Library·Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā (Śukla Yajurveda, as given on Wikisource)·34

Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā (Śukla Yajurveda, as given on Wikisource) 34

यज् जाग्रतो दूरम् उदैति दैवं तद् उ सुप्तस्य तथैवैति । दूरंगमं ज्योतिषां ज्योतिर् एकं तन् मे मनः शिवसंकल्पम् अस्तु ॥

yaj jāgrato dūram udaiti daivaṃ tad u suptasya tathaivaiti | dūraṃgamaṃ jyotiṣāṃ jyotir ekaṃ tan me manaḥ śivasaṃkalpam astu ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

येन कर्माण्य् अपसो मनीषिणो यज्ञे कृण्वन्ति विदथेषु धीराः । यद् अपूर्वं यक्षम् अन्तः प्रजानां तन् मे मनः शिवसंकल्पम् अस्तु ॥

yena karmāṇy apaso manīṣiṇo yajñe kṛṇvanti vidatheṣu dhīrāḥ | yad apūrvaṃ yakṣam antaḥ prajānāṃ tan me manaḥ śivasaṃkalpam astu ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

यत् प्रज्ञानम् उत चेतो धृतिश् च यज् ज्योतिर् अन्तर् अमृतं प्रजासु । यस्मान् न ऽ ऋते किं चन कर्म क्रियते तन् मे मनः शिवसंकल्पम् अस्तु ॥

yat prajñānam uta ceto dhṛtiś ca yaj jyotir antar amṛtaṃ prajāsu | yasmān na ' ṛte kiṃ cana karma kriyate tan me manaḥ śivasaṃkalpam astu ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

येनेदं भूतं भुवनं भविष्यत् परिगृहीतम् अमृतेन सर्वम् । येन यज्ञस् तायते सप्तहोता तन् मे मनः शिवसंकल्पम् अस्तु ॥

yenedaṃ bhūtaṃ bhuvanaṃ bhaviṣyat parigṛhītam amṛtena sarvam | yena yajñas tāyate saptahotā tan me manaḥ śivasaṃkalpam astu ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

यस्मिन्न् ऋचः साम यजूꣳषि यस्मिन् प्रतिष्ठिता रथनाभाव् इवाराः । यस्मिꣳश् चित्तꣳ सर्वम् ओतं प्रजानं तन् मे मनः शिवसंकल्पम् अस्तु ॥

yasminn ṛcaḥ sāma yajūm̐ṣi yasmin pratiṣṭhitā rathanābhāv ivārāḥ | yasmim̐ś cittam̐ sarvam otaṃ prajānaṃ tan me manaḥ śivasaṃkalpam astu ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

सुषारथिर् अश्वान् इव यन् मनुष्यान् नेनीयते ऽभीशुभिर् वाजिन ऽ इव । हृत्प्रतिष्ठं यद् अजिरं जविष्ठं तन् मे मनः शिवसंकल्पम् अस्तु ॥

suṣārathir aśvān iva yan manuṣyān nenīyate 'bhīśubhir vājina ' iva | hṛtpratiṣṭhaṃ yad ajiraṃ javiṣṭhaṃ tan me manaḥ śivasaṃkalpam astu ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

पितुं नु स्तोषं महो धर्माणं तविषीम् । यस्य त्रितो व्य् ओजसा वृत्रं विपर्वम् अर्दयत् ॥

pituṃ nu stoṣaṃ maho dharmāṇaṃ taviṣīm | yasya trito vy ojasā vṛtraṃ viparvam ardayat ||

Now will I glorify Food that upholds great strength, By whose invigorating power Trita rent Vrtra limb from limb.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.187.1; the wording of this text may differ in places.

