DharmaPragya
Mandala 10, Hymn 128
Containing 9 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 10, Hymn 128, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 9
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ममा॑ग्ने॒ वर्चो॑ विह॒वेष्व॑स्तु व॒यं त्वेन्धा॑नास्त॒न्वं॑ पुषेम मह्यं॑ नमन्तां प्र॒दिश॒श्चत॑स्र॒स्त्वयाध्य॑क्षेण॒ पृत॑ना जयेम
"LET me win glory, Agni, in our battles: enkindling thee, may we support our bodies. May the four regions bend and bow before me: with thee for guardian may we win in combat."
Mandala 10, Hymn 128, Verse 2
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मम॑ दे॒वा वि॑ह॒वे स॑न्तु॒ सर्व॒ इन्द्र॑वन्तो म॒रुतो॒ विष्णु॑र॒ग्निः ममा॒न्तरि॑क्षमु॒रुलो॑कमस्तु॒ मह्यं॒ वातः॑ पवतां॒ कामे॑ अ॒स्मिन्
"May all the Gods be on my side in battle, the Maruts led by Indra, Vishṇu, Agni. Mine be the middle air's extended region, ani may the wind blow favouring these my wishes."
Mandala 10, Hymn 128, Verse 3
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मयि॑ दे॒वा द्रवि॑ण॒मा य॑जन्तां॒ मय्या॒शीर॑स्तु॒ मयि॑ दे॒वहू॑तिः दैव्या॒ होता॑रो वनुषन्त॒ पूर्वेऽरि॑ष्टाः स्याम त॒न्वा॑ सु॒वीराः॑
"May the Gods grant me riches; may the blessing and invocation of the Gods assist me. Foremost in fight be the divine Invokers: may we, unwounded, have brave heroes round us."
Mandala 10, Hymn 128, Verse 4
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मह्यं॑ यजन्तु॒ मम॒ यानि॑ ह॒व्याकू॑तिः स॒त्या मन॑सो मे अस्तु एनो॒ मा नि गां॑ कत॒मच्च॒नाहं विश्वे॑ देवासो॒ अधि॑ वोचता नः
"For me let them present all mine oblations, and let my mind's intention be accomplished. May I he guiltless of the least transgression: and, all ye Go-is, do ye combine to bless us."
Mandala 10, Hymn 128, Verse 5
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देवीः॑ षळुर्वीरु॒रु नः॑ कृणोत॒ विश्वे॑ देवास इ॒ह वी॑रयध्वम् मा हा॑स्महि प्र॒जया॒ मा त॒नूभि॒र्मा र॑धाम द्विष॒ते सो॑म राजन्
"Ye six divine Expanses, grant us freedom: here, all ye Gods, acquit yourselves like heroes. Let us not lose our children or our bodies: let us not benefit the foe, King Soma!"
Mandala 10, Hymn 128, Verse 6
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अग्ने॑ म॒न्युं प्र॑तिनु॒दन्परे॑षा॒मद॑ब्धो गो॒पाः परि॑ पाहि न॒स्त्वम् प्र॒त्यञ्चो॑ यन्तु नि॒गुतः॒ पुन॒स्ते॒३॒॑ऽमैषां॑ चि॒त्तं प्र॒बुधां॒ वि ने॑शत्
"Baffling the wrath of our opponents, Agni, guard us as our infallible Protector. Let these thy foes turn back and seek their houses, and let their thought who watch at home be ruined."
Mandala 10, Hymn 128, Verse 7
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धा॒ता धा॑तॄ॒णां भुव॑नस्य॒ यस्पति॑र्दे॒वं त्रा॒तार॑मभिमातिषा॒हम् इ॒मं य॒ज्ञम॒श्विनो॒भा बृह॒स्पति॑र्दे॒वाः पा॑न्तु॒ यज॑मानं न्य॒र्थात्
"Lord of the world, Creator of creators the saviour God who overcomes the foeman. May Gods, Br̥ihaspati, both Aṣvins shelter from ill thii sacrifice and sacrificer."
Mandala 10, Hymn 128, Verse 8
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उ॒रु॒व्यचा॑ नो महि॒षः शर्म॑ यंसद॒स्मिन्हवे॑ पुरुहू॒तः पु॑रु॒क्षुः स नः॑ प्र॒जायै॑ हर्यश्व मृळ॒येन्द्र॒ मा नो॑ रीरिषो॒ मा परा॑ दाः
"Foodful, and much-invoked, at this our calling mty the great Bull vouchsafe us wide protection. Lord of Bay Coursers, Indra, blew our children: harm us not, give us riot as prey to others."
Mandala 10, Hymn 128, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 9
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ये नः॑ स॒पत्ना॒ अप॒ ते भ॑वन्त्विन्द्रा॒ग्निभ्या॒मव॑ बाधामहे॒ तान् वस॑वो रु॒द्रा आ॑दि॒त्या उ॑परि॒स्पृशं॑ मो॒ग्रं चेत्ता॑रमधिरा॒जम॑क्रन्
"Let those who are our foemen stay. afar from us: with Indra and with Agni we will drive them off. Vasus, Âdityas, Rudras have exalted me, made me far-reaching, inighty, thinker, sovran lord."