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Rigveda 1.163

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 1.163

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1.163.1

yad akra̍ndaḥ pratha̱maṁ jāya̍māna u̱dyan sa̍mu̱drād u̱ta vā̱ purī̍ṣāt |
śye̱nasya̍ pa̱kṣā ha̍ri̱ṇasya̍ bā̱hū u̍pa̱stutya̱m mahi̍ jā̱taṁ te̍ arvan ||

WHAT time, first springing into life, thou neighedst, proceeding from the sea or upper waters, Limbs of the deer hadst thou, and eagle pinions. O Steed, thy birth is nigh and must be lauded.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.163.2

ya̱mena̍ da̱ttaṁ tri̱ta e̍nam āyuna̱g indra̍ eṇam pratha̱mo adhy a̍tiṣṭhat |
ga̱ndha̱rvo a̍sya raśa̱nām a̍gṛbhṇā̱t sūrā̱d aśva̍ṁ vasavo̱ nir a̍taṣṭa ||

This Steed which Yama gave hath Trita harnessed, and him, the first of all, hath Indra mounted. His bridle the Gandharva grasped. O Vasus, from out the Sun ye fashioned forth the Courser.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.163.3

asi̍ ya̱mo asy ā̍di̱tyo a̍rva̱nn asi̍ tri̱to guhye̍na vra̱tena̍ |
asi̱ some̍na sa̱mayā̱ vipṛ̍kta ā̱hus te̱ trīṇi̍ di̱vi bandha̍nāni ||

Yama art thou, O Horse; thou art Âditya; Trita art thou by secret operation. Thou art divided thoroughly from Soma. They say thou hast three bonds in heaven that hold thee.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.163.4

trīṇi̍ ta āhur di̱vi bandha̍nāni̱ trīṇy a̱psu trīṇy a̱ntaḥ sa̍mu̱dre |
u̱teva̍ me̱ varu̍ṇaś chantsy arva̱n yatrā̍ ta ā̱huḥ pa̍ra̱maṁ ja̱nitra̍m ||

Three bonds, they say, thou hast in heaven that bind thee, three in the waters, three within the ocean. To me thou seernest Varuṇa , O Courser, there where they say is thy sublimest birth-place.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.163.5

i̱mā te̍ vājinn ava̱mārja̍nānī̱mā śa̱phānā̍ṁ sani̱tur ni̱dhānā̍ |
atrā̍ te bha̱drā ra̍śa̱nā a̍paśyam ṛ̱tasya̱ yā a̍bhi̱rakṣa̍nti go̱pāḥ ||

Here-, Courser, are the places where they groomed thee, here are the traces of thy hoofs as winner. Here have I seen the auspicious reins that guide thee, which those who guard the holy Law keep safely.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.163.6

ā̱tmāna̍ṁ te̱ mana̍sā̱rād a̍jānām a̱vo di̱vā pa̱taya̍ntam pata̱ṁgam |
śiro̍ apaśyam pa̱thibhi̍ḥ su̱gebhi̍r are̱ṇubhi̱r jeha̍mānam pata̱tri ||

Thyself from far I recognized in spirit,– a Bird that from below flew through the heaven. I saw thy head still soaring, striving upward by paths unsoiled by dust, pleasant to travel.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.163.7

atrā̍ te rū̱pam u̍tta̱mam a̍paśya̱ṁ jigī̍ṣamāṇam i̱ṣa ā pa̱de goḥ |
ya̱dā te̱ marto̱ anu̱ bhoga̱m āna̱ḻ ād id grasi̍ṣṭha̱ oṣa̍dhīr ajīgaḥ ||

Here I beheld thy form, matchless in glory, eager to win thee food at the Cow's station. Whene'er a man brings thee to thine enjoyment, thou swallowest the plants most greedy eater.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.163.8

anu̍ tvā̱ ratho̱ anu̱ maryo̍ arva̱nn anu̱ gāvo 'nu̱ bhaga̍ḥ ka̱nīnā̍m |
anu̱ vrātā̍sa̱s tava̍ sa̱khyam ī̍yu̱r anu̍ de̱vā ma̍mire vī̱rya̍ṁ te ||

After thee, Courser, come the car, the bridegroom, the kine come after, and the charm of maidens. Full companies have followed for thy friendship: the pattern of thy vigour Gods have copied.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.163.9

hira̍ṇyaśṛ̱ṅgo 'yo̍ asya̱ pādā̱ mano̍javā̱ ava̍ra̱ indra̍ āsīt |
de̱vā id a̍sya havi̱radya̍m āya̱n yo arva̍ntam pratha̱mo a̱dhyati̍ṣṭhat ||

Horns made of gold hath he: his feet are iron: less fleet than he, though swift as thought, is Indra. The Gods have come that they may taste the oblation of him who mounted, first of all, the Courser.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.163.10

ī̱rmāntā̍sa̱ḥ sili̍kamadhyamāsa̱ḥ saṁ śūra̍ṇāso di̱vyāso̱ atyā̍ḥ |
ha̱ṁsā i̍va śreṇi̱śo ya̍tante̱ yad ākṣi̍ṣur di̱vyam ajma̱m aśvā̍ḥ ||

Symmetrical in flank, with rounded haunches, mettled like heroes, the Celestial Coursers Put forth their strength, like swans in lengthened order, when they, the Steeds, have reached the heavenly causeway.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.163.11

tava̱ śarī̍ram patayi̱ṣṇv a̍rva̱n tava̍ ci̱ttaṁ vāta̍ iva̱ dhrajī̍mān |
tava̱ śṛṅgā̍ṇi̱ viṣṭhi̍tā puru̱trāra̍ṇyeṣu̱ jarbhu̍rāṇā caranti ||

A body formed for flight hast thou, O Charger; swift as the wind in motion is thy spirit. Thy horns are spread abroad in all directions: they move with restless beat in wildernesses.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.163.12

upa̱ prāgā̱c chasa̍naṁ vā̱jy arvā̍ deva̱drīcā̱ mana̍sā̱ dīdhyā̍naḥ |
a̱jaḥ pu̱ro nī̍yate̱ nābhi̍r a̱syānu̍ pa̱ścāt ka̱vayo̍ yanti re̱bhāḥ ||

The strong Steed hath come forward to the slaughter, pondering with a mind directed God-ward. The goat who is his kin is led before him the sages and the singers follow after.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.163.13

upa̱ prāgā̍t para̱maṁ yat sa̱dhastha̱m arvā̱m̐ acchā̍ pi̱tara̍m mā̱tara̍ṁ ca |
a̱dyā de̱vāñ juṣṭa̍tamo̱ hi ga̱myā athā śā̍ste dā̱śuṣe̱ vāryā̍ṇi ||

The Steed is come unto the noblest mansion, is come unto his Father and his Mother. This day shall he approach the Gods, most welcome: then he declares good gifts to him who offers.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

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