Rigveda 8.67
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 8.67
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- Sanskrit
8.67.1
tyān nu kṣa̱triyā̱m̐ ava̍ ādi̱tyān yā̍ciṣāmahe |
su̱mṛ̱ḻī̱kām̐ a̱bhiṣṭa̍ye ||
Now pray we to these Ksatriyas, to the Âdityas for their aid, These who are gracious to assist.
8.67.2
mi̱tro no̱ aty a̍ṁha̱tiṁ varu̍ṇaḥ parṣad arya̱mā |
ā̱di̱tyāso̱ yathā̍ vi̱duḥ ||
May Mitra bear us o'er distress, and Varuṇa and Aryaman, Yea, the Âdityas, as they know.
8.67.3
teṣā̱ṁ hi ci̱tram u̱kthya1̱̍ṁ varū̍tha̱m asti̍ dā̱śuṣe̍ |
ā̱di̱tyānā̍m ara̱ṁkṛte̍ ||
For wonderful and meet for praise is these Âdityas' saving help To him who offers and prepares.
8.67.4
mahi̍ vo maha̱tām avo̱ varu̍ṇa̱ mitrārya̍man |
avā̱ṁsy ā vṛ̍ṇīmahe ||
The mighty aid of you, the Great, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman, We claim to be our sure defence.
8.67.5
jī̱vān no̍ a̱bhi dhe̍ta̱nādi̍tyāsaḥ pu̱rā hathā̍t |
kad dha̍ stha havanaśrutaḥ ||
Guard us, Âdityas, still alive, before the deadly weapon strike: Are ye not they who hear our call?
8.67.6
yad va̍ḥ śrā̱ntāya̍ sunva̱te varū̍tha̱m asti̱ yac cha̱rdiḥ |
tenā̍ no̱ adhi̍ vocata ||
What sheltering defence ye have for him who toils in pouring gifts, Graciously bless ye us therewith.
8.67.7
asti̍ devā a̱ṁhor u̱rv asti̱ ratna̱m anā̍gasaḥ |
ādi̍tyā̱ adbhu̍tainasaḥ ||
Âdityas, Gods, from sorrow there is freedom, for the sinless, wealth, O ye in whom no fault is seen.
8.67.8
mā na̱ḥ setu̍ḥ siṣed a̱yam ma̱he vṛ̍ṇaktu na̱s pari̍ |
indra̱ id dhi śru̱to va̱śī ||
Let not this fetter bind us fast: may he release us for success; For strong is Indra and renowned.
8.67.9
mā no̍ mṛ̱cā ri̍pū̱ṇāṁ vṛ̍ji̱nānā̍m aviṣyavaḥ |
devā̍ a̱bhi pra mṛ̍kṣata ||
O Gods who fain would lend your aid, destroy not us as ye destroy Your enemies who go astray.
8.67.10
u̱ta tvām a̍dite mahy a̱haṁ de̱vy upa̍ bruve |
su̱mṛ̱ḻī̱kām a̱bhiṣṭa̍ye ||
And thee too, O Great Aditi, thee also, Goddess, I address, Thee very gracious to assist.
8.67.11
parṣi̍ dī̱ne ga̍bhī̱ra ām̐ ugra̍putre̱ jighā̍ṁsataḥ |
māki̍s to̱kasya̍ no riṣat ||
Save us in depth and shallow from the foe, thou Mother of Strong Sons: Let no one of our seed be harmed.
8.67.12
a̱ne̱ho na̍ uruvraja̱ urū̍ci̱ vi prasa̍rtave |
kṛ̱dhi to̱kāya̍ jī̱vase̍ ||
Far-spread! wide-ruling! grant that we, unharmed by envy may expand: Grant that our progeny may live.
8.67.13
ye mū̱rdhāna̍ḥ kṣitī̱nām ada̍bdhāsa̱ḥ svaya̍śasaḥ |
vra̱tā rakṣa̍nte a̱druha̍ḥ ||
Those who, the Princes of the folk, in native glory, ne'er deceived, Maintain their statutes, void of guile —
8.67.14
te na̍ ā̱sno vṛkā̍ṇā̱m ādi̍tyāso mu̱moca̍ta |
ste̱nam ba̱ddham i̍vādite ||
As such, from mouth of ravening wolves, O ye Âdityas, rescue us, Like a bound thief, O Aditi.
8.67.15
apo̱ ṣu ṇa̍ i̱yaṁ śaru̱r ādi̍tyā̱ apa̍ durma̱tiḥ |
a̱smad e̱tv aja̍ghnuṣī ||
Âdityas, let this arrow, yea, let this malignity depart From us or e’er it strike us dead.
8.67.16
śaśva̱d dhi va̍ḥ sudānava̱ ādi̍tyā ū̱tibhi̍r va̱yam |
pu̱rā nū̱nam bu̍bhu̱jmahe̍ ||
For, Bountiful Âdityas, we have evermore enjoyed your help, Both now and in the days of old.
8.67.17
śaśva̍nta̱ṁ hi pra̍cetasaḥ prati̱yanta̍ṁ ci̱d ena̍saḥ |
devā̍ḥ kṛṇu̱tha jī̱vase̍ ||
To every one, O ye Most Wise, who turneth even from sin to you, Ye Gods vouchsafe that he may live.
8.67.18
tat su no̱ navya̱ṁ sanya̍sa̱ ādi̍tyā̱ yan mumo̍cati |
ba̱ndhād ba̱ddham i̍vādite ||
May this new mercy profit us, which, ye Âdityas, frees like one Bound from his bonds, O Aditi.
8.67.19
nāsmāka̍m asti̱ tat tara̱ ādi̍tyāso ati̱ṣkade̍ |
yū̱yam a̱smabhya̍m mṛḻata ||
O ye Âdityas, this your might is not to be despised by us: So be ye graciously inclined.
8.67.20
mā no̍ he̱tir vi̱vasva̍ta̱ ādi̍tyāḥ kṛ̱trimā̱ śaru̍ḥ |
pu̱rā nu ja̱raso̍ vadhīt ||
Let not Vivasvan’s weapon nor the shaft, Âdityas, wrought with skill, Destroy us ere old age be nigh.
8.67.21
vi ṣu dveṣo̱ vy a̍ṁha̱tim ādi̍tyāso̱ vi saṁhi̍tam |
viṣva̱g vi vṛ̍hatā̱ rapa̍ḥ ||
On every side dispel all sin, Âdityas, all hostility, Indigence, and combined attack.
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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