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Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 10 — Chapter 46

RV 10 46.1

प्र होता जातो महान् नभोविन् नृषद्वा सीदद् अपाम् उपस्थे । दधिर् यो धायि स ते वयाꣳसि यन्ता वसूनि विधते तनूपाः

pra hotā jāto mahān nabhovin nṛṣadvā sīdad apām upasthe | dadhir yo dhāyi sa te vayāṁsi yantā vasūni vidhate tanūpāḥ

Born great, the hotṛ, knower of the clouds, dwelling among men, has sat down in the lap of the waters. He who was set down as the sustainer — he gives thee vital forces, granting goods to the one who serves, protector of the body.

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

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STABLISHED for thee, to lend thee vital forces, Giver of wealth, Guard of his servant's body. The Great Priest, born, who knows the clouds, Abider with men, is seated in the lap of waters.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 10 46.2

इमꣳ विधन्तो अपाꣳ सधस्थे पशुꣳ न नष्टम् पदैर् अनु ग्मन् । गुहा चतन्तम् उशिजो नमोभिर् इच्छन्तो धीरा भृगवो ऽविन्दन्

imaṁ vidhanto apāṁ sadhasthe paśuṁ na naṣṭam padair anu gman | guhā catantam uśijo namobhir icchanto dhīrā bhṛgavo 'vindan

Serving him in the meeting-place of the waters, they went after him by his tracks, like an animal that has been lost; the Uśij with acts of homage, the wise Bhṛgus, seeking him as he slipped away in hiding, found him.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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Worshipping, seeking him with adoration like some lost creature followed by its footprints, Wise Bhr̥igus, yearning in their hearts, pursued him, and found him lurking where the floods are gathered.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 10 46.3

इमꣳ त्रितो भूर्य् अविन्दद् इच्छन् वैभूवसो मूर्धन्य् अघ्न्यायाः । स शेवृधो जात आ हर्म्येषु नाभिर् युवा भवति रोचनस्य

imaṁ trito bhūry avindad icchan vaibhūvaso mūrdhany aghnyāyāḥ | sa śevṛdho jāta ā harmyeṣu nābhir yuvā bhavati rocanasya

Trita, the son of Vibhvas, seeking much, found him on the head of the cow. Born in the houses, increasing comfort, the young one becomes the navel of the bright realm.

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

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On the Cow's forehead, with laborious searching, Trita, the offspring of Vibhiavas, found him. Born in our houses, Youthful, joy-bestower, he now becomes the central point of brightness.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 10 46.4

मन्द्रꣳ होतारम् उशिजो नमोभिः प्राञ्चꣳ यज्ञꣳ नेतारम् अध्वराणाम् । विशाम् अकृण्वन्न् अरतिम् पावकꣳ हव्यवाहꣳ दधतो मानुषेषु

mandraṁ hotāram uśijo namobhiḥ prāñcaṁ yajñaṁ netāram adhvarāṇām | viśām akṛṇvann aratim pāvakaṁ havyavāhaṁ dadhato mānuṣeṣu

The Uśij with acts of homage (made) him the delighting hotṛ, the sacrifice going forward, the leader of the rites; they made him the courier of the clans, the purifier, the carrier of oblations, setting him among the sons of Manu.

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

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Yearning, with homage, they have set and made him blithe Priest among mankind, oblation-bearer, Leader of rites and Purifier, envoy of men, as sacrifice that still advances.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 10 46.5

प्र भूर् जयन्तम् महाꣳ विपोधाम् मूरा अमूरम् पुराꣳ दर्माणम् । नयन्तो गर्भꣳ वनाꣳ धियꣳ धुर् हिरिश्मश्रुꣳ नार्वाणꣳ धनर्चम्

pra bhūr jayantam mahāṁ vipodhām mūrā amūram purāṁ darmāṇam | nayanto garbhaṁ vanāṁ dhiyaṁ dhur hiriśmaśruṁ nārvāṇaṁ dhanarcam

The fools (set) before them the great one abundantly conquering, holder of inspired speech, the unfoolish one, the breaker of forts; leading the embryo of the woods, they set their thought (on him), the gold-bearded one, like a steed, shining with wealth.

