱ martya̭ i̱tthā tavyā̭ṃsamū̱tayḙ |

a̱gniṃ kṛ̱te sva̭dhva̱re pū̱rurī̭ḻī̱tāva̭se || 5-17-1||

1. GOD, may a mortal call the Strong hither, with solemn rites, to aid,
A man call Agni to protect when sacrifice is well prepared.

RV 5-17-2

अस्य॒ हि स्वय॑शस्तर आ॒सा वि॑धर्म॒न्मन्य॑से ।

तं नाकं॑ चि॒त्रशो॑चिषं म॒न्द्रं प॒रो म॑नी॒षया॑ ॥ ५-१७-२॥

asya̱ hi svaya̭śastara ā̱sā vi̭dharma̱nmanya̭se |

taṃ nāka̭ṃ ci̱traśo̭ciṣaṃ ma̱ndraṃ pa̱ro ma̭nī̱ṣayā̭ || 5-17-2||

2 Near him thou seemest mightier still in native glory, set to hold
Apart yon flame-hued vault of heaven, lovely beyond the thought of man.

RV 5-17-3

अ॒स्य वासा उ॑ अ॒र्चिषा॒ य आयु॑क्त तु॒जा गि॒रा ।

दि॒वो न यस्य॒ रेत॑सा बृ॒हच्छोच॑न्त्य॒र्चयः॑ ॥ ५-१७-३॥

a̱sya vāsā ṷ a̱rciṣā̱ ya āyṷkta tu̱jā gi̱rā |

di̱vo na yasya̱ reta̭sā bṛ̱hacchoca̭ntya̱rcaya̭ḥ || 5-17-3||

3 Yea, this is by the light of him whom powerful song hath bound to act,
Whose beams of splendour flash on high as though they sprang from heavenly seed.

RV 5-17-4

अ॒स्य क्रत्वा॒ विचे॑तसो द॒स्मस्य॒ वसु॒ रथ॒ आ ।

अधा॒ विश्वा॑सु॒ हव्यो॒ऽग्निर्वि॒क्षु प्र श॑स्यते ॥ ५-१७-४॥

a̱sya kratvā̱ vicḙtaso da̱smasya̱ vasu̱ ratha̱ ā |

adhā̱ viśvā̭su̱ havyo̱'gnirvi̱kṣu pra śa̭syate || 5-17-4||

4 Wealth loads the Wonder-Worker's car through his, the very wise One's power.
Then, meet to be invoked among all tribes, is Agni glorified.

RV 5-17-5

नू न॒ इद्धि वार्य॑मा॒सा स॑चन्त सू॒रयः॑ ।

ऊर्जो॑ नपाद॒भिष्ट॑ये पा॒हि श॒ग्धि स्व॒स्तय॑ उ॒तैधि॑ पृ॒त्सु नो॑ वृ॒धे ॥ ५-१७-५॥

nū na̱ iddhi vārya̭mā̱sā sa̭canta sū̱raya̭ḥ |

ūrjo̭ napāda̱bhiṣṭa̭ye pā̱hi śa̱gdhi sva̱staya̭ u̱taidhi̭ pṛ̱tsu no̭ vṛ̱dhe || 5-17-5||

5 Now, too, the princes shall obtain excellent riches by our lips.
Protect us for our welfare:- lend thy succour, O thou Son of Strength. Be near in fight to prosper us.

Sukta: 18/87 (5)

RV 5-18-1

प्रा॒तर॒ग्निः पु॑रुप्रि॒यो वि॒शः स्त॑वे॒ताति॑थिः ।

विश्वा॑नि॒ यो अम॑र्त्यो ह॒व्या मर्ते॑षु॒ रण्य॑ति ॥ ५-१८-१॥

prā̱tara̱gniḥ pṷrupri̱yo vi̱śaḥ sta̭ve̱tāti̭thiḥ |

viśvā̭ni̱ yo ama̭rtyo ha̱vyā martḙṣu̱ raṇya̭ti || 5-18-1||

1. AT dawn let Agni, much-beloved guest of the house, be glorified;
Immortal who delights in all oblations brought by mortal men.

RV 5-18-2

द्वि॒ताय॑ मृ॒क्तवा॑हसे॒ स्वस्य॒ दक्ष॑स्य मं॒हना॑ ।

इन्दुं॒ स ध॑त्त आनु॒षक्स्तो॒ता चि॑त्ते अमर्त्य ॥ ५-१८-२॥

dvi̱tāya̭ mṛ̱ktavā̭hase̱ svasya̱ dakṣa̭sya ma̱ṃhanā̭ |

indu̱ṃ sa dha̭tta ānu̱ṣaksto̱tā ci̭tte amartya || 5-18-2||

2 For Dvita who receives through wealth of native strength maimed offerings,
Thy praiser even gains at once the Soma-drops, Immortal Gods!

RV 5-18-3

तं वो॑ दी॒र्घायु॑शोचिषं गि॒रा हु॑वे म॒घोना॑म् ।

अरि॑ष्टो॒ येषां॒ रथो॒ व्य॑श्वदाव॒न्नीय॑ते ॥ ५-१८-३॥

taṃ vo̭ dī̱rghāyṷśociṣaṃ gi̱rā hṷve ma̱ghonā̭m |

ari̭ṣṭo̱ yeṣā̱ṃ ratho̱ vya̭śvadāva̱nnīya̭te || 5-18-3||

3 Nobles, with song I call that car of yours that shines with lengthened life,
For, God who givest steeds! that car hither and thither goes unharmed.

RV 5-18-4

चि॒त्रा वा॒ येषु॒ दीधि॑तिरा॒सन्नु॒क्था पान्ति॒ ये ।

स्ती॒र्णं ब॒र्हिः स्व॑र्णरे॒ श्रवां॑सि दधिरे॒ परि॑ ॥ ५-१८-४॥

ci̱trā vā̱ yeṣu̱ dīdhi̭tirā̱sannu̱kthā pānti̱ ye |

stī̱rṇaṃ ba̱rhiḥ sva̭rṇare̱ śravā̭ṃsi dadhire̱ pari̭ || 5-18-4||

4 They who have varied ways of thought, who guard the lauds within their lips,
And strew the grass before the light, have decked themselves with high renown.

RV 5-18-5

ये मे॑ पञ्चा॒शतं॑ द॒दुरश्वा॑नां स॒धस्तु॑ति ।

द्यु॒मद॑ग्ने॒ महि॒ श्रवो॑ बृ॒हत्कृ॑धि म॒घोनां॑ नृ॒वद॑मृत नृ॒णाम् ॥ ५-१८-५॥

ye mḙ pañcā̱śata̭ṃ da̱duraśvā̭nāṃ sa̱dhastṷti |

dyu̱mada̭gne̱ mahi̱ śravo̭ bṛ̱hatkṛ̭dhi ma̱ghonā̭ṃ nṛ̱vada̭mṛta nṛ̱ṇām || 5-18-5||

5 Immortal Agni, give the chiefs, heroes who institute the rite,
Heroes’ illustrious, lofty fame, who at the synod met for praise presented me with fifty steeds.

Sukta: 19/87 (5)

RV 5-19-1

अ॒भ्य॑व॒स्थाः प्र जा॑यन्ते॒ प्र व॒व्रेर्व॒व्रिश्चि॑केत ।

उ॒पस्थे॑ मा॒तुर्वि च॑ष्टे ॥ ५-१९-१॥

a̱bhya̭va̱sthāḥ pra jā̭yante̱ pra va̱vrerva̱vriści̭keta |

u̱pasthḙ mā̱turvi ca̭ṣṭe || 5-19-1||

1. ONE state begets another state:- husk is made visible from husk:-
Within his Mother's side he speaks.

RV 5-19-2

जु॒हु॒रे वि चि॒तय॒न्तोऽनि॑मिषं नृ॒म्णं पा॑न्ति ।

आ दृ॒ळ्हां पुरं॑ विविशुः ॥ ५-१९-२॥

ju̱hu̱re vi ci̱taya̱nto'ni̭miṣaṃ nṛ̱mṇaṃ pā̭nti |

ā dṛ̱ḻhāṃ pura̭ṃ viviśuḥ || 5-19-2||

2 Discerning, have they offered gifts:- they guard the strength that never wastes.
To a strong fort have they pressed in.

RV 5-19-3

आ श्वै॑त्रे॒यस्य॑ ज॒न्तवो॑ द्यु॒मद्व॑र्धन्त कृ॒ष्टयः॑ ।

नि॒ष्कग्री॑वो बृ॒हदु॑क्थ ए॒ना मध्वा॒ न वा॑ज॒युः ॥ ५-१९-३॥

ā śvai̭tre̱yasya̭ ja̱ntavo̭ dyu̱madva̭rdhanta kṛ̱ṣṭaya̭ḥ |

ni̱ṣkagrī̭vo bṛ̱hadṷktha e̱nā madhvā̱ na vā̭ja̱yuḥ || 5-19-3||

3 Śvaitreya's people, all his men, have gloriously increased in might.
A gold chain Bṛhaduktha wears, as, through this Soma, seeking spoil.

RV 5-19-4

प्रि॒यं दु॒ग्धं न काम्य॒मजा॑मि जा॒म्योः सचा॑ ।

घ॒र्मो न वाज॑जठ॒रोऽद॑ब्धः॒ शश्व॑तो॒ दभः॑ ॥ ५-१९-४॥

pri̱yaṃ du̱gdhaṃ na kāmya̱majā̭mi jā̱myoḥ sacā̭ |

gha̱rmo na vāja̭jaṭha̱ro'da̭bdha̱ḥ śaśva̭to̱ dabha̭ḥ || 5-19-4||

4 I bring, as ’twere, the longed-for milk, the dear milk of the Sister-Pair.
Like to a caldron filled with food is he, unconquered, conquering all.

RV 5-19-5

क्रीळ॑न्नो रश्म॒ आ भु॑वः॒ सं भस्म॑ना वा॒युना॒ वेवि॑दानः ।

ता अ॑स्य सन्धृ॒षजो॒ न ति॒ग्माः सुसं॑शिता व॒क्ष्यो॑ वक्षणे॒स्थाः ॥ ५-१९-५॥

krīḻa̭nno raśma̱ ā bhṷva̱ḥ saṃ bhasma̭nā vā̱yunā̱ vevi̭dānaḥ |

tā a̭sya sandhṛ̱ṣajo̱ na ti̱gmāḥ susa̭ṃśitā va̱kṣyo̭ vakṣaṇe̱sthāḥ || 5-19-5||

5 Beam of light, come to us in sportive fashion, finding thyself close to the wind that fans thee.
These flames of his are wasting flames, like arrows keen-pointed, sharpened, on his breast.

Sukta: 20/87 (4)

RV 5-20-1

यम॑ग्ने वाजसातम॒ त्वं चि॒न्मन्य॑से र॒यिम् ।

तं नो॑ गी॒र्भिः श्र॒वाय्यं॑ देव॒त्रा प॑नया॒ युज॑म् ॥ ५-२०-१॥

yama̭gne vājasātama̱ tvaṃ ci̱nmanya̭se ra̱yim |

taṃ no̭ gī̱rbhiḥ śra̱vāyya̭ṃ deva̱trā pa̭nayā̱ yuja̭m || 5-20-1||

1. AGNI, best winner of the spoil, cause us to praise before the Gods
As our associate meet for lauds, wealth which thou verily deemest wealth.

RV 5-20-2

ये अ॑ग्ने॒ नेरय॑न्ति ते वृ॒द्धा उ॒ग्रस्य॒ शव॑सः ।

अप॒ द्वेषो॒ अप॒ ह्वरो॒ऽन्यव्र॑तस्य सश्चिरे ॥ ५-२०-२॥

ye a̭gne̱ neraya̭nti te vṛ̱ddhā u̱grasya̱ śava̭saḥ |

apa̱ dveṣo̱ apa̱ hvaro̱'nyavra̭tasya saścire || 5-20-2||

2 Agni, the great who ward not off the anger of thy power and might
Stir up the wrath and hatred due to one who holds an alien creed.

RV 5-20-3

होता॑रं त्वा वृणीम॒हेऽग्ने॒ दक्ष॑स्य॒ साध॑नम् ।

य॒ज्ञेषु॑ पू॒र्व्यं गि॒रा प्रय॑स्वन्तो हवामहे ॥ ५-२०-३॥

hotā̭raṃ tvā vṛṇīma̱he'gne̱ dakṣa̭sya̱ sādha̭nam |

ya̱jñeṣṷ pū̱rvyaṃ gi̱rā praya̭svanto havāmahe || 5-20-3||

3 Thee, Agni, would we choose as Priest, the perfecter of strength and skill;
We who bring sacred food invoke with song thee Chief at holy rites.

RV 5-20-4

इ॒त्था यथा॑ त ऊ॒तये॒ सह॑सावन्दि॒वेदि॑वे ।

रा॒य ऋ॒ताय॑ सुक्रतो॒ गोभिः॑ ष्याम सध॒मादो॑ वी॒रैः स्या॑म सध॒मादः॑ ॥ ५-२०-४॥

i̱tthā yathā̭ ta ū̱taye̱ saha̭sāvandi̱vedi̭ve |

rā̱ya ṛ̱tāya̭ sukrato̱ gobhi̭ḥ ṣyāma sadha̱mādo̭ vī̱raiḥ syā̭ma sadha̱māda̭ḥ || 5-20-4||

4 Here as is needful for thine aid we toil, O Conqueror, day by day,
For wealth, for Law. May we rejoice, Most Wise One! at the feast, with kine, rejoice, with heroes, at the feast.

Sukta: 21/87 (4)

RV 5-21-1

म॒नु॒ष्वत्त्वा॒ नि धी॑महि मनु॒ष्वत्समि॑धीमहि ।

अग्ने॑ मनु॒ष्वद॑ङ्गिरो दे॒वान्दे॑वय॒ते य॑ज ॥ ५-२१-१॥

ma̱nu̱ṣvattvā̱ ni dhī̭mahi manu̱ṣvatsami̭dhīmahi |

agnḙ manu̱ṣvada̭ṅgiro de̱vāndḙvaya̱te ya̭ja || 5-21-1||

1. WE stablish thee as Manus used, as Manus used we kindle thee.
Like Manus, for the pious man , Aṅgiras, Agni, worship Gods.

RV 5-21-2

त्वं हि मानु॑षे॒ जनेऽग्ने॒ सुप्री॑त इ॒ध्यसे॑ ।

स्रुच॑स्त्वा यन्त्यानु॒षक्सुजा॑त॒ सर्पि॑रासुते ॥ ५-२१-२॥

tvaṃ hi mānṷṣe̱ jane'gne̱ suprī̭ta i̱dhyasḙ |

sruca̭stvā yantyānu̱ṣaksujā̭ta̱ sarpi̭rāsute || 5-21-2||

2 For well, O Agni, art thou pleased when thou art kindled mid mankind.
Straight go the ladles unto thee, thou highborn God whose food is oil.

RV 5-21-3

त्वां विश्वे॑ स॒जोष॑सो दे॒वासो॑ दू॒तम॑क्रत ।

स॒प॒र्यन्त॑स्त्वा कवे य॒ज्ञेषु॑ दे॒वमी॑ळते ॥ ५-२१-३॥

tvāṃ viśvḙ sa̱joṣa̭so de̱vāso̭ dū̱tama̭krata |

sa̱pa̱ryanta̭stvā kave ya̱jñeṣṷ de̱vamī̭ḻate || 5-21-3||

3 Thee have all Gods of one accord established as their messenger.
Serving at sacrifices men adore thee as a God, O Sage.

RV 5-21-4

दे॒वं वो॑ देवय॒ज्यया॒ग्निमी॑ळीत॒ मर्त्यः॑ ।

समि॑द्धः शुक्र दीदिह्यृ॒तस्य॒ योनि॒मास॑दः स॒सस्य॒ योनि॒मास॑दः ॥ ५-२१-४॥

de̱vaṃ vo̭ devaya̱jyayā̱gnimī̭ḻīta̱ martya̭ḥ |

sami̭ddhaḥ śukra dīdihyṛ̱tasya̱ yoni̱māsa̭daḥ sa̱sasya̱ yoni̱māsa̭daḥ || 5-21-4||

4 Let mortal man adore your God, Agni, with worship due to Gods.
Shine forth enkindled, Radiant One. Sit in the chamber of the Law, sit in the chamber of the food.

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RV 5-22-1

प्र वि॑श्वसामन्नत्रि॒वदर्चा॑ पाव॒कशो॑चिषे ।

यो अ॑ध्व॒रेष्वीड्यो॒ होता॑ म॒न्द्रत॑मो वि॒शि ॥ ५-२२-१॥

pra vi̭śvasāmannatri̱vadarcā̭ pāva̱kaśo̭ciṣe |

yo a̭dhva̱reṣvīḍyo̱ hotā̭ ma̱ndrata̭mo vi̱śi || 5-22-1||

1. LIKE Atri, Viśvasāman! sing to him of purifying light,
Who must be praised in holy rites, the Priest most welcome in the house.

RV 5-22-2

न्य१॒॑ग्निं जा॒तवे॑दसं॒ दधा॑ता दे॒वमृ॒त्विज॑म् ।

प्र य॒ज्ञ ए॑त्वानु॒षग॒द्या दे॒वव्य॑चस्तमः ॥ ५-२२-२॥

nya1̱̭gniṃ jā̱tavḙdasa̱ṃ dadhā̭tā de̱vamṛ̱tvija̭m |

pra ya̱jña ḙtvānu̱ṣaga̱dyā de̱vavya̭castamaḥ || 5-22-2||

2 Set Jātavedas in his place, Agni the God and Minister.
Let sacrifice proceed to-day duly, comprising all the Gods.

RV 5-22-3

चि॒कि॒त्विन्म॑नसं त्वा दे॒वं मर्ता॑स ऊ॒तये॑ ।

वरे॑ण्यस्य॒ तेऽव॑स इया॒नासो॑ अमन्महि ॥ ५-२२-३॥

ci̱ki̱tvinma̭nasaṃ tvā de̱vaṃ martā̭sa ū̱tayḙ |

varḙṇyasya̱ te'va̭sa iyā̱nāso̭ amanmahi || 5-22-3||

3 All mortals come to thee for aid, the God of most observant mind.
Of thine excelling favour we bethink us as we long for it.

RV 5-22-4

अग्ने॑ चिकि॒द्ध्य१॒॑स्य न॑ इ॒दं वचः॑ सहस्य ।

तं त्वा॑ सुशिप्र दम्पते॒ स्तोमै॑र्वर्ध॒न्त्यत्र॑यो गी॒र्भिः शु॑म्भ॒न्त्यत्र॑यः ॥ ५-२२-४॥

agnḙ ciki̱ddhya1̱̭sya na̭ i̱daṃ vaca̭ḥ sahasya |

taṃ tvā̭ suśipra dampate̱ stomai̭rvardha̱ntyatra̭yo gī̱rbhiḥ śṷmbha̱ntyatra̭yaḥ || 5-22-4||

4 Mark with attention this our speech, O Agni, thou victorious One.
Thee, Strong-jawed! as the homestead's Lord, the Atris with their lauds exalt, the Atris beautify with songs.

Sukta: 23/87 (4)

RV 5-23-1

अग्ने॒ सह॑न्त॒मा भ॑र द्यु॒म्नस्य॑ प्रा॒सहा॑ र॒यिम् ।

विश्वा॒ यश्च॑र्ष॒णीर॒भ्या॒३॒॑सा वाजे॑षु सा॒सह॑त् ॥ ५-२३-१॥

agne̱ saha̭nta̱mā bha̭ra dyu̱mnasya̭ prā̱sahā̭ ra̱yim |

viśvā̱ yaśca̭rṣa̱ṇīra̱bhyā̱3̱̭sā vājḙṣu sā̱saha̭t || 5-23-1||

1. By thy fair splendour's mighty power, O Agni, bring victorious wealth,
Wealth that o’ercometh all mankind, and, near us, conquereth in fight.

RV 5-23-2

तम॑ग्ने पृतना॒षहं॑ र॒यिं स॑हस्व॒ आ भ॑र ।

त्वं हि स॒त्यो अद्भु॑तो दा॒ता वाज॑स्य॒ गोम॑तः ॥ ५-२३-२॥

tama̭gne pṛtanā̱ṣaha̭ṃ ra̱yiṃ sa̭hasva̱ ā bha̭ra |

tvaṃ hi sa̱tyo adbhṷto dā̱tā vāja̭sya̱ goma̭taḥ || 5-23-2||

2 Victorious Agni, bring to us the wealth that vanquisheth in war;
For thou art wonderful and true, giver of strength in herds of kine.

RV 5-23-3

विश्वे॒ हि त्वा॑ स॒जोष॑सो॒ जना॑सो वृ॒क्तब॑र्हिषः ।

होता॑रं॒ सद्म॑सु प्रि॒यं व्यन्ति॒ वार्या॑ पु॒रु ॥ ५-२३-३॥

viśve̱ hi tvā̭ sa̱joṣa̭so̱ janā̭so vṛ̱ktaba̭rhiṣaḥ |

hotā̭ra̱ṃ sadma̭su pri̱yaṃ vyanti̱ vāryā̭ pu̱ru || 5-23-3||

3 For all the folk with one accord, whose sacred grass is trimmed and strewn,
Invite thee to their worship-halls, as a dear Priest, for choicest wealth.

RV 5-23-4

स हि ष्मा॑ वि॒श्वच॑र्षणिर॒भिमा॑ति॒ सहो॑ द॒धे ।

अग्न॑ ए॒षु क्षये॒ष्वा रे॒वन्नः॑ शुक्र दीदिहि द्यु॒मत्पा॑वक दीदिहि ॥ ५-२३-४॥

sa hi ṣmā̭ vi̱śvaca̭rṣaṇira̱bhimā̭ti̱ saho̭ da̱dhe |

agna̭ e̱ṣu kṣaye̱ṣvā re̱vanna̭ḥ śukra dīdihi dyu̱matpā̭vaka dīdihi || 5-23-4||

4 For he, the God of all men, hath gotten him might that quelleth foes.
O Agni, in these homes shine forth, bright God! for our prosperity, shine, Purifier! splendidly.

Sukta: 24/87 (4)

RV 5-24-1

अग्ने॒ त्वं नो॒ अन्त॑म उ॒त त्रा॒ता शि॒वो भ॑वा वरू॒थ्यः॑ ॥ ५-२४-१॥

agne̱ tvaṃ no̱ anta̭ma u̱ta trā̱tā śi̱vo bha̭vā varū̱thya̭ḥ || 5-24-1||

1. O AGNI, be our nearest Friend, be thou a kind deliverer and a gracious Friend.

RV 5-24-2

वसु॑र॒ग्निर्वसु॑श्रवा॒ अच्छा॑ नक्षि द्यु॒मत्त॑मं र॒यिं दाः॑ ॥ ५-२४-२॥

vasṷra̱gnirvasṷśravā̱ acchā̭ nakṣi dyu̱matta̭maṃ ra̱yiṃ dā̭ḥ || 5-24-2||

2 Excellent Agni, come thou nigh to us, and give us wealth most splendidly renowned.

RV 5-24-3

स नो॑ बोधि श्रु॒धी हव॑मुरु॒ष्या णो॑ अघाय॒तः स॑मस्मात् ॥ ५-२४-३॥

sa no̭ bodhi śru̱dhī hava̭muru̱ṣyā ṇo̭ aghāya̱taḥ sa̭masmāt || 5-24-3||

3 So hear us, listen to this call of ours, and keep us far from every sinful man.

RV 5-24-4

तं त्वा॑ शोचिष्ठ दीदिवः सु॒म्नाय॑ नू॒नमी॑महे॒ सखि॑भ्यः ॥ ५-२४-४॥

taṃ tvā̭ śociṣṭha dīdivaḥ su̱mnāya̭ nū̱namī̭mahe̱ sakhi̭bhyaḥ || 5-24-4||

4 To thee then, O Most Bright, O Radiant God, we come with prayer for happiness for our friends.

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RV 5-25-1

अच्छा॑ वो अ॒ग्निमव॑से दे॒वं गा॑सि॒ स नो॒ वसुः॑ ।

रास॑त्पु॒त्र ऋ॑षू॒णामृ॒तावा॑ पर्षति द्वि॒षः ॥ ५-२५-१॥

acchā̭ vo a̱gnimava̭se de̱vaṃ gā̭si̱ sa no̱ vasṷḥ |

rāsa̭tpu̱tra ṛ̭ṣū̱ṇāmṛ̱tāvā̭ parṣati dvi̱ṣaḥ || 5-25-1||

1. I WILL sing near, for grace, your God Agni, for he is good to us.
Son of the Brands, may he give gifts, and, righteous, save us from the foe.

RV 5-25-2

स हि स॒त्यो यं पूर्वे॑ चिद्दे॒वास॑श्चि॒द्यमी॑धि॒रे ।

होता॑रं म॒न्द्रजि॑ह्व॒मित्सु॑दी॒तिभि॑र्वि॒भाव॑सुम् ॥ ५-२५-२॥

sa hi sa̱tyo yaṃ pūrvḙ cidde̱vāsa̭ści̱dyamī̭dhi̱re |

hotā̭raṃ ma̱ndraji̭hva̱mitsṷdī̱tibhi̭rvi̱bhāva̭sum || 5-25-2||

2 For he is true, whom men of old enkindled, and the Gods themselves,
The Priest with the delicious tongue, rich with the light of glorious beams.

RV 5-25-3

स नो॑ धी॒ती वरि॑ष्ठया॒ श्रेष्ठ॑या च सुम॒त्या ।

अग्ने॑ रा॒यो दि॑दीहि नः सुवृ॒क्तिभि॑र्वरेण्य ॥ ५-२५-३॥

sa no̭ dhī̱tī vari̭ṣṭhayā̱ śreṣṭha̭yā ca suma̱tyā |

agnḙ rā̱yo di̭dīhi naḥ suvṛ̱ktibhi̭rvareṇya || 5-25-3||

3 With wisdom that surpasseth all, with gracious will most excellent,
O Agni, worthy of our choice, shine wealth on us through hymns of praise.

RV 5-25-4

अ॒ग्निर्दे॒वेषु॑ राजत्य॒ग्निर्मर्ते॑ष्वावि॒शन् ।

अ॒ग्निर्नो॑ हव्य॒वाह॑नो॒ऽग्निं धी॒भिः स॑पर्यत ॥ ५-२५-४॥

a̱gnirde̱veṣṷ rājatya̱gnirmartḙṣvāvi̱śan |

a̱gnirno̭ havya̱vāha̭no̱'gniṃ dhī̱bhiḥ sa̭paryata || 5-25-4||

4 Agni is King, for he extends to mortals and to Gods alike.
Agni is bearer of our gifts. Worship ye Agni with your thoughts.

RV 5-25-5

अ॒ग्निस्तु॒विश्र॑वस्तमं तु॒विब्र॑ह्माणमुत्त॒मम् ।

अ॒तूर्तं॑ श्राव॒यत्प॑तिं पु॒त्रं द॑दाति दा॒शुषे॑ ॥ ५-२५-५॥

a̱gnistu̱viśra̭vastamaṃ tu̱vibra̭hmāṇamutta̱mam |

a̱tūrta̭ṃ śrāva̱yatpa̭tiṃ pu̱traṃ da̭dāti dā̱śuṣḙ || 5-25-5||

5 Agni gives to the worshipper a son, the best, of mightiest fame,
Of deep devotion, ne’er subdued, bringer of glory to his sire.

RV 5-25-6

अ॒ग्निर्द॑दाति॒ सत्प॑तिं सा॒साह॒ यो यु॒धा नृभिः॑ ।

अ॒ग्निरत्यं॑ रघु॒ष्यदं॒ जेता॑र॒मप॑राजितम् ॥ ५-२५-६॥

a̱gnirda̭dāti̱ satpa̭tiṃ sā̱sāha̱ yo yu̱dhā nṛbhi̭ḥ |

a̱gniratya̭ṃ raghu̱ṣyada̱ṃ jetā̭ra̱mapa̭rājitam || 5-25-6||

6 Agni bestows the hero-lord who conquers with the men in fight.
Agni bestows the fleet-foot steed, the victor never overcome.

RV 5-25-7

यद्वाहि॑ष्ठं॒ तद॒ग्नये॑ बृ॒हद॑र्च विभावसो ।

महि॑षीव॒ त्वद्र॒यिस्त्वद्वाजा॒ उदी॑रते ॥ ५-२५-७॥

yadvāhi̭ṣṭha̱ṃ tada̱gnayḙ bṛ̱hada̭rca vibhāvaso |

mahi̭ṣīva̱ tvadra̱yistvadvājā̱ udī̭rate || 5-25-7||

7 The mightiest song is Agni's:- shine on high, thou who art rich in light.
Like the Chief Consort of a King, riches and strength proceed from thee.

RV 5-25-8

तव॑ द्यु॒मन्तो॑ अ॒र्चयो॒ ग्रावे॑वोच्यते बृ॒हत् ।

उ॒तो ते॑ तन्य॒तुर्य॑था स्वा॒नो अ॑र्त॒ त्मना॑ दि॒वः ॥ ५-२५-८॥

tava̭ dyu̱manto̭ a̱rcayo̱ grāvḙvocyate bṛ̱hat |

u̱to tḙ tanya̱turya̭thā svā̱no a̭rta̱ tmanā̭ di̱vaḥ || 5-25-8||

8 Resplendent are thy rays of light:- loud is thy voice like pressing-stones.
Yea, of itself thy thunder goes forth like the roaring of the heaven.

RV 5-25-9

ए॒वाँ अ॒ग्निं व॑सू॒यवः॑ सहसा॒नं व॑वन्दिम ।

स नो॒ विश्वा॒ अति॒ द्विषः॒ पर्ष॑न्ना॒वेव॑ सु॒क्रतुः॑ ॥ ५-२५-९॥

e̱vā~ a̱gniṃ va̭sū̱yava̭ḥ sahasā̱naṃ va̭vandima |

sa no̱ viśvā̱ ati̱ dviṣa̱ḥ parṣa̭nnā̱veva̭ su̱kratṷḥ || 5-25-9||

9 Thus, seeking riches, have we paid homage to Agni Conqueror.
May he, most wise, as with a ship, carry us over all our foes.

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RV 5-26-1

अग्ने॑ पावक रो॒चिषा॑ म॒न्द्रया॑ देव जि॒ह्वया॑ ।

आ दे॒वान्व॑क्षि॒ यक्षि॑ च ॥ ५-२६-१॥

agnḙ pāvaka ro̱ciṣā̭ ma̱ndrayā̭ deva ji̱hvayā̭ |

ā de̱vānva̭kṣi̱ yakṣi̭ ca || 5-26-1||

1. O AGNI, Holy and Divine, with splendour and thy pleasant tongue
Bring hither and adore the Gods.

RV 5-26-2

तं त्वा॑ घृतस्नवीमहे॒ चित्र॑भानो स्व॒र्दृश॑म् ।

दे॒वाँ आ वी॒तये॑ वह ॥ ५-२६-२॥

taṃ tvā̭ ghṛtasnavīmahe̱ citra̭bhāno sva̱rdṛśa̭m |

de̱vā~ ā vī̱tayḙ vaha || 5-26-2||

2 We pray thee, thou who droppest oil, bright-rayed! who lookest on the Sun,
Bring the Gods hither to the feast.

RV 5-26-3

वी॒तिहो॑त्रं त्वा कवे द्यु॒मन्तं॒ समि॑धीमहि ।

अग्ने॑ बृ॒हन्त॑मध्व॒रे ॥ ५-२६-३॥

vī̱tiho̭traṃ tvā kave dyu̱manta̱ṃ sami̭dhīmahi |

agnḙ bṛ̱hanta̭madhva̱re || 5-26-3||

3 We have enkindled thee, O Sage, bright caller of the Gods to feast.
O Agni, great in Sacrifice.

RV 5-26-4

अग्ने॒ विश्वे॑भि॒रा ग॑हि दे॒वेभि॑र्ह॒व्यदा॑तये ।

होता॑रं त्वा वृणीमहे ॥ ५-२६-४॥

agne̱ viśvḙbhi̱rā ga̭hi de̱vebhi̭rha̱vyadā̭taye |

hotā̭raṃ tvā vṛṇīmahe || 5-26-4||

4 O Agni, come with all the Gods, come to our sacrificial gift:-
We choose thee as Invoking Priest.

RV 5-26-5

यज॑मानाय सुन्व॒त आग्ने॑ सु॒वीर्यं॑ वह ।

दे॒वैरा स॑त्सि ब॒र्हिषि॑ ॥ ५-२६-५॥

yaja̭mānāya sunva̱ta āgnḙ su̱vīrya̭ṃ vaha |

de̱vairā sa̭tsi ba̱rhiṣi̭ || 5-26-5||

5 Bring, Agni, to the worshipper who pours the juice, heroic strength:-
Sit with the Gods upon the grass.

RV 5-26-6

स॒मि॒धा॒नः स॑हस्रजि॒दग्ने॒ धर्मा॑णि पुष्यसि ।

दे॒वानां॑ दू॒त उ॒क्थ्यः॑ ॥ ५-२६-६॥

sa̱mi̱dhā̱naḥ sa̭hasraji̱dagne̱ dharmā̭ṇi puṣyasi |

de̱vānā̭ṃ dū̱ta u̱kthya̭ḥ || 5-26-6||

6 Victor of thousands, Agni, thou, enkindled, cherishest the laws,
Laud-worthy, envoy of the Gods.

RV 5-26-7

न्य१॒॑ग्निं जा॒तवे॑दसं होत्र॒वाहं॒ यवि॑ष्ठ्यम् ।

दधा॑ता दे॒वमृ॒त्विज॑म् ॥ ५-२६-७॥

nya1̱̭gniṃ jā̱tavḙdasaṃ hotra̱vāha̱ṃ yavi̭ṣṭhyam |

dadhā̭tā de̱vamṛ̱tvija̭m || 5-26-7||

7 Set Agni Jātavedas down, the bearer of our sacred gifts,
MostYouthful, God and Minister.

RV 5-26-8

प्र य॒ज्ञ ए॑त्वानु॒षग॒द्या दे॒वव्य॑चस्तमः ।

स्तृ॒णी॒त ब॒र्हिरा॒सदे॑ ॥ ५-२६-८॥

pra ya̱jña ḙtvānu̱ṣaga̱dyā de̱vavya̭castamaḥ |

stṛ̱ṇī̱ta ba̱rhirā̱sadḙ || 5-26-8||

8 Duly proceed our sacrifice, comprising all the Gods, to-day:-
Strew holy grass to be their seat.

RV 5-26-9

एदं म॒रुतो॑ अ॒श्विना॑ मि॒त्रः सी॑दन्तु॒ वरु॑णः ।

दे॒वासः॒ सर्व॑या वि॒शा ॥ ५-२६-९॥

edaṃ ma̱ruto̭ a̱śvinā̭ mi̱traḥ sī̭dantu̱ varṷṇaḥ |

de̱vāsa̱ḥ sarva̭yā vi̱śā || 5-26-9||

9 So may the Maruts sit thereon, the Aśvins, Mitra, Varuṇa:-
The Gods with all their company.

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RV 5-27-1

अन॑स्वन्ता॒ सत्प॑तिर्मामहे मे॒ गावा॒ चेति॑ष्ठो॒ असु॑रो म॒घोनः॑ ।

त्रै॒वृ॒ष्णो अ॑ग्ने द॒शभिः॑ स॒हस्रै॒र्वैश्वा॑नर॒ त्र्य॑रुणश्चिकेत ॥ ५-२७-१॥

ana̭svantā̱ satpa̭tirmāmahe me̱ gāvā̱ ceti̭ṣṭho̱ asṷro ma̱ghona̭ḥ |

trai̱vṛ̱ṣṇo a̭gne da̱śabhi̭ḥ sa̱hasrai̱rvaiśvā̭nara̱ trya̭ruṇaściketa || 5-27-1||

1. THE Godlike hero, famousest of nobles, hath granted me two oxen with a wagon.
Trvrsan's son Tryaruna hath distinguished himself, Vaiśvānara Agni! with ten thousands.

RV 5-27-2

यो मे॑ श॒ता च॑ विंश॒तिं च॒ गोनां॒ हरी॑ च यु॒क्ता सु॒धुरा॒ ददा॑ति ।

वैश्वा॑नर॒ सुष्टु॑तो वावृधा॒नोऽग्ने॒ यच्छ॒ त्र्य॑रुणाय॒ शर्म॑ ॥ ५-२७-२॥

yo mḙ śa̱tā ca̭ viṃśa̱tiṃ ca̱ gonā̱ṃ harī̭ ca yu̱ktā su̱dhurā̱ dadā̭ti |

vaiśvā̭nara̱ suṣṭṷto vāvṛdhā̱no'gne̱ yaccha̱ trya̭ruṇāya̱ śarma̭ || 5-27-2||

2 Protect Tryaruna, as thou art waxing strong and art highly praised, Vaiśvānara Agni!
Who granteth me a hundred kine and twenty, and two bay horses, good at draught, and harnessed.

RV 5-27-3

ए॒वा ते॑ अग्ने सुम॒तिं च॑का॒नो नवि॑ष्ठाय नव॒मं त्र॒सद॑स्युः ।

यो मे॒ गिर॑स्तुविजा॒तस्य॑ पू॒र्वीर्यु॒क्तेना॒भि त्र्य॑रुणो गृ॒णाति॑ ॥ ५-२७-३॥

e̱vā tḙ agne suma̱tiṃ ca̭kā̱no navi̭ṣṭhāya nava̱maṃ tra̱sada̭syuḥ |

yo me̱ gira̭stuvijā̱tasya̭ pū̱rvīryu̱ktenā̱bhi trya̭ruṇo gṛ̱ṇāti̭ || 5-27-3||

3 So Trasadasyu served thee, God Most Youthful, craving thy favour for the ninth time, Agni;
Tryaruya who with attentive spirit accepteth many a song from me the mighty.

RV 5-27-4

यो म॒ इति॑ प्र॒वोच॒त्यश्व॑मेधाय सू॒रये॑ ।

दद॑दृ॒चा स॒निं य॒ते दद॑न्मे॒धामृ॑ताय॒ते ॥ ५-२७-४॥

yo ma̱ iti̭ pra̱voca̱tyaśva̭medhāya sū̱rayḙ |

dada̭dṛ̱cā sa̱niṃ ya̱te dada̭nme̱dhāmṛ̭tāya̱te || 5-27-4||

4 He who declares his wish to me, to Asvamedha, to the Prince,
Pays him who with his verse seeks gain, gives power to him who keeps the Law.

RV 5-27-5

यस्य॑ मा परु॒षाः श॒तमु॑द्ध॒र्षय॑न्त्यु॒क्षणः॑ ।

अश्व॑मेधस्य॒ दानाः॒ सोमा॑ इव॒ त्र्या॑शिरः ॥ ५-२७-५॥

yasya̭ mā paru̱ṣāḥ śa̱tamṷddha̱rṣaya̭ntyu̱kṣaṇa̭ḥ |

aśva̭medhasya̱ dānā̱ḥ somā̭ iva̱ tryā̭śiraḥ || 5-27-5||

5 From whom a hundred oxen, all of speckled hue, delight my heart,
The gifts of Asvamedha, like thrice-mingled draughts of Soma juice.

RV 5-27-6

इन्द्रा॑ग्नी शत॒दाव्न्यश्व॑मेधे सु॒वीर्य॑म् ।

क्ष॒त्रं धा॑रयतं बृ॒हद्दि॒वि सूर्य॑मिवा॒जर॑म् ॥ ५-२७-६॥

indrā̭gnī śata̱dāvnyaśva̭medhe su̱vīrya̭m |

kṣa̱traṃ dhā̭rayataṃ bṛ̱haddi̱vi sūrya̭mivā̱jara̭m || 5-27-6||

6 To Asvamedha who bestows a hundred gifts grant hero power,
O Indra-Agni! lofty rule like the unwasting Sun in heaven.

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RV 5-28-1

समि॑द्धो अ॒ग्निर्दि॒वि शो॒चिर॑श्रेत्प्र॒त्यङ्ङु॒षस॑मुर्वि॒या वि भा॑ति ।

एति॒ प्राची॑ वि॒श्ववा॑रा॒ नमो॑भिर्दे॒वाँ ईळा॑ना ह॒विषा॑ घृ॒ताची॑ ॥ ५-२८-१॥

sami̭ddho a̱gnirdi̱vi śo̱cira̭śretpra̱tyaṅṅu̱ṣasa̭murvi̱yā vi bhā̭ti |

eti̱ prācī̭ vi̱śvavā̭rā̱ namo̭bhirde̱vā~ īḻā̭nā ha̱viṣā̭ ghṛ̱tācī̭ || 5-28-1||

1. AGNI inflamed hath sent to heaven his lustre:- he shines forth widely turning unto Morning.
Eastward the ladle goes that brings all blessing, praising the Godswith homage and oblation.

RV 5-28-2

स॒मि॒ध्यमा॑नो अ॒मृत॑स्य राजसि ह॒विष्कृ॒ण्वन्तं॑ सचसे स्व॒स्तये॑ ।

विश्वं॒ स ध॑त्ते॒ द्रवि॑णं॒ यमिन्व॑स्याति॒थ्यम॑ग्ने॒ नि च॑ धत्त॒ इत्पु॒रः ॥ ५-२८-२॥

sa̱mi̱dhyamā̭no a̱mṛta̭sya rājasi ha̱viṣkṛ̱ṇvanta̭ṃ sacase sva̱stayḙ |

viśva̱ṃ sa dha̭tte̱ dravi̭ṇa̱ṃ yaminva̭syāti̱thyama̭gne̱ ni ca̭ dhatta̱ itpu̱raḥ || 5-28-2||

2 Enkindled, thou art King of the immortal world:- him who brings offerings thou attendest for his weal.
He whom thou urgest on makes all possessions his:- he sets before thee, Agni, gifts that guests may claim.

RV 5-28-3

अग्ने॒ शर्ध॑ मह॒ते सौभ॑गाय॒ तव॑ द्यु॒म्नान्यु॑त्त॒मानि॑ सन्तु ।

सं जा॑स्प॒त्यं सु॒यम॒मा कृ॑णुष्व शत्रूय॒ताम॒भि ति॑ष्ठा॒ महां॑सि ॥ ५-२८-३॥

agne̱ śardha̭ maha̱te saubha̭gāya̱ tava̭ dyu̱mnānyṷtta̱māni̭ santu |

saṃ jā̭spa̱tyaṃ su̱yama̱mā kṛ̭ṇuṣva śatrūya̱tāma̱bhi ti̭ṣṭhā̱ mahā̭ṃsi || 5-28-3||

3 Show thyself strong for mighty bliss, O Agni, most excellent be thine effulgent splendours.
Make easy to maintain our household lordship, and overcome the might of those who hate us.

RV 5-28-4

समि॑द्धस्य॒ प्रम॑ह॒सोऽग्ने॒ वन्दे॒ तव॒ श्रिय॑म् ।

वृ॒ष॒भो द्यु॒म्नवा॑ँ असि॒ सम॑ध्व॒रेष्वि॑ध्यसे ॥ ५-२८-४॥

sami̭ddhasya̱ prama̭ha̱so'gne̱ vande̱ tava̱ śriya̭m |

vṛ̱ṣa̱bho dyu̱mnavā̭~ asi̱ sama̭dhva̱reṣvi̭dhyase || 5-28-4||

4 Thy glory, Agni, I adore, kindled, exalted in thy strength.
A Steer of brilliant splendour, thou art lighted well at sacred rites.

RV 5-28-5

समि॑द्धो अग्न आहुत दे॒वान्य॑क्षि स्वध्वर ।

त्वं हि ह॑व्य॒वाळसि॑ ॥ ५-२८-५॥

sami̭ddho agna āhuta de̱vānya̭kṣi svadhvara |

tvaṃ hi ha̭vya̱vāḻasi̭ || 5-28-5||

5 Agni, invoked and kindled, serve the Gods, thou skilled in sacrifice:-
For thou art bearer of our gifts.

RV 5-28-6

आ जु॑होता दुव॒स्यता॒ग्निं प्र॑य॒त्य॑ध्व॒रे ।

वृ॒णी॒ध्वं ह॑व्य॒वाह॑नम् ॥ ५-२८-६॥

ā jṷhotā duva̱syatā̱gniṃ pra̭ya̱tya̭dhva̱re |

vṛ̱ṇī̱dhvaṃ ha̭vya̱vāha̭nam || 5-28-6||

6 Invoke and worship Agni while the sacrificial rite proceeds:-
For offering-bearer choose ye him.

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RV 5-29-1

त्र्य॑र्य॒मा मनु॑षो दे॒वता॑ता॒ त्री रो॑च॒ना दि॒व्या धा॑रयन्त ।

अर्च॑न्ति त्वा म॒रुतः॑ पू॒तद॑क्षा॒स्त्वमे॑षा॒मृषि॑रिन्द्रासि॒ धीरः॑ ॥ ५-२९-१॥

trya̭rya̱mā manṷṣo de̱vatā̭tā̱ trī ro̭ca̱nā di̱vyā dhā̭rayanta |

arca̭nti tvā ma̱ruta̭ḥ pū̱tada̭kṣā̱stvamḙṣā̱mṛṣi̭rindrāsi̱ dhīra̭ḥ || 5-29-1||

1. MAN'S worship of the Gods hath three great lustres, and three celestial lights have they established
The Maruts gifted with pure strength adore thee, for thou, O Indra, art their sapient Ṛṣi.

RV 5-29-2

अनु॒ यदीं॑ म॒रुतो॑ मन्दसा॒नमार्च॒न्निन्द्रं॑ पपि॒वांसं॑ सु॒तस्य॑ ।

आद॑त्त॒ वज्र॑म॒भि यदहिं॒ हन्न॒पो य॒ह्वीर॑सृज॒त्सर्त॒वा उ॑ ॥ ५-२९-२॥

anu̱ yadī̭ṃ ma̱ruto̭ mandasā̱namārca̱nnindra̭ṃ papi̱vāṃsa̭ṃ su̱tasya̭ |

āda̭tta̱ vajra̭ma̱bhi yadahi̱ṃ hanna̱po ya̱hvīra̭sṛja̱tsarta̱vā ṷ || 5-29-2||

2 What time the Maruts sang their song to Indra, joyous when he had drunk of Soma juices,
He grasped his thunderbolt to slay the Dragon, and loosed, that they might flow, the youthful Waters.

RV 5-29-3

उ॒त ब्र॑ह्माणो मरुतो मे अ॒स्येन्द्रः॒ सोम॑स्य॒ सुषु॑तस्य पेयाः ।

तद्धि ह॒व्यं मनु॑षे॒ गा अवि॑न्द॒दह॒न्नहिं॑ पपि॒वाँ इन्द्रो॑ अस्य ॥ ५-२९-३॥

u̱ta bra̭hmāṇo maruto me a̱syendra̱ḥ soma̭sya̱ suṣṷtasya peyāḥ |

taddhi ha̱vyaṃ manṷṣe̱ gā avi̭nda̱daha̱nnahi̭ṃ papi̱vā~ indro̭ asya || 5-29-3||

3 And, O ye Brahmans, Maruts, so may Indra drink draughts of this my carefully pressed Soma;
For this oblation found for man the cattle, and Indra, having quaffed it, slew the Dragon.

RV 5-29-4

आद्रोद॑सी वित॒रं वि ष्क॑भायत्संविव्या॒नश्चि॑द्भि॒यसे॑ मृ॒गं कः॑ ।

जिग॑र्ति॒मिन्द्रो॑ अप॒जर्गु॑राणः॒ प्रति॑ श्व॒सन्त॒मव॑ दान॒वं ह॑न् ॥ ५-२९-४॥

ādroda̭sī vita̱raṃ vi ṣka̭bhāyatsaṃvivyā̱naści̭dbhi̱yasḙ mṛ̱gaṃ ka̭ḥ |

jiga̭rti̱mindro̭ apa̱jargṷrāṇa̱ḥ prati̭ śva̱santa̱mava̭ dāna̱vaṃ ha̭n || 5-29-4||

4 Then heaven and earth he sundered and supported:- wrapped even in these he struck the Beast with terror.
So Indra forced the Engulfer to disgorgement, and slew the Dānava. panting against him.

RV 5-29-5

अध॒ क्रत्वा॑ मघव॒न्तुभ्यं॑ दे॒वा अनु॒ विश्वे॑ अददुः सोम॒पेय॑म् ।

यत्सूर्य॑स्य ह॒रितः॒ पत॑न्तीः पु॒रः स॒तीरुप॑रा॒ एत॑शे॒ कः ॥ ५-२९-५॥

adha̱ kratvā̭ maghava̱ntubhya̭ṃ de̱vā anu̱ viśvḙ adaduḥ soma̱peya̭m |

yatsūrya̭sya ha̱rita̱ḥ pata̭ntīḥ pu̱raḥ sa̱tīrupa̭rā̱ eta̭śe̱ kaḥ || 5-29-5||

5 Thus all the Gods, O Maghavan, delivered to thee of their free will the draught of Soma;
When thou for Etaśa didst cause to tarry the flying mares of Sūrya racing forward.

RV 5-29-6

नव॒ यद॑स्य नव॒तिं च॑ भो॒गान्सा॒कं वज्रे॑ण म॒घवा॑ विवृ॒श्चत् ।

अर्च॒न्तीन्द्रं॑ म॒रुतः॑ स॒धस्थे॒ त्रैष्टु॑भेन॒ वच॑सा बाधत॒ द्याम् ॥ ५-२९-६॥

nava̱ yada̭sya nava̱tiṃ ca̭ bho̱gānsā̱kaṃ vajrḙṇa ma̱ghavā̭ vivṛ̱ścat |

arca̱ntīndra̭ṃ ma̱ruta̭ḥ sa̱dhasthe̱ traiṣṭṷbhena̱ vaca̭sā bādhata̱ dyām || 5-29-6||

6 When Maghavan with the thunderbolt demolished his nine-and-ninety castles all together,
The Maruts, where they met, glorified Indra:- ye with the Tṛṣṭup hymn obstructed heaven.

RV 5-29-7

सखा॒ सख्ये॑ अपच॒त्तूय॑म॒ग्निर॒स्य क्रत्वा॑ महि॒षा त्री श॒तानि॑ ।

त्री सा॒कमिन्द्रो॒ मनु॑षः॒ सरां॑सि सु॒तं पि॑बद्वृत्र॒हत्या॑य॒ सोम॑म् ॥ ५-२९-७॥

sakhā̱ sakhyḙ apaca̱ttūya̭ma̱gnira̱sya kratvā̭ mahi̱ṣā trī śa̱tāni̭ |

trī sā̱kamindro̱ manṷṣa̱ḥ sarā̭ṃsi su̱taṃ pi̭badvṛtra̱hatyā̭ya̱ soma̭m || 5-29-7||

7 As friend to aid a friend, Agni dressed quickly three hundred buffaloes, even as he willed it.
And Indra, from man's gift, for Vṛtra's slaughter, drank ofr at once three lakes of pressed-out Soma.

RV 5-29-8

त्री यच्छ॒ता म॑हि॒षाणा॒मघो॒ मास्त्री सरां॑सि म॒घवा॑ सो॒म्यापाः॑ ।

का॒रं न विश्वे॑ अह्वन्त दे॒वा भर॒मिन्द्रा॑य॒ यदहिं॑ ज॒घान॑ ॥ ५-२९-८॥

trī yaccha̱tā ma̭hi̱ṣāṇā̱magho̱ māstrī sarā̭ṃsi ma̱ghavā̭ so̱myāpā̭ḥ |

kā̱raṃ na viśvḙ ahvanta de̱vā bhara̱mindrā̭ya̱ yadahi̭ṃ ja̱ghāna̭ || 5-29-8||

8 When thou three hundred buffaloes' flesh hadst eaten, and drunk, as Maghavan, three lakes of Soma,
All the Gods raised as ’twere a shout of triumph to Indra praise because he slew the Dragon.

RV 5-29-9

उ॒शना॒ यत्स॑ह॒स्यै॒३॒॑रया॑तं गृ॒हमि॑न्द्र जूजुवा॒नेभि॒रश्वैः॑ ।

व॒न्वा॒नो अत्र॑ स॒रथं॑ ययाथ॒ कुत्से॑न दे॒वैरव॑नोर्ह॒ शुष्ण॑म् ॥ ५-२९-९॥

u̱śanā̱ yatsa̭ha̱syai̱3̱̭rayā̭taṃ gṛ̱hami̭ndra jūjuvā̱nebhi̱raśvai̭ḥ |

va̱nvā̱no atra̭ sa̱ratha̭ṃ yayātha̱ kutsḙna de̱vairava̭norha̱ śuṣṇa̭m || 5-29-9||

9 What time ye came with strong steeds swiftly speeding, O Uśanā and Indra, to the dwelling,
Thou camest thither -conquering together with Kutsa and the Gods:- thou slewest Śuṣṇa.

RV 5-29-10

प्रान्यच्च॒क्रम॑वृहः॒ सूर्य॑स्य॒ कुत्सा॑या॒न्यद्वरि॑वो॒ यात॑वेऽकः ।

अ॒नासो॒ दस्यू॑ँरमृणो व॒धेन॒ नि दु॑र्यो॒ण आ॑वृणङ्मृ॒ध्रवा॑चः ॥ ५-२९-१०॥

prānyacca̱krama̭vṛha̱ḥ sūrya̭sya̱ kutsā̭yā̱nyadvari̭vo̱ yāta̭ve'kaḥ |

a̱nāso̱ dasyṷ̄~ramṛṇo va̱dhena̱ ni dṷryo̱ṇa ā̭vṛṇaṅmṛ̱dhravā̭caḥ || 5-29-10||

10 One car-wheel of the Sun thou rolledst forward, and one thou settest free to move for Kutsa.
Thou slewest noseless Dasyus with thy weapon, and in their home o’erthrewest hostile speakers.

RV 5-29-11

स्तोमा॑सस्त्वा॒ गौरि॑वीतेरवर्ध॒न्नर॑न्धयो वैदथि॒नाय॒ पिप्रु॑म् ।

आ त्वामृ॒जिश्वा॑ स॒ख्याय॑ चक्रे॒ पच॑न्प॒क्तीरपि॑बः॒ सोम॑मस्य ॥ ५-२९-११॥

stomā̭sastvā̱ gauri̭vīteravardha̱nnara̭ndhayo vaidathi̱nāya̱ piprṷm |

ā tvāmṛ̱jiśvā̭ sa̱khyāya̭ cakre̱ paca̭npa̱ktīrapi̭ba̱ḥ soma̭masya || 5-29-11||

11 The lauds of Gauriviti made thee mighty to Vidathin's son, as prey, thou gavest Pipru.
Rjisivan drew thee into friendship dressing the sacred food, and thou hast drunk his Soma.

RV 5-29-12

नव॑ग्वासः सु॒तसो॑मास॒ इन्द्रं॒ दश॑ग्वासो अ॒भ्य॑र्चन्त्य॒र्कैः ।

गव्यं॑ चिदू॒र्वम॑पि॒धान॑वन्तं॒ तं चि॒न्नरः॑ शशमा॒ना अप॑ व्रन् ॥ ५-२९-१२॥

nava̭gvāsaḥ su̱taso̭māsa̱ indra̱ṃ daśa̭gvāso a̱bhya̭rcantya̱rkaiḥ |

gavya̭ṃ cidū̱rvama̭pi̱dhāna̭vanta̱ṃ taṃ ci̱nnara̭ḥ śaśamā̱nā apa̭ vran || 5-29-12||

12 Navagvas and Dasgvas with libations of Soma juice sing hymns of praise to Indra.
Labouring at their task the men laid open the stall of Kine though firmly closed and fastened.

RV 5-29-13

क॒थो नु ते॒ परि॑ चराणि वि॒द्वान्वी॒र्या॑ मघव॒न्या च॒कर्थ॑ ।

या चो॒ नु नव्या॑ कृ॒णवः॑ शविष्ठ॒ प्रेदु॒ ता ते॑ वि॒दथे॑षु ब्रवाम ॥ ५-२९-१३॥

ka̱tho nu te̱ pari̭ carāṇi vi̱dvānvī̱ryā̭ maghava̱nyā ca̱kartha̭ |

yā co̱ nu navyā̭ kṛ̱ṇava̭ḥ śaviṣṭha̱ predu̱ tā tḙ vi̱dathḙṣu bravāma || 5-29-13||

13 How shall I serve thee, Maghavan, though knowing full well what hero deeds thou hast accomplished?
And the fresh deeds which thou wilt do, Most Mighty! these, too, will we tell forth in sacred synods.

RV 5-29-14

ए॒ता विश्वा॑ चकृ॒वाँ इ॑न्द्र॒ भूर्यप॑रीतो ज॒नुषा॑ वी॒र्ये॑ण ।

या चि॒न्नु व॑ज्रिन्कृ॒णवो॑ दधृ॒ष्वान्न ते॑ व॒र्ता तवि॑ष्या अस्ति॒ तस्याः॑ ॥ ५-२९-१४॥

e̱tā viśvā̭ cakṛ̱vā~ i̭ndra̱ bhūryapa̭rīto ja̱nuṣā̭ vī̱ryḙṇa |

yā ci̱nnu va̭jrinkṛ̱ṇavo̭ dadhṛ̱ṣvānna tḙ va̱rtā tavi̭ṣyā asti̱ tasyā̭ḥ || 5-29-14||

14 Resistless from of old through hero courage, thou hast done all these many acts, O Indra.
What thou wilt do in bravery, Thunder-wielder! none is there who may hinder this thy prowess.

RV 5-29-15

इन्द्र॒ ब्रह्म॑ क्रि॒यमा॑णा जुषस्व॒ या ते॑ शविष्ठ॒ नव्या॒ अक॑र्म ।

वस्त्रे॑व भ॒द्रा सुकृ॑ता वसू॒यू रथं॒ न धीरः॒ स्वपा॑ अतक्षम् ॥ ५-२९-१५॥

indra̱ brahma̭ kri̱yamā̭ṇā juṣasva̱ yā tḙ śaviṣṭha̱ navyā̱ aka̭rma |

vastrḙva bha̱drā sukṛ̭tā vasū̱yū ratha̱ṃ na dhīra̱ḥ svapā̭ atakṣam || 5-29-15||

15 Indra, accept the prayers which now are offered, accept the new prayers, Mightiest! which we utter.
Like fair and well-made robes, I, seeking riches, as a deft craftsman makes a car, have wrought them.

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RV 5-30-1

क्व१॒॑ स्य वी॒रः को अ॑पश्य॒दिन्द्रं॑ सु॒खर॑थ॒मीय॑मानं॒ हरि॑भ्याम् ।

यो रा॒या व॒ज्री सु॒तसो॑ममि॒च्छन्तदोको॒ गन्ता॑ पुरुहू॒त ऊ॒ती ॥ ५-३०-१॥

kva1̱̭ sya vī̱raḥ ko a̭paśya̱dindra̭ṃ su̱khara̭tha̱mīya̭māna̱ṃ hari̭bhyām |

yo rā̱yā va̱jrī su̱taso̭mami̱cchantadoko̱ gantā̭ puruhū̱ta ū̱tī || 5-30-1||

1. WHERE is that Hero? Who hath looked on Indra borne on light-rolling car by Tawny Coursers,
Who, Thunderer, seeks with wealth the Soma-presser, and to his house goes, much-invoked, to aid him?

RV 5-30-2

अवा॑चचक्षं प॒दम॑स्य स॒स्वरु॒ग्रं नि॑धा॒तुरन्वा॑यमि॒च्छन् ।

अपृ॑च्छम॒न्याँ उ॒त ते म॑ आहु॒रिन्द्रं॒ नरो॑ बुबुधा॒ना अ॑शेम ॥ ५-३०-२॥

avā̭cacakṣaṃ pa̱dama̭sya sa̱svaru̱graṃ ni̭dhā̱turanvā̭yami̱cchan |

apṛ̭cchama̱nyā~ u̱ta te ma̭ āhu̱rindra̱ṃ naro̭ bubudhā̱nā a̭śema || 5-30-2||

2 I have beheld his strong and secret dwelling, longing have sought the Founder's habitation.
I asked of others, and they said in answer, May we, awakened men, attain to Indra.

RV 5-30-3

प्र नु व॒यं सु॒ते या ते॑ कृ॒तानीन्द्र॒ ब्रवा॑म॒ यानि॑ नो॒ जुजो॑षः ।

वेद॒दवि॑द्वाञ्छृ॒णव॑च्च वि॒द्वान्वह॑ते॒ऽयं म॒घवा॒ सर्व॑सेनः ॥ ५-३०-३॥

pra nu va̱yaṃ su̱te yā tḙ kṛ̱tānīndra̱ bravā̭ma̱ yāni̭ no̱ jujo̭ṣaḥ |

veda̱davi̭dvāñchṛ̱ṇava̭cca vi̱dvānvaha̭te̱'yaṃ ma̱ghavā̱ sarva̭senaḥ || 5-30-3||

3 We will tell, Indra, when we pour libation, what mighty deeds thou hast performed to please us.
Let him who knows not learn, who knows them listen:- hither rides Maghavan with all his army.

