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Rigveda 1.186

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 1.186

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Sanskrit

1.186.1

ā na̱ iḻā̍bhir vi̱dathe̍ suśa̱sti vi̱śvāna̍raḥ savi̱tā de̱va e̍tu |
api̱ yathā̍ yuvāno̱ matsa̍thā no̱ viśva̱ṁ jaga̍d abhipi̱tve ma̍nī̱ṣā ||

LOVED of all men, may Savitar, through praises offered as sacred food, come to our synod, That you too, through-our hymn, ye ever-youthful, may gladden, at your visit, all our people.

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

1.186.2

ā no̱ viśva̱ āskrā̍ gamantu de̱vā mi̱tro a̍rya̱mā varu̍ṇaḥ sa̱joṣā̍ḥ |
bhuva̱n yathā̍ no̱ viśve̍ vṛ̱dhāsa̱ḥ kara̍n su̱ṣāhā̍ vithu̱raṁ na śava̍ḥ ||

To us may all the Gods come trooped together, Aryaman, Mitra, Varuṇa concordant, That all may be promoters of our welfare, and with great might preserve our strength from slackness.

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

1.186.3

preṣṭha̍ṁ vo̱ ati̍thiṁ gṛṇīṣe̱ 'gniṁ śa̱stibhi̍s tu̱rvaṇi̍ḥ sa̱joṣā̍ḥ |
asa̱d yathā̍ no̱ varu̍ṇaḥ sukī̱rtir iṣa̍ś ca parṣad arigū̱rtaḥ sū̱riḥ ||

Agni I sing, the guest you love most dearly: the Conqueror through our lauds is friendly-minded. That he may be our Varuṇa rich in glory and send food like a prince praised by the godly.

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

1.186.4

upa̍ va̱ eṣe̱ nama̍sā jigī̱ṣoṣāsā̱naktā̍ su̱dughe̍va dhe̱nuḥ |
sa̱mā̱ne aha̍n vi̱mimā̍no a̱rkaṁ viṣu̍rūpe̱ paya̍si̱ sasmi̱nn ūdha̍n ||

To you I seek with reverence, Night and Morning, like a cow good to milk, with hope to conquer, Preparing on a common day the praise. song with milk of various hues within this udder.

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

1.186.5

u̱ta no 'hi̍r bu̱dhnyo̱3̱̍ maya̍s ka̱ḥ śiśu̱ṁ na pi̱pyuṣī̍va veti̱ sindhu̍ḥ |
yena̱ napā̍tam a̱pāṁ ju̱nāma̍ mano̱juvo̱ vṛṣa̍ṇo̱ yaṁ vaha̍nti ||

May the great Dragon of the Deep rejoice us: as one who nourishes her young comes Sindhu, With whom we will incite the Child of Waters whom vigorous course swift as thought bring hither.

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

1.186.6

u̱ta na̍ ī̱ṁ tvaṣṭā ga̱ntv acchā̱ smat sū̱ribhi̍r abhipi̱tve sa̱joṣā̍ḥ |
ā vṛ̍tra̱hendra̍ś carṣaṇi̱prās tu̱viṣṭa̍mo na̱rāṁ na̍ i̱ha ga̍myāḥ ||

Moreover Tvashṭar also shall approach us, one-minded with the princes at his visit. Hither shall come the Vṛitra-slayer Indra, Ruler of men, as strongest of the Heroes.

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

1.186.7

u̱ta na̍ īm ma̱tayo 'śva̍yogā̱ḥ śiśu̱ṁ na gāva̱s taru̍ṇaṁ rihanti |
tam ī̱ṁ giro̱ jana̍yo̱ na patnī̍ḥ sura̱bhiṣṭa̍maṁ na̱rāṁ na̍santa ||

Him too our hymns delight, that yoke swift horses, like mother cows who lick their tender youngling. To him our songs shall yield themselves like spouses, to him the most delightful of the Heroes.

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

1.186.8

u̱ta na̍ īm ma̱ruto̍ vṛ̱ddhase̍nā̱ḥ smad roda̍sī̱ sama̍nasaḥ sadantu |
pṛṣa̍daśvāso̱ 'vana̍yo̱ na rathā̍ ri̱śāda̍so mitra̱yujo̱ na de̱vāḥ ||

So may the Maruts, armed with mighty weapons, rest here on heaven and earth with hearts in concord, As Gods whose cars have dappled steeds like torrents, destroyers of the foe allies of Mitra.

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

1.186.9

pra nu yad e̍ṣām mahi̱nā ci̍ki̱tre pra yu̍ñjate pra̱yuja̱s te su̍vṛ̱kti |
adha̱ yad e̍ṣāṁ su̱dine̱ na śaru̱r viśva̱m eri̍ṇam pruṣā̱yanta̱ senā̍ḥ ||

They hasten on to happy termination their orders when they are made known by glory. As on a fair bright day the arrow flieth o'er all the barren soil their missiles sparkle.

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

1.186.10

pro a̱śvinā̱v ava̍se kṛṇudhva̱m pra pū̱ṣaṇa̱ṁ svata̍vaso̱ hi santi̍ |
a̱dve̱ṣo viṣṇu̱r vāta̍ ṛbhu̱kṣā acchā̍ su̱mnāya̍ vavṛtīya de̱vān ||

Incline the Aṣvins to show grace, and Pûshan, for power and might have they, their own possession. Friendly are Vishṇu, Vâta, and Ṛibhukshan so may I bring the Gods to make us happy.

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

1.186.11

i̱yaṁ sā vo̍ a̱sme dīdhi̍tir yajatrā api̱prāṇī̍ ca̱ sada̍nī ca bhūyāḥ |
ni yā de̱veṣu̱ yata̍te vasū̱yur vi̱dyāme̱ṣaṁ vṛ̱jana̍ṁ jī̱radā̍num ||

This is my reverent thought of you, ye Holy; may it inspire you, make you dwell among us,– Thought, toiling for the Gods and seeking treasure. May we find strengthening food in full abundance.

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

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