Rigveda 10.30
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 10.30
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- Sanskrit
10.30.1
pra de̍va̱trā brahma̍ṇe gā̱tur e̍tv a̱po acchā̱ mana̍so̱ na prayu̍kti |
ma̱hīm mi̱trasya̱ varu̍ṇasya dhā̱sim pṛ̍thu̱jraya̍se rīradhā suvṛ̱ktim ||
As 'twere with swift exertion of the spirit, let the priest speed to the celestial Waters, The glorious food of Varuṇa and Mitra. To him who spreadeth far this laud I offer.
10.30.2
adhva̍ryavo ha̱viṣma̍nto̱ hi bhū̱tācchā̱pa i̍tośa̱tīr u̍śantaḥ |
ava̱ yāś caṣṭe̍ aru̱ṇaḥ su̍pa̱rṇas tam āsya̍dhvam ū̱rmim a̱dyā su̍hastāḥ ||
Adhvaryus, he ye ready with oblations,, and come with longing to the longing Waters, Down on which looks the. purple-tinted Eagle. Pour ye that flowing wave this day, deft-handed.
10.30.3
adhva̍ryavo̱ 'pa i̍tā samu̱dram a̱pāṁ napā̍taṁ ha̱viṣā̍ yajadhvam |
sa vo̍ dadad ū̱rmim a̱dyā supū̍ta̱ṁ tasmai̱ soma̱m madhu̍mantaṁ sunota ||
Go to the reservoir, O ye Adhvaryus worship the Waters' Child with your oblations. A consecrated wave he now will give you, so press for him the Soma rich in sweetness.
10.30.4
yo a̍ni̱dhmo dīda̍yad a̱psv a1̱̍ntar yaṁ viprā̍sa̱ īḻa̍te adhva̱reṣu̍ |
apā̍ṁ napā̱n madhu̍matīr a̱po dā̱ yābhi̱r indro̍ vāvṛ̱dhe vī̱ryā̍ya ||
He who shines bright in floods, unfed with fuel, whom sages worship at their sacrifices: Give waters rich in sweets, Child of the Waters, even those which gave heroic might to Indra:
10.30.5
yābhi̱ḥ somo̱ moda̍te̱ harṣa̍te ca kalyā̱ṇībhi̍r yuva̱tibhi̱r na marya̍ḥ |
tā a̍dhvaryo a̱po acchā̱ pare̍hi̱ yad ā̍si̱ñcā oṣa̍dhībhiḥ punītāt ||
Those in which Soma joys and is delighted, as a young man with fair and pleasant damsels. Go thou unto those Waters, O Adhvaryu, and purify with herbs what thou infusest.
10.30.6
e̱ved yūne̍ yuva̱tayo̍ namanta̱ yad ī̍m u̱śann u̍śa̱tīr ety accha̍ |
saṁ jā̍nate̱ mana̍sā̱ saṁ ci̍kitre 'dhva̱ryavo̍ dhi̱ṣaṇāpa̍ś ca de̱vīḥ ||
So maidens bow before the youthful gallant who comes with love to them who yearn to meet him. In heart accordant and in wish one-minded are the Adhvaryus and the heavenly Waters.
10.30.7
yo vo̍ vṛ̱tābhyo̱ akṛ̍ṇod u lo̱kaṁ yo vo̍ ma̱hyā a̱bhiśa̍ste̱r amu̍ñcat |
tasmā̱ indrā̍ya̱ madhu̍mantam ū̱rmiṁ de̍va̱māda̍na̱m pra hi̍ṇotanāpaḥ ||
He who made room for you when fast imprisoned, who freed you from the mighty imprecation,– Even to that Indra send the meath-rich current, the wave that gratifies the Gods, O Waters.
10.30.8
prāsmai̍ hinota̱ madhu̍mantam ū̱rmiṁ garbho̱ yo va̍ḥ sindhavo̱ madhva̱ utsa̍ḥ |
ghṛ̱tapṛ̍ṣṭha̱m īḍya̍m adhva̱reṣv āpo̍ revatīḥ śṛṇu̱tā hava̍m me ||
Send forth to him the meath-rich wave, O Rivers, which is your offspring and a well of sweetness, Oil-balmed, to be implored at sacrifices. Ye wealthy Waters, hear mine invocation.
