Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·1·1.112

Ṛgveda Saṃhitā 1.112

ईळे द्यावापृथिवी पूर्वचित्तये ऽग्निं घर्मं सुरुचं यामन्न् इष्टये । याभिर् भरे कारम् अंशाय जिन्वथस् ताभिर् ऊ षु ऊतिभिर् अश्विना गतम् ॥

īḷe dyāvāpṛthivī pūrvacittaye 'gniṃ gharmaṃ surucaṃ yāmann iṣṭaye | yābhir bhare kāram aṃśāya jinvathas tābhir ū ṣu ūtibhir aśvinā gatam ||

To give first thought to them, I worship Heaven and Earth, and Agni, fair bright glow, to hasten their approach. Come hither unto us, O Asvins, with those aids wherewith in fight ye speed the war-cry to the spoil.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

युवोर् दानाय सुभरा असश्चतो रथम् आ तस्थुर् वचसं न मन्तवे । याभिर् धियो ऽवथः कर्मन्न् इष्टये ताभिर् ऊ षु ऊतिभिर् अश्विना गतम् ॥

yuvor dānāya subharā asaścato ratham ā tasthur vacasaṃ na mantave | yābhir dhiyo 'vathaḥ karmann iṣṭaye tābhir ū ṣu ūtibhir aśvinā gatam ||

Ample, unfailing, they have mounted as it were an eloquent car that ye may think of us and give. Come hither unto us, O Asvins, with those aids wherewith ye help our thoughts to further holy acts.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

युवं तासां दिव्यस्य प्रशासने विशां क्षयथो अमृतस्य मज्मना । याभिर् धेनुम् अस्वम् पिन्वथो नरा ताभिर् ऊ षु ऊतिभिर् अश्विना गतम् ॥

yuvaṃ tāsāṃ divyasya praśāsane viśāṃ kṣayatho amṛtasya majmanā | yābhir dhenum asvam pinvatho narā tābhir ū ṣu ūtibhir aśvinā gatam ||

Ye by the might which heavenly nectar giveth you are in supreme dominion Lords of all these folk. Come hither unto us, O Asvins, with those aids wherewith ye, Heroes, made the barren cow give milk.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

याभिः परिज्मा तनयस्य मज्मना द्विमाता तूर्षु तरणिर् विभूषति । याभिस् त्रिमन्तुर् अभवद् विचक्षणस् ताभिर् ऊ षु ऊतिभिर् अश्विना गतम् ॥

yābhiḥ parijmā tanayasya majmanā dvimātā tūrṣu taraṇir vibhūṣati | yābhis trimantur abhavad vicakṣaṇas tābhir ū ṣu ūtibhir aśvinā gatam ||

The aids wherewith the Wanderer through his offspring's might, or the Two-Mothered Son shows swiftest mid the swift; Wherewith the sapient one acquired his triple lore,--Come hither unto us, O Asvins, with those aids.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

याभी रेभं निवृतं सितम् अद्भ्य उद् वन्दनम् ऐरयतं स्वर् दृशे । याभिः कण्वम् प्र सिषासन्तम् आवतं ताभिर् ऊ षु ऊतिभिर् अश्विना गतम् ॥

yābhī rebhaṃ nivṛtaṃ sitam adbhya ud vandanam airayataṃ svar dṛśe | yābhiḥ kaṇvam pra siṣāsantam āvataṃ tābhir ū ṣu ūtibhir aśvinā gatam ||

Wherewith ye raised from waters, prisoned and fast bound, Rebha, and Vandana to look upon the light; Wherewith ye succoured Kanva as he strove to win,--Come hither unto us, O Asvins, with those aids.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

याभिर् अन्तकं जसमानम् आरणे भुज्युं याभिर् अव्यथिभिर् जिजिन्वथुः । याभिः कर्कन्धुं वय्यं च जिन्वथस् ताभिर् ऊ षु ऊतिभिर् अश्विना गतम् ॥

yābhir antakaṃ jasamānam āraṇe bhujyuṃ yābhir avyathibhir jijinvathuḥ | yābhiḥ karkandhuṃ vayyaṃ ca jinvathas tābhir ū ṣu ūtibhir aśvinā gatam ||

Wherewith ye rescued Antaka when languishing deep in the pit, and Bhujyu with unfailing help. And comforted Karkandhu, Vayya, in their woe,--Come hither unto us, O Asvins, with those aids.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

याभिः शुचन्तिं धनसां सुषंसदं तप्तं घर्मम् ओम्यावन्तम् अत्रये । याभिः पृश्निगुम् पुरुकुत्सम् आवतं ताभिर् ऊ षु ऊतिभिर् अश्विना गतम् ॥

yābhiḥ śucantiṃ dhanasāṃ suṣaṃsadaṃ taptaṃ gharmam omyāvantam atraye | yābhiḥ pṛśnigum purukutsam āvataṃ tābhir ū ṣu ūtibhir aśvinā gatam ||

Wherewith ye gave Sucanti wealth and happy home, and made the fiery pit friendly for Atri's sake; Wherewith ye guarded Purukutsa, Prsnigu,--Come hither unto us, O Asvin;, with those aids.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

याभिः शचीभिर् वृषणा परावृजम् प्रान्धं श्रोणं चक्षस एतवे कृथः । याभिर् वर्तिकां ग्रसिताम् अमुञ्चतं ताभिर् ऊ षु ऊतिभिर् अश्विना गतम् ॥

yābhiḥ śacībhir vṛṣaṇā parāvṛjam prāndhaṃ śroṇaṃ cakṣasa etave kṛthaḥ | yābhir vartikāṃ grasitām amuñcataṃ tābhir ū ṣu ūtibhir aśvinā gatam ||

Mighty Ones, with what powers ye gave Paravrj aid what time ye made the blind and lame to see and walk; Wherewith ye set at liberty the swallowed quail,--Come hither unto us, O Asvins, with those aids.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

याभिः सिन्धुम् मधुमन्तम् असश्चतं वसिष्ठं याभिर् अजराव् अजिन्वतम् । याभिः कुत्सं श्रुतर्यं नर्यम् आवतं ताभिर् ऊ षु ऊतिभिर् अश्विना गतम् ॥

yābhiḥ sindhum madhumantam asaścataṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ yābhir ajarāv ajinvatam | yābhiḥ kutsaṃ śrutaryaṃ naryam āvataṃ tābhir ū ṣu ūtibhir aśvinā gatam ||

Wherewith ye quickened the most sweet exhaustless flood, and comforted Vasistha, ye who ne'er decay; And to Srutarya, Kutsa, Narya gave your help,--Come hither unto us, O Asvins, with those aids.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

याभिर् विश्पलां धनसाम् अथर्व्यं सहस्रमीळ्ह आजाव् अजिन्वतम् । याभिर् वशम् अश्व्यम् प्रेणिम् आवतं ताभिर् ऊ षु ऊतिभिर् अश्विना गतम् ॥

yābhir viśpalāṃ dhanasām atharvyaṃ sahasramīḷha ājāv ajinvatam | yābhir vaśam aśvyam preṇim āvataṃ tābhir ū ṣu ūtibhir aśvinā gatam ||

Wherewith ye helped, in battle of a thousand spoils, Vispala seeking booty, powerless to move. Wherewith ye guarded friendly Vasa, Asva's son,--Come hither unto us, O Asvins, with those aids.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

याभिः सुदानू औशिजाय वणिजे दीर्घश्रवसे मधु कोशो अक्षरत् । कक्षीवन्तं स्तोतारं याभिर् आवतं ताभिर् ऊ षु ऊतिभिर् अश्विना गतम् ॥

yābhiḥ sudānū auśijāya vaṇije dīrghaśravase madhu kośo akṣarat | kakṣīvantaṃ stotāraṃ yābhir āvataṃ tābhir ū ṣu ūtibhir aśvinā gatam ||

Whereby the cloud, ye Bounteous Givers, shed sweet rain for Dirghasravas, for the merchant Ausija, Wherewith ye helped Kaksivan, singer of your praise,--Come hither unto us, O Asvins, with those aids.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

याभी रसां क्षोदसोद्नः पिपिन्वथुर् अनश्वं याभी रथम् आवतं जिषे । याभिस् त्रिशोक उस्रिया उदाजत ताभिर् ऊ षु ऊतिभिर् अश्विना गतम् ॥

yābhī rasāṃ kṣodasodnaḥ pipinvathur anaśvaṃ yābhī ratham āvataṃ jiṣe | yābhis triśoka usriyā udājata tābhir ū ṣu ūtibhir aśvinā gatam ||

Wherewith ye made Rasa swell full with water-floods, and urged to victory the car without a horse; Wherewith Trisoka drove forth his recovered cows,--Come hither unto us, O Asvins, with those aids.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

