Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 1 — Chapter 91

RV 1 91.1

त्वꣳ सोम प्र चिकितो मनीषा त्वꣳ रजिष्ठम् अनु नेषि पन्थाम् । तव प्रणीती पितरो न इन्दो देवेषु रत्नम् अभजन्त धीराः

tvaṁ soma pra cikito manīṣā tvaṁ rajiṣṭham anu neṣi panthām | tava praṇītī pitaro na indo deveṣu ratnam abhajanta dhīrāḥ

You, Soma, are distinguished by your insight; you lead along the straightest path. By your leading, O drop, our fathers, the wise ones, obtained a share of treasure among the gods.

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RV 1 91.2

त्वꣳ सोम क्रतुभिः सुक्रतुर् भूस् त्वꣳ दक्षैः सुदक्षो विश्ववेदाः । त्वꣳ वृषा वृषत्वेभिर् महित्वा द्युम्नेभिर् द्युम्न्य् अभवो नृचक्षाः

tvaṁ soma kratubhiḥ sukratur bhūs tvaṁ dakṣaiḥ sudakṣo viśvavedāḥ | tvaṁ vṛṣā vṛṣatvebhir mahitvā dyumnebhir dyumny abhavo nṛcakṣāḥ

You, Soma, by your resolves have become of good resolve; you by your skills are of good skill, knowing all. You are a bull, by bull-strengths and by greatness; by your brilliances you became brilliant, looking upon men.

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RV 1 91.3

राज्ञो नु ते वरुणस्य व्रतानि बृहद् गभीरꣳ तव सोम धाम । शुचिष् ट्वम् असि प्रियो न मित्रो दक्षाय्यो अर्यमेवासि सोम

rājño nu te varuṇasya vratāni bṛhad gabhīraṁ tava soma dhāma | śuciṣ ṭvam asi priyo na mitro dakṣāyyo aryamevāsi soma

Yours indeed are the ordinances of King Varuṇa; lofty and deep is your abode, O Soma. You are pure like dear Mitra; you are worthy of honour, like Aryaman, O Soma.

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RV 1 91.4

या ते धामानि दिवि या पृथिव्याꣳ या पर्वतेष्व् ओषधीष्व् अप्सु । तेभिर् नो विश्वैः सुमना अहेऴन् राजन् सोम प्रति हव्या गृभाय

yā te dhāmāni divi yā pṛthivyāṁ yā parvateṣv oṣadhīṣv apsu | tebhir no viśvaiḥ sumanā aheḻan rājan soma prati havyā gṛbhāya

Those abodes of yours that are in heaven, those on earth, those in the mountains, in the plants, in the waters — with all of these, well-disposed and not angry, O King Soma, receive our oblations.

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RV 1 91.5

त्वꣳ सोमासि सत्पतिस् त्वꣳ राजोत वृत्रहा । त्वम् भद्रो असि क्रतुः

tvaṁ somāsi satpatis tvaṁ rājota vṛtrahā | tvam bhadro asi kratuḥ

You, Soma, are the lord of what is true; you are king and also slayer of Vṛtra; you are auspicious power (kratu).

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RV 1 91.6

त्वꣳ च सोम नो वशो जीवातुꣳ न मरामहे । प्रियस्तोत्रो वनस्पतिः

tvaṁ ca soma no vaśo jīvātuṁ na marāmahe | priyastotro vanaspatiḥ

And if you, Soma, will it for us — life — we shall not die; lord of the forest, you who love praise.

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RV 1 91.7

त्वꣳ सोम महे भगꣳ त्वꣳ यून ऋतायते । दक्षꣳ दधासि जीवसे

tvaṁ soma mahe bhagaṁ tvaṁ yūna ṛtāyate | dakṣaṁ dadhāsi jīvase

You, Soma, set fortune for the great one, you set capability for the young man who follows ṛta, that he may live.

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RV 1 91.8

त्वꣳ नः सोम विश्वतो रक्षा राजन्न् अघायतः । न रिष्येत् त्वावतः सखा

tvaṁ naḥ soma viśvato rakṣā rājann aghāyataḥ | na riṣyet tvāvataḥ sakhā

Guard us, Soma, on every side from the one who means evil, O king; may the comrade of one like you not come to harm.

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RV 1 91.9

सोम यास् ते मयोभुव ऊतयः सन्ति दाशुषे । ताभिर् नो ऽविता भव

soma yās te mayobhuva ūtayaḥ santi dāśuṣe | tābhir no 'vitā bhava

Soma, those helps of yours that are refreshing for the one who offers — with those be our helper.

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RV 1 91.10

इमꣳ यज्ञम् इदꣳ वचो जुजुषाण उपागहि । सोम त्वꣳ नो वृधे भव

imaṁ yajñam idaṁ vaco jujuṣāṇa upāgahi | soma tvaṁ no vṛdhe bhava

Taking pleasure in this sacrifice, in this speech, come near; Soma, be for our increase.

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RV 1 91.11

सोम गीर्भिष् ट्वा वयꣳ वर्धयामो वचोविदः । सुमृऴीको न आ विश

soma gīrbhiṣ ṭvā vayaṁ vardhayāmo vacovidaḥ | sumṛḻīko na ā viśa

Soma, we who know the words strengthen you with songs; gracious, enter into us.

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RV 1 91.12

गयस्फानो अमीवहा वसुवित् पुष्टिवर्धनः । सुमित्रः सोम नो भव

gayasphāno amīvahā vasuvit puṣṭivardhanaḥ | sumitraḥ soma no bhava

Increasing our household, slaying sickness, finder of goods, promoter of thriving — be a good friend to us, Soma.

