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White Yajurveda — Vajasaneyi Samhita — Chapter 10

VS 10.1

अपो देवा मधुमतीर् अगृभ्णन्न् ऊर्जस्वती राजस्वश् चितानाः याभिर् मित्रावरुणाव् अभ्यषिञ्चन् याभिर् इन्द्रम् अनयन्न् अत्य् अरातीः

apo devā madhumatīr agṛbhṇann ūrjasvatī rājasvaś citānāḥ yābhir mitrāvaruṇāv abhyaṣiñcan yābhir indram anayann aty arātīḥ

The gods took the honeyed waters, full of vigour, kingly, shining — those with which they anointed Mitra and Varuṇa, with which they led Indra past his foes.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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Book X THE Gods drew waters with their store of sweetness, succulent and observant, king-creating, Wherewith they sprinkled Varuna and Mitra, wherewith they guided Indra past his foemen.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.2

वृष्ण ऊर्मिर् असि राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रं मे देहि स्वाहा वृष्ण ऊर्मिर् असि राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रम् अमुष्मै देहि वृषसेनो सि राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रं मे देहि स्वाहा वृषसेनो सि राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रम् अमुष्मै देहि

vṛṣṇa ūrmir asi rāṣṭradā rāṣṭraṃ me dehi svāhā vṛṣṇa ūrmir asi rāṣṭradā rāṣṭram amuṣmai dehi vṛṣaseno si rāṣṭradā rāṣṭraṃ me dehi svāhā vṛṣaseno si rāṣṭradā rāṣṭram amuṣmai dehi

Thou art the wave of the bull, giver of the realm: give me the realm, svāhā. Thou art the wave of the bull, giver of the realm: give the realm to so-and-so. Thou hast the bull for thy host, giver of the realm: give me the realm, svāhā. Thou hast the bull for thy host, giver of the realm: give the realm to so-and-so.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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Wave of the male art thou, giver of kingship. Do thou— All-hail!—bestow on me the kingdom. Wave of the male art thou, giver of kingship. Do thou on So-and-So bestow the kingdom. Thou hast a host of males, giver of kingship. Do thou— All-hail!—bestow on me the kingdom. A host of males hast thou, giver of kingship. Do thou on So-and-So bestow the kingdom.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.3

अर्थेत स्थ राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रं मे दत्त स्वाहा अर्थेत स्थ राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रम् अमुष्मै दत्त ओजस्वती स्थ राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रं मे दत्त स्वाहा ओजस्वती स्थ राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रम् अमुष्मै दत्त आपः परिवाहिणी स्थ राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रं मे दत्त स्वाहा आपः परिवाहिणी स्थ राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रम् अमुष्मै दत्त अपां पतिर् असि राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रं मे देहि स्वाहा अपां पतिर् असि राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रम् अमुष्मै देहि अपां गर्भो सि राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रं मे देहि स्वाहा अपां गर्भो सि राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रम् अमुष्मै देहि

artheta stha rāṣṭradā rāṣṭraṃ me datta svāhā artheta stha rāṣṭradā rāṣṭram amuṣmai datta ojasvatī stha rāṣṭradā rāṣṭraṃ me datta svāhā ojasvatī stha rāṣṭradā rāṣṭram amuṣmai datta āpaḥ parivāhiṇī stha rāṣṭradā rāṣṭraṃ me datta svāhā āpaḥ parivāhiṇī stha rāṣṭradā rāṣṭram amuṣmai datta apāṃ patir asi rāṣṭradā rāṣṭraṃ me dehi svāhā apāṃ patir asi rāṣṭradā rāṣṭram amuṣmai dehi apāṃ garbho si rāṣṭradā rāṣṭraṃ me dehi svāhā apāṃ garbho si rāṣṭradā rāṣṭram amuṣmai dehi

Ye are the purposeful ones, givers of the realm: give me the realm, svāhā. Ye are the purposeful ones, givers of the realm: give the realm to so-and-so. Ye are full of strength, givers of the realm: give me the realm, svāhā. Ye are full of strength, givers of the realm: give the realm to so-and-so. Ye Waters are the overflowing ones, givers of the realm: give me the realm, svāhā. Ye Waters are the overflowing ones, givers of the realm: give the realm to so-and-so. Thou art the lord of the waters, giver of the realm: give me the realm, svāhā. Thou art the lord of the waters, giver of the realm: give the realm to so-and-so. Thou art the embryo of the waters, giver of the realm: give me the realm, svāhā. Thou art the embryo of the waters, giver of the realm: give the realm to so-and-so.

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

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Swift at your work are ye, givers of kingship. Do ye— All-hail!—bestow on me the kingdom. Swift at your work are ye, givers of kingship. Do ye on So-and-So bestow the kingdom. Endowed with strength are ye, givers of kingship, etc. O’erflowing floods are ye, etc. The Waters’ Lord art thou, giver of kingship. Do thou, etc. The Waters’ Child art thou, etc.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.4

सूर्यत्वचस स्थ राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रं मे दत्त स्वाहा सूर्यत्वचस स्थ राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रम् अमुष्मै दत्त सूर्यवर्चस स्थ राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रं मे दत्त स्वाहा सूर्यवर्चस स्थ राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रम् अमुष्मै दत्त मान्दा स्थ राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रं मे दत्त स्वाहा मान्दा स्थ राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रम् अमुष्मै दत्त व्रजक्षित स्थ राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रं मे दत्त स्वाहा व्रजक्षित स्थ राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रम् अमुष्मै दत्त वाशा स्थ राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रं मे दत्त स्वाहा वाशा स्थ राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रम् अमुष्मै दत्त शविष्ठा स्थ राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रं मे दत्त स्वाहा शविष्ठा स्थ राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रम् अमुष्मै दत्त शक्वरी स्थ राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रं मे दत्त स्वाहा शक्वरी स्थ राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रम् अमुष्मै दत्त जनभृत स्थ राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रं मे दत्त स्वाहा जनभृत स्थ राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रम् अमुष्मै दत्त विश्वभृत स्थ राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रं मे दत्त स्वाहा विश्वभृत स्थ राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रम् अमुष्मै दत्त आपः स्वराज स्थ राष्ट्रदा राष्ट्रम् अमुंऐ दत्त मधुमतीर् मधुमतीभिः पृच्यन्तां महि क्षत्रं क्षत्रियाय वन्वानाः अनाधृष्टाः सीदत सहौजसो महि क्षत्रं क्षत्रियाय दधतीः

sūryatvacasa stha rāṣṭradā rāṣṭraṃ me datta svāhā sūryatvacasa stha rāṣṭradā rāṣṭram amuṣmai datta sūryavarcasa stha rāṣṭradā rāṣṭraṃ me datta svāhā sūryavarcasa stha rāṣṭradā rāṣṭram amuṣmai datta māndā stha rāṣṭradā rāṣṭraṃ me datta svāhā māndā stha rāṣṭradā rāṣṭram amuṣmai datta vrajakṣita stha rāṣṭradā rāṣṭraṃ me datta svāhā vrajakṣita stha rāṣṭradā rāṣṭram amuṣmai datta vāśā stha rāṣṭradā rāṣṭraṃ me datta svāhā vāśā stha rāṣṭradā rāṣṭram amuṣmai datta śaviṣṭhā stha rāṣṭradā rāṣṭraṃ me datta svāhā śaviṣṭhā stha rāṣṭradā rāṣṭram amuṣmai datta śakvarī stha rāṣṭradā rāṣṭraṃ me datta svāhā śakvarī stha rāṣṭradā rāṣṭram amuṣmai datta janabhṛta stha rāṣṭradā rāṣṭraṃ me datta svāhā janabhṛta stha rāṣṭradā rāṣṭram amuṣmai datta viśvabhṛta stha rāṣṭradā rāṣṭraṃ me datta svāhā viśvabhṛta stha rāṣṭradā rāṣṭram amuṣmai datta āpaḥ svarāja stha rāṣṭradā rāṣṭram amuṃai datta madhumatīr madhumatībhiḥ pṛcyantāṃ mahi kṣatraṃ kṣatriyāya vanvānāḥ anādhṛṣṭāḥ sīdata sahaujaso mahi kṣatraṃ kṣatriyāya dadhatīḥ

Ye have the sun for your skin, givers of the realm: give me the realm, svāhā. Ye have the sun for your skin, givers of the realm: give the realm to so-and-so. Ye have the sun's splendour, givers of the realm: give me the realm, svāhā. Ye have the sun's splendour, givers of the realm: give the realm to so-and-so. Ye are the gladdening ones, givers of the realm: give me the realm, svāhā. Ye are the gladdening ones, givers of the realm: give the realm to so-and-so. Ye dwell in the pen, givers of the realm: give me the realm, svāhā. Ye dwell in the pen, givers of the realm: give the realm to so-and-so. Ye are the bellowing ones, givers of the realm: give me the realm, svāhā. Ye are the bellowing ones, givers of the realm: give the realm to so-and-so. Ye are the mightiest, givers of the realm: give me the realm, svāhā. Ye are the mightiest, givers of the realm: give the realm to so-and-so. Ye are the Śakvarī verses, givers of the realm: give me the realm, svāhā. Ye are the Śakvarī verses, givers of the realm: give the realm to so-and-so. Ye are bearers of men, givers of the realm: give me the realm, svāhā. Ye are bearers of men, givers of the realm: give the realm to so-and-so. Ye are bearers of all, givers of the realm: give me the realm, svāhā. Ye are bearers of all, givers of the realm: give the realm to so-and-so. Ye Waters are self-ruling, givers of the realm: give the realm to so-and-so. Let the honeyed ones be mingled with the honeyed ones, winning great dominion for the Kṣatriya. Sit down unassailable, strong in might, conferring great dominion on the Kṣatriya.