RV 5-30-4

स्थि॒रं मन॑श्चकृषे जा॒त इ॑न्द्र॒ वेषीदेको॑ यु॒धये॒ भूय॑सश्चित् ।

अश्मा॑नं चि॒च्छव॑सा दिद्युतो॒ वि वि॒दो गवा॑मू॒र्वमु॒स्रिया॑णाम् ॥ ५-३०-४॥

sthi̱raṃ mana̭ścakṛṣe jā̱ta i̭ndra̱ veṣīdeko̭ yu̱dhaye̱ bhūya̭saścit |

aśmā̭naṃ ci̱cchava̭sā didyuto̱ vi vi̱do gavā̭mū̱rvamu̱sriyā̭ṇām || 5-30-4||

4 Indra, when born, thou madest firm thy spirit:- alone thou seekest war to fight with many.
With might thou clavest e’en the rock asunder, and foundest out the stable of the Milch-kine.

RV 5-30-5

प॒रो यत्त्वं प॑र॒म आ॒जनि॑ष्ठाः परा॒वति॒ श्रुत्यं॒ नाम॒ बिभ्र॑त् ।

अत॑श्चि॒दिन्द्रा॑दभयन्त दे॒वा विश्वा॑ अ॒पो अ॑जयद्दा॒सप॑त्नीः ॥ ५-३०-५॥

pa̱ro yattvaṃ pa̭ra̱ma ā̱jani̭ṣṭhāḥ parā̱vati̱ śrutya̱ṃ nāma̱ bibhra̭t |

ata̭ści̱dindrā̭dabhayanta de̱vā viśvā̭ a̱po a̭jayaddā̱sapa̭tnīḥ || 5-30-5||

5 When thou wast born supremest at a distance, bearing a name renowned in far-off regions,
Since then e’en Gods have been afraid of Indra:- he conquered all the floods which served the Dāsa.

RV 5-30-6

तुभ्येदे॒ते म॒रुतः॑ सु॒शेवा॒ अर्च॑न्त्य॒र्कं सु॒न्वन्त्यन्धः॑ ।

अहि॑मोहा॒नम॒प आ॒शया॑नं॒ प्र मा॒याभि॑र्मा॒यिनं॑ सक्ष॒दिन्द्रः॑ ॥ ५-३०-६॥

tubhyede̱te ma̱ruta̭ḥ su̱śevā̱ arca̭ntya̱rkaṃ su̱nvantyandha̭ḥ |

ahi̭mohā̱nama̱pa ā̱śayā̭na̱ṃ pra mā̱yābhi̭rmā̱yina̭ṃ sakṣa̱dindra̭ḥ || 5-30-6||

6 These blissful Maruts sing their psalm to praise thee, and pour to thee libation of the Soma.
Indra with wondrous powers subdued the Dragon, the guileful lurker who beset the waters.

RV 5-30-7

वि षू मृधो॑ ज॒नुषा॒ दान॒मिन्व॒न्नह॒न्गवा॑ मघवन्संचका॒नः ।

अत्रा॑ दा॒सस्य॒ नमु॑चेः॒ शिरो॒ यदव॑र्तयो॒ मन॑वे गा॒तुमि॒च्छन् ॥ ५-३०-७॥

vi ṣū mṛdho̭ ja̱nuṣā̱ dāna̱minva̱nnaha̱ngavā̭ maghavansaṃcakā̱naḥ |

atrā̭ dā̱sasya̱ namṷce̱ḥ śiro̱ yadava̭rtayo̱ mana̭ve gā̱tumi̱cchan || 5-30-7||

7 Thou, Maghavan, from the first didst scatter foemen, speeding, while joying in the milk, the Giver.
There, seeking man's prosperity, thou torest away the head of Namuci the Dāsa.

RV 5-30-8

युजं॒ हि मामकृ॑था॒ आदिदि॑न्द्र॒ शिरो॑ दा॒सस्य॒ नमु॑चेर्मथा॒यन् ।

अश्मा॑नं चित्स्व॒र्यं१॒॑ वर्त॑मानं॒ प्र च॒क्रिये॑व॒ रोद॑सी म॒रुद्भ्यः॑ ॥ ५-३०-८॥

yuja̱ṃ hi māmakṛ̭thā̱ ādidi̭ndra̱ śiro̭ dā̱sasya̱ namṷcermathā̱yan |

aśmā̭naṃ citsva̱ryaṃ1̱̭ varta̭māna̱ṃ pra ca̱kriyḙva̱ roda̭sī ma̱rudbhya̭ḥ || 5-30-8||

8 Pounding the head of Namuci the Dāsa, me, too thou madest thine associate, Indra!
Yea, and the rolling stone that is in heaven both worlds, as on a car, brought to the Maruts.

RV 5-30-9

स्त्रियो॒ हि दा॒स आयु॑धानि च॒क्रे किं मा॑ करन्नब॒ला अ॑स्य॒ सेनाः॑ ।

अ॒न्तर्ह्यख्य॑दु॒भे अ॑स्य॒ धेने॒ अथोप॒ प्रैद्यु॒धये॒ दस्यु॒मिन्द्रः॑ ॥ ५-३०-९॥

striyo̱ hi dā̱sa āyṷdhāni ca̱kre kiṃ mā̭ karannaba̱lā a̭sya̱ senā̭ḥ |

a̱ntarhyakhya̭du̱bhe a̭sya̱ dhene̱ athopa̱ praidyu̱dhaye̱ dasyu̱mindra̭ḥ || 5-30-9||

9 Women for weapons hath the Dāsa taken, What injury can his feeble armies To me?
Well he distinguished his two different voices, and Indra then advanced to fight the Dasyu.

RV 5-30-10

समत्र॒ गावो॒ऽभितो॑ऽनवन्ते॒हेह॑ व॒त्सैर्वियु॑ता॒ यदास॑न् ।

सं ता इन्द्रो॑ असृजदस्य शा॒कैर्यदीं॒ सोमा॑सः॒ सुषु॑ता॒ अम॑न्दन् ॥ ५-३०-१०॥

samatra̱ gāvo̱'bhito̭'navante̱heha̭ va̱tsairviyṷtā̱ yadāsa̭n |

saṃ tā indro̭ asṛjadasya śā̱kairyadī̱ṃ somā̭sa̱ḥ suṣṷtā̱ ama̭ndan || 5-30-10||

10 Divided from their calves the Cows went lowing around, on every side, hither and thither.
These Indra re-united with his helpers, what time the well-pressed Soma made him joyful.

RV 5-30-11

यदीं॒ सोमा॑ ब॒भ्रुधू॑ता॒ अम॑न्द॒न्नरो॑रवीद्वृष॒भः साद॑नेषु ।

पु॒रं॒द॒रः प॑पि॒वाँ इन्द्रो॑ अस्य॒ पुन॒र्गवा॑मददादु॒स्रिया॑णाम् ॥ ५-३०-११॥

yadī̱ṃ somā̭ ba̱bhrudhṷ̄tā̱ ama̭nda̱nnaro̭ravīdvṛṣa̱bhaḥ sāda̭neṣu |

pu̱ra̱ṃda̱raḥ pa̭pi̱vā~ indro̭ asya̱ puna̱rgavā̭madadādu̱sriyā̭ṇām || 5-30-11||

11 What time the Somas mixed by Babhru cheered him, loud the Steer bellowed in his habitations.
So Indra drank thereof, the Fort-destroyer, and gave him guerdon, in return, of milch-kine.

RV 5-30-12

भ॒द्रमि॒दं रु॒शमा॑ अग्ने अक्र॒न्गवां॑ च॒त्वारि॒ दद॑तः स॒हस्रा॑ ।

ऋ॒णं॒च॒यस्य॒ प्रय॑ता म॒घानि॒ प्रत्य॑ग्रभीष्म॒ नृत॑मस्य नृ॒णाम् ॥ ५-३०-१२॥

bha̱drami̱daṃ ru̱śamā̭ agne akra̱ngavā̭ṃ ca̱tvāri̱ dada̭taḥ sa̱hasrā̭ |

ṛ̱ṇa̱ṃca̱yasya̱ praya̭tā ma̱ghāni̱ pratya̭grabhīṣma̱ nṛta̭masya nṛ̱ṇām || 5-30-12||

12 This good deed have the Rusamas done, Agni! that they have granted me four thousand cattle.
We have received Rnancaya's wealth, of heroes the most heroic, which was freely offered.

RV 5-30-13

सु॒पेश॑सं॒ माव॑ सृज॒न्त्यस्तं॒ गवां॑ स॒हस्रै॑ रु॒शमा॑सो अग्ने ।

ती॒व्रा इन्द्र॑मममन्दुः सु॒तासो॒ऽक्तोर्व्यु॑ष्टौ॒ परि॑तक्म्यायाः ॥ ५-३०-१३॥

su̱peśa̭sa̱ṃ māva̭ sṛja̱ntyasta̱ṃ gavā̭ṃ sa̱hasrai̭ ru̱śamā̭so agne |

tī̱vrā indra̭mamamanduḥ su̱tāso̱'ktorvyṷṣṭau̱ pari̭takmyāyāḥ || 5-30-13||

13 The Rusamas, O Agni, sent me homeward with fair adornment and with kine in thousands.
The strong libations have made Indra joyful, when night, whose course was ending, changed to morning.

RV 5-30-14

औच्छ॒त्सा रात्री॒ परि॑तक्म्या॒ याँ ऋ॑णंच॒ये राज॑नि रु॒शमा॑नाम् ।

अत्यो॒ न वा॒जी र॒घुर॒ज्यमा॑नो ब॒भ्रुश्च॒त्वार्य॑सनत्स॒हस्रा॑ ॥ ५-३०-१४॥

auccha̱tsā rātrī̱ pari̭takmyā̱ yā~ ṛ̭ṇaṃca̱ye rāja̭ni ru̱śamā̭nām |

atyo̱ na vā̱jī ra̱ghura̱jyamā̭no ba̱bhruśca̱tvārya̭sanatsa̱hasrā̭ || 5-30-14||

14 Night, well-nigh ended, at Rnancaya's coming, King of the Rusamas, was changed to morning.
Like a strong courser, fleet of foot, urged onward, Babhru hath gained four thousand as his guerdon.

RV 5-30-15

चतुः॑सहस्रं॒ गव्य॑स्य प॒श्वः प्रत्य॑ग्रभीष्म रु॒शमे॑ष्वग्ने ।

घ॒र्मश्चि॑त्त॒प्तः प्र॒वृजे॒ य आसी॑दय॒स्मय॒स्तम्वादा॑म॒ विप्राः॑ ॥ ५-३०-१५॥

catṷḥsahasra̱ṃ gavya̭sya pa̱śvaḥ pratya̭grabhīṣma ru̱śamḙṣvagne |

gha̱rmaści̭tta̱ptaḥ pra̱vṛje̱ ya āsī̭daya̱smaya̱stamvādā̭ma̱ viprā̭ḥ || 5-30-15||

15 We have received four thousand head of cattle presented by the Rusamas, O Agni.
And we, the singers, have received the caldron of metal which was heated for Pravargya.

Sukta: 31/87 (13)

RV 5-31-1

इन्द्रो॒ रथा॑य प्र॒वतं॑ कृणोति॒ यम॒ध्यस्था॑न्म॒घवा॑ वाज॒यन्त॑म् ।

यू॒थेव॑ प॒श्वो व्यु॑नोति गो॒पा अरि॑ष्टो याति प्रथ॒मः सिषा॑सन् ॥ ५-३१-१॥

indro̱ rathā̭ya pra̱vata̭ṃ kṛṇoti̱ yama̱dhyasthā̭nma̱ghavā̭ vāja̱yanta̭m |

yū̱theva̭ pa̱śvo vyṷnoti go̱pā ari̭ṣṭo yāti pratha̱maḥ siṣā̭san || 5-31-1||

1. MAGHAVAN Indra turns his chariot downward, the strength-displaying car which he hath mounted.
Even as a herdsman driveth forth his cattle, he goeth, first, uninjured, fain for treasure.

RV 5-31-2

आ प्र द्र॑व हरिवो॒ मा वि वे॑नः॒ पिश॑ङ्गराते अ॒भि नः॑ सचस्व ।

न॒हि त्वदि॑न्द्र॒ वस्यो॑ अ॒न्यदस्त्य॑मे॒नाँश्चि॒ज्जनि॑वतश्चकर्थ ॥ ५-३१-२॥

ā pra dra̭va harivo̱ mā vi vḙna̱ḥ piśa̭ṅgarāte a̱bhi na̭ḥ sacasva |

na̱hi tvadi̭ndra̱ vasyo̭ a̱nyadastya̭me̱nā~ści̱jjani̭vataścakartha || 5-31-2||

2. Haste to us, Lord of Bays; be not ungracious:- visit us, lover of gold-hued oblation.
There is naught else better than thou art, Indra:- e’en to the wifeless hast thou given spouses.

RV 5-31-3

उद्यत्सहः॒ सह॑स॒ आज॑निष्ट॒ देदि॑ष्ट॒ इन्द्र॑ इन्द्रि॒याणि॒ विश्वा॑ ।

प्राचो॑दयत्सु॒दुघा॑ व॒व्रे अ॒न्तर्वि ज्योति॑षा संववृ॒त्वत्तमो॑ऽवः ॥ ५-३१-३॥

udyatsaha̱ḥ saha̭sa̱ āja̭niṣṭa̱ dedi̭ṣṭa̱ indra̭ indri̱yāṇi̱ viśvā̭ |

prāco̭dayatsu̱dughā̭ va̱vre a̱ntarvi jyoti̭ṣā saṃvavṛ̱tvattamo̭'vaḥ || 5-31-3||

3 When out of strength arose the strength that conquers, Indra displayed all powers that he possesses.
Forth from the cave he drove the milky mothers, and with the light laid bare investing darkness.

RV 5-31-4

अन॑वस्ते॒ रथ॒मश्वा॑य तक्ष॒न्त्वष्टा॒ वज्रं॑ पुरुहूत द्यु॒मन्त॑म् ।

ब्र॒ह्माण॒ इन्द्रं॑ म॒हय॑न्तो अ॒र्कैरव॑र्धय॒न्नह॑ये॒ हन्त॒वा उ॑ ॥ ५-३१-४॥

ana̭vaste̱ ratha̱maśvā̭ya takṣa̱ntvaṣṭā̱ vajra̭ṃ puruhūta dyu̱manta̭m |

bra̱hmāṇa̱ indra̭ṃ ma̱haya̭nto a̱rkairava̭rdhaya̱nnaha̭ye̱ hanta̱vā ṷ || 5-31-4||

4. Anus have wrought a chariot for thy Courser, and Tvaṣṭar, Much-invoked! thy bolt that glitters.
The Brahmans with their songs exalting Indra increased his strength that he might slaughter Ahi.

RV 5-31-5

वृष्णे॒ यत्ते॒ वृष॑णो अ॒र्कमर्चा॒निन्द्र॒ ग्रावा॑णो॒ अदि॑तिः स॒जोषाः॑ ।

अ॒न॒श्वासो॒ ये प॒वयो॑ऽर॒था इन्द्रे॑षिता अ॒भ्यव॑र्तन्त॒ दस्यू॑न् ॥ ५-३१-५॥

vṛṣṇe̱ yatte̱ vṛṣa̭ṇo a̱rkamarcā̱nindra̱ grāvā̭ṇo̱ adi̭tiḥ sa̱joṣā̭ḥ |

a̱na̱śvāso̱ ye pa̱vayo̭'ra̱thā indrḙṣitā a̱bhyava̭rtanta̱ dasyṷ̄n || 5-31-5||

5 When heroes sang their laud to thee the Hero, Indra! and stones and Aditi accordant,
Without or steed or chariot were the fellies which, sped by Indra, rolled upon the Dasytis.

RV 5-31-6

प्र ते॒ पूर्वा॑णि॒ कर॑णानि वोचं॒ प्र नूत॑ना मघव॒न्या च॒कर्थ॑ ।

शक्ती॑वो॒ यद्वि॒भरा॒ रोद॑सी उ॒भे जय॑न्न॒पो मन॑वे॒ दानु॑चित्राः ॥ ५-३१-६॥

pra te̱ pūrvā̭ṇi̱ kara̭ṇāni voca̱ṃ pra nūta̭nā maghava̱nyā ca̱kartha̭ |

śaktī̭vo̱ yadvi̱bharā̱ roda̭sī u̱bhe jaya̭nna̱po mana̭ve̱ dānṷcitrāḥ || 5-31-6||

6 I will declare thine exploits wrought aforetime, and, Maghavan, thy deeds of late achievement,
When, Lord of Might, thou sunderedst earth and heaven, winning for man the moistly-gleaming waters.

RV 5-31-7

तदिन्नु ते॒ कर॑णं दस्म वि॒प्राहिं॒ यद्घ्नन्नोजो॒ अत्रामि॑मीथाः ।

शुष्ण॑स्य चि॒त्परि॑ मा॒या अ॑गृभ्णाः प्रपि॒त्वं यन्नप॒ दस्यू॑ँरसेधः ॥ ५-३१-७॥

tadinnu te̱ kara̭ṇaṃ dasma vi̱prāhi̱ṃ yadghnannojo̱ atrāmi̭mīthāḥ |

śuṣṇa̭sya ci̱tpari̭ mā̱yā a̭gṛbhṇāḥ prapi̱tvaṃ yannapa̱ dasyṷ̄~rasedhaḥ || 5-31-7||

7 This is thy deed, e’en this, Wonderful! Singer! that, slaying Ahi, here thy strength thou showedst,
Didst check and stay e’en gusna's wiles and magic, and, drawing nigh, didst chase away the Dasytis.

RV 5-31-8

त्वम॒पो यद॑वे तु॒र्वशा॒यार॑मयः सु॒दुघाः॑ पा॒र इ॑न्द्र ।

उ॒ग्रम॑यात॒मव॑हो ह॒ कुत्सं॒ सं ह॒ यद्वा॑मु॒शनार॑न्त दे॒वाः ॥ ५-३१-८॥

tvama̱po yada̭ve tu̱rvaśā̱yāra̭mayaḥ su̱dughā̭ḥ pā̱ra i̭ndra |

u̱grama̭yāta̱mava̭ho ha̱ kutsa̱ṃ saṃ ha̱ yadvā̭mu̱śanāra̭nta de̱vāḥ || 5-31-8||

8 Thou, Indra, on the farther bank forYadu and Turvaga didst stay the gushing waters.
Ye both assailed the fierce:- thou barest Kutsa:- when Gods and Uśanā came to you together.

RV 5-31-9

इन्द्रा॑कुत्सा॒ वह॑माना॒ रथे॒ना वा॒मत्या॒ अपि॒ कर्णे॑ वहन्तु ।

निः षी॑म॒द्भ्यो धम॑थो॒ निः ष॒धस्था॑न्म॒घोनो॑ हृ॒दो व॑रथ॒स्तमां॑सि ॥ ५-३१-९॥

indrā̭kutsā̱ vaha̭mānā̱ rathe̱nā vā̱matyā̱ api̱ karṇḙ vahantu |

niḥ ṣī̭ma̱dbhyo dhama̭tho̱ niḥ ṣa̱dhasthā̭nma̱ghono̭ hṛ̱do va̭ratha̱stamā̭ṃsi || 5-31-9||

9 Let the steeds bring you both, Indra and Kutsa, borne on the chariot within hearing-distance.
Ye blew him from the waters, from his dwelling, and chased the darkness from the noble's spirit.

RV 5-31-10

वात॑स्य यु॒क्तान्सु॒युज॑श्चि॒दश्वा॑न्क॒विश्चि॑दे॒षो अ॑जगन्नव॒स्युः ।

विश्वे॑ ते॒ अत्र॑ म॒रुतः॒ सखा॑य॒ इन्द्र॒ ब्रह्मा॑णि॒ तवि॑षीमवर्धन् ॥ ५-३१-१०॥

vāta̭sya yu̱ktānsu̱yuja̭ści̱daśvā̭nka̱viści̭de̱ṣo a̭jagannava̱syuḥ |

viśvḙ te̱ atra̭ ma̱ruta̱ḥ sakhā̭ya̱ indra̱ brahmā̭ṇi̱ tavi̭ṣīmavardhan || 5-31-10||

10 Even this sage hath come looking for succour even to Vāta's docile harnessed horses.
Here are the Maruts, all, thy dear companions:- prayers have increased thy power and might, O Indra.

RV 5-31-11

सूर॑श्चि॒द्रथं॒ परि॑तक्म्यायां॒ पूर्वं॑ कर॒दुप॑रं जूजु॒वांस॑म् ।

भर॑च्च॒क्रमेत॑शः॒ सं रि॑णाति पु॒रो दध॑त्सनिष्यति॒ क्रतुं॑ नः ॥ ५-३१-११॥

sūra̭ści̱dratha̱ṃ pari̭takmyāyā̱ṃ pūrva̭ṃ kara̱dupa̭raṃ jūju̱vāṃsa̭m |

bhara̭cca̱krameta̭śa̱ḥ saṃ ri̭ṇāti pu̱ro dadha̭tsaniṣyati̱ kratṷṃ naḥ || 5-31-11||

11 When night was near its close he carried forward e’en the Sun's chariot backward in its running.
Etaga brought his wheel and firmly stays it:- setting it eastward he shall give us courage.

RV 5-31-12

आयं ज॑ना अभि॒चक्षे॑ जगा॒मेन्द्रः॒ सखा॑यं सु॒तसो॑ममि॒च्छन् ।

वद॒न्ग्रावाव॒ वेदिं॑ भ्रियाते॒ यस्य॑ जी॒रम॑ध्व॒र्यव॒श्चर॑न्ति ॥ ५-३१-१२॥

āyaṃ ja̭nā abhi̱cakṣḙ jagā̱mendra̱ḥ sakhā̭yaṃ su̱taso̭mami̱cchan |

vada̱ngrāvāva̱ vedi̭ṃ bhriyāte̱ yasya̭ jī̱rama̭dhva̱ryava̱ścara̭nti || 5-31-12||

12 This Indra, O ye men, hath come to see you, seeking a friend who hath expressed the Soma.
The creaking stone is laid upon the altar, and the Adhvaryus come to turn it quickly.

RV 5-31-13

ये चा॒कन॑न्त चा॒कन॑न्त॒ नू ते मर्ता॑ अमृत॒ मो ते अंह॒ आर॑न् ।

वा॒व॒न्धि यज्यू॑ँरु॒त तेषु॑ धे॒ह्योजो॒ जने॑षु॒ येषु॑ ते॒ स्याम॑ ॥ ५-३१-१३॥

ye cā̱kana̭nta cā̱kana̭nta̱ nū te martā̭ amṛta̱ mo te aṃha̱ āra̭n |

vā̱va̱ndhi yajyṷ̄~ru̱ta teṣṷ dhe̱hyojo̱ janḙṣu̱ yeṣṷ te̱ syāma̭ || 5-31-13||

13 Let mortals who were happy still be happy; let them not come to sorrow, O Immortal.
Love thou the pious, and to these thy people-with whom may we be numbered-give thou vigour.

Sukta: 32/87 (12)

RV 5-32-1

अद॑र्द॒रुत्स॒मसृ॑जो॒ वि खानि॒ त्वम॑र्ण॒वान्ब॑द्बधा॒नाँ अ॑रम्णाः ।

म॒हान्त॑मिन्द्र॒ पर्व॑तं॒ वि यद्वः सृ॒जो वि धारा॒ अव॑ दान॒वं ह॑न् ॥ ५-३२-१॥

ada̭rda̱rutsa̱masṛ̭jo̱ vi khāni̱ tvama̭rṇa̱vānba̭dbadhā̱nā~ a̭ramṇāḥ |

ma̱hānta̭mindra̱ parva̭ta̱ṃ vi yadvaḥ sṛ̱jo vi dhārā̱ ava̭ dāna̱vaṃ ha̭n || 5-32-1||

RV 5-32-2

त्वमुत्सा॑ँ ऋ॒तुभि॑र्बद्बधा॒नाँ अरं॑ह॒ ऊधः॒ पर्व॑तस्य वज्रिन् ।

अहिं॑ चिदुग्र॒ प्रयु॑तं॒ शया॑नं जघ॒न्वाँ इ॑न्द्र॒ तवि॑षीमधत्थाः ॥ ५-३२-२॥

tvamutsā̭~ ṛ̱tubhi̭rbadbadhā̱nā~ ara̭ṃha̱ ūdha̱ḥ parva̭tasya vajrin |

ahi̭ṃ cidugra̱ prayṷta̱ṃ śayā̭naṃ jagha̱nvā~ i̭ndra̱ tavi̭ṣīmadhatthāḥ || 5-32-2||

2 The fountain-depths obstructed in their seasons, thou, Thunderer! madest flow, the mountain's udder.
Strong Indra, thou by slaying e’en the Dragon that lay extended there hast shown thy vigour.

RV 5-32-3

त्यस्य॑ चिन्मह॒तो निर्मृ॒गस्य॒ वध॑र्जघान॒ तवि॑षीभि॒रिन्द्रः॑ ।

य एक॒ इद॑प्र॒तिर्मन्य॑मान॒ आद॑स्माद॒न्यो अ॑जनिष्ट॒ तव्या॑न् ॥ ५-३२-३॥

tyasya̭ cinmaha̱to nirmṛ̱gasya̱ vadha̭rjaghāna̱ tavi̭ṣībhi̱rindra̭ḥ |

ya eka̱ ida̭pra̱tirmanya̭māna̱ āda̭smāda̱nyo a̭janiṣṭa̱ tavyā̭n || 5-32-3||

3 Indra with violence smote down the weapon,
yea, even of that wild and mighty creature.
Although he deemed himself alone unequalled, another had been born e’en yet more potent.

RV 5-32-4

त्यं चि॑देषां स्व॒धया॒ मद॑न्तं मि॒हो नपा॑तं सु॒वृधं॑ तमो॒गाम् ।

वृष॑प्रभर्मा दान॒वस्य॒ भामं॒ वज्रे॑ण व॒ज्री नि ज॑घान॒ शुष्ण॑म् ॥ ५-३२-४॥

tyaṃ ci̭deṣāṃ sva̱dhayā̱ mada̭ntaṃ mi̱ho napā̭taṃ su̱vṛdha̭ṃ tamo̱gām |

vṛṣa̭prabharmā dāna̱vasya̱ bhāma̱ṃ vajrḙṇa va̱jrī ni ja̭ghāna̱ śuṣṇa̭m || 5-32-4||

4 Him, whom the heavenly food of these delighted, child of the mist, strong waxing, couched in darkness,
Him the bolt-hurling Thunderer with his lightning smote down and slew, the Dānava's wrath-fire, Śuṣṇa.

RV 5-32-5

त्यं चि॑दस्य॒ क्रतु॑भि॒र्निष॑त्तमम॒र्मणो॑ वि॒ददिद॑स्य॒ मर्म॑ ।

यदीं॑ सुक्षत्र॒ प्रभृ॑ता॒ मद॑स्य॒ युयु॑त्सन्तं॒ तम॑सि ह॒र्म्ये धाः ॥ ५-३२-५॥

tyaṃ ci̭dasya̱ kratṷbhi̱rniṣa̭ttamama̱rmaṇo̭ vi̱dadida̭sya̱ marma̭ |

yadī̭ṃ sukṣatra̱ prabhṛ̭tā̱ mada̭sya̱ yuyṷtsanta̱ṃ tama̭si ha̱rmye dhāḥ || 5-32-5||

5 Though he might ne’er be wounded still his vitals felt that, the God's bolt, which his powers supported,
When, after offered draughts, Strong Lord, thou laidest him, fain to battle, in the pit in darkness.

RV 5-32-6

त्यं चि॑दि॒त्था क॑त्प॒यं शया॑नमसू॒र्ये तम॑सि वावृधा॒नम् ।

तं चि॑न्मन्दा॒नो वृ॑ष॒भः सु॒तस्यो॒च्चैरिन्द्रो॑ अप॒गूर्या॑ जघान ॥ ५-३२-६॥

tyaṃ ci̭di̱tthā ka̭tpa̱yaṃ śayā̭namasū̱rye tama̭si vāvṛdhā̱nam |

taṃ ci̭nmandā̱no vṛ̭ṣa̱bhaḥ su̱tasyo̱ccairindro̭ apa̱gūryā̭ jaghāna || 5-32-6||

6 Him as he lay there huge in length extended, still waxing in the gloom which no sun lightened,
Him, after loud-voiced threats, the Hero Indra, rejoicing in the poured libation, slaughtered.

RV 5-32-7

उद्यदिन्द्रो॑ मह॒ते दा॑न॒वाय॒ वध॒र्यमि॑ष्ट॒ सहो॒ अप्र॑तीतम् ।

यदीं॒ वज्र॑स्य॒ प्रभृ॑तौ द॒दाभ॒ विश्व॑स्य ज॒न्तोर॑ध॒मं च॑कार ॥ ५-३२-७॥

udyadindro̭ maha̱te dā̭na̱vāya̱ vadha̱ryami̭ṣṭa̱ saho̱ apra̭tītam |

yadī̱ṃ vajra̭sya̱ prabhṛ̭tau da̱dābha̱ viśva̭sya ja̱ntora̭dha̱maṃ ca̭kāra || 5-32-7||

7 When 'gainst the mighty Dānava his weapon Indra uplifted, power which none could combat,
When at the hurling of his bolt he smote him, he made him lower than all living creatures.

RV 5-32-8

त्यं चि॒दर्णं॑ मधु॒पं शया॑नमसि॒न्वं व॒व्रं मह्याद॑दु॒ग्रः ।

अ॒पाद॑म॒त्रं म॑ह॒ता व॒धेन॒ नि दु॑र्यो॒ण आ॑वृणङ्मृ॒ध्रवा॑चम् ॥ ५-३२-८॥

tyaṃ ci̱darṇa̭ṃ madhu̱paṃ śayā̭namasi̱nvaṃ va̱vraṃ mahyāda̭du̱graḥ |

a̱pāda̭ma̱traṃ ma̭ha̱tā va̱dhena̱ ni dṷryo̱ṇa ā̭vṛṇaṅmṛ̱dhravā̭cam || 5-32-8||

8 The fierce God seized that huge and restless coiler, insatiate, drinker of the sweets, recumbent,
And with his mighty weapon in his dwelling smote down the footless evil-speaking ogre.

RV 5-32-9

को अ॑स्य॒ शुष्मं॒ तवि॑षीं वरात॒ एको॒ धना॑ भरते॒ अप्र॑तीतः ।

इ॒मे चि॑दस्य॒ ज्रय॑सो॒ नु दे॒वी इन्द्र॒स्यौज॑सो भि॒यसा॑ जिहाते ॥ ५-३२-९॥

ko a̭sya̱ śuṣma̱ṃ tavi̭ṣīṃ varāta̱ eko̱ dhanā̭ bharate̱ apra̭tītaḥ |

i̱me ci̭dasya̱ jraya̭so̱ nu de̱vī indra̱syauja̭so bhi̱yasā̭ jihāte || 5-32-9||

9 Who may arrest his strength or cheek his vigour? Alone, resistless, he bears off all riches.
Even these Twain, these Goddesses, through terror of Indra's might, retire from his dominion.

RV 5-32-10

न्य॑स्मै दे॒वी स्वधि॑तिर्जिहीत॒ इन्द्रा॑य गा॒तुरु॑श॒तीव॑ येमे ।

सं यदोजो॑ यु॒वते॒ विश्व॑माभि॒रनु॑ स्व॒धाव्ने॑ क्षि॒तयो॑ नमन्त ॥ ५-३२-१०॥

nya̭smai de̱vī svadhi̭tirjihīta̱ indrā̭ya gā̱turṷśa̱tīva̭ yeme |

saṃ yadojo̭ yu̱vate̱ viśva̭mābhi̱ranṷ sva̱dhāvnḙ kṣi̱tayo̭ namanta || 5-32-10||

10 E’en the Celestial Axe bows down before him, and the Earth, lover-like, gives way to Indra.
As he imparts all vigour to these people, straightway the folk bend them to him the Godlike.

RV 5-32-11

एकं॒ नु त्वा॒ सत्प॑तिं॒ पाञ्च॑जन्यं जा॒तं श‍ृ॑णोमि य॒शसं॒ जने॑षु ।

तं मे॑ जगृभ्र आ॒शसो॒ नवि॑ष्ठं दो॒षा वस्तो॒र्हव॑मानास॒ इन्द्र॑म् ॥ ५-३२-११॥

eka̱ṃ nu tvā̱ satpa̭ti̱ṃ pāñca̭janyaṃ jā̱taṃ śa‍ṛ̭ṇomi ya̱śasa̱ṃ janḙṣu |

taṃ mḙ jagṛbhra ā̱śaso̱ navi̭ṣṭhaṃ do̱ṣā vasto̱rhava̭mānāsa̱ indra̭m || 5-32-11||

11 I hear that thou wast born sole Lord of heroes of the Five Races, famed among the people.
As such my wishes have most lately grasped him, invoking Indra both at eve and morning.

RV 5-32-12

ए॒वा हि त्वामृ॑तु॒था या॒तय॑न्तं म॒घा विप्रे॑भ्यो॒ दद॑तं श‍ृ॒णोमि॑ ।

किं ते॑ ब्र॒ह्माणो॑ गृहते॒ सखा॑यो॒ ये त्वा॒या नि॑द॒धुः काम॑मिन्द्र ॥ ५-३२-१२॥

e̱vā hi tvāmṛ̭tu̱thā yā̱taya̭ntaṃ ma̱ghā viprḙbhyo̱ dada̭taṃ śa‍ṛ̱ṇomi̭ |

kiṃ tḙ bra̱hmāṇo̭ gṛhate̱ sakhā̭yo̱ ye tvā̱yā ni̭da̱dhuḥ kāma̭mindra || 5-32-12||

12 So, too, I hear of thee as in due season urging to action and enriching singers.
What have thy friends received from thee, the Brahmans who, faithful, rest their hopes on thee, O Indra?

Sukta: 33/87 (10)

RV 5-33-1

महि॑ म॒हे त॒वसे॑ दीध्ये॒ नॄनिन्द्रा॑ये॒त्था त॒वसे॒ अत॑व्यान् ।

यो अ॑स्मै सुम॒तिं वाज॑सातौ स्तु॒तो जने॑ सम॒र्य॑श्चि॒केत॑ ॥ ५-३३-१॥

mahi̭ ma̱he ta̱vasḙ dīdhye̱ nṝnindrā̭ye̱tthā ta̱vase̱ ata̭vyān |

yo a̭smai suma̱tiṃ vāja̭sātau stu̱to janḙ sama̱rya̭ści̱keta̭ || 5-33-1||

1. GREAT praise to Indra, great and strong mid heroes, I ponder thus, the feeble to the Mighty,
Who with his band shows favour to this people, when lauded, in the fight where spoil is gathered.

RV 5-33-2

स त्वं न॑ इन्द्र धियसा॒नो अ॒र्कैर्हरी॑णां वृष॒न्योक्त्र॑मश्रेः ।

या इ॒त्था म॑घव॒न्ननु॒ जोषं॒ वक्षो॑ अ॒भि प्रार्यः स॑क्षि॒ जना॑न् ॥ ५-३३-२॥

sa tvaṃ na̭ indra dhiyasā̱no a̱rkairharī̭ṇāṃ vṛṣa̱nyoktra̭maśreḥ |

yā i̱tthā ma̭ghava̱nnanu̱ joṣa̱ṃ vakṣo̭ a̱bhi prāryaḥ sa̭kṣi̱ janā̭n || 5-33-2||

2 So made attentive by our hymns, Steer! Indra! thou fastenedst the girth of thy Bay Coursers,
Which, Maghavan, at thy will thou drivest hither. With these subdue for us the men who hate us.

RV 5-33-3

न ते त॑ इन्द्रा॒भ्य१॒॑स्मदृ॒ष्वायु॑क्तासो अब्र॒ह्मता॒ यदस॑न् ।

तिष्ठा॒ रथ॒मधि॒ तं व॑ज्रह॒स्ता र॒श्मिं दे॑व यमसे॒ स्वश्वः॑ ॥ ५-३३-३॥

na te ta̭ indrā̱bhya1̱̭smadṛ̱ṣvāyṷktāso abra̱hmatā̱ yadasa̭n |

tiṣṭhā̱ ratha̱madhi̱ taṃ va̭jraha̱stā ra̱śmiṃ dḙva yamase̱ svaśva̭ḥ || 5-33-3||

3 They were not turned to us-wtrd, lofty Indra! while yet through lack of prayer they stood unharnessed.
Ascend this chariot, thou whose hand wields thunder, and draw the rein, O Lord of noble horses.

RV 5-33-4

पु॒रू यत्त॑ इन्द्र॒ सन्त्यु॒क्था गवे॑ च॒कर्थो॒र्वरा॑सु॒ युध्य॑न् ।

त॒त॒क्षे सूर्या॑य चि॒दोक॑सि॒ स्वे वृषा॑ स॒मत्सु॑ दा॒सस्य॒ नाम॑ चित् ॥ ५-३३-४॥

pu̱rū yatta̭ indra̱ santyu̱kthā gavḙ ca̱kartho̱rvarā̭su̱ yudhya̭n |

ta̱ta̱kṣe sūryā̭ya ci̱doka̭si̱ sve vṛṣā̭ sa̱matsṷ dā̱sasya̱ nāma̭ cit || 5-33-4||

4 Thou, because many lauds are thine, O Indra, wast active warring in the fields
for cattle.
For Sūrya in his own abode thou, Hero, formedst in fights even a Dāsa's nature.

RV 5-33-5

व॒यं ते त॑ इन्द्र॒ ये च॒ नरः॒ शर्धो॑ जज्ञा॒ना या॒ताश्च॒ रथाः॑ ।

आस्माञ्ज॑गम्यादहिशुष्म॒ सत्वा॒ भगो॒ न हव्यः॑ प्रभृ॒थेषु॒ चारुः॑ ॥ ५-३३-५॥

va̱yaṃ te ta̭ indra̱ ye ca̱ nara̱ḥ śardho̭ jajñā̱nā yā̱tāśca̱ rathā̭ḥ |

āsmāñja̭gamyādahiśuṣma̱ satvā̱ bhago̱ na havya̭ḥ prabhṛ̱theṣu̱ cārṷḥ || 5-33-5||

5 Thine are we, Indra; thine are all these people, conscious of might, whose cars are set in motion.
Some hero come to us, O Strong as Ahi beauteous in war, to be invoked like Bhaga.

RV 5-33-6

प॒पृ॒क्षेण्य॑मिन्द्र॒ त्वे ह्योजो॑ नृ॒म्णानि॑ च नृ॒तमा॑नो॒ अम॑र्तः ।

स न॒ एनीं॑ वसवानो र॒यिं दाः॒ प्रार्यः स्तु॑षे तुविम॒घस्य॒ दान॑म् ॥ ५-३३-६॥

pa̱pṛ̱kṣeṇya̭mindra̱ tve hyojo̭ nṛ̱mṇāni̭ ca nṛ̱tamā̭no̱ ama̭rtaḥ |

sa na̱ enī̭ṃ vasavāno ra̱yiṃ dā̱ḥ prāryaḥ stṷṣe tuvima̱ghasya̱ dāna̭m || 5-33-6||

6 Strength much to be desired is in thee, Indra:- the Immortal dances forth his hero exploits.
Such, Lord of Treasure, give us splendid riches. I praise the Friend's gift, his whose wealth is mighty.

RV 5-33-7

ए॒वा न॑ इन्द्रो॒तिभि॑रव पा॒हि गृ॑ण॒तः शू॑र का॒रून् ।

उ॒त त्वचं॒ दद॑तो॒ वाज॑सातौ पिप्री॒हि मध्वः॒ सुषु॑तस्य॒ चारोः॑ ॥ ५-३३-७॥

e̱vā na̭ indro̱tibhi̭rava pā̱hi gṛ̭ṇa̱taḥ śṷ̄ra kā̱rūn |

u̱ta tvaca̱ṃ dada̭to̱ vāja̭sātau piprī̱hi madhva̱ḥ suṣṷtasya̱ cāro̭ḥ || 5-33-7||

7 Thus favour us, O Indra, with ihy succour; Hero, protect the bards who sing thy praises.
Be friendly in the fray to those who offer the skin of beautiful and well-pressed Soma.

RV 5-33-8

उ॒त त्ये मा॑ पौरुकु॒त्स्यस्य॑ सू॒रेस्त्र॒सद॑स्योर्हिर॒णिनो॒ ररा॑णाः ।

वह॑न्तु मा॒ दश॒ श्येता॑सो अस्य गैरिक्षि॒तस्य॒ क्रतु॑भि॒र्नु स॑श्चे ॥ ५-३३-८॥

u̱ta tye mā̭ pauruku̱tsyasya̭ sū̱restra̱sada̭syorhira̱ṇino̱ rarā̭ṇāḥ |

vaha̭ntu mā̱ daśa̱ śyetā̭so asya gairikṣi̱tasya̱ kratṷbhi̱rnu sa̭śce || 5-33-8||

8 And these ten steeds which Trasadasyu gives me, the goldrich chief, the son of Purukutsa,
Resplendent in their brightness shall convey me. Gairiksita willed it and so came I hither.

RV 5-33-9

उ॒त त्ये मा॑ मारु॒ताश्व॑स्य॒ शोणाः॒ क्रत्वा॑मघासो वि॒दथ॑स्य रा॒तौ ।

स॒हस्रा॑ मे॒ च्यव॑तानो॒ ददा॑न आनू॒कम॒र्यो वपु॑षे॒ नार्च॑त् ॥ ५-३३-९॥

u̱ta tye mā̭ māru̱tāśva̭sya̱ śoṇā̱ḥ kratvā̭maghāso vi̱datha̭sya rā̱tau |

sa̱hasrā̭ me̱ cyava̭tāno̱ dadā̭na ānū̱kama̱ryo vapṷṣe̱ nārca̭t || 5-33-9||

9 And these, bestowed as sacrificial guerdon, the powerful tawny steeds of Marutasva;
And thousands which kind Cyavatana gave me, abundantly bestowed for my adornment.

RV 5-33-10

उ॒त त्ये मा॑ ध्व॒न्य॑स्य॒ जुष्टा॑ लक्ष्म॒ण्य॑स्य सु॒रुचो॒ यता॑नाः ।

म॒ह्ना रा॒यः सं॒वर॑णस्य॒ ऋषे॑र्व्र॒जं न गावः॒ प्रय॑ता॒ अपि॑ ग्मन् ॥ ५-३३-१०॥

u̱ta tye mā̭ dhva̱nya̭sya̱ juṣṭā̭ lakṣma̱ṇya̭sya su̱ruco̱ yatā̭nāḥ |

ma̱hnā rā̱yaḥ sa̱ṃvara̭ṇasya̱ ṛṣḙrvra̱jaṃ na gāva̱ḥ praya̭tā̱ api̭ gman || 5-33-10||

10 And these commended horses, bright and active, by Dhvanya son of Laksmana presented,
Came unto me, as cows into the Ṛṣi Samvarana's stall, with magnitude of riches.

Sukta: 34/87 (9)

RV 5-34-1

अजा॑तशत्रुम॒जरा॒ स्व॑र्व॒त्यनु॑ स्व॒धामि॑ता द॒स्ममी॑यते ।

सु॒नोत॑न॒ पच॑त॒ ब्रह्म॑वाहसे पुरुष्टु॒ताय॑ प्रत॒रं द॑धातन ॥ ५-३४-१॥

ajā̭taśatruma̱jarā̱ sva̭rva̱tyanṷ sva̱dhāmi̭tā da̱smamī̭yate |

su̱nota̭na̱ paca̭ta̱ brahma̭vāhase puruṣṭu̱tāya̭ prata̱raṃ da̭dhātana || 5-34-1||

1. BOUNDLESS and wasting not, the heavenly food of Gods goes to the foeless One, doer of wondrous deeds.
Press out, make ready, offer gifts with special zeal to him whom many laud, accepter of the prayer.

RV 5-34-2

आ यः सोमे॑न ज॒ठर॒मपि॑प्र॒ताम॑न्दत म॒घवा॒ मध्वो॒ अन्ध॑सः ।

यदीं॑ मृ॒गाय॒ हन्त॑वे म॒हाव॑धः स॒हस्र॑भृष्टिमु॒शना॑ व॒धं यम॑त् ॥ ५-३४-२॥

ā yaḥ somḙna ja̱ṭhara̱mapi̭pra̱tāma̭ndata ma̱ghavā̱ madhvo̱ andha̭saḥ |

yadī̭ṃ mṛ̱gāya̱ hanta̭ve ma̱hāva̭dhaḥ sa̱hasra̭bhṛṣṭimu̱śanā̭ va̱dhaṃ yama̭t || 5-34-2||

2 He who filled full his belly with the Soma's juice, Maghavan, was delighted with the meath's sweet draught,
When Uśanā, that he might slay the monstrous beast, gave him the mighty weapon with a thousand points.

RV 5-34-3

यो अ॑स्मै घ्रं॒स उ॒त वा॒ य ऊध॑नि॒ सोमं॑ सु॒नोति॒ भव॑ति द्यु॒माँ अह॑ ।

अपा॑प श॒क्रस्त॑त॒नुष्टि॑मूहति त॒नूशु॑भ्रं म॒घवा॒ यः क॑वास॒खः ॥ ५-३४-३॥

yo a̭smai ghra̱ṃsa u̱ta vā̱ ya ūdha̭ni̱ soma̭ṃ su̱noti̱ bhava̭ti dyu̱mā~ aha̭ |

apā̭pa śa̱krasta̭ta̱nuṣṭi̭mūhati ta̱nūśṷbhraṃ ma̱ghavā̱ yaḥ ka̭vāsa̱khaḥ || 5-34-3||

3 Illustrious is the man whoever presseth out Soma for him in sunshine or in cloud and rain.
The mighty Maghavan who is the sage's Friend advanceth more and more his beauteous progeny.

RV 5-34-4

यस्याव॑धीत्पि॒तरं॒ यस्य॑ मा॒तरं॒ यस्य॑ श॒क्रो भ्रात॑रं॒ नात॑ ईषते ।

वेतीद्व॑स्य॒ प्रय॑ता यतंक॒रो न किल्बि॑षादीषते॒ वस्व॑ आक॒रः ॥ ५-३४-४॥

yasyāva̭dhītpi̱tara̱ṃ yasya̭ mā̱tara̱ṃ yasya̭ śa̱kro bhrāta̭ra̱ṃ nāta̭ īṣate |

vetīdva̭sya̱ praya̭tā yataṃka̱ro na kilbi̭ṣādīṣate̱ vasva̭ āka̱raḥ || 5-34-4||

4 The Strong God doth not flee away from him whose sire, whose mother or whose brother he hath done to death.
He, the Avenger, seeketh this man's offered gifts:- this God, the source of riches, doth not flee from sin.

RV 5-34-5

न प॒ञ्चभि॑र्द॒शभि॑र्वष्ट्या॒रभं॒ नासु॑न्वता सचते॒ पुष्य॑ता च॒न ।

जि॒नाति॒ वेद॑मु॒या हन्ति॑ वा॒ धुनि॒रा दे॑व॒युं भ॑जति॒ गोम॑ति व्र॒जे ॥ ५-३४-५॥

na pa̱ñcabhi̭rda̱śabhi̭rvaṣṭyā̱rabha̱ṃ nāsṷnvatā sacate̱ puṣya̭tā ca̱na |

ji̱nāti̱ veda̭mu̱yā hanti̭ vā̱ dhuni̱rā dḙva̱yuṃ bha̭jati̱ goma̭ti vra̱je || 5-34-5||

5 He seeks no enterprise with five or ten to aid, nor stays with him who pours no juice though prospering well.
The Shaker conquers or slays in this way or that, and to the pious gives a stable full of kine.

RV 5-34-6

वि॒त्वक्ष॑णः॒ समृ॑तौ चक्रमास॒जोऽसु॑न्वतो॒ विषु॑णः सुन्व॒तो वृ॒धः ।

इन्द्रो॒ विश्व॑स्य दमि॒ता वि॒भीष॑णो यथाव॒शं न॑यति॒ दास॒मार्यः॑ ॥ ५-३४-६॥

vi̱tvakṣa̭ṇa̱ḥ samṛ̭tau cakramāsa̱jo'sṷnvato̱ viṣṷṇaḥ sunva̱to vṛ̱dhaḥ |

indro̱ viśva̭sya dami̱tā vi̱bhīṣa̭ṇo yathāva̱śaṃ na̭yati̱ dāsa̱mārya̭ḥ || 5-34-6||

6 Exceeding strong in war he stays the chariot wheel, and, hating him who pours not, prospers him who pours.
Indra the terrible, tamer of every man, as Ārya leads away the Dāsa at his will.

RV 5-34-7

समीं॑ प॒णेर॑जति॒ भोज॑नं मु॒षे वि दा॒शुषे॑ भजति सू॒नरं॒ वसु॑ ।

दु॒र्गे च॒न ध्रि॑यते॒ विश्व॒ आ पु॒रु जनो॒ यो अ॑स्य॒ तवि॑षी॒मचु॑क्रुधत् ॥ ५-३४-७॥

samī̭ṃ pa̱ṇera̭jati̱ bhoja̭naṃ mu̱ṣe vi dā̱śuṣḙ bhajati sū̱nara̱ṃ vasṷ |

du̱rge ca̱na dhri̭yate̱ viśva̱ ā pu̱ru jano̱ yo a̭sya̱ tavi̭ṣī̱macṷkrudhat || 5-34-7||

7 He gathers up for plunder all the niggard’s gear:- excellent wealth he gives to him who offers gifts.
Not even in wide stronghold may all the folk stand firm who have provoked to anger his surpassing might.

RV 5-34-8

सं यज्जनौ॑ सु॒धनौ॑ वि॒श्वश॑र्धसा॒ववे॒दिन्द्रो॑ म॒घवा॒ गोषु॑ शु॒भ्रिषु॑ ।

युजं॒ ह्य१॒॑न्यमकृ॑त प्रवेप॒न्युदीं॒ गव्यं॑ सृजते॒ सत्व॑भि॒र्धुनिः॑ ॥ ५-३४-८॥

saṃ yajjanaṷ su̱dhanaṷ vi̱śvaśa̭rdhasā̱vave̱dindro̭ ma̱ghavā̱ goṣṷ śu̱bhriṣṷ |

yuja̱ṃ hya1̱̭nyamakṛ̭ta pravepa̱nyudī̱ṃ gavya̭ṃ sṛjate̱ satva̭bhi̱rdhuni̭ḥ || 5-34-8||

8 When Indra Maghavan hath marked two wealthy men fighting for beauteous cows with all their followers,
He who stirs all things takes one as his close ally, and, Shaker, with his Heroes, sends the kine to him.

RV 5-34-9

स॒ह॒स्र॒सामाग्नि॑वेशिं गृणीषे॒ शत्रि॑मग्न उप॒मां के॒तुम॒र्यः ।

तस्मा॒ आपः॑ सं॒यतः॑ पीपयन्त॒ तस्मि॑न्क्ष॒त्रमम॑वत्त्वे॒षम॑स्तु ॥ ५-३४-९॥

sa̱ha̱sra̱sāmāgni̭veśiṃ gṛṇīṣe̱ śatri̭magna upa̱māṃ ke̱tuma̱ryaḥ |

tasmā̱ āpa̭ḥ sa̱ṃyata̭ḥ pīpayanta̱ tasmi̭nkṣa̱tramama̭vattve̱ṣama̭stu || 5-34-9||

9 Agni! I laud the liberal Agnivesi, Satri the type and standard of the pious.
May the collected waters yield him plenty, and his be powerful and bright dominion.

Sukta: 35/87 (8)

RV 5-35-1

यस्ते॒ साधि॒ष्ठोऽव॑स॒ इन्द्र॒ क्रतु॒ष्टमा भ॑र ।

अ॒स्मभ्यं॑ चर्षणी॒सहं॒ सस्निं॒ वाजे॑षु दु॒ष्टर॑म् ॥ ५-३५-१॥

yaste̱ sādhi̱ṣṭho'va̭sa̱ indra̱ kratu̱ṣṭamā bha̭ra |

a̱smabhya̭ṃ carṣaṇī̱saha̱ṃ sasni̱ṃ vājḙṣu du̱ṣṭara̭m || 5-35-1||

1. INDRA, for our assistance bring that most effectual power of thine,
Which conquers men for us, and wins the spoil, invincible in fight.

RV 5-35-2

यदि॑न्द्र ते॒ चत॑स्रो॒ यच्छू॑र॒ सन्ति॑ ति॒स्रः ।

यद्वा॒ पञ्च॑ क्षिती॒नामव॒स्तत्सु न॒ आ भ॑र ॥ ५-३५-२॥

yadi̭ndra te̱ cata̭sro̱ yacchṷ̄ra̱ santi̭ ti̱sraḥ |

yadvā̱ pañca̭ kṣitī̱nāmava̱statsu na̱ ā bha̭ra || 5-35-2||

2 Indra, whatever aids be thine, four be they, or, O Hero, three,
Or those of the Five Tribes of men, bring quickly all that help to us.

RV 5-35-3

आ तेऽवो॒ वरे॑ण्यं॒ वृष॑न्तमस्य हूमहे ।

वृष॑जूति॒र्हि ज॑ज्ञि॒ष आ॒भूभि॑रिन्द्र तु॒र्वणिः॑ ॥ ५-३५-३॥

ā te'vo̱ varḙṇya̱ṃ vṛṣa̭ntamasya hūmahe |

vṛṣa̭jūti̱rhi ja̭jñi̱ṣa ā̱bhūbhi̭rindra tu̱rvaṇi̭ḥ || 5-35-3||

3 The aid most excellent of thee the Mightiest hitherward we call,
For thou wast born with hero might, conquering, Indra, with the Strong.

RV 5-35-4

वृषा॒ ह्यसि॒ राध॑से जज्ञि॒षे वृष्णि॑ ते॒ शवः॑ ।

स्वक्ष॑त्रं ते धृ॒षन्मनः॑ सत्रा॒हमि॑न्द्र॒ पौंस्य॑म् ॥ ५-३५-४॥

vṛṣā̱ hyasi̱ rādha̭se jajñi̱ṣe vṛṣṇi̭ te̱ śava̭ḥ |

svakṣa̭traṃ te dhṛ̱ṣanmana̭ḥ satrā̱hami̭ndra̱ pauṃsya̭m || 5-35-4||

4 Mighty to prosper us wast thou born, and mighty is the strength thou hast.
In native power thy soul is firm:- thy valour, Indra, slays a host.

RV 5-35-5

त्वं तमि॑न्द्र॒ मर्त्य॑ममित्र॒यन्त॑मद्रिवः ।

स॒र्व॒र॒था श॑तक्रतो॒ नि या॑हि शवसस्पते ॥ ५-३५-५॥

tvaṃ tami̭ndra̱ martya̭mamitra̱yanta̭madrivaḥ |

sa̱rva̱ra̱thā śa̭takrato̱ ni yā̭hi śavasaspate || 5-35-5||

5 O Śatakratu, Lord of Strength, O Indra, Caster of the Stone.
With all thy chariot's force assail the man who shows himself thy foe.

RV 5-35-6

त्वामिद्वृ॑त्रहन्तम॒ जना॑सो वृ॒क्तब॑र्हिषः ।

उ॒ग्रं पू॒र्वीषु॑ पू॒र्व्यं हव॑न्ते॒ वाज॑सातये ॥ ५-३५-६॥

tvāmidvṛ̭trahantama̱ janā̭so vṛ̱ktaba̭rhiṣaḥ |

u̱graṃ pū̱rvīṣṷ pū̱rvyaṃ hava̭nte̱ vāja̭sātaye || 5-35-6||

6 For, Mightiest Vṛtra-slayer, thee, fierce, foremost among many, folk
Whose sacred grass is trimmed invite to battle where the spoil is won.

RV 5-35-7

अ॒स्माक॑मिन्द्र दु॒ष्टरं॑ पुरो॒यावा॑नमा॒जिषु॑ ।

स॒यावा॑नं॒ धने॑धने वाज॒यन्त॑मवा॒ रथ॑म् ॥ ५-३५-७॥

a̱smāka̭mindra du̱ṣṭara̭ṃ puro̱yāvā̭namā̱jiṣṷ |

sa̱yāvā̭na̱ṃ dhanḙdhane vāja̱yanta̭mavā̱ ratha̭m || 5-35-7||

7 Indra, do thou protect our car that mingles foremost in the fights,
That bears its part in every fray, invincible and seeking spoil.

RV 5-35-8

अ॒स्माक॑मि॒न्द्रेहि॑ नो॒ रथ॑मवा॒ पुरं॑ध्या ।

व॒यं श॑विष्ठ॒ वार्यं॑ दि॒वि श्रवो॑ दधीमहि दि॒वि स्तोमं॑ मनामहे ॥ ५-३५-८॥

a̱smāka̭mi̱ndrehi̭ no̱ ratha̭mavā̱ pura̭ṃdhyā |

va̱yaṃ śa̭viṣṭha̱ vārya̭ṃ di̱vi śravo̭ dadhīmahi di̱vi stoma̭ṃ manāmahe || 5-35-8||

8 Come to us, Indra, and protect our car with thine intelligence.
May we, O Mightiest One, obtain excellent fame at break of day, and meditate our hymn at dawn.

Sukta: 36/87 (6)

RV 5-36-1

स आ ग॑म॒दिन्द्रो॒ यो वसू॑नां॒ चिके॑त॒द्दातुं॒ दाम॑नो रयी॒णाम् ।

ध॒न्व॒च॒रो न वंस॑गस्तृषा॒णश्च॑कमा॒नः पि॑बतु दु॒ग्धमं॒शुम् ॥ ५-३६-१॥

sa ā ga̭ma̱dindro̱ yo vasṷ̄nā̱ṃ cikḙta̱ddātu̱ṃ dāma̭no rayī̱ṇām |

dha̱nva̱ca̱ro na vaṃsa̭gastṛṣā̱ṇaśca̭kamā̱naḥ pi̭batu du̱gdhama̱ṃśum || 5-36-1||

1. MAY Indra come to us, he who knows rightly to give forth treasures from his store of riches.
Even as a thirsty steer who roams the deserts may he drink eagerly the milked-out Soma.

RV 5-36-2

आ ते॒ हनू॑ हरिवः शूर॒ शिप्रे॒ रुह॒त्सोमो॒ न पर्व॑तस्य पृ॒ष्ठे ।

अनु॑ त्वा राज॒न्नर्व॑तो॒ न हि॒न्वन्गी॒र्भिर्म॑देम पुरुहूत॒ विश्वे॑ ॥ ५-३६-२॥

ā te̱ hanṷ̄ harivaḥ śūra̱ śipre̱ ruha̱tsomo̱ na parva̭tasya pṛ̱ṣṭhe |

anṷ tvā rāja̱nnarva̭to̱ na hi̱nvangī̱rbhirma̭dema puruhūta̱ viśvḙ || 5-36-2||

2 Lord of Bay Horses, Hero, may the Soma rise to thy cheeks and jaws like mountain-ridges.
May we, O King, as he who driveth coursers, all joy in thee with hymns, invoked of many!

RV 5-36-3

च॒क्रं न वृ॒त्तं पु॑रुहूत वेपते॒ मनो॑ भि॒या मे॒ अम॑ते॒रिद॑द्रिवः ।

रथा॒दधि॑ त्वा जरि॒ता स॑दावृध कु॒विन्नु स्तो॑षन्मघवन्पुरू॒वसुः॑ ॥ ५-३६-३॥

ca̱kraṃ na vṛ̱ttaṃ pṷruhūta vepate̱ mano̭ bhi̱yā me̱ ama̭te̱rida̭drivaḥ |

rathā̱dadhi̭ tvā jari̱tā sa̭dāvṛdha ku̱vinnu sto̭ṣanmaghavanpurū̱vasṷḥ || 5-36-3||

3 Invoked of many, Caster of the Stone my heart quakes like a rolling wheel for fear of penury.
Shall not Puruvasu the singer give thee praise, O ever-prospering Maghavan, mounted on thy car?

RV 5-36-4

ए॒ष ग्रावे॑व जरि॒ता त॑ इ॒न्द्रेय॑र्ति॒ वाचं॑ बृ॒हदा॑शुषा॒णः ।

प्र स॒व्येन॑ मघव॒न्यंसि॑ रा॒यः प्र द॑क्षि॒णिद्ध॑रिवो॒ मा वि वे॑नः ॥ ५-३६-४॥

e̱ṣa grāvḙva jari̱tā ta̭ i̱ndreya̭rti̱ vāca̭ṃ bṛ̱hadā̭śuṣā̱ṇaḥ |

pra sa̱vyena̭ maghava̱nyaṃsi̭ rā̱yaḥ pra da̭kṣi̱ṇiddha̭rivo̱ mā vi vḙnaḥ || 5-36-4||

4 Like the press-stone is this thy praiser, Indra. Loudly he lifts his voice with strong endeavour.
With thy left hand, O Maghavan, give us riches:- with thy right, Lord of Bays, be not reluctant.