अन्व् इद् अनुमते त्वं मन्यासै शं च नस् कृधि । क्रत्वे दक्षाय नो हिनु प्र ण ऽ आयूꣳषि तारिषः ॥

anv id anumate tvaṃ manyāsai śaṃ ca nas kṛdhi | kratve dakṣāya no hinu pra ṇa ' āyūm̐ṣi tāriṣaḥ ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

अनु नो ऽद्यानुमतिर् यज्ञं देवेषु मन्यताम् । अग्निश् च हव्यवाहनो भवतं दाशुषे मयः ॥

anu no 'dyānumatir yajñaṃ deveṣu manyatām | agniś ca havyavāhano bhavataṃ dāśuṣe mayaḥ ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

सिनीवालि पृथुष्टुके या देवानाम् असि स्वसा । जुषस्व हव्यम् आहुतं प्रजां देवि दिदिड्ढि नः ॥

sinīvāli pṛthuṣṭuke yā devānām asi svasā | juṣasva havyam āhutaṃ prajāṃ devi didiḍḍhi naḥ ||

O broad-tressed Sinivali, thou who art the Sister of the Gods, Accept the offered sacrifice, and, Goddess, grant us progeny.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 2.32.6; the wording of this text may differ in places.

पञ्च नद्यः सरस्वतीम् अपि यन्ति सस्रोतसः । सरस्वती तु पञ्चधा सो देशे ऽभवत् सरित् ॥

pañca nadyaḥ sarasvatīm api yanti sasrotasaḥ | sarasvatī tu pañcadhā so deśe 'bhavat sarit ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

त्वम् अग्ने प्रथमो ऽ अङ्गिरा ऽ ऋषिर् देवो देवानाम् अभवः शिवः सखा । तव व्रते कवयो विद्मनापसो ऽजायन्त मरुतो भ्राजदृष्टयः ॥

tvam agne prathamo ' aṅgirā ' ṛṣir devo devānām abhavaḥ śivaḥ sakhā | tava vrate kavayo vidmanāpaso 'jāyanta maruto bhrājadṛṣṭayaḥ ||

Thou, Agni, wast the earliest Angiras, a Seer; thou wast, a God thyself, the Gods' auspicious Friend. After thy holy ordinance the Maruts, sage, active through wisdom, with their glittering spears, were born.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.31.1; the wording of this text may differ in places.

त्वं नो ऽ अग्ने तव देव पायुभिर् मघोनो रक्ष तन्वश् च वन्द्य । त्राता तोकस्य तनये गवाम् अस्य् अनिमेषꣳ रक्षणस् तव व्रते ॥

tvaṃ no ' agne tava deva pāyubhir maghono rakṣa tanvaś ca vandya | trātā tokasya tanaye gavām asy animeṣam̐ rakṣaṇas tava vrate ||

Worthy to be revered, O Agni, God, preserve our wealthy patrons with thy succours, and ourselves. Guard of our seed art thou, aiding our cows to bear, incessantly protecting in thy holy way.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.31.12; the wording of this text may differ in places.

उत्तानायाम् अव भरा चिकित्वान्त् सद्यः प्रवीता वृषणं जजान । अरुषस्तूपो रुशद् अस्य पाज ऽ इडायास् पुत्रो वयुने ऽजनिष्ट ॥

uttānāyām ava bharā cikitvānt sadyaḥ pravītā vṛṣaṇaṃ jajāna | aruṣastūpo ruśad asya pāja ' iḍāyās putro vayune 'janiṣṭa ||

Lay this with care on that which lies extended: straight hath she borne the Steerwhen made prolific. With his red pillar-radiant is his splendour -in our skilled task is born the Son of Ila.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 3.29.3; the wording of this text may differ in places.

इडायास् त्वा पदे वयं नाभा पृथिव्या ऽ अधि । जातवेदो नि धीमह्य् अग्ने हव्याय वोढवे ॥

iḍāyās tvā pade vayaṃ nābhā pṛthivyā ' adhi | jātavedo ni dhīmahy agne havyāya voḍhave ||

In Ila's place we set thee down, upon the central point of earth, That, Agni Jatavedas, thou mayst bear our offerings to the Gods.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 3.29.4; the wording of this text may differ in places.

प्र मन्महे शवसानाय शूषम् आङ्गूषं गिर्वणसे ऽ अङ्गिरस्वत् । सुवृक्तिभिः स्तुवत ऽ ऋग्मियायार्चामार्कं नरे विश्रुताय ॥

pra manmahe śavasānāya śūṣam āṅgūṣaṃ girvaṇase ' aṅgirasvat | suvṛktibhiḥ stuvata ' ṛgmiyāyārcāmārkaṃ nare viśrutāya ||

Like Angiras a gladdening laud we ponder to him who loveth song, exceeding mighty. Let us sing glory to the far-famed Hero who must be praised with fair hymns by the singer.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.62.1; the wording of this text may differ in places.

