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Rigveda 1.179

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 1.179

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Sanskrit

1.179.1

pū̱rvīr a̱haṁ śa̱rada̍ḥ śaśramā̱ṇā do̱ṣā vasto̍r u̱ṣaso̍ ja̱raya̍ntīḥ |
mi̱nāti̱ śriya̍ṁ jari̱mā ta̱nūnā̱m apy ū̱ nu patnī̱r vṛṣa̍ṇo jagamyuḥ ||

'Through many autumns have I toiled and laboured, at night and morn, through age-inducing dawnings. Old age impairs the beauty of our bodies. Let husbands still come near unto their spouses.

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

1.179.2

ye ci̱d dhi pūrva̍ ṛta̱sāpa̱ āsa̍n sā̱kaṁ de̱vebhi̱r ava̍dann ṛ̱tāni̍ |
te ci̱d avā̍sur na̱hy anta̍m ā̱puḥ sam ū̱ nu patnī̱r vṛṣa̍bhir jagamyuḥ ||

For even the men aforetime, law-fulfillers, who with the Gods declared eternal statutes,– – They have decided, but have not accomplished: so now let wives come near unto their husbands.

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

1.179.3

na mṛṣā̍ śrā̱ntaṁ yad ava̍nti de̱vā viśvā̱ it spṛdho̍ a̱bhy a̍śnavāva |
jayā̱ved atra̍ śa̱tanī̍tham ā̱jiṁ yat sa̱myañcā̍ mithu̱nāv a̱bhy ajā̍va ||

Non inutilis est labor cui Dii favent: nos omnes aemulos et aemulas vincamus. Superemus in hac centum artium pugna in qua duas partes convenientes utrinque commovemus.

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

1.179.4

na̱dasya̍ mā rudha̱taḥ kāma̱ āga̍nn i̱ta ājā̍to a̱muta̱ḥ kuta̍ś cit |
lopā̍mudrā̱ vṛṣa̍ṇa̱ṁ nī ri̍ṇāti̱ dhīra̱m adhī̍rā dhayati śva̱santa̍m ||

Cupido me cepit illius tauri (viri) qui me despicit, utrum hinc utrum illinc ab aliqua parte nata sit. Lopamudra taurum (maritum suum) ad se detrahit: insipiens illa sapientem anhelantem absorbet.

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

1.179.5

i̱maṁ nu soma̱m anti̍to hṛ̱tsu pī̱tam upa̍ bruve |
yat sī̱m āga̍ś cakṛ̱mā tat su mṛ̍ḻatu pulu̱kāmo̱ hi martya̍ḥ ||

This Soma I address that is most near us, that which hath been imbibed within the spirit, To pardon any sins we have committed. Verily mortal man is full of longings.

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

1.179.6

a̱gastya̱ḥ khana̍mānaḥ kha̱nitrai̍ḥ pra̱jām apa̍tya̱m bala̍m i̱cchamā̍naḥ |
u̱bhau varṇā̱v ṛṣi̍r u̱graḥ pu̍poṣa sa̱tyā de̱veṣv ā̱śiṣo̍ jagāma ||

Agastya thus, toiling with strong endeavour, wishing for children, progeny and power, Cherished – a sage of mighty strength – both classes, and with the Gods obtained his prayer's fulfilment.

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

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