Rigveda 2.41
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 2.41
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- Sanskrit
2.41.1
vāyo̱ ye te̍ saha̱sriṇo̱ rathā̍sa̱s tebhi̱r ā ga̍hi |
ni̱yutvā̱n soma̍pītaye ||
O Vâyu, come to us with all the thousand chariots that are thine, Team-borne, to drink the Soma juice.
2.41.2
ni̱yutvā̍n vāya̱v ā ga̍hy a̱yaṁ śu̱kro a̍yāmi te |
gantā̍si sunva̱to gṛ̱ham ||
Drawn by thy team, O Vâyu, come; to thee is offered this, the pure. Thou visitest the presser's house.
2.41.3
śu̱krasyā̱dya gavā̍śira̱ indra̍vāyū ni̱yutva̍taḥ |
ā yā̍ta̱m piba̍taṁ narā ||
Indra and Vâyu, drawn by teams, ye Heroes, come today and drink. Of the bright juice when blent with milk.
2.41.4
a̱yaṁ vā̍m mitrāvaruṇā su̱taḥ soma̍ ṛtāvṛdhā |
mamed i̱ha śru̍ta̱ṁ hava̍m ||
This Soma hath been shed for you, Lawstrengtheners, Mitra-Varuṇa! Listen ye here to this my call.
2.41.5
rājā̍nā̱v ana̍bhidruhā dhru̱ve sada̍sy utta̱me |
sa̱hasra̍sthūṇa āsāte ||
Both Kings who never injure aught seat them in their supremest home, The thousand-pillared, firmly-based.
2.41.6
tā sa̱mrājā̍ ghṛ̱tāsu̍tī ādi̱tyā dānu̍na̱s patī̍ |
sace̍te̱ ana̍vahvaram ||
Fed with oblation, Sovran Kings, Âdityas, Lords of liberal gifts. They wait on him whose life is true.
2.41.7
goma̍d ū̱ ṣu nā̍sa̱tyāśvā̍vad yātam aśvinā |
va̱rtī ru̍drā nṛ̱pāyya̍m ||
With kine, Nâsatyas, and with steeds, come, Aṣvins, Rudras, to the house That will protect its heroes well;
2.41.8
na yat paro̱ nānta̍ra āda̱dharṣa̍d vṛṣaṇvasū |
du̱ḥśaṁso̱ martyo̍ ri̱puḥ ||
Such, wealthy Gods! as none afar nor standing nigh to us may harm, Yea, no malicious mortal foe.
2.41.9
tā na̱ ā vo̍ḻham aśvinā ra̱yim pi̱śaṅga̍saṁdṛśam |
dhiṣṇyā̍ varivo̱vida̍m ||
As such, O longed-far Aṣvins, lead us on to wealth of varied sort, Wealth that shall bring us room and rest.
2.41.10
indro̍ a̱ṅga ma̱had bha̱yam a̱bhī ṣad apa̍ cucyavat |
sa hi sthi̱ro vica̍rṣaṇiḥ ||
Verily Indra, conquering all, driveth e'en mighty fear away, For firm is he and swift to act.
2.41.11
indra̍ś ca mṛ̱ḻayā̍ti no̱ na na̍ḥ pa̱ścād a̱ghaṁ na̍śat |
bha̱dram bha̍vāti naḥ pu̱raḥ ||
Indra be gracious unto us: sin shall not reach us afterward, And good shall be before us still.
2.41.12
indra̱ āśā̍bhya̱s pari̱ sarvā̍bhyo̱ abha̍yaṁ karat |
jetā̱ śatrū̱n vica̍rṣaṇiḥ ||
From all the regions of the world let Indra send security, The foe-subduer, swift to act.
2.41.13
viśve̍ devāsa̱ ā ga̍ta śṛṇu̱tā ma̍ i̱maṁ hava̍m |
edam ba̱rhir ni ṣī̍data ||
O all ye Gods, come hitherward: hear this mine invocation, seat Yourselves upon this sacred grass.
2.41.14
tī̱vro vo̱ madhu̍mām̐ a̱yaṁ śu̱naho̍treṣu matsa̱raḥ |
e̱tam pi̍bata̱ kāmya̍m ||
Among the Ṣunahotras strong for you is this sweet gladdening draught. Drink ye of this delightsome juice.
2.41.15
indra̍jyeṣṭhā̱ maru̍dgaṇā̱ devā̍sa̱ḥ pūṣa̍rātayaḥ |
viśve̱ mama̍ śrutā̱ hava̍m ||
Ye Martus led by Indra, Gods with Pri§an for your bounteousest, Hear all of you this call of mine.
2.41.16
ambi̍tame̱ nadī̍tame̱ devi̍tame̱ sara̍svati |
a̱pra̱śa̱stā i̍va smasi̱ praśa̍stim amba nas kṛdhi ||
Best Mother, best of Rivers, best of Goddesses, Sarasvatî, We are, as 'twere, of no repute and dear Mother, give thou us renown.
2.41.17
tve viśvā̍ sarasvati śri̱tāyū̍ṁṣi de̱vyām |
śu̱naho̍treṣu matsva pra̱jāṁ de̍vi didiḍḍhi naḥ ||
In thee, Sarasvatî, divine, all generations have their stay. Be, glad with Ṣunahotra's sons: O Goddess grant us progeny.
2.41.18
i̱mā brahma̍ sarasvati ju̱ṣasva̍ vājinīvati |
yā te̱ manma̍ gṛtsama̱dā ṛ̍tāvari pri̱yā de̱veṣu̱ juhva̍ti ||
Enriched with sacrifice, accept Sarasvatî, these prayers of ours, Thoughts which Gṛitsamadas beloved of Gods bring, Holy One,to thee.
2.41.19
pretā̍ṁ ya̱jñasya̍ śa̱mbhuvā̍ yu̱vām id ā vṛ̍ṇīmahe |
a̱gniṁ ca̍ havya̱vāha̍nam ||
Ye who bless sacrifice, go forth, for verily we choose you both, And Agni who conveys our gifts.
2.41.20
dyāvā̍ naḥ pṛthi̱vī i̱maṁ si̱dhram a̱dya di̍vi̱spṛśa̍m |
ya̱jñaṁ de̱veṣu̍ yacchatām ||
This our.effectual sacrifice, reaching the sky, shall Heaven and Earth Present unto the Gods to-day.
2.41.21
ā vā̍m u̱pastha̍m adruhā de̱vāḥ sī̍dantu ya̱jñiyā̍ḥ |
i̱hādya soma̍pītaye ||
In both your laps, ye guileless Ones, the Holy Gods shall sit them down To-day to drink the Soma here.
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 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
- Ṛgarthadīpikā — Veṅkaṭamādhava, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣya (Skandasvāmin) — Skandasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣya (Udgītha) — Udgītha, Sanskrit
- Ṛgbhāṣya (Madhva) — Madhva, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitāvyākhyā — Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitābhāṣya — Udgīthācārya, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasūktanirukta — Mādhava, Sanskrit
- Bhāṣya — Sanskrit
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