Rigveda 6.60
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 6.60
- Language
- Sanskrit
6.60.1
śnatha̍d vṛ̱tram u̱ta sa̍noti̱ vāja̱m indrā̱ yo a̱gnī sahu̍rī sapa̱ryāt |
i̱ra̱jyantā̍ vasa̱vya̍sya̱ bhūre̱ḥ saha̍stamā̱ saha̍sā vāja̱yantā̍ ||
HE slays the foe and wins the spoil who worships Indra and Agni, strong and mighty Heroes, Who rule as Sovrans over ample riches, victorious, showing forth their power in conquest.
6.60.2
tā yo̍dhiṣṭam a̱bhi gā i̍ndra nū̱nam a̱paḥ sva̍r u̱ṣaso̍ agna ū̱ḻhāḥ |
diśa̱ḥ sva̍r u̱ṣasa̍ indra ci̱trā a̱po gā a̍gne yuvase ni̱yutvā̍n ||
So battle now, O Indra and thou, Agni, for cows and waters, sunlight, stolen Mornings. Team-borne, thou makest kine thine own, O Agni: thou, Indra, light, Dawns, regions, wondrous waters.
6.60.3
ā vṛ̍trahaṇā vṛtra̱habhi̱ḥ śuṣmai̱r indra̍ yā̱taṁ namo̍bhir agne a̱rvāk |
yu̱vaṁ rādho̍bhi̱r aka̍vebhir i̱ndrāgne̍ a̱sme bha̍vatam utta̱mebhi̍ḥ ||
With Vṛitra-slaying might, Indra and Agni, come, drawn by homage, O ye Vṛitra-slayers. Indra and Agni, show yourselves among us with your supreme and unrestricted bounties.
6.60.4
tā hu̍ve̱ yayo̍r i̱dam pa̱pne viśva̍m pu̱rā kṛ̱tam |
i̱ndrā̱gnī na ma̍rdhataḥ ||
I call the Twain whose deeds of old have all been famed in ancient days O Indra-Agni, harm us not.
6.60.5
u̱grā vi̍gha̱ninā̱ mṛdha̍ indrā̱gnī ha̍vāmahe |
tā no̍ mṛḻāta ī̱dṛśe̍ ||
The Strong, the scatterers of the foe, Indra and Agni, we invoke; May they be kind to one like me.
6.60.6
ha̱to vṛ̱trāṇy āryā̍ ha̱to dāsā̍ni̱ satpa̍tī |
ha̱to viśvā̱ apa̱ dviṣa̍ḥ ||
They slay our Ârya foes, these Lords of heroes, slay our Dasyu foes And drive our enemies away.
6.60.7
indrā̍gnī yu̱vām i̱me̱3̱̍ 'bhi stomā̍ anūṣata |
piba̍taṁ śambhuvā su̱tam ||
Indra and Agni, these our songs of praise have sounded forth to you: Ye who bring blessings! drink the juice.
6.60.8
yā vā̱ṁ santi̍ puru̱spṛho̍ ni̱yuto̍ dā̱śuṣe̍ narā |
indrā̍gnī̱ tābhi̱r ā ga̍tam ||
Come, Indra-Agni, with those teams, desired of many, which ye have, O Heroes, for the worshipper.
6.60.9
tābhi̱r ā ga̍cchataṁ na̱rope̱daṁ sava̍naṁ su̱tam |
indrā̍gnī̱ soma̍pītaye ||
With those to this libation poured, ye Heroes, Indra-Agni, come: Come ye to drink the Soma juice.
6.60.10
tam ī̍ḻiṣva̱ yo a̱rciṣā̱ vanā̱ viśvā̍ pari̱ṣvaja̍t |
kṛ̱ṣṇā kṛ̱ṇoti̍ ji̱hvayā̍ ||
Glorify him who compasses all forests with his glowing flame, And leaves them blackened with his tongue.
6.60.11
ya i̱ddha ā̱vivā̍sati su̱mnam indra̍sya̱ martya̍ḥ |
dyu̱mnāya̍ su̱tarā̍ a̱paḥ ||
He who gains Indra's bliss with fire enkindled finds an easy way Over the floods to happiness.
6.60.12
tā no̱ vāja̍vatī̱r iṣa̍ ā̱śūn pi̍pṛta̱m arva̍taḥ |
indra̍m a̱gniṁ ca̱ voḻha̍ve ||
Give us fleet coursers to convey Indra and Agni, and bestow Abundant strengthening food on us.
6.60.13
u̱bhā vā̍m indrāgnī āhu̱vadhyā̍ u̱bhā rādha̍saḥ sa̱ha mā̍da̱yadhyai̍ |
u̱bhā dā̱tārā̍v i̱ṣāṁ ra̍yī̱ṇām u̱bhā vāja̍sya sā̱taye̍ huve vām ||
Indra and Agni, I will call you hither and make you joyful with the gifts I offer. Ye Twain are givers both of food and riches: to win me strength and vigour I invoke you.
6.60.14
ā no̱ gavye̍bhi̱r aśvyai̍r vasa̱vyai̱3̱̍r upa̍ gacchatam |
sakhā̍yau de̱vau sa̱khyāya̍ śa̱mbhuve̍ndrā̱gnī tā ha̍vāmahe ||
Come unto us with riches, come with wealth in horses and in kine. Indra and Agni, we invoke you both, the Gods, as Friends for friendship, bringing bliss.
6.60.15
indrā̍gnī śṛṇu̱taṁ hava̱ṁ yaja̍mānasya sunva̱taḥ |
vī̱taṁ ha̱vyāny ā ga̍ta̱m piba̍taṁ so̱myam madhu̍ ||
Indra and Agni, hear his call who worships. with libations poured. Come and enjoy the offerings, drink the sweetly-flavoured Soma juice.
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
- Vedabhāṣya — Mādhava, Sanskrit
- Vedabhāṣyasāra — Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣyabhūmikā — Dayānanda Sarasvatī, Sanskrit
Other recensions (1)
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