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RV 1 91.13

सोम रारन्धि नो हृदि गावो न यवसेष्व् आ । मर्य इव स्व ओक्ये

soma rārandhi no hṛdi gāvo na yavaseṣv ā | marya iva sva okye

Soma, take delight in our heart, as cows in pastures, as a young man in his own dwelling.

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RV 1 91.14

यः सोम सख्ये तव रारणद् देव मर्त्यः । तꣳ दक्षः सचते कविः

yaḥ soma sakhye tava rāraṇad deva martyaḥ | taṁ dakṣaḥ sacate kaviḥ

The mortal who has taken delight in your friendship, O god Soma — him capability (dakṣa) attends, and the poet's insight.

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RV 1 91.15

उरुष्या णो अभिशस्तेः सोम नि पाह्य् अꣳहसः । सखा सुशेव एधि नः

uruṣyā ṇo abhiśasteḥ soma ni pāhy aṁhasaḥ | sakhā suśeva edhi naḥ

Keep us clear of slander, Soma; protect us from distress; be to us a comrade, kindly.

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RV 1 91.16

आ प्यायस्व सम् एतु ते विश्वतः सोम वृष्ण्यम् । भवा वाजस्य सꣳगथे

ā pyāyasva sam etu te viśvataḥ soma vṛṣṇyam | bhavā vājasya saṁgathe

Swell up! Let your bullish power come together from every side, Soma; be (there) at the gathering of prize-winning strength.

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RV 1 91.17

आ प्यायस्व मदिन्तम सोम विश्वेभिर् अꣳशुभिः । भवा नः सुश्रवस्तमः सखा वृधे

ā pyāyasva madintama soma viśvebhir aṁśubhiḥ | bhavā naḥ suśravastamaḥ sakhā vṛdhe

Swell up, most intoxicating Soma, with all your stalks; be for us a comrade of highest renown, for our increase.

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RV 1 91.18

सꣳ ते पयाꣳसि सम् उ यन्तु वाजाः सꣳ वृष्ण्यान्य् अभिमातिषाहः । आप्यायमानो अमृताय सोम दिवि श्रवाꣳस्य् उत्तमानि धिष्व

saṁ te payāṁsi sam u yantu vājāḥ saṁ vṛṣṇyāny abhimātiṣāhaḥ | āpyāyamāno amṛtāya soma divi śravāṁsy uttamāni dhiṣva

Let your milk-streams come together, and let the prizes come together, together the bullish powers that overcome hostile plots; swelling up for immortality, Soma, place in heaven the highest renown.

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RV 1 91.19

या ते धामानि हविषा यजन्ति ता ते विश्वा परिभूर् अस्तु यज्ञम् । गयस्फानः प्रतरणः सुवीरो ऽवीरहा प्र चरा सोम दुर्यान्

yā te dhāmāni haviṣā yajanti tā te viśvā paribhūr astu yajñam | gayasphānaḥ prataraṇaḥ suvīro 'vīrahā pra carā soma duryān

Those abodes of yours which they worship with oblation — let your sacrifice encompass all of them; increasing our household, carrying us across, rich in heroes, not slaying heroes — go forward, Soma, into our dwellings.

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RV 1 91.20

सोमो धेनुꣳ सोमो अर्वन्तम् आशुꣳ सोमो वीरꣳ कर्मण्यꣳ ददाति । सादन्यꣳ विदथ्यꣳ सभेयम् पितृश्रवणꣳ यो ददाशद् अस्मै

somo dhenuṁ somo arvantam āśuṁ somo vīraṁ karmaṇyaṁ dadāti | sādanyaṁ vidathyaṁ sabheyam pitṛśravaṇaṁ yo dadāśad asmai

Soma gives a milch-cow, Soma a swift steed, Soma a capable hero — one fit for the house, fit for the council, fit for the assembly, a credit to his father — to him who offers to him.

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RV 1 91.21

अषाऴ्हꣳ युत्सु पृतनासु पप्रिꣳ स्वर्षाम् अप्साꣳ वृजनस्य गोपाम् । भरेषुजाꣳ सुक्षितिꣳ सुश्रवसꣳ जयन्तꣳ त्वाम् अनु मदेम सोम

aṣāḻhaṁ yutsu pṛtanāsu papriṁ svarṣām apsāṁ vṛjanasya gopām | bhareṣujāṁ sukṣitiṁ suśravasaṁ jayantaṁ tvām anu madema soma

Unconquerable in fights, filling (us) in battles, winner of the sun, winner of the waters, guardian of the community, born in raids, of good dwelling, of good renown, victorious — after you, Soma, may we rejoice.

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RV 1 91.22

त्वम् इमा ओषधीः सोम विश्वास् त्वम् अपो अजनयस् त्वꣳ गाः । त्वम् आ ततन्थोर्व् अ१न्तरिक्षꣳ त्वꣳ ज्योतिषा वि तमो ववर्थ

tvam imā oṣadhīḥ soma viśvās tvam apo ajanayas tvaṁ gāḥ | tvam ā tatanthorv a1ntarikṣaṁ tvaṁ jyotiṣā vi tamo vavartha

You, Soma, begot all these plants, you the waters, you the cows; you have stretched out the wide mid-air; you have rolled away the darkness with light.

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RV 1 91.23

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

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

With divine mind, O god Soma, fight for us for a share of wealth, O mighty one; let no one hinder you — you are master of heroic power; look ahead for both parties in the quest for cattle.

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