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Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 5 — Chapter 56

RV 5 56.1

अग्ने शर्धन्तम् आ गणम् पिष्टꣳ रुक्मेभिर् अञ्जिभिः । विशो अद्य मरुताम् अव ह्वये दिवश् चिद् रोचनाद् अधि

agne śardhantam ā gaṇam piṣṭaṁ rukmebhir añjibhiḥ | viśo adya marutām ava hvaye divaś cid rocanād adhi

O Agni, (I call) the boisterous troop, decked out with golden discs and unguents: the clans of the Maruts I call down today, even from the shining vault of heaven.

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

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AGNI, that valorous company adorned with ornaments of gold, The people of the Maruts, I call down to-day even from the luminous realm of heaven.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 5 56.2

यथा चिन् मन्यसे हृदा तद् इन् मे जग्मुर् आशसः । ये ते नेदिष्ठꣳ हवनान्य् आगमन् तान् वर्ध भीमसꣳदृशः

yathā cin manyase hṛdā tad in me jagmur āśasaḥ | ye te nediṣṭhaṁ havanāny āgaman tān vardha bhīmasaṁdṛśaḥ

Just as you think with your heart, to that indeed my hopes have gone; those who come nearest to your oblations — strengthen them, O (you) of terrible aspect.

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

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Even as thou thinkest in thy heart, thither my wishes also tend. Those who have come most near to thine invoking calls, strengthen them fearful to behold.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 5 56.3

मीऴ्हुष्मतीव पृथिवी पराहता मदन्त्य् एत्य् अस्मद् आ । ऋक्षो न वो मरुतः शिमीवाꣳ अमो दुध्रो गौर् इव भीमयुः

mīḻhuṣmatīva pṛthivī parāhatā madanty ety asmad ā | ṛkṣo na vo marutaḥ śimīvām̐ amo dudhro gaur iva bhīmayuḥ

Like (a woman) with a generous man, the earth, struck, comes exulting toward us; like a bear, O Maruts, your onslaught is violent, unruly as a bull bent on terror.

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

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Earth, like a bounteous lady, liberal of her gifts, struck down and shaken, yet exultant, comes to us. Impetuous as a bear, O Maruts, is youi rush terrible as a dreadful bull..

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 5 56.4

नि ये रिणन्त्य् ओजसा वृथा गावो न दुर्धुरः । अश्मानꣳ चित् स्वर्य१म् पर्वतꣳ गिरिम् प्र च्यावयन्ति यामभिः

ni ye riṇanty ojasā vṛthā gāvo na durdhuraḥ | aśmānaṁ cit svarya1m parvataṁ girim pra cyāvayanti yāmabhiḥ

They who with their force make (the waters) run down at will, like cows hard to hold at the yoke — even the sounding rock, the mountain, the hill, they set tottering by their marches.

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

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They who with mighty strength o'erthrow like oxen difficult to yoke, Cause e'en the heavenly stone to shake ' yea, shake the rocky mountain as they race along.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 5 56.5

उत् तिष्ठ नूनम् एषाꣳ स्तोमैः समुक्षितानाम् । मरुताम् पुरुतमम् अपूर्व्यꣳ गवाꣳ सर्गम् इव ह्वये

ut tiṣṭha nūnam eṣāṁ stomaiḥ samukṣitānām | marutām purutamam apūrvyaṁ gavāṁ sargam iva hvaye

Rise up now! With praises of these (Maruts) who have been well besprinkled, I call the most numerous, unprecedented (troop) of the Maruts, like a herd of cows let loose.

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

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Rise up! even now with lauds I call the very numerous company, Unequalled, of these Maruts, like a herd of kine, grown up together in their strength.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 5 56.6

युङ्ग्ध्वꣳ ह्य् अरुषी रथे युङ्ग्ध्वꣳ रथेषु रोहितः । युङ्ग्ध्वꣳ हरी अजिरा धुरि वोऴ्हवे वहिष्ठा धुरि वोऴ्हवे

yuṅgdhvaṁ hy aruṣī rathe yuṅgdhvaṁ ratheṣu rohitaḥ | yuṅgdhvaṁ harī ajirā dhuri voḻhave vahiṣṭhā dhuri voḻhave

Yoke, then, the ruddy mares to the chariot, yoke the red (horses) to the chariots, yoke the two swift bays at the pole to draw, the best draught-pair at the pole to draw.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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Bind to your car the bright red mares, yoke the red coursers to your car. Bind to the pole, to draw, the fleet-foot tawny steeds, the best at drawing, to the pole.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 5 56.7

उत स्य वाज्य् अरुषस् तुविष्वणिर् इह स्म धायि दर्शतः । मा वो यामेषु मरुतश् चिरꣳ करत् प्र तꣳ रथेषु चोदत

uta sya vājy aruṣas tuviṣvaṇir iha sma dhāyi darśataḥ | mā vo yāmeṣu marutaś ciraṁ karat pra taṁ ratheṣu codata

And that ruddy prize-horse, loud of roar, has been set here, fair to see; let it not make you late upon your journeys, Maruts — drive it forward in the chariots.

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

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Yea, and this loudly-neighing bright red vigorous horse who hath been sutioned, fair to see, Let him not cause delay, O Maruts,, in your course, urge ye him onward in your cars.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 5 56.8

रथꣳ नु मारुतꣳ वयꣳ श्रवस्युम् आ हुवामहे । आ यस्मिन् तस्थौ सुरणानि बिभ्रती सचा मरुत्सु रोदसी

rathaṁ nu mārutaṁ vayaṁ śravasyum ā huvāmahe | ā yasmin tasthau suraṇāni bibhratī sacā marutsu rodasī

Now we call hither the Marut chariot, the glory-seeking, upon which Rodasī took her stand, bearing delights, together with the Maruts.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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The Maruts' chariot, ever fain to gather glory, we invoke, Which Rodasî hath mounted, bringing pleasant gifts, with Maruts in her company.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 5 56.9

तꣳ वः शर्धꣳ रथेशुभꣳ त्वेषम् पनस्युम् आ हुवे । यस्मिन् सुजाता सुभगा महीयते सचा मरुत्सु मीऴ्हुषी

taṁ vaḥ śardhaṁ ratheśubhaṁ tveṣam panasyum ā huve | yasmin sujātā subhagā mahīyate sacā marutsu mīḻhuṣī

That troop of yours I call, splendid on its chariot, glittering, worthy of wonder, in which the well-born, fortunate, bounteous (goddess) is exalted together with the Maruts.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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I call that brilliant band of yours, adorable, rapid on the car Whereon the bounteous Dame, auspicious, nobly born, shows glorious with the Marut host.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)