प्र वो महे महि नमो भरध्वम् आङ्गूष्यꣳ शवसानाय साम । येना नः पूर्वे पितरः पदज्ञा ऽ अर्चन्तो ऽ अङ्गिरसो गा ऽ अविन्दन् ॥

pra vo mahe mahi namo bharadhvam āṅgūṣyam̐ śavasānāya sāma | yenā naḥ pūrve pitaraḥ padajñā ' arcanto ' aṅgiraso gā ' avindan ||

Unto the great bring ye great adoration, a chant with praise to him exceeding mighty, Through whom our sires, Angirases, singing praises and knowing well the places, found the cattle.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.62.2; the wording of this text may differ in places.

इच्छन्ति त्वा सोम्यासः सखायः सुन्वन्ति सोमं दधति प्रयाꣳसि । तितिक्षन्ते ऽ अभिशस्तिं जनानाम् इन्द्र त्वद् आ कश् चन हि प्रकेतः ॥

icchanti tvā somyāsaḥ sakhāyaḥ sunvanti somaṃ dadhati prayām̐si | titikṣante ' abhiśastiṃ janānām indra tvad ā kaś cana hi praketaḥ ||

The friends who offer Soma long to find thee: they pour forth Soma and present their viands. They bear unmoved the cursing of the people, for all our wisdom comes from thee, O Indra.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 3.30.1; the wording of this text may differ in places.

न ते दूरे परमा चिद् रजाꣳस्य् अस्या तु प्र याहि हरिवो हरिभ्याम् । स्थिराय वृष्णे सवना कृतेमा युक्ता ग्रावाणः समिधाने ऽ अग्नौ ॥

na te dūre paramā cid rajām̐sy asyā tu pra yāhi harivo haribhyām | sthirāya vṛṣṇe savanā kṛtemā yuktā grāvāṇaḥ samidhāne ' agnau ||

Not far for thee are mid-air's loftiest regions: start hither, Lord of Bays, with thy Bay Horses. Made for the Firm and Strong are these libations. The pressing-stones are set and fire is kindled.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 3.30.2; the wording of this text may differ in places.

अषाढं युत्सु पृतनासु पप्रिꣳ स्वर्षाम् अप्सां वृजनस्य गोपाम् । भरेषुजाꣳ सुक्षितिꣳ सुश्रवसं जयन्तं त्वाम् अनु मदेम सोम ॥

aṣāḍhaṃ yutsu pṛtanāsu paprim̐ svarṣām apsāṃ vṛjanasya gopām | bhareṣujām̐ sukṣitim̐ suśravasaṃ jayantaṃ tvām anu madema soma ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

सोमो धेनुꣳ सोमो ऽ अर्वन्तम् आशुꣳ सोमो वीरं कर्मण्यं ददाति । सादन्यं विदथ्यꣳ सभेयं पितृश्रवणं यो ददाशद् अस्मै ॥

somo dhenum̐ somo ' arvantam āśum̐ somo vīraṃ karmaṇyaṃ dadāti | sādanyaṃ vidathyam̐ sabheyaṃ pitṛśravaṇaṃ yo dadāśad asmai ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

त्वम् इमा ऽ ओषधीः सोम विश्वास् त्वम् अपो ऽ अजनयस् त्वं गाः । त्वम् आ ततन्थोर्व् अन्तरिक्षं त्वं ज्योतिषा वि तमो ववर्थ ॥

tvam imā ' oṣadhīḥ soma viśvās tvam apo ' ajanayas tvaṃ gāḥ | tvam ā tatanthorv antarikṣaṃ tvaṃ jyotiṣā vi tamo vavartha ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

देवेन नो मनसा देव सोम रायो भागꣳ सहसावन्न् अभि युध्य । मा त्वा तनद् ईशिषे वीर्यस्योभयेभ्यः प्र चिकित्सा गविष्टौ ॥

devena no manasā deva soma rāyo bhāgam̐ sahasāvann abhi yudhya | mā tvā tanad īśiṣe vīryasyobhayebhyaḥ pra cikitsā gaviṣṭau ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

अष्टौ व्यख्यत् ककुभः पृथिव्यास् त्री धन्व योजना सप्त सिन्धून् । हिरण्याक्षः सविता देव ऽ आगाद् दधद् रत्ना दाशुषे वार्याणि ॥

aṣṭau vyakhyat kakubhaḥ pṛthivyās trī dhanva yojanā sapta sindhūn | hiraṇyākṣaḥ savitā deva ' āgād dadhad ratnā dāśuṣe vāryāṇi ||

The earth's eight points his brightness hath illumined, three desert regions and the Seven Rivers. God Savitar the gold-eyed hath come hither, giving choice treasures unto him who worships.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.35.8; the wording of this text may differ in places.

