Rigvidhana 3.22
Ṛgvidhāna 3.22
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- Sanskrit
3.22.113
kṛtvā pratikṛtim pūrvam pāṃsubhir vā athavā tuṣaiḥ./
iṣum apy anumantrya eva saṃgrāmam samprakalpayet.//
having first made an effigy with dust or with chaff. / Having consecrated an arrow, he should prepare for battle;
3.22.114
ripughnam etaj jānīyāt prayuktam aparājitam./
parāka dāsa dveṣya artham hṛdyam saṃvananam smṛtam.//
one should know this, when employed, to be enemy-slaying and unconquered. / For the purpose of the foe of Parākadāsa, the Hṛdya [hymn] is remembered as a subjugation.
3.22.115
cintayann manasā apy ete sūkte siddhim niyacchati./
sūryāyai bhāva vṛttam tu śrāvayet kanyakām pitā.//
Even while contemplating with the mind, these two hymns bestow magical accomplishment. / A father should recite the account of the condition of Sūryā to his maiden daughter;
3.22.116
anurūpam susadṛśam bhartāram tena vindati./
imām iti japet kanyā nābhim ālabhya nityaśaḥ.//
by means of that she finds a suitable and well-matched husband. / 'Her...'—touching her navel, the maiden should constantly mutter this;
3.22.117
evam eva japed bhartā tato dīrgha āyuṣau tu tau./
snāpayed abhirūpaiś ca bhrātā kanyām pitā api vā.//
just so should the husband mutter; then both of them become long-lived. / A brother or a father should bathe the maiden with matching [verses];
Translations (1)
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Discussed in (1)
- A Vedic Concordance — Bloomfield 1906, English