RV 5-36-5

वृषा॑ त्वा॒ वृष॑णं वर्धतु॒ द्यौर्वृषा॒ वृष॑भ्यां वहसे॒ हरि॑भ्याम् ।

स नो॒ वृषा॒ वृष॑रथः सुशिप्र॒ वृष॑क्रतो॒ वृषा॑ वज्रि॒न्भरे॑ धाः ॥ ५-३६-५॥

vṛṣā̭ tvā̱ vṛṣa̭ṇaṃ vardhatu̱ dyaurvṛṣā̱ vṛṣa̭bhyāṃ vahase̱ hari̭bhyām |

sa no̱ vṛṣā̱ vṛṣa̭rathaḥ suśipra̱ vṛṣa̭krato̱ vṛṣā̭ vajri̱nbharḙ dhāḥ || 5-36-5||

5 May the strong Heaven make thee the Strong wax stronger:- Strong, thou art borne by thy two strong Bay Horses.
So, fair of cheek, with mighty chariot, mighty, uphold us, strong-willed, thunderarmed, in battle.

RV 5-36-6

यो रोहि॑तौ वा॒जिनौ॑ वा॒जिनी॑वान्त्रि॒भिः श॒तैः सच॑माना॒वदि॑ष्ट ।

यूने॒ सम॑स्मै क्षि॒तयो॑ नमन्तां श्रु॒तर॑थाय मरुतो दुवो॒या ॥ ५-३६-६॥

yo rohi̭tau vā̱jinaṷ vā̱jinī̭vāntri̱bhiḥ śa̱taiḥ saca̭mānā̱vadi̭ṣṭa |

yūne̱ sama̭smai kṣi̱tayo̭ namantāṃ śru̱tara̭thāya maruto duvo̱yā || 5-36-6||

6 Maruts, let all the people in obeisance bow down before this youthful Srutaratha,
Who, rich in steeds, gave me two dark red horses together with three hundred head of cattle.

Sukta: 37/87 (5)

RV 5-37-1

सं भा॒नुना॑ यतते॒ सूर्य॑स्या॒जुह्वा॑नो घृ॒तपृ॑ष्ठः॒ स्वञ्चाः॑ ।

तस्मा॒ अमृ॑ध्रा उ॒षसो॒ व्यु॑च्छा॒न्य इन्द्रा॑य सु॒नवा॒मेत्याह॑ ॥ ५-३७-१॥

saṃ bhā̱nunā̭ yatate̱ sūrya̭syā̱juhvā̭no ghṛ̱tapṛ̭ṣṭha̱ḥ svañcā̭ḥ |

tasmā̱ amṛ̭dhrā u̱ṣaso̱ vyṷcchā̱nya indrā̭ya su̱navā̱metyāha̭ || 5-37-1||

1. BEDEWED with holy oil and meetly worshipped, the Swift One vies with Sūrya's beam in splendour.
For him may mornings dawn without cessation who saith, Let us press Soma out for Indra.

RV 5-37-2

समि॑द्धाग्निर्वनवत्स्ती॒र्णब॑र्हिर्यु॒क्तग्रा॑वा सु॒तसो॑मो जराते ।

ग्रावा॑णो॒ यस्ये॑षि॒रं वद॒न्त्यय॑दध्व॒र्युर्ह॒विषाव॒ सिन्धु॑म् ॥ ५-३७-२॥

sami̭ddhāgnirvanavatstī̱rṇaba̭rhiryu̱ktagrā̭vā su̱taso̭mo jarāte |

grāvā̭ṇo̱ yasyḙṣi̱raṃ vada̱ntyaya̭dadhva̱ryurha̱viṣāva̱ sindhṷm || 5-37-2||

2 With kindled fire and strewn grass let him worship, and, Soma-presser, sing with stones adjusted:-
And let the priest whose press-stones ring forth loudly, go down with his oblation to the river.

RV 5-37-3

व॒धूरि॒यं पति॑मि॒च्छन्त्ये॑ति॒ य ईं॒ वहा॑ते॒ महि॑षीमिषि॒राम् ।

आस्य॑ श्रवस्या॒द्रथ॒ आ च॑ घोषात्पु॒रू स॒हस्रा॒ परि॑ वर्तयाते ॥ ५-३७-३॥

va̱dhūri̱yaṃ pati̭mi̱cchantyḙti̱ ya ī̱ṃ vahā̭te̱ mahi̭ṣīmiṣi̱rām |

āsya̭ śravasyā̱dratha̱ ā ca̭ ghoṣātpu̱rū sa̱hasrā̱ pari̭ vartayāte || 5-37-3||

3 This wife is coming near who loves her husband who carries to his home a vigorous consort.
Here may his car seek fame, here loudly thunder, and his wheel make a thousand revolutions.

RV 5-37-4

न स राजा॑ व्यथते॒ यस्मि॒न्निन्द्र॑स्ती॒व्रं सोमं॒ पिब॑ति॒ गोस॑खायम् ।

आ स॑त्व॒नैरज॑ति॒ हन्ति॑ वृ॒त्रं क्षेति॑ क्षि॒तीः सु॒भगो॒ नाम॒ पुष्य॑न् ॥ ५-३७-४॥

na sa rājā̭ vyathate̱ yasmi̱nnindra̭stī̱vraṃ soma̱ṃ piba̭ti̱ gosa̭khāyam |

ā sa̭tva̱nairaja̭ti̱ hanti̭ vṛ̱traṃ kṣeti̭ kṣi̱tīḥ su̱bhago̱ nāma̱ puṣya̭n || 5-37-4||

4 No troubles vex that King in whose home Indra drinks the sharp Soma juice with milk commingled.
With heroes he drives near, he slays the foeman:- Blest, cherishing that name, he guards his people.

RV 5-37-5

पुष्या॒त्क्षेमे॑ अ॒भि योगे॑ भवात्यु॒भे वृतौ॑ संय॒ती सं ज॑याति ।

प्रि॒यः सूर्ये॑ प्रि॒यो अ॒ग्ना भ॑वाति॒ य इन्द्रा॑य सु॒तसो॑मो॒ ददा॑शत् ॥ ५-३७-५॥

puṣyā̱tkṣemḙ a̱bhi yogḙ bhavātyu̱bhe vṛtaṷ saṃya̱tī saṃ ja̭yāti |

pri̱yaḥ sūryḙ pri̱yo a̱gnā bha̭vāti̱ ya indrā̭ya su̱taso̭mo̱ dadā̭śat || 5-37-5||

5 May he support in peace and win in battle:- he masters both the hosts that meet together.
Dear shall he be to Sūrya, dear to Agni, who with pressed Soma offers gifts to India.

Sukta: 38/87 (5)

RV 5-38-1

उ॒रोष्ट॑ इन्द्र॒ राध॑सो वि॒भ्वी रा॒तिः श॑तक्रतो ।

अधा॑ नो विश्वचर्षणे द्यु॒म्ना सु॑क्षत्र मंहय ॥ ५-३८-१॥

u̱roṣṭa̭ indra̱ rādha̭so vi̱bhvī rā̱tiḥ śa̭takrato |

adhā̭ no viśvacarṣaṇe dyu̱mnā sṷkṣatra maṃhaya || 5-38-1||

1. WIDE, Indra Śatakratu, spreads the bounty of thine ample grace:-
So, Lord of fair dominion, Friend of all men, give us splendid wealth.

RV 5-38-2

यदी॑मिन्द्र श्र॒वाय्य॒मिषं॑ शविष्ठ दधि॒षे ।

प॒प्र॒थे दी॑र्घ॒श्रुत्त॑मं॒ हिर॑ण्यवर्ण दु॒ष्टर॑म् ॥ ५-३८-२॥

yadī̭mindra śra̱vāyya̱miṣa̭ṃ śaviṣṭha dadhi̱ṣe |

pa̱pra̱the dī̭rgha̱śrutta̭ma̱ṃ hira̭ṇyavarṇa du̱ṣṭara̭m || 5-38-2||

2 The food which, Mightiest Indra, thou possessest worthy of renown
Is bruited as most widely famed, invincible, O Golden-hued!

RV 5-38-3

शुष्मा॑सो॒ ये ते॑ अद्रिवो मे॒हना॑ केत॒सापः॑ ।

उ॒भा दे॒वाव॒भिष्ट॑ये दि॒वश्च॒ ग्मश्च॑ राजथः ॥ ५-३८-३॥

śuṣmā̭so̱ ye tḙ adrivo me̱hanā̭ keta̱sāpa̭ḥ |

u̱bhā de̱vāva̱bhiṣṭa̭ye di̱vaśca̱ gmaśca̭ rājathaḥ || 5-38-3||

3 O Darter of the Stone, the powers which readily obey thy will,—
Divinities, both thou and they, ye rule, to guard them, earth and heaven.

RV 5-38-4

उ॒तो नो॑ अ॒स्य कस्य॑ चि॒द्दक्ष॑स्य॒ तव॑ वृत्रहन् ।

अ॒स्मभ्यं॑ नृ॒म्णमा भ॑रा॒स्मभ्यं॑ नृमणस्यसे ॥ ५-३८-४॥

u̱to no̭ a̱sya kasya̭ ci̱ddakṣa̭sya̱ tava̭ vṛtrahan |

a̱smabhya̭ṃ nṛ̱mṇamā bha̭rā̱smabhya̭ṃ nṛmaṇasyase || 5-38-4||

4 And from whatever power of thine, O Vṛtra-slayer, it may be,
Bring thou to us heroic strength:- thou hast a man's regard for us.

RV 5-38-5

नू त॑ आ॒भिर॒भिष्टि॑भि॒स्तव॒ शर्म॑ञ्छतक्रतो ।

इन्द्र॒ स्याम॑ सुगो॒पाः शूर॒ स्याम॑ सुगो॒पाः ॥ ५-३८-५॥

nū ta̭ ā̱bhira̱bhiṣṭi̭bhi̱stava̱ śarma̭ñchatakrato |

indra̱ syāma̭ sugo̱pāḥ śūra̱ syāma̭ sugo̱pāḥ || 5-38-5||

5 In thy protection, with these aids of thine, O Lord of Hundred Powers,
Indra, may we be guarded well, Hero, may we be guarded well.

Sukta: 39/87 (5)

RV 5-39-1

यदि॑न्द्र चित्र मे॒हनास्ति॒ त्वादा॑तमद्रिवः ।

राध॒स्तन्नो॑ विदद्वस उभयाह॒स्त्या भ॑र ॥ ५-३९-१॥

yadi̭ndra citra me̱hanāsti̱ tvādā̭tamadrivaḥ |

rādha̱stanno̭ vidadvasa ubhayāha̱styā bha̭ra || 5-39-1||

1. STONE-DARTING Indra. Wondrous One, what wealth is richly given from thee,
That bounty, Treasure-Finder! bring filling both thy hands, to us.

RV 5-39-2

यन्मन्य॑से॒ वरे॑ण्य॒मिन्द्र॑ द्यु॒क्षं तदा भ॑र ।

वि॒द्याम॒ तस्य॑ ते व॒यमकू॑पारस्य दा॒वने॑ ॥ ५-३९-२॥

yanmanya̭se̱ varḙṇya̱mindra̭ dyu̱kṣaṃ tadā bha̭ra |

vi̱dyāma̱ tasya̭ te va̱yamakṷ̄pārasya dā̱vanḙ || 5-39-2||

2 Bring what thou deemest worth the wish, O Indra, that which is in heaven.
So may we know thee as thou art, boundless in thy munificence.

RV 5-39-3

यत्ते॑ दि॒त्सु प्र॒राध्यं॒ मनो॒ अस्ति॑ श्रु॒तं बृ॒हत् ।

तेन॑ दृ॒ळ्हा चि॑दद्रिव॒ आ वाजं॑ दर्षि सा॒तये॑ ॥ ५-३९-३॥

yattḙ di̱tsu pra̱rādhya̱ṃ mano̱ asti̭ śru̱taṃ bṛ̱hat |

tena̭ dṛ̱ḻhā ci̭dadriva̱ ā vāja̭ṃ darṣi sā̱tayḙ || 5-39-3||

3 Thy lofty spirit, far-renowned as fain to give and prompt to win,—
With this thou rendest e’en the firm, Stone-Darter! so to gain thee strength.

RV 5-39-4

मंहि॑ष्ठं वो म॒घोनां॒ राजा॑नं चर्षणी॒नाम् ।

इन्द्र॒मुप॒ प्रश॑स्तये पू॒र्वीभि॑र्जुजुषे॒ गिरः॑ ॥ ५-३९-४॥

maṃhi̭ṣṭhaṃ vo ma̱ghonā̱ṃ rājā̭naṃ carṣaṇī̱nām |

indra̱mupa̱ praśa̭staye pū̱rvībhi̭rjujuṣe̱ gira̭ḥ || 5-39-4||

4 Singers with many songs have made Indra propitious to their fame,
Him who is King of human kind, most liberal of your wealthy ones.

RV 5-39-5

अस्मा॒ इत्काव्यं॒ वच॑ उ॒क्थमिन्द्रा॑य॒ शंस्य॑म् ।

तस्मा॑ उ॒ ब्रह्म॑वाहसे॒ गिरो॑ वर्ध॒न्त्यत्र॑यो॒ गिरः॑ शुम्भ॒न्त्यत्र॑यः ॥ ५-३९-५॥

asmā̱ itkāvya̱ṃ vaca̭ u̱kthamindrā̭ya̱ śaṃsya̭m |

tasmā̭ u̱ brahma̭vāhase̱ giro̭ vardha̱ntyatra̭yo̱ gira̭ḥ śumbha̱ntyatra̭yaḥ || 5-39-5||

5 To him, to Indra must be sung the poet's word, the hymn of praise.
To him, accepter of the prayer, the Atris raise their songs on high, the Atris beautify their songs.

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RV 5-40-1

आ या॒ह्यद्रि॑भिः सु॒तं सोमं॑ सोमपते पिब ।

वृष॑न्निन्द्र॒ वृष॑भिर्वृत्रहन्तम ॥ ५-४०-१॥

ā yā̱hyadri̭bhiḥ su̱taṃ soma̭ṃ somapate piba |

vṛṣa̭nnindra̱ vṛṣa̭bhirvṛtrahantama || 5-40-1||

1. COME thou to what the stones have pressed, drink Soma, O thou Soma's Lord,
Indra best Vṛtra-slayer Strong One, with the Strong.

RV 5-40-2

वृषा॒ ग्रावा॒ वृषा॒ मदो॒ वृषा॒ सोमो॑ अ॒यं सु॒तः ।

वृष॑न्निन्द्र॒ वृष॑भिर्वृत्रहन्तम ॥ ५-४०-२॥

vṛṣā̱ grāvā̱ vṛṣā̱ mado̱ vṛṣā̱ somo̭ a̱yaṃ su̱taḥ |

vṛṣa̭nnindra̱ vṛṣa̭bhirvṛtrahantama || 5-40-2||

2 Strong is the stone, the draught is strong, strong is this Soma that is pressed,
Indra, best Vṛtra-slayer, Strong One with the Strong.

RV 5-40-3

वृषा॑ त्वा॒ वृष॑णं हुवे॒ वज्रि॑ञ्चि॒त्राभि॑रू॒तिभिः॑ ।

वृष॑न्निन्द्र॒ वृष॑भिर्वृत्रहन्तम ॥ ५-४०-३॥

vṛṣā̭ tvā̱ vṛṣa̭ṇaṃ huve̱ vajri̭ñci̱trābhi̭rū̱tibhi̭ḥ |

vṛṣa̭nnindra̱ vṛṣa̭bhirvṛtrahantama || 5-40-3||

3 As strong I call on thee the Strong, O Thunder-armed, with various aids,
Indra, best Vṛtra-slayer, Strong One with the Strong.

RV 5-40-4

ऋ॒जी॒षी व॒ज्री वृ॑ष॒भस्तु॑रा॒षाट् छु॒ष्मी राजा॑ वृत्र॒हा सो॑म॒पावा॑ ।

यु॒क्त्वा हरि॑भ्या॒मुप॑ यासद॒र्वाङ्माध्यं॑दिने॒ सव॑ने मत्स॒दिन्द्रः॑ ॥ ५-४०-४॥

ṛ̱jī̱ṣī va̱jrī vṛ̭ṣa̱bhastṷrā̱ṣāṭ chu̱ṣmī rājā̭ vṛtra̱hā so̭ma̱pāvā̭ |

yu̱ktvā hari̭bhyā̱mupa̭ yāsada̱rvāṅmādhya̭ṃdine̱ sava̭ne matsa̱dindra̭ḥ || 5-40-4||

4 Impetuous, Thunderer, Strong, quelling the mighty, King, potent, Vṛtra-slayer, Soma-drinker,
May he come hither with his yoked Bay Horses; may Indra gladden him at the noon libation.

RV 5-40-5

यत्त्वा॑ सूर्य॒ स्व॑र्भानु॒स्तम॒सावि॑ध्यदासु॒रः ।

अक्षे॑त्रवि॒द्यथा॑ मु॒ग्धो भुव॑नान्यदीधयुः ॥ ५-४०-५॥

yattvā̭ sūrya̱ sva̭rbhānu̱stama̱sāvi̭dhyadāsu̱raḥ |

akṣḙtravi̱dyathā̭ mu̱gdho bhuva̭nānyadīdhayuḥ || 5-40-5||

5 O Sūrya, when the Asura's descendant Svarbhanu, pierced thee through and through with darkness,
All creatures looked like one who is bewildered, who knoweth not the place where he is standing.

RV 5-40-6

स्व॑र्भानो॒रध॒ यदि॑न्द्र मा॒या अ॒वो दि॒वो वर्त॑माना अ॒वाह॑न् ।

गू॒ळ्हं सूर्यं॒ तम॒साप॑व्रतेन तु॒रीये॑ण॒ ब्रह्म॑णाविन्द॒दत्रिः॑ ॥ ५-४०-६॥

sva̭rbhāno̱radha̱ yadi̭ndra mā̱yā a̱vo di̱vo varta̭mānā a̱vāha̭n |

gū̱ḻhaṃ sūrya̱ṃ tama̱sāpa̭vratena tu̱rīyḙṇa̱ brahma̭ṇāvinda̱datri̭ḥ || 5-40-6||

6 What time thou smotest down Svarbhanu's magic that spread itself beneath the sky, O Indra,
By his fourth sacred prayer Atri disoovered Sūrya concealed in gloom that stayed his function.

RV 5-40-7

मा मामि॒मं तव॒ सन्त॑मत्र इर॒स्या द्रु॒ग्धो भि॒यसा॒ नि गा॑रीत् ।

त्वं मि॒त्रो अ॑सि स॒त्यरा॑धा॒स्तौ मे॒हाव॑तं॒ वरु॑णश्च॒ राजा॑ ॥ ५-४०-७॥

mā māmi̱maṃ tava̱ santa̭matra ira̱syā dru̱gdho bhi̱yasā̱ ni gā̭rīt |

tvaṃ mi̱tro a̭si sa̱tyarā̭dhā̱stau me̱hāva̭ta̱ṃ varṷṇaśca̱ rājā̭ || 5-40-7||

7 Let not the oppressor with this dread, through anger swallow me up, for I am thine, O Atri.
Mitra art thou, the sender of true blessings:- thou and King Varuṇa be both my helpers.

RV 5-40-8

ग्राव्णो॑ ब्र॒ह्मा यु॑युजा॒नः स॑प॒र्यन्की॒रिणा॑ दे॒वान्नम॑सोप॒शिक्ष॑न् ।

अत्रिः॒ सूर्य॑स्य दि॒वि चक्षु॒राधा॒त्स्व॑र्भानो॒रप॑ मा॒या अ॑घुक्षत् ॥ ५-४०-८॥

grāvṇo̭ bra̱hmā yṷyujā̱naḥ sa̭pa̱ryankī̱riṇā̭ de̱vānnama̭sopa̱śikṣa̭n |

atri̱ḥ sūrya̭sya di̱vi cakṣu̱rādhā̱tsva̭rbhāno̱rapa̭ mā̱yā a̭ghukṣat || 5-40-8||

8 The Brahman Atri, as he set the press-stones, serving the Gods with praise and adoration,
Established in the heaven the eye of Sūrya, and caused Svarbhanu's magic arts to vanish.

RV 5-40-9

यं वै सूर्यं॒ स्व॑र्भानु॒स्तम॒सावि॑ध्यदासु॒रः ।

अत्र॑य॒स्तमन्व॑विन्दन्न॒ह्य१॒॑न्ये अश॑क्नुवन् ॥ ५-४०-९॥

yaṃ vai sūrya̱ṃ sva̭rbhānu̱stama̱sāvi̭dhyadāsu̱raḥ |

atra̭ya̱stamanva̭vindanna̱hya1̱̭nye aśa̭knuvan || 5-40-9||

9 The Atris found the Sun again, him whom Svarbhanu of the brood
Of Asuras had pierced with gloom. This none besides had power to do.

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RV 5-41-1

को नु वां॑ मित्रावरुणावृता॒यन्दि॒वो वा॑ म॒हः पार्थि॑वस्य वा॒ दे ।

ऋ॒तस्य॑ वा॒ सद॑सि॒ त्रासी॑थां नो यज्ञाय॒ते वा॑ पशु॒षो न वाजा॑न् ॥ ५-४१-१॥

ko nu vā̭ṃ mitrāvaruṇāvṛtā̱yandi̱vo vā̭ ma̱haḥ pārthi̭vasya vā̱ de |

ṛ̱tasya̭ vā̱ sada̭si̱ trāsī̭thāṃ no yajñāya̱te vā̭ paśu̱ṣo na vājā̭n || 5-41-1||

1. WHO, Mitra-Varuṇa, is your pious servant to give you gifts from earth or mighty heaven?
Preserve us in the seat of holy Order, and give the offerer power that winneth cattle.

RV 5-41-2

ते नो॑ मि॒त्रो वरु॑णो अर्य॒मायुरिन्द्र॑ ऋभु॒क्षा म॒रुतो॑ जुषन्त ।

नमो॑भिर्वा॒ ये दध॑ते सुवृ॒क्तिं स्तोमं॑ रु॒द्राय॑ मी॒ळ्हुषे॑ स॒जोषाः॑ ॥ ५-४१-२॥

te no̭ mi̱tro varṷṇo arya̱māyurindra̭ ṛbhu̱kṣā ma̱ruto̭ juṣanta |

namo̭bhirvā̱ ye dadha̭te suvṛ̱ktiṃ stoma̭ṃ ru̱drāya̭ mī̱ḻhuṣḙ sa̱joṣā̭ḥ || 5-41-2||

2 May Mitra, Varuṇa, Aryaman, and Āyu, Indra Ṛbhukṣan, and the Maruts, love us,
And they who of one mind with bounteous Rudra accept the hymn and laud with adorations.

RV 5-41-3

आ वां॒ येष्ठा॑श्विना हु॒वध्यै॒ वात॑स्य॒ पत्म॒न्रथ्य॑स्य पु॒ष्टौ ।

उ॒त वा॑ दि॒वो असु॑राय॒ मन्म॒ प्रान्धां॑सीव॒ यज्य॑वे भरध्वम् ॥ ५-४१-३॥

ā vā̱ṃ yeṣṭhā̭śvinā hu̱vadhyai̱ vāta̭sya̱ patma̱nrathya̭sya pu̱ṣṭau |

u̱ta vā̭ di̱vo asṷrāya̱ manma̱ prāndhā̭ṃsīva̱ yajya̭ve bharadhvam || 5-41-3||

3 You will I call to feed the car-horse, Aśvins, with the wind's flight swiftest of those who travel:-
Or also to the Asura of heaven, Worshipful, bring a hymn as ’twere libation.

RV 5-41-4

प्र स॒क्षणो॑ दि॒व्यः कण्व॑होता त्रि॒तो दि॒वः स॒जोषा॒ वातो॑ अ॒ग्निः ।

पू॒षा भगः॑ प्रभृ॒थे वि॒श्वभो॑जा आ॒जिं न ज॑ग्मुरा॒श्व॑श्वतमाः ॥ ५-४१-४॥

pra sa̱kṣaṇo̭ di̱vyaḥ kaṇva̭hotā tri̱to di̱vaḥ sa̱joṣā̱ vāto̭ a̱gniḥ |

pū̱ṣā bhaga̭ḥ prabhṛ̱the vi̱śvabho̭jā ā̱jiṃ na ja̭gmurā̱śva̭śvatamāḥ || 5-41-4||

4 The heavenly Victor, he whose priest is Kaṇva, Tṛta with Dyaus accordant, Vāta, Agni,
All-feeding Pūṣan, Bhaga sought the oblation, as they whose steeds are fleetest seek the contest.

RV 5-41-5

प्र वो॑ र॒यिं यु॒क्ताश्वं॑ भरध्वं रा॒य एषेऽव॑से दधीत॒ धीः ।

सु॒शेव॒ एवै॑रौशि॒जस्य॒ होता॒ ये व॒ एवा॑ मरुतस्तु॒राणा॑म् ॥ ५-४१-५॥

pra vo̭ ra̱yiṃ yu̱ktāśva̭ṃ bharadhvaṃ rā̱ya eṣe'va̭se dadhīta̱ dhīḥ |

su̱śeva̱ evai̭rauśi̱jasya̱ hotā̱ ye va̱ evā̭ marutastu̱rāṇā̭m || 5-41-5||

5 Bring ye your riches forward borne on horses:- let thought be framed for help and gain of treasure.
Blest he the priest of Auśija through courses, the courses which are yours the fleet, O Maruts.

RV 5-41-6

प्र वो॑ वा॒युं र॑थ॒युजं॑ कृणुध्वं॒ प्र दे॒वं विप्रं॑ पनि॒तार॑म॒र्कैः ।

इ॒षु॒ध्यव॑ ऋत॒सापः॒ पुरं॑धी॒र्वस्वी॑र्नो॒ अत्र॒ पत्नी॒रा धि॒ये धुः॑ ॥ ५-४१-६॥

pra vo̭ vā̱yuṃ ra̭tha̱yuja̭ṃ kṛṇudhva̱ṃ pra de̱vaṃ vipra̭ṃ pani̱tāra̭ma̱rkaiḥ |

i̱ṣu̱dhyava̭ ṛta̱sāpa̱ḥ pura̭ṃdhī̱rvasvī̭rno̱ atra̱ patnī̱rā dhi̱ye dhṷḥ || 5-41-6||

6 Bring hither him who yokes the car, your Vāyu, who praises with his songs, the God and Singer;
And, praying and devout, noble and prudent, may the Gods’ Spouses in their thoughts retain us.

RV 5-41-7

उप॑ व॒ एषे॒ वन्द्ये॑भिः शू॒षैः प्र य॒ह्वी दि॒वश्चि॒तय॑द्भिर॒र्कैः ।

उ॒षासा॒नक्ता॑ वि॒दुषी॑व॒ विश्व॒मा हा॑ वहतो॒ मर्त्या॑य य॒ज्ञम् ॥ ५-४१-७॥

upa̭ va̱ eṣe̱ vandyḙbhiḥ śū̱ṣaiḥ pra ya̱hvī di̱vaści̱taya̭dbhira̱rkaiḥ |

u̱ṣāsā̱naktā̭ vi̱duṣī̭va̱ viśva̱mā hā̭ vahato̱ martyā̭ya ya̱jñam || 5-41-7||

7 I speed to you with powers that should be honoured, with songs distinguishing Heaven's mighty Daughters,
Morning and Night, the Two, as ’twere all-knowing:- these bring the sacrifice unto the mortal.

RV 5-41-8

अ॒भि वो॑ अर्चे पो॒ष्याव॑तो॒ नॄन्वास्तो॒ष्पतिं॒ त्वष्टा॑रं॒ ररा॑णः ।

धन्या॑ स॒जोषा॑ धि॒षणा॒ नमो॑भि॒र्वन॒स्पती॒ँरोष॑धी रा॒य एषे॑ ॥ ५-४१-८॥

a̱bhi vo̭ arce po̱ṣyāva̭to̱ nṝnvāsto̱ṣpati̱ṃ tvaṣṭā̭ra̱ṃ rarā̭ṇaḥ |

dhanyā̭ sa̱joṣā̭ dhi̱ṣaṇā̱ namo̭bhi̱rvana̱spatī̱~roṣa̭dhī rā̱ya eṣḙ || 5-41-8||

8 You I extol, the nourishers of heroes bringing you gifts, Vastospati and Tvaṣṭar-
Rich Dhiṣaṇā accords through our obeisance - andTrees and Plants, for the swift gain of riches.

RV 5-41-9

तु॒जे न॒स्तने॒ पर्व॑ताः सन्तु॒ स्वैत॑वो॒ ये वस॑वो॒ न वी॒राः ।

प॒नि॒त आ॒प्त्यो य॑ज॒तः सदा॑ नो॒ वर्धा॑न्नः॒ शंसं॒ नर्यो॑ अ॒भिष्टौ॑ ॥ ५-४१-९॥

tu̱je na̱stane̱ parva̭tāḥ santu̱ svaita̭vo̱ ye vasa̭vo̱ na vī̱rāḥ |

pa̱ni̱ta ā̱ptyo ya̭ja̱taḥ sadā̭ no̱ vardhā̭nna̱ḥ śaṃsa̱ṃ naryo̭ a̱bhiṣṭaṷ || 5-41-9||

9 Ours be the Parvatas, even they, for offspring, free-moving, who are Heroes like the Vasus.
May holy Āptya, Friend of man, exalted, strengthen our word for ever and be near us.

RV 5-41-10

वृष्णो॑ अस्तोषि भू॒म्यस्य॒ गर्भं॑ त्रि॒तो नपा॑तम॒पां सु॑वृ॒क्ति ।

गृ॒णी॒ते अ॒ग्निरे॒तरी॒ न शू॒षैः शो॒चिष्के॑शो॒ नि रि॑णाति॒ वना॑ ॥ ५-४१-१०॥

vṛṣṇo̭ astoṣi bhū̱myasya̱ garbha̭ṃ tri̱to napā̭tama̱pāṃ sṷvṛ̱kti |

gṛ̱ṇī̱te a̱gnire̱tarī̱ na śū̱ṣaiḥ śo̱ciṣkḙśo̱ ni ri̭ṇāti̱ vanā̭ || 5-41-10||

10 Tṛta praised him, germ of the earthly hero, with pure songs him the Offspring of the Waters.
Agn; with might neighs loudly like a charger:- he of the flaming hair destroys the forests.

RV 5-41-11

क॒था म॒हे रु॒द्रिया॑य ब्रवाम॒ कद्रा॒ये चि॑कि॒तुषे॒ भगा॑य ।

आप॒ ओष॑धीरु॒त नो॑ऽवन्तु॒ द्यौर्वना॑ गि॒रयो॑ वृ॒क्षके॑शाः ॥ ५-४१-११॥

ka̱thā ma̱he ru̱driyā̭ya bravāma̱ kadrā̱ye ci̭ki̱tuṣe̱ bhagā̭ya |

āpa̱ oṣa̭dhīru̱ta no̭'vantu̱ dyaurvanā̭ gi̱rayo̭ vṛ̱kṣakḙśāḥ || 5-41-11||

11 How shall we speak to the great might of Rudra? How speak to Bhaga who takes thought for riches?
May Plants, the Waters, and the Sky preserve us, and Woods and Mountains with their trees for tresses.

RV 5-41-12

श‍ृ॒णोतु॑ न ऊ॒र्जां पति॒र्गिरः॒ स नभ॒स्तरी॑याँ इषि॒रः परि॑ज्मा ।

श‍ृ॒ण्वन्त्वापः॒ पुरो॒ न शु॒भ्राः परि॒ स्रुचो॑ बबृहा॒णस्याद्रेः॑ ॥ ५-४१-१२॥

śa‍ṛ̱ṇotṷ na ū̱rjāṃ pati̱rgira̱ḥ sa nabha̱starī̭yā~ iṣi̱raḥ pari̭jmā |

śa‍ṛ̱ṇvantvāpa̱ḥ puro̱ na śu̱bhrāḥ pari̱ sruco̭ babṛhā̱ṇasyādrḙḥ || 5-41-12||

12 May the swift Wanderer, Lord of refreshments listen to our songs, who speeds throuih cloudy heaven:-
And may the Waters, bright like castles, hear us, as they flow onward from the cloven mountain.

RV 5-41-13

वि॒दा चि॒न्नु म॑हान्तो॒ ये व॒ एवा॒ ब्रवा॑म दस्मा॒ वार्यं॒ दधा॑नाः ।

वय॑श्च॒न सु॒भ्व१॒॑ आव॑ यन्ति क्षु॒भा मर्त॒मनु॑यतं वध॒स्नैः ॥ ५-४१-१३॥

vi̱dā ci̱nnu ma̭hānto̱ ye va̱ evā̱ bravā̭ma dasmā̱ vārya̱ṃ dadhā̭nāḥ |

vaya̭śca̱na su̱bhva1̱̭ āva̭ yanti kṣu̱bhā marta̱manṷyataṃ vadha̱snaiḥ || 5-41-13||

13 We know your ways, ye Mighty Ones receiving choice meed, ye Wonderful, we will proclaim it.
Even strong birds descend not to the mortal who strives to reach them with swift blow and weapons.

RV 5-41-14

आ दैव्या॑नि॒ पार्थि॑वानि॒ जन्मा॒पश्चाच्छा॒ सुम॑खाय वोचम् ।

वर्ध॑न्तां॒ द्यावो॒ गिर॑श्च॒न्द्राग्रा॑ उ॒दा व॑र्धन्ताम॒भिषा॑ता॒ अर्णाः॑ ॥ ५-४१-१४॥

ā daivyā̭ni̱ pārthi̭vāni̱ janmā̱paścācchā̱ suma̭khāya vocam |

vardha̭ntā̱ṃ dyāvo̱ gira̭śca̱ndrāgrā̭ u̱dā va̭rdhantāma̱bhiṣā̭tā̱ arṇā̭ḥ || 5-41-14||

14 Celestial and terrestrial generations, and Waters will I summon to the feasting.
May days with bright dawns cause my songs to prosper, and may the conquered streams increase their waters.

RV 5-41-15

प॒देप॑दे मे जरि॒मा नि धा॑यि॒ वरू॑त्री वा श॒क्रा या पा॒युभि॑श्च ।

सिष॑क्तु मा॒ता म॒ही र॒सा नः॒ स्मत्सू॒रिभि॑रृजु॒हस्त॑ ऋजु॒वनिः॑ ॥ ५-४१-१५॥

pa̱depa̭de me jari̱mā ni dhā̭yi̱ varṷ̄trī vā śa̱krā yā pā̱yubhi̭śca |

siṣa̭ktu mā̱tā ma̱hī ra̱sā na̱ḥ smatsū̱ribhi̭rṛju̱hasta̭ ṛju̱vani̭ḥ || 5-41-15||

15 Duly to each one hath my laud been offered. Strong be Varūtrī with her powers to succour.
May the great Mother Rasā here befriend us, straight-handed, with the princes, striving forward.

RV 5-41-16

क॒था दा॑शेम॒ नम॑सा सु॒दानू॑नेव॒या म॒रुतो॒ अच्छो॑क्तौ॒ प्रश्र॑वसो म॒रुतो॒ अच्छो॑क्तौ ।

मा नोऽहि॑र्बु॒ध्न्यो॑ रि॒षे धा॑द॒स्माकं॑ भूदुपमाति॒वनिः॑ ॥ ५-४१-१६॥

ka̱thā dā̭śema̱ nama̭sā su̱dānṷ̄neva̱yā ma̱ruto̱ accho̭ktau̱ praśra̭vaso ma̱ruto̱ accho̭ktau |

mā no'hi̭rbu̱dhnyo̭ ri̱ṣe dhā̭da̱smāka̭ṃ bhūdupamāti̱vani̭ḥ || 5-41-16||

16 How may we serve the Liberal Ones with worship, the Maruts swift of course in invocation, the Maruts far-renowned in invocation?
Let not the Dragon of the Deep annoy us, and gladly may he welcome our addresses.

RV 5-41-17

इति॑ चि॒न्नु प्र॒जायै॑ पशु॒मत्यै॒ देवा॑सो॒ वन॑ते॒ मर्त्यो॑ व॒ आ दे॑वासो वनते॒ मर्त्यो॑ वः ।

अत्रा॑ शि॒वां त॒न्वो॑ धा॒सिम॒स्या ज॒रां चि॑न्मे॒ निरृ॑तिर्जग्रसीत ॥ ५-४१-१७॥

iti̭ ci̱nnu pra̱jāyai̭ paśu̱matyai̱ devā̭so̱ vana̭te̱ martyo̭ va̱ ā dḙvāso vanate̱ martyo̭ vaḥ |

atrā̭ śi̱vāṃ ta̱nvo̭ dhā̱sima̱syā ja̱rāṃ ci̭nme̱ nirṛ̭tirjagrasīta || 5-41-17||

17 Thus thinking, O ye Gods, the mortal wins you to give him increase of his herds of cattle:- the mortal wins him, O ye Gods, your favour.
Here he wins wholesome food to feed this body:- as for mine old age, Nirrti consume it

RV 5-41-18

तां वो॑ देवाः सुम॒तिमू॒र्जय॑न्ती॒मिष॑मश्याम वसवः॒ शसा॒ गोः ।

सा नः॑ सु॒दानु॑र्मृ॒ळय॑न्ती दे॒वी प्रति॒ द्रव॑न्ती सुवि॒ताय॑ गम्याः ॥ ५-४१-१८॥

tāṃ vo̭ devāḥ suma̱timū̱rjaya̭ntī̱miṣa̭maśyāma vasava̱ḥ śasā̱ goḥ |

sā na̭ḥ su̱dānṷrmṛ̱ḻaya̭ntī de̱vī prati̱ drava̭ntī suvi̱tāya̭ gamyāḥ || 5-41-18||

18 O Gods, may we obtain from you this favour, strengthening food through the Cow's praise, ye Vasus.
May she who gives good gifts, the gracious Goddes. s, come speeding nigh to us for our well-being.

RV 5-41-19

अ॒भि न॒ इळा॑ यू॒थस्य॑ मा॒ता स्मन्न॒दीभि॑रु॒र्वशी॑ वा गृणातु ।

उ॒र्वशी॑ वा बृहद्दि॒वा गृ॑णा॒नाभ्यू॑र्ण्वा॒ना प्र॑भृ॒थस्या॒योः ॥ ५-४१-१९॥

a̱bhi na̱ iḻā̭ yū̱thasya̭ mā̱tā smanna̱dībhi̭ru̱rvaśī̭ vā gṛṇātu |

u̱rvaśī̭ vā bṛhaddi̱vā gṛ̭ṇā̱nābhyṷ̄rṇvā̱nā pra̭bhṛ̱thasyā̱yoḥ || 5-41-19||

19 May Iḷā, Mother of the herds of cattle, and Urvasi with all the streams accept us;
May Urvasi in lofty heaven accepting, as she partakes the oblation of the living,

RV 5-41-20

सिष॑क्तु न ऊर्ज॒व्य॑स्य पु॒ष्टेः ॥ ५-४१-२०॥

siṣa̭ktu na ūrja̱vya̭sya pu̱ṣṭeḥ || 5-41-20||

20 Visit us while she shares Urjavya's food.

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RV 5-42-1

प्र शंत॑मा॒ वरु॑णं॒ दीधि॑ती॒ गीर्मि॒त्रं भग॒मदि॑तिं नू॒नम॑श्याः ।

पृष॑द्योनिः॒ पञ्च॑होता श‍ृणो॒त्वतू॑र्तपन्था॒ असु॑रो मयो॒भुः ॥ ५-४२-१॥

pra śaṃta̭mā̱ varṷṇa̱ṃ dīdhi̭tī̱ gīrmi̱traṃ bhaga̱madi̭tiṃ nū̱nama̭śyāḥ |

pṛṣa̭dyoni̱ḥ pañca̭hotā śa‍ṛṇo̱tvatṷ̄rtapanthā̱ asṷro mayo̱bhuḥ || 5-42-1||

1. Now may our sweetest song with deep devotion reach Varuṇa, Mitra, Aditi, and Bhaga.
May the Five Priests' Lord, dwelling in oblations, bliss-giving Asura, hear, whose paths are open.

RV 5-42-2

प्रति॑ मे॒ स्तोम॒मदि॑तिर्जगृभ्यात्सू॒नुं न मा॒ता हृद्यं॑ सु॒शेव॑म् ।

ब्रह्म॑ प्रि॒यं दे॒वहि॑तं॒ यदस्त्य॒हं मि॒त्रे वरु॑णे॒ यन्म॑यो॒भु ॥ ५-४२-२॥

prati̭ me̱ stoma̱madi̭tirjagṛbhyātsū̱nuṃ na mā̱tā hṛdya̭ṃ su̱śeva̭m |

brahma̭ pri̱yaṃ de̱vahi̭ta̱ṃ yadastya̱haṃ mi̱tre varṷṇe̱ yanma̭yo̱bhu || 5-42-2||

2 May Aditi welcome, even as a mother her dear heart-gladdening son, my song that lauds her.
The prayer they love, bliss-giving, God-appointed, I offer unto Varuṇa and Mitra.

RV 5-42-3

उदी॑रय क॒वित॑मं कवी॒नामु॒नत्तै॑नम॒भि मध्वा॑ घृ॒तेन॑ ।

स नो॒ वसू॑नि॒ प्रय॑ता हि॒तानि॑ च॒न्द्राणि॑ दे॒वः स॑वि॒ता सु॑वाति ॥ ५-४२-३॥

udī̭raya ka̱vita̭maṃ kavī̱nāmu̱nattai̭nama̱bhi madhvā̭ ghṛ̱tena̭ |

sa no̱ vasṷ̄ni̱ praya̭tā hi̱tāni̭ ca̱ndrāṇi̭ de̱vaḥ sa̭vi̱tā sṷvāti || 5-42-3||

3 In spirit him, the Sagest of the Sages; with sacrificial oil and meath bedew him
So then let him, God Savitar, provide us excellent, ready, and resplendent treasures.

RV 5-42-4

समि॑न्द्र णो॒ मन॑सा नेषि॒ गोभिः॒ सं सू॒रिभि॑र्हरिवः॒ सं स्व॒स्ति ।

सं ब्रह्म॑णा दे॒वहि॑तं॒ यदस्ति॒ सं दे॒वानां॑ सुम॒त्या य॒ज्ञिया॑नाम् ॥ ५-४२-४॥

sami̭ndra ṇo̱ mana̭sā neṣi̱ gobhi̱ḥ saṃ sū̱ribhi̭rhariva̱ḥ saṃ sva̱sti |

saṃ brahma̭ṇā de̱vahi̭ta̱ṃ yadasti̱ saṃ de̱vānā̭ṃ suma̱tyā ya̱jñiyā̭nām || 5-42-4||

4 With willing mind, Indra, vouchsafe us cattle, prosperity, Lord of Bays! and pious patrons;
And, with the sacred prayer by Gods appointed, give us the holy Deities' lovingkindness.

RV 5-42-5

दे॒वो भगः॑ सवि॒ता रा॒यो अंश॒ इन्द्रो॑ वृ॒त्रस्य॑ सं॒जितो॒ धना॑नाम् ।

ऋ॒भु॒क्षा वाज॑ उ॒त वा॒ पुरं॑धि॒रव॑न्तु नो अ॒मृता॑सस्तु॒रासः॑ ॥ ५-४२-५॥

de̱vo bhaga̭ḥ savi̱tā rā̱yo aṃśa̱ indro̭ vṛ̱trasya̭ sa̱ṃjito̱ dhanā̭nām |

ṛ̱bhu̱kṣā vāja̭ u̱ta vā̱ pura̭ṃdhi̱rava̭ntu no a̱mṛtā̭sastu̱rāsa̭ḥ || 5-42-5||

5 God Bhaga, Savitar who deals forth riches, Indra, and they who conquer Vṛtra's treasures,
And Vāja and Ṛbhukṣan and Purandhi, the Mighty and Immortal Ones, protect us!

RV 5-42-6

म॒रुत्व॑तो॒ अप्र॑तीतस्य जि॒ष्णोरजू॑र्यतः॒ प्र ब्र॑वामा कृ॒तानि॑ ।

न ते॒ पूर्वे॑ मघव॒न्नाप॑रासो॒ न वी॒र्यं१॒॑ नूत॑नः॒ कश्च॒नाप॑ ॥ ५-४२-६॥

ma̱rutva̭to̱ apra̭tītasya ji̱ṣṇorajṷ̄ryata̱ḥ pra bra̭vāmā kṛ̱tāni̭ |

na te̱ pūrvḙ maghava̱nnāpa̭rāso̱ na vī̱ryaṃ1̱̭ nūta̭na̱ḥ kaśca̱nāpa̭ || 5-42-6||

6 Let us declare his deeds, the undecaying unrivalled Victor whom the Maruts follow.
None of old times, O Maghavan, nor later, none of these days hath reached thy hero prowess.

RV 5-42-7

उप॑ स्तुहि प्रथ॒मं र॑त्न॒धेयं॒ बृह॒स्पतिं॑ सनि॒तारं॒ धना॑नाम् ।

यः शंस॑ते स्तुव॒ते शम्भ॑विष्ठः पुरू॒वसु॑रा॒गम॒ज्जोहु॑वानम् ॥ ५-४२-७॥

upa̭ stuhi pratha̱maṃ ra̭tna̱dheya̱ṃ bṛha̱spati̭ṃ sani̱tāra̱ṃ dhanā̭nām |

yaḥ śaṃsa̭te stuva̱te śambha̭viṣṭhaḥ purū̱vasṷrā̱gama̱jjohṷvānam || 5-42-7||

7 Praise him the Chief who gives the boon of riches, Bṛhaspati distributor of treasures,
Who, blessing most the man who sings and praises, comes with abundant wealth to his invoker.

RV 5-42-8

तवो॒तिभिः॒ सच॑माना॒ अरि॑ष्टा॒ बृह॑स्पते म॒घवा॑नः सु॒वीराः॑ ।

ये अ॑श्व॒दा उ॒त वा॒ सन्ति॑ गो॒दा ये व॑स्त्र॒दाः सु॒भगा॒स्तेषु॒ रायः॑ ॥ ५-४२-८॥

tavo̱tibhi̱ḥ saca̭mānā̱ ari̭ṣṭā̱ bṛha̭spate ma̱ghavā̭naḥ su̱vīrā̭ḥ |

ye a̭śva̱dā u̱ta vā̱ santi̭ go̱dā ye va̭stra̱dāḥ su̱bhagā̱steṣu̱ rāya̭ḥ || 5-42-8||

8 Tended, Bṛhaspati, with thy protections, the princes are unharmed and girt by heroes.
Wealth that brings bliss is found among the givers of horses and of cattle and of raiment.

RV 5-42-9

वि॒स॒र्माणं॑ कृणुहि वि॒त्तमे॑षां॒ ये भु॒ञ्जते॒ अपृ॑णन्तो न उ॒क्थैः ।

अप॑व्रतान्प्रस॒वे वा॑वृधा॒नान्ब्र॑ह्म॒द्विषः॒ सूर्या॑द्यावयस्व ॥ ५-४२-९॥

vi̱sa̱rmāṇa̭ṃ kṛṇuhi vi̱ttamḙṣā̱ṃ ye bhu̱ñjate̱ apṛ̭ṇanto na u̱kthaiḥ |

apa̭vratānprasa̱ve vā̭vṛdhā̱nānbra̭hma̱dviṣa̱ḥ sūryā̭dyāvayasva || 5-42-9||

9 Make their wealth flee who, through our hymns enjoying their riches, yield us not an ample guerdon.
Far from the sun keep those who hate devotion, the godless, prospering in their vocation.

RV 5-42-10

य ओह॑ते र॒क्षसो॑ दे॒ववी॑तावच॒क्रेभि॒स्तं म॑रुतो॒ नि या॑त ।

यो वः॒ शमीं॑ शशमा॒नस्य॒ निन्दा॑त्तु॒च्छ्यान्कामा॑न्करते सिष्विदा॒नः ॥ ५-४२-१०॥

ya oha̭te ra̱kṣaso̭ de̱vavī̭tāvaca̱krebhi̱staṃ ma̭ruto̱ ni yā̭ta |

yo va̱ḥ śamī̭ṃ śaśamā̱nasya̱ nindā̭ttu̱cchyānkāmā̭nkarate siṣvidā̱naḥ || 5-42-10||

10 With wheelless chariots drive down him, O Maruts, who at the feasts of Gods regards the demons.
May he, though bathed in sweat, form empty wishes, who blames his sacred rite who toils to serve you.

RV 5-42-11

तमु॑ ष्टुहि॒ यः स्वि॒षुः सु॒धन्वा॒ यो विश्व॑स्य॒ क्षय॑ति भेष॒जस्य॑ ।

यक्ष्वा॑ म॒हे सौ॑मन॒साय॑ रु॒द्रं नमो॑भिर्दे॒वमसु॑रं दुवस्य ॥ ५-४२-११॥

tamṷ ṣṭuhi̱ yaḥ svi̱ṣuḥ su̱dhanvā̱ yo viśva̭sya̱ kṣaya̭ti bheṣa̱jasya̭ |

yakṣvā̭ ma̱he saṷmana̱sāya̭ ru̱draṃ namo̭bhirde̱vamasṷraṃ duvasya || 5-42-11||

11 Praise him whose bow is strong and sure his arrow, him who is Lord of every balm that bealeth.
Worship thou Rudra for his great good favour:- adore the Asura, God, with salutations.

RV 5-42-12

दमू॑नसो अ॒पसो॒ ये सु॒हस्ता॒ वृष्णः॒ पत्नी॑र्न॒द्यो॑ विभ्वत॒ष्टाः ।

सर॑स्वती बृहद्दि॒वोत रा॒का द॑श॒स्यन्ती॑र्वरिवस्यन्तु शु॒भ्राः ॥ ५-४२-१२॥

damṷ̄naso a̱paso̱ ye su̱hastā̱ vṛṣṇa̱ḥ patnī̭rna̱dyo̭ vibhvata̱ṣṭāḥ |

sara̭svatī bṛhaddi̱vota rā̱kā da̭śa̱syantī̭rvarivasyantu śu̱bhrāḥ || 5-42-12||

12 May the House-friends, the cunning-handed Artists, may the Steer's Wives, the streams carved out by Vibhvan,
And may the fair Ones honour and befriend us, Sarasvatī, Brhaddiva, and Rākā.

RV 5-42-13

प्र सू म॒हे सु॑शर॒णाय॑ मे॒धां गिरं॑ भरे॒ नव्य॑सीं॒ जाय॑मानाम् ।

य आ॑ह॒ना दु॑हि॒तुर्व॒क्षणा॑सु रू॒पा मि॑ना॒नो अकृ॑णोदि॒दं नः॑ ॥ ५-४२-१३॥

pra sū ma̱he sṷśara̱ṇāya̭ me̱dhāṃ gira̭ṃ bhare̱ navya̭sī̱ṃ jāya̭mānām |

ya ā̭ha̱nā dṷhi̱turva̱kṣaṇā̭su rū̱pā mi̭nā̱no akṛ̭ṇodi̱daṃ na̭ḥ || 5-42-13||

13 My newest song, thought that now springs within me, I offer to the Great, the Sure Protector,
Who made for us this All, in fond love laying each varied form within his Daughter's bosom.

RV 5-42-14

प्र सु॑ष्टु॒तिः स्त॒नय॑न्तं रु॒वन्त॑मि॒ळस्पतिं॑ जरितर्नू॒नम॑श्याः ।

यो अ॑ब्दि॒माँ उ॑दनि॒माँ इय॑र्ति॒ प्र वि॒द्युता॒ रोद॑सी उ॒क्षमा॑णः ॥ ५-४२-१४॥

pra sṷṣṭu̱tiḥ sta̱naya̭ntaṃ ru̱vanta̭mi̱ḻaspati̭ṃ jaritarnū̱nama̭śyāḥ |

yo a̭bdi̱mā~ ṷdani̱mā~ iya̭rti̱ pra vi̱dyutā̱ roda̭sī u̱kṣamā̭ṇaḥ || 5-42-14||

14 Now, even now, may thy fair praise, O Singer, attain Idaspati who roars and thunders,
Who, rich in clouds and waters with his lightning speeds forth bedewing both the earth and heaven.

RV 5-42-15

ए॒ष स्तोमो॒ मारु॑तं॒ शर्धो॒ अच्छा॑ रु॒द्रस्य॑ सू॒नूँर्यु॑व॒न्यूँरुद॑श्याः ।

कामो॑ रा॒ये ह॑वते मा स्व॒स्त्युप॑ स्तुहि॒ पृष॑दश्वाँ अ॒यासः॑ ॥ ५-४२-१५॥

e̱ṣa stomo̱ mārṷta̱ṃ śardho̱ acchā̭ ru̱drasya̭ sū̱nū~ryṷva̱nyū~ruda̭śyāḥ |

kāmo̭ rā̱ye ha̭vate mā sva̱styupa̭ stuhi̱ pṛṣa̭daśvā~ a̱yāsa̭ḥ || 5-42-15||

15 May this my laud attain the troop of Maruts, those who are youths in act, the Sons of Rudra.
The wish calls me to riches and well-being:- praise the unwearied Ones whose steeds are dappled.

RV 5-42-16

प्रैष स्तोमः॑ पृथि॒वीम॒न्तरि॑क्षं॒ वन॒स्पती॒ँरोष॑धी रा॒ये अ॑श्याः ।

दे॒वोदे॑वः सु॒हवो॑ भूतु॒ मह्यं॒ मा नो॑ मा॒ता पृ॑थि॒वी दु॑र्म॒तौ धा॑त् ॥ ५-४२-१६॥

praiṣa stoma̭ḥ pṛthi̱vīma̱ntari̭kṣa̱ṃ vana̱spatī̱~roṣa̭dhī rā̱ye a̭śyāḥ |

de̱vodḙvaḥ su̱havo̭ bhūtu̱ mahya̱ṃ mā no̭ mā̱tā pṛ̭thi̱vī dṷrma̱tau dhā̭t || 5-42-16||

16 May this my laud reach earth and air's mid-region, and forest trees and plants to win me riches.
May every Deity be swift to listen, and Mother Earth with no ill thought regard me.

RV 5-42-17

उ॒रौ दे॑वा अनिबा॒धे स्या॑म ॥ ५-४२-१७॥

u̱rau dḙvā anibā̱dhe syā̭ma || 5-42-17||

17 Gods, may we dwell in free untroubled bliss.

RV 5-42-18

सम॒श्विनो॒रव॑सा॒ नूत॑नेन मयो॒भुवा॑ सु॒प्रणी॑ती गमेम ।

आ नो॑ र॒यिं व॑हत॒मोत वी॒राना विश्वा॑न्यमृता॒ सौभ॑गानि ॥ ५-४२-१८॥

sama̱śvino̱rava̭sā̱ nūta̭nena mayo̱bhuvā̭ su̱praṇī̭tī gamema |

ā no̭ ra̱yiṃ va̭hata̱mota vī̱rānā viśvā̭nyamṛtā̱ saubha̭gāni || 5-42-18||

18 May we obtain the Aśvins' newest favour, and gain their health-bestowing happy guidance.
Bring riches hither unto us, and heroes, and all felicity and joy, Immortals!

Sukta: 43/87 (17)

RV 5-43-1

आ धे॒नवः॒ पय॑सा॒ तूर्ण्य॑र्था॒ अम॑र्धन्ती॒रुप॑ नो यन्तु॒ मध्वा॑ ।

म॒हो रा॒ये बृ॑ह॒तीः स॒प्त विप्रो॑ मयो॒भुवो॑ जरि॒ता जो॑हवीति ॥ ५-४३-१॥

ā dhe̱nava̱ḥ paya̭sā̱ tūrṇya̭rthā̱ ama̭rdhantī̱rupa̭ no yantu̱ madhvā̭ |

ma̱ho rā̱ye bṛ̭ha̱tīḥ sa̱pta vipro̭ mayo̱bhuvo̭ jari̱tā jo̭havīti || 5-43-1||

1. MAY the Milch-cows who hasten to their object come harmless unto us with liquid sweetness.
The Singer, lauding, calls, for ample riches, the Seven Mighty Ones who bring enjoyment.

RV 5-43-2

आ सु॑ष्टु॒ती नम॑सा वर्त॒यध्यै॒ द्यावा॒ वाजा॑य पृथि॒वी अमृ॑ध्रे ।

पि॒ता मा॒ता मधु॑वचाः सु॒हस्ता॒ भरे॑भरे नो य॒शसा॑वविष्टाम् ॥ ५-४३-२॥

ā sṷṣṭu̱tī nama̭sā varta̱yadhyai̱ dyāvā̱ vājā̭ya pṛthi̱vī amṛ̭dhre |

pi̱tā mā̱tā madhṷvacāḥ su̱hastā̱ bharḙbhare no ya̱śasā̭vaviṣṭām || 5-43-2||

2 With reverence and fair praise will I bring hither, for sake of strength, exhaustless Earth and Heaven.
Father and Mother, sweetof speech, fairhanded, may they, far-famed, in every fight protect us.

RV 5-43-3

अध्व॑र्यवश्चकृ॒वांसो॒ मधू॑नि॒ प्र वा॒यवे॑ भरत॒ चारु॑ शु॒क्रम् ।

होते॑व नः प्रथ॒मः पा॑ह्य॒स्य देव॒ मध्वो॑ ररि॒मा ते॒ मदा॑य ॥ ५-४३-३॥

adhva̭ryavaścakṛ̱vāṃso̱ madhṷ̄ni̱ pra vā̱yavḙ bharata̱ cārṷ śu̱kram |

hotḙva naḥ pratha̱maḥ pā̭hya̱sya deva̱ madhvo̭ rari̱mā te̱ madā̭ya || 5-43-3||

3 Adhvaryus, make the sweet libations ready, and bring the beautiful bright juice to Vāyu.
God, as our Priest, be thou the first to drink it:- we give thee of the mead to make thee joyful.

RV 5-43-4

दश॒ क्षिपो॑ युञ्जते बा॒हू अद्रिं॒ सोम॑स्य॒ या श॑मि॒तारा॑ सु॒हस्ता॑ ।

मध्वो॒ रसं॑ सु॒गभ॑स्तिर्गिरि॒ष्ठां चनि॑श्चदद्दुदुहे शु॒क्रमं॒शुः ॥ ५-४३-४॥

daśa̱ kṣipo̭ yuñjate bā̱hū adri̱ṃ soma̭sya̱ yā śa̭mi̱tārā̭ su̱hastā̭ |

madhvo̱ rasa̭ṃ su̱gabha̭stirgiri̱ṣṭhāṃ cani̭ścadadduduhe śu̱krama̱ṃśuḥ || 5-43-4||

4 Two arms-the Soma's dexterous immo. lators-and the ten fingers set and fix the press-stone.
The stalk hath poured, fair with its spreading branches, the mead's bright glittering juice that dwells on mountains.

RV 5-43-5

असा॑वि ते जुजुषा॒णाय॒ सोमः॒ क्रत्वे॒ दक्षा॑य बृह॒ते मदा॑य ।

हरी॒ रथे॑ सु॒धुरा॒ योगे॑ अ॒र्वागिन्द्र॑ प्रि॒या कृ॑णुहि हू॒यमा॑नः ॥ ५-४३-५॥

asā̭vi te jujuṣā̱ṇāya̱ soma̱ḥ kratve̱ dakṣā̭ya bṛha̱te madā̭ya |

harī̱ rathḙ su̱dhurā̱ yogḙ a̱rvāgindra̭ pri̱yā kṛ̭ṇuhi hū̱yamā̭naḥ || 5-43-5||

5 The Soma hath been pressed for thee, its lover, to give thee power and might and high enjoyment.
Invoked, turn hither in thy car, O Indra, at need, thy two well-trained and dear Bay Horses.

RV 5-43-6

आ नो॑ म॒हीम॒रम॑तिं स॒जोषा॒ ग्नां दे॒वीं नम॑सा रा॒तह॑व्याम् ।

मधो॒र्मदा॑य बृह॒तीमृ॑त॒ज्ञामाग्ने॑ वह प॒थिभि॑र्देव॒यानैः॑ ॥ ५-४३-६॥

ā no̭ ma̱hīma̱rama̭tiṃ sa̱joṣā̱ gnāṃ de̱vīṃ nama̭sā rā̱taha̭vyām |

madho̱rmadā̭ya bṛha̱tīmṛ̭ta̱jñāmāgnḙ vaha pa̱thibhi̭rdeva̱yānai̭ḥ || 5-43-6||

6 Bring by God-traversed paths, accordant, Agni, the great Aramati, Celestial Lady,
Exalted, worshipped with our gifts and homage, who knoweth holy Law, to drink sweet Soma.

