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Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 9 — Chapter 19

RV 9 19.1

यत् सोम चित्रम् उक्थ्यꣳ दिव्यम् पार्थिवꣳ वसु । तन् नः पुनान आ भर

yat soma citram ukthyaṁ divyam pārthivaṁ vasu | tan naḥ punāna ā bhara

What bright, praiseworthy wealth there is, O Soma, heavenly and earthly — bring that to us as you are purified.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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O SOMA, being purified bring us the wondrous treasure, meet For lauds, that is in earth and heaven.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 9 19.2

युवꣳ हि स्थः स्वर्पती इन्द्रश् च सोम गोपती । ईशाना पिप्यतꣳ धियः

yuvaṁ hi sthaḥ svarpatī indraś ca soma gopatī | īśānā pipyataṁ dhiyaḥ

For you two are the lords of the sun, Indra and Soma, the lords of the cattle; as rulers, make our insights swell.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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For ye Twain, Indra, Soma, are Lords of the light, Lords of the kine: Great Rulers, prosper ye our songs.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 9 19.3

वृषा पुनान आयुषु स्तनयन्न् अधि बर्हिषि । हरिः सन् योनिम् आसदत्

vṛṣā punāna āyuṣu stanayann adhi barhiṣi | hariḥ san yonim āsadat

The bull, being purified among the peoples, thundering upon the ritual grass, being tawny, has sat down in his womb (place).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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The tawny Steer, while cleansed among the living, bellowing on the grass, Hath sunk and settled in his home.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 9 19.4

अवावशन्त धीतयो वृषभस्याधि रेतसि । सूनोर् वत्सस्य मातरः

avāvaśanta dhītayo vṛṣabhasyādhi retasi | sūnor vatsasya mātaraḥ

The devotional thoughts have bellowed toward the bull's seed — they, the mothers of the son, the calf.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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Over the Steer's productive flow the sacred songs were resonant, The mothers of the darling Son.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 9 19.5

कुविद् वृषण्यन्तीभ्यः पुनानो गर्भम् आदधत् । याः शुक्रꣳ दुहते पयः

kuvid vṛṣaṇyantībhyaḥ punāno garbham ādadhat | yāḥ śukraṁ duhate payaḥ

Surely, being purified, he has laid the germ in those (cows) that desire the bull, who milk out bright milk.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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Hath he not, purified, impregned the kine whb long to meet their Lord, The kine who yield the shining milk?

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 9 19.6

उप शिक्षापतस्थुषो भियसम् आ धेहि शत्रुषु । पवमान विदा रयिम्

upa śikṣāpatasthuṣo bhiyasam ā dhehi śatruṣu | pavamāna vidā rayim

Give aid (to us), and lay fear upon the foes who have stood apart; O Pavamāna, find wealth (for us).

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

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Bring near us those who stand aloof strike fear into our enemies: O Pavamâna, find us wealth.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 9 19.7

नि शत्रोः सोम वृष्ण्यꣳ नि शुष्मꣳ नि वयस् तिर । दूरे वा सतो अन्ति वा

ni śatroḥ soma vṛṣṇyaṁ ni śuṣmaṁ ni vayas tira | dūre vā sato anti vā

Beat down, O Soma, the enemy's bullish force, beat down his fury, beat down his vital power, whether he be far off or near.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Soma, bring down the foeman's might, his vigorous strength and vital powe'r, Whether he be afar or near.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)