Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·2·2.34
धारावरा मरुतो धृष्ण्वोजसो मृगा न भीमास् तविषीभिर् अर्चिनः । अग्नयो न शुशुचाना ऋजीषिणो भृमिं धमन्तो अप गा अवृण्वत ॥
dhārāvarā maruto dhṛṣṇvojaso mṛgā na bhīmās taviṣībhir arcinaḥ | agnayo na śuśucānā ṛjīṣiṇo bhṛmiṃ dhamanto apa gā avṛṇvata ||
The Maruts of resistless might who love the rain, resplendent, terrible like wild beasts in their strength, Glowing like flames of fire, impetuous in career, blowing the wandering raincloud, have disclosed the kine.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
द्यावो न स्तृभिश् चितयन्त खादिनो व्य् अभ्रिया न द्युतयन्त वृष्टयः । रुद्रो यद् वो मरुतो रुक्मवक्षसो वृषाजनि पृश्न्याः शुक्र ऊधनि ॥
dyāvo na stṛbhiś citayanta khādino vy abhriyā na dyutayanta vṛṣṭayaḥ | rudro yad vo maruto rukmavakṣaso vṛṣājani pṛśnyāḥ śukra ūdhani ||
They gleam with armlets as the heavens are decked with stars, like cloud-born lightnings shine the torrents of their rain. Since the strong Rudra, O Maruts with brilliant chests, sprang into life for you in Prsni's radiant lap.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
उक्षन्ते अश्वां अत्यां इवाजिषु नदस्य कर्णैस् तुरयन्त आशुभिः । हिरण्यशिप्रा मरुतो दविध्वतः पृक्षं याथ पृषतीभिः समन्यवः ॥
ukṣante aśvāṃ atyāṃ ivājiṣu nadasya karṇais turayanta āśubhiḥ | hiraṇyaśiprā maruto davidhvataḥ pṛkṣaṃ yātha pṛṣatībhiḥ samanyavaḥ ||
They drip like horses in the racings of swift steeds; with the stream's rapid cars they hasten on their way. Maruts with helms of gold, ye who make all things shake, come with your spotted deer, one-minded, to our food.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
पृक्षे ता विश्वा भुवना ववक्षिरे मित्राय वा सदम् आ जीरदानवः । पृषदश्वासो अनवभ्रराधस ऋजिप्यासो न वयुनेषु धूर्षदः ॥
pṛkṣe tā viśvā bhuvanā vavakṣire mitrāya vā sadam ā jīradānavaḥ | pṛṣadaśvāso anavabhrarādhasa ṛjipyāso na vayuneṣu dhūrṣadaḥ ||
They have bestowed of Mitra all that live, to feed, they who for evermore cause their swift drops to flow; Whose steeds are spotted deer, whose riches never fail, like horses in full speed, bound to the pole in work.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
इन्धन्वभिर् धेनुभी रप्शदूधभिर् अध्वस्मभिः पथिभिर् भ्राजदृष्टयः । आ हंसासो न स्वसराणि गन्तन मधोर् मदाय मरुतः समन्यवः ॥
indhanvabhir dhenubhī rapśadūdhabhir adhvasmabhiḥ pathibhir bhrājadṛṣṭayaḥ | ā haṃsāso na svasarāṇi gantana madhor madāya marutaḥ samanyavaḥ ||
With brightly-flaming kine whose udders swell with milk, with glittering lances on your unobstructed paths, O Maruts, of one mind, like swans who seek their nests, come to the rapturous enjoyment of the meath.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
आ नो ब्रह्माणि मरुतः समन्यवो नरां न शंसः सवनानि गन्तन । अश्वाम् इव पिप्यत धेनुम् ऊधनि कर्ता धियं जरित्रे वाजपेशसम् ॥
ā no brahmāṇi marutaḥ samanyavo narāṃ na śaṃsaḥ savanāni gantana | aśvām iva pipyata dhenum ūdhani kartā dhiyaṃ jaritre vājapeśasam ||
To these our prayers, O Maruts, come unanimous, come ye to our libations like the praise of men. Make it swell like a mare, in udder like a cow, and for the singer grace the song with plenteous strength.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
तं नो दात मरुतो वाजिनं रथ आपानम् ब्रह्म चितयद् दिवे-दिवे । इषं स्तोतृभ्यो वृजनेषु कारवे सनिम् मेधाम् अरिष्टं दुष्टरं सहः ॥
taṃ no dāta maruto vājinaṃ ratha āpānam brahma citayad dive-dive | iṣaṃ stotṛbhyo vṛjaneṣu kārave sanim medhām ariṣṭaṃ duṣṭaraṃ sahaḥ ||
Give us a steed, O Maruts mighty in the car; prevailing prayer that brings remembrance day by day; Food to your praisers, to your bard in deeds of might give winning wisdom, power uninjured, unsurpassed.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
यद् युञ्जते मरुतो रुक्मवक्षसो ऽश्वान् रथेषु भग आ सुदानवः । धेनुर् न शिश्वे स्वसरेषु पिन्वते जनाय रातहविषे महीम् इषम् ॥
