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Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 2 — Chapter 33

RV 2 33.1

आ ते पितर् मरुताꣳ सुम्नम् एतु मा नः सूर्यस्य सꣳदृशो युयोथाः । अभि नो वीरो अर्वति क्षमेत प्र जायेमहि रुद्र प्रजाभिः

ā te pitar marutāṁ sumnam etu mā naḥ sūryasya saṁdṛśo yuyothāḥ | abhi no vīro arvati kṣameta pra jāyemahi rudra prajābhiḥ

Let thy favour come (to us), O father of the Maruts; do not part us from the sight of the sun; let our hero hold his own against the (enemy's) steed; may we be prolific with offspring, Rudra.

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

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FATHER of Maruts, let thy bliss approach us: exclude us not from looking on the sunlight. Gracious to our fleet courser be the Hero may we transplant us, Rudra, in our children.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 2 33.2

त्वादत्तेभी रुद्र शꣳतमेभिः शतꣳ हिमा अशीय भेषजेभिः । व्य् अ१स्मद् द्वेषो वितरꣳ व्य् अꣳहो व्य् अमीवाश् चातयस्वा विषूचीः

tvādattebhī rudra śaṁtamebhiḥ śataṁ himā aśīya bheṣajebhiḥ | vy a1smad dveṣo vitaraṁ vy aṁho vy amīvāś cātayasvā viṣūcīḥ

By the most beneficent remedies given by thee, Rudra, may I reach a hundred winters; drive hatred far away from us, drive away distress, drive the diseases apart in all directions.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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With the most saving medicines which thou givest, Rudra, may I attain a hundred winters. Far from us banish enmity and hatred, and to all quarters maladies and trouble.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 2 33.3

श्रेष्ठो जातस्य रुद्र श्रियासि तवस्तमस् तवसाꣳ वज्रबाहो । पर्षि णः पारम् अꣳहसः स्वस्ति विश्वा अभीती रपसो युयोधि

śreṣṭho jātasya rudra śriyāsi tavastamas tavasāṁ vajrabāho | parṣi ṇaḥ pāram aṁhasaḥ svasti viśvā abhītī rapaso yuyodhi

In splendour thou art the best of what has been born, Rudra, the strongest of the strong, O club-armed one; carry us across to the far side of distress in safety; ward off all the assaults of harm.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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Chief of all born art thou in glory, Rudra, armed with the thunder, mightiest of the mighty. Transport us over trouble to well-being repel thou from us all assaults of mis. chief.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 2 33.4

मा त्वा रुद्र चुक्रुधामा नमोभिर् मा दुष्टुती वृषभ मा सहूती । उन् नो वीराꣳ अर्पय भेषजेभिर् भिषक्तमꣳ त्वा भिषजाꣳ शृणोमि

mā tvā rudra cukrudhāmā namobhir mā duṣṭutī vṛṣabha mā sahūtī | un no vīrām̐ arpaya bheṣajebhir bhiṣaktamaṁ tvā bhiṣajāṁ śṛṇomi

Let us not anger thee, Rudra, with our homages, nor with bad praise, O bull, nor with invocation shared (with others); raise up our heroes with remedies — I hear thou art the best physician of physicians.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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Let us not anger thee with worship, Rudra, ill praise, Strong God! or mingled invocation. Do thou with strengthening balms incite our heroes: I hear thee famed as best of all physicians.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 2 33.5

हवीमभिर् हवते यो हविर्भिर् अव स्तोमेभी रुद्रꣳ दिषीय । ऋदूदरः सुहवो मा नो अस्यै बभ्रुः सुशिप्रो रीरधन् मनायै

havīmabhir havate yo havirbhir ava stomebhī rudraṁ diṣīya | ṛdūdaraḥ suhavo mā no asyai babhruḥ suśipro rīradhan manāyai

He who is called upon with invocations and with oblations — may I bring Rudra down with praises; soft-bellied, easy to call, tawny, fair-jawed, may he not deliver us up to this intent.

