Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 5 — Chapter 2

RV 5 2.1

कुमारम् माता युवतिः समुब्धꣳ गुहा बिभर्ति न ददाति पित्रे । अनीकम् अस्य न मिनज् जनासः पुरः पश्यन्ति निहितम् अरतौ

kumāram mātā yuvatiḥ samubdhaṁ guhā bibharti na dadāti pitre | anīkam asya na minaj janāsaḥ puraḥ paśyanti nihitam aratau

The young mother carries the boy pressed close, in hiding, and does not give him up to the father. People, not diminishing it, see his face set before them, upon the wheel-rim.

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RV 5 2.2

कम् एतꣳ त्वꣳ युवते कुमारम् पेषी बिभर्षि महिषी जजान । पूर्वीर् हि गर्भः शरदो ववर्धापश्यꣳ जातꣳ यद् असूत माता

kam etaṁ tvaṁ yuvate kumāram peṣī bibharṣi mahiṣī jajāna | pūrvīr hi garbhaḥ śarado vavardhāpaśyaṁ jātaṁ yad asūta mātā

What boy is this whom you carry, young woman? As a nurse you carry him, but the chief queen bore him. For the embryo grew for many autumns; I saw him born when the mother brought him forth.

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RV 5 2.3

हिरण्यदन्तꣳ शुचिवर्णम् आरात् क्षेत्राद् अपश्यम् आयुधा मिमानम् । ददानो अस्मा अमृतꣳ विपृक्वत् किम् माम् अनिन्द्राः कृणवन्न् अनुक्थाः

hiraṇyadantaṁ śucivarṇam ārāt kṣetrād apaśyam āyudhā mimānam | dadāno asmā amṛtaṁ vipṛkvat kim mām anindrāḥ kṛṇavann anukthāḥ

Golden-toothed, of bright hue, from afar, from the field, I saw him measuring out his weapons, as I gave him the unmixed immortal draught. What can they do to me, those who have no Indra and no hymns?

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RV 5 2.4

क्षेत्राद् अपश्यꣳ सनुतश् चरन्तꣳ सुमद् यूथꣳ न पुरु शोभमानम् । न ता अगृभ्रन्न् अजनिष्ट हि षः पलिक्नीर् इद् युवतयो भवन्ति

kṣetrād apaśyaṁ sanutaś carantaṁ sumad yūthaṁ na puru śobhamānam | na tā agṛbhrann ajaniṣṭa hi ṣaḥ paliknīr id yuvatayo bhavanti

From the field I saw (him) moving away in secret, shining richly like a goodly herd. They did not seize them, for he had been born; the young women indeed turn grey-haired.

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RV 5 2.5

के मे मर्यकꣳ वि यवन्त गोभिर् न येषाꣳ गोपा अरणश् चिद् आस । य ईꣳ जगृभुर् अव ते सृजन्त्व् आजाति पश्व उप नश् चिकित्वान्

ke me maryakaṁ vi yavanta gobhir na yeṣāṁ gopā araṇaś cid āsa | ya īṁ jagṛbhur ava te sṛjantv ājāti paśva upa naś cikitvān

Who keep my little lad away from the cows — they who had no herdsman, not even a stranger? Let those who have seized him release him; knowing (the way), let him drive the cattle up to us.

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RV 5 2.6

वसाꣳ राजानꣳ वसतिꣳ जनानाम् अरातयो नि दधुर् मर्त्येषु । ब्रह्माण्य् अत्रेर् अव तꣳ सृजन्तु निन्दितारो निन्द्यासो भवन्तु

vasāṁ rājānaṁ vasatiṁ janānām arātayo ni dadhur martyeṣu | brahmāṇy atrer ava taṁ sṛjantu ninditāro nindyāso bhavantu

The king of goods, the dwelling of the peoples — the hostile powers have hidden (him) away among mortals. Let Atri's sacred formulas release him; let the revilers become worthy of reviling.