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

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With sun-bright skins are ye, givers, etc. Brilliant as Suns are ye, etc. Bringers of joy are ye, etc. Dwellers in cloud are ye, etc Desirable are ye, etc. Most powerful are ye, etc. Endowed with might are ye, etc. Man-nourishing are ye, etc. All-nourishing are ye, etc. Self-ruling Waters are ye, giving kingship. On So-and-So do ye bestow the kingdom. Together with the sweet let sweet ones mingle, obtaining for the Kshatriya mighty power. Rest in your place inviolate and potent, bestowing on the Kshatriya mighty power.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.5

सोमस्य त्विषिर् असि तवेव मे त्विषिर् भूयात् अग्नये स्वाहा सोमाय स्वाहा सवित्रे स्वाहा सरस्वत्यै स्वाहा पूष्णे स्वाहा बृहस्पतये स्वाहा इन्द्राय स्वाहा घोषाय स्वाहा श्लोकाय स्वाहा अꣳशाय स्वाहा भगाय स्वाहा अर्यम्णे स्वाहा

somasya tviṣir asi taveva me tviṣir bhūyāt agnaye svāhā somāya svāhā savitre svāhā sarasvatyai svāhā pūṣṇe svāhā bṛhaspataye svāhā indrāya svāhā ghoṣāya svāhā ślokāya svāhā aṁśāya svāhā bhagāya svāhā aryamṇe svāhā

Thou art the vehemence of Soma; may thy vehemence be mine. To Agni, svāhā. To Soma, svāhā. To Savitṛ, svāhā. To Sarasvatī, svāhā. To Pūṣan, svāhā. To Bṛhaspati, svāhā. To Indra, svāhā. To Sound, svāhā. To Śloka, svāhā. To Aṁśa, svāhā. To Bhaga, svāhā. To Aryaman, svāhā.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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Brilliance of Soma art thou: may my brilliance grow like thine. To Agni Hail! To Soma Hail! To Savitar Hail! To Sarasvatî Hail! To Pûshan Hail! To Brihaspati Hail! To Indra Hail! To the Noise Hail! To Fame Hail To Amsa Hail! To Bhaga Hail! To Aryaman Hail!

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.6

पवित्रे स्थो वैष्णव्यौ सवितुर् वः प्रसव उत् पुनाम्य् अच्छिद्रेण पवित्रेण सूर्यस्य रश्मिभिः अनिभृष्टम् असि वाचो बन्धुस् तपोजाः सोमस्य दात्रम् असि स्वाहा राजस्वः

pavitre stho vaiṣṇavyau savitur vaḥ prasava ut punāmy acchidreṇa pavitreṇa sūryasya raśmibhiḥ anibhṛṣṭam asi vāco bandhus tapojāḥ somasya dātram asi svāhā rājasvaḥ

Ye two are strainers, belonging to Viṣṇu; at the impulse of Savitṛ I purify you with the flawless strainer, with the rays of the sun. Thou art unquenched, kinsman of speech, born of heat; thou art the sickle of Soma, svāhā, conferring kingship.

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

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Ye are two strainers, Varuna's own possession. I make you pure at Savitar's impulsion, with flawless strainer, with the beams of Sûrya. Thou, friend of speech, heat-born, art undefeated. Soma's share art thou. Hail, ye king producers!

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.7

सधमादो द्युम्निनीर् आप एता अनाधृष्टा अपस्यो वसानाः पस्त्यासु चक्रे वरुणः सधस्थम् अपाꣳ शिशुर् मातृतमास्व् अन्तः

sadhamādo dyumninīr āpa etā anādhṛṣṭā apasyo vasānāḥ pastyāsu cakre varuṇaḥ sadhastham apāṁ śiśur mātṛtamāsv antaḥ

These Waters, feasting together, brilliant, unassailable, clothing themselves in works — among the dwellings Varuṇa has made his seat, the child of the waters within the most motherly ones.

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

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Sharers in joy are these majestic Waters, inviolate, industrious, investing. In these as homes hath Varuna made his dwelling, he, Child of Waters, in the best of mothers.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.8

क्षत्रस्योल्वम् असि क्षत्रस्य जराय्व् असि क्षत्रस्य योनिर् असि क्षत्रस्य नाभिर् असि इन्द्रस्य वात्रघ्नम् मित्रस्यासि वरुणस्यासि त्वयायं वृत्रं बधेत् दृवासि रुजासि क्षुमासि पातैनं प्राञ्चम् पातैनं प्रत्यञ्चम् पातैनं तिर्यञ्चं दिग्भ्यः पात

kṣatrasyolvam asi kṣatrasya jarāyv asi kṣatrasya yonir asi kṣatrasya nābhir asi indrasya vātraghnam mitrasyāsi varuṇasyāsi tvayāyaṃ vṛtraṃ badhet dṛvāsi rujāsi kṣumāsi pātainaṃ prāñcam pātainaṃ pratyañcam pātainaṃ tiryañcaṃ digbhyaḥ pāta

Thou art the membrane of dominion, thou art the afterbirth of dominion, thou art the womb of dominion, thou art the navel of dominion. Thou art Indra's Vṛtra-slayer, thou art Mitra's, thou art Varuṇa's; with thee may this man slay Vṛtra. Thou art splitting, thou art breaking, thou art crushing. Guard him going forward, guard him going back, guard him going sideways; guard (him) from the directions.

