DharmaPragya
Mandala 1, Hymn 16
Containing 9 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 1, Hymn 16, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
आ त्वा॑ वहन्तु॒ हर॑यो॒ वृष॑णं॒ सोम॑पीतये इन्द्र॑ त्वा॒ सूर॑चक्षसः
"LET thy Bay Steeds bring thee, the Strong, hither to drink the Soma draught- Those, Indra, who are bright as suns."
Mandala 1, Hymn 16, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
इ॒मा धा॒ना घृ॑त॒स्नुवो॒ हरी॑ इ॒होप॑ वक्षतः इन्द्रं॑ सु॒खत॑मे॒ रथे॑
"Here are the grains bedewed with oil: hither let the Bay Coursers bring Indra upon his easiest car."
Mandala 1, Hymn 16, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
इन्द्रं॑ प्रा॒तर्ह॑वामह॒ इन्द्रं॑ प्रय॒त्य॑ध्व॒रे इन्द्रं॒ सोम॑स्य पी॒तये॑
"Indra at early morn we call, Indra in course of sacrifice, Indra to drink the Soma juice."
Mandala 1, Hymn 16, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
उप॑ नः सु॒तमा ग॑हि॒ हरि॑भिरिन्द्र के॒शिभिः॑ सु॒ते हि त्वा॒ हवा॑महे
"Come hither, with thy long-maned Steeds, O Indra, to- the draught we pour We call thee wher, the juice is shed."
Mandala 1, Hymn 16, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
सेमं नः॒ स्तोम॒मा ग॒ह्युपे॒दं सव॑नं सु॒तम् गौ॒रो न तृ॑षि॒तः पि॑ब
"Come thou to this our song of praise, to the libation poured for thee Drink of it like a stag athirst."
Mandala 1, Hymn 16, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
इ॒मे सोमा॑स॒ इन्द॑वः सु॒तासो॒ अधि॑ ब॒र्हिषि॑ ताँ इ॑न्द्र॒ सह॑से पिब
"Here are the drops of Soma juice expressed on sacred grass: thereof Drink, Indra, to increase thy might."
Mandala 1, Hymn 16, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒यं ते॒ स्तोमो॑ अग्रि॒यो हृ॑दि॒स्पृग॑स्तु॒ शंत॑मः अथा॒ सोमं॑ सु॒तं पि॑ब
"Welcome to thee be this our hymn, reaching thy heart, most excellent: Then drink the Soma juice expressed."
Mandala 1, Hymn 16, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
विश्व॒मित्सव॑नं सु॒तमिन्द्रो॒ मदा॑य गच्छति वृ॒त्र॒हा सोम॑पीतये
"To every draught of pressed-out juice Indra, the Vr̥itra-slayer, comes, To drink the Soma for delight."
Mandala 1, Hymn 16, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
सेमं नः॒ काम॒मा पृ॑ण॒ गोभि॒रश्वैः॑ शतक्रतो स्तवा॑म त्वा स्वा॒ध्यः॑
"Fulfil, O Ṣatakratu, all our wish with horses and with kine: With holy thoughts we sing thy praise."