Rigveda 4.35
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 4.35
- Language
- Sanskrit
4.35.1
i̱hopa̍ yāta śavaso napāta̱ḥ saudha̍nvanā ṛbhavo̱ māpa̍ bhūta |
a̱smin hi va̱ḥ sava̍ne ratna̱dheya̱ṁ gama̱ntv indra̱m anu̍ vo̱ madā̍saḥ ||
Come hither, O ye Sons of Strength, ye Ṛibhus; stay not afar, ye Children of Sudhanvan. At this libation is your gift of treasure. Let gladdening draughts approach you after Indra's.
4.35.2
āga̍nn ṛbhū̱ṇām i̱ha ra̍tna̱dheya̱m abhū̱t soma̍sya̱ suṣu̍tasya pī̱tiḥ |
su̱kṛ̱tyayā̱ yat sva̍pa̱syayā̍ ca̱m̐ eka̍ṁ vica̱kra ca̍ma̱saṁ ca̍tu̱rdhā ||
Hither is come the Ṛibhus' gift of riches; here was the drinking of the well-pressed Soma, Since by dexterity and skill as craftsmen ye made the single chalice to be fourfold
4.35.3
vy a̍kṛṇota cama̱saṁ ca̍tu̱rdhā sakhe̱ vi śi̱kṣety a̍bravīta |
athai̍ta vājā a̱mṛta̍sya̱ panthā̍ṁ ga̱ṇaṁ de̱vānā̍m ṛbhavaḥ suhastāḥ ||
Ye made fourfold the chalice that wag single: ye spake these words and said, O Friend, assist us; Then, Vâjas! gained the path of life eternal, deft-handed Ṛibhus, to the Gods' assembly.
4.35.4
ki̱mmaya̍ḥ svic cama̱sa e̱ṣa ā̍sa̱ yaṁ kāvye̍na ca̱turo̍ vica̱kra |
athā̍ sunudhva̱ṁ sava̍na̱m madā̍ya pā̱ta ṛ̍bhavo̱ madhu̍naḥ so̱myasya̍ ||
Out of what substance was that chalice fashioned which ye made fourfold by your art and wisdom? Now for the gladdening draught press out the liquor, and drink, O Ṛibhus, of die meath of Soma.
4.35.5
śacyā̍karta pi̱tarā̱ yuvā̍nā̱ śacyā̍karta cama̱saṁ de̍va̱pāna̍m |
śacyā̱ harī̱ dhanu̍tarāv ataṣṭendra̱vāhā̍v ṛbhavo vājaratnāḥ ||
Ye with your cunning made your Parents youthful; the cup, for Gods to drink, ye formed with cunning; With cunning, Ṛibhus, rich in treasure, fashioned the two swift Tawny Steeds who carry Indra.
4.35.6
yo va̍ḥ su̱noty a̍bhipi̱tve ahnā̍ṁ tī̱vraṁ vā̍jāsa̱ḥ sava̍na̱m madā̍ya |
tasmai̍ ra̱yim ṛ̍bhava̱ḥ sarva̍vīra̱m ā ta̍kṣata vṛṣaṇo mandasā̱nāḥ ||
Whoso pours out for you, when days are closing, the sharp libation for your joy, O Vâjas, For him, O mighty Ṛibhus, ye, rejoicing, have fashioned wealth with plenteous store of heroes.
4.35.7
prā̱taḥ su̱tam a̍pibo haryaśva̱ mādhya̍ṁdina̱ṁ sava̍na̱ṁ keva̍laṁ te |
sam ṛ̱bhubhi̍ḥ pibasva ratna̱dhebhi̱ḥ sakhī̱m̐r yām̐ i̍ndra cakṛ̱ṣe su̍kṛ̱tyā ||
Lord of Bay Steeds, at dawn thejuice thou drankest: thine, only thine, is the noonday libation. Now drink thou with the wealth-bestowing Ṛibhus, whom for their skill thou madest friends, O Indra.
4.35.8
ye de̱vāso̱ abha̍vatā sukṛ̱tyā śye̱nā i̱ved adhi̍ di̱vi ni̍ṣe̱da |
te ratna̍ṁ dhāta śavaso napāta̱ḥ saudha̍nvanā̱ abha̍vatā̱mṛtā̍saḥ ||
Ye, whom your artist skill hath raised to Godhead have set you down above in heaven like falcons. So give us riches, Children of Sudhanvan, O Sons of Strength; ye have become immortal.
4.35.9
yat tṛ̱tīya̱ṁ sava̍naṁ ratna̱dheya̱m akṛ̍ṇudhvaṁ svapa̱syā su̍hastāḥ |
tad ṛ̍bhava̱ḥ pari̍ṣiktaṁ va e̱tat sam made̍bhir indri̱yebhi̍ḥ pibadhvam ||
The third libation, that bestoweth treasure, which ye have won by skill, ye dexterous-handed,– This drink hath been effused for you, O Ṛibhus . drink it with high delight, with joy like Indra's.
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)
Linked texts (10)
- A Vedic Concordance — Maurice Bloomfield, English
- Āśvalāyanasaṃhitā — Sanskrit
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- Vedic Metre in its Historical Development — E. Vernon Arnold, English
- Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, their Religion and Institutions — John Muir, English
- Altindische Grammatik — Jacob Wackernagel & Albert Debrunner, German
- Saṃhitāpadapāṭha — Sanskrit
- Die Religion des Veda — Hermann Oldenberg, German
- Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. — J. P. Sharma, English