Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 3 — Chapter 53

RV 3 53.1

इन्द्रापर्वता बृहता रथेन वामीर् इष आ वहतꣳ सुवीराः । वीतꣳ हव्यान्य् अध्वरेषु देवा वर्धेथाꣳ गीर्भिर् इऴया मदन्ता

indrāparvatā bṛhatā rathena vāmīr iṣa ā vahataṁ suvīrāḥ | vītaṁ havyāny adhvareṣu devā vardhethāṁ gīrbhir iḻayā madantā

Indra and Parvata, with your lofty chariot convey here pleasant refreshments, rich in men; partake of the oblations at the rites, O gods; grow strong by our songs, rejoicing with the refreshment (iḷā).

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RV 3 53.2

तिष्ठा सु कम् मघवन् मा परा गाः सोमस्य नु त्वा सुषुतस्य यक्षि । पितुर् न पुत्रः सिचम् आ रभे त इन्द्र स्वादिष्ठया गिरा शचीवः

tiṣṭhā su kam maghavan mā parā gāḥ somasya nu tvā suṣutasya yakṣi | pitur na putraḥ sicam ā rabhe ta indra svādiṣṭhayā girā śacīvaḥ

Do stand still, O bounteous one, do not go off; I will worship you with well-pressed soma. Like a son (grasping) the hem of a father's garment, I grasp your robe, Indra, with sweetest song, O able one.

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RV 3 53.3

शꣳसावाध्वर्यो प्रति मे गृणीहीन्द्राय वाहः कृणवाव जुष्टम् । एदम् बर्हिर् यजमानस्य सीदाथा च भूद् उक्थम् इन्द्राय शस्तम्

śaṁsāvādhvaryo prati me gṛṇīhīndrāya vāhaḥ kṛṇavāva juṣṭam | edam barhir yajamānasya sīdāthā ca bhūd uktham indrāya śastam

Let us two recite, O adhvaryu — sing back to me; let us two make for Indra the offering-song that pleases (him). Sit down here on the barhis of the sacrificer, and then let the hymn be spoken to Indra.

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RV 3 53.4

जायेद् अस्तम् मघवन् सेद् उ योनिस् तद् इत् त्वा युक्ता हरयो वहन्तु । यदा कदा च सुनवाम सोमम् अग्निष् ट्वा दूतो धन्वात्य् अच्छ

jāyed astam maghavan sed u yonis tad it tvā yuktā harayo vahantu | yadā kadā ca sunavāma somam agniṣ ṭvā dūto dhanvāty accha

The wife, O bounteous one, is the home, she indeed is the womb; there let the yoked bays convey you. Whenever we shall press the soma, Agni as messenger shall run to you.

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RV 3 53.5

परा याहि मघवन्न् आ च याहीन्द्र भ्रातर् उभयत्रा ते अर्थम् । यत्रा रथस्य बृहतो निधानꣳ विमोचनꣳ वाजिनो रासभस्य

parā yāhi maghavann ā ca yāhīndra bhrātar ubhayatrā te artham | yatrā rathasya bṛhato nidhānaṁ vimocanaṁ vājino rāsabhasya

Go away, O bounteous one, and come back, Indra, brother: in both places you have business — there where there is the setting-down of the great chariot, the unyoking of the strong ass.

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RV 3 53.6

अपाः सोमम् अस्तम् इन्द्र प्र याहि कल्याणीर् जाया सुरणꣳ गृहे ते । यत्रा रथस्य बृहतो निधानꣳ विमोचनꣳ वाजिनो दक्षिणावत्

apāḥ somam astam indra pra yāhi kalyāṇīr jāyā suraṇaṁ gṛhe te | yatrā rathasya bṛhato nidhānaṁ vimocanaṁ vājino dakṣiṇāvat

You have drunk the soma, Indra: go forth home; a fine wife, delight, (is) in your house — there where there is the setting-down of the great chariot, the unyoking of the strong horse, with the priestly gift.

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RV 3 53.7

इमे भोजा अङ्गिरसो विरूपा दिवस् पुत्रासो असुरस्य वीराः । विश्वामित्राय ददतो मघानि सहस्रसावे प्र तिरन्त आयुः

ime bhojā aṅgiraso virūpā divas putrāso asurasya vīrāḥ | viśvāmitrāya dadato maghāni sahasrasāve pra tiranta āyuḥ

These generous Aṅgirases, of varied form, sons of heaven, heroes of the Asura, giving bounties to Viśvāmitra at the thousandfold pressing, prolong (his) lifetime.

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RV 3 53.8

रूपꣳ-रूपम् मघवा बोभवीति मायाः कृण्वानस् तन्व१म् परि स्वाम् । त्रिर् यद् दिवः परि मुहूर्तम् आगात् स्वैर् मन्त्रैर् अनृतुपा ऋतावा

rūpaṁ-rūpam maghavā bobhavīti māyāḥ kṛṇvānas tanva1m pari svām | trir yad divaḥ pari muhūrtam āgāt svair mantrair anṛtupā ṛtāvā

Form after form the bounteous one keeps becoming, working his magic arts about his own body; for thrice within a moment he came round from heaven, by his own formulas — drinking out of season, (yet) holding to ṛta.

