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Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 10 — Chapter 135

RV 10 135.1

यस्मिन् वृक्षे सुपलाशे देवैः सम्पिबते यमः । अत्रा नो विश्पतिः पिता पुराणाꣳ अनु वेनति

yasmin vṛkṣe supalāśe devaiḥ sampibate yamaḥ | atrā no viśpatiḥ pitā purāṇām̐ anu venati

In the tree with fair foliage where Yama drinks together with the gods — there our father, the lord of the clan, seeks after the ancient ones.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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IN the Tree clothed with goodly leaves where Yama drinketh with the Gods, The Father, Master of the house, tendeth with love our ancient Sires.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 10 135.2

पुराणाꣳ अनुवेनन्तꣳ चरन्तम् पापयामुया । असूयन्न् अभ्य् अचाकशꣳ तस्मा अस्पृहयम् पुनः

purāṇām̐ anuvenantaṁ carantam pāpayāmuyā | asūyann abhy acākaśaṁ tasmā aspṛhayam punaḥ

Him who yearns after the ancient ones, who walks in that evil way, (him) I looked upon grudgingly — (yet) for him I longed again.

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

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I looked reluctantly on him who cherishes those men of old, On him who treads that evil path, and then I yearned for this again.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 10 135.3

यꣳ कुमार नवꣳ रथम् अचक्रम् मनसाकृणोः । एकेषꣳ विश्वतः प्राञ्चम् अपश्यन्न् अधि तिष्ठसि

yaṁ kumāra navaṁ ratham acakram manasākṛṇoḥ | ekeṣaṁ viśvataḥ prāñcam apaśyann adhi tiṣṭhasi

The new chariot, boy, that you made with your mind, wheelless, with one shaft, facing all directions — unseeing, you mount upon it.

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

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Thou mountest, though thou dost not see, O Child, the new and wheel-less car Which thou hast fashioned mentally, onepoled but turning every way.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 10 135.4

यꣳ कुमार प्रावर्तयो रथꣳ विप्रेभ्यस् परि । तꣳ सामानु प्रावर्तत सम् इतो नाव्य् आहितम्

yaṁ kumāra prāvartayo rathaṁ viprebhyas pari | taṁ sāmānu prāvartata sam ito nāvy āhitam

The chariot, boy, that you set rolling away from the inspired singers — that the sāman followed, rolling along, placed here upon a ship.

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

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The car which thou hast made to roll hitherward from the Sages, Child! This hath the Sâman followed close, hence, laid together on a ship.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 10 135.5

कः कुमारम् अजनयद् रथꣳ को निर् अवर्तयत् । कः स्वित् तद् अद्य नो ब्रूयाद् अनुदेयी यथाभवत्

kaḥ kumāram ajanayad rathaṁ ko nir avartayat | kaḥ svit tad adya no brūyād anudeyī yathābhavat

Who begot the boy? Who rolled out the chariot? Who indeed could tell us today how the gift-of-escort came to be?

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

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Who was the father of the child? Who made the chariot roll away? Who will this day declare to us how the funeral gift was made?

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 10 135.6

यथाभवद् अनुदेयी ततो अग्रम् अजायत । पुरस्ताद् बुध्न आततः पश्चान् निरयणꣳ कृतम्

yathābhavad anudeyī tato agram ajāyata | purastād budhna ātataḥ paścān nirayaṇaṁ kṛtam

As the gift-of-escort came to be, from that the front part was born; in front the bottom was stretched out, behind was the way out made.

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

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When the funeral gift was placed, straightway the point of flame appeared. A depth extended in the front: a passage out was made behind.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 10 135.7

इदꣳ यमस्य सादनꣳ देवमानꣳ यद् उच्यते । इयम् अस्य धम्यते नाऴीर् अयꣳ गीर्भिः परिष्कृतः

idaṁ yamasya sādanaṁ devamānaṁ yad ucyate | iyam asya dhamyate nāḻīr ayaṁ gīrbhiḥ pariṣkṛtaḥ

This is Yama's seat, which is called the dwelling of the gods; this reed-pipe of his is blown, he is adorned with songs.

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

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Here is the seat where Yama dwells, that which is called the Home of Gods: Here minstrels blow the flute for him here he is glorified with songs.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)