Rigveda 7.34
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 7.34
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- Sanskrit
7.34.1
pra śu̱kraitu̍ de̱vī ma̍nī̱ṣā a̱smat suta̍ṣṭo̱ ratho̱ na vā̱jī ||
MAY our divine and brilliant hymn go forth, like a swift chariot wrought and fashioned well.
7.34.2
vi̱duḥ pṛ̍thi̱vyā di̱vo ja̱nitra̍ṁ śṛ̱ṇvanty āpo̱ adha̱ kṣara̍ntīḥ ||
The waters listen as they flow along: they know the origin of heaven and earth.
7.34.3
āpa̍ś cid asmai̱ pinva̍nta pṛ̱thvīr vṛ̱treṣu̱ śūrā̱ maṁsa̍nta u̱grāḥ ||
Yea, the broad waters swell their flood ior him: of him strong heroes think amid their foes.
7.34.4
ā dhū̱rṣv a̍smai̱ dadhā̱tāśvā̱n indro̱ na va̱jrī hira̍ṇyabāhuḥ ||
Set ye for him the coursers to the pole: like Indra Thunderer is the Golden-armed.
7.34.5
a̱bhi pra sthā̱tāhe̍va ya̱jñaṁ yāte̍va̱ patma̱n tmanā̍ hinota ||
Arouse you, like the days, to sacrifice speed gladly like a traveller on the way.
7.34.6
tmanā̍ sa̱matsu̍ hi̱nota̍ ya̱jñaṁ dadhā̍ta ke̱tuṁ janā̍ya vī̱ram ||
Go swift to battles, to the sacrifice: set up a flag, a hero for the folk.
7.34.7
ud a̍sya̱ śuṣmā̍d bhā̱nur nārta̱ bibha̍rti bhā̱ram pṛ̍thi̱vī na bhūma̍ ||
Up from his strength hath risen as 'twere a light: it bears the load as earth bears living things.
7.34.8
hvayā̍mi de̱vām̐ ayā̍tur agne̱ sādha̍nn ṛ̱tena̱ dhiya̍ṁ dadhāmi ||
Agni, no demon I invoke the Gods: by law completing it, I form a hymn.
7.34.9
a̱bhi vo̍ de̱vīṁ dhiya̍ṁ dadhidhva̱m pra vo̍ deva̱trā vāca̍ṁ kṛṇudhvam ||
Closely albout you lay your heavenly song, and send your voice to where the Gods abide.
7.34.10
ā ca̍ṣṭa āsā̱m pātho̍ na̱dīnā̱ṁ varu̍ṇa u̱graḥ sa̱hasra̍cakṣāḥ ||
Varuṇa, Mighty, with a thousand eyes, beholds the paths wherein these rivers run.
7.34.11
rājā̍ rā̱ṣṭrānā̱m peśo̍ na̱dīnā̱m anu̍ttam asmai kṣa̱traṁ vi̱śvāyu̍ ||
He, King of kings, the glory of the floods, o'er all that liveth hath resistless sway.
7.34.12
avi̍ṣṭo a̱smān viśvā̍su vi̱kṣv adyu̍ṁ kṛṇota̱ śaṁsa̍ṁ nini̱tsoḥ ||
May he assist us among all the tribes, and make the envier's praise devoid of light.
7.34.13
vy e̍tu di̱dyud dvi̱ṣām aśe̍vā yu̱yota̱ viṣva̱g rapa̍s ta̱nūnā̍m ||
May the foes' threatening arrow pass us by: may he put far from us our bodies' sin.
7.34.14
avī̍n no a̱gnir ha̱vyān namo̍bhi̱ḥ preṣṭho̍ asmā adhāyi̱ stoma̍ḥ ||
Agni, oblation-cater, through our prayers aid us: to him our dearest laud is brought.
7.34.15
sa̱jūr de̱vebhi̍r a̱pāṁ napā̍ta̱ṁ sakhā̍yaṁ kṛdhvaṁ śi̱vo no̍ astu ||
Accordant with the Gods choose for our Friend the Waters' Child: may he be good to us.
7.34.16
a̱bjām u̱kthair ahi̍ṁ gṛṇīṣe bu̱dhne na̱dīnā̱ṁ raja̍ḥsu̱ ṣīda̍n ||
With lauds I sing the Dragon born of floods: he sits beneath the streams in middle air.