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RV 3 53.9

महाꣳ ऋषिर् देवजा देवजूतो ऽस्तभ्नात् सिन्धुम् अर्णवꣳ नृचक्षाः । विश्वामित्रो यद् अवहत् सुदासम् अप्रियायत कुशिकेभिर् इन्द्रः

mahām̐ ṛṣir devajā devajūto 'stabhnāt sindhum arṇavaṁ nṛcakṣāḥ | viśvāmitro yad avahat sudāsam apriyāyata kuśikebhir indraḥ

The great ṛṣi, god-born, god-impelled, gazing on men, stemmed the surging river; when Viśvāmitra conducted (the rite) for Sudās, Indra became well-disposed toward the Kuśikas.

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RV 3 53.10

हꣳसा इव कृणुथ श्लोकम् अद्रिभिर् मदन्तो गीर्भिर् अध्वरे सुते सचा । देवेभिर् विप्रा ऋषयो नृचक्षसो वि पिबध्वꣳ कुशिकाः सोम्यम् मधु

haṁsā iva kṛṇutha ślokam adribhir madanto gīrbhir adhvare sute sacā | devebhir viprā ṛṣayo nṛcakṣaso vi pibadhvaṁ kuśikāḥ somyam madhu

Like geese you make your sound, rejoicing with the pressing-stones and with songs together at the rite when (the soma) is pressed. Together with the gods, O inspired seers, gazing on men, drink up, Kuśikas, the somic honey.

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RV 3 53.11

उप प्रेत कुशिकाश् चेतयध्वम् अश्वꣳ राये प्र मुञ्चता सुदासः । राजा वृत्रꣳ जङ्घनत् प्राग् अपाग् उदग् अथा यजाते वर आ पृथिव्याः

upa preta kuśikāś cetayadhvam aśvaṁ rāye pra muñcatā sudāsaḥ | rājā vṛtraṁ jaṅghanat prāg apāg udag athā yajāte vara ā pṛthivyāḥ

Come forward, Kuśikas, rouse yourselves; release the horse of Sudās for wealth. Let the king smite Vṛtra in the east, in the west, in the north, and then let him sacrifice on the choicest spot of the earth.

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RV 3 53.12

य इमे रोदसी उभे अहम् इन्द्रम् अतुष्टवम् । विश्वामित्रस्य रक्षति ब्रह्मेदम् भारतꣳ जनम्

ya ime rodasī ubhe aham indram atuṣṭavam | viśvāmitrasya rakṣati brahmedam bhārataṁ janam

I, who have praised Indra (lord of) these two worlds — Viśvāmitra's sacred formulation protects this Bharata people.

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RV 3 53.13

विश्वामित्रा अरासत ब्रह्मेन्द्राय वज्रिणे । करद् इन् नः सुराधसः

viśvāmitrā arāsata brahmendrāya vajriṇe | karad in naḥ surādhasaḥ

The Viśvāmitras have presented the sacred formulation to Indra the vajra-bearer; may he indeed make us men of good largesse.

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RV 3 53.14

किꣳ ते कृण्वन्ति कीकटेषु गावो नाशिरꣳ दुह्रे न तपन्ति घर्मम् । आ नो भर प्रमगन्दस्य वेदो नैचाशाखम् मघवन् रन्धया नः

kiṁ te kṛṇvanti kīkaṭeṣu gāvo nāśiraṁ duhre na tapanti gharmam | ā no bhara pramagandasya vedo naicāśākham maghavan randhayā naḥ

What do your cows do among the Kīkaṭas? They yield no milk-mixture, they do not heat the gharma pot. Bring us the goods of Pramaganda; make the Naicāśākha subject to us, O bounteous one.

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RV 3 53.15

ससर्परीर् अमतिम् बाधमाना बृहन् मिमाय जमदग्निदत्ता । आ सूर्यस्य दुहिता ततान श्रवो देवेष्व् अमृतम् अजुर्यम्

sasarparīr amatim bādhamānā bṛhan mimāya jamadagnidattā | ā sūryasya duhitā tatāna śravo deveṣv amṛtam ajuryam

Sasarparī, driving off ill-thought, has bellowed loudly, given by Jamadagni; she, the daughter of the Sun, has spread abroad among the gods fame that is immortal and unaging.

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RV 3 53.16

ससर्परीर् अभरत् तूयम् एभ्यो ऽधि श्रवः पाञ्चजन्यासु कृष्टिषु । सा पक्ष्या३ नव्यम् आयुर् दधाना याम् मे पलस्तिजमदग्नयो ददुः

sasarparīr abharat tūyam ebhyo 'dhi śravaḥ pāñcajanyāsu kṛṣṭiṣu | sā pakṣyā3 navyam āyur dadhānā yām me palastijamadagnayo daduḥ

Sasarparī swiftly brought them surpassing renown among the settlements of the five peoples. She, (dwelling) on the flank(?), setting in place a new lifetime — she whom the grey-haired Jamadagnis gave to me.