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

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May I with praise-songs win that Rudra's favour who is adored with gifts and invocations. Ne'er may the tawny God, fair-checked, and gracious, swifthearing, yield us to this evil purpose.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 2 33.6

उन् मा ममन्द वृषभो मरुत्वान् त्वक्षीयसा वयसा नाधमानम् । घृणीव च्छायाम् अरपा अशीया विवासेयꣳ रुद्रस्य सुम्नम्

un mā mamanda vṛṣabho marutvān tvakṣīyasā vayasā nādhamānam | ghṛṇīva cchāyām arapā aśīyā vivāseyaṁ rudrasya sumnam

The bull accompanied by the Maruts has gladdened me as I entreated, with mightier vigour; unharmed, may I reach shade as from scorching heat; may I win Rudra's favour.

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

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The Strong, begirt by Maruts, hath refreshed me, with most invigorating food, imploring. As he who finds a shade in fervent sunlight may I, uninjured, win the bliss of Rudra.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 2 33.7

क्व१ स्य ते रुद्र मृऴयाकुर् हस्तो यो अस्ति भेषजो जलाषः । अपभर्ता रपसो दैव्यस्याभी नु मा वृषभ चक्षमीथाः

kva1 sya te rudra mṛḻayākur hasto yo asti bheṣajo jalāṣaḥ | apabhartā rapaso daivyasyābhī nu mā vṛṣabha cakṣamīthāḥ

Where, Rudra, is that merciful hand of thine, which is healing and cooling, the remover of the harm that comes from the gods? Now indeed, O bull, be forbearing toward me.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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Where is that gracious hand of thine, O Rudra, the hand that giveth health and bringeth comfort, Remover of the woe that Gods have sent us? O Strong One, look thou on me with compassion.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 2 33.8

प्र बभ्रवे वृषभाय श्वितीचे महो महीꣳ सुष्टुतिम् ईरयामि । नमस्या कल्मलीकिनꣳ नमोभिर् गृणीमसि त्वेषꣳ रुद्रस्य नाम

pra babhrave vṛṣabhāya śvitīce maho mahīṁ suṣṭutim īrayāmi | namasyā kalmalīkinaṁ namobhir gṛṇīmasi tveṣaṁ rudrasya nāma

To the tawny bull, the whitish one, I send forth a great fine praise of the great one; honour the glittering one with homages; we sing the terrible name of Rudra.

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

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To him the strong, great, tawny, fair-complexioned, I utter forth a mighty hymn of praises. We serve the brilliant God with adorations, we glorify, the splendid name of Rudra.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 2 33.9

स्थिरेभिर् अङ्गैः पुरुरूप उग्रो बभ्रुः शुक्रेभिः पिपिशे हिरण्यैः । ईशानाद् अस्य भुवनस्य भूरेर् न वा उ योषद् रुद्राद् असुर्यम्

sthirebhir aṅgaiḥ pururūpa ugro babhruḥ śukrebhiḥ pipiśe hiraṇyaiḥ | īśānād asya bhuvanasya bhūrer na vā u yoṣad rudrād asuryam

With firm limbs, many-formed, fierce, tawny, he has adorned himself with bright gold; and the lordly power shall not depart from Rudra, the ruler of this abundant world.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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With firm limbs, multiform, the strong, the tawny adorns himself with bright gold decorations: The strength of Godhead ne'er departs from Rudra, him who is Sovran of this world, the mighty.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 2 33.10

अर्हन् बिभर्षि सायकानि धन्वार्हन् निष्कꣳ यजतꣳ विश्वरूपम् । अर्हन्न् इदꣳ दयसे विश्वम् अभ्वꣳ न वा ओजीयो रुद्र त्वद् अस्ति

arhan bibharṣi sāyakāni dhanvārhan niṣkaṁ yajataṁ viśvarūpam | arhann idaṁ dayase viśvam abhvaṁ na vā ojīyo rudra tvad asti

Worthy, you carry arrows and bow; worthy, the necklace, worshipful, of every form; worthy, you apportion this whole monstrous (power) — there is nothing mightier than you, Rudra.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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Worthy, thou carriest thy bow and arrows, worthy, thy manyhued and honoured necklace. Worthy, thou cuttest here each fiend to pieces: a mightier than thou there is not, Rudra.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 2 33.11

