Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 9 — Chapter 1

RV 9 1.1

स्वादिष्ठया मदिष्ठया पवस्व सोम धारया । इन्द्राय पातवे सुतः

svādiṣṭhayā madiṣṭhayā pavasva soma dhārayā | indrāya pātave sutaḥ

With the sweetest, most intoxicating stream purify yourself, Soma — pressed out for Indra to drink.

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RV 9 1.2

रक्षोहा विश्वचर्षणिर् अभि योनिम् अयोहतम् । द्रुणा सधस्थम् आसदत्

rakṣohā viśvacarṣaṇir abhi yonim ayohatam | druṇā sadhastham āsadat

Slayer of demons, belonging to all peoples, he has sat down into his womb wrought of metal, into his seat, by way of the wood.

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RV 9 1.3

वरिवोधातमो भव मꣳहिष्ठो वृत्रहन्तमः । पर्षि राधो मघोनाम्

varivodhātamo bhava maṁhiṣṭho vṛtrahantamaḥ | parṣi rādho maghonām

Be the best granter of open space, the most bounteous, the best smiter of Vṛtra. Bring through the bounty of the patrons.

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RV 9 1.4

अभ्य् अर्ष महानाꣳ देवानाꣳ वीतिम् अन्धसा । अभि वाजम् उत श्रवः

abhy arṣa mahānāṁ devānāṁ vītim andhasā | abhi vājam uta śravaḥ

Flow toward the feast of the great gods with your juice; toward the prize and toward fame.

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RV 9 1.5

त्वाम् अच्छा चरामसि तद् इद् अर्थꣳ दिवे-दिवे । इन्दो त्वे न आशसः

tvām acchā carāmasi tad id arthaṁ dive-dive | indo tve na āśasaḥ

To you we go; this indeed is our purpose day after day. O Indu, in you are our hopes.

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RV 9 1.6

पुनाति ते परिस्रुतꣳ सोमꣳ सूर्यस्य दुहिता । वारेण शश्वता तना

punāti te parisrutaṁ somaṁ sūryasya duhitā | vāreṇa śaśvatā tanā

The Daughter of the Sun purifies your Soma that streams around, with the unbroken filter of wool.

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RV 9 1.7

तम् ईम् अण्वीः समर्य आ गृभ्णन्ति योषणो दश । स्वसारः पार्ये दिवि

tam īm aṇvīḥ samarya ā gṛbhṇanti yoṣaṇo daśa | svasāraḥ pārye divi

Him the slender fingers seize in the contest, the ten maidens, sisters, on the decisive day.

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RV 9 1.8

तम् ईꣳ हिन्वन्त्य् अग्रुवो धमन्ति बाकुरꣳ दृतिम् । त्रिधातु वारणम् मधु

tam īṁ hinvanty agruvo dhamanti bākuraṁ dṛtim | tridhātu vāraṇam madhu

Him the unwedded girls urge on; they blow the bellows-skin: the threefold, warding honey.

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

RV 9 1.9

अभी३मम् अघ्न्या उत श्रीणन्ति धेनवः शिशुम् । सोमम् इन्द्राय पातवे

abhī3mam aghnyā uta śrīṇanti dhenavaḥ śiśum | somam indrāya pātave

And the inviolable milk-cows mix this child (with milk) — Soma, for Indra to drink.

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RV 9 1.10

अस्येद् इन्द्रो मदेष्व् आ विश्वा वृत्राणि जिघ्नते । शूरो मघा च मꣳहते

asyed indro madeṣv ā viśvā vṛtrāṇi jighnate | śūro maghā ca maṁhate

In the intoxications of just this one Indra smites all the Vṛtras; and the hero bestows bounties.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition