Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·1·1.166
तन् नु वोचाम रभसाय जन्मने पूर्वम् महित्वं वृषभस्य केतवे । ऐधेव यामन् मरुतस् तुविष्वणो युधेव शक्रास् तविषाणि कर्तन ॥
tan nu vocāma rabhasāya janmane pūrvam mahitvaṃ vṛṣabhasya ketave | aidheva yāman marutas tuviṣvaṇo yudheva śakrās taviṣāṇi kartana ||
Now let us publish, for the vigorous company the herald of the Strong One, their primeval might. With fire upon your way, O Maruts loud of voice, with battle, Mighty Ones, achieve your deeds of strength.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
नित्यं न सूनुम् मधु बिभ्रत उप क्रीळन्ति क्रीळा विदथेषु घृष्वयः । नक्षन्ति रुद्रा अवसा नमस्विनं न मर्धन्ति स्वतवसो हविष्कृतम् ॥
nityaṃ na sūnum madhu bibhrata upa krīḷanti krīḷā vidatheṣu ghṛṣvayaḥ | nakṣanti rudrā avasā namasvinaṃ na mardhanti svatavaso haviṣkṛtam ||
Bringing the pleasant meath as 'twere their own dear son, they sport in sportive wise gay at their gatherings. The Rudras come with succour to the worshipper; self-strong they fail not him who offers sacrifice.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
यस्मा ऊमासो अमृता अरासत रायस् पोषं च हविषा ददाशुषे । उक्षन्त्य् अस्मै मरुतो हिता इव पुरू रजांसि पयसा मयोभुवः ॥
yasmā ūmāso amṛtā arāsata rāyas poṣaṃ ca haviṣā dadāśuṣe | ukṣanty asmai maruto hitā iva purū rajāṃsi payasā mayobhuvaḥ ||
To whomsoever, bringer of oblations, they immortal guardians, have given plenteous wealth, For him, like loving friends, the Maruts bringing bliss bedew the regions round with milk abundantly.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
आ ये रजांसि तविषीभिर् अव्यत प्र व एवासः स्वयतासो अध्रजन् । भयन्ते विश्वा भुवनानि हर्म्या चित्रो वो यामः प्रयतास्व् ऋष्टिषु ॥
ā ye rajāṃsi taviṣībhir avyata pra va evāsaḥ svayatāso adhrajan | bhayante viśvā bhuvanāni harmyā citro vo yāmaḥ prayatāsv ṛṣṭiṣu ||
Ye who with mighty powers have stirred the regions up, your coursers have sped forth directed by themselves. All creatures of the earth, all dwellings are afraid, for brilliant is your coming with your spears advanced.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
यत् त्वेषयामा नदयन्त पर्वतान् दिवो वा पृष्ठं नर्या अचुच्यवुः । विश्वो वो अज्मन् भयते वनस्पती रथीयन्तीव प्र जिहीत ओषधिः ॥
yat tveṣayāmā nadayanta parvatān divo vā pṛṣṭhaṃ naryā acucyavuḥ | viśvo vo ajman bhayate vanaspatī rathīyantīva pra jihīta oṣadhiḥ ||
When they in dazzling rush have made the mountains roar, and shaken heaven's high back in their heroic strength, Each sovran of the forest fears as ye drive near, aid the shrubs fly before you swift as whirling wheels.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
यूयं न उग्रा मरुतः सुचेतुनारिष्टग्रामाः सुमतिम् पिपर्तन । यत्रा वो दिद्युद् रदति क्रिविर्दती रिणाति पश्वः सुधितेव बर्हणा ॥
yūyaṃ na ugrā marutaḥ sucetunāriṣṭagrāmāḥ sumatim pipartana | yatrā vo didyud radati krivirdatī riṇāti paśvaḥ sudhiteva barhaṇā ||
Terrible Maruts, ye with ne'er-diminished host, with great benevolence fulfil our heart's desire. Where'er your lightning bites armed with its gory teeth it crunches up the cattle like a well-aimed dart.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
प्र स्कम्भदेष्णा अनवभ्रराधसो ऽलातृणासो विदथेषु सुष्टुताः । अर्चन्त्य् अर्कम् मदिरस्य पीतये विदुर् वीरस्य प्रथमानि पौंस्या ॥
pra skambhadeṣṇā anavabhrarādhaso 'lātṛṇāso vidatheṣu suṣṭutāḥ | arcanty arkam madirasya pītaye vidur vīrasya prathamāni pauṃsyā ||
Givers of during gifts whose bounties never fail, free from ill-will, at sacrifices glorified, They sing their song aloud that they may drink sweet juice: well do they know the Hero's first heroic deeds.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
शतभुजिभिस् तम् अभिह्रुतेर् अघात् पूर्भी रक्षता मरुतो यम् आवत । जनं यम् उग्रास् तवसो विरप्शिनः पाथना शंसात् तनयस्य पुष्टिषु ॥
śatabhujibhis tam abhihruter aghāt pūrbhī rakṣatā maruto yam āvata | janaṃ yam ugrās tavaso virapśinaḥ pāthanā śaṃsāt tanayasya puṣṭiṣu ||
With castles hundredfold, O Maruts, guard ye well the man whom ye have loved from ruin and from sin,-- The man whom ye the fierce, the Mighty ones who roar, preserve from calumny by cherishing his seed.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
विश्वानि भद्रा मरुतो रथेषु वो मिथस्पृध्येव तविषाण्य् आहिता । अंसेष्व् आ वः प्रपथेषु खादयो ऽक्षो वश् चक्रा समया वि वावृते ॥
viśvāni bhadrā maruto ratheṣu vo mithaspṛdhyeva taviṣāṇy āhitā | aṃseṣv ā vaḥ prapatheṣu khādayo 'kṣo vaś cakrā samayā vi vāvṛte ||
O Maruts, in your cars are all things that are good: great powers are set as 'twere in rivalry therein. Rings are upon your shoulders when ye journey forth: your axle turns together both the chariot wheels.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
भूरीणि भद्रा नर्येषु बाहुषु वक्षस्सु रुक्मा रभसासो अञ्जयः । अंसेष्व् एताः पविषु क्षुरा अधि वयो न पक्षान् व्य् अनु श्रियो धिरे ॥
bhūrīṇi bhadrā naryeṣu bāhuṣu vakṣassu rukmā rabhasāso añjayaḥ | aṃseṣv etāḥ paviṣu kṣurā adhi vayo na pakṣān vy anu śriyo dhire ||
Held in your manly arms are many goodly things, gold chains are on your chests, and glistering ornaments, Deer-skins are on their shoulders, on their fellies knives: they spread their glory out as birds spread out their wings.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
महान्तो मह्ना विभ्वो विभूतयो दूरेदृशो ये दिव्या इव स्तृभिः । मन्द्राः सुजिह्वाः स्वरितार आसभिः सम्मिश्ला इन्द्रे मरुतः परिष्टुभः ॥
mahānto mahnā vibhvo vibhūtayo dūredṛśo ye divyā iva stṛbhiḥ | mandrāḥ sujihvāḥ svaritāra āsabhiḥ sammiślā indre marutaḥ pariṣṭubhaḥ ||
Mighty in mightiness, pervading, passing strong, visible from afar as 'twere with stars of heaven, Lovely with pleasant tongues, sweet singers with their mouths, the Maruts, joined with Indra, shout forth all around.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
तद् वः सुजाता मरुतो महित्वनं दीर्घं वो दात्रम् अदितेर् इव व्रतम् । इन्द्रश् चन त्यजसा वि ह्रुणाति तज् जनाय यस्मै सुकृते अराध्वम् ॥
tad vaḥ sujātā maruto mahitvanaṃ dīrghaṃ vo dātram aditer iva vratam | indraś cana tyajasā vi hruṇāti taj janāya yasmai sukṛte arādhvam ||
This is your majesty, ye Maruts nobly born, far as the sway of Aditi your bounty spreads. Even Indra by desertion never disannuls the boon bestowed by you upon the pious man.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
तद् वो जामित्वम् मरुतः परे युगे पुरू यच् छंसम् अमृतास आवत । अया धिया मनवे श्रुष्टिम् आव्या साकं नरो दंसनैर् आ चिकित्रिरे ॥
tad vo jāmitvam marutaḥ pare yuge purū yac chaṃsam amṛtāsa āvata | ayā dhiyā manave śruṣṭim āvyā sākaṃ naro daṃsanair ā cikitrire ||
This is your kinship, Maruts, that, Immortals, ye were oft in olden time regardful of our call, Having vouchsafed to man a hearing through this prayer, by wondrous deeds the Heroes have displayed their might.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
येन दीर्घम् मरुतः शूशवाम युष्माकेन परीणसा तुरासः । आ यत् ततनन् वृजने जनास एभिर् यज्ञेभिस् तद् अभीष्टिम् अश्याम् ॥
yena dīrgham marutaḥ śūśavāma yuṣmākena parīṇasā turāsaḥ | ā yat tatanan vṛjane janāsa ebhir yajñebhis tad abhīṣṭim aśyām ||
That, O ye Maruts, we may long time flourish through your abundant riches, O swift movers, And that our men may spread in the encampment, let me complete the rite with these oblations.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
एष व स्तोमो मरुत इयं गीर् मान्दार्यस्य मान्यस्य कारोः । एषा यासीष्ट तन्वे वयां विद्यामेषं वृजनं जीरदानुम् ॥
eṣa va stomo maruta iyaṃ gīr māndāryasya mānyasya kāroḥ | eṣā yāsīṣṭa tanve vayāṃ vidyāmeṣaṃ vṛjanaṃ jīradānum ||
May this your laud, may this your song, O Maruts, sung by the poet, Mana's son, Mandarya, Bring offspring for ourselves with food to feed us. May we find strengthening food in full abundance.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)