Rigveda 4.34
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 4.34
- Language
- Sanskrit
4.34.1
ṛ̱bhur vibhvā̱ vāja̱ indro̍ no̱ acche̱maṁ ya̱jñaṁ ra̍tna̱dheyopa̍ yāta |
i̱dā hi vo̍ dhi̱ṣaṇā̍ de̱vy ahnā̱m adhā̍t pī̱tiṁ sam madā̍ agmatā vaḥ ||
To this our sacrifice come Ṛibhu, Vibhvan, Vâja, and Indra with the gift of riches, Because this day hath Dhishaṇâ the Goddess set drink for you: the gladdening draughts have reached you.
4.34.2
vi̱dā̱nāso̱ janma̍no vājaratnā u̱ta ṛ̱tubhi̍r ṛbhavo mādayadhvam |
saṁ vo̱ madā̱ agma̍ta̱ sam pura̍ṁdhiḥ su̱vīrā̍m a̱sme ra̱yim era̍yadhvam ||
Knowing your birth and rich in gathered treasure, Ṛibhus, rejoice together with the Rtus. The gladdening draughts and wisdom have approached you: send ye us riches with good store of heroes.
4.34.3
a̱yaṁ vo̍ ya̱jña ṛ̍bhavo 'kāri̱ yam ā ma̍nu̱ṣvat pra̱divo̍ dadhi̱dhve |
pra vo 'cchā̍ jujuṣā̱ṇāso̍ asthu̱r abhū̍ta̱ viśve̍ agri̱yota vā̍jāḥ ||
For you was made this sacrifice, O Ṛibhus, which ye, like men, won for yourselves aforetime. To you come all who find in you their pleasure: ye all were-even the two elder-Vâjas.
4.34.4
abhū̍d u vo vidha̱te ra̍tna̱dheya̍m i̱dā na̍ro dā̱śuṣe̱ martyā̍ya |
piba̍ta vājā ṛbhavo da̱de vo̱ mahi̍ tṛ̱tīya̱ṁ sava̍na̱m madā̍ya ||
Now for the mortal worshipper, O Heroes, for him who served you, was the gift of riches. Drink, Vâjas, Ṛibhus! unto you is offered, to gladden you, the third and great libation.
4.34.5
ā vā̍jā yā̱topa̍ na ṛbhukṣā ma̱ho na̍ro̱ dravi̍ṇaso gṛṇā̱nāḥ |
ā va̍ḥ pī̱tayo̍ 'bhipi̱tve ahnā̍m i̱mā asta̍ṁ nava̱sva̍ iva gman ||
Come to us, Heroes, Vâjas and Ṛibhukshans, glorified for the sake of mighty treasure. These draughts approach you as the day is closing, as cows, whose calves are newly-born, their stable.
4.34.6
ā na̍pātaḥ śavaso yāta̱nope̱maṁ ya̱jñaṁ nama̍sā hū̱yamā̍nāḥ |
sa̱joṣa̍saḥ sūrayo̱ yasya̍ ca̱ stha madhva̍ḥ pāta ratna̱dhā indra̍vantaḥ ||
Come to this sacrifice of ours, ye Children of Strength, invoked with humble adoration. Drink of this meath, Wealth-givers, joined with Indra with whom ye are in full accord, ye Princes.
4.34.7
sa̱joṣā̍ indra̱ varu̍ṇena̱ soma̍ṁ sa̱joṣā̍ḥ pāhi girvaṇo ma̱rudbhi̍ḥ |
a̱gre̱pābhi̍r ṛtu̱pābhi̍ḥ sa̱joṣā̱ gnāspatnī̍bhī ratna̱dhābhi̍ḥ sa̱joṣā̍ḥ ||
Close knit with Varuṇa drink the Soma, Indra; close-knit, ilymn-lover! with the Maruts drink it: Close-knit with drinkers first, who drink in season; close-knit with heavenly Dames who give us treasures.
4.34.8
sa̱joṣa̍sa ādi̱tyair mā̍dayadhvaṁ sa̱joṣa̍sa ṛbhava̱ḥ parva̍tebhiḥ |
sa̱joṣa̍so̱ daivye̍nā savi̱trā sa̱joṣa̍sa̱ḥ sindhu̍bhī ratna̱dhebhi̍ḥ ||
Rejoice in full accord with the Âdityas, in concord with the Parvatas, O Ṛibhus; In full accord with Savitar, Divine One; in full accord with floods that pour forth riches.
4.34.9
ye a̱śvinā̱ ye pi̱tarā̱ ya ū̱tī dhe̱nuṁ ta̍ta̱kṣur ṛ̱bhavo̱ ye aśvā̍ |
ye aṁsa̍trā̱ ya ṛdha̱g roda̍sī̱ ye vibhvo̱ nara̍ḥ svapa̱tyāni̍ ca̱kruḥ ||
Ṛibhus, who helped their Parents and the Aṣvins, who formed the Milch-cow and the pair of horses, Made armour, set the heaven and earth asunder,– far- reaching Heroes, they have made good offspring.
4.34.10
ye goma̍nta̱ṁ vāja̍vantaṁ su̱vīra̍ṁ ra̱yiṁ dha̱ttha vasu̍mantam puru̱kṣum |
te a̍gre̱pā ṛ̍bhavo mandasā̱nā a̱sme dha̍tta̱ ye ca̍ rā̱tiṁ gṛ̱ṇanti̍ ||
Ye who have wealth in cattle and in booty, in heroes, in rich sustenance and treasure, Such, O ye Ṛibhus, first to drink, rejoicing, give unto us and those who laud our present.
4.34.11
nāpā̍bhūta̱ na vo̍ 'tītṛṣā̱māni̍ḥśastā ṛbhavo ya̱jñe a̱smin |
sam indre̍ṇa̱ mada̍tha̱ sam ma̱rudbhi̱ḥ saṁ rāja̍bhī ratna̱dheyā̍ya devāḥ ||
Ye were not far: we have not left you thirsting, blameless in this our sacrifice, O Ṛibhus. Rejoice you with the Maruts and with Indra, with the Kings, Gods! that ye may give us riches.
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
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