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

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The foolish brought the ne'er-bewildered forward, great, Victor, Song-inspirer, Fort-destroyer. Leading the Youth gold-bearded, like a courser gleaming with wealth, they turned their hymn to profit.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 10 46.6

नि पस्त्यासु त्रितः स्तभूयन् परिवीतो योनौ सीदद् अन्तः । अतः सꣳगृभ्या विशाꣳ दमूना विधर्मणायन्त्रैर् ईयते नॄन्

ni pastyāsu tritaḥ stabhūyan parivīto yonau sīdad antaḥ | ataḥ saṁgṛbhyā viśāṁ damūnā vidharmaṇāyantrair īyate nṝn

In the dwellings Trita, propping himself up, wrapped about, sat down within the womb. From there, having gathered them together, the house-lord of the clans travels to men with wide extension, without restraints.

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

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Holding his station firmly in the houses, Trita sat down within his home surrounded Thence, as Law bids, departs the Tribes' Companion having collected men with no compulsion.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 10 46.7

अस्याजरासो दमाम् अरित्रा अर्चद्धूमासो अग्नयः पावकाः । श्वितीचयः श्वात्रासो भुरण्यवो वनर्षदो वायवो न सोमाः

asyājarāso damām aritrā arcaddhūmāso agnayaḥ pāvakāḥ | śvitīcayaḥ śvātrāso bhuraṇyavo vanarṣado vāyavo na somāḥ

His are the unaging oars of the houses, the flame-smoking, purifying fires — whitish, swelling, restless, settling on the wood, like winds, like soma-draughts.

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

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His are the fires, eternal, purifying, that make the houses move, whose smoke is shining, White, waxing in their strength, for ever stirring, and sitting in the wood; like winds are Somas.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 10 46.8

प्र जिह्वया भरते वेपो अग्निः प्र वयुनानि चेतसा पृथिव्याः । तम् आयवः शुचयन्तम् पावकम् मन्द्रꣳ होतारꣳ दधिरे यजिष्ठम्

pra jihvayā bharate vepo agniḥ pra vayunāni cetasā pṛthivyāḥ | tam āyavaḥ śucayantam pāvakam mandraṁ hotāraṁ dadhire yajiṣṭham

With his tongue Agni brings forth inspired utterance, with his mind the marks of the earth's ways. Him, gleaming, purifying, the Āyus have installed as the delighting hotṛ, best of sacrificers.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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The tongue of Agni bears away the praisesong, and, through his care for Earth, her operations. Him, bright and radiant, living men have stablished as their blithe Priest, the Chief of Sacrificers.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 10 46.9

द्यावा यम् अग्निम् पृथिवी जनिष्टाम् आपस् त्वष्टा भृगवो यꣳ सहोभिः । ईऴेन्यम् प्रथमम् मातरिश्वा देवास् ततक्षुर् मनवे यजत्रम्

dyāvā yam agnim pṛthivī janiṣṭām āpas tvaṣṭā bhṛgavo yaṁ sahobhiḥ | īḻenyam prathamam mātariśvā devās tatakṣur manave yajatram

The Agni whom Heaven and Earth begot, whom the Waters, Tvaṣṭṛ and the Bhṛgus with their powers, whom Mātariśvan (begot) — the first, to be invoked — him the gods fashioned, worthy of worship, for Manu.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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That Agni, him whom Heaven and Earth engendered, the Waters. Tvashṭar, and with might, the Bhr̥igus, Him Mâtariṣvan and the Gods have fashioned holy for man and first to be entreated.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 10 46.10

यꣳ त्वा देवा दधिरे हव्यवाहम् पुरुस्पृहो मानुषासो यजत्रम् । स यामन्न् अग्ने स्तुवते वयो धाः प्र देवयन् यशसः सꣳ हि पूर्वीः

yaṁ tvā devā dadhire havyavāham puruspṛho mānuṣāso yajatram | sa yāmann agne stuvate vayo dhāḥ pra devayan yaśasaḥ saṁ hi pūrvīḥ

Thee whom the gods set down as carrier of oblations, whom the sons of Manu, much-longing, (set down) as worthy of worship — on thy course, O Agni, place vital force for the one who praises; for the god-seeking man many glories (come) together.

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

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Agni, whom Gods have made oblationbearer, and much-desiring men regard as holy, Give life to him who lauds thee when he worships, and then shall glorious men in troops adore thee.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)