Rigveda 8.31
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 8.31
- Language
- Sanskrit
8.31.1
yo yajā̍ti̱ yajā̍ta̱ it su̱nava̍c ca̱ pacā̍ti ca |
bra̱hmed indra̍sya cākanat ||
THAT Brahman pleases Indra well, who worships, sacrifices, pours Libation, and prepares the meal.
8.31.2
pu̱ro̱ḻāśa̱ṁ yo a̍smai̱ soma̱ṁ rara̍ta ā̱śira̍m |
pād it taṁ śa̱kro aṁha̍saḥ ||
Ṣakra protects from woe the man who gives him sacrificial cake. And offers Soma blent with milk.
8.31.3
tasya̍ dyu̱mām̐ a̍sa̱d ratho̍ de̱vajū̍ta̱ḥ sa śū̍śuvat |
viśvā̍ va̱nvann a̍mi̱triyā̍ ||
His chariot shall be glorious, sped by Gods, and mighty shall he be, Subduing all hostilities.
8.31.4
asya̍ pra̱jāva̍tī gṛ̱he 'sa̍ścantī di̱ve-di̍ve |
iḻā̍ dhenu̱matī̍ duhe ||
Each day that passes, in his house flows his libation, rich in milk, Exhaustless, bringing progeny.
8.31.5
yā dampa̍tī̱ sama̍nasā sunu̱ta ā ca̱ dhāva̍taḥ |
devā̍so̱ nitya̍yā̱śirā̍ ||
O Gods, with constant draught of milk, husband and wife with one accord Press out and wash the Soma juice.
8.31.6
prati̍ prāśa̱vyā̍m̐ itaḥ sa̱myañcā̍ ba̱rhir ā̍śāte |
na tā vāje̍ṣu vāyataḥ ||
They gain sufficient food: they come united to the sacred grass, And never do they fail in strength.
8.31.7
na de̱vānā̱m api̍ hnutaḥ suma̱tiṁ na ju̍gukṣataḥ |
śravo̍ bṛ̱had vi̍vāsataḥ ||
Never do they deny or seek to hide the favour of the Gods: They win high glory for themselves.
8.31.8
pu̱triṇā̱ tā ku̍mā̱riṇā̱ viśva̱m āyu̱r vy a̍śnutaḥ |
u̱bhā hira̍ṇyapeśasā ||
With sons and daughters by their side they reach their full extent of life, Both decked with ornaments of gold.
8.31.9
vī̱tiho̍trā kṛ̱tadva̍sū daśa̱syantā̱mṛtā̍ya̱ kam |
sam ūdho̍ roma̱śaṁ ha̍to de̱veṣu̍ kṛṇuto̱ duva̍ḥ ||
Serving the Immortal One with gifts of sacrificial meal and wealth, They satisfy the claims of love and pay due honour to the Gods.
8.31.10
ā śarma̱ parva̍tānāṁ vṛṇī̱mahe̍ na̱dīnā̍m |
ā viṣṇo̍ḥ sacā̱bhuva̍ḥ ||
We claim protection from the Hills, we claim protection of the Floods, Of him who stands by Vishṇu's side.
8.31.11
aitu̍ pū̱ṣā ra̱yir bhaga̍ḥ sva̱sti sa̍rva̱dhāta̍maḥ |
u̱rur adhvā̍ sva̱staye̍ ||
May Pûshan come, and Bhaga, Lord of wealth, All-bounteous, for our weal Broad be the path that leads to bliss:
8.31.12
a̱rama̍tir ana̱rvaṇo̱ viśvo̍ de̱vasya̱ mana̍sā |
ā̱di̱tyānā̍m ane̱ha it ||
Aramati, and, free from foes, Viṣva with spirit of a God, And the Âdityas' peerless might.
8.31.13
yathā̍ no mi̱tro a̍rya̱mā varu̍ṇa̱ḥ santi̍ go̱pāḥ |
su̱gā ṛ̱tasya̱ panthā̍ḥ ||
Seeing that Mitra, Aryaman, and Varuṇa are guarding us, The paths of Law are fair to tread.
8.31.14
a̱gniṁ va̍ḥ pū̱rvyaṁ gi̱rā de̱vam ī̍ḻe̱ vasū̍nām |
sa̱pa̱ryanta̍ḥ purupri̱yam mi̱traṁ na kṣe̍tra̱sādha̍sam ||
I glorify with song, for wealth, Agni the God, the first of you. We honour as a well-loved Friend the God who prospereth our fields.
8.31.15
ma̱kṣū de̱vava̍to̱ ratha̱ḥ śūro̍ vā pṛ̱tsu kāsu̍ cit |
de̱vānā̱ṁ ya in mano̱ yaja̍māna̱ iya̍kṣaty a̱bhīd aya̍jvano bhuvat ||
As in all frays the hero, so swift moves his car whom Gods attend. The man who, sacrificing, strives to win the heart of Deities will conquer those who worship not.
8.31.16
na ya̍jamāna riṣyasi̱ na su̍nvāna̱ na de̍vayo |
de̱vānā̱ṁ ya in mano̱ yaja̍māna̱ iya̍kṣaty a̱bhīd aya̍jvano bhuvat ||
Ne'er are ye injured, worshipper, presser of juice, or pious man. The man who, sacrificing, strives to win the heart of Deities will conquer those who worship not.
8.31.17
naki̱ṣ ṭaṁ karma̍ṇā naśa̱n na pra yo̍ṣa̱n na yo̍ṣati |
de̱vānā̱ṁ ya in mano̱ yaja̍māna̱ iya̍kṣaty a̱bhīd aya̍jvano bhuvat ||
None in his action equals him, none holds him far or keeps him off. The man who, sacrificing, strives to win the heart of Deities will conquer those who worship not.
8.31.18
asa̱d atra̍ su̱vīrya̍m u̱ta tyad ā̱śvaśvya̍m |
de̱vānā̱ṁ ya in mano̱ yaja̍māna̱ iya̍kṣaty a̱bhīd aya̍jvano bhuvat ||
Such strength of heroes shall be his, such mastery of fleet-foot steeds. The man who, sacrificing, strives to win the heart of Deities will conquer those who worship not.
Translations (5)
- 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
- 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
- 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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