Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 1 — Chapter 161

RV 1 161.1

किम् उ श्रेष्ठः किꣳ यविष्ठो न आजगन् किम् ईयते दूत्य१ꣳ कद् यद् ऊचिम । न निन्दिम चमसꣳ यो महाकुलो ऽग्ने भ्रातर् द्रुण इद् भूतिम् ऊदिम

kim u śreṣṭhaḥ kiṁ yaviṣṭho na ājagan kim īyate dūtya1ṁ kad yad ūcima | na nindima camasaṁ yo mahākulo 'gne bhrātar druṇa id bhūtim ūdima

Is it then the best one, is it the youngest one who has come to us? On what errand does he go? What was it we said? We did not disparage the cup, which is of high lineage; O brother Agni, we spoke of the excellence of the wood.

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RV 1 161.2

एकꣳ चमसꣳ चतुरः कृणोतन तद् वो देवा अब्रुवन् तद् व आगमम् । सौधन्वना यद्य् एवा करिष्यथ साकꣳ देवैर् यज्ञियासो भविष्यथ

ekaṁ camasaṁ caturaḥ kṛṇotana tad vo devā abruvan tad va āgamam | saudhanvanā yady evā kariṣyatha sākaṁ devair yajñiyāso bhaviṣyatha

"Make the one cup into four" — that the gods said to you; for that I have come to you. O Saudhanvans, if you will do just so, you shall become worthy of sacrifice together with the gods.

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RV 1 161.3

अग्निꣳ दूतम् प्रति यद् अब्रवीतनाश्वः कर्त्वो रथ उतेह कर्त्वः । धेनुः कर्त्वा युवशा कर्त्वा द्वा तानि भ्रातर् अनु वः कृत्व्य् एमसि

agniṁ dūtam prati yad abravītanāśvaḥ kartvo ratha uteha kartvaḥ | dhenuḥ kartvā yuvaśā kartvā dvā tāni bhrātar anu vaḥ kṛtvy emasi

When you replied to Agni the messenger: "A horse is to be made, and a chariot is to be made here; a milch-cow is to be made, the two are to be made young" — having done these things, brother, we come after you.

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RV 1 161.4

चकृवाꣳस ऋभवस् तद् अपृच्छत क्वेद् अभूद् यः स्य दूतो न आजगन् । यदावाख्यच् चमसाञ् चतुरः कृतान् आद् इत् त्वष्टा ग्नास्व् अन्तर् न्य् आनजे

cakṛvāṁsa ṛbhavas tad apṛcchata kved abhūd yaḥ sya dūto na ājagan | yadāvākhyac camasāñ caturaḥ kṛtān ād it tvaṣṭā gnāsv antar ny ānaje

Having done (this), O Ṛbhus, you asked: "Where has he gone, that messenger who came to us?" When (Tvaṣṭar) beheld the four cups that had been made, then indeed Tvaṣṭar hid himself away among the wives (of the gods).

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RV 1 161.5

हनामैनाꣳ इति त्वष्टा यद् अब्रवीच् चमसꣳ ये देवपानम् अनिन्दिषुः । अन्या नामानि कृण्वते सुते सचाꣳ अन्यैर् एनान् कन्या३ नामभिः स्परत्

hanāmainām̐ iti tvaṣṭā yad abravīc camasaṁ ye devapānam anindiṣuḥ | anyā nāmāni kṛṇvate sute sacām̐ anyair enān kanyā3 nāmabhiḥ sparat

When Tvaṣṭar said, "Let us slay them!" — those who found fault with the cup, the gods' drink — then they make other names for themselves at the pressing, and with other names the maiden protected them.

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RV 1 161.6

इन्द्रो हरी युयुजे अश्विना रथम् बृहस्पतिर् विश्वरूपाम् उपाजत । ऋभुर् विभ्वा वाजो देवाꣳ अगच्छत स्वपसो यज्ञियम् भागम् ऐतन

indro harī yuyuje aśvinā ratham bṛhaspatir viśvarūpām upājata | ṛbhur vibhvā vājo devām̐ agacchata svapaso yajñiyam bhāgam aitana

Indra yoked his two bays, the Aśvins their chariot, Bṛhaspati drove up the all-formed (cow). Ṛbhu, Vibhvan and Vāja went to the gods: O skilled workers, you attained a share in the sacrifice.

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RV 1 161.7

निश् चर्मणो गाम् अरिणीत धीतिभिर् या जरन्ता युवशा ताकृणोतन । सौधन्वना अश्वाद् अश्वम् अतक्षत युक्त्वा रथम् उप देवाꣳ अयातन

niś carmaṇo gām ariṇīta dhītibhir yā jarantā yuvaśā tākṛṇotana | saudhanvanā aśvād aśvam atakṣata yuktvā ratham upa devām̐ ayātana

Out of the hide you made the cow flow with your skills; the two aged ones you made young again. O sons of Sudhanvan, out of a horse you fashioned a horse; having yoked the chariot you drove to the gods.

