DharmaPragya

DharmaPragya

Rigveda

Mandala 10, Hymn 159

Containing 6 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.

Rigveda

Mandala 10, Hymn 159, Verse 1

Verse 1 of 6

SANSKRIT TEXT

उद॒सौ सूर्यो॑ अगा॒दुद॒यं मा॑म॒को भगः॑ अ॒हं तद्वि॑द्व॒ला पति॑म॒भ्य॑साक्षि विषास॒हिः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"YON Sun hath mounted up, and this my happy fate hate mounted high. I knowing this, as conqueror have won my husband for mine own."

Rigveda

Mandala 10, Hymn 159, Verse 2

Verse 2 of 6

SANSKRIT TEXT

अ॒हं के॒तुर॒हं मू॒र्धाहमु॒ग्रा वि॒वाच॑नी ममेदनु॒ क्रतुं॒ पतिः॑ सेहा॒नाया॑ उ॒पाच॑रेत्

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"I am the banner and the head, a mighty arbitress am I: I am victorious, and my Lord shall be submissive to my will."

Rigveda

Mandala 10, Hymn 159, Verse 3

Verse 3 of 6

SANSKRIT TEXT

मम॑ पु॒त्राः श॑त्रु॒हणोऽथो॑ मे दुहि॒ता वि॒राट् उ॒ताहम॑स्मि संज॒या पत्यौ॑ मे॒ श्लोक॑ उत्त॒मः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"My Sons are slayers of the foe, my Daughter is a ruling Queen: I am victorious: o'er my Lord my song of triumph is supreme."

Rigveda

Mandala 10, Hymn 159, Verse 4

Verse 4 of 6

SANSKRIT TEXT

येनेन्द्रो॑ ह॒विषा॑ कृ॒त्व्यभ॑वद्द्यु॒म्न्यु॑त्त॒मः इ॒दं तद॑क्रि देवा असप॒त्ना किला॑भुवम्

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Oblation, that which Indra gave and thus grew glorious and most high,– This have I offered, O ye Gods, and rid me of each rival wife."

Rigveda

Mandala 10, Hymn 159, Verse 5

Verse 5 of 6

SANSKRIT TEXT

अ॒स॒प॒त्ना स॑पत्न॒घ्नी जय॑न्त्यभि॒भूव॑री आवृ॑क्षम॒न्यासां॒ वर्चो॒ राधो॒ अस्थे॑यसामिव

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Destroyer of the rival wife, Sole Spouse, victorious, conqueror, The others' glory have I seized as 'twere the wealth of weaker Dames."

Rigveda

Mandala 10, Hymn 159, Verse 6

Verse 6 of 6

SANSKRIT TEXT

सम॑जैषमि॒मा अ॒हं स॒पत्नी॑रभि॒भूव॑री यथा॒हम॒स्य वी॒रस्य॑ वि॒राजा॑नि॒ जन॑स्य च

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"I have subdued as conqueror these rivals, these my fellow-wives, That I may hold imperial sway over this Hero and the folk."