Rigveda 10.93
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 10.93
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- Sanskrit
10.93.1
mahi̍ dyāvāpṛthivī bhūtam u̱rvī nārī̍ ya̱hvī na roda̍sī̱ sada̍ṁ naḥ |
tebhi̍r naḥ pāta̱ṁ sahya̍sa e̱bhir na̍ḥ pātaṁ śū̱ṣaṇi̍ ||
MIGHTY are ye, and far-extended, Heaven and Earth: both Worlds are evermore to us like two young Dames. Guard us thereby from stronger foe; guard us hereby to give us strength.
10.93.2
ya̱jñe-ya̍jñe̱ sa martyo̍ de̱vān sa̍paryati |
yaḥ su̱mnair dī̍rgha̱śrutta̍ma ā̱vivā̍saty enān ||
In each succeeding sacrifice that mortal honoureth the Gods, He who, most widely known and famed for happiness, inviteth them.
10.93.3
viśve̍ṣām irajyavo de̱vānā̱ṁ vār ma̱haḥ |
viśve̱ hi vi̱śvama̍haso̱ viśve̍ ya̱jñeṣu̍ ya̱jñiyā̍ḥ ||
Ye who are Rulers over all, great is your sovran power as Gods. Ye all possess all majesty: all must be served in sacrifice.
10.93.4
te ghā̱ rājā̍no a̱mṛta̍sya ma̱ndrā a̍rya̱mā mi̱tro varu̍ṇa̱ḥ pari̍jmā |
kad ru̱dro nṛ̱ṇāṁ stu̱to ma̱ruta̍ḥ pū̱ṣaṇo̱ bhaga̍ḥ ||
These are the joyous Kings of Immortality, Parijman, Mitra, Aryaman, and Varuṇa. What else is Rudra, praised of men? the Maruts, Bhaga, Pûshana?
10.93.5
u̱ta no̱ nakta̍m a̱pāṁ vṛ̍ṣaṇvasū̱ sūryā̱māsā̱ sada̍nāya sadha̱nyā̍ |
sacā̱ yat sādy e̍ṣā̱m ahi̍r bu̱dhneṣu̍ bu̱dhnya̍ḥ ||
Come also to our dwelling, Lords of ample wealth, common partakers of our waters, Sun and Moon, When the great Dragon of the Deep hath settled down upon their floors.
10.93.6
u̱ta no̍ de̱vāv a̱śvinā̍ śu̱bhas patī̱ dhāma̍bhir mi̱trāvaru̍ṇā uruṣyatām |
ma̱haḥ sa rā̱ya eṣa̱te 'ti̱ dhanve̍va duri̱tā ||
And let the Aṣvins, Lords of splendour, set us free,– both Gods, and, with their Laws, Mitra and Varuṇa. Through woes, as over desert lands, he speeds to ample opulence.
10.93.7
u̱ta no̍ ru̱drā ci̍n mṛḻatām a̱śvinā̱ viśve̍ de̱vāso̱ ratha̱spati̱r bhaga̍ḥ |
ṛ̱bhur vāja̍ ṛbhukṣaṇa̱ḥ pari̍jmā viśvavedasaḥ ||
Yea, let the Aṣvins Twain he gracious unto us, even Rudras, and all Gods, Bhaga, Rathaspati; Parijman, Ṛibhu, Vâja, O Lords of all wealth Ṛibhukshanas.
10.93.8
ṛ̱bhur ṛ̍bhu̱kṣā ṛ̱bhur vi̍dha̱to mada̱ ā te̱ harī̍ jūjuvā̱nasya̍ vā̱jinā̍ |
du̱ṣṭara̱ṁ yasya̱ sāma̍ ci̱d ṛdha̍g ya̱jño na mānu̍ṣaḥ ||
Prompt is Ṛibhukshan, prompt the worshipper's strong drink: may thy fleet Bay Steeds, thine who sperdest on, approach. Not mans but God's is sacrifice whose psalm is unassailable.
10.93.9
kṛ̱dhī no̱ ahra̍yo deva savita̱ḥ sa ca̍ stuṣe ma̱ghonā̍m |
sa̱ho na̱ indro̱ vahni̍bhi̱r ny e̍ṣāṁ carṣaṇī̱nāṁ ca̱kraṁ ra̱śmiṁ na yo̍yuve ||
O God Savitar, harmed by none, lauded, give us a place among wealthy princes. With his Car-steeds at once 'hath our Indra guided the reins and the car of these men.
10.93.10
aiṣu̍ dyāvāpṛthivī dhātam ma̱had a̱sme vī̱reṣu̍ vi̱śvaca̍rṣaṇi̱ śrava̍ḥ |
pṛ̱kṣaṁ vāja̍sya sā̱taye̍ pṛ̱kṣaṁ rā̱yota tu̱rvaṇe̍ ||
To these men present here, O Heaven and Earth, to us grant lofty fame extending over all mankind. Give us a steed to win us strength, a steed with wealth for victory.
10.93.11
e̱taṁ śaṁsa̍m indrāsma̱yuṣ ṭvaṁ kūci̱t santa̍ṁ sahasāvann a̱bhiṣṭa̍ye |
sadā̍ pāhy a̱bhiṣṭa̍ye me̱datā̍ṁ ve̱datā̍ vaso ||
This speaker, Indra-for thou art our Friend-wherever he may be, guard thou, Victor! for help, ever for help Thy wisdom, Vasu! prosper him.
10.93.12
e̱tam me̱ stoma̍ṁ ta̱nā na sūrye̍ dyu̱tadyā̍mānaṁ vāvṛdhanta nṛ̱ṇām |
sa̱ṁvana̍na̱ṁ nāśvya̱ṁ taṣṭe̱vāna̍pacyutam ||
So have they strengthened this mine hymn which seems to take its bright path to the Sun, and reconciles the men: Thus forms a carpenter the yoke of horses, not to be displaced.
10.93.13
vā̱varta̱ yeṣā̍ṁ rā̱yā yu̱ktaiṣā̍ṁ hira̱ṇyayī̍ |
ne̱madhi̍tā̱ na pauṁsyā̱ vṛthe̍va vi̱ṣṭāntā̍ ||
Whose chariot-seat hath come again laden with wealth and bright with gold, Lightly, with piercing ends, as 'twere two ranks of heroes ranged for fight.
10.93.14
pra tad du̱ḥśīme̱ pṛtha̍vāne ve̱ne pra rā̱me vo̍ca̱m asu̍re ma̱ghava̍tsu |
ye yu̱ktvāya̱ pañca̍ śa̱tāsma̱yu pa̱thā vi̱śrāvy e̍ṣām ||
This to Duḥṣîma Pṛithavâna have I sung, to Vena, Râma, to the nobles, and the King. They yoked five hundred, and their love of us was famed upon their way.
10.93.15
adhīn nv atra̍ sapta̱tiṁ ca̍ sa̱pta ca̍ |
sa̱dyo di̍diṣṭa̱ tānva̍ḥ sa̱dyo di̍diṣṭa pā̱rthyaḥ sa̱dyo di̍diṣṭa māya̱vaḥ ||
Besides, they showed us seven -and-seventy horses here. Tânva at once displayed his gift, Pârthya at once displayed his gift; and straightway Mâyava showed his.
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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