Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 7 — Chapter 71

RV 7 71.1

अप स्वसुर् उषसो नग् जिहीते रिणक्ति कृष्णीर् अरुषाय पन्थाम् । अश्वामघा गोमघा वाꣳ हुवेम दिवा नक्तꣳ शरुम् अस्मद् युयोतम्

apa svasur uṣaso nag jihīte riṇakti kṛṣṇīr aruṣāya panthām | aśvāmaghā gomaghā vāṁ huvema divā naktaṁ śarum asmad yuyotam

Night gives way before her sister Dawn; the dark one leaves the path clear for the ruddy one. Bounteous with horses, bounteous with cattle, would we call on you two: by day and by night keep the arrow away from us.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 7 71.2

उपायातꣳ दाशुषे मर्त्याय रथेन वामम् अश्विना वहन्ता । युयुतम् अस्मद् अनिराम् अमीवाꣳ दिवा नक्तम् माध्वी त्रासीथाꣳ नः

upāyātaṁ dāśuṣe martyāya rathena vāmam aśvinā vahantā | yuyutam asmad anirām amīvāṁ divā naktam mādhvī trāsīthāṁ naḥ

Come to the mortal who worships, O Aśvins, bringing what is good on your chariot. Keep away from us famine and sickness; by day and by night, O lovers of honey, guard us.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 7 71.3

आ वाꣳ रथम् अवमस्याꣳ व्युष्टौ सुम्नायवो वृषणो वर्तयन्तु । स्यूमगभस्तिम् ऋतयुग्भिर् अश्वैर् आश्विना वसुमन्तꣳ वहेथाम्

ā vāṁ ratham avamasyāṁ vyuṣṭau sumnāyavo vṛṣaṇo vartayantu | syūmagabhastim ṛtayugbhir aśvair āśvinā vasumantaṁ vahethām

Let the bulls, seeking to please, roll your chariot hither at the nearest dawn-break; O Aśvins, drive here the wealth-laden (chariot) with its reins in hand, with horses yoked by ṛta.

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

RV 7 71.4

यो वाꣳ रथो नृपती अस्ति वोऴ्हा त्रिवन्धुरो वसुमाꣳ उस्रयामा । आ न एना नासत्योप यातम् अभि यद् वाꣳ विश्वप्स्न्यो जिगाति

yo vāṁ ratho nṛpatī asti voḻhā trivandhuro vasumām̐ usrayāmā | ā na enā nāsatyopa yātam abhi yad vāṁ viśvapsnyo jigāti

The chariot of yours, O lords of men, that is the conveyer, three-seated, wealth-bringing, travelling at daybreak — with it come to us, O Nāsatyas, when the all-nourishing one approaches you.

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

RV 7 71.5

युवꣳ च्यवानꣳ जरसो ऽमुमुक्तꣳ नि पेदव ऊहथुर् आशुम् अश्वम् । निर् अꣳहसस् तमसः स्पर्तम् अत्रिꣳ नि जाहुषꣳ शिथिरे धातम् अन्तः

yuvaṁ cyavānaṁ jaraso 'mumuktaṁ ni pedava ūhathur āśum aśvam | nir aṁhasas tamasaḥ spartam atriṁ ni jāhuṣaṁ śithire dhātam antaḥ

You two released Cyavāna from old age; you brought a swift horse to Pedu; you rescued Atri out of distress and darkness; you set Jāhuṣa down in freedom.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 7 71.6

इयम् मनीषा इयम् अश्विना गीर् इमाꣳ सुवृक्तिꣳ वृषणा जुषेथाम् । इमा ब्रह्माणि युवयून्य् अग्मन् यूयम् पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः

iyam manīṣā iyam aśvinā gīr imāṁ suvṛktiṁ vṛṣaṇā juṣethām | imā brahmāṇi yuvayūny agman yūyam pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ

This is the thought, this the song, O Aśvins; take pleasure, O bulls, in this well-turned hymn. These formulations, directed to you, have come. — Do you protect us always with your blessings.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition