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Rigveda 8.100

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 8.100

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Sanskrit

8.100.1

a̱yaṁ ta̍ emi ta̱nvā̍ pu̱rastā̱d viśve̍ de̱vā a̱bhi mā̍ yanti pa̱ścāt |
ya̱dā mahya̱ṁ dīdha̍ro bhā̱gam i̱ndrād in mayā̍ kṛṇavo vī̱ryā̍ṇi ||

I MOVE before thee here present in person, and all the Deities follow behind me.

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

8.100.2

dadhā̍mi te̱ madhu̍no bha̱kṣam agre̍ hi̱tas te̍ bhā̱gaḥ su̱to a̍stu̱ soma̍ḥ |
asa̍ś ca̱ tvaṁ da̍kṣiṇa̱taḥ sakhā̱ me 'dhā̍ vṛ̱trāṇi̍ jaṅghanāva̱ bhūri̍ ||

The food of meath in foremost place I give thee, thy Soma shall be pressed, thy share appointed.

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

8.100.3

pra su stoma̍m bharata vāja̱yanta̱ indrā̍ya sa̱tyaṁ yadi̍ sa̱tyam asti̍ |
nendro̍ a̱stīti̱ nema̍ u tva āha̱ ka ī̍ṁ dadarśa̱ kam a̱bhi ṣṭa̍vāma ||

Striving for strength bring forth a laud to Indra, a truthful hymn if he in truth existeth.

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

8.100.4

a̱yam a̍smi jarita̱ḥ paśya̍ me̱ha viśvā̍ jā̱tāny a̱bhy a̍smi ma̱hnā |
ṛ̱tasya̍ mā pra̱diśo̍ vardhayanty ādardi̱ro bhuva̍nā dardarīmi ||

Here am I, look upon me here, O singer. All that existeth I surpass in greatness.

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

8.100.5

ā yan mā̍ ve̱nā aru̍hann ṛ̱tasya̱m̐ eka̱m āsī̍naṁ harya̱tasya̍ pṛ̱ṣṭhe |
mana̍ś cin me hṛ̱da ā praty a̍voca̱d aci̍krada̱ñ chiśu̍manta̱ḥ sakhā̍yaḥ ||

When the Law's lovers mounted and approached me as I sate lone upon the dear sky's summit.

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

8.100.6

viśvet tā te̱ sava̍neṣu pra̱vācyā̱ yā ca̱kartha̍ maghavann indra sunva̱te |
pārā̍vata̱ṁ yat pu̍rusambhṛ̱taṁ vasv a̱pāvṛ̍ṇoḥ śara̱bhāya̱ ṛṣi̍bandhave ||

All these thy deeds must be declared at Soma-feasts, wrought, Indra, Bounteous Lord, for him who sheds the juice,

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

8.100.7

pra nū̱naṁ dhā̍vatā̱ pṛtha̱ṅ neha yo vo̱ avā̍varīt |
ni ṣī̍ṁ vṛ̱trasya̱ marma̍ṇi̱ vajra̱m indro̍ apīpatat ||

Now run ye forth your several ways: he is not here who kept you back.

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

8.100.8

mano̍javā̱ aya̍māna āya̱sīm a̍tara̱t pura̍m |
diva̍ṁ supa̱rṇo ga̱tvāya̱ soma̍ṁ va̱jriṇa̱ ābha̍rat ||

On-rushing with the speed of thought within the iron fort he pressed :

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

8.100.9

sa̱mu̱dre a̱ntaḥ śa̍yata u̱dnā vajro̍ a̱bhīvṛ̍taḥ |
bhara̍nty asmai sa̱ṁyata̍ḥ pu̱raḥpra̍sravaṇā ba̱lim ||

Deep in the ocean lies the bolt with waters compassed round about,

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

8.100.10

yad vāg vada̍nty aviceta̱nāni̱ rāṣṭrī̍ de̱vānā̍ṁ niṣa̱sāda̍ ma̱ndrā |
cata̍sra̱ ūrja̍ṁ duduhe̱ payā̍ṁsi̱ kva̍ svid asyāḥ para̱maṁ ja̍gāma ||

When, uttering words which no one comprehended, Vâk, Queen of Gods, the Gladdener, was seated,

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

8.100.11

de̱vīṁ vāca̍m ajanayanta de̱vās tāṁ vi̱śvarū̍pāḥ pa̱śavo̍ vadanti |
sā no̍ ma̱ndreṣa̱m ūrja̱ṁ duhā̍nā dhe̱nur vāg a̱smān upa̱ suṣṭu̱taitu̍ ||

The Deities generated Vâk the Goddess, and animals of every figure speak her.

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

8.100.12

sakhe̍ viṣṇo vita̱raṁ vi kra̍masva̱ dyaur de̱hi lo̱kaṁ vajrā̍ya vi̱ṣkabhe̍ |
hanā̍va vṛ̱traṁ ri̱ṇacā̍va̱ sindhū̱n indra̍sya yantu prasa̱ve visṛ̍ṣṭāḥ ||

Step forth with wider stride, my comrade Vishṇu; make room, Dyaus, for the leaping of the lightning.

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

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