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Rigveda 7.46

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 7.46

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Sanskrit

7.46.1

i̱mā ru̱drāya̍ sthi̱radha̍nvane̱ gira̍ḥ kṣi̱preṣa̍ve de̱vāya̍ sva̱dhāvne̍ |
aṣā̍ḻhāya̱ saha̍mānāya ve̱dhase̍ ti̱gmāyu̍dhāya bharatā śṛ̱ṇotu̍ naḥ ||

To Rudra bring these songs, whose bow is firm and strong, the self-dependent God with swiftlyflying shafts, The Wise, the Conqueror whom none may overcome, armed with sharp-pointed weapons: may he hear our call.

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

7.46.2

sa hi kṣaye̍ṇa̱ kṣamya̍sya̱ janma̍na̱ḥ sāmrā̍jyena di̱vyasya̱ ceta̍ti |
ava̱nn ava̍ntī̱r upa̍ no̱ dura̍ś carānamī̱vo ru̍dra̱ jāsu̍ no bhava ||

He through his lordship thinks on beings of the earth, on heavenly beings through his high imperial sway. Come willingly to our doors that gladly welcome thee, and heal all sickness, Rudra., in our families.

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

7.46.3

yā te̍ di̱dyud ava̍sṛṣṭā di̱vas pari̍ kṣma̱yā cara̍ti̱ pari̱ sā vṛ̍ṇaktu naḥ |
sa̱hasra̍ṁ te svapivāta bheṣa̱jā mā na̍s to̱keṣu̱ tana̍yeṣu rīriṣaḥ ||

May thy bright arrow which, shot down by thee from heaven, flieth upon the earth, pass us uninjured by. Thou, very gracious God, bast thousand medicines: inflict no evil on our sons or progeny.

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

7.46.4

mā no̍ vadhī rudra̱ mā parā̍ dā̱ mā te̍ bhūma̱ prasi̍tau hīḻi̱tasya̍ |
ā no̍ bhaja ba̱rhiṣi̍ jīvaśa̱ṁse yū̱yam pā̍ta sva̱stibhi̱ḥ sadā̍ naḥ ||

Slay us not, nor abandon us, O Rudra let not thy noose, when thou art angry, seize us. Give us trimmed grass and fame among the living. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.

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

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