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Rigveda 5.52

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 5.52

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Sanskrit

5.52.1

pra śyā̍vāśva dhṛṣṇu̱yārcā̍ ma̱rudbhi̱r ṛkva̍bhiḥ |
ye a̍dro̱gham a̍nuṣva̱dhaṁ śravo̱ mada̍nti ya̱jñiyā̍ḥ ||

SING boldly forth, Ṣyâvâṣva, with the Maruts who are loud in song, Who, holy, as their wont is, joy in glory that is free from guile.

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

5.52.2

te hi sthi̱rasya̱ śava̍sa̱ḥ sakhā̍ya̱ḥ santi̍ dhṛṣṇu̱yā |
te yāma̱nn ā dhṛ̍ṣa̱dvina̱s tmanā̍ pānti̱ śaśva̍taḥ ||

For in their boldness they are friends of firm and sure heroic strength. They in their course, bold-spirited, guard all men of their own accord.

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

5.52.3

te sya̱ndrāso̱ nokṣaṇo 'ti̍ ṣkandanti̱ śarva̍rīḥ |
ma̱rutā̱m adhā̱ maho̍ di̱vi kṣa̱mā ca̍ manmahe ||

Like steers in rapid motion they advance and overtake the nights; And thus the Maruts' power in heaven and on the earth we celebrate.

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

5.52.4

ma̱rutsu̍ vo dadhīmahi̱ stoma̍ṁ ya̱jñaṁ ca̍ dhṛṣṇu̱yā |
viśve̱ ye mānu̍ṣā yu̱gā pānti̱ martya̍ṁ ri̱ṣaḥ ||

With boldness to your Maruts let us offer laud and sacrifice: Who all, through ages of mankind, guard mortal man from injury.

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

5.52.5

arha̍nto̱ ye su̱dāna̍vo̱ naro̱ asā̍miśavasaḥ |
pra ya̱jñaṁ ya̱jñiye̍bhyo di̱vo a̍rcā ma̱rudbhya̍ḥ ||

Praiseworthy, givers of good gifts, Heroes with full and perfect strength – To Maruts, Holy Ones of heaven, will I extol the sacrifice.

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

5.52.6

ā ru̱kmair ā yu̱dhā nara̍ ṛ̱ṣvā ṛ̱ṣṭīr a̍sṛkṣata |
anv e̍nā̱m̐ aha̍ vi̱dyuto̍ ma̱ruto̱ jajjha̍tīr iva bhā̱nur a̍rta̱ tmanā̍ di̱vaḥ ||

The lofty Heroes cast their spears and weapons bright with gleaming gold. After these Maruts followed close, like laughing lightning from the sky, a splendour of its own accord.

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

5.52.7

ye vā̍vṛ̱dhanta̱ pārthi̍vā̱ ya u̱rāv a̱ntari̍kṣa̱ ā |
vṛ̱jane̍ vā na̱dīnā̍ṁ sa̱dhasthe̍ vā ma̱ho di̱vaḥ ||

They who waxed mighty, of the earth, they who are in the wide mid-air, Or in the rivers' compass, or in the abode of ample heaven.

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

5.52.8

śardho̱ māru̍ta̱m uc cha̍ṁsa sa̱tyaśa̍vasa̱m ṛbhva̍sam |
u̱ta sma̱ te śu̱bhe nara̱ḥ pra sya̱ndrā yu̍jata̱ tmanā̍ ||

Praise thou the Maruts' company, the valorous and truly strong, The Heroes, hasting, by themselves have yoked their deer for victory.

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

5.52.9

u̱ta sma̱ te paru̍ṣṇyā̱m ūrṇā̍ vasata śu̱ndhyava̍ḥ |
u̱ta pa̱vyā rathā̍nā̱m adri̍m bhinda̱nty oja̍sā ||

Fair-gleaming, on Parushṇî they have clothed themselves in robes of wool, And with their chariot tires they cleave the rock asunder in their might.

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

5.52.10

āpa̍thayo̱ vipa̍tha̱yo 'nta̍spathā̱ anu̍pathāḥ |
e̱tebhi̱r mahya̱ṁ nāma̍bhir ya̱jñaṁ vi̍ṣṭā̱ra o̍hate ||

Whether as wanderers from the way or speeders on or to the path, Under these names the spreading band tend well the sacrifice for me.

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

5.52.11

adhā̱ naro̱ ny o̍ha̱te 'dhā̍ ni̱yuta̍ ohate |
adhā̱ pārā̍vatā̱ iti̍ ci̱trā rū̱pāṇi̱ darśyā̍ ||

To this the Heroes well attend, well do their teams attend to this. Visible are their varied forms. Behold, they are Pârâvatas.

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

5.52.12

cha̱nda̱ḥstubha̍ḥ kubha̱nyava̱ utsa̱m ā kī̱riṇo̍ nṛtuḥ |
te me̱ ke ci̱n na tā̱yava̱ ūmā̍ āsan dṛ̱śi tvi̱ṣe ||

Hymn-singing, seeking water, they, praising, have danced about the spring. What are they unto me? No thieves, but helpers, splendid to behold.

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

5.52.13

ya ṛ̱ṣvā ṛ̱ṣṭivi̍dyutaḥ ka̱vaya̱ḥ santi̍ ve̱dhasa̍ḥ |
tam ṛ̍ṣe̱ māru̍taṁ ga̱ṇaṁ na̍ma̱syā ra̱mayā̍ gi̱rā ||

Sublime, with lightnings for their spears, Sages and Orderers are they. Ṛishi, adore that Marut host, and make them happy with thy song.

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

5.52.14

accha̍ ṛṣe̱ māru̍taṁ ga̱ṇaṁ dā̱nā mi̱traṁ na yo̱ṣaṇā̍ |
di̱vo vā̍ dhṛṣṇava̱ oja̍sā stu̱tā dhī̱bhir i̍ṣaṇyata ||

Ṛishi, invite the Marut band with offerings, as a maid her friend. From heaven, too, Bold Ones, in your might haste hither glorified with songs.

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

5.52.15

nū ma̍nvā̱na e̍ṣāṁ de̱vām̐ acchā̱ na va̱kṣaṇā̍ |
dā̱nā sa̍ceta sū̱ribhi̱r yāma̍śrutebhir a̱ñjibhi̍ḥ ||

Thinking of these now let him come, as with the escort of the Gods, And with the splendid Princes, famed for rapid courses, to the gifts.

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

5.52.16

pra ye me̍ bandhve̱ṣe gāṁ voca̍nta sū̱raya̱ḥ pṛśni̍ṁ vocanta mā̱tara̍m |
adhā̍ pi̱tara̍m i̱ṣmiṇa̍ṁ ru̱draṁ vo̍canta̱ śikva̍saḥ ||

Princes, who, when I asked their kin, named Pṛiṣni as their Mother-cow, And the impetuous Rudra they, the Mighty Ones, declared their Sire.

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

5.52.17

sa̱pta me̍ sa̱pta śā̱kina̱ eka̍m-ekā śa̱tā da̍duḥ |
ya̱munā̍yā̱m adhi̍ śru̱tam ud rādho̱ gavya̍m mṛje̱ ni rādho̱ aśvya̍m mṛje ||

The mighty ones, the seven times seven, have singly given me hundred gifts. I have obtained on Yamunâ famed wealth in kine and wealth in steeds.

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

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