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Rigveda 2.18

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 2.18

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Sanskrit

2.18.1

prā̱tā ratho̱ navo̍ yoji̱ sasni̱ś catu̍ryugas trika̱śaḥ sa̱ptara̍śmiḥ |
daśā̍ritro manu̱ṣya̍ḥ sva̱rṣāḥ sa i̱ṣṭibhi̍r ma̱tibhī̱ raṁhyo̍ bhūt ||

THE rich new car hath been equipped at morning; four yokes it hath, three whips, seven reins to guide it: Ten-sided, friendly to mankind, light-winner, that must be urged to speed with prayers and wishes.

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

2.18.2

sāsmā̱ ara̍m pratha̱maṁ sa dvi̱tīya̍m u̱to tṛ̱tīya̱m manu̍ṣa̱ḥ sa hotā̍ |
a̱nyasyā̱ garbha̍m a̱nya ū̍ jananta̱ so a̱nyebhi̍ḥ sacate̱ jenyo̱ vṛṣā̍ ||

This is prepared for him the first, the second, and the third time: he is man's Priest and Herald. Others get offspring of another parent he goeth, as a noble Bull, with others.

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

2.18.3

harī̱ nu ka̱ṁ ratha̱ indra̍sya yojam ā̱yai sū̱ktena̱ vaca̍sā̱ nave̍na |
mo ṣu tvām atra̍ ba̱havo̱ hi viprā̱ ni rī̍rama̱n yaja̍mānāso a̱nye ||

To Indra's car the Bay Steeds have I harnessed, that new well-spoken words may bring him hither. Here let not other worshippers detain thee, for among us are many holy singers.

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

2.18.4

ā dvābhyā̱ṁ hari̍bhyām indra yā̱hy ā ca̱turbhi̱r ā ṣa̱ḍbhir hū̱yamā̍naḥ |
āṣṭā̱bhir da̱śabhi̍ḥ soma̱peya̍m a̱yaṁ su̱taḥ su̍makha̱ mā mṛdha̍s kaḥ ||

Indra, come hitherward with two Bay Coursers, come thou with four, with six when invocated. Come thou with eight, with ten, to drink the Soma. Here is the juice, brave Warrior: do not scorn it.

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

2.18.5

ā vi̍ṁśa̱tyā tri̱ṁśatā̍ yāhy a̱rvāṅ ā ca̍tvāri̱ṁśatā̱ hari̍bhir yujā̱naḥ |
ā pa̍ñcā̱śatā̍ su̱rathe̍bhir i̱ndrā ṣa̱ṣṭyā sa̍pta̱tyā so̍ma̱peya̍m ||

O Indra, come thou hither having harnessed thy car with twenty, thirty, forty horses. Come thou with fifty well trained coursers, Indra, sixty or seventy, to drink the Soma.

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

2.18.6

āśī̱tyā na̍va̱tyā yā̍hy a̱rvāṅ ā śa̱tena̱ hari̍bhir u̱hyamā̍naḥ |
a̱yaṁ hi te̍ śu̱naho̍treṣu̱ soma̱ indra̍ tvā̱yā pari̍ṣikto̱ madā̍ya ||

Come to us hitherward, O Indra, carried by eighty, ninety, or an hundred horses. This Soma juice among the Ṣunahotrâs hath been poured out, in love, to glad thee, Indra.

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

2.18.7

mama̱ brahme̍ndra yā̱hy acchā̱ viśvā̱ harī̍ dhu̱ri dhi̍ṣvā̱ ratha̍sya |
pu̱ru̱trā hi vi̱havyo̍ ba̱bhūthā̱smiñ chū̍ra̱ sava̍ne mādayasva ||

To this my prayer, O Indra, come thou hither: bind to thy car's pole all thy two Bay Coursers. Thou art to be invoked in many places Hero, rejoice thyself in this libation.

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

2.18.8

na ma̱ indre̍ṇa sa̱khyaṁ vi yo̍ṣad a̱smabhya̍m asya̱ dakṣi̍ṇā duhīta |
upa̱ jyeṣṭhe̱ varū̍the̱ gabha̍stau prā̱ye-prā̍ye jigī̱vāṁsa̍ḥ syāma ||

Ne'er be my love from Indra disunited still may his liberal Milch-cow yield us treasure. So may we under his supreme protection, safe in his arms, succeed in each forth-going.

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

2.18.9

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

Now may that wealthy 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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