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Rigveda 9.73

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 9.73

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9.73.1

srakve̍ dra̱psasya̱ dhama̍ta̱ḥ sam a̍svarann ṛ̱tasya̱ yonā̱ sam a̍ranta̱ nābha̍yaḥ |
trīn sa mū̱rdhno asu̍raś cakra ā̱rabhe̍ sa̱tyasya̱ nāva̍ḥ su̱kṛta̍m apīparan ||

THEY from the spouting drop have sounded at the rim: naves speed together to the place of sacrifice. That Asura hath formed, to seize, three lofty heights. The ships of truth have borne the pious man across.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

9.73.2

sa̱myak sa̱myañco̍ mahi̱ṣā a̍heṣata̱ sindho̍r ū̱rmāv adhi̍ ve̱nā a̍vīvipan |
madho̱r dhārā̍bhir ja̱naya̍nto a̱rkam it pri̱yām indra̍sya ta̱nva̍m avīvṛdhan ||

The strong Steers, gathering, have duly stirred themselves,and over the stream's wave the friends sent forth the song. Engendering the hymn, with flowing streams of meath, Indra's dear body have they caused to wax in strength.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

9.73.3

pa̱vitra̍vanta̱ḥ pari̱ vāca̍m āsate pi̱taiṣā̍m pra̱tno a̱bhi ra̍kṣati vra̱tam |
ma̱haḥ sa̍mu̱draṁ varu̍ṇas ti̱ro da̍dhe̱ dhīrā̱ ic che̍kur dha̱ruṇe̍ṣv ā̱rabha̍m ||

With sanctifying gear they sit around the song: their ancient Father guards their holy work from harm. Varuṇa hath o'erspread the mighty sea of air. Sages had power to hold him in sustaining floods.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

9.73.4

sa̱hasra̍dhā̱re 'va̱ te sam a̍svaran di̱vo nāke̱ madhu̍jihvā asa̱ścata̍ḥ |
asya̱ spaśo̱ na ni mi̍ṣanti̱ bhūrṇa̍yaḥ pa̱de-pa̍de pā̱śina̍ḥ santi̱ seta̍vaḥ ||

Sweet-tongued, exhaustless, they have sent their voices down togetlier, in heaven's vault that pours a thousand streams. His wildly-restless warders never close an eye: in every place are found the bonds that bind man last.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

9.73.5

pi̱tur mā̱tur adhy ā ye sa̱masva̍rann ṛ̱cā śoca̍ntaḥ sa̱ṁdaha̍nto avra̱tān |
indra̍dviṣṭā̱m apa̍ dhamanti mā̱yayā̱ tvaca̱m asi̍knī̱m bhūma̍no di̱vas pari̍ ||

O'er Sire and Mother they have roared in unison bright with the verse of praise, burning up riteless men, Blowing away with supernatural might from earth and from the heavens the swarthy skin which Indra hates.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

9.73.6

pra̱tnān mānā̱d adhy ā ye sa̱masva̍ra̱ñ chloka̍yantrāso rabha̱sasya̱ manta̍vaḥ |
apā̍na̱kṣāso̍ badhi̱rā a̍hāsata ṛ̱tasya̱ panthā̱ṁ na ta̍ranti du̱ṣkṛta̍ḥ ||

Those which, as guides of song and counsellors of speed, were manifested from their ancient dwelling place,– From these the eyeless and the deaf have turned aside: the wicked travel not the pathway of the Law.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

9.73.7

sa̱hasra̍dhāre̱ vita̍te pa̱vitra̱ ā vāca̍m punanti ka̱vayo̍ manī̱ṣiṇa̍ḥ |
ru̱drāsa̍ eṣām iṣi̱rāso̍ a̱druha̱ḥ spaśa̱ḥ svañca̍ḥ su̱dṛśo̍ nṛ̱cakṣa̍saḥ ||

What time the filter with a thousand streams is stretched, the thoughtful sages purify their song therein. Bright-coloured are their spies, vigorous, void of guile, excellent, fair to see, beholders of mankind.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

9.73.8

ṛ̱tasya̍ go̱pā na dabhā̍ya su̱kratu̱s trī ṣa pa̱vitrā̍ hṛ̱dy a1̱̍ntar ā da̍dhe |
vi̱dvān sa viśvā̱ bhuva̍nā̱bhi pa̍śya̱ty avāju̍ṣṭān vidhyati ka̱rte a̍vra̱tān ||

Guardian of Law, most wise, he may not be deceived: three Purifiers hath he set within his heart. With wisdom he beholds all creatures that exist: he drives into the pit the hated riteliess ones.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

9.73.9

ṛ̱tasya̱ tantu̱r vita̍taḥ pa̱vitra̱ ā ji̱hvāyā̱ agre̱ varu̍ṇasya mā̱yayā̍ |
dhīrā̍ś ci̱t tat sa̱mina̍kṣanta āśa̱tātrā̍ ka̱rtam ava̍ padā̱ty apra̍bhuḥ ||

The thread of sacrifice spun in the cleansing sieve, on Varuṇa's tongue-tip, by supernatural might,– This, by their striving, have the prudent ones attained: he who hath not this power shall sink into the pit.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

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