हिरण्यपाणिः सविता विचर्षणिर् उभे द्यावापृथिवी ऽ अन्तर् ईयते । अपामीवां बाधते वेति सूर्यम् अभि कृष्णेन रजसा द्याम् ऋणोति ॥

hiraṇyapāṇiḥ savitā vicarṣaṇir ubhe dyāvāpṛthivī ' antar īyate | apāmīvāṃ bādhate veti sūryam abhi kṛṣṇena rajasā dyām ṛṇoti ||

The golden-handed Savitar, far-seeing, goes on his way between the earth and heaven, Drives away sickness, bids the Sun approach us, and spreads the bright sky through the darksome region.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.35.9; the wording of this text may differ in places.

हिरण्यहस्तो ऽ असुरः सुनीथः सुमृडीकः स्ववाँ यात्व् अर्वाङ् । अपसेधन् रक्षसो यातुधानान् अस्थाद् देवः प्रतिदोषं गृणानः ॥

hiraṇyahasto ' asuraḥ sunīthaḥ sumṛḍīkaḥ svavā~ yātv arvāṅ | apasedhan rakṣaso yātudhānān asthād devaḥ pratidoṣaṃ gṛṇānaḥ ||

May he, gold-handed Asura, kind Leader, come hither to us with his help and favour. Driving off Raksasas and Yatudhanas, the God is present, praised in hymns at evening.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.35.10; the wording of this text may differ in places.

ये ते पन्थाः सवितः पूर्व्यासो ऽरेणवः सुकृता ऽ अन्तरिक्षे । तेभिर् नो ऽ अद्य पथिभिः सुगेभी रक्षा च नो ऽ अधि च ब्रूहि देव ॥

ye te panthāḥ savitaḥ pūrvyāso 'reṇavaḥ sukṛtā ' antarikṣe | tebhir no ' adya pathibhiḥ sugebhī rakṣā ca no ' adhi ca brūhi deva ||

O Savitar, thine ancient dustless pathways are well established in the air's mid-region: O God, come by those paths so fair to travel, preserve thou us from harm this day, and bless us.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.35.11; the wording of this text may differ in places.

उभा पिबतम् अश्विनोभा नः शर्म यच्छतम् । अविद्रियाभिर् ऊतिभिः ॥

ubhā pibatam aśvinobhā naḥ śarma yacchatam | avidriyābhir ūtibhiḥ ||

Drink ye of our libations, grant protection, O ye Asvins Twain, With aids which none may interrupt.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.46.15; the wording of this text may differ in places.

अप्नस्वतीम् अश्विना वाचम् अस्मे कृतं नो दस्रा वृषणा मनीषाम् । अद्यूत्ये ऽवसे नि ह्वये वां वृधे च नो भवतं वाजसातौ ॥

apnasvatīm aśvinā vācam asme kṛtaṃ no dasrā vṛṣaṇā manīṣām | adyūtye 'vase ni hvaye vāṃ vṛdhe ca no bhavataṃ vājasātau ||

Make ye our speech effectual, O ye Asvins, and this our hymn, ye mighty Wonder-Workers. In luckless game I call on you for succour: strengthen us also on the field of battle.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.112.24; the wording of this text may differ in places.

द्युभिर् अक्तुभिः परि पातम् अस्मान् अरिष्टेभिर् अश्विना सौभगेभिः । तन् नो मित्रो वरुणो मामहन्ताम् अदितिः सिन्धुः पृथिवी ऽ उत द्यौः ॥

dyubhir aktubhiḥ pari pātam asmān ariṣṭebhir aśvinā saubhagebhiḥ | tan no mitro varuṇo māmahantām aditiḥ sindhuḥ pṛthivī ' uta dyauḥ ||

With, undiminished blessings, O ye Asvins, for evermore both night and day protect us. This prayer of ours may Varuna grant, and Mitra, and Aditi and Sindhu, Earth and Heaven.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.112.25; the wording of this text may differ in places.

आ कृष्णेन रजसा वर्तमानो निवेशयन्न् अमृतं मर्त्यं च । हिरण्ययेन सविता रथेना देवो याति भुवनानि पश्यन् ॥

ā kṛṣṇena rajasā vartamāno niveśayann amṛtaṃ martyaṃ ca | hiraṇyayena savitā rathenā devo yāti bhuvanāni paśyan ||

Throughout the dusky firmament advancing, laying to rest the immortal and the mortal, Borne in his golden chariot he cometh, Savitar, God who looks on every creature.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.35.2; the wording of this text may differ in places.

आ रात्रि पर्थिवꣳ रजः पितुर् अप्रायि धामभिः । दिवः सदाꣳसि बृहती वि तिष्ठस ऽ आ त्वेषं वर्तते तमः ॥

ā rātri parthivam̐ rajaḥ pitur aprāyi dhāmabhiḥ | divaḥ sadām̐si bṛhatī vi tiṣṭhasa ' ā tveṣaṃ vartate tamaḥ ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

उषस् तच् चित्रम् आ भरास्मभ्यं वाजिनीवति । येन तोकं च तनयं च धामहे ॥

uṣas tac citram ā bharāsmabhyaṃ vājinīvati | yena tokaṃ ca tanayaṃ ca dhāmahe ||

O Dawn enriched with ample wealth, bestow on us the wondrous gift Wherewith we may support children and children's sons.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.92.13; the wording of this text may differ in places.

प्रातर् अग्निं प्रातर् इन्द्रꣳ हवामहे प्रातर् मित्रावरुणा प्रातर् अश्विना । प्रातर् भगं पूषणं ब्रह्मणस्पतिं प्रातः सोमम् उत रुद्रꣳ हुवेम ॥

prātar agniṃ prātar indram̐ havāmahe prātar mitrāvaruṇā prātar aśvinā | prātar bhagaṃ pūṣaṇaṃ brahmaṇaspatiṃ prātaḥ somam uta rudram̐ huvema ||

Agni at dawn, and Indra we invoke at dawn, and Varuna and Mitra, and the Asvins twain. Bhaga at dawn, Pusan, and Brahmanaspati, Soma at dawn, Rudra we will invoke at dawn.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 7.41.1; the wording of this text may differ in places.

प्रातर्जितं भगम् उग्रꣳ हुवेम वयं पुत्रम् अदितेर् यो विधर्ता । आध्रश् चिद् यं मन्यमानस् तुरश् चिद् राजा चिद् यं भगं भक्षीत्य् आह ॥

prātarjitaṃ bhagam ugram̐ huvema vayaṃ putram aditer yo vidhartā | ādhraś cid yaṃ manyamānas turaś cid rājā cid yaṃ bhagaṃ bhakṣīty āha ||

We will invoke strong, early-conquering Bhaga, the Son of Aditi, the great supporter: Thinking of whom, the poor, yea, even the mighty, even the King himself says, Give me Bhaga.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 7.41.2; the wording of this text may differ in places.

भग प्रणेतर् भग सत्यराधो भगेमां धियम् उदवा ददन् नः । भग प्र णो जनय गोभिर् अश्वैर् भग प्र नृभिर् नृवन्तः स्याम ॥

bhaga praṇetar bhaga satyarādho bhagemāṃ dhiyam udavā dadan naḥ | bhaga pra ṇo janaya gobhir aśvair bhaga pra nṛbhir nṛvantaḥ syāma ||

Bhaga our guide, Bhaga whose gifts are faithful, favour this song, and give us wealth, O Bhaga. Bhaga, augment our store of kine and horses, Bhaga, may we be rich in men and heroes.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 7.41.3; the wording of this text may differ in places.