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

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Thou art the inner caul of princely power, Thou art the outer caul of princely power. Of princely power thou art the womb, the navel. Thou art the Vritra-slaying arm of Indra. Mitra's art thou, thou Varuna's possession. With thee to aid may this man slaughter Vritra. Cleaver art thou; thou Render; thou art Shaker. Protect him ye in front, protect him rearwards; protect him sidewards; from all quarters guard him.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.9

आविर्मयाः आवित्तो अग्निर् गृहपतिः आवित्त इन्द्रो वृद्धश्रवाः आवित्तौ मित्रावरुणौ धृतव्रतौ आवित्तः पूषा विश्ववेदाः आवित्ते द्यावापृथिवी विश्वशम्भुवौ आवित्तादितिर् उरुशर्मा

āvirmayāḥ āvitto agnir gṛhapatiḥ āvitta indro vṛddhaśravāḥ āvittau mitrāvaruṇau dhṛtavratau āvittaḥ pūṣā viśvavedāḥ āvitte dyāvāpṛthivī viśvaśambhuvau āvittāditir uruśarmā

Manifest are the powers. Found is Agni the householder. Found is Indra of increased fame. Found are Mitra and Varuṇa, upholders of vows. Found is Pūṣan, knower of all. Found are Heaven and Earth, benefactors of all. Found is Aditi of wide shelter.

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

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Visible, O ye men, Informed is Agni, Master of the House. hold. Informed is Indra of exalted glory. Informed are Mitra-Varuna, Law-Maintainers. Informed is Pûshan, Lord of all Possessions. Informed are Heaven and Earth, the All-propitious. Informed is Aditi who gives wide shelter.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.10

अवेष्टा दन्दशूकाः प्राचीम् आ रोह गायत्री त्वावतु रथन्तरꣳ साम त्रिवृत् स्तोमो वसन्त ऋतुर् ब्रह्म द्रविणम्

aveṣṭā dandaśūkāḥ prācīm ā roha gāyatrī tvāvatu rathantaraṁ sāma trivṛt stomo vasanta ṛtur brahma draviṇam

Driven off are the biting creatures. Ascend the eastward (quarter): may the Gāyatrī protect thee; the Rathantara chant, the threefold laud, the spring season, brahman (is thy) wealth.

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Appeased by sacrifice are biting creatures, Ascend the East. May Gâyatrî protect thee, the psalm Rathantara, the triple praise-song, the season Spring, and the rich treasure, Priesthood.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.11

दक्षिणाम् आ रोह त्रिष्टुप् त्वावतु बृहत् साम पञ्चदश स्तोमो ग्रीष्म ऋतुः क्षत्रं द्रविणम्

dakṣiṇām ā roha triṣṭup tvāvatu bṛhat sāma pañcadaśa stomo grīṣma ṛtuḥ kṣatraṃ draviṇam

Ascend the southward (quarter): may the Triṣṭubh protect thee; the Bṛhat chant, the fifteenfold laud, the hot season, kṣatra (is thy) wealth.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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Ascend the South. Be thy protectors Trishtup, the Brihat Sâman, the fifteenfold praise-song, the Reason Summer, and the treasure Kingship.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.12

प्रतीचीम् आ रोह जगती त्वावतु वैरूपꣳ साम सप्तदश स्तोमो वर्षा ऋतुः विड् द्रविणम्

pratīcīm ā roha jagatī tvāvatu vairūpaṁ sāma saptadaśa stomo varṣā ṛtuḥ viḍ draviṇam

Ascend the westward (quarter): may the Jagatī protect thee; the Vairūpa chant, the seventeenfold laud, the rainy season, the clans (viś) (are thy) wealth.

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Ascend the West. May Jagatî protect thee, the psalm Vairûpa, the seventeenfold praise-song, the Rain-time, and that store of wealth, the People.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.13

उदीचीम् आ रोहानुष्टुप् त्वावतु वैराजꣳ सामैकविꣳश स्तोमः शरद् ऋतुः फलं द्रविणम्

udīcīm ā rohānuṣṭup tvāvatu vairājaṁ sāmaikaviṁśa stomaḥ śarad ṛtuḥ phalaṃ draviṇam

Ascend the northward (quarter): may the Anuṣṭubh protect thee; the Vairāja chant, the twenty-onefold laud, the autumn season, fruit (is thy) wealth.

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Ascend the North. Thy guardians be Anushtup, Vairâja psalm, the twenty-onefold praise-song, the season Autumn, that rich treasure Fruitage.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.14

ऊर्ध्वाम् आ रोह पङ्क्तिस् त्वावतु शाक्वररैवते सामनी त्रिणवत्रयस्त्रिꣳशौ स्तोमौ हेमन्तशिशिराव् ऋतू वर्चो द्रविणम् प्रत्यस्तं नमुचेः शिरः

ūrdhvām ā roha paṅktis tvāvatu śākvararaivate sāmanī triṇavatrayastriṁśau stomau hemantaśiśirāv ṛtū varco draviṇam pratyastaṃ namuceḥ śiraḥ

Ascend the upward (quarter): may the Paṅkti protect thee; the Śākvara and Raivata chants, the twenty-sevenfold and thirty-threefold lauds, the winter and the cool season, splendour (is thy) wealth. Cast down is the head of Namuci.

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Ascend the Zenith. Pankti be thy keeper, Sâkvara, Raivata the pair of Sâmans, Praise-songs the thirty-threefold and thrice-ninefold, both seasons, Winter, Dews, that treasure lustre. The head of Namuchi hath been cast from me.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.15

सोमस्य त्विषिर् असि तवेव मे त्विषिर् भूयात् मृत्योः पाहि ओजो सि सहो स्य् अमृतम् असि

somasya tviṣir asi taveva me tviṣir bhūyāt mṛtyoḥ pāhi ojo si saho sy amṛtam asi

Thou art the vehemence of Soma; may thy vehemence be mine. Guard (me) from death. Thou art strength, thou art might, thou art immortality.

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Brilliance of Soma art thou, may my brilliance grow like thine. Save me from death. Vigour art thou, victory, everlasting life.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.16

हिरण्यरूपा उषसो विरोक उभाव् इन्द्रा उदिथः सूर्यश् च आ रोहतं वरुण मित्र गर्तं ततश् चक्षाथाम् अदितिं दितिं च मित्रो सि वरुणो सि

hiraṇyarūpā uṣaso viroka ubhāv indrā udithaḥ sūryaś ca ā rohataṃ varuṇa mitra gartaṃ tataś cakṣāthām aditiṃ ditiṃ ca mitro si varuṇo si

Gold-formed are the shinings-forth of the dawns; both Indras have risen up, and the Sun. Ascend the seat, O Varuṇa, O Mitra; from there look upon Aditi and Diti. Thou art Mitra, thou art Varuṇa.

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With golden bodies, at the flush of morning, ye rise on high, two Sovran Lords, and Sûrya. Ascend your car, O Varuna and Mitra: thence view infinity and limitation. Thou art Mitra, thou art Varuna.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.17

सोमस्य त्वा द्युम्नेनाभिषिञ्चाम्य् अग्नेर् भ्राजसा सूर्यस्य वर्चसेन्द्रस्येन्द्रियेण क्षत्राणां क्षत्रपतिर् एध्य् अति दिद्यून् पाहि

somasya tvā dyumnenābhiṣiñcāmy agner bhrājasā sūryasya varcasendrasyendriyeṇa kṣatrāṇāṃ kṣatrapatir edhy ati didyūn pāhi

I anoint thee with the brilliance of Soma, with the blaze of Agni, with the splendour of the Sun, with the indriya-power of Indra. Be thou lord of the kṣatra-powers; guard (us) beyond the missiles.

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Thee with the strength of Soma, Agni's lustre, with Sûrya's splendour, Indra's might I sprinkle. Be Lord of princes: safe past arrows guard him. 18 = IX. 40.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.18

इमं देवा असुपत्नꣳ सुवध्वं महते क्षत्राय महते ज्यैष्ठ्याय महते जानराज्यायेन्द्रस्येन्द्रियाय इमम् अमुष्य पुत्रम् अमुष्यै पुत्रम् अस्यै विश एष वो मी राजा सोमो स्माकं ब्राह्मणानाꣳ राजा

imaṃ devā asupatnaṁ suvadhvaṃ mahate kṣatrāya mahate jyaiṣṭhyāya mahate jānarājyāyendrasyendriyāya imam amuṣya putram amuṣyai putram asyai viśa eṣa vo mī rājā somo smākaṃ brāhmaṇānāṁ rājā

O gods, impel this man, him without a rival, to great kṣatra, to great pre-eminence, to great rule over men, to the indriya-power of Indra. This one, the son of so-and-so, the son of such-and-such a woman, of this clan — this is your king, O (people); Soma is the king of us Brahmans.

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VS 10.19

प्र पर्वतस्य वृषभस्य पृष्ठान् नावश् चरन्ति स्वसिच इयानाः ता आववृत्रन्न् अधराग् उदक्ता अहिं बुध्न्यम् अनु रीयमाणाः विष्णोर् विकर्मणम् असि विष्णोर् विक्रान्तम् असि विष्णोः क्रान्तम् असि

pra parvatasya vṛṣabhasya pṛṣṭhān nāvaś caranti svasica iyānāḥ tā āvavṛtrann adharāg udaktā ahiṃ budhnyam anu rīyamāṇāḥ viṣṇor vikarmaṇam asi viṣṇor vikrāntam asi viṣṇoḥ krāntam asi

Forth from the back of the mountain, of the bull, the ships move, released from their own bonds. They have turned back, poured downward, flowing after the serpent of the depth. Thou art Viṣṇu's outstriding, thou art Viṣṇu's stride-forth, thou art Viṣṇu's stride.

