Rigveda 10.65
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 10.65
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- Sanskrit
10.65.1
a̱gnir indro̱ varu̍ṇo mi̱tro a̍rya̱mā vā̱yuḥ pū̱ṣā sara̍svatī sa̱joṣa̍saḥ |
ā̱di̱tyā viṣṇu̍r ma̱ruta̱ḥ sva̍r bṛ̱hat somo̍ ru̱dro adi̍ti̱r brahma̍ṇa̱s pati̍ḥ ||
MAY Agni, Indra, Mitra, Varuṇa consent, Aryaman, Vâyu, Pûshan, and Sarasvatî, Âdityas, Maruts, Vishṇu, Soma, lofty Sky, Rudra and Aditi, and Brahmaṇaspati.
10.65.2
i̱ndrā̱gnī vṛ̍tra̱hatye̍ṣu̱ satpa̍tī mi̱tho hi̍nvā̱nā ta̱nvā̱3̱̍ samo̍kasā |
a̱ntari̍kṣa̱m mahy ā pa̍pru̱r oja̍sā̱ somo̍ ghṛta̱śrīr ma̍hi̱māna̍m ī̱raya̍n ||
Indra and Agni, Hero-lords when Vṛitra fell, dwelling together, speeding emulously on, And Soma blent with oil, putting his greatness forth, have with their power filled full the mighty firmament.
10.65.3
teṣā̱ṁ hi ma̱hnā ma̍ha̱tām a̍na̱rvaṇā̱ṁ stomā̱m̐ iya̍rmy ṛta̱jñā ṛ̍tā̱vṛdhā̍m |
ye a̍psa̱vam a̍rṇa̱vaṁ ci̱trarā̍dhasa̱s te no̍ rāsantām ma̱haye̍ sumi̱tryāḥ ||
Skilled in the Law I lift the hymn of praise to these, Law-strengtheners, unassailed, and great in majesty. These in their wondrous bounty send the watery sea: may they as kindly Friends send gifts to make us great.
10.65.4
sva̍rṇaram a̱ntari̍kṣāṇi roca̱nā dyāvā̱bhūmī̍ pṛthi̱vīṁ ska̍mbhu̱r oja̍sā |
pṛ̱kṣā i̍va ma̱haya̍ntaḥ surā̱tayo̍ de̱vāḥ sta̍vante̱ manu̍ṣāya sū̱raya̍ḥ ||
They with their might have stayed Heaven, Earth, and Pṛithivî, the Lord of Light, the firmament, – the lustrous spheres. Even as fleet-foot steeds who make their masters glad, the princely Gods are praised, most bountiful to man.
10.65.5
mi̱trāya̍ śikṣa̱ varu̍ṇāya dā̱śuṣe̱ yā sa̱mrājā̱ mana̍sā̱ na pra̱yuccha̍taḥ |
yayo̱r dhāma̱ dharma̍ṇā̱ roca̍te bṛ̱had yayo̍r u̱bhe roda̍sī̱ nādha̍sī̱ vṛtau̍ ||
Bring gifts to Mitra and to Varuṇa who, Lords of all, in spirit never fail the worshipper, Whose statute shines on high through everlasting Law, whose places of sure refuge are the heavens and earth.
10.65.6
yā gaur va̍rta̱nim pa̱ryeti̍ niṣkṛ̱tam payo̱ duhā̍nā vrata̱nīr a̍vā̱rata̍ḥ |
sā pra̍bruvā̱ṇā varu̍ṇāya dā̱śuṣe̍ de̱vebhyo̍ dāśad dha̱viṣā̍ vi̱vasva̍te ||
The cow who yielding milk goes her appointed way hither to us as leader of holy rites, Speaking aloud to Varuṇa and the worshipper, shall with oblation serve Vivasvan and the Gods.
10.65.7
di̱vakṣa̍so agniji̱hvā ṛ̍tā̱vṛdha̍ ṛ̱tasya̱ yoni̍ṁ vimṛ̱śanta̍ āsate |
dyāṁ ska̍bhi̱tvy a1̱̍pa ā ca̍kru̱r oja̍sā ya̱jñaṁ ja̍ni̱tvī ta̱nvī̱3̱̍ ni mā̍mṛjuḥ ||
The Gods whose tongue is Agni dwell in heaven, and sit, aiders of Law, reflecting, in the seat of Law. They propped up heaven and then brought waters with their might, got sacrifice and in a body made it fair.
10.65.8
pa̱ri̱kṣitā̍ pi̱tarā̍ pūrva̱jāva̍rī ṛ̱tasya̱ yonā̍ kṣayata̱ḥ samo̍kasā |
dyāvā̍pṛthi̱vī varu̍ṇāya̱ savra̍te ghṛ̱tava̱t payo̍ mahi̱ṣāya̍ pinvataḥ ||
Born in the oldest time, the Parents dwelling round are sharers of one mansion in the home of Law. Bound by their common vow Dyaus, Pṛithivî stream forth the moisture rich in oil to Varuṇa the Steer.
10.65.9
pa̱rjanyā̱vātā̍ vṛṣa̱bhā pu̍rī̱ṣiṇe̍ndravā̱yū varu̍ṇo mi̱tro a̍rya̱mā |
de̱vām̐ ā̍di̱tyām̐ adi̍tiṁ havāmahe̱ ye pārthi̍vāso di̱vyāso̍ a̱psu ye ||
Parjanya, Vâta, mighty, senders of the rain, Indra and Vâyu, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman: We call on Aditi, Âdityas, and the Gods, those who are on the earth, in waters, and in heaven.
10.65.10
tvaṣṭā̍raṁ vā̱yum ṛ̍bhavo̱ ya oha̍te̱ daivyā̱ hotā̍rā u̱ṣasa̍ṁ sva̱staye̍ |
bṛha̱spati̍ṁ vṛtrakhā̱daṁ su̍me̱dhasa̍m indri̱yaṁ soma̍ṁ dhana̱sā u̍ īmahe ||
Tvashṭar and Vâyu, those who count as Ṛibhus, both celestial Hotar-priests, and Dawn for happiness, Winners of wealth, we call, and wise Bṛihaspati, destroyer of our foes, and Soma Indra's Friend.
10.65.11
brahma̱ gām aśva̍ṁ ja̱naya̍nta̱ oṣa̍dhī̱r vana̱spatī̍n pṛthi̱vīm parva̍tām̐ a̱paḥ |
sūrya̍ṁ di̱vi ro̱haya̍ntaḥ su̱dāna̍va̱ āryā̍ vra̱tā vi̍sṛ̱janto̱ adhi̱ kṣami̍ ||
They generated prayer, the cow, the horse, the plants, the forest trees, the earth, the waters, and the hills. These very bounteous Gods made the Sun mount to heaven, and spread the righteous laws of Aryas o'er the land.
10.65.12
bhu̱jyum aṁha̍saḥ pipṛtho̱ nir a̍śvinā̱ śyāva̍m pu̱traṁ va̍dhrima̱tyā a̍jinvatam |
ka̱ma̱dyuva̍ṁ vima̱dāyo̍hathur yu̱vaṁ vi̍ṣṇā̱pva1̱̍ṁ viśva̍kā̱yāva̍ sṛjathaḥ ||
O Aṣvins, ye delivered Bhujyu from distress, ye animated Ṣyâva, Vadhrimatî's son. To Vimada ye brought his consort Kamadyû, and gave his lost Vishṇâpû back to Viṣvaka.
10.65.13
pāvī̍ravī tanya̱tur eka̍pād a̱jo di̱vo dha̱rtā sindhu̱r āpa̍ḥ samu̱driya̍ḥ |
viśve̍ de̱vāsa̍ḥ śṛṇava̱n vacā̍ṁsi me̱ sara̍svatī sa̱ha dhī̱bhiḥ pura̍ṁdhyā ||
Thunder, the lightning's daughter, Aja-Ekapad, heaven's bearer, Sindhu, and the waters of the sea: Hear all the Gods my words, Sarasvatî give ear together with Purandhi and with Holy Thoughts.
10.65.14
viśve̍ de̱vāḥ sa̱ha dhī̱bhiḥ pura̍ṁdhyā̱ mano̱r yaja̍trā a̱mṛtā̍ ṛta̱jñāḥ |
rā̱ti̱ṣāco̍ abhi̱ṣāca̍ḥ sva̱rvida̱ḥ sva1̱̍r giro̱ brahma̍ sū̱ktaṁ ju̍ṣerata ||
With Holy Thoughts and with Purandhi may all Gods, knowing the Law immortal, Manu's Holy Ones, Boon-givers, favourers, finders of light, and Heaven, with gracious love accept my songs, my prayer, my hymn.
10.65.15
de̱vān vasi̍ṣṭho a̱mṛtā̍n vavande̱ ye viśvā̱ bhuva̍nā̱bhi pra̍ta̱sthuḥ |
te no̍ rāsantām urugā̱yam a̱dya yū̱yam pā̍ta sva̱stibhi̱ḥ sadā̍ naḥ ||
Immortal Gods have I, Vasishṭha, lauded, Gods set on high above all other beings. May they this day grant us wide space and freedom: ye Gods, preserve us evermore with blessings.
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 (Skandasvāmin) — Skandasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣya (Udgītha) — Udgītha, Sanskrit
- Ṛgarthadīpikā — Veṅkaṭamādhava, Sanskrit
- Ṛgbhāṣya (Madhva) — Madhva, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitāvyākhyā — Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitābhāṣya — Udgīthācārya, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasūktanirukta — Mādhava, Sanskrit
- Bhāṣya — Sanskrit
Other recensions (1)
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