उतेदानीं भगवन्तः स्यामोत प्रपित्व ऽ उत मध्ये ऽ अह्नाम् । उतोदिता मघवन् सूर्यस्य वयं देवानाꣳ सुमतौ स्याम ॥

utedānīṃ bhagavantaḥ syāmota prapitva ' uta madhye ' ahnām | utoditā maghavan sūryasya vayaṃ devānām̐ sumatau syāma ||

So may felicity be ours at present, and when the day approaches, and at noontide; And may we still, O Bounteous One, at sunset be happy in the Deities' loving-kindness.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 7.41.4; the wording of this text may differ in places.

भग ऽ एव भगवाꣳ२ऽ अस्तु देवास् तेन वयं भगवन्तः स्याम । तं त्वा भग सर्व ऽ इज्जोहवीति स नो भग पुर ऽ एता भवेह ॥

bhaga ' eva bhagavām̐2' astu devās tena vayaṃ bhagavantaḥ syāma | taṃ tvā bhaga sarva ' ijjohavīti sa no bhaga pura ' etā bhaveha ||

May Bhaga verily be bliss-bestower, and through him, Gods! may happiness attend us. As such, O Bhaga, all with might invoke thee: as such be thou our Champion here, O Bhaga.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 7.41.5; the wording of this text may differ in places.

सम् अध्वरायोषसो नमन्त दधिक्रावेव शुचये पदाय । अर्वाचीनं वसुविदं भगं नो रथम् इवाश्वा वाजिन ऽ आ वहन्तु ॥

sam adhvarāyoṣaso namanta dadhikrāveva śucaye padāya | arvācīnaṃ vasuvidaṃ bhagaṃ no ratham ivāśvā vājina ' ā vahantu ||

To this our worship may all Dawns incline them, and come to the pure place like Dadhikravan. As strong steeds draw a chariot may they bring us hitherward Bhaga who discovers treasure.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 7.41.6; the wording of this text may differ in places.

अश्वावतीर् गोमतीर् न ऽ उषासो वीरवतीः सदम् उच्छन्तु भद्राः । घृतं दुहाना विश्वतः प्रपीता यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥

aśvāvatīr gomatīr na ' uṣāso vīravatīḥ sadam ucchantu bhadrāḥ | ghṛtaṃ duhānā viśvataḥ prapītā yūyaṃ pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ ||

May blessed Mornings dawn on us for ever, with wealth of kine, of horses, and of heroes, Streaming with all abundance, pouring fatness. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 7.41.7; the wording of this text may differ in places.

पूषन् तव व्रते वयं न रिष्येम कदा चन । स्तोतारस् त ऽ इह स्मसि ॥

pūṣan tava vrate vayaṃ na riṣyema kadā cana | stotāras ta ' iha smasi ||

Secure in thy protecting care, O Pusan, never may we fail. We here are they who sing thy praise.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 6.54.9; the wording of this text may differ in places.

पथस्-पथः परिपतिं वचस्या कामेन कृतो ऽ अभ्यानड् अर्कम् । स नो रासच्छुरुधश् चन्द्राग्रा धियं-धियꣳ सीषधाति प्र पूषा ॥

pathas-pathaḥ paripatiṃ vacasyā kāmena kṛto ' abhyānaḍ arkam | sa no rāsacchurudhaś candrāgrā dhiyaṃ-dhiyam̐ sīṣadhāti pra pūṣā ||

I praise with eloquence him who guards all pathways. He, when his love impelled him, went to Arka. May he vouchsafe us gear with gold to grace it: may Pusan make each prayer of ours efective.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 6.49.8; the wording of this text may differ in places.

त्रीणि पदा वि चक्रमे विष्णुर् गोपा ऽ अदाभ्यः । अतो धर्माणि धारयन् ॥

trīṇi padā vi cakrame viṣṇur gopā ' adābhyaḥ | ato dharmāṇi dhārayan ||

Visnu, the Guardian, he whom none deceiveth, made three steps; thenceforth Establishing his high decrees.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.22.18; the wording of this text may differ in places.

तद् विप्रासो विपन्यवो जागृवाꣳसः सम् इन्धते । विष्णोर् यत् परमं पदम् ॥

tad viprāso vipanyavo jāgṛvām̐saḥ sam indhate | viṣṇor yat paramaṃ padam ||

This, Vishnu's station most sublime, the singers, ever vigilant, Lovers of holy song, light up.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.22.21; the wording of this text may differ in places.

