Rigveda 10.25
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 10.25
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- Sanskrit
10.25.1
bha̱draṁ no̱ api̍ vātaya̱ mano̱ dakṣa̍m u̱ta kratu̍m |
adhā̍ te sa̱khye andha̍so̱ vi vo̱ made̱ raṇa̱n gāvo̱ na yava̍se̱ viva̍kṣase ||
SEND us a good and happy mind, send energy and mental power. Then-at your glad carouse-let men joy in thy love, Sweet juice! as kine in pasture. Thou. art waxing great.
10.25.2
hṛ̱di̱spṛśa̍s ta āsate̱ viśve̍ṣu soma̱ dhāma̍su |
adhā̱ kāmā̍ i̱me mama̱ vi vo̱ made̱ vi ti̍ṣṭhante vasū̱yavo̱ viva̍kṣase ||
rn all thy forms, O Soma, rest thy powers that influence the heart. So also these my longings-at your glad carouse-spread themselves seeking riches. Thou art waxing great.
10.25.3
u̱ta vra̱tāni̍ soma te̱ prāham mi̍nāmi pā̱kyā̍ |
adhā̍ pi̱teva̍ sū̱nave̱ vi vo̱ made̍ mṛ̱ḻā no̍ a̱bhi ci̍d va̱dhād viva̍kṣase ||
Even if, O Soma, I neglect thy laws through my simplicity, Be gracious-at your glad carouse-as sire to son. Preserve us even from slaughter. T'hou. art waxing great.
10.25.4
sam u̱ pra ya̍nti dhī̱taya̱ḥ sargā̍so 'va̱tām̐ i̍va |
kratu̍ṁ naḥ soma jī̱vase̱ vi vo̱ made̍ dhā̱rayā̍ cama̱sām̐ i̍va̱ viva̍kṣase ||
Our songs in concert go to thee as streams of water to the wells. Soma, that we may live, grant-at your glad carouse-full powers of mind, like beakers. Thou art waxing great.
10.25.5
tava̱ tye so̍ma̱ śakti̍bhi̱r nikā̍māso̱ vy ṛ̍ṇvire |
gṛtsa̍sya̱ dhīrā̍s ta̱vaso̱ vi vo̱ made̍ vra̱jaṁ goma̍ntam a̱śvina̱ṁ viva̍kṣase ||
O Soma, through thy might who art skilful and strong, these longing men, These sages, have thrown open-at your glad carouse-the stall of kine and horses. Thou art waxing great
10.25.6
pa̱śuṁ na̍ḥ soma rakṣasi puru̱trā viṣṭhi̍ta̱ṁ jaga̍t |
sa̱mākṛ̍ṇoṣi jī̱vase̱ vi vo̱ made̱ viśvā̍ sa̱mpaśya̱n bhuva̍nā̱ viva̍kṣase ||
Our herds thou guardest, Soma, and the moving world spread far and wide. Thou fittest them for living,– at your glad carouse-looking upon all beings. Thou art waxing great.
10.25.7
tvaṁ na̍ḥ soma vi̱śvato̍ go̱pā adā̍bhyo bhava |
sedha̍ rāja̱nn apa̱ sridho̱ vi vo̱ made̱ mā no̍ du̱ḥśaṁsa̍ īśatā̱ viva̍kṣase ||
On all sides, Soma, be to us a Guardian ne'er to be deceived. King, drive away our foemen-at your glad carouse:-let not the wicked rule us. Thou art waxing great.
10.25.8
tvaṁ na̍ḥ soma su̱kratu̍r vayo̱dheyā̍ya jāgṛhi |
kṣe̱tra̱vitta̍ro̱ manu̍ṣo̱ vi vo̱ made̍ dru̱ho na̍ḥ pā̱hy aṁha̍so̱ viva̍kṣase ||
Be watchful, Soma, passing wise, to give us store of vital strength. More skilled than man to guide us,– at your glad carouse-save us from harm and sorrow. Thou art waxing great.
10.25.9
tvaṁ no̍ vṛtrahanta̱mendra̍syendo śi̱vaḥ sakhā̍ |
yat sī̱ṁ hava̍nte sami̱the vi vo̱ made̱ yudhya̍mānās to̱kasā̍tau̱ viva̍kṣase ||
Chief slayer of our foemen, thou, Indu, art Indra's gracious Friend, When warriors invoke him-at your glad carouse -in fight, to win them offspring. Thou art waxing great.
10.25.10
a̱yaṁ gha̱ sa tu̱ro mada̱ indra̍sya vardhata pri̱yaḥ |
a̱yaṁ ka̱kṣīva̍to ma̱ho vi vo̱ made̍ ma̱tiṁ vipra̍sya vardhaya̱d viva̍kṣase ||
Victorious is this gladdening drink: to Indra dear it grows in strength. This-at your glad carouse -enhanced the mighty hymn of the great sage Kakshîvân. Thou art waxing great.
10.25.11
a̱yaṁ viprā̍ya dā̱śuṣe̱ vājā̍m̐ iyarti̱ goma̍taḥ |
a̱yaṁ sa̱ptabhya̱ ā vara̱ṁ vi vo̱ made̱ prāndhaṁ śro̱ṇaṁ ca̍ tāriṣa̱d viva̍kṣase ||
This to the sage who offers gifts brings power that comes from wealth in kine. This, better than the seven, hath-at your glad carouse-furthered the blind, the cripple. Thou art waxing great.
Translations (6)
- 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
- Études védiques et pāṇinéennes (traductions) — Louis Renou 1955, French
- Rig-Veda Sanhitá — Horace Hayman Wilson 1850, English
- Rig-Veda, übersetzt und mit kritischen und erläuternden Anmerkungen versehen — Hermann Grassmann 1876, German
Commentaries (10)
- Vedārthaprakāśa (Ṛgvedabhāṣya) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedapadapāṭha — Śākalya, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣya (Udgītha) — Udgītha, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣya (Skandasvāmin) — Skandasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Ṛgarthadīpikā — Veṅkaṭamādhava, Sanskrit
- Ṛgbhāṣya (Madhva) — Madhva, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitāvyākhyā — Sanskrit
- Vedabhāṣya — Mādhava, Sanskrit
- Vedabhāṣyasāra — Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣyabhūmikā — Dayānanda Sarasvatī, Sanskrit
Other recensions (1)
Linked texts (2)
- Pariśiṣṭadīpaka — Nityānandapanta Parvatīya, Sanskrit
- Piṅgalachandas — Piṅgala, Sanskrit
Discussed in (12)
- A Vedic Concordance — Bloomfield 1906, English
- La religion védique d'après les hymnes du Rig-Véda — Bergaigne 1878, French
- Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, their Religion and Institutions — Muir 1858, English
- History of Indian Medicine, containing Notices, Biographical and Bibliographical, of the Āyurvedic Physicians and their Works on Medicine — Mukhopadhyaya 1923, English
- History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) — Kane 1930, English
- Vedic Metre in its Historical Development — Arnold 1905, English
- Vedic Index of Names and Subjects — Macdonell & Keith 1912, English
- Altindische Grammatik — Wackernagel & Debrunner 1896, German
- Die Hymnen des Rigveda, Bd. I: Metrische und textgeschichtliche Prolegomena — Oldenberg 1888, German
- Indian Philosophy — Radhakrishnan 1923, English
- History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. — Bag 1997, English
- Vedic Mythology — Macdonell 1897, English