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Rigveda 4.42

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 4.42

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4.42.1

mama̍ dvi̱tā rā̱ṣṭraṁ kṣa̱triya̍sya vi̱śvāyo̱r viśve̍ a̱mṛtā̱ yathā̍ naḥ |
kratu̍ṁ sacante̱ varu̍ṇasya de̱vā rājā̍mi kṛ̱ṣṭer u̍pa̱masya̍ va̱vreḥ ||

I AM the royal Ruler, mine is empire, as mine who sway all life are all Immortals. Varuṇa's will the Gods obey and follow. I am the King of men's most lofty cover.

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

4.42.2

a̱haṁ rājā̱ varu̍ṇo̱ mahya̱ṁ tāny a̍su̱ryā̍ṇi pratha̱mā dhā̍rayanta |
kratu̍ṁ sacante̱ varu̍ṇasya de̱vā rājā̍mi kṛ̱ṣṭer u̍pa̱masya̍ va̱vreḥ ||

I am King Varuṇa. To me were given these first existinghigh celestial powers. Varuṇa's will the Gods obey and follow. I am the King of men's most lofty cover.

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

4.42.3

a̱ham indro̱ varu̍ṇa̱s te ma̍hi̱tvorvī ga̍bhī̱re raja̍sī su̱meke̍ |
tvaṣṭe̍va̱ viśvā̱ bhuva̍nāni vi̱dvān sam ai̍raya̱ṁ roda̍sī dhā̱raya̍ṁ ca ||

I Varuṇa am Indra: in their greatness, these the two wide deep fairly-fashioned regions, These the two world-halves have I, even as Tvashṭar knowing all beings, joined and held together.

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

4.42.4

a̱ham a̱po a̍pinvam u̱kṣamā̍ṇā dhā̱raya̱ṁ diva̱ṁ sada̍na ṛ̱tasya̍ |
ṛ̱tena̍ pu̱tro adi̍ter ṛ̱tāvo̱ta tri̱dhātu̍ prathaya̱d vi bhūma̍ ||

I made to flow the moisture-shedding waters, and set the heaven firm in the scat of Order. By Law the Son of Aditi, Law Observer, hath spread abroad the world in threefold measure.

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

4.42.5

māṁ nara̱ḥ svaśvā̍ vā̱jaya̍nto̱ māṁ vṛ̱tāḥ sa̱mara̍ṇe havante |
kṛ̱ṇomy ā̱jim ma̱ghavā̱ham indra̱ iya̍rmi re̱ṇum a̱bhibhū̍tyojāḥ ||

Heroes with noble horses, fain for battle, selected warriors, call on me in combat. I Indra Maghavan, excite the conflict; I stir the dust, Lord of surpassing vigour.

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

4.42.6

a̱haṁ tā viśvā̍ cakara̱ṁ naki̍r mā̱ daivya̱ṁ saho̍ varate̱ apra̍tītam |
yan mā̱ somā̍so ma̱mada̱n yad u̱kthobhe bha̍yete̱ raja̍sī apā̱re ||

All this I did. The Gods' own conquering power never impedeth me whom none opposeth. When lauds and Soma juice have made me joyful, both the unbounded regions are affrighted.

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

4.42.7

vi̱duṣ ṭe̱ viśvā̱ bhuva̍nāni̱ tasya̱ tā pra bra̍vīṣi̱ varu̍ṇāya vedhaḥ |
tvaṁ vṛ̱trāṇi̍ śṛṇviṣe jagha̱nvān tvaṁ vṛ̱tām̐ a̍riṇā indra̱ sindhū̍n ||

All beings know these deeds of thine thou tellest this unto Varuṇa, thou great Disposer! Thou art renowned as having slain the Vṛitras. Thou madest flow the floods that were obstructed.

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

4.42.8

a̱smāka̱m atra̍ pi̱tara̱s ta ā̍san sa̱pta ṛṣa̍yo daurga̱he ba̱dhyamā̍ne |
ta āya̍janta tra̱sada̍syum asyā̱ indra̱ṁ na vṛ̍tra̱tura̍m ardhade̱vam ||

Our fathers then were these, the Seven his, what time the son of Durgaha was captive. For her they gained by sacrifice Trasadasyu, a demi-god, like Indra, conquering foemen.

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

4.42.9

pu̱ru̱kutsā̍nī̱ hi vā̱m adā̍śad dha̱vyebhi̍r indrāvaruṇā̱ namo̍bhiḥ |
athā̱ rājā̍naṁ tra̱sada̍syum asyā vṛtra̱haṇa̍ṁ dadathur ardhade̱vam ||

The spouse of Purukutsa gave oblations to you, O Indra-Varuṇa, with homage. Then unto her ye gave King Trasadasyu, the demi-god, the slayer of the foeman.

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

4.42.10

rā̱yā va̱yaṁ sa̍sa̱vāṁso̍ madema ha̱vyena̍ de̱vā yava̍sena̱ gāva̍ḥ |
tāṁ dhe̱num i̍ndrāvaruṇā yu̱vaṁ no̍ vi̱śvāhā̍ dhatta̱m ana̍pasphurantīm ||

May we, possessing much, delight in riches, Gods in oblations and the kine in pasture; And that Milch-cow who ahrinks not from the milking, O Indra-Varuṇa, give to us daily.

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

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