7.34.17
mā no 'hi̍r bu̱dhnyo̍ ri̱ṣe dhā̱n mā ya̱jño a̍sya sridhad ṛtā̱yoḥ ||
Ne'er may the Dragon of the Deep harm us: ne'er fail this faithful servant's sacrifice.
7.34.18
u̱ta na̍ e̱ṣu nṛṣu̱ śravo̍ dhu̱ḥ pra rā̱ye ya̍ntu̱ śardha̍nto a̱ryaḥ ||
To these our heroes may they grant renown: may pious men march boldly on to wealth.
7.34.19
tapa̍nti̱ śatru̱ṁ sva1̱̍r ṇa bhūmā̍ ma̱hāse̍nāso̱ ame̍bhir eṣām ||
Leading great hosts, with fierce attacks of these, they burn their foes as the Sun burns the earth.
7.34.20
ā yan na̱ḥ patnī̱r gama̱nty acchā̱ tvaṣṭā̍ supā̱ṇir dadhā̍tu vī̱rān ||
What time our wives draw near to us, may he, left-handed Tvashṭar, give us hero sons.
7.34.21
prati̍ na̱ḥ stoma̱ṁ tvaṣṭā̍ juṣeta̱ syād a̱sme a̱rama̍tir vasū̱yuḥ ||
May Tvashṭar find our hymn acceptable, and may Aramati, seeking wealth, be ours.
7.34.22
tā no̍ rāsan rāti̱ṣāco̱ vasū̱ny ā roda̍sī varuṇā̱nī śṛ̍ṇotu |
varū̍trībhiḥ suśara̱ṇo no̍ astu̱ tvaṣṭā̍ su̱datro̱ vi da̍dhātu̱ rāya̍ḥ ||
May they who lavish gifts bestow those treasures: may Rodasî and Varuṇânî listen. May he, with the Varûtrîs, be our refuge, may bountiful Tvashṭar give us store of riches.
7.34.23
tan no̱ rāya̱ḥ parva̍tā̱s tan na̱ āpa̱s tad rā̍ti̱ṣāca̱ oṣa̍dhīr u̱ta dyauḥ |
vana̱spati̍bhiḥ pṛthi̱vī sa̱joṣā̍ u̱bhe roda̍sī̱ pari̍ pāsato naḥ ||
So may rich Mountains and the liberal Waters, so may all Herbs that grow on ground, and Heaven, And Earth accordant with the Forest-Sovrans, and both the World-halves round about protect us.
7.34.24
anu̱ tad u̱rvī roda̍sī jihātā̱m anu̍ dyu̱kṣo varu̍ṇa̱ indra̍sakhā |
anu̱ viśve̍ ma̱ruto̱ ye sa̱hāso̍ rā̱yaḥ syā̍ma dha̱ruṇa̍ṁ dhi̱yadhyai̍ ||
To this may both the wide Worlds lend approval, and Varuṇa in heaven, whose Friend is Indra. May all the Maruts give consent, the Victors, that we may hold great wealth in firm possession.
7.34.25
tan na̱ indro̱ varu̍ṇo mi̱tro a̱gnir āpa̱ oṣa̍dhīr va̱nino̍ juṣanta |
śarma̍n syāma ma̱rutā̍m u̱pasthe̍ yū̱yam pā̍ta sva̱stibhi̱ḥ sadā̍ naḥ ||
May Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, and Agni, Waters, Herbs, Trees accept the praise we offer. May we find refuge in the Marut's bosom. Protect us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.
Translations (7)
- 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
- Vedic Hymns, Part I: Hymns to the Maruts, Rudra, Vāyu and Vāta (SBE 32) — Friedrich Max Müller 1891, English
Commentaries (10)
- Vedārthaprakāśa (Ṛgvedabhāṣya) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedapadapāṭha — Śākalya, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣya (Skandasvāmin) — Skandasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣya (Udgītha) — Udgītha, Sanskrit
- Ṛgarthadīpikā — Veṅkaṭamādhava, Sanskrit
- Ṛgbhāṣya (Madhva) — Madhva, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitāvyākhyā — Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitābhāṣya — Udgīthācārya, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasūktanirukta — Mādhava, Sanskrit
- Bhāṣya — Sanskrit
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