RV 5-43-7

अ॒ञ्जन्ति॒ यं प्र॒थय॑न्तो॒ न विप्रा॑ व॒पाव॑न्तं॒ नाग्निना॒ तप॑न्तः ।

पि॒तुर्न पु॒त्र उ॒पसि॒ प्रेष्ठ॒ आ घ॒र्मो अ॒ग्निमृ॒तय॑न्नसादि ॥ ५-४३-७॥

a̱ñjanti̱ yaṃ pra̱thaya̭nto̱ na viprā̭ va̱pāva̭nta̱ṃ nāgninā̱ tapa̭ntaḥ |

pi̱turna pu̱tra u̱pasi̱ preṣṭha̱ ā gha̱rmo a̱gnimṛ̱taya̭nnasādi || 5-43-7||

7 As on his father's lap the son, the darling, so on the fire is set the sacred caldron,
Which holy singers deck, as if extending and heating that which holds the fatty membrane.

RV 5-43-8

अच्छा॑ म॒ही बृ॑ह॒ती शंत॑मा॒ गीर्दू॒तो न ग॑न्त्व॒श्विना॑ हु॒वध्यै॑ ।

म॒यो॒भुवा॑ स॒रथा या॑तम॒र्वाग्ग॒न्तं नि॒धिं धुर॑मा॒णिर्न नाभि॑म् ॥ ५-४३-८॥

acchā̭ ma̱hī bṛ̭ha̱tī śaṃta̭mā̱ gīrdū̱to na ga̭ntva̱śvinā̭ hu̱vadhyai̭ |

ma̱yo̱bhuvā̭ sa̱rathā yā̭tama̱rvāgga̱ntaṃ ni̱dhiṃ dhura̭mā̱ṇirna nābhi̭m || 5-43-8||

8 Hither, as herald to invite the Aśvins, come the great lofty song, most sweet and pleasant!
Come in one car, joy-givers! to the banquet, like the bolt binding pole and nave, come hither.

RV 5-43-9

प्र तव्य॑सो॒ नम॑‍उक्तिं तु॒रस्या॒हं पू॒ष्ण उ॒त वा॒योर॑दिक्षि ।

या राध॑सा चोदि॒तारा॑ मती॒नां या वाज॑स्य द्रविणो॒दा उ॒त त्मन् ॥ ५-४३-९॥

pra tavya̭so̱ nama̭‍uktiṃ tu̱rasyā̱haṃ pū̱ṣṇa u̱ta vā̱yora̭dikṣi |

yā rādha̭sā codi̱tārā̭ matī̱nāṃ yā vāja̭sya draviṇo̱dā u̱ta tman || 5-43-9||

9 I have declared this speech of adoration to mightiest Pūṣan and victorious Vāyu,
Who by their bounty are the hymns' inspirers, and of themselves give power as a possession.

RV 5-43-10

आ नाम॑भिर्म॒रुतो॑ वक्षि॒ विश्वा॒ना रू॒पेभि॑र्जातवेदो हुवा॒नः ।

य॒ज्ञं गिरो॑ जरि॒तुः सु॑ष्टु॒तिं च॒ विश्वे॑ गन्त मरुतो॒ विश्व॑ ऊ॒ती ॥ ५-४३-१०॥

ā nāma̭bhirma̱ruto̭ vakṣi̱ viśvā̱nā rū̱pebhi̭rjātavedo huvā̱naḥ |

ya̱jñaṃ giro̭ jari̱tuḥ sṷṣṭu̱tiṃ ca̱ viśvḙ ganta maruto̱ viśva̭ ū̱tī || 5-43-10||

10 Invoked by us bring hither, jatavedas the Maruts all under their names and figures.
Come to the sacrifice with aid all Maruts, all to the songs and praises of the singer!

RV 5-43-11

आ नो॑ दि॒वो बृ॑ह॒तः पर्व॑ता॒दा सर॑स्वती यज॒ता ग॑न्तु य॒ज्ञम् ।

हवं॑ दे॒वी जु॑जुषा॒णा घृ॒ताची॑ श॒ग्मां नो॒ वाच॑मुश॒ती श‍ृ॑णोतु ॥ ५-४३-११॥

ā no̭ di̱vo bṛ̭ha̱taḥ parva̭tā̱dā sara̭svatī yaja̱tā ga̭ntu ya̱jñam |

hava̭ṃ de̱vī jṷjuṣā̱ṇā ghṛ̱tācī̭ śa̱gmāṃ no̱ vāca̭muśa̱tī śa‍ṛ̭ṇotu || 5-43-11||

11 From high heaven may Sarasvatī the Holy visit our sacrifice, and from the mountain.
Eager, propitious, may the balmy Goddess hear our effectual speech, our invocation.

RV 5-43-12

आ वे॒धसं॒ नील॑पृष्ठं बृ॒हन्तं॒ बृह॒स्पतिं॒ सद॑ने सादयध्वम् ।

सा॒दद्यो॑निं॒ दम॒ आ दी॑दि॒वांसं॒ हिर॑ण्यवर्णमरु॒षं स॑पेम ॥ ५-४३-१२॥

ā ve̱dhasa̱ṃ nīla̭pṛṣṭhaṃ bṛ̱hanta̱ṃ bṛha̱spati̱ṃ sada̭ne sādayadhvam |

sā̱dadyo̭ni̱ṃ dama̱ ā dī̭di̱vāṃsa̱ṃ hira̭ṇyavarṇamaru̱ṣaṃ sa̭pema || 5-43-12||

12 Set in his seat the God whose back is dusky, Bṛhaspati the lofty, the Disposer.
Him let us worship, set within the dwelling, the red, the golden-hued, the allresplendent.

RV 5-43-13

आ ध॑र्ण॒सिर्बृ॒हद्दि॑वो॒ ररा॑णो॒ विश्वे॑भिर्ग॒न्त्वोम॑भिर्हुवा॒नः ।

ग्ना वसा॑न॒ ओष॑धी॒रमृ॑ध्रस्त्रि॒धातु॑श‍ृङ्गो वृष॒भो व॑यो॒धाः ॥ ५-४३-१३॥

ā dha̭rṇa̱sirbṛ̱haddi̭vo̱ rarā̭ṇo̱ viśvḙbhirga̱ntvoma̭bhirhuvā̱naḥ |

gnā vasā̭na̱ oṣa̭dhī̱ramṛ̭dhrastri̱dhātṷśa‍ṛṅgo vṛṣa̱bho va̭yo̱dhāḥ || 5-43-13||

13 May the Sustainer, high in heaven, come hither, the Bounteous One, invoked, with all his favours,
Dweller with Dames divine, with plants, unwearied, the Steer with triple horn, the life-bestower.

RV 5-43-14

मा॒तुष्प॒दे प॑र॒मे शु॒क्र आ॒योर्वि॑प॒न्यवो॑ रास्पि॒रासो॑ अग्मन् ।

सु॒शेव्यं॒ नम॑सा रा॒तह॑व्याः॒ शिशुं॑ मृजन्त्या॒यवो॒ न वा॒से ॥ ५-४३-१४॥

mā̱tuṣpa̱de pa̭ra̱me śu̱kra ā̱yorvi̭pa̱nyavo̭ rāspi̱rāso̭ agman |

su̱śevya̱ṃ nama̭sā rā̱taha̭vyā̱ḥ śiśṷṃ mṛjantyā̱yavo̱ na vā̱se || 5-43-14||

14 The tuneful eloquent priests of him who liveth have sought the Mother's bright and loftiest station.
As living men, with offered gifts and homage they deck the most auspicious Child to clothe him.

RV 5-43-15

बृ॒हद्वयो॑ बृह॒ते तुभ्य॑मग्ने धिया॒जुरो॑ मिथु॒नासः॑ सचन्त ।

दे॒वोदे॑वः सु॒हवो॑ भूतु॒ मह्यं॒ मा नो॑ मा॒ता पृ॑थि॒वी दु॑र्म॒तौ धा॑त् ॥ ५-४३-१५॥

bṛ̱hadvayo̭ bṛha̱te tubhya̭magne dhiyā̱juro̭ mithu̱nāsa̭ḥ sacanta |

de̱vodḙvaḥ su̱havo̭ bhūtu̱ mahya̱ṃ mā no̭ mā̱tā pṛ̭thi̱vī dṷrma̱tau dhā̭t || 5-43-15||

15 Agni, great vital power is thine, the mighty:- pairs waxing old in their devotion seek thee.
May every Deity be swift to listen, and Mother Earth with no ill thought regard me.

RV 5-43-16

उ॒रौ दे॑वा अनिबा॒धे स्या॑म ॥ ५-४३-१६॥

u̱rau dḙvā anibā̱dhe syā̭ma || 5-43-16||

16 Gods, may we dwell in free untroubled bliss.

RV 5-43-17

सम॒श्विनो॒रव॑सा॒ नूत॑नेन मयो॒भुवा॑ सु॒प्रणी॑ती गमेम ।

आ नो॑ र॒यिं व॑हत॒मोत वी॒राना विश्वा॑न्यमृता॒ सौभ॑गानि ॥ ५-४३-१७॥

sama̱śvino̱rava̭sā̱ nūta̭nena mayo̱bhuvā̭ su̱praṇī̭tī gamema |

ā no̭ ra̱yiṃ va̭hata̱mota vī̱rānā viśvā̭nyamṛtā̱ saubha̭gāni || 5-43-17||

17 May we obtain the Aśvins' newest favour, and gain their health-bestowing happy guidance.
Bring riches hither unto us, and heroes, and all felicity and joy, Immortals!

Sukta: 44/87 (15)

RV 5-44-1

तं प्र॒त्नथा॑ पू॒र्वथा॑ वि॒श्वथे॒मथा॑ ज्ये॒ष्ठता॑तिं बर्हि॒षदं॑ स्व॒र्विद॑म् ।

प्र॒ती॒ची॒नं वृ॒जनं॑ दोहसे गि॒राशुं जय॑न्त॒मनु॒ यासु॒ वर्ध॑से ॥ ५-४४-१॥

taṃ pra̱tnathā̭ pū̱rvathā̭ vi̱śvathe̱mathā̭ jye̱ṣṭhatā̭tiṃ barhi̱ṣada̭ṃ sva̱rvida̭m |

pra̱tī̱cī̱naṃ vṛ̱jana̭ṃ dohase gi̱rāśuṃ jaya̭nta̱manu̱ yāsu̱ vardha̭se || 5-44-1||

1. As in the first old times, as all were wont, as now, he draweth forth the power turned hitherward with song,
The Princedom throned on holy grass, who findeth light, swift, conquering in the' plants wherein he waxeth strong.

RV 5-44-2

श्रि॒ये सु॒दृशी॒रुप॑रस्य॒ याः स्व॑र्वि॒रोच॑मानः क॒कुभा॑मचो॒दते॑ ।

सु॒गो॒पा अ॑सि॒ न दभा॑य सुक्रतो प॒रो मा॒याभि॑रृ॒त आ॑स॒ नाम॑ ते ॥ ५-४४-२॥

śri̱ye su̱dṛśī̱rupa̭rasya̱ yāḥ sva̭rvi̱roca̭mānaḥ ka̱kubhā̭maco̱datḙ |

su̱go̱pā a̭si̱ na dabhā̭ya sukrato pa̱ro mā̱yābhi̭rṛ̱ta ā̭sa̱ nāma̭ te || 5-44-2||

2 Shining to him who leaves heaven's regions undisturbed, which to his sheen who is beneath show fair in light,
Good guardian art thou, not to be deceived, Most Wise! Far from deceits thy name dwelleth in holy Law.

RV 5-44-3

अत्यं॑ ह॒विः स॑चते॒ सच्च॒ धातु॒ चारि॑ष्टगातुः॒ स होता॑ सहो॒भरिः॑ ।

प्र॒सर्स्रा॑णो॒ अनु॑ ब॒र्हिर्वृषा॒ शिशु॒र्मध्ये॒ युवा॒जरो॑ वि॒स्रुहा॑ हि॒तः ॥ ५-४४-३॥

atya̭ṃ ha̱viḥ sa̭cate̱ sacca̱ dhātu̱ cāri̭ṣṭagātu̱ḥ sa hotā̭ saho̱bhari̭ḥ |

pra̱sarsrā̭ṇo̱ anṷ ba̱rhirvṛṣā̱ śiśu̱rmadhye̱ yuvā̱jaro̭ vi̱sruhā̭ hi̱taḥ || 5-44-3||

3 Truth waits upon oblation present and to come:- naught checks him in his way, this vic tory- bringing Priest:-
The Mighty Child who glides along the sacred grass, the undecaying Youth set in the midst of plants.

RV 5-44-4

प्र व॑ ए॒ते सु॒युजो॒ याम॑न्नि॒ष्टये॒ नीची॑र॒मुष्मै॑ य॒म्य॑ ऋता॒वृधः॑ ।

सु॒यन्तु॑भिः सर्वशा॒सैर॒भीशु॑भिः॒ क्रिवि॒र्नामा॑नि प्रव॒णे मु॑षायति ॥ ५-४४-४॥

pra va̭ e̱te su̱yujo̱ yāma̭nni̱ṣṭaye̱ nīcī̭ra̱muṣmai̭ ya̱mya̭ ṛtā̱vṛdha̭ḥ |

su̱yantṷbhiḥ sarvaśā̱saira̱bhīśṷbhi̱ḥ krivi̱rnāmā̭ni prava̱ṇe mṷṣāyati || 5-44-4||

4 These come, well-yoked, to you for furtherance in the rite:- down come the twinborn strengtheners of Law for him,
With reins easily guided and commanding all. In the deep fall the hide stealeth away their names.

RV 5-44-5

सं॒जर्भु॑राण॒स्तरु॑भिः सुते॒गृभं॑ वया॒किनं॑ चि॒त्तग॑र्भासु सु॒स्वरुः॑ ।

धा॒र॒वा॒केष्वृ॑जुगाथ शोभसे॒ वर्ध॑स्व॒ पत्नी॑र॒भि जी॒वो अ॑ध्व॒रे ॥ ५-४४-५॥

sa̱ṃjarbhṷrāṇa̱starṷbhiḥ sute̱gṛbha̭ṃ vayā̱kina̭ṃ ci̱ttaga̭rbhāsu su̱svarṷḥ |

dhā̱ra̱vā̱keṣvṛ̭jugātha śobhase̱ vardha̭sva̱ patnī̭ra̱bhi jī̱vo a̭dhva̱re || 5-44-5||

5 Thou, moving beauteously in visibly pregnant ones, snatching with trees the branching plant that grasps the juice,
Shinest, true Singer! mid the upholders of the voice. Increase thy Consorts thou, lively at sacrifice.

RV 5-44-6

या॒दृगे॒व ददृ॑शे ता॒दृगु॑च्यते॒ सं छा॒यया॑ दधिरे सि॒ध्रया॒प्स्वा ।

म॒हीम॒स्मभ्य॑मुरु॒षामु॒रु ज्रयो॑ बृ॒हत्सु॒वीर॒मन॑पच्युतं॒ सहः॑ ॥ ५-४४-६॥

yā̱dṛge̱va dadṛ̭śe tā̱dṛgṷcyate̱ saṃ chā̱yayā̭ dadhire si̱dhrayā̱psvā |

ma̱hīma̱smabhya̭muru̱ṣāmu̱ru jrayo̭ bṛ̱hatsu̱vīra̱mana̭pacyuta̱ṃ saha̭ḥ || 5-44-6||

6 Like as he is beheld such is he said to be.
They with effectual splendour in the floods have made
Earth yield us room enough and amply wide extent, great might invincible, with store of hero sons.

RV 5-44-7

वेत्यग्रु॒र्जनि॑वा॒न्वा अति॒ स्पृधः॑ समर्य॒ता मन॑सा॒ सूर्यः॑ क॒विः ।

घ्रं॒सं रक्ष॑न्तं॒ परि॑ वि॒श्वतो॒ गय॑म॒स्माकं॒ शर्म॑ वनव॒त्स्वाव॑सुः ॥ ५-४४-७॥

vetyagru̱rjani̭vā̱nvā ati̱ spṛdha̭ḥ samarya̱tā mana̭sā̱ sūrya̭ḥ ka̱viḥ |

ghra̱ṃsaṃ rakṣa̭nta̱ṃ pari̭ vi̱śvato̱ gaya̭ma̱smāka̱ṃ śarma̭ vanava̱tsvāva̭suḥ || 5-44-7||

7 Sūrya the Sage, as if unwedded, with a Spouse, in battle-loving spirit moveth o’er the foes.
May he, self-excellent, grant us a sheltering home, a house that wards the fierce heat off on every side.

RV 5-44-8

ज्यायां॑सम॒स्य य॒तुन॑स्य के॒तुन॑ ऋषिस्व॒रं च॑रति॒ यासु॒ नाम॑ ते ।

या॒दृश्मि॒न्धायि॒ तम॑प॒स्यया॑ विद॒द्य उ॑ स्व॒यं वह॑ते॒ सो अरं॑ करत् ॥ ५-४४-८॥

jyāyā̭ṃsama̱sya ya̱tuna̭sya ke̱tuna̭ ṛṣisva̱raṃ ca̭rati̱ yāsu̱ nāma̭ te |

yā̱dṛśmi̱ndhāyi̱ tama̭pa̱syayā̭ vida̱dya ṷ sva̱yaṃ vaha̭te̱ so ara̭ṃ karat || 5-44-8||

8 Thy name, sung forth by Ṛṣis in these hymns of ours, goes to the loftier One with this swift mover's light.
By skill he wins the boon whereon his heart is set:- he who bestirs himself shall bring the thing to pass.

RV 5-44-9

स॒मु॒द्रमा॑सा॒मव॑ तस्थे अग्रि॒मा न रि॑ष्यति॒ सव॑नं॒ यस्मि॒न्नाय॑ता ।

अत्रा॒ न हार्दि॑ क्रव॒णस्य॑ रेजते॒ यत्रा॑ म॒तिर्वि॒द्यते॑ पूत॒बन्ध॑नी ॥ ५-४४-९॥

sa̱mu̱dramā̭sā̱mava̭ tasthe agri̱mā na ri̭ṣyati̱ sava̭na̱ṃ yasmi̱nnāya̭tā |

atrā̱ na hārdi̭ krava̱ṇasya̭ rejate̱ yatrā̭ ma̱tirvi̱dyatḙ pūta̱bandha̭nī || 5-44-9||

9 The chief and best of these abideth in the sea, nor doth libation fail wherein it is prolonged.
The heart of him who praiseth trembleth not in fear there where the hymn is found connected with the pure.

RV 5-44-10

स हि क्ष॒त्रस्य॑ मन॒सस्य॒ चित्ति॑भिरेवाव॒दस्य॑ यज॒तस्य॒ सध्रेः॑ ।

अ॒व॒त्सा॒रस्य॑ स्पृणवाम॒ रण्व॑भिः॒ शवि॑ष्ठं॒ वाजं॑ वि॒दुषा॑ चि॒दर्ध्य॑म् ॥ ५-४४-१०॥

sa hi kṣa̱trasya̭ mana̱sasya̱ citti̭bhirevāva̱dasya̭ yaja̱tasya̱ sadhrḙḥ |

a̱va̱tsā̱rasya̭ spṛṇavāma̱ raṇva̭bhi̱ḥ śavi̭ṣṭha̱ṃ vāja̭ṃ vi̱duṣā̭ ci̱dardhya̭m || 5-44-10||

10 For it is he:- with though to of Ksatra, Manasa, of Yajata, and Sadhri, and Evavada,
With Avatsara's sweet songs will we strive to win the mightiest strength which even he who knows should gain.

RV 5-44-11

श्ये॒न आ॑सा॒मदि॑तिः क॒क्ष्यो॒३॒॑ मदो॑ वि॒श्ववा॑रस्य यज॒तस्य॑ मा॒यिनः॑ ।

सम॒न्यम॑न्यमर्थय॒न्त्येत॑वे वि॒दुर्वि॒षाणं॑ परि॒पान॒मन्ति॒ ते ॥ ५-४४-११॥

śye̱na ā̭sā̱madi̭tiḥ ka̱kṣyo̱3̱̭ mado̭ vi̱śvavā̭rasya yaja̱tasya̭ mā̱yina̭ḥ |

sama̱nyama̭nyamarthaya̱ntyeta̭ve vi̱durvi̱ṣāṇa̭ṃ pari̱pāna̱manti̱ te || 5-44-11||

11 The Hawk is their full source, girth-stretching rapturous drink of Visvavara, of Mayin, and Yajata.
They ever seek a fresh draught so that they may come, know when thy time to halt and drink thy fill is near.

RV 5-44-12

स॒दा॒पृ॒णो य॑ज॒तो वि द्विषो॑ वधीद्बाहुवृ॒क्तः श्रु॑त॒वित्तर्यो॑ वः॒ सचा॑ ।

उ॒भा स वरा॒ प्रत्ये॑ति॒ भाति॑ च॒ यदीं॑ ग॒णं भज॑ते सुप्र॒याव॑भिः ॥ ५-४४-१२॥

sa̱dā̱pṛ̱ṇo ya̭ja̱to vi dviṣo̭ vadhīdbāhuvṛ̱ktaḥ śrṷta̱vittaryo̭ va̱ḥ sacā̭ |

u̱bhā sa varā̱ pratyḙti̱ bhāti̭ ca̱ yadī̭ṃ ga̱ṇaṃ bhaja̭te supra̱yāva̭bhiḥ || 5-44-12||

12 Sadaprna the holy, Tarya, Srutavit, and Bahuvrkta, joined with you, have slain the foes.
He gains his wish in both the worlds and brightly shines-when he adores the host with well-advancing steeds.

RV 5-44-13

सु॒त॒म्भ॒रो यज॑मानस्य॒ सत्प॑ति॒र्विश्वा॑सा॒मूधः॒ स धि॒यामु॒दञ्च॑नः ।

भर॑द्धे॒नू रस॑वच्छिश्रिये॒ पयो॑ऽनुब्रुवा॒णो अध्ये॑ति॒ न स्व॒पन् ॥ ५-४४-१३॥

su̱ta̱mbha̱ro yaja̭mānasya̱ satpa̭ti̱rviśvā̭sā̱mūdha̱ḥ sa dhi̱yāmu̱dañca̭naḥ |

bhara̭ddhe̱nū rasa̭vacchiśriye̱ payo̭'nubruvā̱ṇo adhyḙti̱ na sva̱pan || 5-44-13||

13 The worshipper's defender is Sutambhara, producer and uplifter of all holy thoughts.
The milch-cow brought, sweet-flavoured milk was dealt around. Who speaks the bidding text knows this, not he who sleeps.

RV 5-44-14

यो जा॒गार॒ तमृचः॑ कामयन्ते॒ यो जा॒गार॒ तमु॒ सामा॑नि यन्ति ।

यो जा॒गार॒ तम॒यं सोम॑ आह॒ तवा॒हम॑स्मि स॒ख्ये न्यो॑काः ॥ ५-४४-१४॥

yo jā̱gāra̱ tamṛca̭ḥ kāmayante̱ yo jā̱gāra̱ tamu̱ sāmā̭ni yanti |

yo jā̱gāra̱ tama̱yaṃ soma̭ āha̱ tavā̱hama̭smi sa̱khye nyo̭kāḥ || 5-44-14||

14 The sacred hymns love him who wakes and watches:- to him who watches come the Sāma verses.
This Soma saith unto the man who watches, I rest and have my dwelling in thy friendship.

RV 5-44-15

अ॒ग्निर्जा॑गार॒ तमृचः॑ कामयन्ते॒ऽग्निर्जा॑गार॒ तमु॒ सामा॑नि यन्ति ।

अ॒ग्निर्जा॑गार॒ तम॒यं सोम॑ आह॒ तवा॒हम॑स्मि स॒ख्ये न्यो॑काः ॥ ५-४४-१५॥

a̱gnirjā̭gāra̱ tamṛca̭ḥ kāmayante̱'gnirjā̭gāra̱ tamu̱ sāmā̭ni yanti |

a̱gnirjā̭gāra̱ tama̱yaṃ soma̭ āha̱ tavā̱hama̭smi sa̱khye nyo̭kāḥ || 5-44-15||

15 Agni is watchful, and the gcas love him; Agni is watchful, Sāma verses seek him.
Agni is watchful, to him saith this Soma, I rest and have my dwelling in thy friendship.

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RV 5-45-1

वि॒दा दि॒वो वि॒ष्यन्नद्रि॑मु॒क्थैरा॑य॒त्या उ॒षसो॑ अ॒र्चिनो॑ गुः ।

अपा॑वृत व्र॒जिनी॒रुत्स्व॑र्गा॒द्वि दुरो॒ मानु॑षीर्दे॒व आ॑वः ॥ ५-४५-१॥

vi̱dā di̱vo vi̱ṣyannadri̭mu̱kthairā̭ya̱tyā u̱ṣaso̭ a̱rcino̭ guḥ |

apā̭vṛta vra̱jinī̱rutsva̭rgā̱dvi duro̱ mānṷṣīrde̱va ā̭vaḥ || 5-45-1||

1. BARDS of approaching Dawn who know the heavens are come with hymns to throw the mountain open.
The Sun hath risen and oped the stable portals:- the doors of men, too, hath the God thrown open.

RV 5-45-2

वि सूर्यो॑ अ॒मतिं॒ न श्रियं॑ सा॒दोर्वाद्गवां॑ मा॒ता जा॑न॒ती गा॑त् ।

धन्व॑र्णसो न॒द्य१॒ः॑ खादो॑अर्णाः॒ स्थूणे॑व॒ सुमि॑ता दृंहत॒ द्यौः ॥ ५-४५-२॥

vi sūryo̭ a̱mati̱ṃ na śriya̭ṃ sā̱dorvādgavā̭ṃ mā̱tā jā̭na̱tī gā̭t |

dhanva̭rṇaso na̱dya1̱̭ḥ khādo̭arṇā̱ḥ sthūṇḙva̱ sumi̭tā dṛṃhata̱ dyauḥ || 5-45-2||

2 Sūrya hath spread his light as splendour:- hither came the Cows' Mother, conscious, from the stable,
To streams that flow with biting waves to deserts; and heaven is stablished like a firm-set pillar.

RV 5-45-3

अ॒स्मा उ॒क्थाय॒ पर्व॑तस्य॒ गर्भो॑ म॒हीनां॑ ज॒नुषे॑ पू॒र्व्याय॑ ।

वि पर्व॑तो॒ जिही॑त॒ साध॑त॒ द्यौरा॒विवा॑सन्तो दसयन्त॒ भूम॑ ॥ ५-४५-३॥

a̱smā u̱kthāya̱ parva̭tasya̱ garbho̭ ma̱hīnā̭ṃ ja̱nuṣḙ pū̱rvyāya̭ |

vi parva̭to̱ jihī̭ta̱ sādha̭ta̱ dyaurā̱vivā̭santo dasayanta̱ bhūma̭ || 5-45-3||

3 This laud hath won the burden of the mountain. To aid the ancient birth of mighty waters
The mountain parted, Heaven performed his office. The worshippers were worn with constant serving.

RV 5-45-4

सू॒क्तेभि॑र्वो॒ वचो॑भिर्दे॒वजु॑ष्टै॒रिन्द्रा॒ न्व१॒॑ग्नी अव॑से हु॒वध्यै॑ ।

उ॒क्थेभि॒र्हि ष्मा॑ क॒वयः॑ सुय॒ज्ञा आ॒विवा॑सन्तो म॒रुतो॒ यज॑न्ति ॥ ५-४५-४॥

sū̱ktebhi̭rvo̱ vaco̭bhirde̱vajṷṣṭai̱rindrā̱ nva1̱̭gnī ava̭se hu̱vadhyai̭ |

u̱kthebhi̱rhi ṣmā̭ ka̱vaya̭ḥ suya̱jñā ā̱vivā̭santo ma̱ruto̱ yaja̭nti || 5-45-4||

4 With hymns and God-loved words will I invoke you, Indra and Agni, to obtain your favour,
For verily sages, skilled in sacrificing, worship the Maruts and with lauds invite them.

RV 5-45-5

एतो॒ न्व१॒॑द्य सु॒ध्यो॒३॒॑ भवा॑म॒ प्र दु॒च्छुना॑ मिनवामा॒ वरी॑यः ।

आ॒रे द्वेषां॑सि सनु॒तर्द॑धा॒माया॑म॒ प्राञ्चो॒ यज॑मान॒मच्छ॑ ॥ ५-४५-५॥

eto̱ nva1̱̭dya su̱dhyo̱3̱̭ bhavā̭ma̱ pra du̱cchunā̭ minavāmā̱ varī̭yaḥ |

ā̱re dveṣā̭ṃsi sanu̱tarda̭dhā̱māyā̭ma̱ prāñco̱ yaja̭māna̱maccha̭ || 5-45-5||

5 This day approach us:- may our thoughts be holy, far from us let us cast away misfortune.
Let us keep those who hate us at a distance, and haste to meet the man who sacrifices.

RV 5-45-6

एता॒ धियं॑ कृ॒णवा॑मा सखा॒योऽप॒ या मा॒ताँ ऋ॑णु॒त व्र॒जं गोः ।

यया॒ मनु॑र्विशिशि॒प्रं जि॒गाय॒ यया॑ व॒णिग्व॒ङ्कुरापा॒ पुरी॑षम् ॥ ५-४५-६॥

etā̱ dhiya̭ṃ kṛ̱ṇavā̭mā sakhā̱yo'pa̱ yā mā̱tā~ ṛ̭ṇu̱ta vra̱jaṃ goḥ |

yayā̱ manṷrviśiśi̱praṃ ji̱gāya̱ yayā̭ va̱ṇigva̱ṅkurāpā̱ purī̭ṣam || 5-45-6||

6 Come, let us carry out, O friends, the purpose wherewith the Mother threw the Cow's stall open,
That wherewith Manu conquered Visisipra, wherewith the wandering merchant gained heaven's water.

RV 5-45-7

अनू॑नो॒दत्र॒ हस्त॑यतो॒ अद्रि॒रार्च॒न्येन॒ दश॑ मा॒सो नव॑ग्वाः ।

ऋ॒तं य॒ती स॒रमा॒ गा अ॑विन्द॒द्विश्वा॑नि स॒त्याङ्गि॑राश्चकार ॥ ५-४५-७॥

anṷ̄no̱datra̱ hasta̭yato̱ adri̱rārca̱nyena̱ daśa̭ mā̱so nava̭gvāḥ |

ṛ̱taṃ ya̱tī sa̱ramā̱ gā a̭vinda̱dviśvā̭ni sa̱tyāṅgi̭rāścakāra || 5-45-7||

7 Here, urged by hands, loudly hath rung the press-stone wherewith Navagvas through ten months sang praises.
Saramā went aright and found the cattle. Aṅgiras gave effect to all their labours.

RV 5-45-8

विश्वे॑ अ॒स्या व्युषि॒ माहि॑नायाः॒ सं यद्गोभि॒रङ्गि॑रसो॒ नव॑न्त ।

उत्स॑ आसां पर॒मे स॒धस्थ॑ ऋ॒तस्य॑ प॒था स॒रमा॑ विद॒द्गाः ॥ ५-४५-८॥

viśvḙ a̱syā vyuṣi̱ māhi̭nāyā̱ḥ saṃ yadgobhi̱raṅgi̭raso̱ nava̭nta |

utsa̭ āsāṃ para̱me sa̱dhastha̭ ṛ̱tasya̭ pa̱thā sa̱ramā̭ vida̱dgāḥ || 5-45-8||

8 When at the dawning of this mighty Goddess, Aṅgirases all sang forth with the cattle,—
Their spring is in the loftiest place of meeting,—Saramā found the kine by Order's pathway.

RV 5-45-9

आ सूर्यो॑ यातु स॒प्ताश्वः॒ क्षेत्रं॒ यद॑स्योर्वि॒या दी॑र्घया॒थे ।

र॒घुः श्ये॒नः प॑तय॒दन्धो॒ अच्छा॒ युवा॑ क॒विर्दी॑दय॒द्गोषु॒ गच्छ॑न् ॥ ५-४५-९॥

ā sūryo̭ yātu sa̱ptāśva̱ḥ kṣetra̱ṃ yada̭syorvi̱yā dī̭rghayā̱the |

ra̱ghuḥ śye̱naḥ pa̭taya̱dandho̱ acchā̱ yuvā̭ ka̱virdī̭daya̱dgoṣu̱ gaccha̭n || 5-45-9||

9 Borne by his Coursers Seven may Sūrya visit the field that spreadeth wide for his long journey.
Down on the Soma swooped the rapid Falcon. Bright was the young Sage moving mid his cattle.

RV 5-45-10

आ सूर्यो॑ अरुहच्छु॒क्रमर्णोऽयु॑क्त॒ यद्ध॒रितो॑ वी॒तपृ॑ष्ठाः ।

उ॒द्ना न नाव॑मनयन्त॒ धीरा॑ आश‍ृण्व॒तीरापो॑ अ॒र्वाग॑तिष्ठन् ॥ ५-४५-१०॥

ā sūryo̭ aruhacchu̱kramarṇo'yṷkta̱ yaddha̱rito̭ vī̱tapṛ̭ṣṭhāḥ |

u̱dnā na nāva̭manayanta̱ dhīrā̭ āśa‍ṛṇva̱tīrāpo̭ a̱rvāga̭tiṣṭhan || 5-45-10||

10 Sūrya hath mounted to the shining ocean when he hath yoked his fair-backed Tawny Horses.
The wise have drawn him like a ship through water:- the floods obedient have descended hither.

RV 5-45-11

धियं॑ वो अ॒प्सु द॑धिषे स्व॒र्षां ययात॑र॒न्दश॑ मा॒सो नव॑ग्वाः ।

अ॒या धि॒या स्या॑म दे॒वगो॑पा अ॒या धि॒या तु॑तुर्या॒मात्यंहः॑ ॥ ५-४५-११॥

dhiya̭ṃ vo a̱psu da̭dhiṣe sva̱rṣāṃ yayāta̭ra̱ndaśa̭ mā̱so nava̭gvāḥ |

a̱yā dhi̱yā syā̭ma de̱vago̭pā a̱yā dhi̱yā tṷturyā̱mātyaṃha̭ḥ || 5-45-11||

11 I lay upon the Floods your hymn, lightwinning, wherewith Navagvas their ten months completed.
Through this our hymn may we have Gods to guard us:- through this our hymn pass safe beyond affliction.

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RV 5-46-1

हयो॒ न वि॒द्वाँ अ॑युजि स्व॒यं धु॒रि तां व॑हामि प्र॒तर॑णीमव॒स्युव॑म् ।

नास्या॑ वश्मि वि॒मुचं॒ नावृतं॒ पुन॑र्वि॒द्वान्प॒थः पु॑रए॒त ऋ॒जु ने॑षति ॥ ५-४६-१॥

hayo̱ na vi̱dvā~ a̭yuji sva̱yaṃ dhu̱ri tāṃ va̭hāmi pra̱tara̭ṇīmava̱syuva̭m |

nāsyā̭ vaśmi vi̱muca̱ṃ nāvṛta̱ṃ puna̭rvi̱dvānpa̱thaḥ pṷrae̱ta ṛ̱ju nḙṣati || 5-46-1||

1. WELL knowing I have bound me, horselike, to the pole:- I carry that which bears as on and gives us help.
I seek for no release, no turning back therefrom. May he who knows the way, the Leader, guide me straight.

RV 5-46-2

अग्न॒ इन्द्र॒ वरु॑ण॒ मित्र॒ देवाः॒ शर्धः॒ प्र य॑न्त॒ मारु॑तो॒त वि॑ष्णो ।

उ॒भा नास॑त्या रु॒द्रो अध॒ ग्नाः पू॒षा भगः॒ सर॑स्वती जुषन्त ॥ ५-४६-२॥

agna̱ indra̱ varṷṇa̱ mitra̱ devā̱ḥ śardha̱ḥ pra ya̭nta̱ mārṷto̱ta vi̭ṣṇo |

u̱bhā nāsa̭tyā ru̱dro adha̱ gnāḥ pū̱ṣā bhaga̱ḥ sara̭svatī juṣanta || 5-46-2||

2 O Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, and Mitra, give, O ye Gods, and Marut host, and Viṣṇu.
May both Nāsatyas, Rudra, heavenly Matrons, Pūṣan, Sarasvatī, Bhaga, accept us.

RV 5-46-3

इ॒न्द्रा॒ग्नी मि॒त्रावरु॒णादि॑तिं॒ स्वः॑ पृथि॒वीं द्यां म॒रुतः॒ पर्व॑ताँ अ॒पः ।

हु॒वे विष्णुं॑ पू॒षणं॒ ब्रह्म॑ण॒स्पतिं॒ भगं॒ नु शंसं॑ सवि॒तार॑मू॒तये॑ ॥ ५-४६-३॥

i̱ndrā̱gnī mi̱trāvaru̱ṇādi̭ti̱ṃ sva̭ḥ pṛthi̱vīṃ dyāṃ ma̱ruta̱ḥ parva̭tā~ a̱paḥ |

hu̱ve viṣṇṷṃ pū̱ṣaṇa̱ṃ brahma̭ṇa̱spati̱ṃ bhaga̱ṃ nu śaṃsa̭ṃ savi̱tāra̭mū̱tayḙ || 5-46-3||

3 Indra and Agni, Mitra, Varuṇa, Aditi, the Waters, Mountains, Maruts, Sky, and Earth and Heaven,
Viṣṇu I call, Pūṣan, and Brahmaṇaspati, and Bhaga, Samsa, Savitar that they may help.

RV 5-46-4

उ॒त नो॒ विष्णु॑रु॒त वातो॑ अ॒स्रिधो॑ द्रविणो॒दा उ॒त सोमो॒ मय॑स्करत् ।

उ॒त ऋ॒भव॑ उ॒त रा॒ये नो॑ अ॒श्विनो॒त त्वष्टो॒त विभ्वानु॑ मंसते ॥ ५-४६-४॥

u̱ta no̱ viṣṇṷru̱ta vāto̭ a̱sridho̭ draviṇo̱dā u̱ta somo̱ maya̭skarat |

u̱ta ṛ̱bhava̭ u̱ta rā̱ye no̭ a̱śvino̱ta tvaṣṭo̱ta vibhvānṷ maṃsate || 5-46-4||

4 May Viṣṇu also and Vāta who injures none, and Soma granter of possessions give us joy;
And may the Ṛbhus and the Aśvins, Tvaṣṭar and Vibhvan remember us so that we may have wealth.

RV 5-46-5

उ॒त त्यन्नो॒ मारु॑तं॒ शर्ध॒ आ ग॑मद्दिविक्ष॒यं य॑ज॒तं ब॒र्हिरा॒सदे॑ ।

बृह॒स्पतिः॒ शर्म॑ पू॒षोत नो॑ यमद्वरू॒थ्यं१॒॑ वरु॑णो मि॒त्रो अ॑र्य॒मा ॥ ५-४६-५॥

u̱ta tyanno̱ mārṷta̱ṃ śardha̱ ā ga̭maddivikṣa̱yaṃ ya̭ja̱taṃ ba̱rhirā̱sadḙ |

bṛha̱spati̱ḥ śarma̭ pū̱ṣota no̭ yamadvarū̱thyaṃ1̱̭ varṷṇo mi̱tro a̭rya̱mā || 5-46-5||

5 So may the band of Maruts dwelling in the sky, the holy, come to us to sit on sacred grass;
Bṛhaspati and Pūṣan grant us sure defence, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman guard and shelter us.

RV 5-46-6

उ॒त त्ये नः॒ पर्व॑तासः सुश॒स्तयः॑ सुदी॒तयो॑ न॒द्य१॒॑स्त्राम॑णे भुवन् ।

भगो॑ विभ॒क्ता शव॒साव॒सा ग॑मदुरु॒व्यचा॒ अदि॑तिः श्रोतु मे॒ हव॑म् ॥ ५-४६-६॥

u̱ta tye na̱ḥ parva̭tāsaḥ suśa̱staya̭ḥ sudī̱tayo̭ na̱dya1̱̭strāma̭ṇe bhuvan |

bhago̭ vibha̱ktā śava̱sāva̱sā ga̭maduru̱vyacā̱ adi̭tiḥ śrotu me̱ hava̭m || 5-46-6||

6 And may the Mountains famed in noble eulogies, and the fair-gleaming Rivers keep us safe from harm.
May Bhaga the Dispenser come with power and grace, and far-pervading Aditi listen to my call.

RV 5-46-7

दे॒वानां॒ पत्नी॑रुश॒तीर॑वन्तु नः॒ प्राव॑न्तु नस्तु॒जये॒ वाज॑सातये ।

याः पार्थि॑वासो॒ या अ॒पामपि॑ व्र॒ते ता नो॑ देवीः सुहवाः॒ शर्म॑ यच्छत ॥ ५-४६-७॥

de̱vānā̱ṃ patnī̭ruśa̱tīra̭vantu na̱ḥ prāva̭ntu nastu̱jaye̱ vāja̭sātaye |

yāḥ pārthi̭vāso̱ yā a̱pāmapi̭ vra̱te tā no̭ devīḥ suhavā̱ḥ śarma̭ yacchata || 5-46-7||

7 May the Gods’ Spouses aid us of their own freewill, aid us to offspring and the winning of the spoil.
Grant us protection, O ye gracious Goddesses, ye who are on the earth or in the waters' realm.

RV 5-46-8

उ॒त ग्ना व्य॑न्तु दे॒वप॑त्नीरिन्द्रा॒ण्य१॒॑ग्नाय्य॒श्विनी॒ राट् ।

आ रोद॑सी वरुणा॒नी श‍ृ॑णोतु॒ व्यन्तु॑ दे॒वीर्य ऋ॒तुर्जनी॑नाम् ॥ ५-४६-८॥

u̱ta gnā vya̭ntu de̱vapa̭tnīrindrā̱ṇya1̱̭gnāyya̱śvinī̱ rāṭ |

ā roda̭sī varuṇā̱nī śa‍ṛ̭ṇotu̱ vyantṷ de̱vīrya ṛ̱turjanī̭nām || 5-46-8||

8 May the Dames, wives of Gods, enjoy our presents, Rat, Aśvini, Agnāyī, and Indrāṇī.
May Rodasī and Varuṇānī hear us, and Goddesses come at the Matrons' season.

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RV 5-47-1

प्र॒यु॒ञ्ज॒ती दि॒व ए॑ति ब्रुवा॒णा म॒ही मा॒ता दु॑हि॒तुर्बो॒धय॑न्ती ।

आ॒विवा॑सन्ती युव॒तिर्म॑नी॒षा पि॒तृभ्य॒ आ सद॑ने॒ जोहु॑वाना ॥ ५-४७-१॥

pra̱yu̱ñja̱tī di̱va ḙti bruvā̱ṇā ma̱hī mā̱tā dṷhi̱turbo̱dhaya̭ntī |

ā̱vivā̭santī yuva̱tirma̭nī̱ṣā pi̱tṛbhya̱ ā sada̭ne̱ johṷvānā || 5-47-1||

1. URGING to toil and making proclamation, seeking Heaven's Daughter comes the Mighty Mother:-
She comes, the youthful Hymn, unto the Fathers, inviting to her home and loudly calling.

RV 5-47-2

अ॒जि॒रास॒स्तद॑प॒ ईय॑माना आतस्थि॒वांसो॑ अ॒मृत॑स्य॒ नाभि॑म् ।

अ॒न॒न्तास॑ उ॒रवो॑ वि॒श्वतः॑ सीं॒ परि॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी य॑न्ति॒ पन्थाः॑ ॥ ५-४७-२॥

a̱ji̱rāsa̱stada̭pa̱ īya̭mānā ātasthi̱vāṃso̭ a̱mṛta̭sya̱ nābhi̭m |

a̱na̱ntāsa̭ u̱ravo̭ vi̱śvata̭ḥ sī̱ṃ pari̱ dyāvā̭pṛthi̱vī ya̭nti̱ panthā̭ḥ || 5-47-2||

2 Swift in their motion, hasting to their duty, reaching the central point of life immortal,
On every side about the earth and heaven go forth the spacious paths without a limit.

RV 5-47-3

उ॒क्षा स॑मु॒द्रो अ॑रु॒षः सु॑प॒र्णः पूर्व॑स्य॒ योनिं॑ पि॒तुरा वि॑वेश ।

मध्ये॑ दि॒वो निहि॑तः॒ पृश्नि॒रश्मा॒ वि च॑क्रमे॒ रज॑सस्पा॒त्यन्तौ॑ ॥ ५-४७-३॥

u̱kṣā sa̭mu̱dro a̭ru̱ṣaḥ sṷpa̱rṇaḥ pūrva̭sya̱ yoni̭ṃ pi̱turā vi̭veśa |

madhyḙ di̱vo nihi̭ta̱ḥ pṛśni̱raśmā̱ vi ca̭krame̱ raja̭saspā̱tyantaṷ || 5-47-3||

3 Steer, Sea, Red Bird with strong wings, he hath entered the dwelling-place of the Primeval Father.
A gay-hued Stone set in the midst of heaven, he hath gone forth and guards mid-air's two limits.

RV 5-47-4

च॒त्वार॑ ईं बिभ्रति क्षेम॒यन्तो॒ दश॒ गर्भं॑ च॒रसे॑ धापयन्ते ।

त्रि॒धात॑वः पर॒मा अ॑स्य॒ गावो॑ दि॒वश्च॑रन्ति॒ परि॑ स॒द्यो अन्ता॑न् ॥ ५-४७-४॥

ca̱tvāra̭ īṃ bibhrati kṣema̱yanto̱ daśa̱ garbha̭ṃ ca̱rasḙ dhāpayante |

tri̱dhāta̭vaḥ para̱mā a̭sya̱ gāvo̭ di̱vaśca̭ranti̱ pari̭ sa̱dyo antā̭n || 5-47-4||

4 Four bear him up and give him rest and quiet, and ten invigorate the Babe for travel.
His kine most excellent, of threefold nature, pass swiftly round the boundaries of heaven.

RV 5-47-5

इ॒दं वपु॑र्नि॒वच॑नं जनास॒श्चर॑न्ति॒ यन्न॒द्य॑स्त॒स्थुरापः॑ ।

द्वे यदीं॑ बिभृ॒तो मा॒तुर॒न्ये इ॒हेह॑ जा॒ते य॒म्या॒३॒॑ सब॑न्धू ॥ ५-४७-५॥

i̱daṃ vapṷrni̱vaca̭naṃ janāsa̱ścara̭nti̱ yanna̱dya̭sta̱sthurāpa̭ḥ |

dve yadī̭ṃ bibhṛ̱to mā̱tura̱nye i̱heha̭ jā̱te ya̱myā̱3̱̭ saba̭ndhū || 5-47-5||

5 Wondrous, O people, is the mystic knowledge that while the waters stand the streams are flowing:-
That, separate from his Mother, Two support him, closely-united, twins, here made apparent.

RV 5-47-6

वि त॑न्वते॒ धियो॑ अस्मा॒ अपां॑सि॒ वस्त्रा॑ पु॒त्राय॑ मा॒तरो॑ वयन्ति ।

उ॒प॒प्र॒क्षे वृष॑णो॒ मोद॑माना दि॒वस्प॒था व॒ध्वो॑ य॒न्त्यच्छ॑ ॥ ५-४७-६॥

vi ta̭nvate̱ dhiyo̭ asmā̱ apā̭ṃsi̱ vastrā̭ pu̱trāya̭ mā̱taro̭ vayanti |

u̱pa̱pra̱kṣe vṛṣa̭ṇo̱ moda̭mānā di̱vaspa̱thā va̱dhvo̭ ya̱ntyaccha̭ || 5-47-6||

6 For him they lenghten prayers and acts of worship:- the Mothers weave garments for him their offspring.
Rejoicing, for the Steer's impregning contact, his Spouses move on paths or heaven to meet him.

RV 5-47-7

तद॑स्तु मित्रावरुणा॒ तद॑ग्ने॒ शं योर॒स्मभ्य॑मि॒दम॑स्तु श॒स्तम् ।

अ॒शी॒महि॑ गा॒धमु॒त प्र॑ति॒ष्ठां नमो॑ दि॒वे बृ॑ह॒ते साद॑नाय ॥ ५-४७-७॥

tada̭stu mitrāvaruṇā̱ tada̭gne̱ śaṃ yora̱smabhya̭mi̱dama̭stu śa̱stam |

a̱śī̱mahi̭ gā̱dhamu̱ta pra̭ti̱ṣṭhāṃ namo̭ di̱ve bṛ̭ha̱te sāda̭nāya || 5-47-7||

7 Be this our praise, O Varuṇa and Mitra may this be health and force to us, O Agni.
May we obtain firm ground and room for resting:- Glory to Heaven, the lofty habitation!

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RV 5-48-1

कदु॑ प्रि॒याय॒ धाम्ने॑ मनामहे॒ स्वक्ष॑त्राय॒ स्वय॑शसे म॒हे व॒यम् ।

आ॒मे॒न्यस्य॒ रज॑सो॒ यद॒भ्र आँ अ॒पो वृ॑णा॒ना वि॑त॒नोति॑ मा॒यिनी॑ ॥ ५-४८-१॥

kadṷ pri̱yāya̱ dhāmnḙ manāmahe̱ svakṣa̭trāya̱ svaya̭śase ma̱he va̱yam |

ā̱me̱nyasya̱ raja̭so̱ yada̱bhra ā~ a̱po vṛ̭ṇā̱nā vi̭ta̱noti̭ mā̱yinī̭ || 5-48-1||

1. WHAT may we meditate for the beloved Power, mighty in native strength and glorious in itself,
Which as a magic energy seeking waters spreads even to theimmeasurable middle region's cloud?

RV 5-48-2

ता अ॑त्नत व॒युनं॑ वी॒रव॑क्षणं समा॒न्या वृ॒तया॒ विश्व॒मा रजः॑ ।

अपो॒ अपा॑ची॒रप॑रा॒ अपे॑जते॒ प्र पूर्वा॑भिस्तिरते देव॒युर्जनः॑ ॥ ५-४८-२॥

tā a̭tnata va̱yuna̭ṃ vī̱rava̭kṣaṇaṃ samā̱nyā vṛ̱tayā̱ viśva̱mā raja̭ḥ |

apo̱ apā̭cī̱rapa̭rā̱ apḙjate̱ pra pūrvā̭bhistirate deva̱yurjana̭ḥ || 5-48-2||

2 O'er all the region with their uniform advance these have spread out the lore that giveth heroes strength.
Back, with their course reversed, the others pass away:- the pious lengthens life with those that are before.

RV 5-48-3

आ ग्राव॑भिरह॒न्ये॑भिर॒क्तुभि॒र्वरि॑ष्ठं॒ वज्र॒मा जि॑घर्ति मा॒यिनि॑ ।

श॒तं वा॒ यस्य॑ प्र॒चर॒न्स्वे दमे॑ संव॒र्तय॑न्तो॒ वि च॑ वर्तय॒न्नहा॑ ॥ ५-४८-३॥

ā grāva̭bhiraha̱nyḙbhira̱ktubhi̱rvari̭ṣṭha̱ṃ vajra̱mā ji̭gharti mā̱yini̭ |

śa̱taṃ vā̱ yasya̭ pra̱cara̱nsve damḙ saṃva̱rtaya̭nto̱ vi ca̭ vartaya̱nnahā̭ || 5-48-3||

3 With pressing-stones and with the bright beams of the day he hurls his broadest bolt against the Guileful One.
Even he whose hundred wander in his own abode, driving the days afar and bringing them again.

RV 5-48-4

ताम॑स्य री॒तिं प॑र॒शोरि॑व॒ प्रत्यनी॑कमख्यं भु॒जे अ॑स्य॒ वर्प॑सः ।

सचा॒ यदि॑ पितु॒मन्त॑मिव॒ क्षयं॒ रत्नं॒ दधा॑ति॒ भर॑हूतये वि॒शे ॥ ५-४८-४॥

tāma̭sya rī̱tiṃ pa̭ra̱śori̭va̱ pratyanī̭kamakhyaṃ bhu̱je a̭sya̱ varpa̭saḥ |

sacā̱ yadi̭ pitu̱manta̭miva̱ kṣaya̱ṃ ratna̱ṃ dadhā̭ti̱ bhara̭hūtaye vi̱śe || 5-48-4||

4 I, to enjoy the beauty of his form, behold that rapid rush of his as ’twere an axe's edge,
What time he gives the man who calls on him in fight wealth like a dwelling-house filled full with store of food.

RV 5-48-5

स जि॒ह्वया॒ चतु॑रनीक ऋञ्जते॒ चारु॒ वसा॑नो॒ वरु॑णो॒ यत॑न्न॒रिम् ।

न तस्य॑ विद्म पुरुष॒त्वता॑ व॒यं यतो॒ भगः॑ सवि॒ता दाति॒ वार्य॑म् ॥ ५-४८-५॥

sa ji̱hvayā̱ catṷranīka ṛñjate̱ cāru̱ vasā̭no̱ varṷṇo̱ yata̭nna̱rim |

na tasya̭ vidma puruṣa̱tvatā̭ va̱yaṃ yato̱ bhaga̭ḥ savi̱tā dāti̱ vārya̭m || 5-48-5||

5 Four-faced and nobly clad, Varuṇa, urging on the pious to his task, stirs himself with the tongue.
Naught by our human nature do we know of him, him from whom Bhaga Savitar bestows the boon.

Sukta: 49/87 (5)

RV 5-49-1

दे॒वं वो॑ अ॒द्य स॑वि॒तार॒मेषे॒ भगं॑ च॒ रत्नं॑ वि॒भज॑न्तमा॒योः ।

आ वां॑ नरा पुरुभुजा ववृत्यां दि॒वेदि॑वे चिदश्विना सखी॒यन् ॥ ५-४९-१॥

de̱vaṃ vo̭ a̱dya sa̭vi̱tāra̱meṣe̱ bhaga̭ṃ ca̱ ratna̭ṃ vi̱bhaja̭ntamā̱yoḥ |

ā vā̭ṃ narā purubhujā vavṛtyāṃ di̱vedi̭ve cidaśvinā sakhī̱yan || 5-49-1||

1. THIS day I bring God Savitar to meet you, and Bhaga who allots the wealth of mortals.
You, Aśvins, Heroes rich in treasures, daily seeking your friendship fain would I turn hither.

RV 5-49-2

प्रति॑ प्र॒याण॒मसु॑रस्य वि॒द्वान्सू॒क्तैर्दे॒वं स॑वि॒तारं॑ दुवस्य ।

उप॑ ब्रुवीत॒ नम॑सा विजा॒नञ्ज्येष्ठं॑ च॒ रत्नं॑ वि॒भज॑न्तमा॒योः ॥ ५-४९-२॥

prati̭ pra̱yāṇa̱masṷrasya vi̱dvānsū̱ktairde̱vaṃ sa̭vi̱tāra̭ṃ duvasya |

upa̭ bruvīta̱ nama̭sā vijā̱nañjyeṣṭha̭ṃ ca̱ ratna̭ṃ vi̱bhaja̭ntamā̱yoḥ || 5-49-2||

2 Knowing full well the Asura's time of coming, worship God Savitar with hymns and praises.
Let him who rightly knoweth speak with homage to him who dealeth out man's noblest treasure.

RV 5-49-3

अ॒द॒त्र॒या द॑यते॒ वार्या॑णि पू॒षा भगो॒ अदि॑ति॒र्वस्त॑ उ॒स्रः ।

इन्द्रो॒ विष्णु॒र्वरु॑णो मि॒त्रो अ॒ग्निरहा॑नि भ॒द्रा ज॑नयन्त द॒स्माः ॥ ५-४९-३॥

a̱da̱tra̱yā da̭yate̱ vāryā̭ṇi pū̱ṣā bhago̱ adi̭ti̱rvasta̭ u̱sraḥ |

indro̱ viṣṇu̱rvarṷṇo mi̱tro a̱gnirahā̭ni bha̱drā ja̭nayanta da̱smāḥ || 5-49-3||

3 Not for reward doth Pūṣan send his blessings, Bhaga, or Aditi:- his garb is splendour.
May Indra, Visniu, Varuṇa, Mitra, Agni produce auspicious days, the Wonder-Workers.

RV 5-49-4

तन्नो॑ अन॒र्वा स॑वि॒ता वरू॑थं॒ तत्सिन्ध॑व इ॒षय॑न्तो॒ अनु॑ ग्मन् ।

उप॒ यद्वोचे॑ अध्व॒रस्य॒ होता॑ रा॒यः स्या॑म॒ पत॑यो॒ वाज॑रत्नाः ॥ ५-४९-४॥

tanno̭ ana̱rvā sa̭vi̱tā varṷ̄tha̱ṃ tatsindha̭va i̱ṣaya̭nto̱ anṷ gman |

upa̱ yadvocḙ adhva̱rasya̱ hotā̭ rā̱yaḥ syā̭ma̱ pata̭yo̱ vāja̭ratnāḥ || 5-49-4||

4 Sending the shelter which we ask, the foeless Savitar and the Rivers shall approach us.
When I, the sacrifice's priest, invite them, may we he lords of wealth and rich possessions.

RV 5-49-5

प्र ये वसु॑भ्य॒ ईव॒दा नमो॒ दुर्ये मि॒त्रे वरु॑णे सू॒क्तवा॑चः ।

अवै॒त्वभ्वं॑ कृणु॒ता वरी॑यो दि॒वस्पृ॑थि॒व्योरव॑सा मदेम ॥ ५-४९-५॥

pra ye vasṷbhya̱ īva̱dā namo̱ durye mi̱tre varṷṇe sū̱ktavā̭caḥ |

avai̱tvabhva̭ṃ kṛṇu̱tā varī̭yo di̱vaspṛ̭thi̱vyorava̭sā madema || 5-49-5||

5 They who devote such worship to the Vasus, singing their hymns to Varuṇa and Mitra,
Vouchsafe them ample room, far off be danger. Through grace of Heaven and Earth may we be happy.

Sukta: 50/87 (5)

RV 5-50-1

विश्वो॑ दे॒वस्य॑ ने॒तुर्मर्तो॑ वुरीत स॒ख्यम् ।

विश्वो॑ रा॒य इ॑षुध्यति द्यु॒म्नं वृ॑णीत पु॒ष्यसे॑ ॥ ५-५०-१॥

viśvo̭ de̱vasya̭ ne̱turmarto̭ vurīta sa̱khyam |

viśvo̭ rā̱ya i̭ṣudhyati dyu̱mnaṃ vṛ̭ṇīta pu̱ṣyasḙ || 5-50-1||

1. LET every mortal man elect the friendship of the guiding God.
Each one solicits him for wealth and seeks renown to prosper him.

RV 5-50-2

ते ते॑ देव नेत॒र्ये चे॒माँ अ॑नु॒शसे॑ ।

ते रा॒या ते ह्या॒३॒॑पृचे॒ सचे॑महि सच॒थ्यैः॑ ॥ ५-५०-२॥

te tḙ deva neta̱rye ce̱mā~ a̭nu̱śasḙ |

te rā̱yā te hyā̱3̱̭pṛce̱ sacḙmahi saca̱thyai̭ḥ || 5-50-2||

2 These, leading God, are thine, and these here ready to speak after us.
As such may we attain to wealth and wait with services on thee.

RV 5-50-3

अतो॑ न॒ आ नॄनति॑थी॒नतः॒ पत्नी॑र्दशस्यत ।

आ॒रे विश्वं॑ पथे॒ष्ठां द्वि॒षो यु॑योतु॒ यूयु॑विः ॥ ५-५०-३॥

ato̭ na̱ ā nṝnati̭thī̱nata̱ḥ patnī̭rdaśasyata |

ā̱re viśva̭ṃ pathe̱ṣṭhāṃ dvi̱ṣo yṷyotu̱ yūyṷviḥ || 5-50-3||

3 So further honour as our guests the Hero Gods and then the Dames.
May he remove and keep afar our foes and all who block our path.

RV 5-50-4

यत्र॒ वह्नि॑र॒भिहि॑तो दु॒द्रव॒द्द्रोण्यः॑ प॒शुः ।

नृ॒मणा॑ वी॒रप॒स्त्योऽर्णा॒ धीरे॑व॒ सनि॑ता ॥ ५-५०-४॥

yatra̱ vahni̭ra̱bhihi̭to du̱drava̱ddroṇya̭ḥ pa̱śuḥ |

nṛ̱maṇā̭ vī̱rapa̱styo'rṇā̱ dhīrḙva̱ sani̭tā || 5-50-4||

4 Where fire is set, and swiftly runs the victim dwelling in the trough,
He wins, with heroes in his home, friendly to man, like constant streams.

