Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 6 — Chapter 49

RV 6 49.1

स्तुषे जनꣳ सुव्रतꣳ नव्यसीभिर् गीर्भिर् मित्रावरुणा सुम्नयन्ता । त आ गमन्तु त इह श्रुवन्तु सुक्षत्रासो वरुणो मित्रो अग्निः

stuṣe janaṁ suvrataṁ navyasībhir gīrbhir mitrāvaruṇā sumnayantā | ta ā gamantu ta iha śruvantu sukṣatrāso varuṇo mitro agniḥ

I praise the people of good observance with newer songs, and Mitra and Varuṇa, the two who show favour. Let them come, let them hear here — those of good rule: Varuṇa, Mitra, Agni.

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RV 6 49.2

विशो-विश ईड्यम् अध्वरेष्व् अदृप्तक्रतुम् अरतिꣳ युवत्योः । दिवः शिशुꣳ सहसः सूनुम् अग्निꣳ यज्ञस्य केतुम् अरुषꣳ यजध्यै

viśo-viśa īḍyam adhvareṣv adṛptakratum aratiṁ yuvatyoḥ | divaḥ śiśuṁ sahasaḥ sūnum agniṁ yajñasya ketum aruṣaṁ yajadhyai

(I praise) Agni, to be invoked at the rites by clan after clan, of unbefuddled resolve, the steward of the two young women, the child of heaven, the son of strength, the ruddy beacon of the sacrifice — to worship (him).

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RV 6 49.3

अरुषस्य दुहितरा विरूपे स्तृभिर् अन्या पिपिशे सूरो अन्या । मिथस्तुरा विचरन्ती पावके मन्म श्रुतꣳ नक्षत ऋच्यमाने

aruṣasya duhitarā virūpe stṛbhir anyā pipiśe sūro anyā | mithasturā vicarantī pāvake manma śrutaṁ nakṣata ṛcyamāne

Two daughters of the ruddy one, of unlike form: the one is adorned with stars, the other by the sun. Overtaking each other in turn, moving apart, the two purifying ones reach the thought that has been heard, as they are sung of.

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RV 6 49.4

प्र वायुम् अच्छा बृहती मनीषा बृहद्रयिꣳ विश्ववारꣳ रथप्राम् । द्युतद्यामा नियुतः पत्यमानः कविः कविम् इयक्षसि प्रयज्यो

pra vāyum acchā bṛhatī manīṣā bṛhadrayiṁ viśvavāraṁ rathaprām | dyutadyāmā niyutaḥ patyamānaḥ kaviḥ kavim iyakṣasi prayajyo

Forth toward Vāyu goes the lofty thought — toward him of great wealth, desired by all, filling the chariot. Of gleaming course, master of the niyut-teams, a sage, you seek to reach the sage, O you who receive worship first.

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RV 6 49.5

स मे वपुश् छदयद् अश्विनोर् यो रथो विरुक्मान् मनसा युजानः । येन नरा नासत्येषयध्यै वर्तिर् याथस् तनयाय त्मने च

sa me vapuś chadayad aśvinor yo ratho virukmān manasā yujānaḥ | yena narā nāsatyeṣayadhyai vartir yāthas tanayāya tmane ca

Let that chariot of the Aśvins appear to me as a marvel — the gleaming one, yoked by thought alone — by which, O men, O Nāsatyas, you go your round to bring refreshment, for offspring and for (your) own selves.

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RV 6 49.6

पर्जन्यवाता वृषभा पृथिव्याः पुरीषाणि जिन्वतम् अप्यानि । सत्यश्रुतः कवयो यस्य गीर्भिर् जगतः स्थातर् जगद् आ कृणुध्वम्

parjanyavātā vṛṣabhā pṛthivyāḥ purīṣāṇi jinvatam apyāni | satyaśrutaḥ kavayo yasya gīrbhir jagataḥ sthātar jagad ā kṛṇudhvam

O Parjanya and Vāta, bulls of the earth, quicken the watery floods. O sages of true renown, by whose songs (this is done) — O you (who are lord) of what moves, make the moving world (ours).

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RV 6 49.7

पावीरवी कन्या चित्रायुः सरस्वती वीरपत्नी धियꣳ धात् । ग्नाभिर् अच्छिद्रꣳ शरणꣳ सजोषा दुराधर्षꣳ गृणते शर्म यꣳसत्

pāvīravī kanyā citrāyuḥ sarasvatī vīrapatnī dhiyaṁ dhāt | gnābhir acchidraṁ śaraṇaṁ sajoṣā durādharṣaṁ gṛṇate śarma yaṁsat

Pāvīravī, the maiden of bright vigour, Sarasvatī, whose husband is a hero, shall grant insight; in concord with the divine wives let her extend to the singer an unbroken refuge, a shelter hard to assail.

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RV 6 49.8

पथस्-पथः परिपतिꣳ वचस्या कामेन कृतो अभ्य् आनऴ् अर्कम् । स नो रासच् छुरुधश् चन्द्राग्रा धियꣳ-धियꣳ सीषधाति प्र पूषा

pathas-pathaḥ paripatiṁ vacasyā kāmena kṛto abhy ānaḻ arkam | sa no rāsac churudhaś candrāgrā dhiyaṁ-dhiyaṁ sīṣadhāti pra pūṣā

With eloquence (I approach) the guardian of every path; made (eager) by desire he has reached the chant. Let him grant us nourishments with shining tips; Pūṣan shall make each prayer succeed.

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RV 6 49.9

प्रथमभाजꣳ यशसꣳ वयोधाꣳ सुपाणिꣳ देवꣳ सुगभस्तिम् ऋभ्वम् । होता यक्षद् यजतम् पस्त्यानाम् अग्निस् त्वष्टारꣳ सुहवꣳ विभावा

prathamabhājaṁ yaśasaṁ vayodhāṁ supāṇiṁ devaṁ sugabhastim ṛbhvam | hotā yakṣad yajatam pastyānām agnis tvaṣṭāraṁ suhavaṁ vibhāvā

Him who has the first share, the glorious, the giver of vigour, the god of fair hands, of fair arms, the skilful one — let the hotṛ, the radiant Agni, offer sacrifice to Tvaṣṭar, the well-invoked, worthy of worship among the (gods) of the dwellings.

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RV 6 49.10

भुवनस्य पितरꣳ गीर्भिर् आभी रुद्रꣳ दिवा वर्धया रुद्रम् अक्तौ । बृहन्तम् ऋष्वम् अजरꣳ सुषुम्नम् ऋधग् घुवेम कविनेषितासः

bhuvanasya pitaraṁ gīrbhir ābhī rudraṁ divā vardhayā rudram aktau | bṛhantam ṛṣvam ajaraṁ suṣumnam ṛdhag ghuvema kavineṣitāsaḥ

Magnify with these songs the father of the world, Rudra by day, Rudra at nightfall — the lofty, towering, unaging, very gracious one; let us call on him apart, impelled by the sage.

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RV 6 49.11

आ युवानः कवयो यज्ञियासो मरुतो गन्त गृणतो वरस्याम् । अचित्रꣳ चिद् धि जिन्वथा वृधन्त इत्था नक्षन्तो नरो अङ्गिरस्वत्

ā yuvānaḥ kavayo yajñiyāso maruto ganta gṛṇato varasyām | acitraṁ cid dhi jinvathā vṛdhanta itthā nakṣanto naro aṅgirasvat

Come, O youthful, wise, sacrifice-worthy Maruts, to the singer's wish; for you quicken even what is undistinguished, growing strong, thus drawing near, O men, as with Aṅgiras.

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RV 6 49.12

प्र वीराय प्र तवसे तुरायाजा यूथेव पशुरक्षिर् अस्तम् । स पिस्पृशति तन्वि श्रुतस्य स्तृभिर् न नाकꣳ वचनस्य विपः

pra vīrāya pra tavase turāyājā yūtheva paśurakṣir astam | sa pispṛśati tanvi śrutasya stṛbhir na nākaṁ vacanasya vipaḥ

Forth to the hero, forth to the strong and swift one (he drives), as a herdsman drives the herds home. He touches upon the body of the famed one; the inspirations of his speech (reach) as the stars (reach) the vault.

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RV 6 49.13

यो रजाꣳसि विममे पार्थिवानि त्रिश् चिद् विष्णुर् मनवे बाधिताय । तस्य ते शर्मन्न् उपदद्यमाने राया मदेम तन्वा३ तना च

yo rajāṁsi vimame pārthivāni triś cid viṣṇur manave bādhitāya | tasya te śarmann upadadyamāne rāyā madema tanvā3 tanā ca

He who measured out the earthly spaces, Viṣṇu, thrice indeed, for Manu when he was hard pressed — in that shelter of yours, spread out (for us), may we rejoice with wealth, with our own bodies and with our line.

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RV 6 49.14

तन् नो ऽहिर् बुध्न्यो अद्भिर् अर्कैस् तत् पर्वतस् तत् सविता चनो धात् । तद् ओषधीभिर् अभि रातिषाचो भगः पुरꣳधिर् जिन्वतु प्र राये

tan no 'hir budhnyo adbhir arkais tat parvatas tat savitā cano dhāt | tad oṣadhībhir abhi rātiṣāco bhagaḥ puraṁdhir jinvatu pra rāye

That let Ahi Budhnya make agreeable for us with the waters and the chants, that Parvata, that Savitar; that let the gift-attending (goddesses) with the plants, let Bhaga and Puraṁdhi quicken forth for wealth.

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RV 6 49.15

नु नो रयिꣳ रथ्यꣳ चर्षणिप्राम् पुरुवीरम् मह ऋतस्य गोपाम् । क्षयꣳ दाताजरꣳ येन जनान् स्पृधो अदेवीर् अभि च क्रमाम विश आदेवीर् अभ्य् अ१श्नवाम

nu no rayiṁ rathyaṁ carṣaṇiprām puruvīram maha ṛtasya gopām | kṣayaṁ dātājaraṁ yena janān spṛdho adevīr abhi ca kramāma viśa ādevīr abhy a1śnavāma

Now (give) us wealth borne on chariots, filling the peoples, rich in men, the guardian of great ṛta; grant an unaging dwelling, by which we may stride over the godless rival folk and reach the god-devoted clans.

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