Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·1·1.106
इन्द्रम् मित्रं वरुणम् अग्निम् ऊतये मारुतं शर्धो अदितिं हवामहे । रथं न दुर्गाद् वसवः सुदानवो विश्वस्मान् नो अंहसो निष् पिपर्तन ॥
indram mitraṃ varuṇam agnim ūtaye mārutaṃ śardho aditiṃ havāmahe | rathaṃ na durgād vasavaḥ sudānavo viśvasmān no aṃhaso niṣ pipartana ||
Call we for aid on Indra, Mitra, Varuna and Agni and the Marut host and Aditi. Even as a chariot from a difficult ravine, bountiful Vasus, rescue us from all distress.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
त आदित्या आ गता सर्वतातये भूत देवा वृत्रतूर्येषु शम्भुवः । रथं न दुर्गाद् वसवः सुदानवो विश्वस्मान् नो अंहसो निष् पिपर्तन ॥
ta ādityā ā gatā sarvatātaye bhūta devā vṛtratūryeṣu śambhuvaḥ | rathaṃ na durgād vasavaḥ sudānavo viśvasmān no aṃhaso niṣ pipartana ||
Come ye Adityas for our full prosperity, in conquests of the foe, ye Gods, bring joy to us. Even as a chariot from a difficult ravine, bountiful Vasus, rescue us from all distress.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अवन्तु नः पितरः सुप्रवाचना उत देवी देवपुत्रे ऋतावृधा । रथं न दुर्गाद् वसवः सुदानवो विश्वस्मान् नो अंहसो निष् पिपर्तन ॥
avantu naḥ pitaraḥ supravācanā uta devī devaputre ṛtāvṛdhā | rathaṃ na durgād vasavaḥ sudānavo viśvasmān no aṃhaso niṣ pipartana ||
May the most glorious Fathers aid us, and the two Goddesses, Mothers of the Gods, who strengthen Law. Even as a chariot from a difficult ravine, bountiful Vasus, rescue us from all distress.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
नराशंसं वाजिनं वाजयन्न् इह क्षयद्वीरम् पूषणं सुम्नैर् ईमहे । रथं न दुर्गाद् वसवः सुदानवो विश्वस्मान् नो अंहसो निष् पिपर्तन ॥
narāśaṃsaṃ vājinaṃ vājayann iha kṣayadvīram pūṣaṇaṃ sumnair īmahe | rathaṃ na durgād vasavaḥ sudānavo viśvasmān no aṃhaso niṣ pipartana ||
To mighty Narasamsa, strengthening his might, to Pusan, ruler over men, we pray with hymns. Even as a chariot from a difficult ravine, bountiful Vasus, rescue us from all distress.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
बृहस्पते सदम् इन् नः सुगं कृधि शं योर् यत् ते मनुर्हितं तद् ईमहे । रथं न दुर्गाद् वसवः सुदानवो विश्वस्मान् नो अंहसो निष् पिपर्तन ॥
bṛhaspate sadam in naḥ sugaṃ kṛdhi śaṃ yor yat te manurhitaṃ tad īmahe | rathaṃ na durgād vasavaḥ sudānavo viśvasmān no aṃhaso niṣ pipartana ||
Brhaspati, make us evermore an easy path: we crave what boon thou hast for men in rest and stir. Like as a chariot from a difficult ravine, bountiful Vasus, rescue us from all distress.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
इन्द्रं कुत्सो वृत्रहणं शचीपतिं काटे निबाळ्ह ऋषिर् अह्वद् ऊतये । रथं न दुर्गाद् वसवः सुदानवो विश्वस्मान् नो अंहसो निष् पिपर्तन ॥
indraṃ kutso vṛtrahaṇaṃ śacīpatiṃ kāṭe nibāḷha ṛṣir ahvad ūtaye | rathaṃ na durgād vasavaḥ sudānavo viśvasmān no aṃhaso niṣ pipartana ||
Sunk in the pit the Rsi Kutsa called, to aid, Indra the Vrtra-slayer, Lord of power and might. Even as a chariot from a difficult ravine, bountiful Vasus, rescue us from all distress.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
देवैर् नो देव्य् अदितिर् नि पातु देवस् त्राता त्रायताम् अप्रयुच्छन् । तन् नो मित्रो वरुणो मामहन्ताम् अदितिः सिन्धुः पृथिवी उत द्यौः ॥
devair no devy aditir ni pātu devas trātā trāyatām aprayucchan | tan no mitro varuṇo māmahantām aditiḥ sindhuḥ pṛthivī uta dyauḥ ||
May Aditi the Goddess guard us with the Gods: may the protecting God keep us with ceaseless care. This prayer of ours may Varuna grant, and Mitra, and Aditi and Sindhu, Earth and Heaven.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)