स्तुहि श्रुतꣳ गर्तसदꣳ युवानम् मृगꣳ न भीमम् उपहत्नुम् उग्रम् । मृऴा जरित्रे रुद्र स्तवानो ऽन्यꣳ ते अस्मन् नि वपन्तु सेनाः

stuhi śrutaṁ gartasadaṁ yuvānam mṛgaṁ na bhīmam upahatnum ugram | mṛḻā jaritre rudra stavāno 'nyaṁ te asman ni vapantu senāḥ

Praise the famed one, seated in his hollow, the youth, terrible like a wild beast, mighty and assailing. Rudra, being praised, be merciful to the singer; let your hosts lay low another than us.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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Praise him the chariot-borne, the young, the famous, fierce, slaying like a dread beast of the forest. O Rudra, praised, be gracious to the singer. let thy hosts spare us and smite down another.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 2 33.12

कुमारश् चित् पितरꣳ वन्दमानम् प्रति नानाम रुद्रोपयन्तम् । भूरेर् दातारꣳ सत्पतिꣳ गृणीषे स्तुतस् त्वम् भेषजा रास्य् अस्मे

kumāraś cit pitaraṁ vandamānam prati nānāma rudropayantam | bhūrer dātāraṁ satpatiṁ gṛṇīṣe stutas tvam bheṣajā rāsy asme

Even a boy bows before his father who greets him, Rudra, as he comes up. I sing of the giver of much, the true lord; praised, you grant us remedies.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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I bend to thee as thou approachest, Rudra, even as a boy before the sire who greets him. I praise thee Bounteous Giver, Lord of heroes: give medicines to us as thou art lauded.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 2 33.13

या वो भेषजा मरुतः शुचीनि या शꣳतमा वृषणो या मयोभु । यानि मनुर् अवृणीता पिता नस् ता शꣳ च योश् च रुद्रस्य वश्मि

yā vo bheṣajā marutaḥ śucīni yā śaṁtamā vṛṣaṇo yā mayobhu | yāni manur avṛṇītā pitā nas tā śaṁ ca yoś ca rudrasya vaśmi

Those remedies of yours, O Maruts, that are pure, those most beneficent, O bulls, those that are a delight, those which Manu our father chose — those, and the well-being and health that come from Rudra, I desire.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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Of your pure medicines, O potent Martits, those that are wholesomest and healthbestowing, Those which our father Manu hath selected, I crave from. Rudra for our gain and welfare.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 2 33.14

परि णो हेती रुद्रस्य वृज्याः परि त्वेषस्य दुर्मतिर् मही गात् । अव स्थिरा मघवद्भ्यस् तनुष्व मीढ्वस् तोकाय तनयाय मृऴ

pari ṇo hetī rudrasya vṛjyāḥ pari tveṣasya durmatir mahī gāt | ava sthirā maghavadbhyas tanuṣva mīḍhvas tokāya tanayāya mṛḻa

May Rudra's missile pass around us; may the great ill-will of the glaring one pass by. Slacken your firm (bows) for the liberal patrons; bounteous one, be merciful to our children and offspring.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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May Rudra's missile turn aside and spare us, the great wrath of the impetuous One avoid us. Turn, Bounteous God, thy strong bow from our princes, and be thou gracious to our seed and offspring.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 2 33.15

एवा बभ्रो वृषभ चेकितान यथा देव न हृणीषे न हꣳसि । हवनश्रुन् नो रुद्रेह बोधि बृहद् वदेम विदथे सुवीराः

evā babhro vṛṣabha cekitāna yathā deva na hṛṇīṣe na haṁsi | havanaśrun no rudreha bodhi bṛhad vadema vidathe suvīrāḥ

So, O brown bull, conspicuous one, as befits a god you are not angry and you do not slay. Hearer of our call, Rudra, take note of us here; may we speak loud at the council, having good men.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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O tawny Bull, thus showing forth thy nature, as neither to be wroth, O God, nor slay us. Here, Rudra, listen to our invocation. Loud may we speak, with heroes, in assembly.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)