Rigveda 1.3
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 1.3
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.3.1
aśvi̍nā̱ yajva̍rī̱r iṣo̱ drava̍tpāṇī̱ śubha̍s patī |
puru̍bhujā cana̱syata̍m ||
YE Aṣvins, rich in treasure, Lords of splendour, having nimble hands, Accept the sacrificial food.
1.3.2
aśvi̍nā̱ puru̍daṁsasā̱ narā̱ śavī̍rayā dhi̱yā |
dhiṣṇyā̱ vana̍ta̱ṁ gira̍ḥ ||
Ye Aṣvins, rich in wondrous deeds, ye heroes worthy of our praise, Accept our songs with mighty thought.
1.3.3
dasrā̍ yu̱vāka̍vaḥ su̱tā nāsa̍tyā vṛ̱ktaba̍rhiṣaḥ |
ā yā̍taṁ rudravartanī ||
Nisatyas, wonder-workers, yours arc these libations with clipt grass: Come ye whose paths are red with flame.
1.3.4
indrā yā̍hi citrabhāno su̱tā i̱me tvā̱yava̍ḥ |
aṇvī̍bhi̱s tanā̍ pū̱tāsa̍ḥ ||
O Indra marvellously bright, come, these libations long for thee, Thus by fine fingers purified.
1.3.5
indrā yā̍hi dhi̱yeṣi̱to vipra̍jūtaḥ su̱tāva̍taḥ |
upa̱ brahmā̍ṇi vā̱ghata̍ḥ ||
Urged by the holy singer, sped by song, come, Indra, to the prayers, Of the libation-pouring priest.
1.3.6
indrā yā̍hi̱ tūtu̍jāna̱ upa̱ brahmā̍ṇi harivaḥ |
su̱te da̍dhiṣva na̱ś cana̍ḥ ||
Approach, O Indra, hasting thee, Lord of Bay Horses, to the prayers. In our libation take delight.
1.3.7
omā̍saś carṣaṇīdhṛto̱ viśve̍ devāsa̱ ā ga̍ta |
dā̱śvāṁso̍ dā̱śuṣa̍ḥ su̱tam ||
Ye Viṣvedevas, who protect, reward, and cherish men, approach Your worshipper's drink-offering.
1.3.8
viśve̍ de̱vāso̍ a̱ptura̍ḥ su̱tam ā ga̍nta̱ tūrṇa̍yaḥ |
u̱srā i̍va̱ svasa̍rāṇi ||
Ye Viṣvedevas, swift at work, come hither quickly to the draught, As milch-kine hasten to their stalls.
1.3.9
viśve̍ de̱vāso̍ a̱sridha̱ ehi̍māyāso a̱druha̍ḥ |
medha̍ṁ juṣanta̱ vahna̍yaḥ ||
The Viṣvedevas, changing shape like serpents, fearless, void of guile, Bearers, accept the sacred draught
1.3.10
pā̱va̱kā na̱ḥ sara̍svatī̱ vāje̍bhir vā̱jinī̍vatī |
ya̱jñaṁ va̍ṣṭu dhi̱yāva̍suḥ ||
Wealthy in spoil, enriched with hymns, may bright Sarsavad desire, With eager love, our sacrifice.
1.3.11
co̱da̱yi̱trī sū̱nṛtā̍nā̱ṁ ceta̍ntī sumatī̱nām |
ya̱jñaṁ da̍dhe̱ sara̍svatī ||
Inciter of all pleasant songs, inspirer o all gracious thought, Sarasvatî accept our rite
1.3.12
ma̱ho arṇa̱ḥ sara̍svatī̱ pra ce̍tayati ke̱tunā̍ |
dhiyo̱ viśvā̱ vi rā̍jati ||
Sarasvatî, the mighty flood,– she with be light illuminates, She brightens every pious thought.
Translations (5)
- 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
- Rig-Veda Sanhitá — Horace Hayman Wilson 1850, English
- Rig-Veda, übersetzt und mit kritischen und erläuternden Anmerkungen versehen — Hermann Grassmann 1876, German
Commentaries (2)
- Ṛgvedapadapāṭha — Śākalya, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣya (Skandasvāmin) — Skandasvāmin, Sanskrit