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Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 10 — Chapter 183

RV 10 183.1

अपश्यꣳ त्वा मनसा चेकितानꣳ तपसो जातꣳ तपसो विभूतम् । इह प्रजाम् इह रयिꣳ रराणः प्र जायस्व प्रजया पुत्रकाम

apaśyaṁ tvā manasā cekitānaṁ tapaso jātaṁ tapaso vibhūtam | iha prajām iha rayiṁ rarāṇaḥ pra jāyasva prajayā putrakāma

I have seen you, showing yourself again and again to the mind, born of heat, grown mighty from heat. Here bestowing offspring, here wealth — be born forth with offspring, you who desire a son.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

I SAW thee meditating in thy spirit what sprang from Fervour and hath thence developed. Bestowing offspring here, bestowing riches, spread in thine offspring, thou who cravest children.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 10 183.2

अपश्यꣳ त्वा मनसा दीध्यानाꣳ स्वायाꣳ तनू ऋत्व्ये नाधमानाम् । उप माम् उच्चा युवतिर् बभूयाः प्र जायस्व प्रजया पुत्रकामे

apaśyaṁ tvā manasā dīdhyānāṁ svāyāṁ tanū ṛtvye nādhamānām | upa mām uccā yuvatir babhūyāḥ pra jāyasva prajayā putrakāme

I have seen you meditating in your mind, in your own body, in need at the due season. Rise up to me, young woman — be born forth with offspring, you who desire a son.

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

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

I saw thee pondering in thine heart, and praying that in due time thy body might be fruitful. Come as a youthful woman, rise to meet me: spread in thine offspring, thou who cravest children.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 10 183.3

अहꣳ गर्भम् अदधाम् ओषधीष्व् अहꣳ विश्वेषु भुवनेष्व् अन्तः । अहम् प्रजा अजनयम् पृथिव्याम् अहꣳ जनिभ्यो अपरीषु पुत्रान्

ahaṁ garbham adadhām oṣadhīṣv ahaṁ viśveṣu bhuvaneṣv antaḥ | aham prajā ajanayam pṛthivyām ahaṁ janibhyo aparīṣu putrān

I have placed the embryo in the plants, I within all the worlds; I have begotten offspring upon the earth, I sons for the women to come.

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

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

In plants and herbs, in all existent beings I have deposited the germ of increase. All progeny on earth have I engendered, and sons in women who will be hereafter.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)