Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·9·9.1
स्वादिष्ठया मदिष्ठया पवस्व सोम धारया । इन्द्राय पातवे सुतः ॥
svādiṣṭhayā madiṣṭhayā pavasva soma dhārayā | indrāya pātave sutaḥ ||
In sweetest and most gladdening stream flow pure, O Soma, on thy way, Pressed out for Indra, for his drink.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
रक्षोहा विश्वचर्षणिर् अभि योनिम् अयोहतम् । द्रुणा सधस्थम् आसदत् ॥
rakṣohā viśvacarṣaṇir abhi yonim ayohatam | druṇā sadhastham āsadat ||
Fiend-queller, Friend of all men, he hath with the wood attained unto His place, his iron-fashioned home.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
वरिवोधातमो भव मंहिष्ठो वृत्रहन्तमः । पर्षि राधो मघोनाम् ॥
varivodhātamo bhava maṃhiṣṭho vṛtrahantamaḥ | parṣi rādho maghonām ||
Be thou best Vrtra-slayer, best granter of bliss, most liberal: Promote our wealthy princes' gifts.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अभ्य् अर्ष महानां देवानां वीतिम् अन्धसा । अभि वाजम् उत श्रवः ॥
abhy arṣa mahānāṃ devānāṃ vītim andhasā | abhi vājam uta śravaḥ ||
Flow onward with thy juice unto the banquet of the Mighty Gods: Flow hither for our strength and fame.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
त्वाम् अच्छा चरामसि तद् इद् अर्थं दिवे-दिवे । इन्दो त्वे न आशसः ॥
tvām acchā carāmasi tad id arthaṃ dive-dive | indo tve na āśasaḥ ||
O Indu, we draw nigh to thee, with this one object day by day: To thee alone our prayers are said
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
पुनाति ते परिस्रुतं सोमं सूर्यस्य दुहिता । वारेण शश्वता तना ॥
punāti te parisrutaṃ somaṃ sūryasya duhitā | vāreṇa śaśvatā tanā ||
By means of this eternal fleece may Surya's Daughter purify Thy Soma that is foaming forth.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
तम् ईम् अण्वीः समर्य आ गृभ्णन्ति योषणो दश । स्वसारः पार्ये दिवि ॥
tam īm aṇvīḥ samarya ā gṛbhṇanti yoṣaṇo daśa | svasāraḥ pārye divi ||
Ten sister maids of slender form seize him within the press and hold Him firmly on the final day.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
तम् ईं हिन्वन्त्य् अग्रुवो धमन्ति बाकुरं दृतिम् । त्रिधातु वारणम् मधु ॥
tam īṃ hinvanty agruvo dhamanti bākuraṃ dṛtim | tridhātu vāraṇam madhu ||
The virgins send him forth: they blow the the skin musician-like and fuse The triple foe-repelling meath.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अभीमम् अघ्न्या उत श्रीणन्ति धेनवः शिशुम् । सोमम् इन्द्राय पातवे ॥
abhīmam aghnyā uta śrīṇanti dhenavaḥ śiśum | somam indrāya pātave ||
Inviolable milch-kine round about him blend for Indra's drink, The fresh young Soma with their milk.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अस्येद् इन्द्रो मदेष्व् आ विश्वा वृत्राणि जिघ्नते । शूरो मघा च मंहते ॥
asyed indro madeṣv ā viśvā vṛtrāṇi jighnate | śūro maghā ca maṃhate ||
In the wild raptures of this draught, Indra slays all the Vrtras: he, The Hero, pours his wealth on us.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)