Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 10 — Chapter 99

RV 10 99.1

कꣳ नश् चित्रम् इषण्यसि चिकित्वान् पृथुग्मानꣳ वाश्रꣳ वावृधध्यै । कत् तस्य दातु शवसो व्युष्टौ तक्षद् वज्रꣳ वृत्रतुरम् अपिन्वत्

kaṁ naś citram iṣaṇyasi cikitvān pṛthugmānaṁ vāśraṁ vāvṛdhadhyai | kat tasya dātu śavaso vyuṣṭau takṣad vajraṁ vṛtraturam apinvat

What bright (thing) do you, discerning, urge on for us, to make the broad-striding, bellowing (one) grow strong? What is the gift of that strength at the dawning? He fashioned the mace that overcomes Vṛtra, he made (the waters) swell.

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RV 10 99.2

स हि द्युता विद्युता वेति साम पृथुꣳ योनिम् असुरत्वा ससाद । स सनीऴेभिः प्रसहानो अस्य भ्रातुर् न ऋते सप्तथस्य मायाः

sa hi dyutā vidyutā veti sāma pṛthuṁ yonim asuratvā sasāda | sa sanīḻebhiḥ prasahāno asya bhrātur na ṛte saptathasya māyāḥ

For he pursues the sāman with flashing lightning; by his lordly power he has settled in the broad womb. He, prevailing with those of the same nest, (overcame) the wiles of the seventh, not our brother.

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RV 10 99.3

स वाजꣳ यातापदुष्पदा यन् स्वर्षाता परि षदत् सनिष्यन् । अनर्वा यच् छतदुरस्य वेदो घ्नञ् छिश्नदेवाꣳ अभि वर्पसा भूत्

sa vājaṁ yātāpaduṣpadā yan svarṣātā pari ṣadat saniṣyan | anarvā yac chatadurasya vedo ghnañ chiśnadevām̐ abhi varpasā bhūt

He, going to the prize, going by a footless hard road, sat round about in the winning of the sun, bent on gain; unassailed, when (he took) the wealth of the hundred-gated one, slaying the śiśna-worshippers he overcame (them) by his guile.

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RV 10 99.4

स यह्व्यो३ ऽवनीर् गोष्व् अर्वा जुहोति प्रधन्यासु सस्रिः । अपादो यत्र युज्यासो ऽरथा द्रोण्यश्वास ईरते घृतꣳ वाः

sa yahvyo3 'vanīr goṣv arvā juhoti pradhanyāsu sasriḥ | apādo yatra yujyāso 'rathā droṇyaśvāsa īrate ghṛtaṁ vāḥ

He, the racer, having run among the cows in the contests for prizes, pours out the mighty streams, where footless, chariotless, yet fit to be yoked, having tubs for horses, they set the ghee and the water in motion.

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RV 10 99.5

स रुद्रेभिर् अशस्तवार ऋभ्वा हित्वी गयम् आरेअवद्य आगात् । वम्रस्य मन्ये मिथुना विवव्री अन्नम् अभीत्यारोदयन् मुषायन्

sa rudrebhir aśastavāra ṛbhvā hitvī gayam āreavadya āgāt | vamrasya manye mithunā vivavrī annam abhītyārodayan muṣāyan

He with the Rudras, whose reward is not (to be) praised, the skilful one, leaving his homestead, came, his blame far off. I think of the ant's pair, uncovering (them): having come upon the food, stealing it, they made (it/him) cry out.

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RV 10 99.6

स इद् दासꣳ तुवीरवम् पतिर् दन् षऴक्षꣳ त्रिशीर्षाणꣳ दमन्यत् । अस्य त्रितो न्व् ओजसा वृधानो विपा वराहम् अयोअग्रया हन्

sa id dāsaṁ tuvīravam patir dan ṣaḻakṣaṁ triśīrṣāṇaṁ damanyat | asya trito nv ojasā vṛdhāno vipā varāham ayoagrayā han

He indeed, as lord in the house, tamed the loud-roaring Dāsa, six-eyed and three-headed; and Trita, grown strong by his power, slew the boar with the iron-tipped inspired word.

