Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 8 — Chapter 18

RV 8 18.1

इदꣳ ह नूनम् एषाꣳ सुम्नम् भिक्षेत मर्त्यः । आदित्यानाम् अपूर्व्यꣳ सवीमनि

idaṁ ha nūnam eṣāṁ sumnam bhikṣeta martyaḥ | ādityānām apūrvyaṁ savīmani

This favour of theirs indeed should a mortal beg for now — the unprecedented (favour) of the Ādityas, at (their) impelling.

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RV 8 18.2

अनर्वाणो ह्य् एषाम् पन्था आदित्यानाम् । अदब्धाः सन्ति पायवः सुगेवृधः

anarvāṇo hy eṣām panthā ādityānām | adabdhāḥ santi pāyavaḥ sugevṛdhaḥ

For unassailable are the paths of these Ādityas; undeceived are (their) protectors, strengthening (him who goes) on an easy road.

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RV 8 18.3

तत् सु नः सविता भगो वरुणो मित्रो अर्यमा । शर्म यच्छन्तु सप्रथो यद् ईमहे

tat su naḥ savitā bhago varuṇo mitro aryamā | śarma yacchantu sapratho yad īmahe

May Savitṛ, Bhaga, Varuṇa, Mitra, (and) Aryaman grant us well that wide-reaching shelter which we ask for.

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RV 8 18.4

देवेभिर् देव्य् अदिते ऽरिष्टभर्मन्न् आ गहि । स्मत् सूरिभिः पुरुप्रिये सुशर्मभिः

devebhir devy adite 'riṣṭabharmann ā gahi | smat sūribhiḥ purupriye suśarmabhiḥ

Come here with the gods, O goddess Aditi, whose sustaining is unharmed — together with the patrons, O you dear to many, (patrons) who give good shelter.

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RV 8 18.5

ते हि पुत्रासो अदितेर् विदुर् द्वेषाꣳसि योतवे । अꣳहोश् चिद् उरुचक्रयो ऽनेहसः

te hi putrāso aditer vidur dveṣāṁsi yotave | aṁhoś cid urucakrayo 'nehasaḥ

For those sons of Aditi know how to keep hostilities away — makers of wide room even out of narrow straits, (themselves) free of fault.

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RV 8 18.6

अदितिर् नो दिवा पशुम् अदितिर् नक्तम् अद्वयाः । अदितिः पात्व् अꣳहसः सदावृधा

aditir no divā paśum aditir naktam advayāḥ | aditiḥ pātv aṁhasaḥ sadāvṛdhā

May Aditi (guard) our cattle by day, Aditi, free of duplicity, by night; may Aditi, ever increasing (us), guard (us) from distress.

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RV 8 18.7

उत स्या नो दिवा मतिर् अदितिर् ऊत्या गमत् । सा शꣳताति मयस् करद् अप स्रिधः

uta syā no divā matir aditir ūtyā gamat | sā śaṁtāti mayas karad apa sridhaḥ

And may that Aditi, (our) thought by day, come to us with her aid; may she make joy for (our) well-being — away with the failures!

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RV 8 18.8

उत त्या दैव्या भिषजा शꣳ नः करतो अश्विना । युयुयाताम् इतो रपो अप स्रिधः

uta tyā daivyā bhiṣajā śaṁ naḥ karato aśvinā | yuyuyātām ito rapo apa sridhaḥ

And may those two divine physicians, the Aśvins, make well-being for us; may they two ward off the infirmity from here — away with the failures!

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RV 8 18.9

शम् अग्निर् अग्निभिः करच् छꣳ नस् तपतु सूर्यः । शꣳ वातो वात्व् अरपा अप स्रिधः

śam agnir agnibhiḥ karac chaṁ nas tapatu sūryaḥ | śaṁ vāto vātv arapā apa sridhaḥ

May Agni with the fires make (it) well for us; may the sun shine warmth upon us for our welfare; may the wind blow for our welfare, free of harm — away with the hostile powers!

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RV 8 18.10

अपामीवाम् अप स्रिधम् अप सेधत दुर्मतिम् । आदित्यासो युयोतना नो अꣳहसः

apāmīvām apa sridham apa sedhata durmatim | ādityāso yuyotanā no aṁhasaḥ

Drive away sickness, away injury, away malice; O Ādityas, keep distress far from us.

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RV 8 18.11

युयोता शरुम् अस्मद् आꣳ आदित्यास उतामतिम् । ऋधग् द्वेषः कृणुत विश्ववेदसः

yuyotā śarum asmad ām̐ ādityāsa utāmatim | ṛdhag dveṣaḥ kṛṇuta viśvavedasaḥ

Ward off the arrow from us, O Ādityas, and mindlessness too; put hostility aside, you who possess all things.