RV 5-50-5

ए॒ष ते॑ देव नेता॒ रथ॒स्पतिः॒ शं र॒यिः ।

शं रा॒ये शं स्व॒स्तय॑ इषः॒स्तुतो॑ मनामहे देव॒स्तुतो॑ मनामहे ॥ ५-५०-५॥

e̱ṣa tḙ deva netā̱ ratha̱spati̱ḥ śaṃ ra̱yiḥ |

śaṃ rā̱ye śaṃ sva̱staya̭ iṣa̱ḥstuto̭ manāmahe deva̱stuto̭ manāmahe || 5-50-5||

5 May these thy riches, Leader God! that rule the car, be blest to us,
Yea, blest to us for wealth and weal. This will we ponder praising strength, this ponder as we praise the God.

Sukta: 51/87 (15)

RV 5-51-1

अग्ने॑ सु॒तस्य॑ पी॒तये॒ विश्वै॒रूमे॑भि॒रा ग॑हि ।

दे॒वेभि॑र्ह॒व्यदा॑तये ॥ ५-५१-१॥

agnḙ su̱tasya̭ pī̱taye̱ viśvai̱rūmḙbhi̱rā ga̭hi |

de̱vebhi̭rha̱vyadā̭taye || 5-51-1||

1. WITH all assistants, Agni, come hither to drink the Soma-juice;
With Gods unto our sacred gifts.

RV 5-51-2

ऋत॑धीतय॒ आ ग॑त॒ सत्य॑धर्माणो अध्व॒रम् ।

अ॒ग्नेः पि॑बत जि॒ह्वया॑ ॥ ५-५१-२॥

ṛta̭dhītaya̱ ā ga̭ta̱ satya̭dharmāṇo adhva̱ram |

a̱gneḥ pi̭bata ji̱hvayā̭ || 5-51-2||

2 Come to the sacrifice, O ye whose ways are right, whose laws are true,
And drink the draught with Agni's tongue.

RV 5-51-3

विप्रे॑भिर्विप्र सन्त्य प्रात॒र्याव॑भि॒रा ग॑हि ।

दे॒वेभिः॒ सोम॑पीतये ॥ ५-५१-३॥

viprḙbhirvipra santya prāta̱ryāva̭bhi̱rā ga̭hi |

de̱vebhi̱ḥ soma̭pītaye || 5-51-3||

3 O Singer, with the singers, O Gracious, with those who move at dawn,
Come to the Soma-draught with Gods.

RV 5-51-4

अ॒यं सोम॑श्च॒मू सु॒तोऽम॑त्रे॒ परि॑ षिच्यते ।

प्रि॒य इन्द्रा॑य वा॒यवे॑ ॥ ५-५१-४॥

a̱yaṃ soma̭śca̱mū su̱to'ma̭tre̱ pari̭ ṣicyate |

pri̱ya indrā̭ya vā̱yavḙ || 5-51-4||

4 To Indra and to Vāyu dear, this Soma, by the mortar pressed,
Is now poured forth to fill the jar.

RV 5-51-5

वाय॒वा या॑हि वी॒तये॑ जुषा॒णो ह॒व्यदा॑तये ।

पिबा॑ सु॒तस्यान्ध॑सो अ॒भि प्रयः॑ ॥ ५-५१-५॥

vāya̱vā yā̭hi vī̱tayḙ juṣā̱ṇo ha̱vyadā̭taye |

pibā̭ su̱tasyāndha̭so a̱bhi praya̭ḥ || 5-51-5||

5 Vāyu, come hither to the feast, wellpleased unto our sacred gifts:-
Drink of the Soma juice effused come to the food.

RV 5-51-6

इन्द्र॑श्च वायवेषां सु॒तानां॑ पी॒तिम॑र्हथः ।

ताञ्जु॑षेथामरे॒पसा॑व॒भि प्रयः॑ ॥ ५-५१-६॥

indra̭śca vāyaveṣāṃ su̱tānā̭ṃ pī̱tima̭rhathaḥ |

tāñjṷṣethāmare̱pasā̭va̱bhi praya̭ḥ || 5-51-6||

6 Ye, Indra, Vāyu, well deserve to drink the juices pressed by us.
Gladly accept them, spotless Pair come to the food.

RV 5-51-7

सु॒ता इन्द्रा॑य वा॒यवे॒ सोमा॑सो॒ दध्या॑शिरः ।

नि॒म्नं न य॑न्ति॒ सिन्ध॑वो॒ऽभि प्रयः॑ ॥ ५-५१-७॥

su̱tā indrā̭ya vā̱yave̱ somā̭so̱ dadhyā̭śiraḥ |

ni̱mnaṃ na ya̭nti̱ sindha̭vo̱'bhi praya̭ḥ || 5-51-7||

7 For Indra and for Vāyu pressed are Soma juices blent with curd,
As rivers to the lowland flow:- come to the food.

RV 5-51-8

स॒जूर्विश्वे॑भिर्दे॒वेभि॑र॒श्विभ्या॑मु॒षसा॑ स॒जूः ।

आ या॑ह्यग्ने अत्रि॒वत्सु॒ते र॑ण ॥ ५-५१-८॥

sa̱jūrviśvḙbhirde̱vebhi̭ra̱śvibhyā̭mu̱ṣasā̭ sa̱jūḥ |

ā yā̭hyagne atri̱vatsu̱te ra̭ṇa || 5-51-8||

8 Associate with all the Gods, come, with the Aśvins and with Dawn,
Agni, as erst with Atri, so enjoy the juice.

RV 5-51-9

स॒जूर्मि॒त्रावरु॑णाभ्यां स॒जूः सोमे॑न॒ विष्णु॑ना ।

आ या॑ह्यग्ने अत्रि॒वत्सु॒ते र॑ण ॥ ५-५१-९॥

sa̱jūrmi̱trāvarṷṇābhyāṃ sa̱jūḥ somḙna̱ viṣṇṷnā |

ā yā̭hyagne atri̱vatsu̱te ra̭ṇa || 5-51-9||

9 Associate with Varuṇa, with Mitra, Soma, Viṣṇu, come,
Agni, as erstwith Atri, so enjoy the juice.

RV 5-51-10

स॒जूरा॑दि॒त्यैर्वसु॑भिः स॒जूरिन्द्रे॑ण वा॒युना॑ ।

आ या॑ह्यग्ने अत्रि॒वत्सु॒ते र॑ण ॥ ५-५१-१०॥

sa̱jūrā̭di̱tyairvasṷbhiḥ sa̱jūrindrḙṇa vā̱yunā̭ |

ā yā̭hyagne atri̱vatsu̱te ra̭ṇa || 5-51-10||

10 Associate with Vasus, with Ādityas, Indra, Viyu, come, Agni as erst with Atri, so enjoy the juice.

RV 5-51-11

स्व॒स्ति नो॑ मिमीताम॒श्विना॒ भगः॑ स्व॒स्ति दे॒व्यदि॑तिरन॒र्वणः॑ ।

स्व॒स्ति पू॒षा असु॑रो दधातु नः स्व॒स्ति द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी सु॑चे॒तुना॑ ॥ ५-५१-११॥

sva̱sti no̭ mimītāma̱śvinā̱ bhaga̭ḥ sva̱sti de̱vyadi̭tirana̱rvaṇa̭ḥ |

sva̱sti pū̱ṣā asṷro dadhātu naḥ sva̱sti dyāvā̭pṛthi̱vī sṷce̱tunā̭ || 5-51-11||

11 May Bhaga and the Aśvins grant us health and wealth, and Goddess Adid and he whom none resist.
The Asura Pūṣan grant us all prosperity, and Heaven and Earth most wise vouchsafe us happiness.

RV 5-51-12

स्व॒स्तये॑ वा॒युमुप॑ ब्रवामहै॒ सोमं॑ स्व॒स्ति भुव॑नस्य॒ यस्पतिः॑ ।

बृह॒स्पतिं॒ सर्व॑गणं स्व॒स्तये॑ स्व॒स्तय॑ आदि॒त्यासो॑ भवन्तु नः ॥ ५-५१-१२॥

sva̱stayḙ vā̱yumupa̭ bravāmahai̱ soma̭ṃ sva̱sti bhuva̭nasya̱ yaspati̭ḥ |

bṛha̱spati̱ṃ sarva̭gaṇaṃ sva̱stayḙ sva̱staya̭ ādi̱tyāso̭ bhavantu naḥ || 5-51-12||

12 Let us solicit Vāyu for prosperity, and Soma who is Lord of all the world for weal;
For weal Bṛhaspati with all his company. May the Ādityas bring us health and happiness.

RV 5-51-13

विश्वे॑ दे॒वा नो॑ अ॒द्या स्व॒स्तये॑ वैश्वान॒रो वसु॑र॒ग्निः स्व॒स्तये॑ ।

दे॒वा अ॑वन्त्वृ॒भवः॑ स्व॒स्तये॑ स्व॒स्ति नो॑ रु॒द्रः पा॒त्वंह॑सः ॥ ५-५१-१३॥

viśvḙ de̱vā no̭ a̱dyā sva̱stayḙ vaiśvāna̱ro vasṷra̱gniḥ sva̱stayḙ |

de̱vā a̭vantvṛ̱bhava̭ḥ sva̱stayḙ sva̱sti no̭ ru̱draḥ pā̱tvaṃha̭saḥ || 5-51-13||

13 May all the Gods, may Agni the beneficent, God of all men, this day be with us for our weal.
Help us the Ṛbhus, the Divine Ones, for our good. May Rudra bless and keep us from calamity.

RV 5-51-14

स्व॒स्ति मि॑त्रावरुणा स्व॒स्ति प॑थ्ये रेवति ।

स्व॒स्ति न॒ इन्द्र॑श्चा॒ग्निश्च॑ स्व॒स्ति नो॑ अदिते कृधि ॥ ५-५१-१४॥

sva̱sti mi̭trāvaruṇā sva̱sti pa̭thye revati |

sva̱sti na̱ indra̭ścā̱gniśca̭ sva̱sti no̭ adite kṛdhi || 5-51-14||

14 Prosper us, Mitra, Varuṇa. O wealthy Pathya, prosper us.
Indra and Agni, prosper us; prosper us thou, O Aditi.

RV 5-51-15

स्व॒स्ति पन्था॒मनु॑ चरेम सूर्याचन्द्र॒मसा॑विव ।

पुन॒र्दद॒ताघ्न॑ता जान॒ता सं ग॑मेमहि ॥ ५-५१-१५॥

sva̱sti panthā̱manṷ carema sūryācandra̱masā̭viva |

puna̱rdada̱tāghna̭tā jāna̱tā saṃ ga̭memahi || 5-51-15||

15 Like Sun and Moon may we pursue in full prosperity our path,
And meet with one who gives again, -who knows us well and slays us not.

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RV 5-52-1

प्र श्या॑वाश्व धृष्णु॒यार्चा॑ म॒रुद्भि॒रृक्व॑भिः ।

ये अ॑द्रो॒घम॑नुष्व॒धं श्रवो॒ मद॑न्ति य॒ज्ञियाः॑ ॥ ५-५२-१॥

pra śyā̭vāśva dhṛṣṇu̱yārcā̭ ma̱rudbhi̱rṛkva̭bhiḥ |

ye a̭dro̱ghama̭nuṣva̱dhaṃ śravo̱ mada̭nti ya̱jñiyā̭ḥ || 5-52-1||

1. SING boldly forth, Śyāvāśva, with the Maruts who are loud in song,
Who, holy, as their wont is, joy in glory that is free from guile.

RV 5-52-2

ते हि स्थि॒रस्य॒ शव॑सः॒ सखा॑यः॒ सन्ति॑ धृष्णु॒या ।

ते याम॒न्ना धृ॑ष॒द्विन॒स्त्मना॑ पान्ति॒ शश्व॑तः ॥ ५-५२-२॥

te hi sthi̱rasya̱ śava̭sa̱ḥ sakhā̭ya̱ḥ santi̭ dhṛṣṇu̱yā |

te yāma̱nnā dhṛ̭ṣa̱dvina̱stmanā̭ pānti̱ śaśva̭taḥ || 5-52-2||

2 For in their boldness they are friends of firm and sure heroic strength.
They in their course, bold-spirited, guard all men of their own accord.

RV 5-52-3

ते स्य॒न्द्रासो॒ नोक्षणोऽति॑ ष्कन्दन्ति॒ शर्व॑रीः ।

म॒रुता॒मधा॒ महो॑ दि॒वि क्ष॒मा च॑ मन्महे ॥ ५-५२-३॥

te sya̱ndrāso̱ nokṣaṇo'ti̭ ṣkandanti̱ śarva̭rīḥ |

ma̱rutā̱madhā̱ maho̭ di̱vi kṣa̱mā ca̭ manmahe || 5-52-3||

3 Like steers in rapid motion they advance and overtake the nights;
And thus the Maruts’ power in heaven and on the earth we celebrate.

RV 5-52-4

म॒रुत्सु॑ वो दधीमहि॒ स्तोमं॑ य॒ज्ञं च॑ धृष्णु॒या ।

विश्वे॒ ये मानु॑षा यु॒गा पान्ति॒ मर्त्यं॑ रि॒षः ॥ ५-५२-४॥

ma̱rutsṷ vo dadhīmahi̱ stoma̭ṃ ya̱jñaṃ ca̭ dhṛṣṇu̱yā |

viśve̱ ye mānṷṣā yu̱gā pānti̱ martya̭ṃ ri̱ṣaḥ || 5-52-4||

4 With boldness to your Maruts let us offer laud and sacrifice:-
Who all, through ages of mankind, guard mortal man from injury.

RV 5-52-5

अर्ह॑न्तो॒ ये सु॒दान॑वो॒ नरो॒ असा॑मिशवसः ।

प्र य॒ज्ञं य॒ज्ञिये॑भ्यो दि॒वो अ॑र्चा म॒रुद्भ्यः॑ ॥ ५-५२-५॥

arha̭nto̱ ye su̱dāna̭vo̱ naro̱ asā̭miśavasaḥ |

pra ya̱jñaṃ ya̱jñiyḙbhyo di̱vo a̭rcā ma̱rudbhya̭ḥ || 5-52-5||

5 Praiseworthy, givers of good gifts, Heroes with full and perfect strength -
To Maruts, Holy Ones of heaven, will I extol the sacrifice.

RV 5-52-6

आ रु॒क्मैरा यु॒धा नर॑ ऋ॒ष्वा ऋ॒ष्टीर॑सृक्षत ।

अन्वे॑ना॒ँ अह॑ वि॒द्युतो॑ म॒रुतो॒ जज्झ॑तीरिव भा॒नुर॑र्त॒ त्मना॑ दि॒वः ॥ ५-५२-६॥

ā ru̱kmairā yu̱dhā nara̭ ṛ̱ṣvā ṛ̱ṣṭīra̭sṛkṣata |

anvḙnā̱~ aha̭ vi̱dyuto̭ ma̱ruto̱ jajjha̭tīriva bhā̱nura̭rta̱ tmanā̭ di̱vaḥ || 5-52-6||

6 The lofty Heroes cast their spears and weapons bright with gleaming gold.
After these Maruts followed close, like laughing lightning from the sky, a splendour of its own accord.

RV 5-52-7

ये वा॑वृ॒धन्त॒ पार्थि॑वा॒ य उ॒राव॒न्तरि॑क्ष॒ आ ।

वृ॒जने॑ वा न॒दीनां॑ स॒धस्थे॑ वा म॒हो दि॒वः ॥ ५-५२-७॥

ye vā̭vṛ̱dhanta̱ pārthi̭vā̱ ya u̱rāva̱ntari̭kṣa̱ ā |

vṛ̱janḙ vā na̱dīnā̭ṃ sa̱dhasthḙ vā ma̱ho di̱vaḥ || 5-52-7||

7 They who waxed mighty, of the earth, they who are in the wide mid-air,
Or in the rivers’ compass, or in the abode of ample heaven.

RV 5-52-8

शर्धो॒ मारु॑त॒मुच्छं॑स स॒त्यश॑वस॒मृभ्व॑सम् ।

उ॒त स्म॒ ते शु॒भे नरः॒ प्र स्य॒न्द्रा यु॑जत॒ त्मना॑ ॥ ५-५२-८॥

śardho̱ mārṷta̱muccha̭ṃsa sa̱tyaśa̭vasa̱mṛbhva̭sam |

u̱ta sma̱ te śu̱bhe nara̱ḥ pra sya̱ndrā yṷjata̱ tmanā̭ || 5-52-8||

8 Praise thou the Maruts’ company, the valorous and truly strong,
The Heroes, hasting, by themselves have yoked their deer for victory.

RV 5-52-9

उ॒त स्म॒ ते परु॑ष्ण्या॒मूर्णा॑ वसत शु॒न्ध्यवः॑ ।

उ॒त प॒व्या रथा॑ना॒मद्रिं॑ भिन्द॒न्त्योज॑सा ॥ ५-५२-९॥

u̱ta sma̱ te parṷṣṇyā̱mūrṇā̭ vasata śu̱ndhyava̭ḥ |

u̱ta pa̱vyā rathā̭nā̱madri̭ṃ bhinda̱ntyoja̭sā || 5-52-9||

9 Fair-gleaming, on Paruṣṇī they have clothed themselves in robes of wool,
And with their chariot tires they cleave the rock asunder in their might.

RV 5-52-10

आप॑थयो॒ विप॑थ॒योऽन्त॑स्पथा॒ अनु॑पथाः ।

ए॒तेभि॒र्मह्यं॒ नाम॑भिर्य॒ज्ञं वि॑ष्टा॒र ओ॑हते ॥ ५-५२-१०॥

āpa̭thayo̱ vipa̭tha̱yo'nta̭spathā̱ anṷpathāḥ |

e̱tebhi̱rmahya̱ṃ nāma̭bhirya̱jñaṃ vi̭ṣṭā̱ra o̭hate || 5-52-10||

10 Whether as wanderers from the way or speeders on or to the path,
Under these names the spreading band tend well the sacrifice for me.

RV 5-52-11

अधा॒ नरो॒ न्यो॑ह॒तेऽधा॑ नि॒युत॑ ओहते ।

अधा॒ पारा॑वता॒ इति॑ चि॒त्रा रू॒पाणि॒ दर्श्या॑ ॥ ५-५२-११॥

adhā̱ naro̱ nyo̭ha̱te'dhā̭ ni̱yuta̭ ohate |

adhā̱ pārā̭vatā̱ iti̭ ci̱trā rū̱pāṇi̱ darśyā̭ || 5-52-11||

11 To this the Heroes well attend, well do their teams attend to this.
Visible are their varied forms. Behold, they are Paravatas.

RV 5-52-12

छ॒न्दः॒स्तुभः॑ कुभ॒न्यव॒ उत्स॒मा की॒रिणो॑ नृतुः ।

ते मे॒ के चि॒न्न ता॒यव॒ ऊमा॑ आसन्दृ॒शि त्वि॒षे ॥ ५-५२-१२॥

cha̱nda̱ḥstubha̭ḥ kubha̱nyava̱ utsa̱mā kī̱riṇo̭ nṛtuḥ |

te me̱ ke ci̱nna tā̱yava̱ ūmā̭ āsandṛ̱śi tvi̱ṣe || 5-52-12||

12 Hymn-singing, seeking water, they, praising, have danced about the spring.
What are they unto me? No thieves, but helpers, splendid to behold.

RV 5-52-13

य ऋ॒ष्वा ऋ॒ष्टिवि॑द्युतः क॒वयः॒ सन्ति॑ वे॒धसः॑ ।

तमृ॑षे॒ मारु॑तं ग॒णं न॑म॒स्या र॒मया॑ गि॒रा ॥ ५-५२-१३॥

ya ṛ̱ṣvā ṛ̱ṣṭivi̭dyutaḥ ka̱vaya̱ḥ santi̭ ve̱dhasa̭ḥ |

tamṛ̭ṣe̱ mārṷtaṃ ga̱ṇaṃ na̭ma̱syā ra̱mayā̭ gi̱rā || 5-52-13||

13 Sublime, with lightnings for their spears, Sages and Orderers are they.
Ṛṣi, adore that Marut host, and make them happy with thy song.

RV 5-52-14

अच्छ॑ ऋषे॒ मारु॑तं ग॒णं दा॒ना मि॒त्रं न यो॒षणा॑ ।

दि॒वो वा॑ धृष्णव॒ ओज॑सा स्तु॒ता धी॒भिरि॑षण्यत ॥ ५-५२-१४॥

accha̭ ṛṣe̱ mārṷtaṃ ga̱ṇaṃ dā̱nā mi̱traṃ na yo̱ṣaṇā̭ |

di̱vo vā̭ dhṛṣṇava̱ oja̭sā stu̱tā dhī̱bhiri̭ṣaṇyata || 5-52-14||

14 Ṛṣi, invite the Marut band with offerings, as a maid her friend.
From heaven, too, Bold Ones, in your might haste hither glorified with songs.

RV 5-52-15

नू म॑न्वा॒न ए॑षां दे॒वाँ अच्छा॒ न व॒क्षणा॑ ।

दा॒ना स॑चेत सू॒रिभि॒र्याम॑श्रुतेभिर॒ञ्जिभिः॑ ॥ ५-५२-१५॥

nū ma̭nvā̱na ḙṣāṃ de̱vā~ acchā̱ na va̱kṣaṇā̭ |

dā̱nā sa̭ceta sū̱ribhi̱ryāma̭śrutebhira̱ñjibhi̭ḥ || 5-52-15||

15 Thinking of these now let him come, as with the escort of the Gods,
And with the splendid Princes, famed for rapid courses, to the gifts.

RV 5-52-16

प्र ये मे॑ बन्ध्वे॒षे गां वोच॑न्त सू॒रयः॒ पृश्निं॑ वोचन्त मा॒तर॑म् ।

अधा॑ पि॒तर॑मि॒ष्मिणं॑ रु॒द्रं वो॑चन्त॒ शिक्व॑सः ॥ ५-५२-१६॥

pra ye mḙ bandhve̱ṣe gāṃ voca̭nta sū̱raya̱ḥ pṛśni̭ṃ vocanta mā̱tara̭m |

adhā̭ pi̱tara̭mi̱ṣmiṇa̭ṃ ru̱draṃ vo̭canta̱ śikva̭saḥ || 5-52-16||

16 Princes, who, when I asked their kin, named Pṛśni as their Mother-cow,
And the impetuous Rudra they, the Mighty Ones, declared their Sire.

RV 5-52-17

स॒प्त मे॑ स॒प्त शा॒किन॒ एक॑मेका श॒ता द॑दुः ।

य॒मुना॑या॒मधि॑ श्रु॒तमुद्राधो॒ गव्यं॑ मृजे॒ नि राधो॒ अश्व्यं॑ मृजे ॥ ५-५२-१७॥

sa̱pta mḙ sa̱pta śā̱kina̱ eka̭mekā śa̱tā da̭duḥ |

ya̱munā̭yā̱madhi̭ śru̱tamudrādho̱ gavya̭ṃ mṛje̱ ni rādho̱ aśvya̭ṃ mṛje || 5-52-17||

17 The mighty ones, the seven times seven, have singly given me hundred gifts.
I have obtained on Yamuna famed wealth in kine and wealth in steeds.

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RV 5-53-1

को वे॑द॒ जान॑मेषां॒ को वा॑ पु॒रा सु॒म्नेष्वा॑स म॒रुता॑म् ।

यद्यु॑यु॒ज्रे कि॑ला॒स्यः॑ ॥ ५-५३-१॥

ko vḙda̱ jāna̭meṣā̱ṃ ko vā̭ pu̱rā su̱mneṣvā̭sa ma̱rutā̭m |

yadyṷyu̱jre ki̭lā̱sya̭ḥ || 5-53-1||

1. Who knows the birth of these, or who lived in the Maruts’ favour in the days of old
What time their spotted deer were yoked?

RV 5-53-2

ऐतान्रथे॑षु त॒स्थुषः॒ कः शु॑श्राव क॒था य॑युः ।

कस्मै॑ सस्रुः सु॒दासे॒ अन्वा॒पय॒ इळा॑भिर्वृ॒ष्टयः॑ स॒ह ॥ ५-५३-२॥

aitānrathḙṣu ta̱sthuṣa̱ḥ kaḥ śṷśrāva ka̱thā ya̭yuḥ |

kasmai̭ sasruḥ su̱dāse̱ anvā̱paya̱ iḻā̭bhirvṛ̱ṣṭaya̭ḥ sa̱ha || 5-53-2||

2 Who, when they stood upon their cars, hath heard them tell the way they went?
Who was the bounteous man to whom their kindred rains flowed down with food of sacrifice?

RV 5-53-3

ते म॑ आहु॒र्य आ॑य॒युरुप॒ द्युभि॒र्विभि॒र्मदे॑ ।

नरो॒ मर्या॑ अरे॒पस॑ इ॒मान्पश्य॒न्निति॑ ष्टुहि ॥ ५-५३-३॥

te ma̭ āhu̱rya ā̭ya̱yurupa̱ dyubhi̱rvibhi̱rmadḙ |

naro̱ maryā̭ are̱pasa̭ i̱mānpaśya̱nniti̭ ṣṭuhi || 5-53-3||

3 To me they told it, and they came with winged steeds radiant to the draught,
Youths, Heroes free from spot or stain:- Behold us here and praise thou us;

RV 5-53-4

ये अ॒ञ्जिषु॒ ये वाशी॑षु॒ स्वभा॑नवः स्र॒क्षु रु॒क्मेषु॑ खा॒दिषु॑ ।

श्रा॒या रथे॑षु॒ धन्व॑सु ॥ ५-५३-४॥

ye a̱ñjiṣu̱ ye vāśī̭ṣu̱ svabhā̭navaḥ sra̱kṣu ru̱kmeṣṷ khā̱diṣṷ |

śrā̱yā rathḙṣu̱ dhanva̭su || 5-53-4||

4 Who shine self-luminous with ornaments and swords, with breastplates, armlets, and with wreaths,
Arrayed on chariots and with bows.

RV 5-53-5

यु॒ष्माकं॑ स्मा॒ रथा॒ँ अनु॑ मु॒दे द॑धे मरुतो जीरदानवः ।

वृ॒ष्टी द्यावो॑ य॒तीरि॑व ॥ ५-५३-५॥

yu̱ṣmāka̭ṃ smā̱ rathā̱~ anṷ mu̱de da̭dhe maruto jīradānavaḥ |

vṛ̱ṣṭī dyāvo̭ ya̱tīri̭va || 5-53-5||

5 O swift to pour your bounties down, ye Maruts, with delight I look upon your cars,
Like splendours coming through the rain.

RV 5-53-6

आ यं नरः॑ सु॒दान॑वो ददा॒शुषे॑ दि॒वः कोश॒मचु॑च्यवुः ।

वि प॒र्जन्यं॑ सृजन्ति॒ रोद॑सी॒ अनु॒ धन्व॑ना यन्ति वृ॒ष्टयः॑ ॥ ५-५३-६॥

ā yaṃ nara̭ḥ su̱dāna̭vo dadā̱śuṣḙ di̱vaḥ kośa̱macṷcyavuḥ |

vi pa̱rjanya̭ṃ sṛjanti̱ roda̭sī̱ anu̱ dhanva̭nā yanti vṛ̱ṣṭaya̭ḥ || 5-53-6||

6 Munificent Heroes, they have cast heaven's treasury down for the worshipper's behoof:-
They set the storm-cloud free to stream through both the worlds, and rainfloods flow o’er desert spots.

RV 5-53-7

त॒तृ॒दा॒नाः सिन्ध॑वः॒ क्षोद॑सा॒ रजः॒ प्र स॑स्रुर्धे॒नवो॑ यथा ।

स्य॒न्ना अश्वा॑ इ॒वाध्व॑नो वि॒मोच॑ने॒ वि यद्वर्त॑न्त ए॒न्यः॑ ॥ ५-५३-७॥

ta̱tṛ̱dā̱nāḥ sindha̭va̱ḥ kṣoda̭sā̱ raja̱ḥ pra sa̭srurdhe̱navo̭ yathā |

sya̱nnā aśvā̭ i̱vādhva̭no vi̱moca̭ne̱ vi yadvarta̭nta e̱nya̭ḥ || 5-53-7||

7 The bursting streams m billowy flood have spread abroad, like milch-kine, o’er the firmament.
Like swift steeds hasting to their journey's resting-place, to every side run glittering brooks.

RV 5-53-8

आ या॑त मरुतो दि॒व आन्तरि॑क्षाद॒मादु॒त ।

माव॑ स्थात परा॒वतः॑ ॥ ५-५३-८॥

ā yā̭ta maruto di̱va āntari̭kṣāda̱mādu̱ta |

māva̭ sthāta parā̱vata̭ḥ || 5-53-8||

8 Hither, O Maruts, come from heaven, from mid-air, or from near at hand
Tarry not far away from us.

RV 5-53-9

मा वो॑ र॒सानि॑तभा॒ कुभा॒ क्रुमु॒र्मा वः॒ सिन्धु॒र्नि री॑रमत् ।

मा वः॒ परि॑ ष्ठात्स॒रयुः॑ पुरी॒षिण्य॒स्मे इत्सु॒म्नम॑स्तु वः ॥ ५-५३-९॥

mā vo̭ ra̱sāni̭tabhā̱ kubhā̱ krumu̱rmā va̱ḥ sindhu̱rni rī̭ramat |

mā va̱ḥ pari̭ ṣṭhātsa̱rayṷḥ purī̱ṣiṇya̱sme itsu̱mnama̭stu vaḥ || 5-53-9||

9 So let not Rasā, Krumu, or Anitabha, Kubha, or Sindhu hold you back.
Let not the watery Sarayti obstruct your way. With us be all the bliss ye give.

RV 5-53-10

तं वः॒ शर्धं॒ रथा॑नां त्वे॒षं ग॒णं मारु॑तं॒ नव्य॑सीनाम् ।

अनु॒ प्र य॑न्ति वृ॒ष्टयः॑ ॥ ५-५३-१०॥

taṃ va̱ḥ śardha̱ṃ rathā̭nāṃ tve̱ṣaṃ ga̱ṇaṃ mārṷta̱ṃ navya̭sīnām |

anu̱ pra ya̭nti vṛ̱ṣṭaya̭ḥ || 5-53-10||

10 That brilliant gathering of your cars, the company of Maruts, of the Youthful Ones,
The rain-showers, speeding on, attend.

RV 5-53-11

शर्धं॑शर्धं व एषां॒ व्रातं॑व्रातं ग॒णंग॑णं सुश॒स्तिभिः॑ ।

अनु॑ क्रामेम धी॒तिभिः॑ ॥ ५-५३-११॥

śardha̭ṃśardhaṃ va eṣā̱ṃ vrāta̭ṃvrātaṃ ga̱ṇaṃga̭ṇaṃ suśa̱stibhi̭ḥ |

anṷ krāmema dhī̱tibhi̭ḥ || 5-53-11||

11 With eulogies and hymns may we follow your army, troop by troop, and band by band,
And company by company.

RV 5-53-12

कस्मा॑ अ॒द्य सुजा॑ताय रा॒तह॑व्याय॒ प्र य॑युः ।

ए॒ना यामे॑न म॒रुतः॑ ॥ ५-५३-१२॥

kasmā̭ a̱dya sujā̭tāya rā̱taha̭vyāya̱ pra ya̭yuḥ |

e̱nā yāmḙna ma̱ruta̭ḥ || 5-53-12||

12 To what oblation-giver, sprung of noble ancestry, have sped
The Maruts on this course to-day?

RV 5-53-13

येन॑ तो॒काय॒ तन॑याय धा॒न्यं१॒॑ बीजं॒ वह॑ध्वे॒ अक्षि॑तम् ।

अ॒स्मभ्यं॒ तद्ध॑त्तन॒ यद्व॒ ईम॑हे॒ राधो॑ वि॒श्वायु॒ सौभ॑गम् ॥ ५-५३-१३॥

yena̭ to̱kāya̱ tana̭yāya dhā̱nyaṃ1̱̭ bīja̱ṃ vaha̭dhve̱ akṣi̭tam |

a̱smabhya̱ṃ taddha̭ttana̱ yadva̱ īma̭he̱ rādho̭ vi̱śvāyu̱ saubha̭gam || 5-53-13||

13 Vouchsafe to us the bounty, that which we implore, through which, for child and progeny,
Ye give the seed of corn that wasteth not away, and bliss that reacheth to all life.

RV 5-53-14

अती॑याम नि॒दस्ति॒रः स्व॒स्तिभि॑र्हि॒त्वाव॒द्यमरा॑तीः ।

वृ॒ष्ट्वी शं योराप॑ उ॒स्रि भे॑ष॒जं स्याम॑ मरुतः स॒ह ॥ ५-५३-१४॥

atī̭yāma ni̱dasti̱raḥ sva̱stibhi̭rhi̱tvāva̱dyamarā̭tīḥ |

vṛ̱ṣṭvī śaṃ yorāpa̭ u̱sri bhḙṣa̱jaṃ syāma̭ marutaḥ sa̱ha || 5-53-14||

14 May we in safety pass by those who slander us, leaving behind disgrace and hate.
Maruts, may we be there when ye, at dawn, in rest and toil, rain waters down and balm.

RV 5-53-15

सु॒दे॒वः स॑महासति सु॒वीरो॑ नरो मरुतः॒ स मर्त्यः॑ ।

यं त्राय॑ध्वे॒ स्याम॒ ते ॥ ५-५३-१५॥

su̱de̱vaḥ sa̭mahāsati su̱vīro̭ naro maruta̱ḥ sa martya̭ḥ |

yaṃ trāya̭dhve̱ syāma̱ te || 5-53-15||

15 Favoured by Gods shall he the man, O Heroes, Marutr! and possessed of noble sons,
Whom ye protect. Such may we be.

RV 5-53-16

स्तु॒हि भो॒जान्स्तु॑व॒तो अ॑स्य॒ याम॑नि॒ रण॒न्गावो॒ न यव॑से ।

य॒तः पूर्वा॑ँ इव॒ सखी॒ँरनु॑ ह्वय गि॒रा गृ॑णीहि का॒मिनः॑ ॥ ५-५३-१६॥

stu̱hi bho̱jānstṷva̱to a̭sya̱ yāma̭ni̱ raṇa̱ngāvo̱ na yava̭se |

ya̱taḥ pūrvā̭~ iva̱ sakhī̱~ranṷ hvaya gi̱rā gṛ̭ṇīhi kā̱mina̭ḥ || 5-53-16||

16 Praise the Free-givers. At this liberal patron's rite they joy like cattle in the mead.
So call thou unto them who come as ancient Friends:- hymn those who love thee with a song.

Sukta: 54/87 (15)

RV 5-54-1

प्र शर्धा॑य॒ मारु॑ताय॒ स्वभा॑नव इ॒मां वाच॑मनजा पर्वत॒च्युते॑ ।

घ॒र्म॒स्तुभे॑ दि॒व आ पृ॑ष्ठ॒यज्व॑ने द्यु॒म्नश्र॑वसे॒ महि॑ नृ॒म्णम॑र्चत ॥ ५-५४-१॥

pra śardhā̭ya̱ mārṷtāya̱ svabhā̭nava i̱māṃ vāca̭manajā parvata̱cyutḙ |

gha̱rma̱stubhḙ di̱va ā pṛ̭ṣṭha̱yajva̭ne dyu̱mnaśra̭vase̱ mahi̭ nṛ̱mṇama̭rcata || 5-54-1||

1. THIS hymn will I make for the Marut host who bright in native splendour cast the mountains down.
Sing the great strength of those illustrious in renown, who stay the heat, who sacrifice on heights of heaven.

RV 5-54-2

प्र वो॑ मरुतस्तवि॒षा उ॑द॒न्यवो॑ वयो॒वृधो॑ अश्व॒युजः॒ परि॑ज्रयः ।

सं वि॒द्युता॒ दध॑ति॒ वाश॑ति त्रि॒तः स्वर॒न्त्यापो॒ऽवना॒ परि॑ज्रयः ॥ ५-५४-२॥

pra vo̭ marutastavi̱ṣā ṷda̱nyavo̭ vayo̱vṛdho̭ aśva̱yuja̱ḥ pari̭jrayaḥ |

saṃ vi̱dyutā̱ dadha̭ti̱ vāśa̭ti tri̱taḥ svara̱ntyāpo̱'vanā̱ pari̭jrayaḥ || 5-54-2||

2 O Maruts, rich in water, strengtheners of life are your strong bands with harnessed steeds, that wander far.
Trita roars out at him who aims the lightning-flash. The waters sweeping round are thundering on their way.

RV 5-54-3

वि॒द्युन्म॑हसो॒ नरो॒ अश्म॑दिद्यवो॒ वात॑त्विषो म॒रुतः॑ पर्वत॒च्युतः॑ ।

अ॒ब्द॒या चि॒न्मुहु॒रा ह्रा॑दुनी॒वृतः॑ स्त॒नय॑दमा रभ॒सा उदो॑जसः ॥ ५-५४-३॥

vi̱dyunma̭haso̱ naro̱ aśma̭didyavo̱ vāta̭tviṣo ma̱ruta̭ḥ parvata̱cyuta̭ḥ |

a̱bda̱yā ci̱nmuhu̱rā hrā̭dunī̱vṛta̭ḥ sta̱naya̭damā rabha̱sā udo̭jasaḥ || 5-54-3||

3 They gleam with lightning, Heroes, Casters of the Stone, wind-rapid Maruts, overthrowers of the bills,
Oft through desire to rain coming with storm of hail, roaring in onset, violent and exceeding strong.

RV 5-54-4

व्य१॒॑क्तून्रु॑द्रा॒ व्यहा॑नि शिक्वसो॒ व्य१॒॑न्तरि॑क्षं॒ वि रजां॑सि धूतयः ।

वि यदज्रा॒ँ अज॑थ॒ नाव॑ ईं यथा॒ वि दु॒र्गाणि॑ मरुतो॒ नाह॑ रिष्यथ ॥ ५-५४-४॥

vya1̱̭ktūnrṷdrā̱ vyahā̭ni śikvaso̱ vya1̱̭ntari̭kṣa̱ṃ vi rajā̭ṃsi dhūtayaḥ |

vi yadajrā̱~ aja̭tha̱ nāva̭ īṃ yathā̱ vi du̱rgāṇi̭ maruto̱ nāha̭ riṣyatha || 5-54-4||

4 When, mighty Rudras, through the nights and through the days, when through the sky and realms of air, shakers of all,
When over the broad fields ye drive along like ships, e’en to strongholds ye come, Maruts, but are not harmed.

RV 5-54-5

तद्वी॒र्यं॑ वो मरुतो महित्व॒नं दी॒र्घं त॑तान॒ सूर्यो॒ न योज॑नम् ।

एता॒ न यामे॒ अगृ॑भीतशोचि॒षोऽन॑श्वदां॒ यन्न्यया॑तना गि॒रिम् ॥ ५-५४-५॥

tadvī̱rya̭ṃ vo maruto mahitva̱naṃ dī̱rghaṃ ta̭tāna̱ sūryo̱ na yoja̭nam |

etā̱ na yāme̱ agṛ̭bhītaśoci̱ṣo'na̭śvadā̱ṃ yannyayā̭tanā gi̱rim || 5-54-5||

5 Maruts, this hero strength and majesty of yours hath, like the Sun, extended o’er a lengthened way,
When in your course like deer with splendour unsubdued ye bowed the hill that gives imperishable rain.

RV 5-54-6

अभ्रा॑जि॒ शर्धो॑ मरुतो॒ यद॑र्ण॒सं मोष॑था वृ॒क्षं क॑प॒नेव॑ वेधसः ।

अध॑ स्मा नो अ॒रम॑तिं सजोषस॒श्चक्षु॑रिव॒ यन्त॒मनु॑ नेषथा सु॒गम् ॥ ५-५४-६॥

abhrā̭ji̱ śardho̭ maruto̱ yada̭rṇa̱saṃ moṣa̭thā vṛ̱kṣaṃ ka̭pa̱neva̭ vedhasaḥ |

adha̭ smā no a̱rama̭tiṃ sajoṣasa̱ścakṣṷriva̱ yanta̱manṷ neṣathā su̱gam || 5-54-6||

6 Bright shone your host, ye Sages, Maruts, when ye smote the waving tree as when the worm consumeth it.
Accordant, as the eye guides him who walks, have ye led our devotion onward by an easy path.

RV 5-54-7

न स जी॑यते मरुतो॒ न ह॑न्यते॒ न स्रे॑धति॒ न व्य॑थते॒ न रि॑ष्यति ।

नास्य॒ राय॒ उप॑ दस्यन्ति॒ नोतय॒ ऋषिं॑ वा॒ यं राजा॑नं वा॒ सुषू॑दथ ॥ ५-५४-७॥

na sa jī̭yate maruto̱ na ha̭nyate̱ na srḙdhati̱ na vya̭thate̱ na ri̭ṣyati |

nāsya̱ rāya̱ upa̭ dasyanti̱ notaya̱ ṛṣi̭ṃ vā̱ yaṃ rājā̭naṃ vā̱ suṣṷ̄datha || 5-54-7||

7 Never is he, O Maruts, slain or overcome, never doth he decay ne’er is distressed or harmed;
His treasures, his resources, never waste away, whom. whether he be prince or Ṛṣi, ye direct.

RV 5-54-8

नि॒युत्व॑न्तो ग्राम॒जितो॒ यथा॒ नरो॑ऽर्य॒मणो॒ न म॒रुतः॑ कब॒न्धिनः॑ ।

पिन्व॒न्त्युत्सं॒ यदि॒नासो॒ अस्व॑र॒न्व्यु॑न्दन्ति पृथि॒वीं मध्वो॒ अन्ध॑सा ॥ ५-५४-८॥

ni̱yutva̭nto grāma̱jito̱ yathā̱ naro̭'rya̱maṇo̱ na ma̱ruta̭ḥ kaba̱ndhina̭ḥ |

pinva̱ntyutsa̱ṃ yadi̱nāso̱ asva̭ra̱nvyṷndanti pṛthi̱vīṃ madhvo̱ andha̭sā || 5-54-8||

8 With harnessed team like heroes overcoming troops, the friendly Maruts, laden with their water-casks,
Let the spring flow, and when impetuous' they roar they inundate the earth with floods of pleasant meath.

RV 5-54-9

प्र॒वत्व॑ती॒यं पृ॑थि॒वी म॒रुद्भ्यः॑ प्र॒वत्व॑ती॒ द्यौर्भ॑वति प्र॒यद्भ्यः॑ ।

प्र॒वत्व॑तीः प॒थ्या॑ अ॒न्तरि॑क्ष्याः प्र॒वत्व॑न्तः॒ पर्व॑ता जी॒रदा॑नवः ॥ ५-५४-९॥

pra̱vatva̭tī̱yaṃ pṛ̭thi̱vī ma̱rudbhya̭ḥ pra̱vatva̭tī̱ dyaurbha̭vati pra̱yadbhya̭ḥ |

pra̱vatva̭tīḥ pa̱thyā̭ a̱ntari̭kṣyāḥ pra̱vatva̭nta̱ḥ parva̭tā jī̱radā̭navaḥ || 5-54-9||

9 Free for the Maruts is the earth with sloping ways, free for the rushing Ones is heaven with steep descents.
The paths of air's mid-region are precipitous, precipitous the mountains with their running streams.

RV 5-54-10

यन्म॑रुतः सभरसः स्वर्णरः॒ सूर्य॒ उदि॑ते॒ मद॑था दिवो नरः ।

न वोऽश्वाः॑ श्रथय॒न्ताह॒ सिस्र॑तः स॒द्यो अ॒स्याध्व॑नः पा॒रम॑श्नुथ ॥ ५-५४-१०॥

yanma̭rutaḥ sabharasaḥ svarṇara̱ḥ sūrya̱ udi̭te̱ mada̭thā divo naraḥ |

na vo'śvā̭ḥ śrathaya̱ntāha̱ sisra̭taḥ sa̱dyo a̱syādhva̭naḥ pā̱rama̭śnutha || 5-54-10||

10 When, as the Sun hath risen up, ye take delight, O bounteous radiant Maruts, Heroes of the sky,
Your coursers weary not when speeding onṭheir way, and rapidly ye reach the end of this your path.

RV 5-54-11

अंसे॑षु व ऋ॒ष्टयः॑ प॒त्सु खा॒दयो॒ वक्ष॑स्सु रु॒क्मा म॑रुतो॒ रथे॒ शुभः॑ ।

अ॒ग्निभ्रा॑जसो वि॒द्युतो॒ गभ॑स्त्योः॒ शिप्राः॑ शी॒र्षसु॒ वित॑ता हिर॒ण्ययीः॑ ॥ ५-५४-११॥

aṃsḙṣu va ṛ̱ṣṭaya̭ḥ pa̱tsu khā̱dayo̱ vakṣa̭ssu ru̱kmā ma̭ruto̱ rathe̱ śubha̭ḥ |

a̱gnibhrā̭jaso vi̱dyuto̱ gabha̭styo̱ḥ śiprā̭ḥ śī̱rṣasu̱ vita̭tā hira̱ṇyayī̭ḥ || 5-54-11||

11 Lances are on your shoulders, anklets on your feet, gold chains are on your breasts, gems, Maruts, on your car.
Lightnings aglow with flame are flashing in your hands, and visors wroughtof gold are laid upon your heads.

RV 5-54-12

तं नाक॑म॒र्यो अगृ॑भीतशोचिषं॒ रुश॒त्पिप्प॑लं मरुतो॒ वि धू॑नुथ ।

सम॑च्यन्त वृ॒जनाति॑त्विषन्त॒ यत्स्वर॑न्ति॒ घोषं॒ वित॑तमृता॒यवः॑ ॥ ५-५४-१२॥

taṃ nāka̭ma̱ryo agṛ̭bhītaśociṣa̱ṃ ruśa̱tpippa̭laṃ maruto̱ vi dhṷ̄nutha |

sama̭cyanta vṛ̱janāti̭tviṣanta̱ yatsvara̭nti̱ ghoṣa̱ṃ vita̭tamṛtā̱yava̭ḥ || 5-54-12||

12 Maruts, in eager stir ye shake the vault of heaven, splendid beyond conception, for its shining fruit.
They gathered when they let their deeds of might flash forth. The Pious Ones send forth a far-resounding shout.

RV 5-54-13

यु॒ष्माद॑त्तस्य मरुतो विचेतसो रा॒यः स्या॑म र॒थ्यो॒३॒॑ वय॑स्वतः ।

न यो युच्छ॑ति ति॒ष्यो॒३॒॑ यथा॑ दि॒वो॒३॒॑ऽस्मे रा॑रन्त मरुतः सह॒स्रिण॑म् ॥ ५-५४-१३॥

yu̱ṣmāda̭ttasya maruto vicetaso rā̱yaḥ syā̭ma ra̱thyo̱3̱̭ vaya̭svataḥ |

na yo yuccha̭ti ti̱ṣyo̱3̱̭ yathā̭ di̱vo̱3̱̭'sme rā̭ranta marutaḥ saha̱sriṇa̭m || 5-54-13||

13 Sage Maruts, may we be the drivers of the car of riches ful I of life that have been given by you.
O Maruts, let that wealth in thousands dwell with us which never vanishes like Tisya from the sky.

RV 5-54-14

यू॒यं र॒यिं म॑रुतः स्पा॒र्हवी॑रं यू॒यमृषि॑मवथ॒ साम॑विप्रम् ।

यू॒यमर्व॑न्तं भर॒ताय॒ वाजं॑ यू॒यं ध॑त्थ॒ राजा॑नं श्रुष्टि॒मन्त॑म् ॥ ५-५४-१४॥

yū̱yaṃ ra̱yiṃ ma̭rutaḥ spā̱rhavī̭raṃ yū̱yamṛṣi̭mavatha̱ sāma̭vipram |

yū̱yamarva̭ntaṃ bhara̱tāya̱ vāja̭ṃ yū̱yaṃ dha̭ttha̱ rājā̭naṃ śruṣṭi̱manta̭m || 5-54-14||

14 Maruts, ye further wealth with longedfor heroes, further the Ṛṣi skilled in chanted verses.
Ye give the Bhārata as his strength, a charger, and ye bestow a king who quickly listens.

RV 5-54-15

तद्वो॑ यामि॒ द्रवि॑णं सद्यऊतयो॒ येना॒ स्व१॒॑र्ण त॒तना॑म॒ नॄँर॒भि ।

इ॒दं सु मे॑ मरुतो हर्यता॒ वचो॒ यस्य॒ तरे॑म॒ तर॑सा श॒तं हिमाः॑ ॥ ५-५४-१५॥

tadvo̭ yāmi̱ dravi̭ṇaṃ sadyaūtayo̱ yenā̱ sva1̱̭rṇa ta̱tanā̭ma̱ nṝ~ra̱bhi |

i̱daṃ su mḙ maruto haryatā̱ vaco̱ yasya̱ tarḙma̱ tara̭sā śa̱taṃ himā̭ḥ || 5-54-15||

15 Of you, most swift to succour! I solicit wealth wherewith we may spread forth mid men like as the Sun.
Accept, O Maruts, graciously this hymn of mine that we may live a hundred winters through its power.

Sukta: 55/87 (10)

RV 5-55-1

प्रय॑ज्यवो म॒रुतो॒ भ्राज॑दृष्टयो बृ॒हद्वयो॑ दधिरे रु॒क्मव॑क्षसः ।

ईय॑न्ते॒ अश्वैः॑ सु॒यमे॑भिरा॒शुभिः॒ शुभं॑ या॒तामनु॒ रथा॑ अवृत्सत ॥ ५-५५-१॥

praya̭jyavo ma̱ruto̱ bhrāja̭dṛṣṭayo bṛ̱hadvayo̭ dadhire ru̱kmava̭kṣasaḥ |

īya̭nte̱ aśvai̭ḥ su̱yamḙbhirā̱śubhi̱ḥ śubha̭ṃ yā̱tāmanu̱ rathā̭ avṛtsata || 5-55-1||

1. WITH gleaming lances, with their breasts adorned with gold, the Maruts, rushing onward, hold high power of life.
They hasten with swift steeds easy to be controlled. Their cars moved onward as they went to victory.

RV 5-55-2

स्व॒यं द॑धिध्वे॒ तवि॑षीं॒ यथा॑ वि॒द बृ॒हन्म॑हान्त उर्वि॒या वि रा॑जथ ।

उ॒तान्तरि॑क्षं ममिरे॒ व्योज॑सा॒ शुभं॑ या॒तामनु॒ रथा॑ अवृत्सत ॥ ५-५५-२॥

sva̱yaṃ da̭dhidhve̱ tavi̭ṣī̱ṃ yathā̭ vi̱da bṛ̱hanma̭hānta urvi̱yā vi rā̭jatha |

u̱tāntari̭kṣaṃ mamire̱ vyoja̭sā̱ śubha̭ṃ yā̱tāmanu̱ rathā̭ avṛtsata || 5-55-2||

2 Ye, as ye wist, have gained of your own selves your power:- high, O ye Mighty Ones, and wide ye shine abroad.
They with their strength have even measured out the sky.
Their cars moved onward as they went to victory.

RV 5-55-3

सा॒कं जा॒ताः सु॒भ्वः॑ सा॒कमु॑क्षि॒ताः श्रि॒ये चि॒दा प्र॑त॒रं वा॑वृधु॒र्नरः॑ ।

वि॒रो॒किणः॒ सूर्य॑स्येव र॒श्मयः॒ शुभं॑ या॒तामनु॒ रथा॑ अवृत्सत ॥ ५-५५-३॥

sā̱kaṃ jā̱tāḥ su̱bhva̭ḥ sā̱kamṷkṣi̱tāḥ śri̱ye ci̱dā pra̭ta̱raṃ vā̭vṛdhu̱rnara̭ḥ |

vi̱ro̱kiṇa̱ḥ sūrya̭syeva ra̱śmaya̱ḥ śubha̭ṃ yā̱tāmanu̱ rathā̭ avṛtsata || 5-55-3||

3 Strong, born together, they together have waxed great:- the Heroes more and more have grown to majesty
Resplendent as the Sun's beams in their light are they. Their cars moved onward as they went to victory.

RV 5-55-4

आ॒भू॒षेण्यं॑ वो मरुतो महित्व॒नं दि॑दृ॒क्षेण्यं॒ सूर्य॑स्येव॒ चक्ष॑णम् ।

उ॒तो अ॒स्माँ अ॑मृत॒त्वे द॑धातन॒ शुभं॑ या॒तामनु॒ रथा॑ अवृत्सत ॥ ५-५५-४॥

ā̱bhū̱ṣeṇya̭ṃ vo maruto mahitva̱naṃ di̭dṛ̱kṣeṇya̱ṃ sūrya̭syeva̱ cakṣa̭ṇam |

u̱to a̱smā~ a̭mṛta̱tve da̭dhātana̱ śubha̭ṃ yā̱tāmanu̱ rathā̭ avṛtsata || 5-55-4||

4 Maruts, your mightiness deserves to be adored, sight to be longed for like the shining of the Sun.
So lead us with your aid to immortality.
Their cars moved onward as they went to victory.

RV 5-55-5

उदी॑रयथा मरुतः समुद्र॒तो यू॒यं वृ॒ष्टिं व॑र्षयथा पुरीषिणः ।

न वो॑ दस्रा॒ उप॑ दस्यन्ति धे॒नवः॒ शुभं॑ या॒तामनु॒ रथा॑ अवृत्सत ॥ ५-५५-५॥

udī̭rayathā marutaḥ samudra̱to yū̱yaṃ vṛ̱ṣṭiṃ va̭rṣayathā purīṣiṇaḥ |

na vo̭ dasrā̱ upa̭ dasyanti dhe̱nava̱ḥ śubha̭ṃ yā̱tāmanu̱ rathā̭ avṛtsata || 5-55-5||

5 O Maruts, from the Ocean ye uplift the rain, and fraught with vaporous moisture pour the torrents down.
Never, ye Wonder-Workers, are your Milch-kine dry. Their cars moved onward as they went to victory.

RV 5-55-6

यदश्वा॑न्धू॒र्षु पृष॑ती॒रयु॑ग्ध्वं हिर॒ण्यया॒न्प्रत्यत्का॒ँ अमु॑ग्ध्वम् ।

विश्वा॒ इत्स्पृधो॑ मरुतो॒ व्य॑स्यथ॒ शुभं॑ या॒तामनु॒ रथा॑ अवृत्सत ॥ ५-५५-६॥

yadaśvā̭ndhū̱rṣu pṛṣa̭tī̱rayṷgdhvaṃ hira̱ṇyayā̱npratyatkā̱~ amṷgdhvam |

viśvā̱ itspṛdho̭ maruto̱ vya̭syatha̱ śubha̭ṃ yā̱tāmanu̱ rathā̭ avṛtsata || 5-55-6||

6 When to your car-poles ye have yoked your spotted deer to be your steeds, and put your golden mantles on,
O Maruts, ye disperse all enemies abroad. Their cars moved onward as they went to victory.

RV 5-55-7

न पर्व॑ता॒ न न॒द्यो॑ वरन्त वो॒ यत्राचि॑ध्वं मरुतो॒ गच्छ॒थेदु॒ तत् ।

उ॒त द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी या॑थना॒ परि॒ शुभं॑ या॒तामनु॒ रथा॑ अवृत्सत ॥ ५-५५-७॥

na parva̭tā̱ na na̱dyo̭ varanta vo̱ yatrāci̭dhvaṃ maruto̱ gaccha̱thedu̱ tat |

u̱ta dyāvā̭pṛthi̱vī yā̭thanā̱ pari̱ śubha̭ṃ yā̱tāmanu̱ rathā̭ avṛtsata || 5-55-7||

7 Neither the mountains nor the rivers keep you back:- whither ye have resolved thither ye, Maruts, go.
Ye compass round about even the heaven and earth. Their cars moved onward as they went to victory.
Whate’er is ancient, Maruts, what of recent time, whate’er is spoken, Vasus, what is chanted forth,
They who take cognizance of all of this are ye. Their cars moved onward as they went to victory.

RV 5-55-8

यत्पू॒र्व्यं म॑रुतो॒ यच्च॒ नूत॑नं॒ यदु॒द्यते॑ वसवो॒ यच्च॑ श॒स्यते॑ ।

विश्व॑स्य॒ तस्य॑ भवथा॒ नवे॑दसः॒ शुभं॑ या॒तामनु॒ रथा॑ अवृत्सत ॥ ५-५५-८॥

yatpū̱rvyaṃ ma̭ruto̱ yacca̱ nūta̭na̱ṃ yadu̱dyatḙ vasavo̱ yacca̭ śa̱syatḙ |

viśva̭sya̱ tasya̭ bhavathā̱ navḙdasa̱ḥ śubha̭ṃ yā̱tāmanu̱ rathā̭ avṛtsata || 5-55-8||

RV 5-55-9

मृ॒ळत॑ नो मरुतो॒ मा व॑धिष्टना॒स्मभ्यं॒ शर्म॑ बहु॒लं वि य॑न्तन ।

अधि॑ स्तो॒त्रस्य॑ स॒ख्यस्य॑ गातन॒ शुभं॑ या॒तामनु॒ रथा॑ अवृत्सत ॥ ५-५५-९॥

mṛ̱ḻata̭ no maruto̱ mā va̭dhiṣṭanā̱smabhya̱ṃ śarma̭ bahu̱laṃ vi ya̭ntana |

adhi̭ sto̱trasya̭ sa̱khyasya̭ gātana̱ śubha̭ṃ yā̱tāmanu̱ rathā̭ avṛtsata || 5-55-9||

9 Be gracious unto us, ye Maruts, slay us not extend ye unto us shelter of many a sort.
Pay due regard unto our friendship and our praise. Their cars moved onward as they went to victory.

RV 5-55-10

यू॒यम॒स्मान्न॑यत॒ वस्यो॒ अच्छा॒ निरं॑ह॒तिभ्यो॑ मरुतो गृणा॒नाः ।

जु॒षध्वं॑ नो ह॒व्यदा॑तिं यजत्रा व॒यं स्या॑म॒ पत॑यो रयी॒णाम् ॥ ५-५५-१०॥

yū̱yama̱smānna̭yata̱ vasyo̱ acchā̱ nira̭ṃha̱tibhyo̭ maruto gṛṇā̱nāḥ |

ju̱ṣadhva̭ṃ no ha̱vyadā̭tiṃ yajatrā va̱yaṃ syā̭ma̱ pata̭yo rayī̱ṇām || 5-55-10||

10 O Maruts, lead us on to higher fortune deliver us, when lauded, from afflictions.
Accept, ye Holy Ones, the gifts we bring you. May we be masters of abundant riches.

Sukta: 56/87 (9)

RV 5-56-1

अग्ने॒ शर्ध॑न्त॒मा ग॒णं पि॒ष्टं रु॒क्मेभि॑र॒ञ्जिभिः॑ ।

विशो॑ अ॒द्य म॒रुता॒मव॑ ह्वये दि॒वश्चि॑द्रोच॒नादधि॑ ॥ ५-५६-१॥

agne̱ śardha̭nta̱mā ga̱ṇaṃ pi̱ṣṭaṃ ru̱kmebhi̭ra̱ñjibhi̭ḥ |

viśo̭ a̱dya ma̱rutā̱mava̭ hvaye di̱vaści̭droca̱nādadhi̭ || 5-56-1||

1. AGNI, that valorous company adorned with ornaments of gold,
The people of the Maruts, I call down to-day even from the luminous realm of heaven.

RV 5-56-2

यथा॑ चि॒न्मन्य॑से हृ॒दा तदिन्मे॑ जग्मुरा॒शसः॑ ।

ये ते॒ नेदि॑ष्ठं॒ हव॑नान्या॒गम॒न्तान्व॑र्ध भी॒मसं॑दृशः ॥ ५-५६-२॥

yathā̭ ci̱nmanya̭se hṛ̱dā tadinmḙ jagmurā̱śasa̭ḥ |

ye te̱ nedi̭ṣṭha̱ṃ hava̭nānyā̱gama̱ntānva̭rdha bhī̱masa̭ṃdṛśaḥ || 5-56-2||

2 Even as thou thinkest in thy heart, thither my wishes also tend.
Those who have come most near to thine invoking calls, strengthen them fearful to behold.

RV 5-56-3

मी॒ळ्हुष्म॑तीव पृथि॒वी परा॑हता॒ मद॑न्त्येत्य॒स्मदा ।

ऋक्षो॒ न वो॑ मरुतः॒ शिमी॑वा॒ँ अमो॑ दु॒ध्रो गौरि॑व भीम॒युः ॥ ५-५६-३॥

mī̱ḻhuṣma̭tīva pṛthi̱vī parā̭hatā̱ mada̭ntyetya̱smadā |

ṛkṣo̱ na vo̭ maruta̱ḥ śimī̭vā̱~ amo̭ du̱dhro gauri̭va bhīma̱yuḥ || 5-56-3||

3 Earth, like a bounteous lady, liberal of her gifts, struck down and shaken, yet exultant, comes to us.
Impetuous as a bear, O Maruts, is youi rush terrible as a dreadful bull..

RV 5-56-4

नि ये रि॒णन्त्योज॑सा॒ वृथा॒ गावो॒ न दु॒र्धुरः॑ ।

अश्मा॑नं चित्स्व॒र्यं१॒॑ पर्व॑तं गि॒रिं प्र च्या॑वयन्ति॒ याम॑भिः ॥ ५-५६-४॥

ni ye ri̱ṇantyoja̭sā̱ vṛthā̱ gāvo̱ na du̱rdhura̭ḥ |

aśmā̭naṃ citsva̱ryaṃ1̱̭ parva̭taṃ gi̱riṃ pra cyā̭vayanti̱ yāma̭bhiḥ || 5-56-4||

4 They who with mighty strength o’erthrow like oxen difficult to yoke,
Cause e’en the heavenly stone to shake ' yea, shake the rocky mountain as they race along.

RV 5-56-5

उत्ति॑ष्ठ नू॒नमे॑षां॒ स्तोमैः॒ समु॑क्षितानाम् ।

म॒रुतां॑ पुरु॒तम॒मपू॑र्व्यं॒ गवां॒ सर्ग॑मिव ह्वये ॥ ५-५६-५॥

utti̭ṣṭha nū̱namḙṣā̱ṃ stomai̱ḥ samṷkṣitānām |

ma̱rutā̭ṃ puru̱tama̱mapṷ̄rvya̱ṃ gavā̱ṃ sarga̭miva hvaye || 5-56-5||

5 Rise up! even now with lauds I call the very numerous company,
Unequalled, of these Maruts, like a herd of kine, grown up together in their strength.

RV 5-56-6

यु॒ङ्ग्ध्वं ह्यरु॑षी॒ रथे॑ यु॒ङ्ग्ध्वं रथे॑षु रो॒हितः॑ ।

यु॒ङ्ग्ध्वं हरी॑ अजि॒रा धु॒रि वोळ्ह॑वे॒ वहि॑ष्ठा धु॒रि वोळ्ह॑वे ॥ ५-५६-६॥

yu̱ṅgdhvaṃ hyarṷṣī̱ rathḙ yu̱ṅgdhvaṃ rathḙṣu ro̱hita̭ḥ |

yu̱ṅgdhvaṃ harī̭ aji̱rā dhu̱ri voḻha̭ve̱ vahi̭ṣṭhā dhu̱ri voḻha̭ve || 5-56-6||

6 Bind to your car the bright red mares, yoke the red coursers to your car.
Bind to the pole, to draw, the fleet-foot tawny steeds, the best at drawing, to the pole.

RV 5-56-7

उ॒त स्य वा॒ज्य॑रु॒षस्तु॑वि॒ष्वणि॑रि॒ह स्म॑ धायि दर्श॒तः ।

मा वो॒ यामे॑षु मरुतश्चि॒रं क॑र॒त्प्र तं रथे॑षु चोदत ॥ ५-५६-७॥

u̱ta sya vā̱jya̭ru̱ṣastṷvi̱ṣvaṇi̭ri̱ha sma̭ dhāyi darśa̱taḥ |

mā vo̱ yāmḙṣu marutaści̱raṃ ka̭ra̱tpra taṃ rathḙṣu codata || 5-56-7||

7 Yea, and this loudly-neighing bright red vigorous horse who hath been sutioned, fair to see,
Let him not cause delay, O Maruts,, in your course, urge ye him onward in your cars.

RV 5-56-8

रथं॒ नु मारु॑तं व॒यं श्र॑व॒स्युमा हु॑वामहे ।

आ यस्मि॑न्त॒स्थौ सु॒रणा॑नि॒ बिभ्र॑ती॒ सचा॑ म॒रुत्सु॑ रोद॒सी ॥ ५-५६-८॥

ratha̱ṃ nu mārṷtaṃ va̱yaṃ śra̭va̱syumā hṷvāmahe |

ā yasmi̭nta̱sthau su̱raṇā̭ni̱ bibhra̭tī̱ sacā̭ ma̱rutsṷ roda̱sī || 5-56-8||

8 The Maruts’ chariot, ever fain to gather glory, we invoke,
Which Rodasī hath mounted, bringing pleasant gifts, with Maruts in her company.

RV 5-56-9

तं वः॒ शर्धं॑ रथे॒शुभं॑ त्वे॒षं प॑न॒स्युमा हु॑वे ।

यस्मि॒न्सुजा॑ता सु॒भगा॑ मही॒यते॒ सचा॑ म॒रुत्सु॑ मीळ्हु॒षी ॥ ५-५६-९॥

taṃ va̱ḥ śardha̭ṃ rathe̱śubha̭ṃ tve̱ṣaṃ pa̭na̱syumā hṷve |

yasmi̱nsujā̭tā su̱bhagā̭ mahī̱yate̱ sacā̭ ma̱rutsṷ mīḻhu̱ṣī || 5-56-9||

9 I call that brilliant band of yours, adorable, rapid on the car
Whereon the bounteous Dame, auspicious, nobly born, shows glorious with the Marut host.

Sukta: 57/87 (8)

RV 5-57-1

आ रु॑द्रास॒ इन्द्र॑वन्तः स॒जोष॑सो॒ हिर॑ण्यरथाः सुवि॒ताय॑ गन्तन ।

इ॒यं वो॑ अ॒स्मत्प्रति॑ हर्यते म॒तिस्तृ॒ष्णजे॒ न दि॒व उत्सा॑ उद॒न्यवे॑ ॥ ५-५७-१॥

ā rṷdrāsa̱ indra̭vantaḥ sa̱joṣa̭so̱ hira̭ṇyarathāḥ suvi̱tāya̭ gantana |

i̱yaṃ vo̭ a̱smatprati̭ haryate ma̱tistṛ̱ṣṇaje̱ na di̱va utsā̭ uda̱nyavḙ || 5-57-1||

1. OF one accord, with Indra, O ye Rudras, come borne on your golden car for our prosperity.
An offering from us, this hymn is brought to you, as, unto one who th irsts for water, heavenly springs.

RV 5-57-2

वाशी॑मन्त ऋष्टि॒मन्तो॑ मनी॒षिणः॑ सु॒धन्वा॑न॒ इषु॑मन्तो निष॒ङ्गिणः॑ ।

स्वश्वाः॑ स्थ सु॒रथाः॑ पृश्निमातरः स्वायु॒धा म॑रुतो याथना॒ शुभ॑म् ॥ ५-५७-२॥

vāśī̭manta ṛṣṭi̱manto̭ manī̱ṣiṇa̭ḥ su̱dhanvā̭na̱ iṣṷmanto niṣa̱ṅgiṇa̭ḥ |

svaśvā̭ḥ stha su̱rathā̭ḥ pṛśnimātaraḥ svāyu̱dhā ma̭ruto yāthanā̱ śubha̭m || 5-57-2||

2 Armed with your daggers, full of wisdom, armed with spears, armed with your quivers, armed with arrows, with good bows,
Good horses and good cars have ye, O Pṛśni's Sons:- ye, Maruts, with good weapons go to victory.

RV 5-57-3

धू॒नु॒थ द्यां पर्व॑तान्दा॒शुषे॒ वसु॒ नि वो॒ वना॑ जिहते॒ याम॑नो भि॒या ।

को॒पय॑थ पृथि॒वीं पृ॑श्निमातरः शु॒भे यदु॑ग्राः॒ पृष॑ती॒रयु॑ग्ध्वम् ॥ ५-५७-३॥

dhū̱nu̱tha dyāṃ parva̭tāndā̱śuṣe̱ vasu̱ ni vo̱ vanā̭ jihate̱ yāma̭no bhi̱yā |

ko̱paya̭tha pṛthi̱vīṃ pṛ̭śnimātaraḥ śu̱bhe yadṷgrā̱ḥ pṛṣa̭tī̱rayṷgdhvam || 5-57-3||

3 From hills and heaven ye shake wealth for the worshipper:- in terror at your coming low the woods bow down.
Ye make the earth to tremble, Sons of Pṛśni, when for victory ye have yoked, fierce Ones! your spotted deer.

RV 5-57-4

वात॑त्विषो म॒रुतो॑ व॒र्षनि॑र्णिजो य॒मा इ॑व॒ सुस॑दृशः सु॒पेश॑सः ।

पि॒शङ्गा॑श्वा अरु॒णाश्वा॑ अरे॒पसः॒ प्रत्व॑क्षसो महि॒ना द्यौरि॑वो॒रवः॑ ॥ ५-५७-४॥

vāta̭tviṣo ma̱ruto̭ va̱rṣani̭rṇijo ya̱mā i̭va̱ susa̭dṛśaḥ su̱peśa̭saḥ |

pi̱śaṅgā̭śvā aru̱ṇāśvā̭ are̱pasa̱ḥ pratva̭kṣaso mahi̱nā dyauri̭vo̱rava̭ḥ || 5-57-4||

4 Bright with the blasts of wind, wrapped in their robes of rain, like twins of noble aspect and of lovely form,
The Maruts, spotless, with steeds tawnyhued and red, strong in their mightiness and spreading wide like heaven.

RV 5-57-5

पु॒रु॒द्र॒प्सा अ॑ञ्जि॒मन्तः॑ सु॒दान॑वस्त्वे॒षसं॑दृशो अनव॒भ्ररा॑धसः ।

सु॒जा॒तासो॑ ज॒नुषा॑ रु॒क्मव॑क्षसो दि॒वो अ॒र्का अ॒मृतं॒ नाम॑ भेजिरे ॥ ५-५७-५॥

pu̱ru̱dra̱psā a̭ñji̱manta̭ḥ su̱dāna̭vastve̱ṣasa̭ṃdṛśo anava̱bhrarā̭dhasaḥ |

su̱jā̱tāso̭ ja̱nuṣā̭ ru̱kmava̭kṣaso di̱vo a̱rkā a̱mṛta̱ṃ nāma̭ bhejire || 5-57-5||

5 Rich in adornment, rich in drops, munificent, bright in their aspect, yielding bounties that endure,
Noble by birth, adorned with gold upon their breasts, the Singers of the sky have won immortal fame.

RV 5-57-6

ऋ॒ष्टयो॑ वो मरुतो॒ अंस॑यो॒रधि॒ सह॒ ओजो॑ बा॒ह्वोर्वो॒ बलं॑ हि॒तम् ।

नृ॒म्णा शी॒र्षस्वायु॑धा॒ रथे॑षु वो॒ विश्वा॑ वः॒ श्रीरधि॑ त॒नूषु॑ पिपिशे ॥ ५-५७-६॥

ṛ̱ṣṭayo̭ vo maruto̱ aṃsa̭yo̱radhi̱ saha̱ ojo̭ bā̱hvorvo̱ bala̭ṃ hi̱tam |

nṛ̱mṇā śī̱rṣasvāyṷdhā̱ rathḙṣu vo̱ viśvā̭ va̱ḥ śrīradhi̭ ta̱nūṣṷ pipiśe || 5-57-6||

6 Borne on both shoulders, O ye Maruts, are your spears:- within your arms is laid your energy and 3trength.
Bold thoughts are in your heads, your weapons in your cars, all glorious majesty is moulded on your forms.

RV 5-57-7

गोम॒दश्वा॑व॒द्रथ॑वत्सु॒वीरं॑ च॒न्द्रव॒द्राधो॑ मरुतो ददा नः ।

प्रश॑स्तिं नः कृणुत रुद्रियासो भक्षी॒य वोऽव॑सो॒ दैव्य॑स्य ॥ ५-५७-७॥

goma̱daśvā̭va̱dratha̭vatsu̱vīra̭ṃ ca̱ndrava̱drādho̭ maruto dadā naḥ |

praśa̭stiṃ naḥ kṛṇuta rudriyāso bhakṣī̱ya vo'va̭so̱ daivya̭sya || 5-57-7||

7 Vouchsafe to us, O Maruts, splendid bounty in cattle and in steeds, in cars and heroes.
Children of Rudra, give us high distinction:- may I enjoy your Godlike help and favour.

RV 5-57-8

ह॒ये नरो॒ मरु॑तो मृ॒ळता॑ न॒स्तुवी॑मघासो॒ अमृ॑ता॒ ऋत॑ज्ञाः ।

सत्य॑श्रुतः॒ कव॑यो॒ युवा॑नो॒ बृह॑द्गिरयो बृ॒हदु॒क्षमा॑णाः ॥ ५-५७-८॥

ha̱ye naro̱ marṷto mṛ̱ḻatā̭ na̱stuvī̭maghāso̱ amṛ̭tā̱ ṛta̭jñāḥ |

satya̭śruta̱ḥ kava̭yo̱ yuvā̭no̱ bṛha̭dgirayo bṛ̱hadu̱kṣamā̭ṇāḥ || 5-57-8||

8 Ho! Maruts, Heroes, skilled in Law, immortal, be gracious unto us, ye rich in treasures,
Ye hearers of the truth, ye sage and youthful, grown mighty, dwelling on the lofty mountains.

Sukta: 58/87 (8)

RV 5-58-1

तमु॑ नू॒नं तवि॑षीमन्तमेषां स्तु॒षे ग॒णं मारु॑तं॒ नव्य॑सीनाम् ।

य आ॒श्व॑श्वा॒ अम॑व॒द्वह॑न्त उ॒तेशि॑रे अ॒मृत॑स्य स्व॒राजः॑ ॥ ५-५८-१॥

tamṷ nū̱naṃ tavi̭ṣīmantameṣāṃ stu̱ṣe ga̱ṇaṃ mārṷta̱ṃ navya̭sīnām |

ya ā̱śva̭śvā̱ ama̭va̱dvaha̭nta u̱teśi̭re a̱mṛta̭sya sva̱rāja̭ḥ || 5-58-1||

1. Now do I glorify their mighty cohort, the company of these the youthful Maruts,
Who ride impetuous on with rapid horses, and radiant in themselves, are Lords of Amṛta.

RV 5-58-2

त्वे॒षं ग॒णं त॒वसं॒ खादि॑हस्तं॒ धुनि॑व्रतं मा॒यिनं॒ दाति॑वारम् ।

म॒यो॒भुवो॒ ये अमि॑ता महि॒त्वा वन्द॑स्व विप्र तुवि॒राध॑सो॒ नॄन् ॥ ५-५८-२॥

tve̱ṣaṃ ga̱ṇaṃ ta̱vasa̱ṃ khādi̭hasta̱ṃ dhuni̭vrataṃ mā̱yina̱ṃ dāti̭vāram |

ma̱yo̱bhuvo̱ ye ami̭tā mahi̱tvā vanda̭sva vipra tuvi̱rādha̭so̱ nṝn || 5-58-2||

2 The mighty glittering band, arm-bound with bracelets, givers of bliss, unmeasured in their greatness,
With magical powers, bountiful, ever-roaring,—these, liberal Heroes, venerate thou singer.

RV 5-58-3

आ वो॑ यन्तूदवा॒हासो॑ अ॒द्य वृ॒ष्टिं ये विश्वे॑ म॒रुतो॑ जु॒नन्ति॑ ।

अ॒यं यो अ॒ग्निर्म॑रुतः॒ समि॑द्ध ए॒तं जु॑षध्वं कवयो युवानः ॥ ५-५८-३॥

ā vo̭ yantūdavā̱hāso̭ a̱dya vṛ̱ṣṭiṃ ye viśvḙ ma̱ruto̭ ju̱nanti̭ |

a̱yaṃ yo a̱gnirma̭ruta̱ḥ sami̭ddha e̱taṃ jṷṣadhvaṃ kavayo yuvānaḥ || 5-58-3||

3 This day may all your water-bringers, Maruts, they who impel the falling rain, approach us.
This fire, O Maruts, hath been duly kindled; let it find favour with you, youthful Sages.

RV 5-58-4

यू॒यं राजा॑न॒मिर्यं॒ जना॑य विभ्वत॒ष्टं ज॑नयथा यजत्राः ।

यु॒ष्मदे॑ति मुष्टि॒हा बा॒हुजू॑तो यु॒ष्मत्सद॑श्वो मरुतः सु॒वीरः॑ ॥ ५-५८-४॥

yū̱yaṃ rājā̭na̱mirya̱ṃ janā̭ya vibhvata̱ṣṭaṃ ja̭nayathā yajatrāḥ |

yu̱ṣmadḙti muṣṭi̱hā bā̱hujṷ̄to yu̱ṣmatsada̭śvo marutaḥ su̱vīra̭ḥ || 5-58-4||

4 Ye raise up for the folk an active ruler whom, Holy Ones! a Master's hand hath fashioned.
Ye send the fighter hand to hand, armmighty, and the brave hero, Maruts with good horses.

RV 5-58-5

अ॒रा इ॒वेदच॑रमा॒ अहे॑व॒ प्रप्र॑ जायन्ते॒ अक॑वा॒ महो॑भिः ।

पृश्नेः॑ पु॒त्रा उ॑प॒मासो॒ रभि॑ष्ठाः॒ स्वया॑ म॒त्या म॒रुतः॒ सं मि॑मिक्षुः ॥ ५-५८-५॥

a̱rā i̱vedaca̭ramā̱ ahḙva̱ prapra̭ jāyante̱ aka̭vā̱ maho̭bhiḥ |

pṛśnḙḥ pu̱trā ṷpa̱māso̱ rabhi̭ṣṭhā̱ḥ svayā̭ ma̱tyā ma̱ruta̱ḥ saṃ mi̭mikṣuḥ || 5-58-5||

5 They spring forth more and more, strong in their glories, like days, like spokes where none are last in order.
Highest and mightiest are the Sons of Pṛśni. Firm to their own intention cling the Maruts.

RV 5-58-6

यत्प्राया॑सिष्ट॒ पृष॑तीभि॒रश्वै॑र्वीळुप॒विभि॑र्मरुतो॒ रथे॑भिः ।

क्षोद॑न्त॒ आपो॑ रिण॒ते वना॒न्यवो॒स्रियो॑ वृष॒भः क्र॑न्दतु॒ द्यौः ॥ ५-५८-६॥

yatprāyā̭siṣṭa̱ pṛṣa̭tībhi̱raśvai̭rvīḻupa̱vibhi̭rmaruto̱ rathḙbhiḥ |

kṣoda̭nta̱ āpo̭ riṇa̱te vanā̱nyavo̱sriyo̭ vṛṣa̱bhaḥ kra̭ndatu̱ dyauḥ || 5-58-6||

6 When ye have hastened on with spotted coursers, O Maruts, on your cars with strong-wrought fellies,
The waters are disturbed, the woods are shattered. Let Dyaus the Red Steer send his thunder downward.

RV 5-58-7

प्रथि॑ष्ट॒ याम॑न्पृथि॒वी चि॑देषां॒ भर्ते॑व॒ गर्भं॒ स्वमिच्छवो॑ धुः ।

वाता॒न्ह्यश्वा॑न्धु॒र्या॑युयु॒ज्रे व॒र्षं स्वेदं॑ चक्रिरे रु॒द्रिया॑सः ॥ ५-५८-७॥

prathi̭ṣṭa̱ yāma̭npṛthi̱vī ci̭deṣā̱ṃ bhartḙva̱ garbha̱ṃ svamicchavo̭ dhuḥ |

vātā̱nhyaśvā̭ndhu̱ryā̭yuyu̱jre va̱rṣaṃ sveda̭ṃ cakrire ru̱driyā̭saḥ || 5-58-7||

7 Even Earth hath spread herself wide at their coming, and they as husbands have with power impregned her.
They to the pole have yoked the winds for coursers:- their sweat have they made rain, these Sons of Rudra.

RV 5-58-8

ह॒ये नरो॒ मरु॑तो मृ॒ळता॑ न॒स्तुवी॑मघासो॒ अमृ॑ता॒ ऋत॑ज्ञाः ।

सत्य॑श्रुतः॒ कव॑यो॒ युवा॑नो॒ बृह॑द्गिरयो बृ॒हदु॒क्षमा॑णाः ॥ ५-५८-८॥

ha̱ye naro̱ marṷto mṛ̱ḻatā̭ na̱stuvī̭maghāso̱ amṛ̭tā̱ ṛta̭jñāḥ |

satya̭śruta̱ḥ kava̭yo̱ yuvā̭no̱ bṛha̭dgirayo bṛ̱hadu̱kṣamā̭ṇāḥ || 5-58-8||

8 Ho! Maruts, Heroes, skilled in Law, immortal, be gracious unto us, ye rich in treasures,
Ye hearers of the truth, ye sage and youthful, grown mighty, dwelling on the lofty mountains.

Sukta: 59/87 (8)

RV 5-59-1

प्र वः॒ स्पळ॑क्रन्सुवि॒ताय॑ दा॒वनेऽर्चा॑ दि॒वे प्र पृ॑थि॒व्या ऋ॒तं भ॑रे ।

उ॒क्षन्ते॒ अश्वा॒न्तरु॑षन्त॒ आ रजोऽनु॒ स्वं भा॒नुं श्र॑थयन्ते अर्ण॒वैः ॥ ५-५९-१॥

pra va̱ḥ spaḻa̭kransuvi̱tāya̭ dā̱vane'rcā̭ di̱ve pra pṛ̭thi̱vyā ṛ̱taṃ bha̭re |

u̱kṣante̱ aśvā̱ntarṷṣanta̱ ā rajo'nu̱ svaṃ bhā̱nuṃ śra̭thayante arṇa̱vaiḥ || 5-59-1||

1. YOUR spy hath called to you to give prosperity. I sing to Heaven and Earth and offer sacrifice.
They bathe their steeds and hasten through the firmament:- they spread abroad their radiance through the sea of cloud.

RV 5-59-2

अमा॑देषां भि॒यसा॒ भूमि॑रेजति॒ नौर्न पू॒र्णा क्ष॑रति॒ व्यथि॑र्य॒ती ।

दू॒रे॒दृशो॒ ये चि॒तय॑न्त॒ एम॑भिर॒न्तर्म॒हे वि॒दथे॑ येतिरे॒ नरः॑ ॥ ५-५९-२॥

amā̭deṣāṃ bhi̱yasā̱ bhūmi̭rejati̱ naurna pū̱rṇā kṣa̭rati̱ vyathi̭rya̱tī |

dū̱re̱dṛśo̱ ye ci̱taya̭nta̱ ema̭bhira̱ntarma̱he vi̱dathḙ yetire̱ nara̭ḥ || 5-59-2||

2 Earth shakes and reels in terror at their onward rush, like a full ship which, quivering, lets the water in.
Marked on their ways are they, visible from afar:- the Heroes press between in mighty armament.

RV 5-59-3

गवा॑मिव श्रि॒यसे॒ श‍ृङ्ग॑मुत्त॒मं सूर्यो॒ न चक्षू॒ रज॑सो वि॒सर्ज॑ने ।

अत्या॑ इव सु॒भ्व१॒॑श्चार॑वः स्थन॒ मर्या॑ इव श्रि॒यसे॑ चेतथा नरः ॥ ५-५९-३॥

gavā̭miva śri̱yase̱ śa‍ṛṅga̭mutta̱maṃ sūryo̱ na cakṣū̱ raja̭so vi̱sarja̭ne |

atyā̭ iva su̱bhva1̱̭ścāra̭vaḥ sthana̱ maryā̭ iva śri̱yasḙ cetathā naraḥ || 5-59-3||

3 As the exalted horn of bulls for splendid might, as the Sun's eye set in the firmament's expanse,
Like vigorous horses ye are beauteous to behold, and for your glory show like bridegrooms, O ye Men.

RV 5-59-4

को वो॑ म॒हान्ति॑ मह॒तामुद॑श्नव॒त्कस्काव्या॑ मरुतः॒ को ह॒ पौंस्या॑ ।

यू॒यं ह॒ भूमिं॑ कि॒रणं॒ न रे॑जथ॒ प्र यद्भर॑ध्वे सुवि॒ताय॑ दा॒वने॑ ॥ ५-५९-४॥

ko vo̭ ma̱hānti̭ maha̱tāmuda̭śnava̱tkaskāvyā̭ maruta̱ḥ ko ha̱ pauṃsyā̭ |

yū̱yaṃ ha̱ bhūmi̭ṃ ki̱raṇa̱ṃ na rḙjatha̱ pra yadbhara̭dhve suvi̱tāya̭ dā̱vanḙ || 5-59-4||

4 Who, O ye Maruts, may attain the mighty lore of you the mighty, who may reach your manly deeds?
Ye, verily, make earth tremble like a ray of light what time ye bring your boons to give prosperity,

RV 5-59-5

अश्वा॑ इ॒वेद॑रु॒षासः॒ सब॑न्धवः॒ शूरा॑ इव प्र॒युधः॒ प्रोत यु॑युधुः ।

मर्या॑ इव सु॒वृधो॑ वावृधु॒र्नरः॒ सूर्य॑स्य॒ चक्षुः॒ प्र मि॑नन्ति वृ॒ष्टिभिः॑ ॥ ५-५९-५॥

aśvā̭ i̱veda̭ru̱ṣāsa̱ḥ saba̭ndhava̱ḥ śūrā̭ iva pra̱yudha̱ḥ prota yṷyudhuḥ |

maryā̭ iva su̱vṛdho̭ vāvṛdhu̱rnara̱ḥ sūrya̭sya̱ cakṣu̱ḥ pra mi̭nanti vṛ̱ṣṭibhi̭ḥ || 5-59-5||

5 Like steeds of ruddy colour, scions of one race, as foremost champions they have battled in the van.
The Heroes have waxed strong like we.1grown manly youths; with floods of rain they make the Sun's eye fade away,

RV 5-59-6

ते अ॑ज्ये॒ष्ठा अक॑निष्ठास उ॒द्भिदोऽम॑ध्यमासो॒ मह॑सा॒ वि वा॑वृधुः ।

सु॒जा॒तासो॑ ज॒नुषा॒ पृश्नि॑मातरो दि॒वो मर्या॒ आ नो॒ अच्छा॑ जिगातन ॥ ५-५९-६॥

te a̭jye̱ṣṭhā aka̭niṣṭhāsa u̱dbhido'ma̭dhyamāso̱ maha̭sā̱ vi vā̭vṛdhuḥ |

su̱jā̱tāso̭ ja̱nuṣā̱ pṛśni̭mātaro di̱vo maryā̱ ā no̱ acchā̭ jigātana || 5-59-6||

6 Having no eldest and no youngest in their band, no middlomost, preeminent they have waxed in might,
These Sons of Pṛśni, sprung of noble ancestry:- come hitberward to us, ye bridegrooms of the sky.

RV 5-59-7

वयो॒ न ये श्रेणीः॑ प॒प्तुरोज॒सान्ता॑न्दि॒वो बृ॑ह॒तः सानु॑न॒स्परि॑ ।

अश्वा॑स एषामु॒भये॒ यथा॑ वि॒दुः प्र पर्व॑तस्य नभ॒नूँर॑चुच्यवुः ॥ ५-५९-७॥

vayo̱ na ye śreṇī̭ḥ pa̱pturoja̱sāntā̭ndi̱vo bṛ̭ha̱taḥ sānṷna̱spari̭ |

aśvā̭sa eṣāmu̱bhaye̱ yathā̭ vi̱duḥ pra parva̭tasya nabha̱nū~ra̭cucyavuḥ || 5-59-7||

7 Like birds of air they flew with might in lengthened lines from heaven's high ridges to the borders of the sky.
The steeds who carry them, as Gods and mortals know, have caused the waters of the mounuains to desGend.

RV 5-59-8

मिमा॑तु॒ द्यौरदि॑तिर्वी॒तये॑ नः॒ सं दानु॑चित्रा उ॒षसो॑ यतन्ताम् ।

आचु॑च्यवुर्दि॒व्यं कोश॑मे॒त ऋषे॑ रु॒द्रस्य॑ म॒रुतो॑ गृणा॒नाः ॥ ५-५९-८॥

mimā̭tu̱ dyauradi̭tirvī̱tayḙ na̱ḥ saṃ dānṷcitrā u̱ṣaso̭ yatantām |

ācṷcyavurdi̱vyaṃ kośa̭me̱ta ṛṣḙ ru̱drasya̭ ma̱ruto̭ gṛṇā̱nāḥ || 5-59-8||

8 May Dyaus, the Infinite, roar for our banquet:- may Dawns toil for us, glittering with moisture.
Lauded by thee, these Maruts, Sons o Rudra, O Ṛṣi, have sent down the heavenly treasure.

Sukta: 60/87 (8)

RV 5-60-1

ईळे॑ अ॒ग्निं स्वव॑सं॒ नमो॑भिरि॒ह प्र॑स॒त्तो वि च॑यत्कृ॒तं नः॑ ।

रथै॑रिव॒ प्र भ॑रे वाज॒यद्भिः॑ प्रदक्षि॒णिन्म॒रुतां॒ स्तोम॑मृध्याम् ॥ ५-६०-१॥

īḻḙ a̱gniṃ svava̭sa̱ṃ namo̭bhiri̱ha pra̭sa̱tto vi ca̭yatkṛ̱taṃ na̭ḥ |

rathai̭riva̱ pra bha̭re vāja̱yadbhi̭ḥ pradakṣi̱ṇinma̱rutā̱ṃ stoma̭mṛdhyām || 5-60-1||

1. I LAUD with reverence the gracious Agni:- here may he sit and part our meed among us.
As with spoil-seeking cars I bring oblation:- turned rightward I will swell the Marut's, praise-song.

RV 5-60-2

आ ये त॒स्थुः पृष॑तीषु श्रु॒तासु॑ सु॒खेषु॑ रु॒द्रा म॒रुतो॒ रथे॑षु ।

वना॑ चिदुग्रा जिहते॒ नि वो॑ भि॒या पृ॑थि॒वी चि॑द्रेजते॒ पर्व॑तश्चित् ॥ ५-६०-२॥

ā ye ta̱sthuḥ pṛṣa̭tīṣu śru̱tāsṷ su̱kheṣṷ ru̱drā ma̱ruto̱ rathḙṣu |

vanā̭ cidugrā jihate̱ ni vo̭ bhi̱yā pṛ̭thi̱vī ci̭drejate̱ parva̭taścit || 5-60-2||

2 The Maruts, yea, the Rudras, who have mounted their famous spotted deer and cars swift-moving,—
Before you, fierce Ones! woods bow down in terror:- Earth, even the mountain, trembles at your coming.

RV 5-60-3

पर्व॑तश्चि॒न्महि॑ वृ॒द्धो बि॑भाय दि॒वश्चि॒त्सानु॑ रेजत स्व॒ने वः॑ ।

यत्क्रीळ॑थ मरुत ऋष्टि॒मन्त॒ आप॑ इव स॒ध्र्य॑ञ्चो धवध्वे ॥ ५-६०-३॥

parva̭taści̱nmahi̭ vṛ̱ddho bi̭bhāya di̱vaści̱tsānṷ rejata sva̱ne va̭ḥ |

yatkrīḻa̭tha maruta ṛṣṭi̱manta̱ āpa̭ iva sa̱dhrya̭ñco dhavadhve || 5-60-3||

3 Though vast and tall, the mountain is affrighted, the height of heaven is shaken at your roaring
When, armed with lances, ye are sporting, Maruts, and rush along together like the waters.

RV 5-60-4

व॒रा इ॒वेद्रै॑व॒तासो॒ हिर॑ण्यैर॒भि स्व॒धाभि॑स्त॒न्वः॑ पिपिश्रे ।

श्रि॒ये श्रेयां॑सस्त॒वसो॒ रथे॑षु स॒त्रा महां॑सि चक्रिरे त॒नूषु॑ ॥ ५-६०-४॥

va̱rā i̱vedrai̭va̱tāso̱ hira̭ṇyaira̱bhi sva̱dhābhi̭sta̱nva̭ḥ pipiśre |

śri̱ye śreyā̭ṃsasta̱vaso̱ rathḙṣu sa̱trā mahā̭ṃsi cakrire ta̱nūṣṷ || 5-60-4||

4 They, like young suitors, sons of wealthy houses, have with their golden natures decked their bodies.
Strong on their cars, the lordly Ones, for glory, have set their splendours on their forms for ever.

RV 5-60-5

अ॒ज्ये॒ष्ठासो॒ अक॑निष्ठास ए॒ते सं भ्रात॑रो वावृधुः॒ सौभ॑गाय ।

युवा॑ पि॒ता स्वपा॑ रु॒द्र ए॑षां सु॒दुघा॒ पृश्निः॑ सु॒दिना॑ म॒रुद्भ्यः॑ ॥ ५-६०-५॥

a̱jye̱ṣṭhāso̱ aka̭niṣṭhāsa e̱te saṃ bhrāta̭ro vāvṛdhu̱ḥ saubha̭gāya |

yuvā̭ pi̱tā svapā̭ ru̱dra ḙṣāṃ su̱dughā̱ pṛśni̭ḥ su̱dinā̭ ma̱rudbhya̭ḥ || 5-60-5||

5 None being eldest, none among them youngest, as brothers they have grown to happy fortune.
May their Sire Rudra, young and deft, and Pṛśni pouring much milk, bring fair days to the Maruts.

RV 5-60-6

यदु॑त्त॒मे म॑रुतो मध्य॒मे वा॒ यद्वा॑व॒मे सु॑भगासो दि॒वि ष्ठ ।

अतो॑ नो रुद्रा उ॒त वा॒ न्व१॒॑स्याग्ने॑ वि॒त्ताद्ध॒विषो॒ यद्यजा॑म ॥ ५-६०-६॥

yadṷtta̱me ma̭ruto madhya̱me vā̱ yadvā̭va̱me sṷbhagāso di̱vi ṣṭha |

ato̭ no rudrā u̱ta vā̱ nva1̱̭syāgnḙ vi̱ttāddha̱viṣo̱ yadyajā̭ma || 5-60-6||

6 Whether, O blessed Maruts, ye be dwelling in highest, midmost, or in lowest heaven,
Thence, O ye Rudras, and thou also, Agni, notice the sacrificial food we offer.

RV 5-60-7

अ॒ग्निश्च॒ यन्म॑रुतो विश्ववेदसो दि॒वो वह॑ध्व॒ उत्त॑रा॒दधि॒ ष्णुभिः॑ ।

ते म॑न्दसा॒ना धुन॑यो रिशादसो वा॒मं ध॑त्त॒ यज॑मानाय सुन्व॒ते ॥ ५-६०-७॥

a̱gniśca̱ yanma̭ruto viśvavedaso di̱vo vaha̭dhva̱ utta̭rā̱dadhi̱ ṣṇubhi̭ḥ |

te ma̭ndasā̱nā dhuna̭yo riśādaso vā̱maṃ dha̭tta̱ yaja̭mānāya sunva̱te || 5-60-7||

7 O Maruts, Lords of all, when Agni and when ye drive downward from sublimest heaven along the heights,
Shakers of all, rejoicing, slayers of the foe, give riches to the Soma-pressing worshipper.

RV 5-60-8

अग्ने॑ म॒रुद्भिः॑ शु॒भय॑द्भि॒रृक्व॑भिः॒ सोमं॑ पिब मन्दसा॒नो ग॑ण॒श्रिभिः॑ ।

पा॒व॒केभि॑र्विश्वमि॒न्वेभि॑रा॒युभि॒र्वैश्वा॑नर प्र॒दिवा॑ के॒तुना॑ स॒जूः ॥ ५-६०-८॥

agnḙ ma̱rudbhi̭ḥ śu̱bhaya̭dbhi̱rṛkva̭bhi̱ḥ soma̭ṃ piba mandasā̱no ga̭ṇa̱śribhi̭ḥ |

pā̱va̱kebhi̭rviśvami̱nvebhi̭rā̱yubhi̱rvaiśvā̭nara pra̱divā̭ ke̱tunā̭ sa̱jūḥ || 5-60-8||

8 O Agni, with the Maruts as they gleam and sing, gathered in troop, rejoicing drink the Soma juice;
With these the living ones who cleanse and further all, joined with thy banner, O Vaiśvānara, from of old.

Sukta: 61/87 (19)

RV 5-61-1

के ष्ठा॑ नरः॒ श्रेष्ठ॑तमा॒ य एक॑एक आय॒य ।

प॒र॒मस्याः॑ परा॒वतः॑ ॥ ५-६१-१॥

ke ṣṭhā̭ nara̱ḥ śreṣṭha̭tamā̱ ya eka̭eka āya̱ya |

pa̱ra̱masyā̭ḥ parā̱vata̭ḥ || 5-61-1||

1. O HEROES lordliest of all, who are ye that have singly come
Forth from a region most remote?

RV 5-61-2

क्व१॒॑ वोऽश्वाः॒ क्वा॒३॒॑भीश॑वः क॒थं शे॑क क॒था य॑य ।

पृ॒ष्ठे सदो॑ न॒सोर्यमः॑ ॥ ५-६१-२॥

kva1̱̭ vo'śvā̱ḥ kvā̱3̱̭bhīśa̭vaḥ ka̱thaṃ śḙka ka̱thā ya̭ya |

pṛ̱ṣṭhe sado̭ na̱soryama̭ḥ || 5-61-2||

2. Where are your horses, where the reins? How came ye? how had ye the power?
Rein was on nose and seat on back.

RV 5-61-3

ज॒घने॒ चोद॑ एषां॒ वि स॒क्थानि॒ नरो॑ यमुः ।

पु॒त्र॒कृ॒थे न जन॑यः ॥ ५-६१-३॥

ja̱ghane̱ coda̭ eṣā̱ṃ vi sa̱kthāni̱ naro̭ yamuḥ |

pu̱tra̱kṛ̱the na jana̭yaḥ || 5-61-3||

3 The whip is laid upon the flank. The heroes stretch their thighs apart,
Like women when the babe is born.

RV 5-61-4

परा॑ वीरास एतन॒ मर्या॑सो॒ भद्र॑जानयः ।

अ॒ग्नि॒तपो॒ यथास॑थ ॥ ५-६१-४॥

parā̭ vīrāsa etana̱ maryā̭so̱ bhadra̭jānayaḥ |

a̱gni̱tapo̱ yathāsa̭tha || 5-61-4||

4 Go ye, O Heroes, far away, ye bridegrooms with a lovely Spouse
That ye may warm you at the fire.

RV 5-61-5

सन॒त्साश्व्यं॑ प॒शुमु॒त गव्यं॑ श॒ताव॑यम् ।

श्या॒वाश्व॑स्तुताय॒ या दोर्वी॒रायो॑प॒बर्बृ॑हत् ॥ ५-६१-५॥

sana̱tsāśvya̭ṃ pa̱śumu̱ta gavya̭ṃ śa̱tāva̭yam |

śyā̱vāśva̭stutāya̱ yā dorvī̱rāyo̭pa̱barbṛ̭hat || 5-61-5||

5 May she gain cattle for her meed, hundreds of sheep and steeds and kine,
Who threw embracing arms around the hero whom gyavaiva praised.

RV 5-61-6

उ॒त त्वा॒ स्त्री शशी॑यसी पुं॒सो भ॑वति॒ वस्य॑सी ।

अदे॑वत्रादरा॒धसः॑ ॥ ५-६१-६॥

u̱ta tvā̱ strī śaśī̭yasī pu̱ṃso bha̭vati̱ vasya̭sī |

adḙvatrādarā̱dhasa̭ḥ || 5-61-6||

6 Yea, many a woman is more firm and better than the man who turns
Away from Gods, andoffers not.

RV 5-61-7

वि या जा॒नाति॒ जसु॑रिं॒ वि तृष्य॑न्तं॒ वि का॒मिन॑म् ।

दे॒व॒त्रा कृ॑णु॒ते मनः॑ ॥ ५-६१-७॥

vi yā jā̱nāti̱ jasṷri̱ṃ vi tṛṣya̭nta̱ṃ vi kā̱mina̭m |

de̱va̱trā kṛ̭ṇu̱te mana̭ḥ || 5-61-7||

7 She who discerns the weak and worn, the man who thirsts and is in want
She sets her mind upon the Gods.

RV 5-61-8

उ॒त घा॒ नेमो॒ अस्तु॑तः॒ पुमा॒ँ इति॑ ब्रुवे प॒णिः ।

स वैर॑देय॒ इत्स॒मः ॥ ५-६१-८॥

u̱ta ghā̱ nemo̱ astṷta̱ḥ pumā̱~ iti̭ bruve pa̱ṇiḥ |

sa vaira̭deya̱ itsa̱maḥ || 5-61-8||

8 And yet full many a one, unpraised, mean niggard, is entitled man:-
Only in weregild is he such.

RV 5-61-9

उ॒त मे॑ऽरपद्युव॒तिर्म॑म॒न्दुषी॒ प्रति॑ श्या॒वाय॑ वर्त॒निम् ।

वि रोहि॑ता पुरुमी॒ळ्हाय॑ येमतु॒र्विप्रा॑य दी॒र्घय॑शसे ॥ ५-६१-९॥

u̱ta mḙ'rapadyuva̱tirma̭ma̱nduṣī̱ prati̭ śyā̱vāya̭ varta̱nim |

vi rohi̭tā purumī̱ḻhāya̭ yematu̱rviprā̭ya dī̱rghaya̭śase || 5-61-9||

9 And she, the young, the joyous-spirited, divulged the path to Śyāva, yea, to me.
Two red steeds carried me to Purumīlha's side, that sage of far-extended fame,

RV 5-61-10

यो मे॑ धेनू॒नां श॒तं वैद॑दश्वि॒र्यथा॒ दद॑त् ।

त॒र॒न्त इ॑व मं॒हना॑ ॥ ५-६१-१०॥

yo mḙ dhenū̱nāṃ śa̱taṃ vaida̭daśvi̱ryathā̱ dada̭t |

ta̱ra̱nta i̭va ma̱ṃhanā̭ || 5-61-10||

10 Him who, like Vaidadasvi, like Taranta, hath bestowed on me
A hundred cows in liberal gift.

RV 5-61-11

य ईं॒ वह॑न्त आ॒शुभिः॒ पिब॑न्तो मदि॒रं मधु॑ ।

अत्र॒ श्रवां॑सि दधिरे ॥ ५-६१-११॥

ya ī̱ṃ vaha̭nta ā̱śubhi̱ḥ piba̭nto madi̱raṃ madhṷ |

atra̱ śravā̭ṃsi dadhire || 5-61-11||

11 They who are borne by rapid steeds, drinking the meath that gives delight,
They have attained high glories here.

RV 5-61-12

येषां॑ श्रि॒याधि॒ रोद॑सी वि॒भ्राज॑न्ते॒ रथे॒ष्वा ।

दि॒वि रु॒क्म इ॑वो॒परि॑ ॥ ५-६१-१२॥

yeṣā̭ṃ śri̱yādhi̱ roda̭sī vi̱bhrāja̭nte̱ rathe̱ṣvā |

di̱vi ru̱kma i̭vo̱pari̭ || 5-61-12||

12 They by whose splendour both the worlds are over-spread they shine on cars
As the gold gleams above in heaven.

RV 5-61-13

युवा॒ स मारु॑तो ग॒णस्त्वे॒षर॑थो॒ अने॑द्यः ।

शु॒भं॒यावाप्र॑तिष्कुतः ॥ ५-६१-१३॥

yuvā̱ sa mārṷto ga̱ṇastve̱ṣara̭tho̱ anḙdyaḥ |

śu̱bha̱ṃyāvāpra̭tiṣkutaḥ || 5-61-13||

13 That Marut band is ever young, borne on bright cars, unblamable,
Moving to victory, checked by none.

RV 5-61-14

को वे॑द नू॒नमे॑षां॒ यत्रा॒ मद॑न्ति॒ धूत॑यः ।

ऋ॒तजा॑ता अरे॒पसः॑ ॥ ५-६१-१४॥

ko vḙda nū̱namḙṣā̱ṃ yatrā̱ mada̭nti̱ dhūta̭yaḥ |

ṛ̱tajā̭tā are̱pasa̭ḥ || 5-61-14||

14 Who knoweth, verily, of these where the All-shakers take delight,
Born, spotless, after sacred Law?

RV 5-61-15

यू॒यं मर्तं॑ विपन्यवः प्रणे॒तार॑ इ॒त्था धि॒या ।

श्रोता॑रो॒ याम॑हूतिषु ॥ ५-६१-१५॥

yū̱yaṃ marta̭ṃ vipanyavaḥ praṇe̱tāra̭ i̱tthā dhi̱yā |

śrotā̭ro̱ yāma̭hūtiṣu || 5-61-15||

15 Guides are ye, lovers of the song to mortal man through holy hymn,
And hearers when he cries for help.

RV 5-61-16

ते नो॒ वसू॑नि॒ काम्या॑ पुरुश्च॒न्द्रा रि॑शादसः ।

आ य॑ज्ञियासो ववृत्तन ॥ ५-६१-१६॥

te no̱ vasṷ̄ni̱ kāmyā̭ puruśca̱ndrā ri̭śādasaḥ |

ā ya̭jñiyāso vavṛttana || 5-61-16||

16 Do ye, destroyers of the foe, worshipful and exceeding bright,
Send down the treasures that we crave.

RV 5-61-17

ए॒तं मे॒ स्तोम॑मूर्म्ये दा॒र्भ्याय॒ परा॑ वह ।

गिरो॑ देवि र॒थीरि॑व ॥ ५-६१-१७॥

e̱taṃ me̱ stoma̭mūrmye dā̱rbhyāya̱ parā̭ vaha |

giro̭ devi ra̱thīri̭va || 5-61-17||

17 OUrmya, bear thou far away to Darbhya this my hymn of praise,
Songs, Goddess, as if chariot-borne.

RV 5-61-18

उ॒त मे॑ वोचता॒दिति॑ सु॒तसो॑मे॒ रथ॑वीतौ ।

न कामो॒ अप॑ वेति मे ॥ ५-६१-१८॥

u̱ta mḙ vocatā̱diti̭ su̱taso̭me̱ ratha̭vītau |

na kāmo̱ apa̭ veti me || 5-61-18||

18 From me to Rathaviti say, when he hath pressed the Soma juice,
The wish I had departeth not.

RV 5-61-19

ए॒ष क्षे॑ति॒ रथ॑वीतिर्म॒घवा॒ गोम॑ती॒रनु॑ ।

पर्व॑ते॒ष्वप॑श्रितः ॥ ५-६१-१९॥

e̱ṣa kṣḙti̱ ratha̭vītirma̱ghavā̱ goma̭tī̱ranṷ |

parva̭te̱ṣvapa̭śritaḥ || 5-61-19||

19 This wealthy Rathaviti dwells among the people rich in kine,
Among the mountains, far withdrawn.

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RV 5-62-1

ऋ॒तेन॑ ऋ॒तमपि॑हितं ध्रु॒वं वां॒ सूर्य॑स्य॒ यत्र॑ विमु॒चन्त्यश्वा॑न् ।

दश॑ श॒ता स॒ह त॑स्थु॒स्तदेकं॑ दे॒वानां॒ श्रेष्ठं॒ वपु॑षामपश्यम् ॥ ५-६२-१॥

ṛ̱tena̭ ṛ̱tamapi̭hitaṃ dhru̱vaṃ vā̱ṃ sūrya̭sya̱ yatra̭ vimu̱cantyaśvā̭n |

daśa̭ śa̱tā sa̱ha ta̭sthu̱stadeka̭ṃ de̱vānā̱ṃ śreṣṭha̱ṃ vapṷṣāmapaśyam || 5-62-1||

1. BY your high Law firm order is established there where they loose for travel Sūrya's horses.
Ten hundred stood together:- there I looked on this the most marvellous Deities' one chief glory.

RV 5-62-2

तत्सु वां॑ मित्रावरुणा महि॒त्वमी॒र्मा त॒स्थुषी॒रह॑भिर्दुदुह्रे ।

विश्वाः॑ पिन्वथः॒ स्वस॑रस्य॒ धेना॒ अनु॑ वा॒मेकः॑ प॒विरा व॑वर्त ॥ ५-६२-२॥

tatsu vā̭ṃ mitrāvaruṇā mahi̱tvamī̱rmā ta̱sthuṣī̱raha̭bhirduduhre |

viśvā̭ḥ pinvatha̱ḥ svasa̭rasya̱ dhenā̱ anṷ vā̱meka̭ḥ pa̱virā va̭varta || 5-62-2||

2 This, Mitra-Varuṇa, is your special greatness:- floods that stood there they with the days attracted.
Ye cause to flow all voices of the cowpen:- your single chariotfelly hath rolled hither.

RV 5-62-3

अधा॑रयतं पृथि॒वीमु॒त द्यां मित्र॑राजाना वरुणा॒ महो॑भिः ।

व॒र्धय॑त॒मोष॑धीः॒ पिन्व॑तं॒ गा अव॑ वृ॒ष्टिं सृ॑जतं जीरदानू ॥ ५-६२-३॥

adhā̭rayataṃ pṛthi̱vīmu̱ta dyāṃ mitra̭rājānā varuṇā̱ maho̭bhiḥ |

va̱rdhaya̭ta̱moṣa̭dhī̱ḥ pinva̭ta̱ṃ gā ava̭ vṛ̱ṣṭiṃ sṛ̭jataṃ jīradānū || 5-62-3||

3 O Mitra-Varuṇa, ye by your greatness, both Kings, have firmly stablished earth and heaven,
Ye caused the cows to stream, the plants to flourish, and, scattering swift drops, sent down the rain-flood.

RV 5-62-4

आ वा॒मश्वा॑सः सु॒युजो॑ वहन्तु य॒तर॑श्मय॒ उप॑ यन्त्व॒र्वाक् ।

घृ॒तस्य॑ नि॒र्णिगनु॑ वर्तते वा॒मुप॒ सिन्ध॑वः प्र॒दिवि॑ क्षरन्ति ॥ ५-६२-४॥

ā vā̱maśvā̭saḥ su̱yujo̭ vahantu ya̱tara̭śmaya̱ upa̭ yantva̱rvāk |

ghṛ̱tasya̭ ni̱rṇiganṷ vartate vā̱mupa̱ sindha̭vaḥ pra̱divi̭ kṣaranti || 5-62-4||

4 Let your well-harnessed horses bear you hither:- hitherward let them come with reins drawn tightly.
A covering cloud of sacred oil attends you, and your streams flow to us from days aforetime.

RV 5-62-5

अनु॑ श्रु॒ताम॒मतिं॒ वर्ध॑दु॒र्वीं ब॒र्हिरि॑व॒ यजु॑षा॒ रक्ष॑माणा ।

नम॑स्वन्ता धृतद॒क्षाधि॒ गर्ते॒ मित्रासा॑थे वरु॒णेळा॑स्व॒न्तः ॥ ५-६२-५॥

anṷ śru̱tāma̱mati̱ṃ vardha̭du̱rvīṃ ba̱rhiri̭va̱ yajṷṣā̱ rakṣa̭māṇā |

nama̭svantā dhṛtada̱kṣādhi̱ garte̱ mitrāsā̭the varu̱ṇeḻā̭sva̱ntaḥ || 5-62-5||

5 To make the lustre wider and more famous, guarding the sacred grass with veneration,
Ye, Mitra-Varuṇa, firm, strong, awe-inspiring, are seated on a throne amid oblations.

RV 5-62-6

अक्र॑विहस्ता सु॒कृते॑ पर॒स्पा यं त्रासा॑थे वरु॒णेळा॑स्व॒न्तः ।

राजा॑ना क्ष॒त्रमहृ॑णीयमाना स॒हस्र॑स्थूणं बिभृथः स॒ह द्वौ ॥ ५-६२-६॥

akra̭vihastā su̱kṛtḙ para̱spā yaṃ trāsā̭the varu̱ṇeḻā̭sva̱ntaḥ |

rājā̭nā kṣa̱tramahṛ̭ṇīyamānā sa̱hasra̭sthūṇaṃ bibhṛthaḥ sa̱ha dvau || 5-62-6||

6 With hands that shed no blood, guarding the pious, whom, Varuni3, ye save amid oblations.
Ye Twain, together, Kings of willing spirit, uphold dominion based on thousand pillars.

RV 5-62-7

हिर॑ण्यनिर्णि॒गयो॑ अस्य॒ स्थूणा॒ वि भ्रा॑जते दि॒व्य१॒॑श्वाज॑नीव ।

भ॒द्रे क्षेत्रे॒ निमि॑ता॒ तिल्वि॑ले वा स॒नेम॒ मध्वो॒ अधि॑गर्त्यस्य ॥ ५-६२-७॥

hira̭ṇyanirṇi̱gayo̭ asya̱ sthūṇā̱ vi bhrā̭jate di̱vya1̱̭śvāja̭nīva |

bha̱dre kṣetre̱ nimi̭tā̱ tilvi̭le vā sa̱nema̱ madhvo̱ adhi̭gartyasya || 5-62-7||

7 Adorned with gold, its columns are of iron. in heaven it glitters like a whip for horses;
Or stablished on a field deep-spoiled and fruitful. So may we share the meath that loads your car-seat.

RV 5-62-8

हिर॑ण्यरूपमु॒षसो॒ व्यु॑ष्टा॒वयः॑स्थूण॒मुदि॑ता॒ सूर्य॑स्य ।

आ रो॑हथो वरुण मित्र॒ गर्त॒मत॑श्चक्षाथे॒ अदि॑तिं॒ दितिं॑ च ॥ ५-६२-८॥

hira̭ṇyarūpamu̱ṣaso̱ vyṷṣṭā̱vaya̭ḥsthūṇa̱mudi̭tā̱ sūrya̭sya |

ā ro̭hatho varuṇa mitra̱ garta̱mata̭ścakṣāthe̱ adi̭ti̱ṃ diti̭ṃ ca || 5-62-8||

8 Ye mount your car gold-hued at break of morning, and iron-pillared when the Sun is setting,
And from that place, O Varuṇa and Mitra, behold infinity and limit~tion.

RV 5-62-9

यद्बंहि॑ष्ठं॒ नाति॒विधे॑ सुदानू॒ अच्छि॑द्रं॒ शर्म॑ भुवनस्य गोपा ।

तेन॑ नो मित्रावरुणावविष्टं॒ सिषा॑सन्तो जिगी॒वांसः॑ स्याम ॥ ५-६२-९॥

yadbaṃhi̭ṣṭha̱ṃ nāti̱vidhḙ sudānū̱ acchi̭dra̱ṃ śarma̭ bhuvanasya gopā |

tena̭ no mitrāvaruṇāvaviṣṭa̱ṃ siṣā̭santo jigī̱vāṃsa̭ḥ syāma || 5-62-9||

9 Bountiful guardians of the world! the shelter that is impenetrable, strongest, flawless,
Aid us with that, O Varuṇa and Mitra, and when we long to win may we be victors.

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RV 5-63-1

ऋत॑स्य गोपा॒वधि॑ तिष्ठथो॒ रथं॒ सत्य॑धर्माणा पर॒मे व्यो॑मनि ।

यमत्र॑ मित्रावरु॒णाव॑थो यु॒वं तस्मै॑ वृ॒ष्टिर्मधु॑मत्पिन्वते दि॒वः ॥ ५-६३-१॥

ṛta̭sya gopā̱vadhi̭ tiṣṭhatho̱ ratha̱ṃ satya̭dharmāṇā para̱me vyo̭mani |

yamatra̭ mitrāvaru̱ṇāva̭tho yu̱vaṃ tasmai̭ vṛ̱ṣṭirmadhṷmatpinvate di̱vaḥ || 5-63-1||

1. GUARDIANS of Order, ye whose Laws are ever true, in the sublimest heaven your chariot ye ascend.
O Mitra-Varuṇa whomsoe’er ye:- favour, here, to him the rain with sweetness streameth down from heaven.

RV 5-63-2

स॒म्राजा॑व॒स्य भुव॑नस्य राजथो॒ मित्रा॑वरुणा वि॒दथे॑ स्व॒र्दृशा॑ ।

वृ॒ष्टिं वां॒ राधो॑ अमृत॒त्वमी॑महे॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी वि च॑रन्ति त॒न्यवः॑ ॥ ५-६३-२॥

sa̱mrājā̭va̱sya bhuva̭nasya rājatho̱ mitrā̭varuṇā vi̱dathḙ sva̱rdṛśā̭ |

vṛ̱ṣṭiṃ vā̱ṃ rādho̭ amṛta̱tvamī̭mahe̱ dyāvā̭pṛthi̱vī vi ca̭ranti ta̱nyava̭ḥ || 5-63-2||

2 This world's imperial Kings, O Mitra-Varuṇa, ye rule in holy synod, looking on the light.
We pray for rain, your boon, and immortality. Through heaven and over earth the thunderers take their way.

RV 5-63-3

स॒म्राजा॑ उ॒ग्रा वृ॑ष॒भा दि॒वस्पती॑ पृथि॒व्या मि॒त्रावरु॑णा॒ विच॑र्षणी ।

चि॒त्रेभि॑र॒भ्रैरुप॑ तिष्ठथो॒ रवं॒ द्यां व॑र्षयथो॒ असु॑रस्य मा॒यया॑ ॥ ५-६३-३॥

sa̱mrājā̭ u̱grā vṛ̭ṣa̱bhā di̱vaspatī̭ pṛthi̱vyā mi̱trāvarṷṇā̱ vica̭rṣaṇī |

ci̱trebhi̭ra̱bhrairupa̭ tiṣṭhatho̱ rava̱ṃ dyāṃ va̭rṣayatho̱ asṷrasya mā̱yayā̭ || 5-63-3||

3 Imperial Kings, strong, Heroes, Lords of earth and heaven, Mitra and Varuṇa, ye ever active Ones,
Ye wait on thunder with the many-tinted clouds, and by the Asura's magic power cause Heaven to rain.

RV 5-63-4

मा॒या वां॑ मित्रावरुणा दि॒वि श्रि॒ता सूर्यो॒ ज्योति॑श्चरति चि॒त्रमायु॑धम् ।

तम॒भ्रेण॑ वृ॒ष्ट्या गू॑हथो दि॒वि पर्ज॑न्य द्र॒प्सा मधु॑मन्त ईरते ॥ ५-६३-४॥

mā̱yā vā̭ṃ mitrāvaruṇā di̱vi śri̱tā sūryo̱ jyoti̭ścarati ci̱tramāyṷdham |

tama̱bhreṇa̭ vṛ̱ṣṭyā gṷ̄hatho di̱vi parja̭nya dra̱psā madhṷmanta īrate || 5-63-4||

4 Your magic, Mitra-Varuṇa, resteth in the heaven. The Sun, the wondrous weapon, cometh forth as light.
Ye hide him in the sky with cloud and flood of rain, and water-drops, Parjanya! full of sweetness flow.

RV 5-63-5

रथं॑ युञ्जते म॒रुतः॑ शु॒भे सु॒खं शूरो॒ न मि॑त्रावरुणा॒ गवि॑ष्टिषु ।

रजां॑सि चि॒त्रा वि च॑रन्ति त॒न्यवो॑ दि॒वः स॑म्राजा॒ पय॑सा न उक्षतम् ॥ ५-६३-५॥

ratha̭ṃ yuñjate ma̱ruta̭ḥ śu̱bhe su̱khaṃ śūro̱ na mi̭trāvaruṇā̱ gavi̭ṣṭiṣu |

rajā̭ṃsi ci̱trā vi ca̭ranti ta̱nyavo̭ di̱vaḥ sa̭mrājā̱ paya̭sā na ukṣatam || 5-63-5||

5 The Maruts yoke their easy car for victory, O Mitra-Varuṇa, as a hero in the wars.
The thunderers roam through regions varied in their hues. Imperial Kings, bedew us with the milk of heaven.

RV 5-63-6

वाचं॒ सु मि॑त्रावरुणा॒विरा॑वतीं प॒र्जन्य॑श्चि॒त्रां व॑दति॒ त्विषी॑मतीम् ।

अ॒भ्रा व॑सत म॒रुतः॒ सु मा॒यया॒ द्यां व॑र्षयतमरु॒णाम॑रे॒पस॑म् ॥ ५-६३-६॥

vāca̱ṃ su mi̭trāvaruṇā̱virā̭vatīṃ pa̱rjanya̭ści̱trāṃ va̭dati̱ tviṣī̭matīm |

a̱bhrā va̭sata ma̱ruta̱ḥ su mā̱yayā̱ dyāṃ va̭rṣayatamaru̱ṇāma̭re̱pasa̭m || 5-63-6||

6 Refreshing is your voice, O Mitra-Varuṇa:- Parjanya sendeth out a wondrous mighty voice.
With magic power the Maruts clothe them with the clouds. Ye Two cause Heaven to rain, the red, the spotless One.

RV 5-63-7

धर्म॑णा मित्रावरुणा विपश्चिता व्र॒ता र॑क्षेथे॒ असु॑रस्य मा॒यया॑ ।

ऋ॒तेन॒ विश्वं॒ भुव॑नं॒ वि रा॑जथः॒ सूर्य॒मा ध॑त्थो दि॒वि चित्र्यं॒ रथ॑म् ॥ ५-६३-७॥

dharma̭ṇā mitrāvaruṇā vipaścitā vra̱tā ra̭kṣethe̱ asṷrasya mā̱yayā̭ |

ṛ̱tena̱ viśva̱ṃ bhuva̭na̱ṃ vi rā̭jatha̱ḥ sūrya̱mā dha̭ttho di̱vi citrya̱ṃ ratha̭m || 5-63-7||

7 Wise, with your Law and through the Asura's magic power ye guard the ordinances, Mitra-Varuṇa.
Ye by eternal Order govern all the world. Ye set the Sun in heaven as a refulgent car.

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RV 5-64-1

वरु॑णं वो रि॒शाद॑समृ॒चा मि॒त्रं ह॑वामहे ।

परि॑ व्र॒जेव॑ बा॒ह्वोर्ज॑ग॒न्वांसा॒ स्व॑र्णरम् ॥ ५-६४-१॥

varṷṇaṃ vo ri̱śāda̭samṛ̱cā mi̱traṃ ha̭vāmahe |

pari̭ vra̱jeva̭ bā̱hvorja̭ga̱nvāṃsā̱ sva̭rṇaram || 5-64-1||

1. You, foeman-slaying Varuṇa and Mitra, we invoke with song,
Who, as with penfold of your arms, encompass round the realm of light.

RV 5-64-2

ता बा॒हवा॑ सुचे॒तुना॒ प्र य॑न्तमस्मा॒ अर्च॑ते ।

शेवं॒ हि जा॒र्यं॑ वां॒ विश्वा॑सु॒ क्षासु॒ जोगु॑वे ॥ ५-६४-२॥

tā bā̱havā̭ suce̱tunā̱ pra ya̭ntamasmā̱ arca̭te |

śeva̱ṃ hi jā̱rya̭ṃ vā̱ṃ viśvā̭su̱ kṣāsu̱ jogṷve || 5-64-2||

2 Stretch out your arms with favouring love unto this man who singeth hymns,
For in all places is sung forth your evergracious friendliness.

RV 5-64-3

यन्नू॒नम॒श्यां गतिं॑ मि॒त्रस्य॑ यायां प॒था ।

अस्य॑ प्रि॒यस्य॒ शर्म॒ण्यहिं॑सानस्य सश्चिरे ॥ ५-६४-३॥

yannū̱nama̱śyāṃ gati̭ṃ mi̱trasya̭ yāyāṃ pa̱thā |

asya̭ pri̱yasya̱ śarma̱ṇyahi̭ṃsānasya saścire || 5-64-3||

3 That I may gain a refuge now, may my steps be on Mitra's path.
Men go protected in the charge of this dear Friend who harms us not.

RV 5-64-4

यु॒वाभ्यां॑ मित्रावरुणोप॒मं धे॑यामृ॒चा ।

यद्ध॒ क्षये॑ म॒घोनां॑ स्तोतॄ॒णां च॑ स्पू॒र्धसे॑ ॥ ५-६४-४॥

yu̱vābhyā̭ṃ mitrāvaruṇopa̱maṃ dhḙyāmṛ̱cā |

yaddha̱ kṣayḙ ma̱ghonā̭ṃ stotṝ̱ṇāṃ ca̭ spū̱rdhasḙ || 5-64-4||

4 Mitra and Varuṇa, from you may I, by song, win noblest meed.
That shall stir envy in the homes of wealthy chiefs and those who praise.

RV 5-64-5

आ नो॑ मित्र सुदी॒तिभि॒र्वरु॑णश्च स॒धस्थ॒ आ ।

स्वे क्षये॑ म॒घोनां॒ सखी॑नां च वृ॒धसे॑ ॥ ५-६४-५॥

ā no̭ mitra sudī̱tibhi̱rvarṷṇaśca sa̱dhastha̱ ā |

sve kṣayḙ ma̱ghonā̱ṃ sakhī̭nāṃ ca vṛ̱dhasḙ || 5-64-5||

5 With your fair splendours, Varuṇa and Mitra, to our gathering come,
That in their homes the wealthy chiefs and they who are your friends may thrive.

RV 5-64-6

यु॒वं नो॒ येषु॑ वरुण क्ष॒त्रं बृ॒हच्च॑ बिभृ॒थः ।

उ॒रु णो॒ वाज॑सातये कृ॒तं रा॒ये स्व॒स्तये॑ ॥ ५-६४-६॥

yu̱vaṃ no̱ yeṣṷ varuṇa kṣa̱traṃ bṛ̱hacca̭ bibhṛ̱thaḥ |

u̱ru ṇo̱ vāja̭sātaye kṛ̱taṃ rā̱ye sva̱stayḙ || 5-64-6||

6 With those, moreover, among whom ye hold your high supremacy,
Vouchsafe us room that we may win strength for prosperity and wealth.

RV 5-64-7

उ॒च्छन्त्यां॑ मे यज॒ता दे॒वक्ष॑त्रे॒ रुश॑द्गवि ।

सु॒तं सोमं॒ न ह॒स्तिभि॒रा प॒ड्भिर्धा॑वतं नरा॒ बिभ्र॑तावर्च॒नान॑सम् ॥ ५-६४-७॥

u̱cchantyā̭ṃ me yaja̱tā de̱vakṣa̭tre̱ ruśa̭dgavi |

su̱taṃ soma̱ṃ na ha̱stibhi̱rā pa̱ḍbhirdhā̭vataṃ narā̱ bibhra̭tāvarca̱nāna̭sam || 5-64-7||

7 When morning flushes, Holy Ones! in the Gods’ realm where white Cows shine,
Supporting Arcananas, speed, ye Heroes, with your active feet hither to my pressed Soma juice.

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RV 5-65-1

यश्चि॒केत॒ स सु॒क्रतु॑र्देव॒त्रा स ब्र॑वीतु नः ।

वरु॑णो॒ यस्य॑ दर्श॒तो मि॒त्रो वा॒ वन॑ते॒ गिरः॑ ॥ ५-६५-१॥

yaści̱keta̱ sa su̱kratṷrdeva̱trā sa bra̭vītu naḥ |

varṷṇo̱ yasya̭ darśa̱to mi̱tro vā̱ vana̭te̱ gira̭ḥ || 5-65-1||

1. FULL wise is he who hath discerned:- let him speak to us of the Gods,—
The man whose praise-songs Varuṇa the beautiful, or Mitra, loves.

RV 5-65-2

ता हि श्रेष्ठ॑वर्चसा॒ राजा॑ना दीर्घ॒श्रुत्त॑मा ।

ता सत्प॑ती ऋता॒वृध॑ ऋ॒तावा॑ना॒ जने॑जने ॥ ५-६५-२॥

tā hi śreṣṭha̭varcasā̱ rājā̭nā dīrgha̱śrutta̭mā |

tā satpa̭tī ṛtā̱vṛdha̭ ṛ̱tāvā̭nā̱ janḙjane || 5-65-2||

2 For they are Kings of noblest might, of glorious fame most widely spread;
Lords of the brave, who strengthen Law, the Holy Ones with every race.

RV 5-65-3

ता वा॑मिया॒नोऽव॑से॒ पूर्वा॒ उप॑ ब्रुवे॒ सचा॑ ।

स्वश्वा॑सः॒ सु चे॒तुना॒ वाजा॑ँ अ॒भि प्र दा॒वने॑ ॥ ५-६५-३॥

tā vā̭miyā̱no'va̭se̱ pūrvā̱ upa̭ bruve̱ sacā̭ |

svaśvā̭sa̱ḥ su ce̱tunā̱ vājā̭~ a̱bhi pra dā̱vanḙ || 5-65-3||

3 Approaching you with prayer for aid, together I address you first
We who have good steeds call on you, Most Sage, to give us strength besides.

RV 5-65-4

मि॒त्रो अं॒होश्चि॒दादु॒रु क्षया॑य गा॒तुं व॑नते ।

मि॒त्रस्य॒ हि प्र॒तूर्व॑तः सुम॒तिरस्ति॑ विध॒तः ॥ ५-६५-४॥

mi̱tro a̱ṃhości̱dādu̱ru kṣayā̭ya gā̱tuṃ va̭nate |

mi̱trasya̱ hi pra̱tūrva̭taḥ suma̱tirasti̭ vidha̱taḥ || 5-65-4||

4 E’en out of misery Mitra gives a way to dwelling at our case,
For he who worships hath the grace of Mitra, fighter in the van. '

RV 5-65-5

व॒यं मि॒त्रस्याव॑सि॒ स्याम॑ स॒प्रथ॑स्तमे ।

अ॒ने॒हस॒स्त्वोत॑यः स॒त्रा वरु॑णशेषसः ॥ ५-६५-५॥

va̱yaṃ mi̱trasyāva̭si̱ syāma̭ sa̱pratha̭stame |

a̱ne̱hasa̱stvota̭yaḥ sa̱trā varṷṇaśeṣasaḥ || 5-65-5||

5 In Mitra's shelter that extends to utmost distance may we dwell,
Unmenaced, guarded by the care, ever as sons of Varuṇa.

RV 5-65-6

यु॒वं मि॑त्रे॒मं जनं॒ यत॑थः॒ सं च॑ नयथः ।

मा म॒घोनः॒ परि॑ ख्यतं॒ मो अ॒स्माक॒मृषी॑णां गोपी॒थे न॑ उरुष्यतम् ॥ ५-६५-६॥

yu̱vaṃ mi̭tre̱maṃ jana̱ṃ yata̭tha̱ḥ saṃ ca̭ nayathaḥ |

mā ma̱ghona̱ḥ pari̭ khyata̱ṃ mo a̱smāka̱mṛṣī̭ṇāṃ gopī̱the na̭ uruṣyatam || 5-65-6||

6 Ye, Mitra, urge this people on, and to one end direct their ways.
Neglect not ye the wealthy chiefs, neglect not us the Ṛṣis:- be our guardians when ye quaff the milk.

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RV 5-66-1

आ चि॑कितान सु॒क्रतू॑ दे॒वौ म॑र्त रि॒शाद॑सा ।

वरु॑णाय ऋ॒तपे॑शसे दधी॒त प्रय॑से म॒हे ॥ ५-६६-१॥

ā ci̭kitāna su̱kratṷ̄ de̱vau ma̭rta ri̱śāda̭sā |

varṷṇāya ṛ̱tapḙśase dadhī̱ta praya̭se ma̱he || 5-66-1||

1. O SAPIENT man, call the Two Gods, the very wise, who slay the foe.
For Varuṇa, whose form is Law, place offerings for his great delight.

RV 5-66-2

ता हि क्ष॒त्रमवि॑ह्रुतं स॒म्यग॑सु॒र्य१॒॑माशा॑ते ।

अध॑ व्र॒तेव॒ मानु॑षं॒ स्व१॒॑र्ण धा॑यि दर्श॒तम् ॥ ५-६६-२॥

tā hi kṣa̱tramavi̭hrutaṃ sa̱myaga̭su̱rya1̱̭māśā̭te |

adha̭ vra̱teva̱ mānṷṣa̱ṃ sva1̱̭rṇa dhā̭yi darśa̱tam || 5-66-2||

2 For they have won unbroken sway in full perfection, power divine.
And, like high laws, the world of man hath been made beautiful as light.

RV 5-66-3

ता वा॒मेषे॒ रथा॑नामु॒र्वीं गव्यू॑तिमेषाम् ।

रा॒तह॑व्यस्य सुष्टु॒तिं द॒धृक्स्तोमै॑र्मनामहे ॥ ५-६६-३॥

tā vā̱meṣe̱ rathā̭nāmu̱rvīṃ gavyṷ̄timeṣām |

rā̱taha̭vyasya suṣṭu̱tiṃ da̱dhṛkstomai̭rmanāmahe || 5-66-3||

3 Therefore we praise you that your cars may travel far in front of ours-
You who accept the eulogy of Ratahavya with his hymns.

RV 5-66-4

अधा॒ हि काव्या॑ यु॒वं दक्ष॑स्य पू॒र्भिर॑द्भुता ।

नि के॒तुना॒ जना॑नां चि॒केथे॑ पूतदक्षसा ॥ ५-६६-४॥

adhā̱ hi kāvyā̭ yu̱vaṃ dakṣa̭sya pū̱rbhira̭dbhutā |

ni ke̱tunā̱ janā̭nāṃ ci̱kethḙ pūtadakṣasā || 5-66-4||

4 And ye show wMom, Wondrous Gods with fulness of intellIgence.
By men's discernment are Ve marked, O ye whose might is purified.

RV 5-66-5

तदृ॒तं पृ॑थिवि बृ॒हच्छ्र॑वए॒ष ऋषी॑णाम् ।

ज्र॒य॒सा॒नावरं॑ पृ॒थ्वति॑ क्षरन्ति॒ याम॑भिः ॥ ५-६६-५॥

tadṛ̱taṃ pṛ̭thivi bṛ̱hacchra̭vae̱ṣa ṛṣī̭ṇām |

jra̱ya̱sā̱nāvara̭ṃ pṛ̱thvati̭ kṣaranti̱ yāma̭bhiḥ || 5-66-5||

5 This is the Law sublime, O Earth:- to aid the Ṛṣis’ toil for fame
The Two, wide-spreading, are prepared. They come with ample overflow.

RV 5-66-6

आ यद्वा॑मीयचक्षसा॒ मित्र॑ व॒यं च॑ सू॒रयः॑ ।

व्यचि॑ष्ठे बहु॒पाय्ये॒ यते॑महि स्व॒राज्ये॑ ॥ ५-६६-६॥

ā yadvā̭mīyacakṣasā̱ mitra̭ va̱yaṃ ca̭ sū̱raya̭ḥ |

vyaci̭ṣṭhe bahu̱pāyye̱ yatḙmahi sva̱rājyḙ || 5-66-6||

6 Mitra, ye Gods with wandering eyes, would that the worshippers and we
Might strive to reach the realm ye rule, most spacious and protected well,

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RV 5-67-1

बळि॒त्था दे॑व निष्कृ॒तमादि॑त्या यज॒तं बृ॒हत् ।

वरु॑ण॒ मित्रार्य॑म॒न्वर्षि॑ष्ठं क्ष॒त्रमा॑शाथे ॥ ५-६७-१॥

baḻi̱tthā dḙva niṣkṛ̱tamādi̭tyā yaja̱taṃ bṛ̱hat |

varṷṇa̱ mitrārya̭ma̱nvarṣi̭ṣṭhaṃ kṣa̱tramā̭śāthe || 5-67-1||

1. YE Gods, Ādityas, Varuṇa, Aryaman, Mitra, verily
Have here obtained supremest sway, high, holy, set apart for you.

RV 5-67-2

आ यद्योनिं॑ हिर॒ण्ययं॒ वरु॑ण॒ मित्र॒ सद॑थः ।

ध॒र्तारा॑ चर्षणी॒नां य॒न्तं सु॒म्नं रि॑शादसा ॥ ५-६७-२॥

ā yadyoni̭ṃ hira̱ṇyaya̱ṃ varṷṇa̱ mitra̱ sada̭thaḥ |

dha̱rtārā̭ carṣaṇī̱nāṃ ya̱ntaṃ su̱mnaṃ ri̭śādasā || 5-67-2||

2 When, Varuṇa and Mitra, ye sit in your golden dwelling-place,
Ye Twain, supporters of mankind, foeslayers, give felicity.

RV 5-67-3

विश्वे॒ हि वि॒श्ववे॑दसो॒ वरु॑णो मि॒त्रो अ॑र्य॒मा ।

व्र॒ता प॒देव॑ सश्चिरे॒ पान्ति॒ मर्त्यं॑ रि॒षः ॥ ५-६७-३॥

viśve̱ hi vi̱śvavḙdaso̱ varṷṇo mi̱tro a̭rya̱mā |

vra̱tā pa̱deva̭ saścire̱ pānti̱ martya̭ṃ ri̱ṣaḥ || 5-67-3||

3 All these, possessors of all wealth, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman,
Follow their ways, as if with feet, and guard from injury mortal man.

RV 5-67-4

ते हि स॒त्या ऋ॑त॒स्पृश॑ ऋ॒तावा॑नो॒ जने॑जने ।

सु॒नी॒थासः॑ सु॒दान॑वों॒ऽहोश्चि॑दुरु॒चक्र॑यः ॥ ५-६७-४॥

te hi sa̱tyā ṛ̭ta̱spṛśa̭ ṛ̱tāvā̭no̱ janḙjane |

su̱nī̱thāsa̭ḥ su̱dāna̭vo̱ṃ'hości̭duru̱cakra̭yaḥ || 5-67-4||

4 For they are true, they cleave to Law, held holy among every race,
Good leaders, bounteous in their gifts, deliverers even from distress.

RV 5-67-5

को नु वां॑ मि॒त्रास्तु॑तो॒ वरु॑णो वा त॒नूना॑म् ।

तत्सु वा॒मेष॑ते म॒तिरत्रि॑भ्य॒ एष॑ते म॒तिः ॥ ५-६७-५॥

ko nu vā̭ṃ mi̱trāstṷto̱ varṷṇo vā ta̱nūnā̭m |

tatsu vā̱meṣa̭te ma̱tiratri̭bhya̱ eṣa̭te ma̱tiḥ || 5-67-5||

5 Which of your persons, Varuṇa or Mitra, merits not our praise?
Therefore our thought is turned to you, the Atris' thought is turned to you.

Sukta: 68/87 (5)

RV 5-68-1

प्र वो॑ मि॒त्राय॑ गायत॒ वरु॑णाय वि॒पा गि॒रा ।

महि॑क्षत्रावृ॒तं बृ॒हत् ॥ ५-६८-१॥

pra vo̭ mi̱trāya̭ gāyata̱ varṷṇāya vi̱pā gi̱rā |

mahi̭kṣatrāvṛ̱taṃ bṛ̱hat || 5-68-1||

1. SING forth unto your Varuṇa and Mitra with a song inspired.
They, Mighty Lords, are lofty Law

RV 5-68-2

स॒म्राजा॒ या घृ॒तयो॑नी मि॒त्रश्चो॒भा वरु॑णश्च ।

दे॒वा दे॒वेषु॑ प्रश॒स्ता ॥ ५-६८-२॥

sa̱mrājā̱ yā ghṛ̱tayo̭nī mi̱traśco̱bhā varṷṇaśca |

de̱vā de̱veṣṷ praśa̱stā || 5-68-2||

2 Full springs of fatness, Sovran Kings, Mitra. and Varuṇa, the Twain,
Gods glorified among the Gods.

RV 5-68-3

ता नः॑ शक्तं॒ पार्थि॑वस्य म॒हो रा॒यो दि॒व्यस्य॑ ।

महि॑ वां क्ष॒त्रं दे॒वेषु॑ ॥ ५-६८-३॥

tā na̭ḥ śakta̱ṃ pārthi̭vasya ma̱ho rā̱yo di̱vyasya̭ |

mahi̭ vāṃ kṣa̱traṃ de̱veṣṷ || 5-68-3||

3 So help ye us to riches, great terrestrial and celestial wealth:-
Vast is your sway among the Gods.

RV 5-68-4

ऋ॒तमृ॒तेन॒ सप॑न्तेषि॒रं दक्ष॑माशाते ।

अ॒द्रुहा॑ दे॒वौ व॑र्धेते ॥ ५-६८-४॥

ṛ̱tamṛ̱tena̱ sapa̭nteṣi̱raṃ dakṣa̭māśāte |

a̱druhā̭ de̱vau va̭rdhete || 5-68-4||

4 Carefully tending Law with Law they have attained their vigorous might.
The two Gods wax devoid of guile.

RV 5-68-5

वृ॒ष्टिद्या॑वा री॒त्या॑पे॒षस्पती॒ दानु॑मत्याः ।

बृ॒हन्तं॒ गर्त॑माशाते ॥ ५-६८-५॥

vṛ̱ṣṭidyā̭vā rī̱tyā̭pe̱ṣaspatī̱ dānṷmatyāḥ |

bṛ̱hanta̱ṃ garta̭māśāte || 5-68-5||

5 With rainy skies and streaming floods, Lords of the strength that bringeth gifts,
A lofty seat have they attained.

Sukta: 69/87 (4)

RV 5-69-1

त्री रो॑च॒ना व॑रुण॒ त्रीँरु॒त द्यून्त्रीणि॑ मित्र धारयथो॒ रजां॑सि ।

वा॒वृ॒धा॒नाव॒मतिं॑ क्ष॒त्रिय॒स्यानु॑ व्र॒तं रक्ष॑माणावजु॒र्यम् ॥ ५-६९-१॥

trī ro̭ca̱nā va̭ruṇa̱ trī~ru̱ta dyūntrīṇi̭ mitra dhārayatho̱ rajā̭ṃsi |

vā̱vṛ̱dhā̱nāva̱mati̭ṃ kṣa̱triya̱syānṷ vra̱taṃ rakṣa̭māṇāvaju̱ryam || 5-69-1||

1. THREE spheres of light, O Varuṇa, three heavens, three firmaments ye comprehend, O Mitra:-
Waxed strong, ye keep the splendour of dominion, guarding the Ordinance that lasts for ever.

RV 5-69-2

इरा॑वतीर्वरुण धे॒नवो॑ वां॒ मधु॑मद्वां॒ सिन्ध॑वो मित्र दुह्रे ।

त्रय॑स्तस्थुर्वृष॒भास॑स्तिसृ॒णां धि॒षणा॑नां रेतो॒धा वि द्यु॒मन्तः॑ ॥ ५-६९-२॥

irā̭vatīrvaruṇa dhe̱navo̭ vā̱ṃ madhṷmadvā̱ṃ sindha̭vo mitra duhre |

traya̭stasthurvṛṣa̱bhāsa̭stisṛ̱ṇāṃ dhi̱ṣaṇā̭nāṃ reto̱dhā vi dyu̱manta̭ḥ || 5-69-2||

2 Ye, Varuṇa, have kine who yield refreshment; Mitra, your floods pour water full of sweetness.
There stand the Three Steers, splendid in their brightness, who fill the three world-bowls with genial moisture.

RV 5-69-3

प्रा॒तर्दे॒वीमदि॑तिं जोहवीमि म॒ध्यंदि॑न॒ उदि॑ता॒ सूर्य॑स्य ।

रा॒ये मि॑त्रावरुणा स॒र्वता॒तेळे॑ तो॒काय॒ तन॑याय॒ शं योः ॥ ५-६९-३॥

prā̱tarde̱vīmadi̭tiṃ johavīmi ma̱dhyaṃdi̭na̱ udi̭tā̱ sūrya̭sya |

rā̱ye mi̭trāvaruṇā sa̱rvatā̱teḻḙ to̱kāya̱ tana̭yāya̱ śaṃ yoḥ || 5-69-3||

3 I call at dawn on Aditi the Goddess, I call at noon and when the Sun is setting.
I pray, O Mitra-Varuṇa, for safety, for wealth and progeny, in rest and trouble.

RV 5-69-4

या ध॒र्तारा॒ रज॑सो रोच॒नस्यो॒तादि॒त्या दि॒व्या पार्थि॑वस्य ।

न वां॑ दे॒वा अ॒मृता॒ आ मि॑नन्ति व्र॒तानि॑ मित्रावरुणा ध्रु॒वाणि॑ ॥ ५-६९-४॥

yā dha̱rtārā̱ raja̭so roca̱nasyo̱tādi̱tyā di̱vyā pārthi̭vasya |

na vā̭ṃ de̱vā a̱mṛtā̱ ā mi̭nanti vra̱tāni̭ mitrāvaruṇā dhru̱vāṇi̭ || 5-69-4||

4 Ye who uphold the region, sphere of brightness, ye who support earth's realm Divine Ādityas,
The Immortal Gods, O Varuṇa and Mitra, never impair your everlasting statutes.

Sukta: 70/87 (4)

RV 5-70-1

पु॒रू॒रुणा॑ चि॒द्ध्यस्त्यवो॑ नू॒नं वां॑ वरुण ।

मित्र॒ वंसि॑ वां सुम॒तिम् ॥ ५-७०-१॥

pu̱rū̱ruṇā̭ ci̱ddhyastyavo̭ nū̱naṃ vā̭ṃ varuṇa |

mitra̱ vaṃsi̭ vāṃ suma̱tim || 5-70-1||

1. EVEN far and wide, O Varuṇa and Mitra, doth your grace extend.
May I obtain your kind good-will.

RV 5-70-2

ता वां॑ स॒म्यग॑द्रुह्वा॒णेष॑मश्याम॒ धाय॑से ।

व॒यं ते रु॑द्रा स्याम ॥ ५-७०-२॥

tā vā̭ṃ sa̱myaga̭druhvā̱ṇeṣa̭maśyāma̱ dhāya̭se |

va̱yaṃ te rṷdrā syāma || 5-70-2||

2 From you, benignant Gods, may we gain fully food for sustenance.
Such, O ye Rudras, my we be.

RV 5-70-3

पा॒तं नो॑ रुद्रा पा॒युभि॑रु॒त त्रा॑येथां सुत्रा॒त्रा ।

तु॒र्याम॒ दस्यू॑न्त॒नूभिः॑ ॥ ५-७०-३॥

pā̱taṃ no̭ rudrā pā̱yubhi̭ru̱ta trā̭yethāṃ sutrā̱trā |

tu̱ryāma̱ dasyṷ̄nta̱nūbhi̭ḥ || 5-70-3||

3 Guard us, O Rudras. with your guar4 save us, ye skilled to save, my we
Subdue the Dasyus, we ourselves,

RV 5-70-4

मा कस्या॑द्भुतक्रतू य॒क्षं भु॑जेमा त॒नूभिः॑ ।

मा शेष॑सा॒ मा तन॑सा ॥ ५-७०-४॥

mā kasyā̭dbhutakratū ya̱kṣaṃ bhṷjemā ta̱nūbhi̭ḥ |

mā śeṣa̭sā̱ mā tana̭sā || 5-70-4||

4 Or ne’er may we, O Wondrous Strong, enjoy another's solemn feast,
Ourselves, our sons, or progeny.

Sukta: 71/87 (3)

RV 5-71-1

आ नो॑ गन्तं रिशादसा॒ वरु॑ण॒ मित्र॑ ब॒र्हणा॑ ।

उपे॒मं चारु॑मध्व॒रम् ॥ ५-७१-१॥

ā no̭ gantaṃ riśādasā̱ varṷṇa̱ mitra̭ ba̱rhaṇā̭ |

upe̱maṃ cārṷmadhva̱ram || 5-71-1||

1. O Varuṇa and Mitra, ye who slay the foemen, come with might
To this our goodly sacrifice.

RV 5-71-2

विश्व॑स्य॒ हि प्र॑चेतसा॒ वरु॑ण॒ मित्र॒ राज॑थः ।

ई॒शा॒ना पि॑प्यतं॒ धियः॑ ॥ ५-७१-२॥

viśva̭sya̱ hi pra̭cetasā̱ varṷṇa̱ mitra̱ rāja̭thaḥ |

ī̱śā̱nā pi̭pyata̱ṃ dhiya̭ḥ || 5-71-2||

2 For, Varuṇa and Mitra, ye Sages are Rulers over all. Fill full our songs, for this ye can.

RV 5-71-3

उप॑ नः सु॒तमा ग॑तं॒ वरु॑ण॒ मित्र॑ दा॒शुषः॑ ।

अ॒स्य सोम॑स्य पी॒तये॑ ॥ ५-७१-३॥

upa̭ naḥ su̱tamā ga̭ta̱ṃ varṷṇa̱ mitra̭ dā̱śuṣa̭ḥ |

a̱sya soma̭sya pī̱tayḙ || 5-71-3||

3 Come to the juice that we have pressed. Varuṇa, Mitra, come to drink
This Soma of the worshipper.

Sukta: 72/87 (3)

RV 5-72-1

आ मि॒त्रे वरु॑णे व॒यं गी॒र्भिर्जु॑हुमो अत्रि॒वत् ।

नि ब॒र्हिषि॑ सदतं॒ सोम॑पीतये ॥ ५-७२-१॥

ā mi̱tre varṷṇe va̱yaṃ gī̱rbhirjṷhumo atri̱vat |

ni ba̱rhiṣi̭ sadata̱ṃ soma̭pītaye || 5-72-1||

1 To Varuṇa and Mitra we offer with songs, as Atri did. Sit on the sacred grass to drink the Soma juice.

RV 5-72-2

व्र॒तेन॑ स्थो ध्रु॒वक्षे॑मा॒ धर्म॑णा यात॒यज्ज॑ना ।

नि ब॒र्हिषि॑ सदतं॒ सोम॑पीतये ॥ ५-७२-२॥

vra̱tena̭ stho dhru̱vakṣḙmā̱ dharma̭ṇā yāta̱yajja̭nā |

ni ba̱rhiṣi̭ sadata̱ṃ soma̭pītaye || 5-72-2||

2 By Ordinance and Law ye dwell in peace secure, bestirring men.
Sit on the sacred grass to drink the Soma juice.

RV 5-72-3

मि॒त्रश्च॑ नो॒ वरु॑णश्च जु॒षेतां॑ य॒ज्ञमि॒ष्टये॑ ।

नि ब॒र्हिषि॑ सदतां॒ सोम॑पीतये ॥ ५-७२-३॥

mi̱traśca̭ no̱ varṷṇaśca ju̱ṣetā̭ṃ ya̱jñami̱ṣṭayḙ |

ni ba̱rhiṣi̭ sadatā̱ṃ soma̭pītaye || 5-72-3||

3 May Varuṇa and Mitra, for our help, accept the sacrifice.
Sit on the sacred grass to drink the Soma juice.

Sukta: 73/87 (10)

RV 5-73-1

यद॒द्य स्थः प॑रा॒वति॒ यद॑र्वा॒वत्य॑श्विना ।

यद्वा॑ पु॒रू पु॑रुभुजा॒ यद॒न्तरि॑क्ष॒ आ ग॑तम् ॥ ५-७३-१॥

yada̱dya sthaḥ pa̭rā̱vati̱ yada̭rvā̱vatya̭śvinā |

yadvā̭ pu̱rū pṷrubhujā̱ yada̱ntari̭kṣa̱ ā ga̭tam || 5-73-1||

1. WHETHER, O Aśvins, ye this day be far remote or near at hand,
In many spots or in mid-air, come hither, Lords of ample wealth.

RV 5-73-2

इ॒ह त्या पु॑रु॒भूत॑मा पु॒रू दंसां॑सि॒ बिभ्र॑ता ।

व॒र॒स्या या॒म्यध्रि॑गू हु॒वे तु॒विष्ट॑मा भु॒जे ॥ ५-७३-२॥

i̱ha tyā pṷru̱bhūta̭mā pu̱rū daṃsā̭ṃsi̱ bibhra̭tā |

va̱ra̱syā yā̱myadhri̭gū hu̱ve tu̱viṣṭa̭mā bhu̱je || 5-73-2||

2 These here, who show o’er widest space, bringing full many a wondrous act,
Resistless, lovingly I seek, I call the Mightiest to enjoy.

RV 5-73-3

ई॒र्मान्यद्वपु॑षे॒ वपु॑श्च॒क्रं रथ॑स्य येमथुः ।

पर्य॒न्या नाहु॑षा यु॒गा म॒ह्ना रजां॑सि दीयथः ॥ ५-७३-३॥

ī̱rmānyadvapṷṣe̱ vapṷśca̱kraṃ ratha̭sya yemathuḥ |

parya̱nyā nāhṷṣā yu̱gā ma̱hnā rajā̭ṃsi dīyathaḥ || 5-73-3||

3 Another beauteous wheel have ye fixed there to decorate your car.
With others through the realms ye roam in might unto the neighbouring tribes.

RV 5-73-4

तदू॒ षु वा॑मे॒ना कृ॒तं विश्वा॒ यद्वा॒मनु॒ ष्टवे॑ ।

नाना॑ जा॒ताव॑रे॒पसा॒ सम॒स्मे बन्धु॒मेय॑थुः ॥ ५-७३-४॥

tadū̱ ṣu vā̭me̱nā kṛ̱taṃ viśvā̱ yadvā̱manu̱ ṣṭavḙ |

nānā̭ jā̱tāva̭re̱pasā̱ sama̱sme bandhu̱meya̭thuḥ || 5-73-4||

4 That deed of yours that is extolled, Visvas! hath all been done with this.
Born otherwise, and spotless, ye have entered kinship's bonds with us.

RV 5-73-5

आ यद्वां॑ सू॒र्या रथं॒ तिष्ठ॑द्रघु॒ष्यदं॒ सदा॑ ।

परि॑ वामरु॒षा वयो॑ घृ॒णा व॑रन्त आ॒तपः॑ ॥ ५-७३-५॥

ā yadvā̭ṃ sū̱ryā ratha̱ṃ tiṣṭha̭draghu̱ṣyada̱ṃ sadā̭ |

pari̭ vāmaru̱ṣā vayo̭ ghṛ̱ṇā va̭ranta ā̱tapa̭ḥ || 5-73-5||

5 When Sūrya mounted on your car that rolls for ever rapidly,
Birds of red hue were round about and burning splendours compassed you.

RV 5-73-6

यु॒वोरत्रि॑श्चिकेतति॒ नरा॑ सु॒म्नेन॒ चेत॑सा ।

घ॒र्मं यद्वा॑मरे॒पसं॒ नास॑त्या॒स्ना भु॑र॒ण्यति॑ ॥ ५-७३-६॥

yu̱voratri̭ściketati̱ narā̭ su̱mnena̱ ceta̭sā |

gha̱rmaṃ yadvā̭mare̱pasa̱ṃ nāsa̭tyā̱snā bhṷra̱ṇyati̭ || 5-73-6||

6 Atri bethinks himself of you, O Heroes, with a friendly mind,
What time, Nāsatyas, with his mouth he stirs the spotless flame for you.

RV 5-73-7

उ॒ग्रो वां॑ ककु॒हो य॒यिः श‍ृ॒ण्वे यामे॑षु संत॒निः ।

यद्वां॒ दंसो॑भिरश्वि॒नात्रि॑र्नराव॒वर्त॑ति ॥ ५-७३-७॥

u̱gro vā̭ṃ kaku̱ho ya̱yiḥ śa‍ṛ̱ṇve yāmḙṣu saṃta̱niḥ |

yadvā̱ṃ daṃso̭bhiraśvi̱nātri̭rnarāva̱varta̭ti || 5-73-7||

7 Strong is your swiftly moving steed, famed his exertion in the course
When by your great deeds, Aśvins, Chiefs, Atri is brought to us again.

RV 5-73-8

मध्व॑ ऊ॒ षु म॑धूयुवा॒ रुद्रा॒ सिष॑क्ति पि॒प्युषी॑ ।

यत्स॑मु॒द्राति॒ पर्ष॑थः प॒क्वाः पृक्षो॑ भरन्त वाम् ॥ ५-७३-८॥

madhva̭ ū̱ ṣu ma̭dhūyuvā̱ rudrā̱ siṣa̭kti pi̱pyuṣī̭ |

yatsa̭mu̱drāti̱ parṣa̭thaḥ pa̱kvāḥ pṛkṣo̭ bharanta vām || 5-73-8||

8 Lovers of sweetness, Rudras, she who streams with sweetness waits on you.
When ye have travelled through the seas men bring you gifts of well-dressed food.

RV 5-73-9

स॒त्यमिद्वा उ॑ अश्विना यु॒वामा॑हुर्मयो॒भुवा॑ ।

ता याम॑न्याम॒हूत॑मा॒ याम॒न्ना मृ॑ळ॒यत्त॑मा ॥ ५-७३-९॥

sa̱tyamidvā ṷ aśvinā yu̱vāmā̭hurmayo̱bhuvā̭ |

tā yāma̭nyāma̱hūta̭mā̱ yāma̱nnā mṛ̭ḻa̱yatta̭mā || 5-73-9||

9 Aśvins, with truth they call you Twain bestowers of felicity;
At sacrifice most prompt to hear, most gracious ye at sacrifice.

RV 5-73-10

इ॒मा ब्रह्मा॑णि॒ वर्ध॑ना॒श्विभ्यां॑ सन्तु॒ शंत॑मा ।

या तक्षा॑म॒ रथा॑ँ इ॒वावो॑चाम बृ॒हन्नमः॑ ॥ ५-७३-१०॥

i̱mā brahmā̭ṇi̱ vardha̭nā̱śvibhyā̭ṃ santu̱ śaṃta̭mā |

yā takṣā̭ma̱ rathā̭~ i̱vāvo̭cāma bṛ̱hannama̭ḥ || 5-73-10||

10 Most pleasing to the Aśvins be these prayers which magnify their might,
Which we have fashioned, even as cars high reverence have we spoken forth.

Sukta: 74/87 (10)

RV 5-74-1

कूष्ठो॑ देवावश्विना॒द्या दि॒वो म॑नावसू ।

तच्छ्र॑वथो वृषण्वसू॒ अत्रि॑र्वा॒मा वि॑वासति ॥ ५-७४-१॥

kūṣṭho̭ devāvaśvinā̱dyā di̱vo ma̭nāvasū |

tacchra̭vatho vṛṣaṇvasū̱ atri̭rvā̱mā vi̭vāsati || 5-74-1||

1. WHERE in the heavens are ye to-day, Gods, Aśvins, rich in constancy?
Hear this, ye excellent as Steers:- Atri inviteth you to come.

RV 5-74-2

कुह॒ त्या कुह॒ नु श्रु॒ता दि॒वि दे॒वा नास॑त्या ।

कस्मि॒न्ना य॑तथो॒ जने॒ को वां॑ न॒दीनां॒ सचा॑ ॥ ५-७४-२॥

kuha̱ tyā kuha̱ nu śru̱tā di̱vi de̱vā nāsa̭tyā |

kasmi̱nnā ya̭tatho̱ jane̱ ko vā̭ṃ na̱dīnā̱ṃ sacā̭ || 5-74-2||

2 Where are they now? Where are the Twain, the famed Nāsatyas, Gods in heaven?
Who is the man ye strive to reach? Who of your suppliants is with you?

RV 5-74-3

कं या॑थः॒ कं ह॑ गच्छथः॒ कमच्छा॑ युञ्जाथे॒ रथ॑म् ।

कस्य॒ ब्रह्मा॑णि रण्यथो व॒यं वा॑मुश्मसी॒ष्टये॑ ॥ ५-७४-३॥

kaṃ yā̭tha̱ḥ kaṃ ha̭ gacchatha̱ḥ kamacchā̭ yuñjāthe̱ ratha̭m |

kasya̱ brahmā̭ṇi raṇyatho va̱yaṃ vā̭muśmasī̱ṣṭayḙ || 5-74-3||

3 Whom do ye visit, whom approach? to whom direct your harnessed car?
With whose devotions are ye pleased? We long for you to further us.

RV 5-74-4

पौ॒रं चि॒द्ध्यु॑द॒प्रुतं॒ पौर॑ पौ॒राय॒ जिन्व॑थः ।

यदीं॑ गृभी॒तता॑तये सिं॒हमि॑व द्रु॒हस्प॒दे ॥ ५-७४-४॥

pau̱raṃ ci̱ddhyṷda̱pruta̱ṃ paura̭ pau̱rāya̱ jinva̭thaḥ |

yadī̭ṃ gṛbhī̱tatā̭taye si̱ṃhami̭va dru̱haspa̱de || 5-74-4||

4 Ye, Strengtheners, for Paura stir the filler swimming in the flood,
Advancing to be captured like a lion to the ambuscade.

RV 5-74-5

प्र च्यवा॑नाज्जुजु॒रुषो॑ व॒व्रिमत्कं॒ न मु॑ञ्चथः ।

युवा॒ यदी॑ कृ॒थः पुन॒रा काम॑मृण्वे व॒ध्वः॑ ॥ ५-७४-५॥

pra cyavā̭nājjuju̱ruṣo̭ va̱vrimatka̱ṃ na mṷñcathaḥ |

yuvā̱ yadī̭ kṛ̱thaḥ puna̱rā kāma̭mṛṇve va̱dhva̭ḥ || 5-74-5||

5 Ye from cyavana worn with age removed his skin as ’twere a robe.
So, when ye made him young again, he stirred the longing of a dame.

RV 5-74-6

अस्ति॒ हि वा॑मि॒ह स्तो॒ता स्मसि॑ वां सं॒दृशि॑ श्रि॒ये ।

नू श्रु॒तं म॒ आ ग॑त॒मवो॑भिर्वाजिनीवसू ॥ ५-७४-६॥

asti̱ hi vā̭mi̱ha sto̱tā smasi̭ vāṃ sa̱ṃdṛśi̭ śri̱ye |

nū śru̱taṃ ma̱ ā ga̭ta̱mavo̭bhirvājinīvasū || 5-74-6||

6 Here is the man who lauds you both:- to see your glory are we here.
Now bear me, come with saving help, ye who are rich in store of wealth.

RV 5-74-7

को वा॑म॒द्य पु॑रू॒णामा व॑व्ने॒ मर्त्या॑नाम् ।

को विप्रो॑ विप्रवाहसा॒ को य॒ज्ञैर्वा॑जिनीवसू ॥ ५-७४-७॥

ko vā̭ma̱dya pṷrū̱ṇāmā va̭vne̱ martyā̭nām |

ko vipro̭ vipravāhasā̱ ko ya̱jñairvā̭jinīvasū || 5-74-7||

7 Who among many mortal men this day hath won you to himself?
What bard, accepters of the bard? Who, rich in wealth! with sacrifice?

RV 5-74-8

आ वां॒ रथो॒ रथा॑नां॒ येष्ठो॑ यात्वश्विना ।

पु॒रू चि॑दस्म॒युस्ति॒र आ॑ङ्गू॒षो मर्त्ये॒ष्वा ॥ ५-७४-८॥

ā vā̱ṃ ratho̱ rathā̭nā̱ṃ yeṣṭho̭ yātvaśvinā |

pu̱rū ci̭dasma̱yusti̱ra ā̭ṅgū̱ṣo martye̱ṣvā || 5-74-8||

8 O Aśvins, may your car approach, most excellent of cars for speed.
Through many regions may our praise pass onward among mortal men.

RV 5-74-9

शमू॒ षु वां॑ मधूयुवा॒स्माक॑मस्तु चर्कृ॒तिः ।

अ॒र्वा॒ची॒ना वि॑चेतसा॒ विभिः॑ श्ये॒नेव॑ दीयतम् ॥ ५-७४-९॥

śamū̱ ṣu vā̭ṃ madhūyuvā̱smāka̭mastu carkṛ̱tiḥ |

a̱rvā̱cī̱nā vi̭cetasā̱ vibhi̭ḥ śye̱neva̭ dīyatam || 5-74-9||

9 May our laudation of you Twain, lovers of meath! be sweet to you.
Fly hitherward, ye wise of heart, like falcons with your winged steeds.

RV 5-74-10

अश्वि॑ना॒ यद्ध॒ कर्हि॑ चिच्छुश्रू॒यात॑मि॒मं हव॑म् ।

वस्वी॑रू॒ षु वां॒ भुजः॑ पृ॒ञ्चन्ति॒ सु वां॒ पृचः॑ ॥ ५-७४-१०॥

aśvi̭nā̱ yaddha̱ karhi̭ cicchuśrū̱yāta̭mi̱maṃ hava̭m |

vasvī̭rū̱ ṣu vā̱ṃ bhuja̭ḥ pṛ̱ñcanti̱ su vā̱ṃ pṛca̭ḥ || 5-74-10||

10 O Aśvins, when at any time ye listen to this call of mine,
For you is dainty food prepared:- they mix refreshing food for you.

Sukta: 75/87 (9)

RV 5-75-1

प्रति॑ प्रि॒यत॑मं॒ रथं॒ वृष॑णं वसु॒वाह॑नम् ।

स्तो॒ता वा॑मश्विना॒वृषिः॒ स्तोमे॑न॒ प्रति॑ भूषति॒ माध्वी॒ मम॑ श्रुतं॒ हव॑म् ॥ ५-७५-१॥

prati̭ pri̱yata̭ma̱ṃ ratha̱ṃ vṛṣa̭ṇaṃ vasu̱vāha̭nam |

sto̱tā vā̭maśvinā̱vṛṣi̱ḥ stomḙna̱ prati̭ bhūṣati̱ mādhvī̱ mama̭ śruta̱ṃ hava̭m || 5-75-1||

1. To meet your treasure-bringing car, the mighty car most dear to us,
Aśvins, the Ṛṣi is prepared, your raiser, with his song of praise. Lovers of sweetness, hear my call.

RV 5-75-2

अ॒त्याया॑तमश्विना ति॒रो विश्वा॑ अ॒हं सना॑ ।

दस्रा॒ हिर॑ण्यवर्तनी॒ सुषु॑म्ना॒ सिन्धु॑वाहसा॒ माध्वी॒ मम॑ श्रुतं॒ हव॑म् ॥ ५-७५-२॥

a̱tyāyā̭tamaśvinā ti̱ro viśvā̭ a̱haṃ sanā̭ |

dasrā̱ hira̭ṇyavartanī̱ suṣṷmnā̱ sindhṷvāhasā̱ mādhvī̱ mama̭ śruta̱ṃ hava̭m || 5-75-2||

2 Pass, O ye Aśvins, pass away beyond all tribes of selfish men,
Wonderful, with your golden paths, most gracious, bringers of the flood. Lovers of sweetness, hear my call.

RV 5-75-3

आ नो॒ रत्ना॑नि॒ बिभ्र॑ता॒वश्वि॑ना॒ गच्छ॑तं यु॒वम् ।

रुद्रा॒ हिर॑ण्यवर्तनी जुषा॒णा वा॑जिनीवसू॒ माध्वी॒ मम॑ श्रुतं॒ हव॑म् ॥ ५-७५-३॥

ā no̱ ratnā̭ni̱ bibhra̭tā̱vaśvi̭nā̱ gaccha̭taṃ yu̱vam |

rudrā̱ hira̭ṇyavartanī juṣā̱ṇā vā̭jinīvasū̱ mādhvī̱ mama̭ śruta̱ṃ hava̭m || 5-75-3||

3 Come to us, O ye Aśvin Pair, bringing your precious treasures, come
Ye Rudras, on your paths of gold, rejoicing, rich in store of wealth. Lovers of sweetness, hear my call.

RV 5-75-4

सु॒ष्टुभो॑ वां वृषण्वसू॒ रथे॒ वाणी॒च्याहि॑ता ।

उ॒त वां॑ ककु॒हो मृ॒गः पृक्षः॑ कृणोति वापु॒षो माध्वी॒ मम॑ श्रुतं॒ हव॑म् ॥ ५-७५-४॥

su̱ṣṭubho̭ vāṃ vṛṣaṇvasū̱ rathe̱ vāṇī̱cyāhi̭tā |

u̱ta vā̭ṃ kaku̱ho mṛ̱gaḥ pṛkṣa̭ḥ kṛṇoti vāpu̱ṣo mādhvī̱ mama̭ śruta̱ṃ hava̭m || 5-75-4||

4 O strong and Good, the voice of him who lauds you well cleaves to your car.
And that great beast, your chariot-steed, fair, wonderful, makes dainty food. Lovers of sweetness, hear my call.

RV 5-75-5

बो॒धिन्म॑नसा र॒थ्ये॑षि॒रा ह॑वन॒श्रुता॑ ।

विभि॒श्च्यवा॑नमश्विना॒ नि या॑थो॒ अद्व॑याविनं॒ माध्वी॒ मम॑ श्रुतं॒ हव॑म् ॥ ५-७५-५॥

bo̱dhinma̭nasā ra̱thyḙṣi̱rā ha̭vana̱śrutā̭ |

vibhi̱ścyavā̭namaśvinā̱ ni yā̭tho̱ adva̭yāvina̱ṃ mādhvī̱ mama̭ śruta̱ṃ hava̭m || 5-75-5||

5 Watchful in spirit, born on cars, impetuous, listing to his cry,
Aśvins, with winged steeds ye speed down to cyavana void of guile. Lovers of sweetness, hear my call.

RV 5-75-6

आ वां॑ नरा मनो॒युजोऽश्वा॑सः प्रुषि॒तप्स॑वः ।

वयो॑ वहन्तु पी॒तये॑ स॒ह सु॒म्नेभि॑रश्विना॒ माध्वी॒ मम॑ श्रुतं॒ हव॑म् ॥ ५-७५-६॥

ā vā̭ṃ narā mano̱yujo'śvā̭saḥ pruṣi̱tapsa̭vaḥ |

vayo̭ vahantu pī̱tayḙ sa̱ha su̱mnebhi̭raśvinā̱ mādhvī̱ mama̭ śruta̱ṃ hava̭m || 5-75-6||

6 Hither, O Heroes, let your steeds, of dappled hue, yoked at the thought,
Your flying steeds, O Aśvins, bring you hitherward, with bliss, to drink. Lovers of sweetness, hear my call.

RV 5-75-7

अश्वि॑ना॒वेह ग॑च्छतं॒ नास॑त्या॒ मा वि वे॑नतम् ।

ति॒रश्चि॑दर्य॒या परि॑ व॒र्तिर्या॑तमदाभ्या॒ माध्वी॒ मम॑ श्रुतं॒ हव॑म् ॥ ५-७५-७॥

aśvi̭nā̱veha ga̭cchata̱ṃ nāsa̭tyā̱ mā vi vḙnatam |

ti̱raści̭darya̱yā pari̭ va̱rtiryā̭tamadābhyā̱ mādhvī̱ mama̭ śruta̱ṃ hava̭m || 5-75-7||

7 O Aśvins, hither come to us; Nāsatyas, be not disinclined.
Through longing for the pious turn out of the way to reach our home. Lovers of sweetness, bear my call.

RV 5-75-8

अ॒स्मिन्य॒ज्ञे अ॑दाभ्या जरि॒तारं॑ शुभस्पती ।

अ॒व॒स्युम॑श्विना यु॒वं गृ॒णन्त॒मुप॑ भूषथो॒ माध्वी॒ मम॑ श्रुतं॒ हव॑म् ॥ ५-७५-८॥

a̱sminya̱jñe a̭dābhyā jari̱tāra̭ṃ śubhaspatī |

a̱va̱syuma̭śvinā yu̱vaṃ gṛ̱ṇanta̱mupa̭ bhūṣatho̱ mādhvī̱ mama̭ śruta̱ṃ hava̭m || 5-75-8||

8 Ye Lords of Splendour, free from guile, come, stand at this our sacrifice.
Beside the singer, Aśvins, who longs for your grace and lauds you both. Lovers of sweetness, hear my call.

RV 5-75-9

अभू॑दु॒षा रुश॑त्पशु॒राग्निर॑धाय्यृ॒त्वियः॑ ।

अयो॑जि वां वृषण्वसू॒ रथो॑ दस्रा॒वम॑र्त्यो॒ माध्वी॒ मम॑ श्रुतं॒ हव॑म् ॥ ५-७५-९॥

abhṷ̄du̱ṣā ruśa̭tpaśu̱rāgnira̭dhāyyṛ̱tviya̭ḥ |

ayo̭ji vāṃ vṛṣaṇvasū̱ ratho̭ dasrā̱vama̭rtyo̱ mādhvī̱ mama̭ śruta̱ṃ hava̭m || 5-75-9||

9 Dawn with her white herd hath appeared, and in due time hath fire been placed.
Harnessed is your immortal car, O WonderWorkers, strong and kind. Lovers of sweetness, bear my call.

Sukta: 76/87 (5)

RV 5-76-1

आ भा॑त्य॒ग्निरु॒षसा॒मनी॑क॒मुद्विप्रा॑णां देव॒या वाचो॑ अस्थुः ।

अ॒र्वाञ्चा॑ नू॒नं र॑थ्ये॒ह या॑तं पीपि॒वांस॑मश्विना घ॒र्ममच्छ॑ ॥ ५-७६-१॥

ā bhā̭tya̱gniru̱ṣasā̱manī̭ka̱mudviprā̭ṇāṃ deva̱yā vāco̭ asthuḥ |

a̱rvāñcā̭ nū̱naṃ ra̭thye̱ha yā̭taṃ pīpi̱vāṃsa̭maśvinā gha̱rmamaccha̭ || 5-76-1||

1. AGNI, the bright face of the Dawns, is shining; the singers' pious voices have ascended.
Borne on your chariot, Aśvins, turn you hither and come unto our full and rich libation.

RV 5-76-2

न सं॑स्कृ॒तं प्र मि॑मीतो॒ गमि॒ष्ठान्ति॑ नू॒नम॒श्विनोप॑स्तुते॒ह ।

दिवा॑भिपि॒त्वेऽव॒साग॑मिष्ठा॒ प्रत्यव॑र्तिं दा॒शुषे॒ शम्भ॑विष्ठा ॥ ५-७६-२॥

na sa̭ṃskṛ̱taṃ pra mi̭mīto̱ gami̱ṣṭhānti̭ nū̱nama̱śvinopa̭stute̱ha |

divā̭bhipi̱tve'va̱sāga̭miṣṭhā̱ pratyava̭rtiṃ dā̱śuṣe̱ śambha̭viṣṭhā || 5-76-2||

2 Most frequent guests, they scorn not what is ready:- even now the lauded Aśvins are beside us.
With promptest aid they come at morn and evening, the worshipper's most blessed guards from trouble.

RV 5-76-3

उ॒ता या॑तं संग॒वे प्रा॒तरह्नो॑ म॒ध्यंदि॑न॒ उदि॑ता॒ सूर्य॑स्य ।

दिवा॒ नक्त॒मव॑सा॒ शंत॑मेन॒ नेदानीं॑ पी॒तिर॒श्विना त॑तान ॥ ५-७६-३॥

u̱tā yā̭taṃ saṃga̱ve prā̱tarahno̭ ma̱dhyaṃdi̭na̱ udi̭tā̱ sūrya̭sya |

divā̱ nakta̱mava̭sā̱ śaṃta̭mena̱ nedānī̭ṃ pī̱tira̱śvinā ta̭tāna || 5-76-3||

3 Yea, come at milking-time, at early morning, at noon of day and when the Sun is setting,
By day, by night, with favour most auspicious. Not only now the draught hath drawn the Aśvins.

RV 5-76-4

इ॒दं हि वां॑ प्र॒दिवि॒ स्थान॒मोक॑ इ॒मे गृ॒हा अ॑श्विने॒दं दु॑रो॒णम् ।

आ नो॑ दि॒वो बृ॑ह॒तः पर्व॑ता॒दाद्भ्यो या॑त॒मिष॒मूर्जं॒ वह॑न्ता ॥ ५-७६-४॥

i̱daṃ hi vā̭ṃ pra̱divi̱ sthāna̱moka̭ i̱me gṛ̱hā a̭śvine̱daṃ dṷro̱ṇam |

ā no̭ di̱vo bṛ̭ha̱taḥ parva̭tā̱dādbhyo yā̭ta̱miṣa̱mūrja̱ṃ vaha̭ntā || 5-76-4||

4 For this place, Aśvins, was of old your dwelling, these were your houses, this your habitation.
Come to us from high heaven and from the mountain. Come from the waters bringing food and vigour.

RV 5-76-5

सम॒श्विनो॒रव॑सा॒ नूत॑नेन मयो॒भुवा॑ सु॒प्रणी॑ती गमेम ।

आ नो॑ र॒यिं व॑हत॒मोत वी॒राना विश्वा॑न्यमृता॒ सौभ॑गानि ॥ ५-७६-५॥

sama̱śvino̱rava̭sā̱ nūta̭nena mayo̱bhuvā̭ su̱praṇī̭tī gamema |

ā no̭ ra̱yiṃ va̭hata̱mota vī̱rānā viśvā̭nyamṛtā̱ saubha̭gāni || 5-76-5||

5 May we obtain the Aśvins' newest favour, and gain their health-bestowing happy guidance.
Bring riches hither unto us, and heroes, and all felicity and joy, Immortals!

Sukta: 77/87 (5)

RV 5-77-1

प्रा॒त॒र्यावा॑णा प्रथ॒मा य॑जध्वं पु॒रा गृध्रा॒दर॑रुषः पिबातः ।

प्रा॒तर्हि य॒ज्ञम॒श्विना॑ द॒धाते॒ प्र शं॑सन्ति क॒वयः॑ पूर्व॒भाजः॑ ॥ ५-७७-१॥

prā̱ta̱ryāvā̭ṇā pratha̱mā ya̭jadhvaṃ pu̱rā gṛdhrā̱dara̭ruṣaḥ pibātaḥ |

prā̱tarhi ya̱jñama̱śvinā̭ da̱dhāte̱ pra śa̭ṃsanti ka̱vaya̭ḥ pūrva̱bhāja̭ḥ || 5-77-1||

1. FIRST worship those who come at early morning:- let the Twain drink before the giftless niggard.
The Aśvins claim the sacrifice at daybreak:- the sages yielding the first share extol them.

RV 5-77-2

प्रा॒तर्य॑जध्वम॒श्विना॑ हिनोत॒ न सा॒यम॑स्ति देव॒या अजु॑ष्टम् ।

उ॒तान्यो अ॒स्मद्य॑जते॒ वि चावः॒ पूर्वः॑पूर्वो॒ यज॑मानो॒ वनी॑यान् ॥ ५-७७-२॥

prā̱tarya̭jadhvama̱śvinā̭ hinota̱ na sā̱yama̭sti deva̱yā ajṷṣṭam |

u̱tānyo a̱smadya̭jate̱ vi cāva̱ḥ pūrva̭ḥpūrvo̱ yaja̭māno̱ vanī̭yān || 5-77-2||

2 Worship at dawn and instigate the Aśvins:- nor is the worshipper at eve rejected.
Besides ourselves another craves and worships:- each first in worship is most highly favoured.

RV 5-77-3

हिर॑ण्यत्व॒ङ्मधु॑वर्णो घृ॒तस्नुः॒ पृक्षो॒ वह॒न्ना रथो॑ वर्तते वाम् ।

मनो॑जवा अश्विना॒ वात॑रंहा॒ येना॑तिया॒थो दु॑रि॒तानि॒ विश्वा॑ ॥ ५-७७-३॥

hira̭ṇyatva̱ṅmadhṷvarṇo ghṛ̱tasnu̱ḥ pṛkṣo̱ vaha̱nnā ratho̭ vartate vām |

mano̭javā aśvinā̱ vāta̭raṃhā̱ yenā̭tiyā̱tho dṷri̱tāni̱ viśvā̭ || 5-77-3||

3 Covered with gold, meath-tinted, dropping fatness, your chariot with its freight of food comes hither,
Swift as thought, Aśvins, rapid as the tempest, wherewith ye travel over all obstructions.

RV 5-77-4

यो भूयि॑ष्ठं॒ नास॑त्याभ्यां वि॒वेष॒ चनि॑ष्ठं पि॒त्वो रर॑ते विभा॒गे ।

स तो॒कम॑स्य पीपर॒च्छमी॑भि॒रनू॑र्ध्वभासः॒ सद॒मित्तु॑तुर्यात् ॥ ५-७७-४॥

yo bhūyi̭ṣṭha̱ṃ nāsa̭tyābhyāṃ vi̱veṣa̱ cani̭ṣṭhaṃ pi̱tvo rara̭te vibhā̱ge |

sa to̱kama̭sya pīpara̱cchamī̭bhi̱ranṷ̄rdhvabhāsa̱ḥ sada̱mittṷturyāt || 5-77-4||

4 He who hath served most often the Nāsatyas, and gives the sweetest food at distribution,
Furthers with his own holy works his offspring, and ever passes those whose flames ascend not.

RV 5-77-5

सम॒श्विनो॒रव॑सा॒ नूत॑नेन मयो॒भुवा॑ सु॒प्रणी॑ती गमेम ।

आ नो॑ र॒यिं व॑हत॒मोत वी॒राना विश्वा॑न्यमृता॒ सौभ॑गानि ॥ ५-७७-५॥

sama̱śvino̱rava̭sā̱ nūta̭nena mayo̱bhuvā̭ su̱praṇī̭tī gamema |

ā no̭ ra̱yiṃ va̭hata̱mota vī̱rānā viśvā̭nyamṛtā̱ saubha̭gāni || 5-77-5||

5 May we obtain the Aśvins' newest favour, and gain their health-bestowing happy guidance.
Bring riches hither unto us, and heroes, and all felicity and joy, Immortals!

