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Rigveda 10.14

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 10.14

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10.14.1

pa̱re̱yi̱vāṁsa̍m pra̱vato̍ ma̱hīr anu̍ ba̱hubhya̱ḥ panthā̍m anupaspaśā̱nam |
vai̱va̱sva̱taṁ sa̱ṁgama̍na̱ṁ janā̍nāṁ ya̱maṁ rājā̍naṁ ha̱viṣā̍ duvasya ||

HONOUR the King with thine oblations, Yama, Vivasvan's Son, who gathers men together, Who travelled to the lofty heights above us, who searcbes out and shows the path to many.

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

10.14.2

ya̱mo no̍ gā̱tum pra̍tha̱mo vi̍veda̱ naiṣā gavyū̍ti̱r apa̍bharta̱vā u̍ |
yatrā̍ na̱ḥ pūrve̍ pi̱tara̍ḥ pare̱yur e̱nā ja̍jñā̱nāḥ pa̱thyā̱3̱̍ anu̱ svāḥ ||

Yama first found for us a place to dwell in: this pasture never can be taken from Us. Men born on earth tread their own paths that lead them whither our ancient Fathers have departed.

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

10.14.3

māta̍lī ka̱vyair ya̱mo aṅgi̍robhi̱r bṛha̱spati̱r ṛkva̍bhir vāvṛdhā̱naḥ |
yām̐ś ca̍ de̱vā vā̍vṛ̱dhur ye ca̍ de̱vān svāhā̱nye sva̱dhayā̱nye ma̍danti ||

Mitali prospers there with Kâvyas, Yama with Angiras' sons, Bṛihaspati with Rkvans: Exalters of the Gods, by Gods exalted, some joy in praise and some in our oblation.

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

10.14.4

i̱maṁ ya̍ma prasta̱ram ā hi sīdāṅgi̍robhiḥ pi̱tṛbhi̍ḥ saṁvidā̱naḥ |
ā tvā̱ mantrā̍ḥ kaviśa̱stā va̍hantv e̱nā rā̍jan ha̱viṣā̍ mādayasva ||

Come, seat thee on this bed of grass, O Yama, in company with Angirases and Fathers. Let texts recited by the sages bring thee O King, let this oblation make thee joyful.

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

10.14.5

aṅgi̍robhi̱r ā ga̍hi ya̱jñiye̍bhi̱r yama̍ vairū̱pair i̱ha mā̍dayasva |
viva̍svantaṁ huve̱ yaḥ pi̱tā te̱ 'smin ya̱jñe ba̱rhiṣy ā ni̱ṣadya̍ ||

Come, Yama, with the Angirases the Holy, rejoice thee here with children of Virûpa. To sit on sacred grass at this our worship, I call Vivasvan, too, thy Father hither.

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

10.14.6

aṅgi̍raso naḥ pi̱taro̱ nava̍gvā̱ atha̍rvāṇo̱ bhṛga̍vaḥ so̱myāsa̍ḥ |
teṣā̍ṁ va̱yaṁ su̍ma̱tau ya̱jñiyā̍nā̱m api̍ bha̱dre sau̍mana̱se syā̍ma ||

Our Fathers are Angirases, Navagvas, Atharvans, Bhṛigus who deserve the Soma. May these, the Holy, look on us with favour, may we enjoy their gracious loving-kindness.

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

10.14.7

prehi̱ prehi̍ pa̱thibhi̍ḥ pū̱rvyebhi̱r yatrā̍ na̱ḥ pūrve̍ pi̱tara̍ḥ pare̱yuḥ |
u̱bhā rājā̍nā sva̱dhayā̱ mada̍ntā ya̱mam pa̍śyāsi̱ varu̍ṇaṁ ca de̱vam ||

Go forth, go forth upon the ancient pathways whereon our sires of old have gone before us. 'Mere shalt thou look on both the Kings enjoying their sacred food, God Varuṇa and Yama.