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RV 10 99.7

स द्रुह्वणे मनुष ऊर्ध्वसान आ साविषद् अर्शसानाय शरुम् । स नृतमो नहुषो ऽस्मत् सुजातः पुरो ऽभिनद् अर्हन् दस्युहत्ये

sa druhvaṇe manuṣa ūrdhvasāna ā sāviṣad arśasānāya śarum | sa nṛtamo nahuṣo 'smat sujātaḥ puro 'bhinad arhan dasyuhatye

Standing erect, he shot off the arrow for the deceitful one of man, for the greedy one; he, most manly, well-born from Nahus, from among us, split open the strongholds, worthy (of it) in the Dasyu-slaying.

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RV 10 99.8

सो अभ्रियो न यवस उदन्यन् क्षयाय गातुꣳ विदन् नो अस्मे । उप यत् सीदद् इन्दुꣳ शरीरैः श्येनो ऽयोपाष्टिर् हन्ति दस्यून्

so abhriyo na yavasa udanyan kṣayāya gātuṁ vidan no asme | upa yat sīdad induṁ śarīraiḥ śyeno 'yopāṣṭir hanti dasyūn

He, like one belonging to the rain-cloud, watery for the pasture, found for us a path here for dwelling; when he sat down beside the soma-drop with his bodies, the falcon with iron talons slays the Dasyus.

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RV 10 99.9

स व्राधतः शवसानेभिर् अस्य कुत्साय शुष्णꣳ कृपणे परादात् । अयꣳ कविम् अनयच् छस्यमानम् अत्कꣳ यो अस्य सनितोत नृणाम्

sa vrādhataḥ śavasānebhir asya kutsāya śuṣṇaṁ kṛpaṇe parādāt | ayaṁ kavim anayac chasyamānam atkaṁ yo asya sanitota nṛṇām

He, with the powerful ones of the mighty one, gave Śuṣṇa over to Kutsa in his distress; this one led forth the poet who was being praised, (and) the garment which is his winning and that of men.

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RV 10 99.10

अयꣳ दशस्यन् नर्येभिर् अस्य दस्मो देवेभिर् वरुणो न मायी । अयꣳ कनीन ऋतुपा अवेद्य् अमिमीताररुꣳ यश् चतुष्पात्

ayaṁ daśasyan naryebhir asya dasmo devebhir varuṇo na māyī | ayaṁ kanīna ṛtupā avedy amimītāraruṁ yaś catuṣpāt

This one, showing favour with his manly powers, the wondrous one with the gods, crafty like Varuṇa; this one, the young guardian of the ritual seasons, became known; he measured out the Araru who was four-footed.

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RV 10 99.11

अस्य स्तोमेभिर् औशिज ऋजिश्वा व्रजꣳ दरयद् वृषभेण पिप्रोः । सुत्वा यद् यजतो दीदयद् गीः पुर इयानो अभि वर्पसा भूत्

asya stomebhir auśija ṛjiśvā vrajaṁ darayad vṛṣabheṇa piproḥ | sutvā yad yajato dīdayad gīḥ pura iyāno abhi varpasā bhūt

By praises of him Ṛjiśvan son of Uśij broke open Pipru's pen with the bull; when the pressing, sacrificing man made the song shine, advancing on the strongholds he overcame (them) by his form.

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RV 10 99.12

एवा महो असुर वक्षथाय वम्रकः पड्भिर् उप सर्पद् इन्द्रम् । स इयानः करति स्वस्तिम् अस्मा इषम् ऊर्जꣳ सुक्षितिꣳ विश्वम् आभाः

evā maho asura vakṣathāya vamrakaḥ paḍbhir upa sarpad indram | sa iyānaḥ karati svastim asmā iṣam ūrjaṁ sukṣitiṁ viśvam ābhāḥ

Thus, O Asura, for the strengthening of the great one, the little ant crept up with its feet to Indra. He, being implored, will make well-being for him: he has brought refreshment, vigour, good dwelling, everything.

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