Rigveda 10.60
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 10.60
- Language
- Sanskrit
10.60.1
ā jana̍ṁ tve̱ṣasa̍ṁdṛśa̱m māhī̍nānā̱m upa̍stutam |
aga̍nma̱ bibhra̍to̱ nama̍ḥ ||
BRINGING our homage we have come to one magnificent in look. Glorified of the mighty Gods
10.60.2
asa̍mātiṁ ni̱tośa̍naṁ tve̱ṣaṁ ni̍ya̱yina̱ṁ ratha̍m |
bha̱jera̍thasya̱ satpa̍tim ||
To Asâmati, spring of gifts, lord of the brave, a radiant car, The conqueror of Bhajeratha
10.60.3
yo janā̍n mahi̱ṣām̐ i̍vātita̱sthau pavī̍ravān |
u̱tāpa̍vīravān yu̱dhā ||
Who, when the spear hath armed his hand, or even weaponless o'erthrows Men strong as buffaloes in fight;
10.60.4
yasye̍kṣvā̱kur upa̍ vra̱te re̱vān ma̍rā̱yy edha̍te |
di̱vī̍va̱ pañca̍ kṛ̱ṣṭaya̍ḥ ||
Him in whose service flourishes Ikshvâku, rich and dazzling-bright. As the Five Tribes that are in heaven.
10.60.5
indra̍ kṣa̱trāsa̍mātiṣu̱ ratha̍proṣṭheṣu dhāraya |
di̱vī̍va̱ sūrya̍ṁ dṛ̱śe ||
Indra, support the princely power of Rathaproshṭhas matched by none, Even as the Sun for all to see.
10.60.6
a̱gastya̍sya̱ nadbhya̱ḥ saptī̍ yunakṣi̱ rohi̍tā |
pa̱ṇīn ny a̍kramīr a̱bhi viśvā̍n rājann arā̱dhasa̍ḥ ||
Thou for Agastya's sister's sons yokest thy pair of ruddy steeds. Thou troddest niggards under foot, all those, O King, who brought no gifts.
10.60.7
a̱yam mā̱tāyam pi̱tāyaṁ jī̱vātu̱r āga̍mat |
i̱daṁ tava̍ pra̱sarpa̍ṇa̱ṁ suba̍ndha̱v ehi̱ nir i̍hi ||
This is the mother, this the sire, this one hath come to be thy life. What brings thee forth is even this. Now come, Subandhu, get thee forth.
10.60.8
yathā̍ yu̱gaṁ va̍ra̱trayā̱ nahya̍nti dha̱ruṇā̍ya̱ kam |
e̱vā dā̍dhāra te̱ mano̍ jī̱vāta̍ve̱ na mṛ̱tyave 'tho̍ ari̱ṣṭatā̍taye ||
As with the leather thong they bind the chariot yoke to hold it fast, So have I held thy spirit fast, held it for life and not for death, held it for thy security.
10.60.9
yathe̱yam pṛ̍thi̱vī ma̱hī dā̱dhāre̱mān vana̱spatī̍n |
e̱vā dā̍dhāra te̱ mano̍ jī̱vāta̍ve̱ na mṛ̱tyave 'tho̍ ari̱ṣṭatā̍taye ||
Even as this earth, the mighty earth, holds fast the monarchs of the wood. So have I held thy spirit fast, held it for life and not for death, held it for thy security.
10.60.10
ya̱mād a̱haṁ vai̍vasva̱tāt su̱bandho̱r mana̱ ābha̍ram |
jī̱vāta̍ve̱ na mṛ̱tyave 'tho̍ ari̱ṣṭatā̍taye ||
Subandlin's spirit I have brought from Yarna, from Vivasvan's Son, Brought it for life and not for death, yea, brought it for security.
10.60.11
nya1̱̍g vāto 'va̍ vāti̱ nya̍k tapati̱ sūrya̍ḥ |
nī̱cīna̍m a̱ghnyā du̍he̱ nya̍g bhavatu te̱ rapa̍ḥ ||
The wind blows downward from on high, downward the Sun-God sends his heat, Downward the milch-cow pours her milk: so downward go thy pain and grief.
10.60.12
a̱yam me̱ hasto̱ bhaga̍vān a̱yam me̱ bhaga̍vattaraḥ |
a̱yam me̍ vi̱śvabhe̍ṣajo̱ 'yaṁ śi̱vābhi̍marśanaḥ ||
Felicitous is this mine hand, yet more felicitous is this. This hand contains all healing balms, and this makes whole with gentle touch.
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, 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 (Skandasvāmin) — Skandasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣya (Udgītha) — Udgītha, Sanskrit
- Ṛgarthadīpikā — Veṅkaṭamādhava, Sanskrit
- Ṛgbhāṣya (Madhva) — Madhva, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitāvyākhyā — Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitābhāṣya — Udgīthācārya, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasūktanirukta — Mādhava, Sanskrit
- Bhāṣya — Sanskrit
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