DharmaPragya
Mandala 10, Hymn 74
Containing 6 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 10, Hymn 74, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
वसू॑नां वा चर्कृष॒ इय॑क्षन्धि॒या वा॑ य॒ज्ञैर्वा॒ रोद॑स्योः अर्व॑न्तो वा॒ ये र॑यि॒मन्तः॑ सा॒तौ व॒नुं वा॒ ये सु॒श्रुणं॑ सु॒श्रुतो॒ धुः
"I AM prepared to laud with song or worship the Noble Ones who are in earth and heaven, Or Coursers who have triumphed in, the contest, or those who famed, have won the prize with glory."
Mandala 10, Hymn 74, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
हव॑ एषा॒मसु॑रो नक्षत॒ द्यां श्र॑वस्य॒ता मन॑सा निंसत॒ क्षाम् चक्षा॑णा॒ यत्र॑ सुवि॒ताय॑ दे॒वा द्यौर्न वारे॑भिः कृ॒णव॑न्त॒ स्वैः
"Their call, the call of Gods, went up to heaven: they kissed the ground with glory-seeking spirit, There where the Gods look on for happy fortune, and like the kindly heavens bestow their bounties."
Mandala 10, Hymn 74, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
इ॒यमे॑षाम॒मृता॑नां॒ गीः स॒र्वता॑ता॒ ये कृ॒पण॑न्त॒ रत्न॑म् धियं॑ च य॒ज्ञं च॒ साध॑न्त॒स्ते नो॑ धान्तु वस॒व्य१॒॑मसा॑मि
"This is the song of those Immortal Beings who long for treasures in their full perfection. May these, completing prayers and sacrifices, bestow upon us wealth where naught is wanting."
Mandala 10, Hymn 74, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
आ तत्त॑ इन्द्रा॒यवः॑ पनन्ता॒भि य ऊ॒र्वं गोम॑न्तं॒ तितृ॑त्सान् स॒कृ॒त्स्वं१॒॑ ये पु॑रुपु॒त्रां म॒हीं स॒हस्र॑धारां बृह॒तीं दुदु॑क्षन्
"Those living men extolled thy deed, O Indra, those who would fain burst through the stall of cattle, Fain to milk her who bare but once, great, lofty, whose Sons are many and her streams past number."
Mandala 10, Hymn 74, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
शची॑व॒ इन्द्र॒मव॑से कृणुध्व॒मना॑नतं द॒मय॑न्तं पृत॒न्यून् ऋ॒भु॒क्षणं॑ म॒घवा॑नं सुवृ॒क्तिं भर्ता॒ यो वज्रं॒ नर्यं॑ पुरु॒क्षुः
"Sacivan, win to your assistance Indra who never bends, who overcomes his foemen. R̥ibhukshan, Maghavan, the hymn's upholder, who, rich in food, bears man's kind friend, the thunder."
Mandala 10, Hymn 74, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
यद्वा॒वान॑ पुरु॒तमं॑ पुरा॒षाळा वृ॑त्र॒हेन्द्रो॒ नामा॑न्यप्राः अचे॑ति प्रा॒सह॒स्पति॒स्तुवि॑ष्मा॒न्यदी॑मु॒श्मसि॒ कर्त॑वे॒ कर॒त्तत्
"Since he who won of old anew hath triumphed, Indra hath earned his name of Vr̥itra-slaycr. He hath appeared, the mighty Lord of Conquest. What we would have him do let him accomplish."