Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 6 — Chapter 9

RV 6 9.1

अहश् च कृष्णम् अहर् अर्जुनꣳ च वि वर्तेते रजसी वेद्याभिः । वैश्वानरो जायमानो न राजावातिरज् ज्योतिषाग्निस् तमाꣳसि

ahaś ca kṛṣṇam ahar arjunaṁ ca vi vartete rajasī vedyābhiḥ | vaiśvānaro jāyamāno na rājāvātiraj jyotiṣāgnis tamāṁsi

The black day and the bright day — the two realms roll apart along known (tracks). Vaiśvānara, being born like a king, Agni has overcome the darknesses with his light.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 6 9.2

नाहꣳ तन्तुꣳ न वि जानाम्य् ओतुꣳ न यꣳ वयन्ति समरे ऽतमानाः । कस्य स्वित् पुत्र इह वक्त्वानि परो वदात्य् अवरेण पित्रा

nāhaṁ tantuṁ na vi jānāmy otuṁ na yaṁ vayanti samare 'tamānāḥ | kasya svit putra iha vaktvāni paro vadāty avareṇa pitrā

I do not understand the warp, nor the weft, nor what they weave when they contend in the encounter. Whose son, indeed, will here speak the words that are to be spoken, (speaking) from above with a father below?

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

RV 6 9.3

स इत् तन्तुꣳ स वि जानात्य् ओतुꣳ स वक्त्वान्य् ऋतुथा वदाति । य ईꣳ चिकेतद् अमृतस्य गोपा अवश् चरन् परो अन्येन पश्यन्

sa it tantuṁ sa vi jānāty otuṁ sa vaktvāny ṛtuthā vadāti | ya īṁ ciketad amṛtasya gopā avaś caran paro anyena paśyan

He indeed knows the warp, he the weft, he will speak the words that are to be spoken in their due season, whoever has perceived him — the herdsman of the immortal, moving below while looking beyond, (being) another.

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

RV 6 9.4

अयꣳ होता प्रथमः पश्यतेमम् इदꣳ ज्योतिर् अमृतम् मर्त्येषु । अयꣳ स जज्ञे ध्रुव आ निषत्तो ऽमर्त्यस् तन्वा३ वर्धमानः

ayaṁ hotā prathamaḥ paśyatemam idaṁ jyotir amṛtam martyeṣu | ayaṁ sa jajñe dhruva ā niṣatto 'martyas tanvā3 vardhamānaḥ

This is the first hotṛ — look at him! This is the immortal light among mortals. This one has been born, firm, seated down, immortal, growing in body.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 6 9.5

ध्रुवꣳ ज्योतिर् निहितꣳ दृशये कम् मनो जविष्ठम् पतयत्स्व् अन्तः । विश्वे देवाः समनसः सकेता एकꣳ क्रतुम् अभि वि यन्ति साधु

dhruvaṁ jyotir nihitaṁ dṛśaye kam mano javiṣṭham patayatsv antaḥ | viśve devāḥ samanasaḥ saketā ekaṁ kratum abhi vi yanti sādhu

A firm light has been set down for seeing; the swiftest mind is among the flying things. All the gods, of one mind, of one intent, go together, in due order, toward the one purpose.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 6 9.6

वि मे कर्णा पतयतो वि चक्षुर् वी३दꣳ ज्योतिर् हृदय आहितꣳ यत् । वि मे मनश् चरति दूरआधीः किꣳ स्विद् वक्ष्यामि किम् उ नू मनिष्ये

vi me karṇā patayato vi cakṣur vī3daṁ jyotir hṛdaya āhitaṁ yat | vi me manaś carati dūraādhīḥ kiṁ svid vakṣyāmi kim u nū maniṣye

My ears fly apart, apart my eye, apart this light that is set in the heart; apart my mind wanders, its thought far away. What, indeed, shall I say? What shall I now think?

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 6 9.7

विश्वे देवा अनमस्यन् भियानास् त्वाम् अग्ने तमसि तस्थिवाꣳसम् । वैश्वानरो ऽवतूतये नो ऽमर्त्यो ऽवतूतये नः

viśve devā anamasyan bhiyānās tvām agne tamasi tasthivāṁsam | vaiśvānaro 'vatūtaye no 'martyo 'vatūtaye naḥ

All the gods bowed down in fear before you, Agni, when you stood in the darkness. May Vaiśvānara help us for our aid, may the immortal help us for our aid.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition