Rigveda 1.108
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 1.108
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- Sanskrit
1.108.1
ya i̍ndrāgnī ci̱trata̍mo̱ ratho̍ vām a̱bhi viśvā̍ni̱ bhuva̍nāni̱ caṣṭe̍ |
tenā yā̍taṁ sa̱ratha̍ṁ tasthi̱vāṁsāthā̱ soma̍sya pibataṁ su̱tasya̍ ||
ON that most wondrous car of yours, O Indra and Agni, which looks round on all things living, Take ye your stand and come to us together, and drink libations of the flowing Soma.
1.108.2
yāva̍d i̱dam bhuva̍na̱ṁ viśva̱m asty u̍ru̱vyacā̍ vari̱matā̍ gabhī̱ram |
tāvā̍m̐ a̱yam pāta̍ve̱ somo̍ a̱stv ara̍m indrāgnī̱ mana̍se yu̱vabhyā̍m ||
As vast as all this world is in its compass, deep as it is, with its far-stretching surface, So let this Soma be, Indra and Agni, made for your drinking till your soul be sated.
1.108.3
ca̱krāthe̱ hi sa̱dhrya1̱̍ṅ nāma̍ bha̱draṁ sa̍dhrīcī̱nā vṛ̍trahaṇā u̱ta stha̍ḥ |
tāv i̍ndrāgnī sa̱dhrya̍ñcā ni̱ṣadyā̱ vṛṣṇa̱ḥ soma̍sya vṛṣa̱ṇā vṛ̍ṣethām ||
For ye have won a blessed name together: yea, with one aim ye strove, O Vṛitra-slayers. So Indra-Agni, seated here together, pour in, ye Mighty Ones, the mighty Soma.
1.108.4
sami̍ddheṣv a̱gniṣv ā̍najā̱nā ya̱tasru̍cā ba̱rhir u̍ tistirā̱ṇā |
tī̱vraiḥ somai̱ḥ pari̍ṣiktebhir a̱rvāg endrā̍gnī saumana̱sāya̍ yātam ||
Both stand adorned, when fires are duly kindled, spreading the sacred grass, with lifted ladles. Drawn by strong Soma juice poured forth around us, come, Indra-Agni, and display your favour.
1.108.5
yānī̍ndrāgnī ca̱krathu̍r vī̱ryā̍ṇi̱ yāni̍ rū̱pāṇy u̱ta vṛṣṇyā̍ni |
yā vā̍m pra̱tnāni̍ sa̱khyā śi̱vāni̱ tebhi̱ḥ soma̍sya pibataṁ su̱tasya̍ ||
The brave deeds ye have done, Indra and Agni, the forms ye have displayed and mighty exploits, The ancient and auspicious bonds of friendship,– for sake of these drink of the flowing Soma.
1.108.6
yad abra̍vam pratha̱maṁ vā̍ṁ vṛṇā̱no̱3̱̍ 'yaṁ somo̱ asu̍rair no vi̱havya̍ḥ |
tāṁ sa̱tyāṁ śra̱ddhām a̱bhy ā hi yā̱tam athā̱ soma̍sya pibataṁ su̱tasya̍ ||
As first I said when choosing you, in battle we must contend with Asuras for this Soma. So came ye unto this my true conviction, and drank libations of the flowing Soma.
1.108.7
yad i̍ndrāgnī̱ mada̍tha̱ḥ sve du̍ro̱ṇe yad bra̱hmaṇi̱ rāja̍ni vā yajatrā |
ata̱ḥ pari̍ vṛṣaṇā̱v ā hi yā̱tam athā̱ soma̍sya pibataṁ su̱tasya̍ ||
If in your dwelling, or with prince or Brahman, ye, Indra-Agni, Holy Ones, rejoice you, Even frorn thence, ye mighty Lords, come hither, and drink libation of the flowing Soma.
1.108.8
yad i̍ndrāgnī̱ yadu̍ṣu tu̱rvaśe̍ṣu̱ yad dru̱hyuṣv anu̍ṣu pū̱ruṣu̱ sthaḥ |
ata̱ḥ pari̍ vṛṣaṇā̱v ā hi yā̱tam athā̱ soma̍sya pibataṁ su̱tasya̍ ||
If with, the Yadus, Turvaṣas, ye sojourn, with Druhyus, Anus, Pûrus, Indra-Agni! Even from thence, ye mighty Lords, come hither, and drink libations of the flowing Soma.
1.108.9
yad i̍ndrāgnī ava̱masyā̍m pṛthi̱vyām ma̍dhya̱masyā̍m para̱masyā̍m u̱ta sthaḥ |
ata̱ḥ pari̍ vṛṣaṇā̱v ā hi yā̱tam athā̱ soma̍sya pibataṁ su̱tasya̍ ||
Whether, O Indra-Agni, ye be dwelling in lowest earth, in central, or in highest. Even from thence, ye mighty Lords, come hither, and drink libations of the flowing Soma.
1.108.10
yad i̍ndrāgnī para̱masyā̍m pṛthi̱vyām ma̍dhya̱masyā̍m ava̱masyā̍m u̱ta sthaḥ |
ata̱ḥ pari̍ vṛṣaṇā̱v ā hi yā̱tam athā̱ soma̍sya pibataṁ su̱tasya̍ ||
Whether, O Indra-Agni, ye be dwelling in highest earth, in central, or in lowest, Even from thence, ye mighty Lords, come hither, and drink libations of the flowing Soma.
1.108.11
yad i̍ndrāgnī di̱vi ṣṭho yat pṛ̍thi̱vyāṁ yat parva̍te̱ṣv oṣa̍dhīṣv a̱psu |
ata̱ḥ pari̍ vṛṣaṇā̱v ā hi yā̱tam athā̱ soma̍sya pibataṁ su̱tasya̍ ||
Whether ye be in heaven, O Indra-Agni, on earth, on mountains, in the herbs, or waters, Even from thence, ye mighty Lords, come hither, and drink libations of the flowing Soma.
1.108.12
yad i̍ndrāgnī̱ udi̍tā̱ sūrya̍sya̱ madhye̍ di̱vaḥ sva̱dhayā̍ mā̱daye̍the |
ata̱ḥ pari̍ vṛṣaṇā̱v ā hi yā̱tam athā̱ soma̍sya pibataṁ su̱tasya̍ ||
If, when the Sun to the mid-heaven hath mounted, ye take delight in food, O Indra-Agni, Even from thence, ye mighty Lords, come hither, and drink libations of the flowing Soma.
1.108.13
e̱vendrā̍gnī papi̱vāṁsā̍ su̱tasya̱ viśvā̱smabhya̱ṁ saṁ ja̍yata̱ṁ dhanā̍ni |
tan no̍ mi̱tro varu̍ṇo māmahantā̱m adi̍ti̱ḥ sindhu̍ḥ pṛthi̱vī u̱ta dyauḥ ||
Thus having drunk your fill of our libation, win us all kinds of wealth, Indra and Agni. This prayer of ours may Varuṇa grant, and Mitra, and Aditi and Sindhu, Earth and Heaven.
Translations (6)
- The Hymns of the Rigveda — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, English
- Der Rig-Veda aus dem Sanskrit ins Deutsche übersetzt (HOS 33–35) — Karl Friedrich Geldner 1951, German
- Ригведа — Tatyana Yakovlevna Elizarenkova 1989, Russian
- Études védiques et pāṇinéennes (traductions) — Louis Renou 1955, French
- Rig-Veda Sanhitá — Horace Hayman Wilson 1850, English
- Rig-Veda, übersetzt und mit kritischen und erläuternden Anmerkungen versehen — Hermann Grassmann 1876, German
Commentaries (10)
- Vedārthaprakāśa (Ṛgvedabhāṣya) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedapadapāṭha — Śākalya, Sanskrit
- Ṛgarthadīpikā — Veṅkaṭamādhava, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣya (Skandasvāmin) — Skandasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣya (Udgītha) — Udgītha, Sanskrit
- Ṛgbhāṣya (Madhva) — Madhva, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitāvyākhyā — Sanskrit
- Vedabhāṣya — Mādhava, Sanskrit
- Vedabhāṣyasāra — Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣyabhūmikā — Dayānanda Sarasvatī, Sanskrit
Other recensions (1)
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- Saṃhitāpadapāṭha — Sanskrit
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