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Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 7 — Chapter 63

RV 7 63.1

उद् व् एति सुभगो विश्वचक्षाः साधारणः सूर्यो मानुषाणाम् । चक्षुर् मित्रस्य वरुणस्य देवश् चर्मेव यः समविव्यक् तमाꣳसि

ud v eti subhago viśvacakṣāḥ sādhāraṇaḥ sūryo mānuṣāṇām | cakṣur mitrasya varuṇasya devaś carmeva yaḥ samavivyak tamāṁsi

Up he goes, the fortunate, all-beholding, common to all men, Sūrya, the eye of Mitra and of Varuṇa, the god who has rolled the darknesses together like a hide.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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COMMON to all mankind, auspicious Sûrya, he who beholdeth all, is mounting upward; The God, the eye of Varuṇa and Mitra, who rolled up darkness like a piece of leather.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 7 63.2

उद् व् एति प्रसवीता जनानाम् महान् केतुर् अर्णवः सूर्यस्य । समानꣳ चक्रम् पर्याविवृत्सन् यद् एतशो वहति धूर्षु युक्तः

ud v eti prasavītā janānām mahān ketur arṇavaḥ sūryasya | samānaṁ cakram paryāvivṛtsan yad etaśo vahati dhūrṣu yuktaḥ

Up he goes, the impeller of men, the great surging banner of Sūrya, seeking to turn round the same wheel, which the Etaśa draws, yoked at the shafts.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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Sûrya's great ensign, restless as the billow, that urgeth men to action, is advancing: Onward he still would roll the wheel well-rounded, which Etaṣa, harnessed to the car-pole, moveth.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 7 63.3

विभ्राजमान उषसाम् उपस्थाद् रेभैर् उद् एत्य् अनुमद्यमानः । एष मे देवः सविता चच्छन्द यः समानꣳ न प्रमिनाति धाम

vibhrājamāna uṣasām upasthād rebhair ud ety anumadyamānaḥ | eṣa me devaḥ savitā cacchanda yaḥ samānaṁ na pramināti dhāma

Shining forth from the lap of the Dawns he rises, cheered on by the singers. This god Savitṛ has pleased me, who does not transgress the common ordinance (dhāman).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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Refulgent from the bosom of the Mornings, he in Whom singers take delight ascendeth. This Savitar, God, is my chief joy and pleasure, who breaketh not the universal statute.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 7 63.4

दिवो रुक्म उरुचक्षा उद् एति दूरेअर्थस् तरणिर् भ्राजमानः । नूनꣳ जनाः सूर्येण प्रसूता अयन्न् अर्थानि कृणवन्न् अपाꣳसि

divo rukma urucakṣā ud eti dūrearthas taraṇir bhrājamānaḥ | nūnaṁ janāḥ sūryeṇa prasūtā ayann arthāni kṛṇavann apāṁsi

The golden ornament of heaven, wide-gazing, rises, far-goaled, swift-crossing, shining. Now let men, impelled by Sūrya, go to their aims and do their works.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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Golden, far-seeing, from the heaven he riseth: far is his goal, he hasteth on resplendent. Men, verily, inspirited by Sûrya speed to their aims and do the work assigned them.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 7 63.5

यत्रा चक्रुर् अमृता गातुम् अस्मै श्येनो न दीयन्न् अन्व् एति पाथः । प्रति वाꣳ सूर उदिते विधेम नमोभिर् मित्रावरुणोत हव्यैः

yatrā cakrur amṛtā gātum asmai śyeno na dīyann anv eti pāthaḥ | prati vāṁ sūra udite vidhema namobhir mitrāvaruṇota havyaiḥ

Where the immortals made a way for him, flying like a falcon he follows his course. At the sun's rising let us do you service, Mitra and Varuṇa, with homage and with oblations.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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Where the irrunortals have prepared his pathway he flieth through the region like a falcon. With homage and oblations will we serve you, O Mitra-Varuṇa, when the Sun hath risen.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 7 63.6

नू मित्रो वरुणो अर्यमा नस् त्मने तोकाय वरिवो दधन्तु । सुगा नो विश्वा सुपथानि सन्तु यूयम् पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः

nū mitro varuṇo aryamā nas tmane tokāya varivo dadhantu | sugā no viśvā supathāni santu yūyam pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ

Now let Mitra, Varuṇa, Aryaman set wide space for us, for ourselves and for our offspring. Let all (ways) be easy-going and well-pathed for us. Do you protect us always with blessings.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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Now Mitra, Varuṇa, Aryaman vouchsafe us freedom and room, for us and for our children. May we find paths all fair and good to travel. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)