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

10.14.8

saṁ ga̍cchasva pi̱tṛbhi̱ḥ saṁ ya̱mene̍ṣṭāpū̱rtena̍ para̱me vyo̍man |
hi̱tvāyā̍va̱dyam puna̱r asta̱m ehi̱ saṁ ga̍cchasva ta̱nvā̍ su̱varcā̍ḥ ||

Meet Yama, meet the Fathers, meet the merit of free or ordered acts, in highest heaven. Leave sin and evil, seek anew thy dwelling, and bright with glory wear another body.

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

10.14.9

ape̍ta̱ vī̍ta̱ vi ca̍ sarpa̱tāto̱ 'smā e̱tam pi̱taro̍ lo̱kam a̍kran |
aho̍bhir a̱dbhir a̱ktubhi̱r vya̍ktaṁ ya̱mo da̍dāty ava̱sāna̍m asmai ||

Go hence, depart ye, fly in all directions: this place for him the Fathers have provided. Yama bestows on him a place to rest in adorned with days and beams of light and waters.

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

10.14.10

ati̍ drava sārame̱yau śvānau̍ catura̱kṣau śa̱balau̍ sā̱dhunā̍ pa̱thā |
athā̍ pi̱tṝn su̍vi̱datrā̱m̐ upe̍hi ya̱mena̱ ye sa̍dha̱māda̱m mada̍nti ||

Run and outspeed the two dogs, Saramâ's offspring, brindled, four-eyed, upon thy happy pathway. Draw nigh then to the gracious-minded Fathers where they rejoice in company with Yama.

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

10.14.11

yau te̱ śvānau̍ yama rakṣi̱tārau̍ catura̱kṣau pa̍thi̱rakṣī̍ nṛ̱cakṣa̍sau |
tābhyā̍m ena̱m pari̍ dehi rājan sva̱sti cā̍smā anamī̱vaṁ ca̍ dhehi ||

And those two dogs of thine, Yama, the watchers, four-eyed, who look on men and guard the pathway,– Entrust this man, O King, to their protection, and with prosperity and health endow him.

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

10.14.12

u̱rū̱ṇa̱sāv a̍su̱tṛpā̍ udumba̱lau ya̱masya̍ dū̱tau ca̍rato̱ janā̱m̐ anu̍ |
tāv a̱smabhya̍ṁ dṛ̱śaye̱ sūryā̍ya̱ puna̍r dātā̱m asu̍m a̱dyeha bha̱dram ||

Dark-hued, insatiate, with distended nostrils, Yama's two envoys roam among the People; May they restore to us a fair existence here and to-day, that we may see the sunlight.

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

10.14.13

ya̱māya̱ soma̍ṁ sunuta ya̱māya̍ juhutā ha̱viḥ |
ya̱maṁ ha̍ ya̱jño ga̍cchaty a̱gnidū̍to̱ ara̍ṁkṛtaḥ ||

To Yama pour the Soma, bring to Yama consecrated gifts: To Yama sacrifice prepared and heralded by Agni goes.

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

10.14.14

ya̱māya̍ ghṛ̱tava̍d dha̱vir ju̱hota̱ pra ca̍ tiṣṭhata |
sa no̍ de̱veṣv ā ya̍mad dī̱rgham āyu̱ḥ pra jī̱vase̍ ||

Offer to Yama holy gifts enriched with butter, and draw near: So may he grant that we may live long days of life among the Gods.

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

10.14.15

ya̱māya̱ madhu̍mattama̱ṁ rājñe̍ ha̱vyaṁ ju̍hotana |
i̱daṁ nama̱ ṛṣi̍bhyaḥ pūrva̱jebhya̱ḥ pūrve̍bhyaḥ pathi̱kṛdbhya̍ḥ ||

Offer to Yama, to the King, oblation very rich in meath: Bow down before the Ṛishis of the ancient times, who made this path in days of old.

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

10.14.16

trika̍drukebhiḥ patati̱ ṣaḻ u̱rvīr eka̱m id bṛ̱hat |
tri̱ṣṭub gā̍ya̱trī chandā̍ṁsi̱ sarvā̱ tā ya̱ma āhi̍tā ||

Into the six Expanses flies the Great One in Trkadrukas. The Gâyatrî, the Trishṭup, all metres in Yama are contained.

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

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