याभिः सूर्यम् परियाथः परावति मन्धातारं क्षैत्रपत्येष्व् आवतम् । याभिर् विप्रम् प्र भरद्वाजम् आवतं ताभिर् ऊ षु ऊतिभिर् अश्विना गतम् ॥

yābhiḥ sūryam pariyāthaḥ parāvati mandhātāraṃ kṣaitrapatyeṣv āvatam | yābhir vipram pra bharadvājam āvataṃ tābhir ū ṣu ūtibhir aśvinā gatam ||

Wherewith ye, compass round the Sun when far away, strengthened Mandhatar in his tasks as lord of lands, And to sage Bharadvaja gave protecting help,--Come hither unto us, O Asvins, with those aids.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

याभिर् महाम् अतिथिग्वं कशोजुवं दिवोदासं शम्बरहत्य आवतम् । याभिः पूर्भिद्ये त्रसदस्युम् आवतं ताभिर् ऊ षु ऊतिभिर् अश्विना गतम् ॥

yābhir mahām atithigvaṃ kaśojuvaṃ divodāsaṃ śambarahatya āvatam | yābhiḥ pūrbhidye trasadasyum āvataṃ tābhir ū ṣu ūtibhir aśvinā gatam ||

Wherewith, when Sambara was slain, ye guarded well great Atithigva, Divodisa, Kasoju, And Trasadasyu when the forts were shattered down,--Come hither unto us, O Asvins, with those aids.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

याभिर् वम्रं विपिपानम् उपस्तुतं कलिं याभिर् वित्तजानिं दुवस्यथः । याभिर् व्यश्वम् उत पृथिम् आवतं ताभिर् ऊ षु ऊतिभिर् अश्विना गतम् ॥

yābhir vamraṃ vipipānam upastutaṃ kaliṃ yābhir vittajāniṃ duvasyathaḥ | yābhir vyaśvam uta pṛthim āvataṃ tābhir ū ṣu ūtibhir aśvinā gatam ||

Wherewith ye honoured the great drinker Vamra, and Upastuta and Kali when he gained his wife, And lent to Vyasva and to Prthi favouring help,--Come hither unto us, O Asvins, with those aids.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

याभिर् नरा शयवे याभिर् अत्रये याभिः पुरा मनवे गातुम् ईषथुः । याभिः शारीर् आजतं स्यूमरश्मये ताभिर् ऊ षु ऊतिभिर् अश्विना गतम् ॥

yābhir narā śayave yābhir atraye yābhiḥ purā manave gātum īṣathuḥ | yābhiḥ śārīr ājataṃ syūmaraśmaye tābhir ū ṣu ūtibhir aśvinā gatam ||

Wherewith, O Heroes, ye vouchsafed deliverance to Sayu, Atri, and to Manu long ago; Wherewith ye shot your shafts in Syumarasmi's cause.--Come hither unto us, O Asvins, with those aids.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

याभिः पठर्वा जठरस्य मज्मनाग्निर् नादीदेच् चित इद्धो अज्मन्न् आ । याभिः शर्यातम् अवथो महाधने ताभिर् ऊ षु ऊतिभिर् अश्विना गतम् ॥

yābhiḥ paṭharvā jaṭharasya majmanāgnir nādīdec cita iddho ajmann ā | yābhiḥ śaryātam avatho mahādhane tābhir ū ṣu ūtibhir aśvinā gatam ||

Wherewith Patharva, in his majesty of form, shone in his course like to a gathered kindled fire; Wherewith ye helped Saryata in the mighty fray,--Come hither unto us, O Asvins, with those aids.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

याभिर् अङ्गिरो मनसा निरण्यथो ऽग्रं गच्छथो विवरे गोअर्णसः । याभिर् मनुं शूरम् इषा समावतं ताभिर् ऊ षु ऊतिभिर् अश्विना गतम् ॥

yābhir aṅgiro manasā niraṇyatho 'graṃ gacchatho vivare goarṇasaḥ | yābhir manuṃ śūram iṣā samāvataṃ tābhir ū ṣu ūtibhir aśvinā gatam ||

Wherewith, Angirases! ye triumphed in your heart, and onward went to liberate the flood of milk; Wherewith ye helped the hero Manu with new strength,--Come hither unto us, O Asvins, with those aids.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

याभिः पत्नीर् विमदाय न्यूहथुर् आ घ वा याभिर् अरुणीर् अशिक्षतम् । याभिः सुदास ऊहथुः सुदेव्यं ताभिर् ऊ षु ऊतिभिर् अश्विना गतम् ॥

yābhiḥ patnīr vimadāya nyūhathur ā gha vā yābhir aruṇīr aśikṣatam | yābhiḥ sudāsa ūhathuḥ sudevyaṃ tābhir ū ṣu ūtibhir aśvinā gatam ||

Wherewith ye brought a wife for Vimada to wed, wherewith ye freely gave the ruddy cows away; Wherewith ye brought the host of kind Gods to Sudas--Come hither unto us, O Asvins, with those aids.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

याभिः शन्ताती भवथो ददाशुषे भुज्युं याभिर् अवथो याभिर् अध्रिगुम् । ओम्यावतीं सुभराम् ऋतस्तुभं ताभिर् ऊ षु ऊतिभिर् अश्विना गतम् ॥

yābhiḥ śantātī bhavatho dadāśuṣe bhujyuṃ yābhir avatho yābhir adhrigum | omyāvatīṃ subharām ṛtastubhaṃ tābhir ū ṣu ūtibhir aśvinā gatam ||

Wherewith ye bring great bliss to him who offers gifts, wherewith ye have protected Bhujyu, Adhrigu, And good and gracious Subhara and Rtastup,--Come hither unto us, O Asvins, with those aids.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

याभिः कृशानुम् असने दुवस्यथो जवे याभिर् यूनो अर्वन्तम् आवतम् । मधु प्रियम् भरथो यत् सरड्भ्यस् ताभिर् ऊ षु ऊतिभिर् अश्विना गतम् ॥

yābhiḥ kṛśānum asane duvasyatho jave yābhir yūno arvantam āvatam | madhu priyam bharatho yat saraḍbhyas tābhir ū ṣu ūtibhir aśvinā gatam ||

Wherewith ye served Krsanu where the shafts were shot, and helped the young man's horse to swiftness in the race; Wherewith ye bring delicious honey to the bees,--Come hither unto us, O Asvins, with those aids.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

याभिर् नरं गोषुयुधं नृषाह्ये क्षेत्रस्य साता तनयस्य जिन्वथः । याभी रथां अवथो याभिर् अर्वतस् ताभिर् ऊ षु ऊतिभिर् अश्विना गतम् ॥

yābhir naraṃ goṣuyudhaṃ nṛṣāhye kṣetrasya sātā tanayasya jinvathaḥ | yābhī rathāṃ avatho yābhir arvatas tābhir ū ṣu ūtibhir aśvinā gatam ||

Wherewith ye speed the hero as he fights for kine in hero battle, in the strife for land and sons, Wherewith ye safely guard his horses and his car,--Come hither unto us, O Asvins with those aids.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

याभिः कुत्सम् आर्जुनेयं शतक्रतू प्र तुर्वीतिम् प्र च दभीतिम् आवतम् । याभिर् ध्वसन्तिम् पुरुषन्तिम् आवतं ताभिर् ऊ षु ऊतिभिर् अश्विना गतम् ॥

yābhiḥ kutsam ārjuneyaṃ śatakratū pra turvītim pra ca dabhītim āvatam | yābhir dhvasantim puruṣantim āvataṃ tābhir ū ṣu ūtibhir aśvinā gatam ||

Wherewith ye, Lords of Hundred Powers, helped Kutsa, son of Arjuni, gave Turviti and Dabhiti strength, Favoured Dhvasanti and lent Purusanti help,--Come hither unto us, O Asvins, with those aids.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

अप्नस्वतीम् अश्विना वाचम् अस्मे कृतं नो दस्रा वृषणा मनीषाम् । अद्यूत्ये ऽवसे नि ह्वये वां वृधे च नो भवतं वाजसातौ ॥

apnasvatīm aśvinā vācam asme kṛtaṃ no dasrā vṛṣaṇā manīṣām | adyūtye 'vase ni hvaye vāṃ vṛdhe ca no bhavataṃ vājasātau ||

Make ye our speech effectual, O ye Asvins, and this our hymn, ye mighty Wonder-Workers. In luckless game I call on you for succour: strengthen us also on the field of battle.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

द्युभिर् अक्तुभिः परि पातम् अस्मान् अरिष्टेभिर् अश्विना सौभगेभिः । तन् नो मित्रो वरुणो मामहन्ताम् अदितिः सिन्धुः पृथिवी उत द्यौः ॥

dyubhir aktubhiḥ pari pātam asmān ariṣṭebhir aśvinā saubhagebhiḥ | tan no mitro varuṇo māmahantām aditiḥ sindhuḥ pṛthivī uta dyauḥ ||

With, undiminished blessings, O ye Asvins, for evermore both night and day protect us. This prayer of ours may Varuna grant, and Mitra, and Aditi and Sindhu, Earth and Heaven.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)