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RV 5-78-1

अश्वि॑ना॒वेह ग॑च्छतं॒ नास॑त्या॒ मा वि वे॑नतम् ।

हं॒सावि॑व पतत॒मा सु॒ताँ उप॑ ॥ ५-७८-१॥

aśvi̭nā̱veha ga̭cchata̱ṃ nāsa̭tyā̱ mā vi vḙnatam |

ha̱ṃsāvi̭va patata̱mā su̱tā~ upa̭ || 5-78-1||

1. YE Aśvins, hither come to us:- Nāsatyas, be not disinclined.
Fly hither like two swans unto the juice we shed.

RV 5-78-2

अश्वि॑ना हरि॒णावि॑व गौ॒रावि॒वानु॒ यव॑सम् ।

हं॒सावि॑व पतत॒मा सु॒ताँ उप॑ ॥ ५-७८-२॥

aśvi̭nā hari̱ṇāvi̭va gau̱rāvi̱vānu̱ yava̭sam |

ha̱ṃsāvi̭va patata̱mā su̱tā~ upa̭ || 5-78-2||

2 O Aśvins, like a pair of deer, like two wild cattle to the mead:-
Fly hither like two swans unto the juice we shed.

RV 5-78-3

अश्वि॑ना वाजिनीवसू जु॒षेथां॑ य॒ज्ञमि॒ष्टये॑ ।

हं॒सावि॑व पतत॒मा सु॒ताँ उप॑ ॥ ५-७८-३॥

aśvi̭nā vājinīvasū ju̱ṣethā̭ṃ ya̱jñami̱ṣṭayḙ |

ha̱ṃsāvi̭va patata̱mā su̱tā~ upa̭ || 5-78-3||

3 O Aśvins rich in gifts, accept our sacrifice to prosper it:-
Fly hither like two swans unto the juice we shed.

RV 5-78-4

अत्रि॒र्यद्वा॑मव॒रोह॑न्नृ॒बीस॒मजो॑हवी॒न्नाध॑मानेव॒ योषा॑ ।

श्ये॒नस्य॑ चि॒ज्जव॑सा॒ नूत॑ने॒नाग॑च्छतमश्विना॒ शंत॑मेन ॥ ५-७८-४॥

atri̱ryadvā̭mava̱roha̭nnṛ̱bīsa̱majo̭havī̱nnādha̭māneva̱ yoṣā̭ |

śye̱nasya̭ ci̱jjava̭sā̱ nūta̭ne̱nāga̭cchatamaśvinā̱ śaṃta̭mena || 5-78-4||

4 As Atri when descending to the cavern called on you loudly like a wailing woman.
Ye came to him, O Aśvins, with the freshest and most auspicious fleetness of a falcon.

RV 5-78-5

वि जि॑हीष्व वनस्पते॒ योनिः॒ सूष्य॑न्त्या इव ।

श्रु॒तं मे॑ अश्विना॒ हवं॑ स॒प्तव॑ध्रिं च मुञ्चतम् ॥ ५-७८-५॥

vi ji̭hīṣva vanaspate̱ yoni̱ḥ sūṣya̭ntyā iva |

śru̱taṃ mḙ aśvinā̱ hava̭ṃ sa̱ptava̭dhriṃ ca muñcatam || 5-78-5||

5 Tree, part asunder like the side of her who bringeth forth a child.
Ye Aśvins, listen to my call:- loose Saptavadhri from his bonds.

RV 5-78-6

भी॒ताय॒ नाध॑मानाय॒ ऋष॑ये स॒प्तव॑ध्रये ।

मा॒याभि॑रश्विना यु॒वं वृ॒क्षं सं च॒ वि चा॑चथः ॥ ५-७८-६॥

bhī̱tāya̱ nādha̭mānāya̱ ṛṣa̭ye sa̱ptava̭dhraye |

mā̱yābhi̭raśvinā yu̱vaṃ vṛ̱kṣaṃ saṃ ca̱ vi cā̭cathaḥ || 5-78-6||

6 For Saptavadhri, for the seer affrighted when he wept and wailed,
Ye, Aśvins, with your magic powers rent up the tree and shattered it.

RV 5-78-7

यथा॒ वातः॑ पुष्क॒रिणीं॑ समि॒ङ्गय॑ति स॒र्वतः॑ ।

ए॒वा ते॒ गर्भ॑ एजतु नि॒रैतु॒ दश॑मास्यः ॥ ५-७८-७॥

yathā̱ vāta̭ḥ puṣka̱riṇī̭ṃ sami̱ṅgaya̭ti sa̱rvata̭ḥ |

e̱vā te̱ garbha̭ ejatu ni̱raitu̱ daśa̭māsyaḥ || 5-78-7||

7 Like as the wind on every side ruffles a pool of lotuses,
So stir in thee the babe unborn, so may the ten-month babe descend.

RV 5-78-8

यथा॒ वातो॒ यथा॒ वनं॒ यथा॑ समु॒द्र एज॑ति ।

ए॒वा त्वं द॑शमास्य स॒हावे॑हि ज॒रायु॑णा ॥ ५-७८-८॥

yathā̱ vāto̱ yathā̱ vana̱ṃ yathā̭ samu̱dra eja̭ti |

e̱vā tvaṃ da̭śamāsya sa̱hāvḙhi ja̱rāyṷṇā || 5-78-8||

8 Like as the wind, like as the wood, like as the sea is set astir,
So also, ten-month babe, descend together with the after-birth.

RV 5-78-9

दश॒ मासा॑ञ्छशया॒नः कु॑मा॒रो अधि॑ मा॒तरि॑ ।

नि॒रैतु॑ जी॒वो अक्ष॑तो जी॒वो जीव॑न्त्या॒ अधि॑ ॥ ५-७८-९॥

daśa̱ māsā̭ñchaśayā̱naḥ kṷmā̱ro adhi̭ mā̱tari̭ |

ni̱raitṷ jī̱vo akṣa̭to jī̱vo jīva̭ntyā̱ adhi̭ || 5-78-9||

9 The child who hath for ten months' time been lying in his mother's side,—
May he come forth alive, unharmed, yea, living from the living dame.

Sukta: 79/87 (10)

RV 5-79-1

म॒हे नो॑ अ॒द्य बो॑ध॒योषो॑ रा॒ये दि॒वित्म॑ती ।

यथा॑ चिन्नो॒ अबो॑धयः स॒त्यश्र॑वसि वा॒य्ये सुजा॑ते॒ अश्व॑सूनृते ॥ ५-७९-१॥

ma̱he no̭ a̱dya bo̭dha̱yoṣo̭ rā̱ye di̱vitma̭tī |

yathā̭ cinno̱ abo̭dhayaḥ sa̱tyaśra̭vasi vā̱yye sujā̭te̱ aśva̭sūnṛte || 5-79-1||

1. O HEAVENLY Dawn, awaken us to ample opulence to-day
Even as thou hast wakened us with Satyasravas, Vayya's son, high-born! delightful with thy steeds!

RV 5-79-2

या सु॑नी॒थे शौ॑चद्र॒थे व्यौच्छो॑ दुहितर्दिवः ।

सा व्यु॑च्छ॒ सही॑यसि स॒त्यश्र॑वसि वा॒य्ये सुजा॑ते॒ अश्व॑सूनृते ॥ ५-७९-२॥

yā sṷnī̱the śaṷcadra̱the vyauccho̭ duhitardivaḥ |

sā vyṷccha̱ sahī̭yasi sa̱tyaśra̭vasi vā̱yye sujā̭te̱ aśva̭sūnṛte || 5-79-2||

2 Daughter of Heaven, thou dawnedst on Sunitha Sucadratha's son,
So dawn thou on one mightier still, on Satyasravas, Vayya's son, high-born! delightful with thy steeds!

RV 5-79-3

सा नो॑ अ॒द्याभ॒रद्व॑सु॒र्व्यु॑च्छा दुहितर्दिवः ।

यो व्यौच्छः॒ सही॑यसि स॒त्यश्र॑वसि वा॒य्ये सुजा॑ते॒ अश्व॑सूनृते ॥ ५-७९-३॥

sā no̭ a̱dyābha̱radva̭su̱rvyṷcchā duhitardivaḥ |

yo vyauccha̱ḥ sahī̭yasi sa̱tyaśra̭vasi vā̱yye sujā̭te̱ aśva̭sūnṛte || 5-79-3||

3 So, bringing treasure, dawn to-day on us thou Daughter of the Sky,
As thou, O mightier yet. didst shine for Satyatravas, Vayya's son, high-born! delightful with thy steeds!

RV 5-79-4

अ॒भि ये त्वा॑ विभावरि॒ स्तोमै॑र्गृ॒णन्ति॒ वह्न॑यः ।

म॒घैर्म॑घोनि सु॒श्रियो॒ दाम॑न्वन्तः सुरा॒तयः॒ सुजा॑ते॒ अश्व॑सूनृते ॥ ५-७९-४॥

a̱bhi ye tvā̭ vibhāvari̱ stomai̭rgṛ̱ṇanti̱ vahna̭yaḥ |

ma̱ghairma̭ghoni su̱śriyo̱ dāma̭nvantaḥ surā̱taya̱ḥ sujā̭te̱ aśva̭sūnṛte || 5-79-4||

4 Here round about thee are the priests who laud thee, Bright One, with their hymns,
And men with gifts, O Bounteous Dame, splendid with wealth and offering much, high-born! delightful with thy steeds!

RV 5-79-5

यच्चि॒द्धि ते॑ ग॒णा इ॒मे छ॒दय॑न्ति म॒घत्त॑ये ।

परि॑ चि॒द्वष्ट॑यो दधु॒र्दद॑तो॒ राधो॒ अह्र॑यं॒ सुजा॑ते॒ अश्व॑सूनृते ॥ ५-७९-५॥

yacci̱ddhi tḙ ga̱ṇā i̱me cha̱daya̭nti ma̱ghatta̭ye |

pari̭ ci̱dvaṣṭa̭yo dadhu̱rdada̭to̱ rādho̱ ahra̭ya̱ṃ sujā̭te̱ aśva̭sūnṛte || 5-79-5||

5 Whatever these thy bands perform to please thee or to win them wealth,
E’en fain they gird us round and give rich gifts which ne’er are reft away, high-born! delightful with thy steeds!

RV 5-79-6

ऐषु॑ धा वी॒रव॒द्यश॒ उषो॑ मघोनि सू॒रिषु॑ ।

ये नो॒ राधां॒स्यह्र॑या म॒घवा॑नो॒ अरा॑सत॒ सुजा॑ते॒ अश्व॑सूनृते ॥ ५-७९-६॥

aiṣṷ dhā vī̱rava̱dyaśa̱ uṣo̭ maghoni sū̱riṣṷ |

ye no̱ rādhā̱ṃsyahra̭yā ma̱ghavā̭no̱ arā̭sata̱ sujā̭te̱ aśva̭sūnṛte || 5-79-6||

6 Give to these wealthy patrons fame, O affluent Dawn, with hero sons,
To these our princes who have brought rich gifts ne’er to be reft away, highborn! delightful with thy steeds!

RV 5-79-7

तेभ्यो॑ द्यु॒म्नं बृ॒हद्यश॒ उषो॑ मघो॒न्या व॑ह ।

ये नो॒ राधां॒स्यश्व्या॑ ग॒व्या भज॑न्त सू॒रयः॒ सुजा॑ते॒ अश्व॑सूनृते ॥ ५-७९-७॥

tebhyo̭ dyu̱mnaṃ bṛ̱hadyaśa̱ uṣo̭ magho̱nyā va̭ha |

ye no̱ rādhā̱ṃsyaśvyā̭ ga̱vyā bhaja̭nta sū̱raya̱ḥ sujā̭te̱ aśva̭sūnṛte || 5-79-7||

7 Bring lofty and resplendent fame, O thou munificent Dawn, to these
Our wealthy patrons who bestow rich gifts on us of steeds and kine, high-born! delightful with thy steeds!

RV 5-79-8

उ॒त नो॒ गोम॑ती॒रिष॒ आ व॑हा दुहितर्दिवः ।

सा॒कं सूर्य॑स्य र॒श्मिभिः॑ शु॒क्रैः शोच॑द्भिर॒र्चिभिः॒ सुजा॑ते॒ अश्व॑सूनृते ॥ ५-७९-८॥

u̱ta no̱ goma̭tī̱riṣa̱ ā va̭hā duhitardivaḥ |

sā̱kaṃ sūrya̭sya ra̱śmibhi̭ḥ śu̱kraiḥ śoca̭dbhira̱rcibhi̱ḥ sujā̭te̱ aśva̭sūnṛte || 5-79-8||

8 Bring us, O Daughter of the Sky, subsistence in our herds of kine,
Together with the sunbeams, with the shine of pure refulgent flames, highborn! delightful with thy steeds!

RV 5-79-9

व्यु॑च्छा दुहितर्दिवो॒ मा चि॒रं त॑नुथा॒ अपः॑ ।

नेत्त्वा॑ स्ते॒नं यथा॑ रि॒पुं तपा॑ति॒ सूरो॑ अ॒र्चिषा॒ सुजा॑ते॒ अश्व॑सूनृते ॥ ५-७९-९॥

vyṷcchā duhitardivo̱ mā ci̱raṃ ta̭nuthā̱ apa̭ḥ |

nettvā̭ ste̱naṃ yathā̭ ri̱puṃ tapā̭ti̱ sūro̭ a̱rciṣā̱ sujā̭te̱ aśva̭sūnṛte || 5-79-9||

9 O Daughter of the Sky, shine forth; delay not to perform thy task.
Let not the Sun with fervent heat consume thee like a robber foe, high-born! delightful with the steeds!

RV 5-79-10

ए॒ताव॒द्वेदु॑ष॒स्त्वं भूयो॑ वा॒ दातु॑मर्हसि ।

या स्तो॒तृभ्यो॑ विभावर्यु॒च्छन्ती॒ न प्र॒मीय॑से॒ सुजा॑ते॒ अश्व॑सूनृते ॥ ५-७९-१०॥

e̱tāva̱dvedṷṣa̱stvaṃ bhūyo̭ vā̱ dātṷmarhasi |

yā sto̱tṛbhyo̭ vibhāvaryu̱cchantī̱ na pra̱mīya̭se̱ sujā̭te̱ aśva̭sūnṛte || 5-79-10||

10 So much, and more exceedingly, O Dawn, it suits thee to bestow,
Thou Radiant One who ceasest not to shine for those who sing thy praise, highborn! delightful with thy steeds!

Sukta: 80/87 (6)

RV 5-80-1

द्यु॒तद्या॑मानं बृह॒तीमृ॒तेन॑ ऋ॒ताव॑रीमरु॒णप्सुं॑ विभा॒तीम् ।

दे॒वीमु॒षसं॒ स्व॑रा॒वह॑न्तीं॒ प्रति॒ विप्रा॑सो म॒तिभि॑र्जरन्ते ॥ ५-८०-१॥

dyu̱tadyā̭mānaṃ bṛha̱tīmṛ̱tena̭ ṛ̱tāva̭rīmaru̱ṇapsṷṃ vibhā̱tīm |

de̱vīmu̱ṣasa̱ṃ sva̭rā̱vaha̭ntī̱ṃ prati̱ viprā̭so ma̱tibhi̭rjarante || 5-80-1||

1. THE singers welcome with their hymns and praises the Goddess Dawn who bringeth in the sunlight,
Sublime, by Law true to eternal Order, bright on her path, red-tinted, far-refulgent.

RV 5-80-2

ए॒षा जनं॑ दर्श॒ता बो॒धय॑न्ती सु॒गान्प॒थः कृ॑ण्व॒ती या॒त्यग्रे॑ ।

बृ॒ह॒द्र॒था बृ॑ह॒ती वि॑श्वमि॒न्वोषा ज्योति॑र्यच्छ॒त्यग्रे॒ अह्ना॑म् ॥ ५-८०-२॥

e̱ṣā jana̭ṃ darśa̱tā bo̱dhaya̭ntī su̱gānpa̱thaḥ kṛ̭ṇva̱tī yā̱tyagrḙ |

bṛ̱ha̱dra̱thā bṛ̭ha̱tī vi̭śvami̱nvoṣā jyoti̭ryaccha̱tyagre̱ ahnā̭m || 5-80-2||

2 She comes in front, fair, rousing up the people, making the pathways easy to be travelled.
High, on her lofty chariot, all-impelling, Dawn gives her splendour at the days' beginning.

RV 5-80-3

ए॒षा गोभि॑ररु॒णेभि॑र्युजा॒नास्रे॑धन्ती र॒यिमप्रा॑यु चक्रे ।

प॒थो रद॑न्ती सुवि॒ताय॑ दे॒वी पु॑रुष्टु॒ता वि॒श्ववा॑रा॒ वि भा॑ति ॥ ५-८०-३॥

e̱ṣā gobhi̭raru̱ṇebhi̭ryujā̱nāsrḙdhantī ra̱yimaprā̭yu cakre |

pa̱tho rada̭ntī suvi̱tāya̭ de̱vī pṷruṣṭu̱tā vi̱śvavā̭rā̱ vi bhā̭ti || 5-80-3||

3 She, harnessing her car with purple oxen. injuring none, hath brought perpetual riches.
Opening paths to happiness, the Goddess shines, praised by all, giver of every blessing.

RV 5-80-4

ए॒षा व्ये॑नी भवति द्वि॒बर्हा॑ आविष्कृण्वा॒ना त॒न्वं॑ पु॒रस्ता॑त् ।

ऋ॒तस्य॒ पन्था॒मन्वे॑ति सा॒धु प्र॑जान॒तीव॒ न दिशो॑ मिनाति ॥ ५-८०-४॥

e̱ṣā vyḙnī bhavati dvi̱barhā̭ āviṣkṛṇvā̱nā ta̱nva̭ṃ pu̱rastā̭t |

ṛ̱tasya̱ panthā̱manvḙti sā̱dhu pra̭jāna̱tīva̱ na diśo̭ mināti || 5-80-4||

4 With changing tints she gleams in double splendour while from the eastward she displays her body.
She travels perfectly the path of Order, nor fails to reach, as one who knows, the quarters.

RV 5-80-5

ए॒षा शु॒भ्रा न त॒न्वो॑ विदा॒नोर्ध्वेव॑ स्ना॒ती दृ॒शये॑ नो अस्थात् ।

अप॒ द्वेषो॒ बाध॑माना॒ तमां॑स्यु॒षा दि॒वो दु॑हि॒ता ज्योति॒षागा॑त् ॥ ५-८०-५॥

e̱ṣā śu̱bhrā na ta̱nvo̭ vidā̱nordhveva̭ snā̱tī dṛ̱śayḙ no asthāt |

apa̱ dveṣo̱ bādha̭mānā̱ tamā̭ṃsyu̱ṣā di̱vo dṷhi̱tā jyoti̱ṣāgā̭t || 5-80-5||

5 As conscious that her limbs are bright with bathing, she stands, as ’twere, erect that we may see her.
Driving away malignity and darkness, Dawn, Child of Heaven, hath come to us with lustre.

RV 5-80-6

ए॒षा प्र॑ती॒ची दु॑हि॒ता दि॒वो नॄन्योषे॑व भ॒द्रा नि रि॑णीते॒ अप्सः॑ ।

व्यू॒र्ण्व॒ती दा॒शुषे॒ वार्या॑णि॒ पुन॒र्ज्योति॑र्युव॒तिः पू॒र्वथा॑कः ॥ ५-८०-६॥

e̱ṣā pra̭tī̱cī dṷhi̱tā di̱vo nṝnyoṣḙva bha̱drā ni ri̭ṇīte̱ apsa̭ḥ |

vyū̱rṇva̱tī dā̱śuṣe̱ vāryā̭ṇi̱ puna̱rjyoti̭ryuva̱tiḥ pū̱rvathā̭kaḥ || 5-80-6||

6 The Daughter of the Sky, like some chaste woman, bends, opposite to men, her forehead downward.
The Maid, disclosing boons to him who worships, hath brought again the daylight as aforetime.

Sukta: 81/87 (5)

RV 5-81-1

यु॒ञ्जते॒ मन॑ उ॒त यु॑ञ्जते॒ धियो॒ विप्रा॒ विप्र॑स्य बृह॒तो वि॑प॒श्चितः॑ ।

वि होत्रा॑ दधे वयुना॒विदेक॒ इन्म॒ही दे॒वस्य॑ सवि॒तुः परि॑ष्टुतिः ॥ ५-८१-१॥

yu̱ñjate̱ mana̭ u̱ta yṷñjate̱ dhiyo̱ viprā̱ vipra̭sya bṛha̱to vi̭pa̱ścita̭ḥ |

vi hotrā̭ dadhe vayunā̱videka̱ inma̱hī de̱vasya̭ savi̱tuḥ pari̭ṣṭutiḥ || 5-81-1||

1. THE priests of him the lofty Priest well-skilled in hymns harness their spirit, yea, harness their holy thoughts.
He only knowing works assigns their priestly tasks. Yea, lofty is the praise of Savitar the God.

RV 5-81-2

विश्वा॑ रू॒पाणि॒ प्रति॑ मुञ्चते क॒विः प्रासा॑वीद्भ॒द्रं द्वि॒पदे॒ चतु॑ष्पदे ।

वि नाक॑मख्यत्सवि॒ता वरे॒ण्योऽनु॑ प्र॒याण॑मु॒षसो॒ वि रा॑जति ॥ ५-८१-२॥

viśvā̭ rū̱pāṇi̱ prati̭ muñcate ka̱viḥ prāsā̭vīdbha̱draṃ dvi̱pade̱ catṷṣpade |

vi nāka̭makhyatsavi̱tā vare̱ṇyo'nṷ pra̱yāṇa̭mu̱ṣaso̱ vi rā̭jati || 5-81-2||

2 The Sapient One arrays himself in every form:- for quadruped and biped he hath brought forth good.
Excellent Savitar hath looked on heaven's high vault, and shineth after the outgoing of the Dawn.

RV 5-81-3

यस्य॑ प्र॒याण॒मन्व॒न्य इद्य॒युर्दे॒वा दे॒वस्य॑ महि॒मान॒मोज॑सा ।

यः पार्थि॑वानि विम॒मे स एत॑शो॒ रजां॑सि दे॒वः स॑वि॒ता म॑हित्व॒ना ॥ ५-८१-३॥

yasya̭ pra̱yāṇa̱manva̱nya idya̱yurde̱vā de̱vasya̭ mahi̱māna̱moja̭sā |

yaḥ pārthi̭vāni vima̱me sa eta̭śo̱ rajā̭ṃsi de̱vaḥ sa̭vi̱tā ma̭hitva̱nā || 5-81-3||

3 Even he, the God whose going-forth and majesty the other Deities have followed with their might,
He who hath measured the terrestrial regions out by his great power, he is the Courser Savitar.

RV 5-81-4

उ॒त या॑सि सवित॒स्त्रीणि॑ रोच॒नोत सूर्य॑स्य र॒श्मिभिः॒ समु॑च्यसि ।

उ॒त रात्री॑मुभ॒यतः॒ परी॑यस उ॒त मि॒त्रो भ॑वसि देव॒ धर्म॑भिः ॥ ५-८१-४॥

u̱ta yā̭si savita̱strīṇi̭ roca̱nota sūrya̭sya ra̱śmibhi̱ḥ samṷcyasi |

u̱ta rātrī̭mubha̱yata̱ḥ parī̭yasa u̱ta mi̱tro bha̭vasi deva̱ dharma̭bhiḥ || 5-81-4||

4 To the three spheres of light thou goest, Savitar, and with the rays of Sidrya thou combinest thee.
Around, on both sides thou encompassest the night:- yea, thou, O God, art Mitra through thy righteous laws.

RV 5-81-5

उ॒तेशि॑षे प्रस॒वस्य॒ त्वमेक॒ इदु॒त पू॒षा भ॑वसि देव॒ याम॑भिः ।

उ॒तेदं विश्वं॒ भुव॑नं॒ वि रा॑जसि श्या॒वाश्व॑स्ते सवितः॒ स्तोम॑मानशे ॥ ५-८१-५॥

u̱teśi̭ṣe prasa̱vasya̱ tvameka̱ idu̱ta pū̱ṣā bha̭vasi deva̱ yāma̭bhiḥ |

u̱tedaṃ viśva̱ṃ bhuva̭na̱ṃ vi rā̭jasi śyā̱vāśva̭ste savita̱ḥ stoma̭mānaśe || 5-81-5||

5 Over all generation thou art Lord alone:- Pūṣan art thou, O God, in all thy goings-forth.
Yea, thou hast domination over all this world. Śyāvāśva hath brought praise to thee, O Savitar,

Sukta: 82/87 (9)

RV 5-82-1

तत्स॑वि॒तुर्वृ॑णीमहे व॒यं दे॒वस्य॒ भोज॑नम् ।

श्रेष्ठं॑ सर्व॒धात॑मं॒ तुरं॒ भग॑स्य धीमहि ॥ ५-८२-१॥

tatsa̭vi̱turvṛ̭ṇīmahe va̱yaṃ de̱vasya̱ bhoja̭nam |

śreṣṭha̭ṃ sarva̱dhāta̭ma̱ṃ tura̱ṃ bhaga̭sya dhīmahi || 5-82-1||

1. WE crave of Savitar the God this treasure much to be enjoyed.
The best, all-yielding, conquering gift of Bhaga we would gladly win.

RV 5-82-2

अस्य॒ हि स्वय॑शस्तरं सवि॒तुः कच्च॒न प्रि॒यम् ।

न मि॒नन्ति॑ स्व॒राज्य॑म् ॥ ५-८२-२॥

asya̱ hi svaya̭śastaraṃ savi̱tuḥ kacca̱na pri̱yam |

na mi̱nanti̭ sva̱rājya̭m || 5-82-2||

2 Savitar's own supremacy, most glorious and beloved of all,
No one diminisheth in aught.

RV 5-82-3

स हि रत्ना॑नि दा॒शुषे॑ सु॒वाति॑ सवि॒ता भगः॑ ।

तं भा॒गं चि॒त्रमी॑महे ॥ ५-८२-३॥

sa hi ratnā̭ni dā̱śuṣḙ su̱vāti̭ savi̱tā bhaga̭ḥ |

taṃ bhā̱gaṃ ci̱tramī̭mahe || 5-82-3||

3 For Savitar who is Bhaga shall send riches to his worshipper.
That wondrous portion we implore.

RV 5-82-4

अ॒द्या नो॑ देव सवितः प्र॒जाव॑त्सावीः॒ सौभ॑गम् ।

परा॑ दु॒ष्ष्वप्न्यं॑ सुव ॥ ५-८२-४॥

a̱dyā no̭ deva savitaḥ pra̱jāva̭tsāvī̱ḥ saubha̭gam |

parā̭ du̱ṣṣvapnya̭ṃ suva || 5-82-4||

4 Send us this day, God Savitar, prosperity with progeny.
Drive thou the evil dream away.

RV 5-82-5

विश्वा॑नि देव सवितर्दुरि॒तानि॒ परा॑ सुव ।

यद्भ॒द्रं तन्न॒ आ सु॑व ॥ ५-८२-५॥

viśvā̭ni deva savitarduri̱tāni̱ parā̭ suva |

yadbha̱draṃ tanna̱ ā sṷva || 5-82-5||

5 Savitar, God, send far away all sorrows and calamities,
And send us only what is good.

RV 5-82-6

अना॑गसो॒ अदि॑तये दे॒वस्य॑ सवि॒तुः स॒वे ।

विश्वा॑ वा॒मानि॑ धीमहि ॥ ५-८२-६॥

anā̭gaso̱ adi̭taye de̱vasya̭ savi̱tuḥ sa̱ve |

viśvā̭ vā̱māni̭ dhīmahi || 5-82-6||

6 Sinless in sight of Aditi through the God Savitar's influence,
May we obtain all lovely things.

RV 5-82-7

आ वि॒श्वदे॑वं॒ सत्प॑तिं सू॒क्तैर॒द्या वृ॑णीमहे ।

स॒त्यस॑वं सवि॒तार॑म् ॥ ५-८२-७॥

ā vi̱śvadḙva̱ṃ satpa̭tiṃ sū̱ktaira̱dyā vṛ̭ṇīmahe |

sa̱tyasa̭vaṃ savi̱tāra̭m || 5-82-7||

7 We with our hymns this day elect the general God, Lord of the good,
Savitar whose decrees are true.

RV 5-82-8

य इ॒मे उ॒भे अह॑नी पु॒र एत्यप्र॑युच्छन् ।

स्वा॒धीर्दे॒वः स॑वि॒ता ॥ ५-८२-८॥

ya i̱me u̱bhe aha̭nī pu̱ra etyapra̭yucchan |

svā̱dhīrde̱vaḥ sa̭vi̱tā || 5-82-8||

8 He who for ever vigilant precedes these Twain, the Day and Night,
Is Savitar the thoughtful God.

RV 5-82-9

य इ॒मा विश्वा॑ जा॒तान्या॑श्रा॒वय॑ति॒ श्लोके॑न ।

प्र च॑ सु॒वाति॑ सवि॒ता ॥ ५-८२-९॥

ya i̱mā viśvā̭ jā̱tānyā̭śrā̱vaya̭ti̱ ślokḙna |

pra ca̭ su̱vāti̭ savi̱tā || 5-82-9||

9 He who gives glory unto all these living creatures with the song,
And brings them forth, is Savitar.

Sukta: 83/87 (10)

RV 5-83-1

अच्छा॑ वद त॒वसं॑ गी॒र्भिरा॒भिः स्तु॒हि प॒र्जन्यं॒ नम॒सा वि॑वास ।

कनि॑क्रदद्वृष॒भो जी॒रदा॑नू॒ रेतो॑ दधा॒त्योष॑धीषु॒ गर्भ॑म् ॥ ५-८३-१॥

acchā̭ vada ta̱vasa̭ṃ gī̱rbhirā̱bhiḥ stu̱hi pa̱rjanya̱ṃ nama̱sā vi̭vāsa |

kani̭kradadvṛṣa̱bho jī̱radā̭nū̱ reto̭ dadhā̱tyoṣa̭dhīṣu̱ garbha̭m || 5-83-1||

1. SING with these songs thy welcome to the Mighty, with adoration praise and call Parjanya.
The Bull, loud roaring, swift to send his bounty, lays in the plants the seed. for germination.

RV 5-83-2

वि वृ॒क्षान्ह॑न्त्यु॒त ह॑न्ति र॒क्षसो॒ विश्वं॑ बिभाय॒ भुव॑नं म॒हाव॑धात् ।

उ॒ताना॑गा ईषते॒ वृष्ण्या॑वतो॒ यत्प॒र्जन्यः॑ स्त॒नय॒न्हन्ति॑ दु॒ष्कृतः॑ ॥ ५-८३-२॥

vi vṛ̱kṣānha̭ntyu̱ta ha̭nti ra̱kṣaso̱ viśva̭ṃ bibhāya̱ bhuva̭naṃ ma̱hāva̭dhāt |

u̱tānā̭gā īṣate̱ vṛṣṇyā̭vato̱ yatpa̱rjanya̭ḥ sta̱naya̱nhanti̭ du̱ṣkṛta̭ḥ || 5-83-2||

2 He smites the trees apart, he slays the demons:- all life fears him who wields the mighty weapon.
From him exceeding strong fices e’en the guiltless, when thundering Parjanya smites the wicked.

RV 5-83-3

र॒थीव॒ कश॒याश्वा॑ँ अभिक्षि॒पन्ना॒विर्दू॒तान्कृ॑णुते व॒र्ष्या॒ँ३॒॑ अह॑ ।

दू॒रात्सिं॒हस्य॑ स्त॒नथा॒ उदी॑रते॒ यत्प॒र्जन्यः॑ कृणु॒ते व॒र्ष्यं१॒॑ नभः॑ ॥ ५-८३-३॥

ra̱thīva̱ kaśa̱yāśvā̭~ abhikṣi̱pannā̱virdū̱tānkṛ̭ṇute va̱rṣyā̱~3̱̭ aha̭ |

dū̱rātsi̱ṃhasya̭ sta̱nathā̱ udī̭rate̱ yatpa̱rjanya̭ḥ kṛṇu̱te va̱rṣyaṃ1̱̭ nabha̭ḥ || 5-83-3||

3 Like a car-driver whipping on his horses, he makes the messengers of rain spring forward.
Far off resounds the roaring of the lion, what time Parjanya fills the sky with rain-cloud.

RV 5-83-4

प्र वाता॒ वान्ति॑ प॒तय॑न्ति वि॒द्युत॒ उदोष॑धी॒र्जिह॑ते॒ पिन्व॑ते॒ स्वः॑ ।

इरा॒ विश्व॑स्मै॒ भुव॑नाय जायते॒ यत्प॒र्जन्यः॑ पृथि॒वीं रेत॒साव॑ति ॥ ५-८३-४॥

pra vātā̱ vānti̭ pa̱taya̭nti vi̱dyuta̱ udoṣa̭dhī̱rjiha̭te̱ pinva̭te̱ sva̭ḥ |

irā̱ viśva̭smai̱ bhuva̭nāya jāyate̱ yatpa̱rjanya̭ḥ pṛthi̱vīṃ reta̱sāva̭ti || 5-83-4||

4 Forth burst the winds, down come the lightning-flashes:- the plants shoot up, the realm of light is streaming.
Food springs abundant for all living creatures, what time Parjanya quickens earth with moisture.

RV 5-83-5

यस्य॑ व्र॒ते पृ॑थि॒वी नन्न॑मीति॒ यस्य॑ व्र॒ते श॒फव॒ज्जर्भु॑रीति ।

यस्य॑ व्र॒त ओष॑धीर्वि॒श्वरू॑पाः॒ स नः॑ पर्जन्य॒ महि॒ शर्म॑ यच्छ ॥ ५-८३-५॥

yasya̭ vra̱te pṛ̭thi̱vī nanna̭mīti̱ yasya̭ vra̱te śa̱phava̱jjarbhṷrīti |

yasya̭ vra̱ta oṣa̭dhīrvi̱śvarṷ̄pā̱ḥ sa na̭ḥ parjanya̱ mahi̱ śarma̭ yaccha || 5-83-5||

5 Thou at whose bidding earth bows low before thee, at whose command hoofed cattle fly in terror,
At whose behest the plants assume all colours, even thou Parjanya, yield us great protection.

RV 5-83-6

दि॒वो नो॑ वृ॒ष्टिं म॑रुतो ररीध्वं॒ प्र पि॑न्वत॒ वृष्णो॒ अश्व॑स्य॒ धाराः॑ ।

अ॒र्वाङे॒तेन॑ स्तनयि॒त्नुनेह्य॒पो नि॑षि॒ञ्चन्नसु॑रः पि॒ता नः॑ ॥ ५-८३-६॥

di̱vo no̭ vṛ̱ṣṭiṃ ma̭ruto rarīdhva̱ṃ pra pi̭nvata̱ vṛṣṇo̱ aśva̭sya̱ dhārā̭ḥ |

a̱rvāṅe̱tena̭ stanayi̱tnunehya̱po ni̭ṣi̱ñcannasṷraḥ pi̱tā na̭ḥ || 5-83-6||

6 Send down for us the rain of heaven, ye Maruts, and let the Stallion's flood descend in torrents.
Come hither with this thunder while thou pourest the waters down, our heavenly Lord and Father.

RV 5-83-7

अ॒भि क्र॑न्द स्त॒नय॒ गर्भ॒मा धा॑ उद॒न्वता॒ परि॑ दीया॒ रथे॑न ।

दृतिं॒ सु क॑र्ष॒ विषि॑तं॒ न्य॑ञ्चं स॒मा भ॑वन्तू॒द्वतो॑ निपा॒दाः ॥ ५-८३-७॥

a̱bhi kra̭nda sta̱naya̱ garbha̱mā dhā̭ uda̱nvatā̱ pari̭ dīyā̱ rathḙna |

dṛti̱ṃ su ka̭rṣa̱ viṣi̭ta̱ṃ nya̭ñcaṃ sa̱mā bha̭vantū̱dvato̭ nipā̱dāḥ || 5-83-7||

7 Thunder and roar:- the germ of life deposit. Fly round us on thy chariot waterladen.
Thine opened water-skin draw with thee downward, and let the hollows and the heights be level.

RV 5-83-8

म॒हान्तं॒ कोश॒मुद॑चा॒ नि षि॑ञ्च॒ स्यन्द॑न्तां कु॒ल्या विषि॑ताः पु॒रस्ता॑त् ।

घृ॒तेन॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी व्यु॑न्धि सुप्रपा॒णं भ॑वत्व॒घ्न्याभ्यः॑ ॥ ५-८३-८॥

ma̱hānta̱ṃ kośa̱muda̭cā̱ ni ṣi̭ñca̱ syanda̭ntāṃ ku̱lyā viṣi̭tāḥ pu̱rastā̭t |

ghṛ̱tena̱ dyāvā̭pṛthi̱vī vyṷndhi suprapā̱ṇaṃ bha̭vatva̱ghnyābhya̭ḥ || 5-83-8||

8 Lift up the mighty vessel, pour down water, and let the liberated streams rush forward.
Saturate both the earth and heaven with fatness, and for the cows let there be drink abundant.

RV 5-83-9

यत्प॑र्जन्य॒ कनि॑क्रदत्स्त॒नय॒न्हंसि॑ दु॒ष्कृतः॑ ।

प्रती॒दं विश्वं॑ मोदते॒ यत्किं च॑ पृथि॒व्यामधि॑ ॥ ५-८३-९॥

yatpa̭rjanya̱ kani̭kradatsta̱naya̱nhaṃsi̭ du̱ṣkṛta̭ḥ |

pratī̱daṃ viśva̭ṃ modate̱ yatkiṃ ca̭ pṛthi̱vyāmadhi̭ || 5-83-9||

9 When thou, with thunder and with roar, Parjanya, smitest sinners down,
This universe exults thereat, yea, all that is upon the earth.

RV 5-83-10

अव॑र्षीर्व॒र्षमुदु॒ षू गृ॑भा॒याक॒र्धन्वा॒न्यत्ये॑त॒वा उ॑ ।

अजी॑जन॒ ओष॑धी॒र्भोज॑नाय॒ कमु॒त प्र॒जाभ्यो॑ऽविदो मनी॒षाम् ॥ ५-८३-१०॥

ava̭rṣīrva̱rṣamudu̱ ṣū gṛ̭bhā̱yāka̱rdhanvā̱nyatyḙta̱vā ṷ |

ajī̭jana̱ oṣa̭dhī̱rbhoja̭nāya̱ kamu̱ta pra̱jābhyo̭'vido manī̱ṣām || 5-83-10||

10 Thou hast poured down the rain-flood now withhold it. Thou hast made desert places fit for travel.
Thou hast made herbs to grow for our enjoyment:- yea, thou hast won thee praise from living creatures.

Sukta: 84/87 (3)

RV 5-84-1

बळि॒त्था पर्व॑तानां खि॒द्रं बि॑भर्षि पृथिवि ।

प्र या भूमिं॑ प्रवत्वति म॒ह्ना जि॒नोषि॑ महिनि ॥ ५-८४-१॥

baḻi̱tthā parva̭tānāṃ khi̱draṃ bi̭bharṣi pṛthivi |

pra yā bhūmi̭ṃ pravatvati ma̱hnā ji̱noṣi̭ mahini || 5-84-1||

1. THOU, of a truth,O Prthivi, bearest the tool that rends the hills:-
Thou rich in torrents, who with might quickenest earth, O Mighty One.

RV 5-84-2

स्तोमा॑सस्त्वा विचारिणि॒ प्रति॑ ष्टोभन्त्य॒क्तुभिः॑ ।

प्र या वाजं॒ न हेष॑न्तं पे॒रुमस्य॑स्यर्जुनि ॥ ५-८४-२॥

stomā̭sastvā vicāriṇi̱ prati̭ ṣṭobhantya̱ktubhi̭ḥ |

pra yā vāja̱ṃ na heṣa̭ntaṃ pe̱rumasya̭syarjuni || 5-84-2||

2 To thee, O wanderer at will, ring out the lauds with beams of day,
Who drivest, like a neighing steed, the swelling cloud, O bright of hue.

RV 5-84-3

दृ॒ळ्हा चि॒द्या वन॒स्पती॑न्क्ष्म॒या दर्ध॒र्ष्योज॑सा ।

यत्ते॑ अ॒भ्रस्य॑ वि॒द्युतो॑ दि॒वो वर्ष॑न्ति वृ॒ष्टयः॑ ॥ ५-८४-३॥

dṛ̱ḻhā ci̱dyā vana̱spatī̭nkṣma̱yā dardha̱rṣyoja̭sā |

yattḙ a̱bhrasya̭ vi̱dyuto̭ di̱vo varṣa̭nti vṛ̱ṣṭaya̭ḥ || 5-84-3||

3 Who graspest with thy might on earth. e’en the strong sovrans of the wood,
When from the lightning of thy cloud the rain-floods of the heaven descend.

Sukta: 85/87 (8)

RV 5-85-1

प्र स॒म्राजे॑ बृ॒हद॑र्चा गभी॒रं ब्रह्म॑ प्रि॒यं वरु॑णाय श्रु॒ताय॑ ।

वि यो ज॒घान॑ शमि॒तेव॒ चर्मो॑प॒स्तिरे॑ पृथि॒वीं सूर्या॑य ॥ ५-८५-१॥

pra sa̱mrājḙ bṛ̱hada̭rcā gabhī̱raṃ brahma̭ pri̱yaṃ varṷṇāya śru̱tāya̭ |

vi yo ja̱ghāna̭ śami̱teva̱ carmo̭pa̱stirḙ pṛthi̱vīṃ sūryā̭ya || 5-85-1||

1. SING forth a hymn sublime and solemn, grateful to glorious. Varuṇa, imperial Ruler,
Who hath struck out, like one who slays the victim, earth as a skin to spread in front of Sūrya.

RV 5-85-2

वने॑षु॒ व्य१॒॑न्तरि॑क्षं ततान॒ वाज॒मर्व॑त्सु॒ पय॑ उ॒स्रिया॑सु ।

हृ॒त्सु क्रतुं॒ वरु॑णो अ॒प्स्व१॒॑ग्निं दि॒वि सूर्य॑मदधा॒त्सोम॒मद्रौ॑ ॥ ५-८५-२॥

vanḙṣu̱ vya1̱̭ntari̭kṣaṃ tatāna̱ vāja̱marva̭tsu̱ paya̭ u̱sriyā̭su |

hṛ̱tsu kratu̱ṃ varṷṇo a̱psva1̱̭gniṃ di̱vi sūrya̭madadhā̱tsoma̱madraṷ || 5-85-2||

2 In the tree-tops the air he hath extended, put milk in kine and vigorous speed in horses,
Set intellect in hearts, fire in the waters, Siurya in heaven and Soma on the mountain.

RV 5-85-3

नी॒चीन॑बारं॒ वरु॑णः॒ कव॑न्धं॒ प्र स॑सर्ज॒ रोद॑सी अ॒न्तरि॑क्षम् ।

तेन॒ विश्व॑स्य॒ भुव॑नस्य॒ राजा॒ यवं॒ न वृ॒ष्टिर्व्यु॑नत्ति॒ भूम॑ ॥ ५-८५-३॥

nī̱cīna̭bāra̱ṃ varṷṇa̱ḥ kava̭ndha̱ṃ pra sa̭sarja̱ roda̭sī a̱ntari̭kṣam |

tena̱ viśva̭sya̱ bhuva̭nasya̱ rājā̱ yava̱ṃ na vṛ̱ṣṭirvyṷnatti̱ bhūma̭ || 5-85-3||

3 Varuṇa lets the big cask, opening downward, flow through the heaven and earth and air's mid-region.
Therewith the universe's Sovran waters earth as the shower of rain bedews the barley.

RV 5-85-4

उ॒नत्ति॒ भूमिं॑ पृथि॒वीमु॒त द्यां य॒दा दु॒ग्धं वरु॑णो॒ वष्ट्यादित् ।

सम॒भ्रेण॑ वसत॒ पर्व॑तासस्तविषी॒यन्तः॑ श्रथयन्त वी॒राः ॥ ५-८५-४॥

u̱natti̱ bhūmi̭ṃ pṛthi̱vīmu̱ta dyāṃ ya̱dā du̱gdhaṃ varṷṇo̱ vaṣṭyādit |

sama̱bhreṇa̭ vasata̱ parva̭tāsastaviṣī̱yanta̭ḥ śrathayanta vī̱rāḥ || 5-85-4||

4 When Varuṇa is fain for milk he moistens the sky, the land, and earth to her foundation.
Then straight the mountains clothe them in the rain-cloud:- the Heroes, putting forth their vigour, loose them.

RV 5-85-5

इ॒मामू॒ ष्वा॑सु॒रस्य॑ श्रु॒तस्य॑ म॒हीं मा॒यां वरु॑णस्य॒ प्र वो॑चम् ।

माने॑नेव तस्थि॒वाँ अ॒न्तरि॑क्षे॒ वि यो म॒मे पृ॑थि॒वीं सूर्ये॑ण ॥ ५-८५-५॥

i̱māmū̱ ṣvā̭su̱rasya̭ śru̱tasya̭ ma̱hīṃ mā̱yāṃ varṷṇasya̱ pra vo̭cam |

mānḙneva tasthi̱vā~ a̱ntari̭kṣe̱ vi yo ma̱me pṛ̭thi̱vīṃ sūryḙṇa || 5-85-5||

5 I will declare this mighty deed of magic, of glorious Varuṇa the Lord Immortal,
Who standing in the firmament hath meted the earth out with the Sun as with a measure.

RV 5-85-6

इ॒मामू॒ नु क॒वित॑मस्य मा॒यां म॒हीं दे॒वस्य॒ नकि॒रा द॑धर्ष ।

एकं॒ यदु॒द्ना न पृ॒णन्त्येनी॑रासि॒ञ्चन्ती॑र॒वन॑यः समु॒द्रम् ॥ ५-८५-६॥

i̱māmū̱ nu ka̱vita̭masya mā̱yāṃ ma̱hīṃ de̱vasya̱ naki̱rā da̭dharṣa |

eka̱ṃ yadu̱dnā na pṛ̱ṇantyenī̭rāsi̱ñcantī̭ra̱vana̭yaḥ samu̱dram || 5-85-6||

6 None, verily, hath ever let or hindered this the most wise God's mighty deed of magic,
Whereby with all their flood, the lucid rivers fill not one sea wherein they pour their waters.

RV 5-85-7

अ॒र्य॒म्यं॑ वरुण मि॒त्र्यं॑ वा॒ सखा॑यं वा॒ सद॒मिद्भ्रात॑रं वा ।

वे॒शं वा॒ नित्यं॑ वरु॒णार॑णं वा॒ यत्सी॒माग॑श्चकृ॒मा शि॒श्रथ॒स्तत् ॥ ५-८५-७॥

a̱rya̱mya̭ṃ varuṇa mi̱trya̭ṃ vā̱ sakhā̭yaṃ vā̱ sada̱midbhrāta̭raṃ vā |

ve̱śaṃ vā̱ nitya̭ṃ varu̱ṇāra̭ṇaṃ vā̱ yatsī̱māga̭ścakṛ̱mā śi̱śratha̱stat || 5-85-7||

7 If we have sinned against the man who loves us, have ever wronged a brother, friend, or comrade,
The neighbour ever with us, or a stranger, O Varuṇa, remove from us the trespass.

RV 5-85-8

कि॒त॒वासो॒ यद्रि॑रि॒पुर्न दी॒वि यद्वा॑ घा स॒त्यमु॒त यन्न वि॒द्म ।

सर्वा॒ ता वि ष्य॑ शिथि॒रेव॑ दे॒वाधा॑ ते स्याम वरुण प्रि॒यासः॑ ॥ ५-८५-८॥

ki̱ta̱vāso̱ yadri̭ri̱purna dī̱vi yadvā̭ ghā sa̱tyamu̱ta yanna vi̱dma |

sarvā̱ tā vi ṣya̭ śithi̱reva̭ de̱vādhā̭ te syāma varuṇa pri̱yāsa̭ḥ || 5-85-8||

8 If we, as gamesters cheat at play, have cheated, done wrong unwittingly or sinned of purpose,
Cast all these sins away like loosened fetters, and, Varuṇa let us be thine own beloved.

Sukta: 86/87 (6)

RV 5-86-1

इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ यमव॑थ उ॒भा वाजे॑षु॒ मर्त्य॑म् ।

दृ॒ळ्हा चि॒त्स प्र भे॑दति द्यु॒म्ना वाणी॑रिव त्रि॒तः ॥ ५-८६-१॥

indrā̭gnī̱ yamava̭tha u̱bhā vājḙṣu̱ martya̭m |

dṛ̱ḻhā ci̱tsa pra bhḙdati dyu̱mnā vāṇī̭riva tri̱taḥ || 5-86-1||

1. THE mortal man whom ye, the Twain, Indra and Agni, help in fight,
Breaks through e’en strongly-guarded wealth as Tṛta burst his way through reeds.

RV 5-86-2

या पृत॑नासु दु॒ष्टरा॒ या वाजे॑षु श्र॒वाय्या॑ ।

या पञ्च॑ चर्ष॒णीर॒भी॑न्द्रा॒ग्नी ता ह॑वामहे ॥ ५-८६-२॥

yā pṛta̭nāsu du̱ṣṭarā̱ yā vājḙṣu śra̱vāyyā̭ |

yā pañca̭ carṣa̱ṇīra̱bhī̭ndrā̱gnī tā ha̭vāmahe || 5-86-2||

2 The Twain invincible in war, worthy to be renowned in frays,
Lords of the Fivefold. People, these, Indra and Agni, we invoke.

RV 5-86-3

तयो॒रिदम॑व॒च्छव॑स्ति॒ग्मा दि॒द्युन्म॒घोनोः॑ ।

प्रति॒ द्रुणा॒ गभ॑स्त्यो॒र्गवां॑ वृत्र॒घ्न एष॑ते ॥ ५-८६-३॥

tayo̱ridama̭va̱cchava̭sti̱gmā di̱dyunma̱ghono̭ḥ |

prati̱ druṇā̱ gabha̭styo̱rgavā̭ṃ vṛtra̱ghna eṣa̭te || 5-86-3||

3 Impetuous is their strength, and keen the lightning of the mighty Pair,
Which from their arms speeds with the car to Vṛtra's slayer for the kine.

RV 5-86-4

ता वा॒मेषे॒ रथा॑नामिन्द्रा॒ग्नी ह॑वामहे ।

पती॑ तु॒रस्य॒ राध॑सो वि॒द्वांसा॒ गिर्व॑णस्तमा ॥ ५-८६-४॥

tā vā̱meṣe̱ rathā̭nāmindrā̱gnī ha̭vāmahe |

patī̭ tu̱rasya̱ rādha̭so vi̱dvāṃsā̱ girva̭ṇastamā || 5-86-4||

4 Indra and Agni, we invoke you both, as such, to send your cars:-
Lords of quick-coming bounty, ye who know, chief lovers of the song.

RV 5-86-5

ता वृ॒धन्ता॒वनु॒ द्यून्मर्ता॑य दे॒वाव॒दभा॑ ।

अर्ह॑न्ता चित्पु॒रो द॒धेंऽशे॑व दे॒वावर्व॑ते ॥ ५-८६-५॥

tā vṛ̱dhantā̱vanu̱ dyūnmartā̭ya de̱vāva̱dabhā̭ |

arha̭ntā citpu̱ro da̱dheṃ'śḙva de̱vāvarva̭te || 5-86-5||

5 These who give increase day by day, Gods without guile for mortal man,
Worthy themselves, I honour most, Two Gods as partners, for my horse.

RV 5-86-6

ए॒वेन्द्रा॒ग्निभ्या॒महा॑वि ह॒व्यं शू॒ष्यं॑ घृ॒तं न पू॒तमद्रि॑भिः ।

ता सू॒रिषु॒ श्रवो॑ बृ॒हद्र॒यिं गृ॒णत्सु॑ दिधृत॒मिषं॑ गृ॒णत्सु॑ दिधृतम् ॥ ५-८६-६॥

e̱vendrā̱gnibhyā̱mahā̭vi ha̱vyaṃ śū̱ṣya̭ṃ ghṛ̱taṃ na pū̱tamadri̭bhiḥ |

tā sū̱riṣu̱ śravo̭ bṛ̱hadra̱yiṃ gṛ̱ṇatsṷ didhṛta̱miṣa̭ṃ gṛ̱ṇatsṷ didhṛtam || 5-86-6||

6 The strength-bestowing offering thus to Indra-Agni hath been paid, as butter, purified by stones.
Deal to our princes high renown, deal wealth to those who sing your praise, deal food to those who sing your praise.

Sukta: 87/87 (9)

RV 5-87-1

प्र वो॑ म॒हे म॒तयो॑ यन्तु॒ विष्ण॑वे म॒रुत्व॑ते गिरि॒जा ए॑व॒याम॑रुत् ।

प्र शर्धा॑य॒ प्रय॑ज्यवे सुखा॒दये॑ त॒वसे॑ भ॒न्ददि॑ष्टये॒ धुनि॑व्रताय॒ शव॑से ॥ ५-८७-१॥

pra vo̭ ma̱he ma̱tayo̭ yantu̱ viṣṇa̭ve ma̱rutva̭te giri̱jā ḙva̱yāma̭rut |

pra śardhā̭ya̱ praya̭jyave sukhā̱dayḙ ta̱vasḙ bha̱ndadi̭ṣṭaye̱ dhuni̭vratāya̱ śava̭se || 5-87-1||

1. To Viṣṇu, to the Mighty whom the Maruts follow let your hymns born in song go forth, Evayamarut;
To the impetuous, strong band, adorned with bracelets, that rushes on in joy and ever roars for vigour.

RV 5-87-2

प्र ये जा॒ता म॑हि॒ना ये च॒ नु स्व॒यं प्र वि॒द्मना॑ ब्रु॒वत॑ एव॒याम॑रुत् ।

क्रत्वा॒ तद्वो॑ मरुतो॒ नाधृषे॒ शवो॑ दा॒ना म॒ह्ना तदे॑षा॒मधृ॑ष्टासो॒ नाद्र॑यः ॥ ५-८७-२॥

pra ye jā̱tā ma̭hi̱nā ye ca̱ nu sva̱yaṃ pra vi̱dmanā̭ bru̱vata̭ eva̱yāma̭rut |

kratvā̱ tadvo̭ maruto̱ nādhṛṣe̱ śavo̭ dā̱nā ma̱hnā tadḙṣā̱madhṛ̭ṣṭāso̱ nādra̭yaḥ || 5-87-2||

2 They who with might were manifest, and who willingly by their own knowledge told it forth, Evayamarut.
Maruts, this strength of yours no wisdom comprehendeth:- through their gifts' greatness they are moveless as the mountains.

RV 5-87-3

प्र ये दि॒वो बृ॑ह॒तः श‍ृ॑ण्वि॒रे गि॒रा सु॒शुक्वा॑नः सु॒भ्व॑ एव॒याम॑रुत् ।

न येषा॒मिरी॑ स॒धस्थ॒ ईष्ट॒ आँ अ॒ग्नयो॒ न स्ववि॑द्युतः॒ प्र स्य॒न्द्रासो॒ धुनी॑नाम् ॥ ५-८७-३॥

pra ye di̱vo bṛ̭ha̱taḥ śa‍ṛ̭ṇvi̱re gi̱rā su̱śukvā̭naḥ su̱bhva̭ eva̱yāma̭rut |

na yeṣā̱mirī̭ sa̱dhastha̱ īṣṭa̱ ā~ a̱gnayo̱ na svavi̭dyuta̱ḥ pra sya̱ndrāso̱ dhunī̭nām || 5-87-3||

3 Who by the psalm they sing are heard, from lofty heaven, the strong, the brightly shining Ones, Evayamarut;
In whose abode there is no mightier one to move them, whose lightnings are as fires, who urge the roaring rivers.

RV 5-87-4

स च॑क्रमे मह॒तो निरु॑रुक्र॒मः स॑मा॒नस्मा॒त्सद॑स एव॒याम॑रुत् ।

य॒दायु॑क्त॒ त्मना॒ स्वादधि॒ ष्णुभि॒र्विष्प॑र्धसो॒ विम॑हसो॒ जिगा॑ति॒ शेवृ॑धो॒ नृभिः॑ ॥ ५-८७-४॥

sa ca̭krame maha̱to nirṷrukra̱maḥ sa̭mā̱nasmā̱tsada̭sa eva̱yāma̭rut |

ya̱dāyṷkta̱ tmanā̱ svādadhi̱ ṣṇubhi̱rviṣpa̭rdhaso̱ vima̭haso̱ jigā̭ti̱ śevṛ̭dho̱ nṛbhi̭ḥ || 5-87-4||

4 He of the Mighty Stride forth strode, Evayamarut, out of the spacious dwelling-place, their home in common.
When he, himself, hath yoked his emulous strong horses on heights, he cometh forth, joy-giving, with the Heroes.

RV 5-87-5

स्व॒नो न वोऽम॑वान्रेजय॒द्वृषा॑ त्वे॒षो य॒यिस्त॑वि॒ष ए॑व॒याम॑रुत् ।

येना॒ सह॑न्त ऋ॒ञ्जत॒ स्वरो॑चिषः॒ स्थार॑श्मानो हिर॒ण्ययाः॑ स्वायु॒धास॑ इ॒ष्मिणः॑ ॥ ५-८७-५॥

sva̱no na vo'ma̭vānrejaya̱dvṛṣā̭ tve̱ṣo ya̱yista̭vi̱ṣa ḙva̱yāma̭rut |

yenā̱ saha̭nta ṛ̱ñjata̱ svaro̭ciṣa̱ḥ sthāra̭śmāno hira̱ṇyayā̭ḥ svāyu̱dhāsa̭ i̱ṣmiṇa̭ḥ || 5-87-5||

5 Like your tremendous roar, the rainer with light flashing, strong, speeding, hath made all tremble, Evayamarut,
Wherewith victorious ye, self-luminous, press onward, with strong reins, decked with gold, impetuous and well-weaponed.

RV 5-87-6

अ॒पा॒रो वो॑ महि॒मा वृ॑द्धशवसस्त्वे॒षं शवो॑ऽवत्वेव॒याम॑रुत् ।

स्थाता॑रो॒ हि प्रसि॑तौ सं॒दृशि॒ स्थन॒ ते न॑ उरुष्यता नि॒दः शु॑शु॒क्वांसो॒ नाग्नयः॑ ॥ ५-८७-६॥

a̱pā̱ro vo̭ mahi̱mā vṛ̭ddhaśavasastve̱ṣaṃ śavo̭'vatveva̱yāma̭rut |

sthātā̭ro̱ hi prasi̭tau sa̱ṃdṛśi̱ sthana̱ te na̭ uruṣyatā ni̱daḥ śṷśu̱kvāṃso̱ nāgnaya̭ḥ || 5-87-6||

6 Unbounded is your greatness, ye of mighty power:- may your bright vigour be our aid, Evayamarut;
For ye are visible helpers in the time of trouble:- like fires, aglow with light, save us from shame and insult.

RV 5-87-7

ते रु॒द्रासः॒ सुम॑खा अ॒ग्नयो॑ यथा तुविद्यु॒म्ना अ॑वन्त्वेव॒याम॑रुत् ।

दी॒र्घं पृ॒थु प॑प्रथे॒ सद्म॒ पार्थि॑वं॒ येषा॒मज्मे॒ष्वा म॒हः शर्धां॒स्यद्भु॑तैनसाम् ॥ ५-८७-७॥

te ru̱drāsa̱ḥ suma̭khā a̱gnayo̭ yathā tuvidyu̱mnā a̭vantveva̱yāma̭rut |

dī̱rghaṃ pṛ̱thu pa̭prathe̱ sadma̱ pārthi̭va̱ṃ yeṣā̱majme̱ṣvā ma̱haḥ śardhā̱ṃsyadbhṷtainasām || 5-87-7||

7 So may the Rudras, mighty warriors, Evayamarut, with splendid brilliancy, like fires, be our protectors;
They whose terrestrial dwelling-place is wide-extended, whom none suspect of sin, whose bands have lofty courage.

RV 5-87-8

अ॒द्वे॒षो नो॑ मरुतो गा॒तुमेत॑न॒ श्रोता॒ हवं॑ जरि॒तुरे॑व॒याम॑रुत् ।

विष्णो॑र्म॒हः स॑मन्यवो युयोतन॒ स्मद्र॒थ्यो॒३॒॑ न दं॒सनाप॒ द्वेषां॑सि सनु॒तः ॥ ५-८७-८॥

a̱dve̱ṣo no̭ maruto gā̱tumeta̭na̱ śrotā̱ hava̭ṃ jari̱turḙva̱yāma̭rut |

viṣṇo̭rma̱haḥ sa̭manyavo yuyotana̱ smadra̱thyo̱3̱̭ na da̱ṃsanāpa̱ dveṣā̭ṃsi sanu̱taḥ || 5-87-8||

8 Come in a friendly spirit, come to us, O Maruts, and hear his call who praises you, Evayamarut.
Like car-borne men, one-minded with the mighty Viṣṇu, keep enmity far from us with your deeds of wonder.

RV 5-87-9

गन्ता॑ नो य॒ज्ञं य॑ज्ञियाः सु॒शमि॒ श्रोता॒ हव॑मर॒क्ष ए॑व॒याम॑रुत् ।

ज्येष्ठा॑सो॒ न पर्व॑तासो॒ व्यो॑मनि यू॒यं तस्य॑ प्रचेतसः॒ स्यात॑ दु॒र्धर्त॑वो नि॒दः ॥ ५-८७-९॥

gantā̭ no ya̱jñaṃ ya̭jñiyāḥ su̱śami̱ śrotā̱ hava̭mara̱kṣa ḙva̱yāma̭rut |

jyeṣṭhā̭so̱ na parva̭tāso̱ vyo̭mani yū̱yaṃ tasya̭ pracetasa̱ḥ syāta̭ du̱rdharta̭vo ni̱daḥ || 5-87-9||

9 Come to our sacrifice, ye Hnly Ones, to bless it, and, free from demons, hear our call, Evayamarut.

ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः॥

oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ||