Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·1·1.25
यच् चिद् धि ते विशो यथा प्र देव वरुण व्रतम् । मिनीमसि द्यवि-द्यवि ॥
yac cid dhi te viśo yathā pra deva varuṇa vratam | minīmasi dyavi-dyavi ||
Whatever law of thine, O God, O Varuna, as we are men, Day after day we violate.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
मा नो वधाय हत्नवे जिहीळानस्य रीरधः । मा हृणानस्य मन्यवे ॥
mā no vadhāya hatnave jihīḷānasya rīradhaḥ | mā hṛṇānasya manyave ||
give us not as a prey to death, to be destroyed by thee in wrath, To thy fierce anger when displeased.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
वि मृळीकाय ते मनो रथीर् अश्वं न संदितम् । गीर्भिर् वरुण सीमहि ॥
vi mṛḷīkāya te mano rathīr aśvaṃ na saṃditam | gīrbhir varuṇa sīmahi ||
To gain thy mercy, Varuna, with hymns we bind thy heart, as binds The charioteer his tethered horse.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
परा हि मे विमन्यवः पतन्ति वस्यैष्टये । वयो न वसतीर् उप ॥
parā hi me vimanyavaḥ patanti vasyaiṣṭaye | vayo na vasatīr upa ||
They flee from me dispirited, bent only on obtaining wealths As to their nests the birds of air.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
कदा क्षत्रश्रियं नरम् आ वरुणं करामहे । मृळीकायोरुचक्षसम् ॥
kadā kṣatraśriyaṃ naram ā varuṇaṃ karāmahe | mṛḷīkāyorucakṣasam ||
When shall we bring, to be appeased, the Hero, Lord of warrior might, Him, the far-seeing Varuna?
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
तद् इत् समानम् आशाते वेनन्ता न प्र युच्छतः । धृतव्रताय दाशुषे ॥
tad it samānam āśāte venantā na pra yucchataḥ | dhṛtavratāya dāśuṣe ||
This, this with joy they both accept in common: never do they fail The ever-faithful worshipper.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
वेदा यो वीनाम् पदम् अन्तरिक्षेण पतताम् । वेद नावः समुद्रियः ॥
vedā yo vīnām padam antarikṣeṇa patatām | veda nāvaḥ samudriyaḥ ||
He knows the path of birds that fly through heaven, and, Sovran of the sea, He knows the ships that are thereon.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
वेद मासो धृतव्रतो द्वादश प्रजावतः । वेदा य उपजायते ॥
veda māso dhṛtavrato dvādaśa prajāvataḥ | vedā ya upajāyate ||
True to his holy law, he knows the twelve moons with their progeny: He knows the moon of later birth.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
वेद वातस्य वर्तनिम् उरोर् ऋष्वस्य बृहतः । वेदा ये अध्यासते ॥
veda vātasya vartanim uror ṛṣvasya bṛhataḥ | vedā ye adhyāsate ||
He knows the pathway of the wind, the spreading, high, and mighty wind: He knows the Gods who dwell above.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
नि षसाद धृतव्रतो वरुणः पस्त्यास्व् आ । साम्राज्याय सुक्रतुः ॥
ni ṣasāda dhṛtavrato varuṇaḥ pastyāsv ā | sāmrājyāya sukratuḥ ||
Varuna, true to holy law, sits down among his people; he, Most wise, sits there to govern all.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अतो विश्वान्य् अद्भुता चिकित्वां अभि पश्यति । कृतानि या च कर्त्वा ॥
ato viśvāny adbhutā cikitvāṃ abhi paśyati | kṛtāni yā ca kartvā ||
From thence percerving he beholds all wondrous things, both what hath been, And what hereafter will be done.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
स नो विश्वाहा सुक्रतुर् आदित्यः सुपथा करत् । प्र ण आयूंषि तारिषत् ॥
sa no viśvāhā sukratur ādityaḥ supathā karat | pra ṇa āyūṃṣi tāriṣat ||
May that Aditya, very wise, make fair paths for us all our days: May he prolong our lives for us.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
बिभ्रद् द्रापिं हिरण्ययं वरुणो वस्त निर्णिजम् । परि स्पशो नि षेदिरे ॥
bibhrad drāpiṃ hiraṇyayaṃ varuṇo vasta nirṇijam | pari spaśo ni ṣedire ||
Varuna, wearing golden mail, hath clad him in a shining robe. His spies are seated found about.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
न यं दिप्सन्ति दिप्सवो न द्रुह्वाणो जनानाम् । न देवम् अभिमातयः ॥
na yaṃ dipsanti dipsavo na druhvāṇo janānām | na devam abhimātayaḥ ||
The God whom enemies threaten not, nor those who tyrannize o'er men, Nor those whose minds are bent on wrong.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
उत यो मानुषेष्व् आ यशश् चक्रे असाम्य् आ । अस्माकम् उदरेष्व् आ ॥
uta yo mānuṣeṣv ā yaśaś cakre asāmy ā | asmākam udareṣv ā ||
He who gives glory to mankind, not glory that is incomplete, To our own bodies giving it.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
परा मे यन्ति धीतयो गावो न गव्यूतीर् अनु । इच्छन्तीर् उरुचक्षसम् ॥
parā me yanti dhītayo gāvo na gavyūtīr anu | icchantīr urucakṣasam ||
Yearning for the wide-seeing One, my thoughts move onward unto him, As kine unto their pastures move.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
सं नु वोचावहै पुनर् यतो मे मध्व् आभृतम् । होतेव क्षदसे प्रियम् ॥
saṃ nu vocāvahai punar yato me madhv ābhṛtam | hoteva kṣadase priyam ||
Once more together let us speak, because my meath is brought: priest-like Thou eatest what is dear to thee.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
दर्शं नु विश्वदर्शतं दर्शं रथम् अधि क्षमि । एता जुषत मे गिरः ॥
darśaṃ nu viśvadarśataṃ darśaṃ ratham adhi kṣami | etā juṣata me giraḥ ||
Now saw I him whom all may see, I saw his car above the earth: He hath accepted these my songs.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
इमम् मे वरुण श्रुधी हवम् अद्या च मृळय । त्वाम् अवस्युर् आ चके ॥
imam me varuṇa śrudhī havam adyā ca mṛḷaya | tvām avasyur ā cake ||
Varuna, hear this call of mine: be gracious unto us this day Longing for help I cried to thee.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
त्वं विश्वस्य मेधिर दिवश् च ग्मश् च राजसि । स यामनि प्रति श्रुधि ॥
tvaṃ viśvasya medhira divaś ca gmaś ca rājasi | sa yāmani prati śrudhi ||
Thou, O wise God, art Lord of all, thou art the King of earth and heaven Hear, as thou goest on thy way.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
उद् उत्तमम् मुमुग्धि नो वि पाशम् मध्यमं चृत । अवाधमानि जीवसे ॥
ud uttamam mumugdhi no vi pāśam madhyamaṃ cṛta | avādhamāni jīvase ||
Release us from the upper bond, untie the bond between, and loose The bonds below, that I may live.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)