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Forth from the summit of the bull, the mountain, pouring spontaneously, the ships keep moving. They, lifted up, have turned them back and downward, still flowing onward, after Ahibudhnya. Thou art the stepping-forth of Vishnu: thou art Vishnu's outstep; Vishnu's step art thou.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.20

प्रजापते न त्वद् एतान्य् अन्यो विश्वा रूपाणि परि ता बभूव यत्कामास् ते जुहुमस् तन् नो अस्तु अयम् अमुष्य पितासाव् अस्य पिता वयꣳ स्याम पतयो रयीणाꣳ स्वाहा रुद्र यत् ते क्रिवि परं नाम तस्मिन् हुतम् अस्य् अमेष्टम् असि स्वाहा

prajāpate na tvad etāny anyo viśvā rūpāṇi pari tā babhūva yatkāmās te juhumas tan no astu ayam amuṣya pitāsāv asya pitā vayaṁ syāma patayo rayīṇāṁ svāhā rudra yat te krivi paraṃ nāma tasmin hutam asy ameṣṭam asi svāhā

O Prajāpati, no other than thou has encompassed all these forms. With whatever desire we make offering to thee, let that be ours. May we be lords of riches. This one is the father of so-and-so, that one the father of this one. Hail! O Rudra, whatever of thine is thy highest name, O Krivi, in that thou art offered to, in that thou art sacrificed to. Hail!

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Prajâpati, thou only comprehendest all these created forms, and none beside thee. Give us our heart's desire when we invoke thee. So-and-So's father is this man. Sire of this man is So-and-So. May we—All-hail!—be lords of rich possessions. What active highest name thou hast, O Rudra, therein thou art an offering, art an offering at home. All-hail!

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.21

इन्द्रस्य वज्रो सि मित्रावरुणयोस् त्वा प्रशास्त्रोः प्रशिषा युनज्मि अव्यथायै त्वा स्वधायै त्वारिष्टो अर्जुनः मरुतां प्रसवेन जय आपाम मनसा सम् इन्द्रियेण

indrasya vajro si mitrāvaruṇayos tvā praśāstroḥ praśiṣā yunajmi avyathāyai tvā svadhāyai tvāriṣṭo arjunaḥ marutāṃ prasavena jaya āpāma manasā sam indriyeṇa

Thou art the thunderbolt of Indra. I yoke thee by the direction of Mitra and Varuṇa, the two praśāstṛs; thee for unshakenness, thee for self-strength. Unharmed is Arjuna. Conquer by the impulse of the Maruts. We have attained (it) together with the mind, with indriya-power.

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Indra's bolt art thou. I by the direction of Mitra-Varuna, Directors, yoke thee. I, the uninjured Arjuna, mount thee for firmness, thee for food. By quickening of the Maruts be thou victor. May we obtain by mind: with power united.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.22

मा त इन्द्र ते वयं तुराषाड् अयुक्तासो अब्रह्मता विदसाम तिष्ठा रथम् अधि यं वज्रहस्ता रश्मीन् देव युवसे स्वश्वान्

mā ta indra te vayaṃ turāṣāḍ ayuktāso abrahmatā vidasāma tiṣṭhā ratham adhi yaṃ vajrahastā raśmīn deva yuvase svaśvān

Let us not, O Indra, be found by thee, O swift-conquering one, unyoked and without brahman. Mount the chariot, O god, to which, thunderbolt in hand, thou yokest the reins of thy good horses.

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Let us not, Indra, conqueror of the mighty, unfit through lack of prayer fail to obtain thee. Ascend the car which thou whose hand bears thunder controllest, and the reins with noble horses.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.23

अग्नये गृहपतये स्वाहा सोमाय वनस्पतये स्वाहा मरुताम् ओजसे स्वाहा इन्द्रस्येन्द्रियाय स्वाहा पृथिवि मातर् मा मा हिꣳसीर् मो अहं त्वाम्

agnaye gṛhapataye svāhā somāya vanaspataye svāhā marutām ojase svāhā indrasyendriyāya svāhā pṛthivi mātar mā mā hiṁsīr mo ahaṃ tvām

To Agni the house-lord, hail! To Soma the lord of the forest-tree, hail! To the might of the Maruts, hail! To the indriya-power of Indra, hail! O Earth, O mother, do not harm me, nor I thee.

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All hail to Agni, Master of the Household! All-hail to Soma, Sovran of the Forest! All-hail to the great vigour of the Maruts! All-hail to the effectual might of Indra! Injure me not, O Mother Earth, and may I never injure thee.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.24

हꣳसः शुचिषद् वसुर् अन्तरिक्षसद् धोता वेदिषद् अतिथिर् दुरोणसत् नृषद् वरसद् ऋतसद् व्योमसद् अब्जा गोजा ऋतजा अद्रिजा ऋतं बृहत्

haṁsaḥ śuciṣad vasur antarikṣasad dhotā vediṣad atithir duroṇasat nṛṣad varasad ṛtasad vyomasad abjā gojā ṛtajā adrijā ṛtaṃ bṛhat

The swan sitting in brightness, the Vasu sitting in the mid-air, the hotṛ sitting on the altar, the guest sitting in the house; sitting among men, sitting in the chosen (place), sitting in ṛta, sitting in heaven; born from the waters, born from the cow, born from ṛta, born from the rock — the great ṛta.

