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Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 1 — Chapter 34

RV 1 34.1

त्रिश् चिन् नो अद्या भवतꣳ नवेदसा विभुर् वाꣳ याम उत रातिर् अश्विना । युवोर् हि यन्त्रꣳ हिम्येव वाससो ऽभ्यायꣳसेन्या भवतम् मनीषिभिः

triś cin no adyā bhavataṁ navedasā vibhur vāṁ yāma uta rātir aśvinā | yuvor hi yantraṁ himyeva vāsaso 'bhyāyaṁsenyā bhavatam manīṣibhiḥ

Be mindful of us three times today, Aśvins; wide-reaching is your course and your gift as well. For your holding is like a garment in the cold — be such as can be drawn near by the thoughtful.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Ye who observe this day be with us even thrice: far-stretching is you bounty, Aṣvins and your course. To you, as to a cloak in winter, we cleave close: you are to be drawn nigh unto us by the wise.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 1 34.2

त्रयः पवयो मधुवाहने रथे सोमस्य वेनाम् अनु विश्व इद् विदुः । त्रयः स्कम्भासः स्कभितास आरभे त्रिर् नक्तꣳ याथस् त्रिर् व् अश्विना दिवा

trayaḥ pavayo madhuvāhane rathe somasya venām anu viśva id viduḥ | trayaḥ skambhāsaḥ skabhitāsa ārabhe trir naktaṁ yāthas trir v aśvinā divā

Three are the rims on the honey-carrying chariot; all indeed know the longing for Soma. Three are the props set up to hold on by; thrice by night you drive, and thrice by day, Aśvins.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Three are the fellies in your honey-bearing car, that travels after Soma's loved one, as all know. Three are the pillars set upon it for support: thrice journey ye by night, O Aṣvins, thrice by day.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 1 34.3

समाने अहन् त्रिर् अवद्यगोहना त्रिर् अद्य यज्ञम् मधुना मिमिक्षतम् । त्रिर् वाजवतीर् इषो अश्विना युवꣳ दोषा अस्मभ्यम् उषसश् च पिन्वतम्

samāne ahan trir avadyagohanā trir adya yajñam madhunā mimikṣatam | trir vājavatīr iṣo aśvinā yuvaṁ doṣā asmabhyam uṣasaś ca pinvatam

On the same day thrice, O you two who cover over blemish, thrice today sprinkle the sacrifice with honey; thrice, Aśvins, make refreshments rich in prize swell for us at evening and at dawn.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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Thrice in the self-same day, ye Gods who banish want, sprinkle ye thrice to-day our sacrifice with meath; And thrice vouchsafe us store of food with plenteous strength, at evening, O ye Aṣvins, and at break of day.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 1 34.4

त्रिर् वर्तिर् यातꣳ त्रिर् अनुव्रते जने त्रिः सुप्राव्ये त्रेधेव शिक्षतम् । त्रिर् नान्द्यꣳ वहतम् अश्विना युवꣳ त्रिः पृक्षो अस्मे अक्षरेव पिन्वतम्

trir vartir yātaṁ trir anuvrate jane triḥ suprāvye tredheva śikṣatam | trir nāndyaṁ vahatam aśvinā yuvaṁ triḥ pṛkṣo asme akṣareva pinvatam

Thrice drive your round, thrice to the man who follows (your) ordinance, thrice, in threefold fashion as it were, give aid to him who is worth helping well; thrice bring what is delightful, Aśvins, thrice make dainties swell for us like a cow (that lets her milk flow).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Thrice come ye to our home, thrice to the righteous folk, thrice triply aid the man who well deserves your help. Thrice, O ye Aṣvins, bring us what shall make us glad; thrice send us store of food as nevermore to fail.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 1 34.5

त्रिर् नो रयिꣳ वहतम् अश्विना युवꣳ त्रिर् देवताता त्रिर् उतावतꣳ धियः । त्रिः सौभगत्वꣳ त्रिर् उत श्रवाꣳसि नस् त्रिष्ठꣳ वाꣳ सूरे दुहिता रुहद् रथम्

trir no rayiṁ vahatam aśvinā yuvaṁ trir devatātā trir utāvataṁ dhiyaḥ | triḥ saubhagatvaṁ trir uta śravāṁsi nas triṣṭhaṁ vāṁ sūre duhitā ruhad ratham

Thrice bring us wealth, Aśvins, thrice in the divine service, and thrice help our thoughts; thrice good fortune, and thrice renown for us — the daughter of the Sun mounted your triple-standing chariot.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

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Thrice, O ye Aṣvins, bring to us abundant wealth: thrice in the Gods' assembly, thrice assist our thoughts. Thrice, grant ye us prosperity, thrice grant us fame; for the Sun's daughter hath mounted your threewheeled car.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 1 34.6

त्रिर् नो अश्विना दिव्यानि भेषजा त्रिः पार्थिवानि त्रिर् उ दत्तम् अद्भ्यः । ओमानꣳ शꣳयोर् ममकाय सूनवे त्रिधातु शर्म वहतꣳ शुभस् पती

trir no aśvinā divyāni bheṣajā triḥ pārthivāni trir u dattam adbhyaḥ | omānaṁ śaṁyor mamakāya sūnave tridhātu śarma vahataṁ śubhas patī

