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Rigveda 9.78

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 9.78

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Sanskrit

9.78.1

pra rājā̱ vāca̍ṁ ja̱naya̍nn asiṣyadad a̱po vasā̍no a̱bhi gā i̍yakṣati |
gṛ̱bhṇāti̍ ri̱pram avi̍r asya̱ tānvā̍ śu̱ddho de̱vānā̱m upa̍ yāti niṣkṛ̱tam ||

RAISING his voice the King hath flowed upon his way: invested with the waters he would win the kine. The fleece retains his solid parts as though impure, and bright and cleansed he seeks the special place of Gods.

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

9.78.2

indrā̍ya soma̱ pari̍ ṣicyase̱ nṛbhi̍r nṛ̱cakṣā̍ ū̱rmiḥ ka̱vir a̍jyase̱ vane̍ |
pū̱rvīr hi te̍ sru̱taya̱ḥ santi̱ yāta̍ve sa̱hasra̱m aśvā̱ hara̍yaś camū̱ṣada̍ḥ ||

Thou, Soma, art effused for Indra by the men, balmed in the wood as wave, Sage, Viewer of mankind. Full many are the paths whereon thou mayest go: a thousand bay steeds hast thou resting in the bowls.

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

9.78.3

sa̱mu̱driyā̍ apsa̱raso̍ manī̱ṣiṇa̱m āsī̍nā a̱ntar a̱bhi soma̍m akṣaran |
tā ī̍ṁ hinvanti ha̱rmyasya̍ sa̱kṣaṇi̱ṁ yāca̍nte su̱mnam pava̍māna̱m akṣi̍tam ||

Apsarases who dwell in waters of the sea, sitting within, have flowed to Soma wise of heart. They urge the Master of the house upon his way, and to the Eternal Pavamâna pray for bliss.

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

9.78.4

go̱jin na̱ḥ somo̍ ratha̱jid dhi̍raṇya̱jit sva̱rjid a̱bjit pa̍vate sahasra̱jit |
yaṁ de̱vāsa̍ś cakri̱re pī̱taye̱ mada̱ṁ svādi̍ṣṭhaṁ dra̱psam a̍ru̱ṇam ma̍yo̱bhuva̍m ||

Soma flows on for u's as winner of the kine, winner of thousands, cars, water, and light, and gold; He whom the Gods have made a gladdening draught to drink, the drop most sweet to taste, wealbringing, red of hue.

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

9.78.5

e̱tāni̍ soma̱ pava̍māno asma̱yuḥ sa̱tyāni̍ kṛ̱ṇvan dravi̍ṇāny arṣasi |
ja̱hi śatru̍m anti̱ke dū̍ra̱ke ca̱ ya u̱rvīṁ gavyū̍ti̱m abha̍yaṁ ca nas kṛdhi ||

Soma, as Pavamâna thou, our faithful Friend, making for us these real treasures, flowest on. Slay thou the enemy both near and,far away: grant us security and ample pasturage.

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

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