Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·4·4.43
क उ श्रवत् कतमो यज्ञियानां वन्दारु देवः कतमो जुषाते । कस्येमां देवीम् अमृतेषु प्रेष्ठां हृदि श्रेषाम सुष्टुतिं सुहव्याम् ॥
ka u śravat katamo yajñiyānāṃ vandāru devaḥ katamo juṣāte | kasyemāṃ devīm amṛteṣu preṣṭhāṃ hṛdi śreṣāma suṣṭutiṃ suhavyām ||
Who will hear, who of those who merit worship, which of all Gods take pleasure in our homage? On whose heart shall we lay this laud celestial, rich with fair offerings, dearest to Immortals?
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
को मृळाति कतम आगमिष्ठो देवानाम् उ कतमः शम्भविष्ठः । रथं कम् आहुर् द्रवदश्वम् आशुं यं सूर्यस्य दुहितावृणीत ॥
ko mṛḷāti katama āgamiṣṭho devānām u katamaḥ śambhaviṣṭhaḥ | rathaṃ kam āhur dravadaśvam āśuṃ yaṃ sūryasya duhitāvṛṇīta ||
Who will be gracious? Who will come most quickly of all the Gods? Who will bring bliss most largely? What car do they call swift with rapid coursers? That which the Daughter of the Sun elected.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
मक्षू हि ष्मा गच्छथ ईवतो द्यून् इन्द्रो न शक्तिम् परितक्म्यायाम् । दिव आजाता दिव्या सुपर्णा कया शचीनाम् भवथः शचिष्ठा ॥
makṣū hi ṣmā gacchatha īvato dyūn indro na śaktim paritakmyāyām | diva ājātā divyā suparṇā kayā śacīnām bhavathaḥ śaciṣṭhā ||
So many days do ye come swiftly hither, as Indra to give help in stress of battle. Descended from the sky, divine, strong-pinioned, by which of all your powers are ye most mighty?
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
का वाम् भूद् उपमातिः कया न आश्विना गमथो हूयमाना । को वाम् महश् चित् त्यजसो अभीक उरुष्यतम् माध्वी दस्रा न ऊती ॥
kā vām bhūd upamātiḥ kayā na āśvinā gamatho hūyamānā | ko vām mahaś cit tyajaso abhīka uruṣyatam mādhvī dasrā na ūtī ||
What is the prayer that we should bring you, Asvins, whereby ye come to us when invocated? Whether of you confronts e'en great betrayal? Lovers of sweetness, Dasras, help and save us.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
उरु वां रथः परि नक्षति द्याम् आ यत् समुद्राद् अभि वर्तते वाम् । मध्वा माध्वी मधु वाम् प्रुषायन् यत् सीं वाम् पृक्षो भुरजन्त पक्वाः ॥
uru vāṃ rathaḥ pari nakṣati dyām ā yat samudrād abhi vartate vām | madhvā mādhvī madhu vām pruṣāyan yat sīṃ vām pṛkṣo bhurajanta pakvāḥ ||
In the wide space your chariot reacheth heaven, what time it turneth hither from the ocean. Sweets from your sweet shall drop, lovers of sweetness! These have they dressed for you as dainty viands.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
सिन्धुर् ह वां रसया सिञ्चद् अश्वान् घृणा वयो ऽरुषासः परि ग्मन् । तद् ऊ षु वाम् अजिरं चेति यानं येन पती भवथः सूर्यायाः ॥
sindhur ha vāṃ rasayā siñcad aśvān ghṛṇā vayo 'ruṣāsaḥ pari gman | tad ū ṣu vām ajiraṃ ceti yānaṃ yena patī bhavathaḥ sūryāyāḥ ||
Let Sindhu with his wave bedew your horses: in fiery glow have the red birds come hither. Observed of all was that your rapid going, whereby ye were the Lords of Siirya's Daughter.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
इहेह यद् वां समना पपृक्षे सेयम् अस्मे सुमतिर् वाजरत्ना । उरुष्यतं जरितारं युवं ह श्रितः कामो नासत्या युवद्रिक् ॥
iheha yad vāṃ samanā papṛkṣe seyam asme sumatir vājaratnā | uruṣyataṃ jaritāraṃ yuvaṃ ha śritaḥ kāmo nāsatyā yuvadrik ||
Whene'er I gratified you here together, your grace was given us, O ye rich in booty. Protect, ye Twain, the singer of your praises: to you, Nasatyas, is my wish directed.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)