घृतवती भुवनानाम् अभिश्रियोर्वी पृथ्वी मधुदुघे सुपेशसा । द्यावापृथिवी वरुणस्य धर्मणा विष्कभिते ऽ अजरे भूरिरेतसा ॥

ghṛtavatī bhuvanānām abhiśriyorvī pṛthvī madhudughe supeśasā | dyāvāpṛthivī varuṇasya dharmaṇā viṣkabhite ' ajare bhūriretasā ||

Filled full of fatness, compassing all things that be, wide, spacious, dropping meath, beautiful in their form, The Heaven and the Earth by Varuna's decree, unwasting, rich in germs, stand parted each from each.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 6.70.1; the wording of this text may differ in places.

ये नः सपत्ना ऽ अप ते भवन्त्व् इन्द्राग्निभ्याम् अव बाधामहे तान् । वसवो रुद्रा ऽ आदित्या ऽ उपरिस्पृशं मोग्रं चेत्तारम् अधिराजम् अक्रन् ॥

ye naḥ sapatnā ' apa te bhavantv indrāgnibhyām ava bādhāmahe tān | vasavo rudrā ' ādityā ' uparispṛśaṃ mograṃ cettāram adhirājam akran ||

Let those who are our foemen stay. afar from us: with Indra and with Agni we will drive them off. Vasus, Adityas, Rudras have exalted me, made me far-reaching, mighty, thinker, sovran lord.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 10.128.9; the wording of this text may differ in places.

आ नासत्या त्रिभिर् एकादशैर् इह देवेभिर् यातं मधुपेयम् अश्विना । प्रायुस् तारिष्टं नी रपाꣳसि मृक्षतꣳ सेधतं द्वेषो भवतꣳ सचाभुवा ॥

ā nāsatyā tribhir ekādaśair iha devebhir yātaṃ madhupeyam aśvinā | prāyus tāriṣṭaṃ nī rapām̐si mṛkṣatam̐ sedhataṃ dveṣo bhavatam̐ sacābhuvā ||

Come, O Nasatyas, with the thrice-eleven Gods; come, O ye Asvins, to the drinking of the meath. Make long our days of life, and wipe out all our sins: ward off our enemies; be with us evermore.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.34.11; the wording of this text may differ in places.

एष व स्तोमो मरुत ऽ 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 praise, 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)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.165.15; the wording of this text may differ in places.

सहस्तोमाः सहच्छन्दस ऽ आवृतः सहप्रमा ऽ ऋषयः सप्त दैव्याः । पूर्वेषां पन्थाम् अनुदृश्य धीरा ऽ अन्वालेभिरे रथ्यो न रश्मीन् ॥

sahastomāḥ sahacchandasa ' āvṛtaḥ sahapramā ' ṛṣayaḥ sapta daivyāḥ | pūrveṣāṃ panthām anudṛśya dhīrā ' anvālebhire rathyo na raśmīn ||

They who were versed in ritual and metre, in hymns and rules, were the Seven Godlike Rsis. Viewing the path of those of old, the sages have taken up the reins like chariot-drivers.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 10.130.7; the wording of this text may differ in places.

आयुष्यं वर्चस्यꣳ रायस्पोषम् औद्भिदम् । इदꣳ हिरण्यं वर्चस्वज् जैत्राया विशताद् उ माम् ॥

āyuṣyaṃ varcasyam̐ rāyaspoṣam audbhidam | idam̐ hiraṇyaṃ varcasvaj jaitrāyā viśatād u mām ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

न तद् रक्षाꣳसि न पिशाचास् तरन्ति देवानाम् ओजः प्रथमजꣳ ह्य् एतत् । यो बिभर्ति दाक्षायणꣳ हिरण्यꣳ स देवेषु कृणुते दीर्घम् आयुः स मनुष्येषु कृणुते दीर्घम् आयुः ॥

na tad rakṣām̐si na piśācās taranti devānām ojaḥ prathamajam̐ hy etat | yo bibharti dākṣāyaṇam̐ hiraṇyam̐ sa deveṣu kṛṇute dīrgham āyuḥ sa manuṣyeṣu kṛṇute dīrgham āyuḥ ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