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RV 3 53.17

स्थिरौ गावौ भवताꣳ वीऴुर् अक्षो मेषा वि वर्हि मा युगꣳ वि शारि । इन्द्रः पातल्ये ददताꣳ शरीतोर् अरिष्टनेमे अभि नः सचस्व

sthirau gāvau bhavatāṁ vīḻur akṣo meṣā vi varhi mā yugaṁ vi śāri | indraḥ pātalye dadatāṁ śarītor ariṣṭaneme abhi naḥ sacasva

Let the two draught-oxen be steady, the axle strong; let the pole not split apart, let the yoke not be shattered. Let Indra keep the two pins from breaking; O you of unharmed rims, accompany us.

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RV 3 53.18

बलꣳ धेहि तनूषु नो बलम् इन्द्रानऴुत्सु नः । बलꣳ तोकाय तनयाय जीवसे त्वꣳ हि बलदा असि

balaṁ dhehi tanūṣu no balam indrānaḻutsu naḥ | balaṁ tokāya tanayāya jīvase tvaṁ hi baladā asi

Set strength in our bodies, strength, O Indra, in our draught-animals, strength for offspring and progeny, for living — for you are the giver of strength.

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RV 3 53.19

अभि व्ययस्व खदिरस्य सारम् ओजो धेहि स्पन्दने शिꣳशपायाम् । अक्ष वीऴो वीऴित वीऴयस्व मा यामाद् अस्माद् अव जीहिपो नः

abhi vyayasva khadirasya sāram ojo dhehi spandane śiṁśapāyām | akṣa vīḻo vīḻita vīḻayasva mā yāmād asmād ava jīhipo naḥ

Wrap yourself in the hard core of the khadira; put vigour into the spandana, into the śiṁśapā wood. O axle, strong, made strong, be strong: do not throw us down out of this journey.

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RV 3 53.20

अयम् अस्मान् वनस्पतिर् मा च हा मा च रीरिषत् । स्वस्त्य् आ गृहेभ्य आवसा आ विमोचनात्

ayam asmān vanaspatir mā ca hā mā ca rīriṣat | svasty ā gṛhebhya āvasā ā vimocanāt

Let this tree not abandon us and not harm us; (let there be) safety until we come home, until the unharnessing.

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RV 3 53.21

इन्द्रोतिभिर् बहुलाभिर् नो अद्य याच्छ्रेष्ठाभिर् मघवञ् छूर जिन्व । यो नो द्वेष्ट्य् अधरः सस् पदीष्ट यम् उ द्विष्मस् तम् उ प्राणो जहातु

indrotibhir bahulābhir no adya yācchreṣṭhābhir maghavañ chūra jinva | yo no dveṣṭy adharaḥ sas padīṣṭa yam u dviṣmas tam u prāṇo jahātu

O Indra, with abundant aids, with the best ones, quicken us today, O bounteous hero. Whoever hates us, let him fall below; and whomever we hate, let breath abandon him.

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RV 3 53.22

परशुꣳ चिद् वि तपति शिम्बलꣳ चिद् वि वृश्चति । उखा चिद् इन्द्र येषन्ती प्रयस्ता फेनम् अस्यति

paraśuṁ cid vi tapati śimbalaṁ cid vi vṛścati | ukhā cid indra yeṣantī prayastā phenam asyati

It even heats up an axe; it even cuts up the silk-cotton wood. Even the cooking-pot, boiling over when set (on the fire), throws off foam.

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RV 3 53.23

न सायकस्य चिकिते जनासो लोधꣳ नयन्ति पशु मन्यमानाः । नावाजिनꣳ वाजिना हासयन्ति न गर्दभम् पुरो अश्वान् नयन्ति

na sāyakasya cikite janāso lodhaṁ nayanti paśu manyamānāḥ | nāvājinaṁ vājinā hāsayanti na gardabham puro aśvān nayanti

People do not notice the missile; thinking it cattle, they lead off a lodha. They do not let the non-racer contend with the racer; they do not lead the donkey ahead of the horses.

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RV 3 53.24

इम इन्द्र भरतस्य पुत्रा अपपित्वꣳ चिकितुर् न प्रपित्वम् । हिन्वन्त्य् अश्वम् अरणꣳ न नित्यꣳ ज्यावाजम् परि णयन्त्य् आजौ

ima indra bharatasya putrā apapitvaṁ cikitur na prapitvam | hinvanty aśvam araṇaṁ na nityaṁ jyāvājam pari ṇayanty ājau

These sons of Bharata, O Indra, know the going away, not the coming near; they urge on their own horse as though it were a stranger's; they lead around in the contest the one whose prize is the bowstring(?).

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