DharmaPragya
Mandala 1, Hymn 3
Containing 12 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 1, Hymn 3, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
अश्वि॑ना॒ यज्व॑री॒रिषो॒ द्रव॑त्पाणी॒ शुभ॑स्पती पुरु॑भुजा चन॒स्यत॑म्
"YE Aṣvins, rich in treasure, Lords of splendour, having nimble hands, Accept the sacrificial food."
Mandala 1, Hymn 3, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 12
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अश्वि॑ना॒ पुरु॑दंससा॒ नरा॒ शवी॑रया धि॒या धिष्ण्या॒ वन॑तं॒ गिरः॑
"Ye Aṣvins, rich in wondrous deeds, ye heroes worthy of our praise, Accept our songs with mighty thought."
Mandala 1, Hymn 3, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 12
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दस्रा॑ यु॒वाक॑वः सु॒ता नास॑त्या वृ॒क्तब॑र्हिषः आ या॑तं रुद्रवर्तनी
"Nisatyas, wonder-workers, yours arc these libations with clipt grass: Come ye whose paths are red with flame."
Mandala 1, Hymn 3, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 12
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इन्द्रा या॑हि चित्रभानो सु॒ता इ॒मे त्वा॒यवः॑ अण्वी॑भि॒स्तना॑ पू॒तासः॑
"O Indra marvellously bright, come, these libations long for thee, Thus by fine fingers purified."
Mandala 1, Hymn 3, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 12
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इन्द्रा या॑हि धि॒येषि॒तो विप्र॑जूतः सु॒ताव॑तः उप॒ ब्रह्मा॑णि वा॒घतः॑
"Urged by the holy singer, sped by song, come, Indra, to the prayers, Of the libation-pouring priest."
Mandala 1, Hymn 3, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 12
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इन्द्रा या॑हि॒ तूतु॑जान॒ उप॒ ब्रह्मा॑णि हरिवः सु॒ते द॑धिष्व न॒श्चनः॑
"Approach, O Indra, hasting thee, Lord of Bay Horses, to the prayers. In our libation take delight."
Mandala 1, Hymn 3, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 12
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ओमा॑सश्चर्षणीधृतो॒ विश्वे॑ देवास॒ आ ग॑त दा॒श्वांसो॑ दा॒शुषः॑ सु॒तम्
"Ye Viṣvedevas, who protect, reward, and cherish men, approach Your worshipper's drink-offering."
Mandala 1, Hymn 3, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 12
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विश्वे॑ दे॒वासो॑ अ॒प्तुरः॑ सु॒तमा ग॑न्त॒ तूर्ण॑यः उ॒स्रा इ॑व॒ स्वस॑राणि
"Ye Viṣvedevas, swift at work, come hither quickly to the draught, As milch-kine hasten to their stalls."
Mandala 1, Hymn 3, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
विश्वे॑ दे॒वासो॑ अ॒स्रिध॒ एहि॑मायासो अ॒द्रुहः॑ मेधं॑ जुषन्त॒ वह्न॑यः
"The Viṣvedevas, changing shape like serpents, fearless, void of guile, Bearers, accept the sacred draught"
Mandala 1, Hymn 3, Verse 10
Verse 10 of 12
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पा॒व॒का नः॒ सर॑स्वती॒ वाजे॑भिर्वा॒जिनी॑वती य॒ज्ञं व॑ष्टु धि॒याव॑सुः
"Wealthy in spoil, enriched with hymns, may bright Sarsavad desire, With eager love, our sacrifice."
Mandala 1, Hymn 3, Verse 11
Verse 11 of 12
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चो॒द॒यि॒त्री सू॒नृता॑नां॒ चेत॑न्ती सुमती॒नाम् य॒ज्ञं द॑धे॒ सर॑स्वती
"Inciter of all pleasant songs, inspirer o all gracious thought, Sarasvatî accept our rite"
Mandala 1, Hymn 3, Verse 12
Verse 12 of 12
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म॒हो अर्णः॒ सर॑स्वती॒ प्र चे॑तयति के॒तुना॑ धियो॒ विश्वा॒ वि रा॑जति
"Sarasvatî, the mighty flood,– she with be light illuminates, She brightens every pious thought."