यद् आबध्नन् दाक्षायणा हिरण्यꣳ शतानीकाय सुमनस्यमानाः । तन् म ऽ आ बध्नामि शतशारदायायुष्मान् जरदष्टिर् यथासम् ॥

yad ābadhnan dākṣāyaṇā hiraṇyam̐ śatānīkāya sumanasyamānāḥ | tan ma ' ā badhnāmi śataśāradāyāyuṣmān jaradaṣṭir yathāsam ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

उत नो ऽहिर्बुध्न्यः शृणोत्व् अज ऽ एकपात् पृथिवी समुद्रः । विश्वे देवा ऽ ऋतावृधो हुवाना स्तुता मन्त्राः कविशस्ता ऽ अवन्तु ॥

uta no 'hirbudhnyaḥ śṛṇotv aja ' ekapāt pṛthivī samudraḥ | viśve devā ' ṛtāvṛdho huvānā stutā mantrāḥ kaviśastā ' avantu ||

May Aja-Ekapad and Ahibudhnya, and Earth and Ocean hear our invocation; All Gods who strengthen Law, invoked and lauded, and holy texts uttered by sages, help us.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 6.50.14; the wording of this text may differ in places.

इमा गिर ऽ आदित्येभ्यो घृतस्नूः सनाद् राजभ्यो जुह्वा जुहोमि । शृणोतु मित्रो ऽ अर्यमा भगो नस् तुविजातो वरुणो दक्षो ऽअꣳशः ॥

imā gira ' ādityebhyo ghṛtasnūḥ sanād rājabhyo juhvā juhomi | śṛṇotu mitro ' aryamā bhago nas tuvijāto varuṇo dakṣo 'am̐śaḥ ||

These hymns that drop down fatness, with the ladle I ever offer to the Kings Adityas. May Mitra, Aryaman, and Bhaga hear us, the mighty Varuna Daksa, and Amsa.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 2.27.1; the wording of this text may differ in places.

सप्त ऽ ऋषयः प्रतिहिताः शरीरे सप्त रक्षन्ति सदम् अप्रमादम् । सप्तापः स्वपतो लोकम् ईयुस् तत्र जागृतो ऽ अस्वप्नजौ सत्रसदौ च देवौ ॥

sapta ' ṛṣayaḥ pratihitāḥ śarīre sapta rakṣanti sadam apramādam | saptāpaḥ svapato lokam īyus tatra jāgṛto ' asvapnajau satrasadau ca devau ||

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.

उत् तिष्ठ ब्रह्मणस्पते देवयन्तस् त्वेमहे । उप प्र यन्तु मरुतः सुदानव ऽ इन्द्र प्राशूर् भवा सचा ॥

ut tiṣṭha brahmaṇaspate devayantas tvemahe | upa pra yantu marutaḥ sudānava ' indra prāśūr bhavā sacā ||

O BRAMANASPATI, stand up: God-serving men we pray to thee. May they who give good gifts, the Maruts, come to us. Indra, most swift, be thou with them.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.40.1; the wording of this text may differ in places.

प्र नूनं ब्रह्मणस्पतिर् मन्त्रं वदत्य् उक्थ्यम् । यस्मिन्न् इन्द्रो वरुणो मित्रो ऽ अर्यमा देवा ऽ ओकाꣳसि चक्रिरे ॥

pra nūnaṃ brahmaṇaspatir mantraṃ vadaty ukthyam | yasminn indro varuṇo mitro ' aryamā devā ' okām̐si cakrire ||

Now Brahmanaspati speaks forth aloud the solemn hymn of praise, Wherein Indra and Varuna, Mitra, Aryaman, the Gods, have made their dwelling place.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.40.5; the wording of this text may differ in places.

ब्रह्मणस्पते त्वम् अस्य यन्ता सूक्तस्य बोधि तनयं च जिन्व । विश्वं तद् भद्रं यद् अवन्ति देवा बृहद् वदेम विदथे सुवीराः । [य इमा विश्वा । विश्वकर्मा । यो नः पिता । अन्नपते न्नस्य नो देहि ॥ ] (अ.वे. 17. , 11. )

brahmaṇaspate tvam asya yantā sūktasya bodhi tanayaṃ ca jinva | viśvaṃ tad bhadraṃ yad avanti devā bṛhad vadema vidathe suvīrāḥ | [ya imā viśvā | viśvakarmā | yo naḥ pitā | annapate nnasya no dehi || ] (a.ve. 17. , 11. )

Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.