yad yuñjate maruto rukmavakṣaso 'śvān ratheṣu bhaga ā sudānavaḥ | dhenur na śiśve svasareṣu pinvate janāya rātahaviṣe mahīm iṣam ||
When the bright-chested Maruts, lavish of their gifts, bind at the time bliss their horses to the cars, Then, as the milch-cow feeds her calf within the stalls, they pour forth food for all oblation-bringing men.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
यो नो मरुतो वृकताति मर्त्यो रिपुर् दधे वसवो रक्षता रिषः । वर्तयत तपुषा चक्रियाभि तम् अव रुद्रा अशसो हन्तना वधः ॥
yo no maruto vṛkatāti martyo ripur dadhe vasavo rakṣatā riṣaḥ | vartayata tapuṣā cakriyābhi tam ava rudrā aśaso hantanā vadhaḥ ||
Save us, O Maruts, Vasus, from the injurer, the mortal foe who makes us looked upon as wolves. With chariot all aflame compass him round about: O Rudras, cast away the foeman's deadly bolt.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
चित्रं तद् वो मरुतो याम चेकिते पृश्न्या यद् ऊधर् अप्य् आपयो दुहुः । यद् वा निदे नवमानस्य रुद्रियास् त्रितं जराय जुरताम् अदाभ्याः ॥
citraṃ tad vo maruto yāma cekite pṛśnyā yad ūdhar apy āpayo duhuḥ | yad vā nide navamānasya rudriyās tritaṃ jarāya juratām adābhyāḥ ||
Well-known, ye Maruts, is that wondrous course of yours, when they milked Prsni's udder, close akin to her. Or when to shame the bard who lauded, Rudra's Sons, ye O infallible brought Trita to decay.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
तान् वो महो मरुत एवयाव्नो विष्णोर् एषस्य प्रभृथे हवामहे । हिरण्यवर्णान् ककुहान् यतस्रुचो ब्रह्मण्यन्तः शंस्यं राध ईमहे ॥
tān vo maho maruta evayāvno viṣṇor eṣasya prabhṛthe havāmahe | hiraṇyavarṇān kakuhān yatasruco brahmaṇyantaḥ śaṃsyaṃ rādha īmahe ||
We call you such, great Maruts, following wonted ways, to the oblation paid to Visnu Speeder-on. With ladles lifted up, with prayer, we seek of them preeminent, golden-hued, the wealth which all extol.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
ते दशग्वाः प्रथमा यज्ञम् ऊहिरे ते नो हिन्वन्तूषसो व्युष्टिषु । उषा न रामीर् अरुणैर् अपोर्णुते महो ज्योतिषा शुचता गोअर्णसा ॥
te daśagvāḥ prathamā yajñam ūhire te no hinvantūṣaso vyuṣṭiṣu | uṣā na rāmīr aruṇair aporṇute maho jyotiṣā śucatā goarṇasā ||
They, the Dasagvas, first of all brought sacrifice: they at the break of mornings shall inspirit us. Dawn with her purple beams uncovereth the nights, with great light glowing like a billowy sea of milk.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
ते क्षोणीभिर् अरुणेभिर् नाञ्जिभी रुद्रा ऋतस्य सदनेषु वावृधुः । निमेघमाना अत्येन पाजसा सुश्चन्द्रं वर्णं दधिरे सुपेशसम् ॥
te kṣoṇībhir aruṇebhir nāñjibhī rudrā ṛtasya sadaneṣu vāvṛdhuḥ | nimeghamānā atyena pājasā suścandraṃ varṇaṃ dadhire supeśasam ||
The Rudras have rejoiced there in the gathered bands at seats of worship as in purple ornaments. They with impetuous vigour sending down the rain have taken to themselves a bright and lovely hue.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
तां इयानो महि वरूथम् ऊतय उप घेद् एना नमसा गृणीमसि । त्रितो न यान् पञ्च होतॄन् अभिष्टय आववर्तद् अवराञ् चक्रियावसे ॥
tāṃ iyāno mahi varūtham ūtaya upa ghed enā namasā gṛṇīmasi | trito na yān pañca hotṝn abhiṣṭaya āvavartad avarāñ cakriyāvase ||
Soliciting their high protection for our help, with this our adoration we sing praise to them, Whom, for assistance, like the five terrestrial priests. Trita hath brought to aid us hither on his car.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
यया रध्रम् पारयथात्य् अंहो यया निदो मुञ्चथ वन्दितारम् । अर्वाची सा मरुतो या व ऊतिर् ओ षु वाश्रेव सुमतिर् जिगातु ॥
yayā radhram pārayathāty aṃho yayā nido muñcatha vanditāram | arvācī sā maruto yā va ūtir o ṣu vāśreva sumatir jigātu ||
So may your favouring help be turned to us-ward, your kindness like a lowing cow approach us, Wherewith ye bear your servant over trouble, and free your worshipper from scoff and scorning.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)