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RV 5 2.7

शुनश् चिच् छेपꣳ निदितꣳ सहस्राद् यूपाद् अमुञ्चो अशमिष्ट हि षः । एवास्मद् अग्ने वि मुमुग्धि पाशान् होतश् चिकित्व इह तू निषद्य

śunaś cic chepaṁ niditaṁ sahasrād yūpād amuñco aśamiṣṭa hi ṣaḥ | evāsmad agne vi mumugdhi pāśān hotaś cikitva iha tū niṣadya

Even Śunaḥśepa, bound to the thousandfold stake, you loosed, for he had done his part. So too, Agni, loose the fetters from us, O discerning hotṛ, once you have sat down here.

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RV 5 2.8

हृणीयमानो अप हि मद् ऐयेः प्र मे देवानाꣳ व्रतपा उवाच । इन्द्रो विद्वाꣳ अनु हि त्वा चचक्ष तेनाहम् अग्ने अनुशिष्ट आगाम्

hṛṇīyamāno apa hi mad aiyeḥ pra me devānāṁ vratapā uvāca | indro vidvām̐ anu hi tvā cacakṣa tenāham agne anuśiṣṭa āgām

For, growing angry, you went away from me; the guardian of the gods' observances spoke on my behalf. For Indra, who knows, has looked after you; by him instructed, Agni, I have come.

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RV 5 2.9

वि ज्योतिषा बृहता भात्य् अग्निर् आविर् विश्वानि कृणुते महित्वा । प्रादेवीर् मायाः सहते दुरेवाः शिशीते शृङ्गे रक्षसे विनिक्षे

vi jyotiṣā bṛhatā bhāty agnir āvir viśvāni kṛṇute mahitvā | prādevīr māyāḥ sahate durevāḥ śiśīte śṛṅge rakṣase vinikṣe

Agni shines out with lofty light; by his greatness he makes all things manifest. He overpowers the godless, ill-going magic arts; he whets his horns to gore the rakṣas.

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RV 5 2.10

उत स्वानासो दिवि षन्त्व् अग्नेस् तिग्मायुधा रक्षसे हन्तवा उ । मदे चिद् अस्य प्र रुजन्ति भामा न वरन्ते परिबाधो अदेवीः

uta svānāso divi ṣantv agnes tigmāyudhā rakṣase hantavā u | made cid asya pra rujanti bhāmā na varante paribādho adevīḥ

And let the roarings of Agni be in heaven, with sharp weapons to slay the rakṣas. Even in his exhilaration his rages burst forth; the godless besiegers do not hold (him) back.

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RV 5 2.11

एतꣳ ते स्तोमꣳ तुविजात विप्रो रथꣳ न धीरः स्वपा अतक्षम् । यदीद् अग्ने प्रति त्वꣳ देव हर्याः स्वर्वतीर् अप एना जयेम

etaṁ te stomaṁ tuvijāta vipro rathaṁ na dhīraḥ svapā atakṣam | yadīd agne prati tvaṁ deva haryāḥ svarvatīr apa enā jayema

This praise-song for you, O mightily born one, I the inspired singer have fashioned, as a skilled craftsman a chariot. If you, god Agni, will find pleasure in it, then by it may we win the waters that hold the sunlight.

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RV 5 2.12

तुविग्रीवो वृषभो वावृधानो ऽशत्र्व् अ१र्यः सम् अजाति वेदः । इतीमम् अग्निम् अमृता अवोचन् बर्हिष्मते मनवे शर्म यꣳसद् धविष्मते मनवे शर्म यꣳसत्

tuvigrīvo vṛṣabho vāvṛdhāno 'śatrv a1ryaḥ sam ajāti vedaḥ | itīmam agnim amṛtā avocan barhiṣmate manave śarma yaṁsad dhaviṣmate manave śarma yaṁsat

The strong-necked bull, grown mighty, without rival, may he drive together the stranger's wealth. Thus have the immortals spoken of this Agni: may he extend shelter to the man with the barhis, may he extend shelter to the man with the oblation.

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