Rigveda 8.42
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 8.42
- Language
- Sanskrit
8.42.1
asta̍bhnā̱d dyām asu̍ro vi̱śvave̍dā̱ ami̍mīta vari̱māṇa̍m pṛthi̱vyāḥ |
āsī̍da̱d viśvā̱ bhuva̍nāni sa̱mrāḍ viśvet tāni̱ varu̍ṇasya vra̱tāni̍ ||
LORD of all wealth, the Asura propped the heavens, and measured out the broad earth's wide expanses. He, King supreme, approached all living creatures. All these are Varuṇa's holy operations.
8.42.2
e̱vā va̍ndasva̱ varu̍ṇam bṛ̱hanta̍ṁ nama̱syā dhīra̍m a̱mṛta̍sya go̱pām |
sa na̱ḥ śarma̍ tri̱varū̍tha̱ṁ vi ya̍ṁsat pā̱taṁ no̍ dyāvāpṛthivī u̱pasthe̍ ||
So humbly worship Varuṇa the Mighty revere the wise Guard of World Immortal. May he vouchsafe us triply-barred protection. O Earth and Heaven, within your lap preserve us.
8.42.3
i̱māṁ dhiya̱ṁ śikṣa̍māṇasya deva̱ kratu̱ṁ dakṣa̍ṁ varuṇa̱ saṁ śi̍śādhi |
yayāti̱ viśvā̍ duri̱tā tare̍ma su̱tarmā̍ṇa̱m adhi̱ nāva̍ṁ ruhema ||
Sharpen this song of him who strives his utmost, sharpen, God Varuṇa, his strength and insight; May we ascend the ship that bears us safely, whereby we may pass over all misfortune.
8.42.4
ā vā̱ṁ grāvā̍ṇo aśvinā dhī̱bhir viprā̍ acucyavuḥ |
nāsa̍tyā̱ soma̍pītaye̱ nabha̍ntām anya̱ke sa̍me ||
Aṣvins, with songs the singer stones have made you hasten hitherward, Nâsatyas, to the Soma-draught. Let all the others die away.
8.42.5
yathā̍ vā̱m atri̍r aśvinā gī̱rbhir vipro̱ ajo̍havīt |
nāsa̍tyā̱ soma̍pītaye̱ nabha̍ntām anya̱ke sa̍me ||
As the sage Atri with his hymns, O Aṣvins, called you eagerly, Nâsatyas, to the Soma-draught. Let all the others die away.
8.42.6
e̱vā vā̍m ahva ū̱taye̱ yathāhu̍vanta̱ medhi̍rāḥ |
nāsa̍tyā̱ soma̍pītaye̱ nabha̍ntām anya̱ke sa̍me ||
So have I called you to our aid, even as the wise have called of old, Nâsatyas, to the Soma-draught. Let all the others die away.
Translations (6)
- 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
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
Other recensions (1)
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