Rigveda 9.61
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 9.61
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- Sanskrit
9.61.1
a̱yā vī̱tī pari̍ srava̱ yas ta̍ indo̱ made̱ṣv ā |
a̱vāha̍n nava̱tīr nava̍ ||
FLOW onward, Indu, with this food for him who in thy wild delight Battered the nine-and-ninety down,
9.61.2
pura̍ḥ sa̱dya i̱tthādhi̍ye̱ divo̍dāsāya̱ śamba̍ram |
adha̱ tyaṁ tu̱rvaśa̱ṁ yadu̍m ||
Smote swiftly forts, and gambara, then Yadu and that Turvaga, For pious Divodâsa's sake.
9.61.3
pari̍ ṇo̱ aśva̍m aśva̱vid goma̍d indo̱ hira̍ṇyavat |
kṣarā̍ saha̱sriṇī̱r iṣa̍ḥ ||
Finder of horses, pour on us horses and wealth in kine and gold, And, Indu, food in boundless store.
9.61.4
pava̍mānasya te va̱yam pa̱vitra̍m abhyunda̱taḥ |
sa̱khi̱tvam ā vṛ̍ṇīmahe ||
We seek to win thy friendly love, even Pavamâna's flowing o'er The limit of the cleansing sieve.
9.61.5
ye te̍ pa̱vitra̍m ū̱rmayo̍ 'bhi̱kṣara̍nti̱ dhāra̍yā |
tebhi̍r naḥ soma mṛḻaya ||
With those same waves which in their stream oyerflow the purifying sieve, Soma; be gracious unto us.
9.61.6
sa na̍ḥ punā̱na ā bha̍ra ra̱yiṁ vī̱rava̍tī̱m iṣa̍m |
īśā̍naḥ soma vi̱śvata̍ḥ ||
O Soma, being purified, bring us from all sides,– for thou canst,– Riches and food with hero sons.
9.61.7
e̱tam u̱ tyaṁ daśa̱ kṣipo̍ mṛ̱janti̱ sindhu̍mātaram |
sam ā̍di̱tyebhi̍r akhyata ||
Him here, the Child whom streams have borne, the ten swift fingers beautify With the Âdityas is he seen.
9.61.8
sam indre̍ṇo̱ta vā̱yunā̍ su̱ta e̍ti pa̱vitra̱ ā |
saṁ sūrya̍sya ra̱śmibhi̍ḥ ||
With Indra and with Vâyu he, effused, flows onward with,the beams Of Sûrya to the cleansing sieve.
9.61.9
sa no̱ bhagā̍ya vā̱yave̍ pū̱ṣṇe pa̍vasva̱ madhu̍mān |
cāru̍r mi̱tre varu̍ṇe ca ||
Flow rich in sweets and lovely for our Bhaga, Vâyu, Pûshan flow For Mitra and for Varuṇa.
9.61.10
u̱ccā te̍ jā̱tam andha̍so di̱vi ṣad bhūmy ā da̍de |
u̱graṁ śarma̱ mahi̱ śrava̍ḥ ||
High is thy juice's birth: though set in heaven, on earth it hath obtained Strong sheltering power and great renown.
9.61.11
e̱nā viśvā̍ny a̱rya ā dyu̱mnāni̱ mānu̍ṣāṇām |
siṣā̍santo vanāmahe ||
Striving to win, with him we gain all wealth from the ungodly man, Yea, all the glories of mankind.
9.61.12
sa na̱ indrā̍ya̱ yajya̍ve̱ varu̍ṇāya ma̱rudbhya̍ḥ |
va̱ri̱vo̱vit pari̍ srava ||
Finder of room and freedom, flow for Indra whom we must adore, For Varuṇa and the Marut host.
9.61.13
upo̱ ṣu jā̱tam a̱ptura̱ṁ gobhi̍r bha̱ṅgam pari̍ṣkṛtam |
indu̍ṁ de̱vā a̍yāsiṣuḥ ||
The Gods have come to Indu well-descended, beautified with milk, The active crusher of the foe.
9.61.14
tam id va̍rdhantu no̱ giro̍ va̱tsaṁ sa̱ṁśiśva̍rīr iva |
ya indra̍sya hṛda̱ṁsani̍ḥ ||
Even as mother cows their calf, so let our praise-songs strengthen him, Yea, him who winneth Indra's heart.
9.61.15
arṣā̍ ṇaḥ soma̱ śaṁ gave̍ dhu̱kṣasva̍ pi̱pyuṣī̱m iṣa̍m |
vardhā̍ samu̱dram u̱kthya̍m ||
Soma, pour blessings on our kine, pour forth the food that streams with milk Increase the sea that merits laud.
9.61.16
pava̍māno ajījanad di̱vaś ci̱traṁ na ta̍nya̱tum |
jyoti̍r vaiśvāna̱ram bṛ̱hat ||
From heaven hath Pavamâna made, as 'twere, the marvellous thunder, and The lofty light of all mankind.
9.61.17
pava̍mānasya te̱ raso̱ mado̍ rājann aducchu̱naḥ |
vi vāra̱m avya̍m arṣati ||
The gladdening and auspicious juice of thee, of Pavamâna, King! Flows o'er the woollen straining-cloth.
9.61.18
pava̍māna̱ rasa̱s tava̱ dakṣo̱ vi rā̍jati dyu̱mān |
jyoti̱r viśva̱ṁ sva̍r dṛ̱śe ||
Thy juice, O Pavamâna, sends its rays abroad like splendid skill, Like lustre, all heaven's light, to see.
9.61.19
yas te̱ mado̱ vare̍ṇya̱s tenā̍ pava̱svāndha̍sā |
de̱vā̱vīr a̍ghaśaṁsa̱hā ||
Flow onward with that juice of thine most excellent, that brings delight, Slaying the wicked, dear to Gods.
9.61.20
jaghni̍r vṛ̱tram a̍mi̱triya̱ṁ sasni̱r vāja̍ṁ di̱ve-di̍ve |
go̱ṣā u̍ aśva̱sā a̍si ||
Killing the foeman and his hate, and winning booty every day, Gainer art thou of steeds and kine.
9.61.21
sammi̍ślo aru̱ṣo bha̍va sūpa̱sthābhi̱r na dhe̱nubhi̍ḥ |
sīda̍ñ chye̱no na yoni̱m ā ||
Red-hued, be blended with the milk that seems to yield its lovely breast, Falcon-like resting in thine home.
9.61.22
sa pa̍vasva̱ ya āvi̱thendra̍ṁ vṛ̱trāya̱ hanta̍ve |
va̱vri̱vāṁsa̍m ma̱hīr a̱paḥ ||
Flow onward thou who strengthenedst Indra to slaughter Vṛitra who Compassed and stayed the mighty floods.
9.61.23
su̱vīrā̍so va̱yaṁ dhanā̱ jaye̍ma soma mīḍhvaḥ |
pu̱nā̱no va̍rdha no̱ gira̍ḥ ||
Soma who rainest gifts, may we win riches with our hero sons: Strengthen, as thou art cleansed, our hymns.
9.61.24
tvotā̍sa̱s tavāva̍sā̱ syāma̍ va̱nvanta̍ ā̱mura̍ḥ |
soma̍ vra̱teṣu̍ jāgṛhi ||
Aided by thee, and through thy grace, may we be slayers when we war: Watch, Soma, at our solemn rites.
9.61.25
a̱pa̱ghnan pa̍vate̱ mṛdho 'pa̱ somo̱ arā̍vṇaḥ |
gaccha̱nn indra̍sya niṣkṛ̱tam ||
Chasing our foemen, driving off the godless, Soma flowcth on, Going to Indra's special place.
9.61.26
ma̱ho no̍ rā̱ya ā bha̍ra̱ pava̍māna ja̱hī mṛdha̍ḥ |
rāsve̍ndo vī̱rava̱d yaśa̍ḥ ||
O Pavamâna, hither bring great riches, and destroy our foes: O Indu, grant heroic fame.
9.61.27
na tvā̍ śa̱taṁ ca̱na hruto̱ rādho̱ ditsa̍nta̱m ā mi̍nan |
yat pu̍nā̱no ma̍kha̱syase̍ ||
A hundred obstacles have ne'er checked thee when fain to give thy boons, When, being cleansed, thou combatest.
9.61.28
pava̍svendo̱ vṛṣā̍ su̱taḥ kṛ̱dhī no̍ ya̱śaso̱ jane̍ |
viśvā̱ apa̱ dviṣo̍ jahi ||
Indu, flow on, a mighty juice; glorify us among the folk: Drive all our enemies away.
9.61.29
asya̍ te sa̱khye va̱yaṁ tave̍ndo dyu̱mna u̍tta̱me |
sā̱sa̱hyāma̍ pṛtanya̱taḥ ||
Indu, in this thy friendship most lofty and glorious may we Subdue all those who war with us.
9.61.30
yā te̍ bhī̱māny āyu̍dhā ti̱gmāni̱ santi̱ dhūrva̍ṇe |
rakṣā̍ samasya no ni̱daḥ ||
Those awful weapons that thou hast, sharpened at point to strike men down- Guard us therewith from every foe.
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)
Linked texts (13)
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- Die Hymnen des Rigveda, Bd. I: Metrische und textgeschichtliche Prolegomena — Hermann Oldenberg, German
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- Die Religion des Veda — Hermann Oldenberg, German
- Uttaraṛc — Sanskrit
- Uttarārcika — Sanskrit
- Pūrvottarārcika — Sanskrit