Rigveda 5.46
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 5.46
- Language
- Sanskrit
5.46.1
hayo̱ na vi̱dvām̐ a̍yuji sva̱yaṁ dhu̱ri tāṁ va̍hāmi pra̱tara̍ṇīm ava̱syuva̍m |
nāsyā̍ vaśmi vi̱muca̱ṁ nāvṛta̱m puna̍r vi̱dvān pa̱thaḥ pu̍rae̱ta ṛ̱ju ne̍ṣati ||
WELL knowing I have bound me, horselike, to the pole: I carry that which bears as on and gives us help. I seek for no release, no turning back therefrom. May he who knows the way, the Leader, guide me straight.
5.46.2
agna̱ indra̱ varu̍ṇa̱ mitra̱ devā̱ḥ śardha̱ḥ pra ya̍nta̱ māru̍to̱ta vi̍ṣṇo |
u̱bhā nāsa̍tyā ru̱dro adha̱ gnāḥ pū̱ṣā bhaga̱ḥ sara̍svatī juṣanta ||
O Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, and Mitra, give, O ye Gods, and Marut host, and Vishṇu. May both Nâsatyas, Rudra, heavenly Matrons, Pûshan, Sarasvatî, Bhaga, accept us.
5.46.3
i̱ndrā̱gnī mi̱trāvaru̱ṇādi̍ti̱ṁ sva̍ḥ pṛthi̱vīṁ dyām ma̱ruta̱ḥ parva̍tām̐ a̱paḥ |
hu̱ve viṣṇu̍m pū̱ṣaṇa̱m brahma̍ṇa̱s pati̱m bhaga̱ṁ nu śaṁsa̍ṁ savi̱tāra̍m ū̱taye̍ ||
Indra and Agni, Mitra, Varuṇa, Aditi, the Waters, Mountains, Maruts, Sky, and Earth and Heaven, Vishṇu I call, Pûshan, and Brahmaṇaspati, and Bhaga, Ṣaṅsa, Savitar that they may help.
5.46.4
u̱ta no̱ viṣṇu̍r u̱ta vāto̍ a̱sridho̍ draviṇo̱dā u̱ta somo̱ maya̍s karat |
u̱ta ṛ̱bhava̍ u̱ta rā̱ye no̍ a̱śvino̱ta tvaṣṭo̱ta vibhvānu̍ maṁsate ||
May Vishṇu also and Vâta who injures none, and Soma granter of possessions give us joy; And may the Ṛibhus and the Aṣvins, Tvashṭar and Vibhvan remember us so that we may have wealth.
5.46.5
u̱ta tyan no̱ māru̍ta̱ṁ śardha̱ ā ga̍mad divikṣa̱yaṁ ya̍ja̱tam ba̱rhir ā̱sade̍ |
bṛha̱spati̱ḥ śarma̍ pū̱ṣota no̍ yamad varū̱thya1̱̍ṁ varu̍ṇo mi̱tro a̍rya̱mā ||
So may the band of Maruts dwelling in the sky, the holy, come to us to sit on sacred grass; Bṛihaspati and Pûshan grant us sure defence, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman guard and shelter us.
5.46.6
u̱ta tye na̱ḥ parva̍tāsaḥ suśa̱staya̍ḥ sudī̱tayo̍ na̱dya1̱̍s trāma̍ṇe bhuvan |
bhago̍ vibha̱ktā śava̱sāva̱sā ga̍mad uru̱vyacā̱ adi̍tiḥ śrotu me̱ hava̍m ||
And may the Mountains famed in noble eulogies, and the fair-gleaming Rivers keep us safe from harm. May Bhaga the Dispenser come with power and grace, and far-pervading Aditi listen to my call.
5.46.7
de̱vānā̱m patnī̍r uśa̱tīr a̍vantu na̱ḥ prāva̍ntu nas tu̱jaye̱ vāja̍sātaye |
yāḥ pārthi̍vāso̱ yā a̱pām api̍ vra̱te tā no̍ devīḥ suhavā̱ḥ śarma̍ yacchata ||
May the Gods' Spouses aid us of their own freewill, aid us to offspring and the winning of the spoil. Grant us protection, O ye gracious Goddesses, ye who are on the earth or in the waters' realm.
5.46.8
u̱ta gnā vya̍ntu de̱vapa̍tnīr indrā̱ṇy a1̱̍gnāyy a̱śvinī̱ rāṭ |
ā roda̍sī varuṇā̱nī śṛ̍ṇotu̱ vyantu̍ de̱vīr ya ṛ̱tur janī̍nām ||
May the Dames, wives of Gods, enjoy our presents, Râṭ, Aṣvinî, Agnâyî, and Indrânî. May Rodasî and Varuṇânî hear us, and Goddesses come at the Matrons' season.
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
- 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
Other recensions (1)
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