Rigveda 8.41
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 8.41
- Language
- Sanskrit
8.41.1
a̱smā ū̱ ṣu prabhū̍taye̱ varu̍ṇāya ma̱rudbhyo 'rcā̍ vi̱duṣṭa̍rebhyaḥ |
yo dhī̱tā mānu̍ṣāṇām pa̱śvo gā i̍va̱ rakṣa̍ti̱ nabha̍ntām anya̱ke sa̍me ||
To make this Varuṇa come forth sing thou a song unto the band of Maruts wiser than thyself,– This Varuṇa who guardeth well the thoughts of men like herds of kine. Let all the others die away.
8.41.2
tam ū̱ ṣu sa̍ma̱nā gi̱rā pi̍tṝ̱ṇāṁ ca̱ manma̍bhiḥ |
nā̱bhā̱kasya̱ praśa̍stibhi̱r yaḥ sindhū̍nā̱m upo̍da̱ye sa̱ptasva̍sā̱ sa ma̍dhya̱mo nabha̍ntām anya̱ke sa̍me ||
Him altogether praise I with the song and hymns our fathers sang, and with Nâbhâka's eulogies,– Him dwelling at the rivers' source, surrounded by his Sisters Seven.
8.41.3
sa kṣapa̱ḥ pari̍ ṣasvaje̱ ny u1̱̍sro mā̱yayā̍ dadhe̱ sa viśva̱m pari̍ darśa̱taḥ |
tasya̱ venī̱r anu̍ vra̱tam u̱ṣas ti̱sro a̍vardhaya̱n nabha̍ntām anya̱ke sa̍me ||
The nights he hath encompassed, and stablished the morns with magic art visible over all is he. His dear Ones, following his Law, have prospered the Three Dawns for him.
8.41.4
yaḥ ka̱kubho̍ nidhāra̱yaḥ pṛ̍thi̱vyām adhi̍ darśa̱taḥ |
sa mātā̍ pū̱rvyam pa̱daṁ tad varu̍ṇasya̱ saptya̱ṁ sa hi go̱pā i̱veryo̱ nabha̍ntām anya̱ke sa̍me ||
He, visible o'er all the earth, stablished the quarters of the sky: He measured out the eastern place, that is the fold of Varuṇa: like a strong herdsman is the God.
8.41.5
yo dha̱rtā bhuva̍nānā̱ṁ ya u̱srāṇā̍m apī̱cyā̱3̱̍ veda̱ nāmā̍ni̱ guhyā̍ |
sa ka̱viḥ kāvyā̍ pu̱ru rū̱paṁ dyaur i̍va puṣyati̱ nabha̍ntām anya̱ke sa̍me ||
He who supports the worlds of life, he who well knows the hidden names mysterious of the morning beams, He cherishes much wisdom, Sage, as heaven brings forth each varied form.
8.41.6
yasmi̱n viśvā̍ni̱ kāvyā̍ ca̱kre nābhi̍r iva śri̱tā |
tri̱taṁ jū̱tī sa̍paryata vra̱je gāvo̱ na sa̱ṁyuje̍ yu̱je aśvā̍m̐ ayukṣata̱ nabha̍ntām anya̱ke sa̍me ||
In whom all wisdom centres, as the nave is set within the wheel. Haste ye to honour Trita, as kine haste to gather in the fold, even as they muster steeds to yoke.
8.41.7
ya ā̱sv atka̍ ā̱śaye̱ viśvā̍ jā̱tāny e̍ṣām |
pari̱ dhāmā̍ni̱ marmṛ̍śa̱d varu̍ṇasya pu̱ro gaye̱ viśve̍ de̱vā anu̍ vra̱taṁ nabha̍ntām anya̱ke sa̍me ||
He wraps these regions as a robe; he contemplates the tribes of Gods and all the works of mortal men. Before the home of Varuṇa all the Gods follow his decree.
8.41.8
sa sa̍mu̱dro a̍pī̱cya̍s tu̱ro dyām i̍va rohati̱ ni yad ā̍su̱ yaju̍r da̱dhe |
sa mā̱yā a̱rcinā̍ pa̱dāstṛ̍ṇā̱n nāka̱m āru̍ha̱n nabha̍ntām anya̱ke sa̍me ||
He is an Ocean far-removed, yet through the heaven to him ascends the worship which these realms possess. With his bright foot he overthrew their magic, and went up to heaven.
8.41.9
yasya̍ śve̱tā vi̍cakṣa̱ṇā ti̱sro bhūmī̍r adhikṣi̱taḥ |
trir utta̍rāṇi pa̱pratu̱r varu̍ṇasya dhru̱vaṁ sada̱ḥ sa sa̍ptā̱nām i̍rajyati̱ nabha̍ntām anya̱ke sa̍me ||
Ruler, whose bright far-seeing rays, pervading all three earths, have filled the three superior realms of heaven. Firm is the seat of Varuṇa: over the Seven he rules as King.
8.41.10
yaḥ śve̱tām̐ adhi̍nirṇijaś ca̱kre kṛ̱ṣṇām̐ anu̍ vra̱tā |
sa dhāma̍ pū̱rvyam ma̍me̱ yaḥ ska̱mbhena̱ vi roda̍sī a̱jo na dyām adhā̍raya̱n nabha̍ntām anya̱ke sa̍me ||
Who, after his decree, o'erspread the Dark Ones with a robe of light; Who measured out the ancient seat, who pillared both the worlds apart as the Unborn supported heaven. Let all the others die away.
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
- Varuna-Hymnen des Rig-Veda — Rudolf Otto 1948, 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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