Thrice, Aśvins, give us the heavenly remedies, thrice the earthly, thrice too those from the waters; bring the succor of Śaṁyu for my son, threefold shelter, O lords of splendor.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Thrice, Aṣvins, grant to us the heavenly medicines, thrice those of earth and thrice those that the waters hold, Favour and health and strength bestow upon my son; triple protection, Lords of Splendour, grant to him.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 1 34.7

त्रिर् नो अश्विना यजता दिवे-दिवे परि त्रिधातु पृथिवीम् अशायतम् । तिस्रो नासत्या रथ्या परावत आत्मेव वातः स्वसराणि गच्छतम्

trir no aśvinā yajatā dive-dive pari tridhātu pṛthivīm aśāyatam | tisro nāsatyā rathyā parāvata ātmeva vātaḥ svasarāṇi gacchatam

Thrice for us, O worshipful Aśvins, day after day: you two have spanned the earth threefold all around. Three distances, O Nāsatyas, O charioteers — come to the pastures as breath, as the wind (comes).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Thrice are ye to be worshipped day by day by us: thrice, O ye Aṣvins, ye travel around the earth. Car-borne from far away, O ye Nâsatyas, come, like vital air to bodies, come ye to the three.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 1 34.8

त्रिर् अश्विना सिन्धुभिः सप्तमातृभिस् त्रय आहावास् त्रेधा हविष् कृतम् । तिस्रः पृथिवीर् उपरि प्रवा दिवो नाकꣳ रक्षेथे द्युभिर् अक्तुभिर् हितम्

trir aśvinā sindhubhiḥ saptamātṛbhis traya āhāvās tredhā haviṣ kṛtam | tisraḥ pṛthivīr upari pravā divo nākaṁ rakṣethe dyubhir aktubhir hitam

Thrice, Aśvins, with the rivers whose mothers are seven; three are the troughs, threefold the oblation made; above the three earths, floating over them, you two guard the vault of heaven, set fast by days and nights.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Thrice, O ye Aṣvins, with the Seven Mother Streams; three are the jars, the triple offering is prepared. Three are the worlds, and moving on above the sky ye guard the firm-set vault of heaven through days and nights.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 1 34.9

क्व१ त्री चक्रा त्रिवृतो रथस्य क्व१ त्रयो वन्धुरो ये सनीऴाः । कदा योगो वाजिनो रासभस्य येन यज्ञꣳ नासत्योपयाथः

kva1 trī cakrā trivṛto rathasya kva1 trayo vandhuro ye sanīḻāḥ | kadā yogo vājino rāsabhasya yena yajñaṁ nāsatyopayāthaḥ

Where are the three wheels of your threefold chariot, where the three seats that are set in one nest? When is the yoking of the prize-winning ass by which, Nāsatyas, you come to the sacrifice?

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Where are the three wheels of your triple chariot, where are the three seats thereto firmly fastened? When will ye yoke the mighty ass that draws it, to bring you to our sacrifice. Nâsatyas?

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 1 34.10

आ नासत्या गच्छतꣳ हूयते हविर् मध्वः पिबतम् मधुपेभिर् आसभिः । युवोर् हि पूर्वꣳ सवितोषसो रथम् ऋताय चित्रꣳ घृतवन्तम् इष्यति

ā nāsatyā gacchataṁ hūyate havir madhvaḥ pibatam madhupebhir āsabhiḥ | yuvor hi pūrvaṁ savitoṣaso ratham ṛtāya citraṁ ghṛtavantam iṣyati

Come, Nāsatyas: the oblation is being poured; drink of the honey with your honey-drinking mouths. For before the dawn Savitṛ sends forth your bright, ghee-laden chariot for the sake of ṛta.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Nâsatyas, come: the sacred gift is offered up; drink the sweet juice with lips that know the sweetness well. Savitar sends, before the dawn of day, your car, fraught with oil, various-coloured, to our sacrifice.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 1 34.11

आ नासत्या त्रिभिर् एकादशैर् इह देवेभिर् यातम् मधुपेयम् अश्विना । प्रायुस् तारिष्टꣳ नी रपाꣳसि मृक्षतꣳ सेधतꣳ द्वेषो भवतꣳ सचाभुवा

ā nāsatyā tribhir ekādaśair iha devebhir yātam madhupeyam aśvinā | prāyus tāriṣṭaṁ nī rapāṁsi mṛkṣataṁ sedhataṁ dveṣo bhavataṁ sacābhuvā

Come here, Nāsatyas, with the three times eleven gods, Aśvins, to the honey-drink; lengthen our lifetime, wipe away our infirmities, keep off hatred, be our companions.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Come, O Nâsatyas, with the thrice-eleven Gods; come, O ye Aṣvins, 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.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 1 34.12

आ नो अश्विना त्रिवृता रथेनार्वाञ्चꣳ रयिꣳ वहतꣳ सुवीरम् । शृण्वन्ता वाम् अवसे जोहवीमि वृधे च नो भवतꣳ वाजसातौ

ā no aśvinā trivṛtā rathenārvāñcaṁ rayiṁ vahataṁ suvīram | śṛṇvantā vām avase johavīmi vṛdhe ca no bhavataṁ vājasātau

Aśvins, with your threefold chariot bring here to us wealth (turned) hitherward, rich in men. Hearing (us), I call you loudly for help; and be for our increase in the winning of prizes.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Borne in your triple car, O Aṣvins, bring us present prosperity with noble offspring. I cry to you who hear me for protection be ye our helpers where men win the booty.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)