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RV 1 161.8

इदम् उदकम् पिबतेत्य् अब्रवीतनेदꣳ वा घा पिबता मुञ्जनेजनम् । सौधन्वना यदि तन् नेव हर्यथ तृतीये घा सवने मादयाध्वै

idam udakam pibatety abravītanedaṁ vā ghā pibatā muñjanejanam | saudhanvanā yadi tan neva haryatha tṛtīye ghā savane mādayādhvai

"Drink this water!" said (one); "or rather drink this, the rinsing of muñja grass!" — "O sons of Sudhanvan, if you do not take pleasure in that, then make yourselves drunk at the third pressing."

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RV 1 161.9

आपो भूयिष्ठा इत्य् एको अब्रवीद् अग्निर् भूयिष्ठ इत्य् अन्यो अब्रवीत् । वधर्यन्तीम् बहुभ्यः प्रैको अब्रवीद् ऋता वदन्तश् चमसाꣳ अपिꣳशत

āpo bhūyiṣṭhā ity eko abravīd agnir bhūyiṣṭha ity anyo abravīt | vadharyantīm bahubhyaḥ praiko abravīd ṛtā vadantaś camasām̐ apiṁśata

"The waters are foremost," said one; "Agni is foremost," said another. One declared forth of her who wields a weapon against many. Speaking truths, you shaped the cups.

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RV 1 161.10

श्रोणाम् एक उदकꣳ गाम् अवाजति माꣳसम् एकः पिꣳशति सूनयाभृतम् । आ निम्रुचः शकृद् एको अपाभरत् किꣳ स्वित् पुत्रेभ्यः पितरा उपावतुः

śroṇām eka udakaṁ gām avājati māṁsam ekaḥ piṁśati sūnayābhṛtam | ā nimrucaḥ śakṛd eko apābharat kiṁ svit putrebhyaḥ pitarā upāvatuḥ

One drives the lame cow down to the water; one carves the flesh brought in the basket; one carried away the dung before sundown. In what way, then, did the parents help their sons?

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RV 1 161.11

उद्वत्स्व् अस्मा अकृणोतना तृणꣳ निवत्स्व् अपः स्वपस्यया नरः । अगोह्यस्य यद् असस्तना गृहे तद् अद्येदम् ऋभवो नानु गच्छथ

udvatsv asmā akṛṇotanā tṛṇaṁ nivatsv apaḥ svapasyayā naraḥ | agohyasya yad asastanā gṛhe tad adyedam ṛbhavo nānu gacchatha

On the heights you made grass for him, waters in the low places, O men, by your skill. As you slept in the house of Agohya — so today you Ṛbhus do not do again.

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RV 1 161.12

सम्मील्य यद् भुवना पर्यसर्पत क्व स्वित् तात्या पितरा व आसतुः । अशपत यः करस्नꣳ व आददे यः प्राब्रवीत् प्रो तस्मा अब्रवीतन

sammīlya yad bhuvanā paryasarpata kva svit tātyā pitarā va āsatuḥ | aśapata yaḥ karasnaṁ va ādade yaḥ prābravīt pro tasmā abravītana

When, having shut (your eyes), you crept about the worlds — where then were your ancient parents seated? You cursed him who seized your arm; and to him who spoke forth, you spoke back.

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RV 1 161.13

सुषुप्वाꣳस ऋभवस् तद् अपृच्छतागोह्य क इदꣳ नो अबूबुधत् । श्वानम् बस्तो बोधयितारम् अब्रवीत् सꣳवत्सर इदम् अद्या व्य् अख्यत

suṣupvāṁsa ṛbhavas tad apṛcchatāgohya ka idaṁ no abūbudhat | śvānam basto bodhayitāram abravīt saṁvatsara idam adyā vy akhyata

Having slept, O Ṛbhus, you asked this: "Agohya, who has awakened us here?" The goat named the dog as the awakener: "It is a year — today you have opened your eyes."

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RV 1 161.14

दिवा यान्ति मरुतो भूम्याग्निर् अयꣳ वातो अन्तरिक्षेण याति । अद्भिर् याति वरुणः समुद्रैर् युष्माꣳ इच्छन्तः शवसो नपातः

divā yānti maruto bhūmyāgnir ayaṁ vāto antarikṣeṇa yāti | adbhir yāti varuṇaḥ samudrair yuṣmām̐ icchantaḥ śavaso napātaḥ

The Maruts go in heaven, Agni on the earth; this Vāta goes through the midspace; Varuṇa goes with the waters, with the seas — (we are) seeking you, O sons of strength.

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