Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 1 — Chapter 40

RV 1 40.1

उत् तिष्ठ ब्रह्मणस् पते देवयन्तस् त्वेमहे । उप प्र यन्तु मरुतः सुदानव इन्द्र प्राशूर् भवा सचा

ut tiṣṭha brahmaṇas pate devayantas tvemahe | upa pra yantu marutaḥ sudānava indra prāśūr bhavā sacā

Stand up, Brahmaṇaspati! Seeking the gods, we entreat you. Let the Marutas of good gifts come near; Indra, be pre-eminent in company (with them).

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RV 1 40.2

त्वाम् इद् धि सहसस् पुत्र मर्त्य उपब्रूते धने हिते । सुवीर्यम् मरुत आ स्वश्व्यꣳ दधीत यो व आचके

tvām id dhi sahasas putra martya upabrūte dhane hite | suvīryam maruta ā svaśvyaṁ dadhīta yo va ācake

For it is you, son of strength, that the mortal addresses when the prize is set down. Whoever longs for you, Marutas, may he obtain heroic strength and good horses.

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RV 1 40.3

प्रैतु ब्रह्मणस् पतिः प्र देव्य् एतु सूनृता । अच्छा वीरꣳ नर्यम् पङ्क्तिराधसꣳ देवा यज्ञꣳ नयन्तु नः

praitu brahmaṇas patiḥ pra devy etu sūnṛtā | acchā vīraṁ naryam paṅktirādhasaṁ devā yajñaṁ nayantu naḥ

Let Brahmaṇaspati go forth; let the goddess Sūnṛtā go forth. Toward the hero, the manly one, whose bounty comes in rows—let the gods lead our sacrifice.

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RV 1 40.4

यो वाघते ददाति सूनरꣳ वसु स धत्ते अक्षिति श्रवः । तस्मा इऴाꣳ सुवीराम् आ यजामहे सुप्रतूर्तिम् अनेहसम्

yo vāghate dadāti sūnaraṁ vasu sa dhatte akṣiti śravaḥ | tasmā iḻāṁ suvīrām ā yajāmahe supratūrtim anehasam

He who gives noble wealth to the singer, he takes for himself imperishable fame. For him we sacrifice, (seeking) refreshment rich in heroes, easy to advance with, free of rivalry.

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RV 1 40.5

प्र नूनम् ब्रह्मणस् पतिर् मन्त्रꣳ वदत्य् उक्थ्यम् । यस्मिन्न् इन्द्रो वरुणो मित्रो अर्यमा देवा ओकाꣳसि चक्रिरे

pra nūnam brahmaṇas patir mantraṁ vadaty ukthyam | yasminn indro varuṇo mitro aryamā devā okāṁsi cakrire

Now Brahmaṇaspati speaks forth the formula fit for recitation, in which Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman, the gods, have made their dwellings.

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RV 1 40.6

तम् इद् वोचेमा विदथेषु शम्भुवम् मन्त्रꣳ देवा अनेहसम् । इमाꣳ च वाचम् प्रतिहर्यथा नरो विश्वेद् वामा वो अश्नवत्

tam id vocemā vidatheṣu śambhuvam mantraṁ devā anehasam | imāṁ ca vācam pratiharyathā naro viśved vāmā vo aśnavat

Let us speak just that formula, bringing well-being in the assemblies, free of rivalry, O gods; and do you take pleasure in this speech, O men—let it reach all your good things.

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RV 1 40.7

को देवयन्तम् अश्नवज् जनꣳ को वृक्तबर्हिषम् । प्र-प्र दाश्वान् पस्त्याभिर् अस्थितान्तर्वावत् क्षयꣳ दधे

ko devayantam aśnavaj janaṁ ko vṛktabarhiṣam | pra-pra dāśvān pastyābhir asthitāntarvāvat kṣayaṁ dadhe

Who shall reach the man who seeks the gods, who the one whose sacred grass is spread? The pious giver has stepped forth, ever forth, with his households; he has taken for himself a dwelling with (rich) interior.

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RV 1 40.8

उप क्षत्रम् पृञ्चीत हन्ति राजभिर् भये चित् सुक्षितिꣳ दधे । नास्य वर्ता न तरुता महाधने नार्भे अस्ति वज्रिणः

upa kṣatram pṛñcīta hanti rājabhir bhaye cit sukṣitiṁ dadhe | nāsya vartā na tarutā mahādhane nārbhe asti vajriṇaḥ

Let him fill out (his) lordly power; he slays along with the kings; even in danger he secures a good dwelling. For this thunderbolt-bearer there is no one who checks or who overcomes, in a great contest or in a small one.

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