10.30.9
taṁ si̍ndhavo matsa̱ram i̍ndra̱pāna̍m ū̱rmim pra he̍ta̱ ya u̱bhe iya̍rti |
ma̱da̱cyuta̍m auśā̱naṁ na̍bho̱jām pari̍ tri̱tantu̍ṁ vi̱cara̍nta̱m utsa̍m ||
Send forth the rapture-giving wave, O Rivers, which Indra drinks, which sets the Twain in motion; The well that springeth from the clouds, desirous, that wandereth triple-formed, distilling transport.
10.30.10
ā̱varvṛ̍tatī̱r adha̱ nu dvi̱dhārā̍ goṣu̱yudho̱ na ni̍ya̱vaṁ cara̍ntīḥ |
ṛṣe̱ jani̍trī̱r bhuva̍nasya̱ patnī̍r a̱po va̍ndasva sa̱vṛdha̱ḥ sayo̍nīḥ ||
These winding Streams which with their double current, like cattle-raiders, seek the lower pastures,– Waters which dwell together, thrive together, Queens, Mothers of the world, these, Ṛishi, honour.
10.30.11
hi̱notā̍ no adhva̱raṁ de̍vaya̱jyā hi̱nota̱ brahma̍ sa̱naye̱ dhanā̍nām |
ṛ̱tasya̱ yoge̱ vi ṣya̍dhva̱m ūdha̍ḥ śruṣṭī̱varī̍r bhūtanā̱smabhya̍m āpaḥ ||
Send forth our sacrifice with holy worship send forth the hymn and prayer for gain of riches. For need of sacrifice disclose the udder. Give gracious hearing to our call, O Waters.
10.30.12
āpo̍ revatī̱ḥ kṣaya̍thā̱ hi vasva̱ḥ kratu̍ṁ ca bha̱dram bi̍bhṛ̱thāmṛta̍ṁ ca |
rā̱yaś ca̱ stha sva̍pa̱tyasya̱ patnī̱ḥ sara̍svatī̱ tad gṛ̍ṇa̱te vayo̍ dhāt ||
For, wealthy Waters, ye control all treasures: ye bring auspicious intellect and Amrit. Ye are the Queens of independent riches Sarasvatî give full life to the singer!
10.30.13
prati̱ yad āpo̱ adṛ̍śram āya̱tīr ghṛ̱tam payā̍ṁsi̱ bibhra̍tī̱r madhū̍ni |
a̱dhva̱ryubhi̱r mana̍sā saṁvidā̱nā indrā̍ya̱ soma̱ṁ suṣu̍ta̱m bhara̍ntīḥ ||
When I behold the Waters coming hither, carrying with them milk and mcath and butter, Bearing the well-pressed Soma juice to Indra, they harmonize in spirit with Adhvaryus.
10.30.14
emā a̍gman re̱vatī̍r jī̱vadha̍nyā̱ adhva̍ryavaḥ sā̱daya̍tā sakhāyaḥ |
ni ba̱rhiṣi̍ dhattana somyāso̱ 'pāṁ naptrā̍ saṁvidā̱nāsa̍ enāḥ ||
Rich, they are come with wealth for living beings, O friends, Adhvaryus, seat them in their places. Seat them on holy grass, ye Soma-bringers in harmony with the Offspring of the Waters.
10.30.15
āgma̱nn āpa̍ uśa̱tīr ba̱rhir edaṁ ny a̍dhva̱re a̍sadan deva̱yantī̍ḥ |
adhva̍ryavaḥ sunu̱tendrā̍ya̱ soma̱m abhū̍d u vaḥ su̱śakā̍ devaya̱jyā ||
Now to this grass are come the longing Waters: the Pious Ones are seated at our worship. Adbvaryus, press the Soma juice for Indra so will the service of the Gods be easy.
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, übersetzt und mit kritischen und erläuternden Anmerkungen versehen — Hermann Grassmann 1876, German
- Rig-Veda Sanhitá — Horace Hayman Wilson 1850, English
Commentaries (10)
- Vedārthaprakāśa (Ṛgvedabhāṣya) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedapadapāṭha — Śākalya, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣya (Udgītha) — Udgītha, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitābhāṣya — Udgīthācārya, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣya (Skandasvāmin) — Skandasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Ṛgarthadīpikā — Veṅkaṭamādhava, Sanskrit
- Ṛgbhāṣya (Madhva) — Madhva, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitāvyākhyā — Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasūktanirukta — Mādhava, Sanskrit
- Bhāṣya — Sanskrit
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