Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 8 — Chapter 31

RV 8 31.1

यो यजाति यजात इत् सुनवच् च पचाति च । ब्रह्मेद् इन्द्रस्य चाकनत्

yo yajāti yajāta it sunavac ca pacāti ca | brahmed indrasya cākanat

He who would sacrifice—let him indeed sacrifice—and would press and would cook: the sacred formula has found favour with Indra.

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RV 8 31.2

पुरोऴाशꣳ यो अस्मै सोमꣳ ररत आशिरम् । पाद् इत् तꣳ शक्रो अꣳहसः

puroḻāśaṁ yo asmai somaṁ rarata āśiram | pād it taṁ śakro aṁhasaḥ

He who bestows on him the sacrificial cake, the soma, the milk-mixture—him the able one shall protect from distress.

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RV 8 31.3

तस्य द्युमाꣳ असद् रथो देवजूतः स शूशुवत् । विश्वा वन्वन्न् अमित्रिया

tasya dyumām̐ asad ratho devajūtaḥ sa śūśuvat | viśvā vanvann amitriyā

Brilliant shall his chariot be, sped by the gods; he shall wax strong, overcoming all things hostile.

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RV 8 31.4

अस्य प्रजावती गृहे ऽसश्चन्ती दिवे-दिवे । इऴा धेनुमती दुहे

asya prajāvatī gṛhe 'saścantī dive-dive | iḻā dhenumatī duhe

In his house Iḻā, rich in offspring, never running dry, rich in milch-cows, is milked day after day.

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RV 8 31.5

या दम्पती समनसा सुनुत आ च धावतः । देवासो नित्ययाशिरा

yā dampatī samanasā sunuta ā ca dhāvataḥ | devāso nityayāśirā

The husband and wife who of one mind press (the soma) and rinse it out, O gods, with an unfailing milk-mixture—

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RV 8 31.6

प्रति प्राशव्याꣳ इतः सम्यञ्चा बर्हिर् आशाते । न ता वाजेषु वायतः

prati prāśavyām̐ itaḥ samyañcā barhir āśāte | na tā vājeṣu vāyataḥ

The two go to meet the portions of food; facing each other they take their place on the barhis; those two do not slacken in the contests for prizes.

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RV 8 31.7

न देवानाम् अपि ह्नुतः सुमतिꣳ न जुगुक्षतः । श्रवो बृहद् विवासतः

na devānām api hnutaḥ sumatiṁ na jugukṣataḥ | śravo bṛhad vivāsataḥ

They do not withhold from the gods, nor do they seek to hide (their) good favour; they strive to win lofty fame.

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RV 8 31.8

पुत्रिणा ता कुमारिणा विश्वम् आयुर् व्य् अश्नुतः । उभा हिरण्यपेशसा

putriṇā tā kumāriṇā viśvam āyur vy aśnutaḥ | ubhā hiraṇyapeśasā

Those two, having sons, having boys, attain the whole span of life, both adorned with gold.

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RV 8 31.9

वीतिहोत्रा कृतद्वसू दशस्यन्तामृताय कम् । सम् ऊधो रोमशꣳ हतो देवेषु कृणुतो दुवः

vītihotrā kṛtadvasū daśasyantāmṛtāya kam | sam ūdho romaśaṁ hato deveṣu kṛṇuto duvaḥ

Serving the oblations, having made wealth, showing favour for the immortal one's sake, they two strike together the shaggy udder, (and) render homage among the gods.

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RV 8 31.10

आ शर्म पर्वतानाꣳ वृणीमहे नदीनाम् । आ विष्णोः सचाभुवः

ā śarma parvatānāṁ vṛṇīmahe nadīnām | ā viṣṇoḥ sacābhuvaḥ

We choose the shelter of the mountains, of the rivers; (we choose) that of Viṣṇu, who accompanies (us).

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RV 8 31.11

ऐतु पूषा रयिर् भगः स्वस्ति सर्वधातमः । उरुर् अध्वा स्वस्तये

aitu pūṣā rayir bhagaḥ svasti sarvadhātamaḥ | urur adhvā svastaye

Let Pūṣan come, (and) wealth, Bhaga, well-being that establishes all; broad be the road, for well-being.

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RV 8 31.12

अरमतिर् अनर्वणो विश्वो देवस्य मनसा । आदित्यानाम् अनेह इत्

aramatir anarvaṇo viśvo devasya manasā | ādityānām aneha it

Aramati, unassailable, everyone (goes) by the mind of the god; of the Ādityas (the favour) is indeed without hurt.

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RV 8 31.13

यथा नो मित्रो अर्यमा वरुणः सन्ति गोपाः । सुगा ऋतस्य पन्थाः

yathā no mitro aryamā varuṇaḥ santi gopāḥ | sugā ṛtasya panthāḥ

Since Mitra, Aryaman, (and) Varuṇa are our herdsmen, easy to travel are the paths of ṛta.

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RV 8 31.14

अग्निꣳ वः पूर्व्यꣳ गिरा देवम् ईऴे वसूनाम् । सपर्यन्तः पुरुप्रियम् मित्रꣳ न क्षेत्रसाधसम्

agniṁ vaḥ pūrvyaṁ girā devam īḻe vasūnām | saparyantaḥ purupriyam mitraṁ na kṣetrasādhasam

With a song I call for you upon Agni, the foremost god of the Vasus, honouring him who is dear to many, like Mitra, the one who makes the fields succeed.

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RV 8 31.15

मक्षू देववतो रथः शूरो वा पृत्सु कासु चित् । देवानाꣳ य इन् मनो यजमान इयक्षत्य् अभीद् अयज्वनो भुवत्

makṣū devavato rathaḥ śūro vā pṛtsu kāsu cit | devānāṁ ya in mano yajamāna iyakṣaty abhīd ayajvano bhuvat

Swift is the chariot of him who has the gods with him, or (swift) the hero in whatever battles: the sacrificer who seeks to reach the mind of the gods, he indeed comes to be above the non-sacrificer.

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RV 8 31.16

न यजमान रिष्यसि न सुन्वान न देवयो । देवानाꣳ य इन् मनो यजमान इयक्षत्य् अभीद् अयज्वनो भुवत्

na yajamāna riṣyasi na sunvāna na devayo | devānāṁ ya in mano yajamāna iyakṣaty abhīd ayajvano bhuvat

You come to no harm, O sacrificer, nor you who press (the soma), nor you who seek the gods: the sacrificer who seeks to reach the mind of the gods, he indeed comes to be above the non-sacrificer.

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RV 8 31.17

नकिष् टꣳ कर्मणा नशन् न प्र योषन् न योषति । देवानाꣳ य इन् मनो यजमान इयक्षत्य् अभीद् अयज्वनो भुवत्

nakiṣ ṭaṁ karmaṇā naśan na pra yoṣan na yoṣati | devānāṁ ya in mano yajamāna iyakṣaty abhīd ayajvano bhuvat

No one shall overtake him by (his) work, nor shall (anything) keep him away, nor does it keep (him) away: the sacrificer who seeks to reach the mind of the gods, he indeed comes to be above the non-sacrificer.

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RV 8 31.18

असद् अत्र सुवीर्यम् उत त्यद् आश्वश्व्यम् । देवानाꣳ य इन् मनो यजमान इयक्षत्य् अभीद् अयज्वनो भुवत्

asad atra suvīryam uta tyad āśvaśvyam | devānāṁ ya in mano yajamāna iyakṣaty abhīd ayajvano bhuvat

There shall be here an abundance of heroes, and that possession of swift horses: the sacrificer who seeks to reach the mind of the gods, he indeed comes to be above the non-sacrificer.

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