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RV 8 18.12

तत् सु नः शर्म यच्छतादित्या यन् मुमोचति । एनस्वन्तꣳ चिद् एनसः सुदानवः

tat su naḥ śarma yacchatādityā yan mumocati | enasvantaṁ cid enasaḥ sudānavaḥ

Grant us well that shelter, O Ādityas, which sets free — even the guilty man from his guilt, O you of good gifts.

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RV 8 18.13

यो नः कश् चिद् रिरिक्षति रक्षस्त्वेन मर्त्यः । स्वैः ष एवै रिरिषीष्ट युर् जनः

yo naḥ kaś cid ririkṣati rakṣastvena martyaḥ | svaiḥ ṣa evai ririṣīṣṭa yur janaḥ

Whatever mortal seeks to injure us with demon-nature — may that person injure himself by his own courses, (that) living man.

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RV 8 18.14

सम् इत् तम् अघम् अश्नवद् दुःशꣳसम् मर्त्यꣳ रिपुम् । यो अस्मत्रा दुर्हणावाꣳ उप द्वयुः

sam it tam agham aśnavad duḥśaṁsam martyaṁ ripum | yo asmatrā durhaṇāvām̐ upa dvayuḥ

Let evil indeed overtake that mortal, the ill-speaking cheat, who among us is malevolent and double-dealing.

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RV 8 18.15

पाकत्रा स्थन देवा हृत्सु जानीथ मर्त्यम् । उप द्वयुꣳ चाद्वयुꣳ च वसवः

pākatrā sthana devā hṛtsu jānītha martyam | upa dvayuṁ cādvayuṁ ca vasavaḥ

You stand by the simple-hearted, O gods; in (their) hearts you know the mortal, both the double-dealing and the undeceitful, O Vasus.

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RV 8 18.16

आ शर्म पर्वतानाम् ओतापाꣳ वृणीमहे । द्यावाक्षामारे अस्मद् रपस् कृतम्

ā śarma parvatānām otāpāṁ vṛṇīmahe | dyāvākṣāmāre asmad rapas kṛtam

We choose for ourselves the shelter of the mountains and that of the waters. O Heaven and Earth, put the affliction far away from us.

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RV 8 18.17

ते नो भद्रेण शर्मणा युष्माकꣳ नावा वसवः । अति विश्वानि दुरिता पिपर्तन

te no bhadreṇa śarmaṇā yuṣmākaṁ nāvā vasavaḥ | ati viśvāni duritā pipartana

Do you, O Vasus, with your auspicious shelter, with your ship, carry us across all hard passages.

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RV 8 18.18

तुचे तनाय तत् सु नो द्राघीय आयुर् जीवसे । आदित्यासः सुमहसः कृणोतन

tuce tanāya tat su no drāghīya āyur jīvase | ādityāsaḥ sumahasaḥ kṛṇotana

For offspring, for progeny, grant us that — a longer lifetime, to live on, O greatly mighty Ādityas.

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RV 8 18.19

यज्ञो हीऴो वो अन्तर आदित्या अस्ति मृऴत । युष्मे इद् वो अपि ष्मसि सजात्ये

yajño hīḻo vo antara ādityā asti mṛḻata | yuṣme id vo api ṣmasi sajātye

If there is anger in you within, O Ādityas, on account of the sacrifice, be gracious; for we are indeed in kinship with you.

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RV 8 18.20

बृहद् वरूथम् मरुताꣳ देवꣳ त्रातारम् अश्विना । मित्रम् ईमहे वरुणꣳ स्वस्तये

bṛhad varūtham marutāṁ devaṁ trātāram aśvinā | mitram īmahe varuṇaṁ svastaye

We entreat the lofty shelter of the Maruts, the protecting god, the Aśvins, Mitra, Varuṇa, for well-being.

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RV 8 18.21

अनेहो मित्रार्यमन् नृवद् वरुण शꣳस्यम् । त्रिवरूथम् मरुतो यन्त नश् छर्दिः

aneho mitrāryaman nṛvad varuṇa śaṁsyam | trivarūtham maruto yanta naś chardiḥ

O Mitra, Aryaman, Varuṇa, O Maruts, extend to us a shelter without rival, full of men, worthy of praise, giving threefold protection.

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RV 8 18.22

ये चिद् धि मृत्युबन्धव आदित्या मनवः स्मसि । प्र सू न आयुर् जीवसे तिरेतन

ye cid dhi mṛtyubandhava ādityā manavaḥ smasi | pra sū na āyur jīvase tiretana

Since we are indeed mortals, kinsmen of death, O Ādityas, do extend our lifetime, that we may live.

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