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Rigveda 4.57

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 4.57

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Sanskrit

4.57.1

kṣetra̍sya̱ pati̍nā va̱yaṁ hi̱tene̍va jayāmasi |
gām aśva̍m poṣayi̱tnv ā sa no̍ mṛḻātī̱dṛśe̍ ||

WE through the Master of the Field, even as through a friend, obtain What nourisheth our kine and steeds. In such may he be good to us.

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

4.57.2

kṣetra̍sya pate̱ madhu̍mantam ū̱rmiṁ dhe̱nur i̍va̱ payo̍ a̱smāsu̍ dhukṣva |
ma̱dhu̱ścuta̍ṁ ghṛ̱tam i̍va̱ supū̍tam ṛ̱tasya̍ na̱ḥ pata̍yo mṛḻayantu ||

As the cow yieldeth milk, pour for us freely, Lord of the Field, the wave that beareth sweetness, Distilling meath, well-purified like butter, and let the. Lords of holy Law be gracious.

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

4.57.3

madhu̍matī̱r oṣa̍dhī̱r dyāva̱ āpo̱ madhu̍man no bhavatv a̱ntari̍kṣam |
kṣetra̍sya̱ pati̱r madhu̍mān no a̱stv ari̍ṣyanto̱ anv e̍naṁ carema ||

Sweet be the plants for us. the heavens, the waters, and full of sweets for us be air's mid-region. May the Field's Lord for us be full of sweetness, and may we follow after him uninjured.

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

4.57.4

śu̱naṁ vā̱hāḥ śu̱naṁ nara̍ḥ śu̱naṁ kṛ̍ṣatu̱ lāṅga̍lam |
śu̱naṁ va̍ra̱trā ba̍dhyantāṁ śu̱nam aṣṭrā̱m ud i̍ṅgaya ||

Happily work our steers and men, may the plough furrow happily. Happily be the traces bound; happily may he ply the goad.

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

4.57.5

śunā̍sīrāv i̱māṁ vāca̍ṁ juṣethā̱ṁ yad di̱vi ca̱krathu̱ḥ paya̍ḥ |
tene̱mām upa̍ siñcatam ||

Ṣuna and Sîra, welcome ye this laud, and with the milk which ye have made in heaven Bedew ye both this earth of ours.

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

4.57.6

a̱rvācī̍ subhage bhava̱ sīte̱ vandā̍mahe tvā |
yathā̍ naḥ su̱bhagāsa̍si̱ yathā̍ naḥ su̱phalāsa̍si ||

Auspicious Sita, come thou near: we venerate and worship thee That thou mayst bless and prosper us and bring us fruits abundantly.

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

4.57.7

indra̱ḥ sītā̱ṁ ni gṛ̍hṇātu̱ tām pū̱ṣānu̍ yacchatu |
sā na̱ḥ paya̍svatī duhā̱m utta̍rām-uttarā̱ṁ samā̍m ||

May Indra press the furrow down, may Pûshan guide its course aright. May she, as rich in milk, be drained for us through each succeeding year.

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

4.57.8

śu̱naṁ na̱ḥ phālā̱ vi kṛ̍ṣantu̱ bhūmi̍ṁ śu̱naṁ kī̱nāśā̍ a̱bhi ya̍ntu vā̱haiḥ |
śu̱nam pa̱rjanyo̱ madhu̍nā̱ payo̍bhi̱ḥ śunā̍sīrā śu̱nam a̱smāsu̍ dhattam ||

Happily let the shares turn up the ploughland, happily go the ploughers with the oxen. With meath and milk Parjanya make us happy. Grant us prosperity, Ṣuna and Sîra.

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

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