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The Hamsa throned in light, the Vasu in mid-air, the Priest beside the altar, Guest within the house, Dwelling in noblest place, mid men, in truth, in sky, born of flood, kine, truth, mountain, be is mighty Law.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.25

इयद् अस्यायुर् अस्यायुर् मयि धेहि युङ्ङ् असि वर्चो सि वर्चो मयि धेहि ऊर्ग् अस्य् ऊर्जं मयि धेहि इन्द्रस्य वां वीर्यकृतो बाहू अभ्युपाव हरामि

iyad asyāyur asyāyur mayi dhehi yuṅṅ asi varco si varco mayi dhehi ūrg asy ūrjaṃ mayi dhehi indrasya vāṃ vīryakṛto bāhū abhyupāva harāmi

So much is his lifetime; place his lifetime in me. Thou art yoked (united); thou art splendour, place splendour in me; thou art vigour, place vigour in me. You two arms of Indra, the doer of heroic deeds, I draw down over (me).

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So great art thou: life art thou; give me life, Mate art thou: thou art splendour; give me splendour. Strength art thou: give me strength. I draw you downward, two arms of Indra mighty in achievement.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.26

स्योनासि सुषदासि क्षत्रस्य योनिर् असि स्योनाम् आ सीद सुषदाम् आ सीद क्षत्रस्य योनिम् आ सीद

syonāsi suṣadāsi kṣatrasya yonir asi syonām ā sīda suṣadām ā sīda kṣatrasya yonim ā sīda

Thou art pleasant, thou art a good seat, thou art the womb of the kṣatra. Sit upon the pleasant one, sit upon the good seat, sit upon the womb of the kṣatra.

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Fair art thou, good to sit on, womb of kingship. Sit on the fair one, sit on that which offers a pleasant seat: sit in the womb of kingship.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.27

नि षसाद घृतव्रतो वरुणः पस्त्यास्व् आ साम्राज्याय सुक्रतुः

ni ṣasāda ghṛtavrato varuṇaḥ pastyāsv ā sāmrājyāya sukratuḥ

He has sat down, Varuṇa of the ghee-vow, in the dwellings, for sovereign rule, he of good kratu.

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Varuna, Law's maintainer, hath sat down among his people, he Most wise, for universal sway.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.28

अभिभूर् अस्य् एतास् ते पञ्च दिशः कल्पन्ताम् ब्रह्मꣳस् त्वं ब्रह्मासि सवितासि सत्यप्रसवः वरुणो सि सत्यौजाः इन्द्रो सि विशौजाः रुद्रो सि सुशेवः बहुकार श्रेयस्कर भूयस्कर इन्द्रस्य वज्रो सि तेन मे रध्य

abhibhūr asy etās te pañca diśaḥ kalpantām brahmaṁs tvaṃ brahmāsi savitāsi satyaprasavaḥ varuṇo si satyaujāḥ indro si viśaujāḥ rudro si suśevaḥ bahukāra śreyaskara bhūyaskara indrasya vajro si tena me radhya

Thou art the overcomer; let these five quarters be arranged for thee. O brahman, thou art brahman; thou art Savitṛ of true impelling; thou art Varuṇa of true might; thou art Indra of clan-might; thou art Rudra the kindly. O doer of much, maker of what is better, maker of more — thou art the thunderbolt of Indra; by that be favourable to me.

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Supreme Lord art thou. May these five regions of thine be prosperous. Brahman! Thou art Brahman, Savitar art thou, faithful in impulsion, Varuna art thou, he whose power is real. Indra art thou, whose strength is of the people. Rudra art thou, the very kind and gracious. Doer of much, Improver, Wealth-increaser! Indra's holt art thou. Be therewith my vassal.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.29

अग्निः पृथुर् धर्मणस् पतिर् जुषाणो अग्निः पृथुर् धर्मणस् पतिर् आज्यस्य वेतु स्वाहा स्वाहाकृताः सूर्यस्य रश्मिबिर् यतध्वꣳ सजातानां मध्यमेष्ठ्याय

agniḥ pṛthur dharmaṇas patir juṣāṇo agniḥ pṛthur dharmaṇas patir ājyasya vetu svāhā svāhākṛtāḥ sūryasya raśmibir yatadhvaṁ sajātānāṃ madhyameṣṭhyāya

Agni, broad, lord of the ordinance, taking pleasure (in it); may Agni, broad, lord of the ordinance, partake of the melted butter. Hail! Made with the call 'hail', strive along with the rays of the Sun, for the middlemost station among one's kinsmen.

