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Rigveda 2.17

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 2.17

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Sanskrit

2.17.1

tad a̍smai̱ navya̍m aṅgira̱svad a̍rcata̱ śuṣmā̱ yad a̍sya pra̱tnatho̱dīra̍te |
viśvā̱ yad go̱trā saha̍sā̱ parī̍vṛtā̱ made̱ soma̍sya dṛṁhi̱tāny aira̍yat ||

LIKE the Angirases, sing this new song forth to him, for, as in ancient days, his mighty powers are shown, When in the rapture of the Soma he unclosed with strength the solid firm-shut stables of the kine.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

2.17.2

sa bhū̍tu̱ yo ha̍ pratha̱māya̱ dhāya̍sa̱ ojo̱ mimā̍no mahi̱māna̱m āti̍rat |
śūro̱ yo yu̱tsu ta̱nva̍m pari̱vyata̍ śī̱rṣaṇi̱ dyām ma̍hi̱nā praty a̍muñcata ||

Let him be even that God who, for the earliest draught measuring out his power, increased his majesty; Hero who fortified his body in the wars, and through his greatness set the heaven upon his head.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

2.17.3

adhā̍kṛṇoḥ pratha̱maṁ vī̱rya̍m ma̱had yad a̱syāgre̱ brahma̍ṇā̱ śuṣma̱m aira̍yaḥ |
ra̱the̱ṣṭhena̱ harya̍śvena̱ vicyu̍tā̱ḥ pra jī̱raya̍ḥ sisrate sa̱dhrya1̱̍k pṛtha̍k ||

Thou didst perform thy first great deed of hero might what time thou showedst power, through prayer, before this folk. Hurled down by thee the car-borne Lord of Tawny Steeds, the congregated swift ones fled in sundry ways.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

2.17.4

adhā̱ yo viśvā̱ bhuva̍nā̱bhi ma̱jmane̍śāna̱kṛt prava̍yā a̱bhy ava̍rdhata |
ād roda̍sī̱ jyoti̍ṣā̱ vahni̱r āta̍no̱t sīvya̱n tamā̍ṁsi̱ dudhi̍tā̱ sam a̍vyayat ||

He made himself by might Lord of all living things, and strong in vital power waxed great above them all. He, borne on high, o'erspread with light the heaven and earth, and, sewing up the turbid darkness, closed it in.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

2.17.5

sa prā̱cīnā̱n parva̍tān dṛṁha̱d oja̍sādharā̱cīna̍m akṛṇod a̱pām apa̍ḥ |
adhā̍rayat pṛthi̱vīṁ vi̱śvadhā̍yasa̱m asta̍bhnān mā̱yayā̱ dyām a̍va̱srasa̍ḥ ||

He with his might made firm the forward-bending hills, the downward rushing of the waters he ordained. Fast he upheld the earth that nourisheth all life, and stayed the heaven from falling by his wondrous skill.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

2.17.6

sāsmā̱ ara̍m bā̱hubhyā̱ṁ yam pi̱tākṛ̍ṇo̱d viśva̍smā̱d ā ja̱nuṣo̱ veda̍sa̱s pari̍ |
yenā̍ pṛthi̱vyāṁ ni krivi̍ṁ śa̱yadhyai̱ vajre̍ṇa ha̱tvy avṛ̍ṇak tuvi̱ṣvaṇi̍ḥ ||

Fit for the grasping of his arms is what the Sire hath fabricated from all kind of precious wealth. The thunderbolt, wherewith, loud-roaring, he smote down, and striking him to death laid Krivi on the earth.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

2.17.7

a̱mā̱jūr i̍va pi̱troḥ sacā̍ sa̱tī sa̍mā̱nād ā sada̍sa̱s tvām i̍ye̱ bhaga̍m |
kṛ̱dhi pra̍ke̱tam upa̍ mā̱sy ā bha̍ra da̱ddhi bhā̱gaṁ ta̱nvo̱3̱̍ yena̍ mā̱maha̍ḥ ||

As she who in her parents' house is growing old, I pray to thee as Bhaga from the seat of all. Grant knowledge, mete it out and bring it to us here: give us the share wherewith thou makest people glad.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

2.17.8

bho̱jaṁ tvām i̍ndra va̱yaṁ hu̍vema da̱diṣ ṭvam i̱ndrāpā̍ṁsi̱ vājā̍n |
a̱vi̱ḍḍhī̍ndra ci̱trayā̍ na ū̱tī kṛ̱dhi vṛ̍ṣann indra̱ vasya̍so naḥ ||

May we invoke thee as a liberal giver thou givest us, O Indra, strength and labours. Help us with manifold assistance, Indra: Migthy One, Indra, make us yet more wealthy.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

2.17.9

nū̱naṁ sā te̱ prati̱ vara̍ṁ jari̱tre du̍hī̱yad i̍ndra̱ dakṣi̍ṇā ma̱ghonī̍ |
śikṣā̍ sto̱tṛbhyo̱ māti̍ dha̱g bhago̍ no bṛ̱had va̍dema vi̱dathe̍ su̱vīrā̍ḥ ||

Now may that weaithy Cow of thine, O Indra, give in return a boon to him who lauds thee. Give to thy praisers: let not fortune fail us. Loud may we speak, with heroes, in assembly.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

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