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May spacious Agni, Lord of Duty, gladly, vast Agni, Duty's Lord, accept the butter. All-hail! Hallowed by Svâhâ, with the beams of Sûrya, strive for his central place among the kinsmen.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.30

सवित्रा प्रसवित्रा सरस्वत्या वाचा त्वष्ट्रा रूपैः पूष्णा पशुभिर् इन्द्रेणास्मे बृहस्पतिना ब्रह्मणा वरुणेनौजसाग्निना तेजसा सोमेन राज्ञा विष्णुना दशम्या देवतया प्रसूतः प्र सर्पामि

savitrā prasavitrā sarasvatyā vācā tvaṣṭrā rūpaiḥ pūṣṇā paśubhir indreṇāsme bṛhaspatinā brahmaṇā varuṇenaujasāgninā tejasā somena rājñā viṣṇunā daśamyā devatayā prasūtaḥ pra sarpāmi

Impelled by Savitṛ the impeller, by Sarasvatī with speech, by Tvaṣṭṛ with forms, by Pūṣan with cattle, by Indra among us, by Bṛhaspati with brahman, by Varuṇa with force, by Agni with brilliance, by Soma the king, by Viṣṇu as the tenth deity — thus impelled, I creep forth.

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I creep forth urged onward by Savitar the Impeller; by Sarasvatî, Speech; by Tvashtar, created forms; by Pûshan, cattle; by this Indra; by Brihaspati, Devotion; by Varuna, Power; by Agni, Brilliance; by Soma, the King; by Vishnu the tenth Deity.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.31

अश्विभ्यां पच्यस्व सरस्वत्यै पच्यस्व इन्द्राय सुत्राम्णे पच्यस्व वायुः पूतः पवित्रेण प्रत्यङ्क् सोमो अतिस्रुतः इन्द्रस्य युज्यः सखा

aśvibhyāṃ pacyasva sarasvatyai pacyasva indrāya sutrāmṇe pacyasva vāyuḥ pūtaḥ pavitreṇa pratyaṅk somo atisrutaḥ indrasya yujyaḥ sakhā

Be cooked for the Aśvins, be cooked for Sarasvatī, be cooked for Indra the good protector. Vāyu is purified by the filter; the Soma, turned this way, has flowed across; he is Indra's fit comrade.

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Get dressed for the Asvins. Get dressed for Sarasvatî: Get dressed for Indra the Good Deliverer: Soma the Wind, purified by the strainer, Indra's meet friend, hath gone o’erflowing backward.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.32

कुविद् अङ्ग यवमन्तो वयं चिद् यथा दान्त्य् अनुपूर्वं वियूय इहेहैषां कृणुहि भोजनानि ये बर्हिषो नमüक्तिं यजन्ति उपयामगृहीतो स्य् अश्विभ्यां त्वा सरस्वत्यै त्वेन्द्राय त्वा सुत्राम्णे

kuvid aṅga yavamanto vayaṃ cid yathā dānty anupūrvaṃ viyūya ihehaiṣāṃ kṛṇuhi bhojanāni ye barhiṣo namaüktiṃ yajanti upayāmagṛhīto sy aśvibhyāṃ tvā sarasvatyai tvendrāya tvā sutrāmṇe

Surely indeed, we too, possessing barley, as they cut in due order, separating (the grain) — make their foods (be) here, here, for those who worship with the homage-utterance of the barhis. Thou art taken with the upayāma: thee for the Aśvins, thee for Sarasvatī, thee for Indra the good protector.

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What then? As men whose fields are full of barley reap the ripe corn, removing it in order, So bring the food of these men, bring it hither, who pay the Sacred Grass their spoken homage. Taken upon a base art thou. Thee for the Asvins. Thee for Sarasvatî, and thee for Indra, for the Excellent Protector.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.33

वयꣳ सुरामम् अश्विना नमुचाव् आसुरे सचा विपिपाना शुभस् पती इन्द्रं कर्मस्व् आवतम्

vayaṁ surāmam aśvinā namucāv āsure sacā vipipānā śubhas patī indraṃ karmasv āvatam

We (drank) the surāma — O Aśvins, drinking deeply together at Namuci the Asura, O lords of splendour, you two helped Indra in his works.

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

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Ye Asvins, Lords of Splendour, drank full draughts of grateful Soma juice, And aided Indra in his deeds with Namuchi of Asura birth.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)

VS 10.34

पुत्रम् इव पितराव् अश्विनोभेन्द्रावथुः काव्यैर् दꣳसनाभिः यत् सुरामं व्यपिबः शचीभिः सरस्वती त्वा मघवन्न् अभिष्णक्

putram iva pitarāv aśvinobhendrāvathuḥ kāvyair daṁsanābhiḥ yat surāmaṃ vyapibaḥ śacībhiḥ sarasvatī tvā maghavann abhiṣṇak

As two parents (help) a son, you two Aśvins helped Indra with poetic skills, with wondrous deeds; when thou didst drink up the surāma with (thy) powers, Sarasvatī healed thee, O Maghavan.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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As parents aid a son, both Asvins aided thee, Indra, with their wondrous powers and wisdom. When thou with might hadst drunk the draught that gladdens, Sarasvatî, O Bounteous Lord, refreshed thee.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1899)