DharmaPragya
Mandala 1, Hymn 17
Containing 9 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 1, Hymn 17, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
इन्द्रा॒वरु॑णयोर॒हं स॒म्राजो॒रव॒ आ वृ॑णे ता नो॑ मृळात ई॒दृशे॑
"I CRAVE help from the Imperial Lords, from Indra-Varuṇa; may they Both favour one of us like me."
Mandala 1, Hymn 17, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
गन्ता॑रा॒ हि स्थोऽव॑से॒ हवं॒ विप्र॑स्य॒ माव॑तः ध॒र्तारा॑ चर्षणी॒नाम्
"Guardians of men, ye ever come with ready succour at the call Of every singer such as I."
Mandala 1, Hymn 17, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 9
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अ॒नु॒का॒मं त॑र्पयेथा॒मिन्द्रा॑वरुण रा॒य आ ता वां॒ नेदि॑ष्ठमीमहे
"Sate you, according to your wish, O Indra-Varuṇa, with wealth: Fain would we have you nearest us."
Mandala 1, Hymn 17, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 9
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यु॒वाकु॒ हि शची॑नां यु॒वाकु॑ सुमती॒नाम् भू॒याम॑ वाज॒दाव्ना॑म्
"May we be sharers of the powers, sharers of the benevolence Of you who give strength bounteously."
Mandala 1, Hymn 17, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 9
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इन्द्रः॑ सहस्र॒दाव्नां॒ वरु॑णः॒ शंस्या॑नाम् क्रतु॑र्भवत्यु॒क्थ्यः॑
"Indra and Varuṇa, among givers of thousands, meet for praise, Are Powers who merit highest laud."
Mandala 1, Hymn 17, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 9
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तयो॒रिदव॑सा व॒यं स॒नेम॒ नि च॑ धीमहि स्यादु॒त प्र॒रेच॑नम्
"Through their protection may we gain great store of wealth, and heap it up Enough and still to spare, be ours."
Mandala 1, Hymn 17, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 9
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इन्द्रा॑वरुण वाम॒हं हु॒वे चि॒त्राय॒ राध॑से अ॒स्मान्त्सु जि॒ग्युष॑स्कृतम्
"O Indra-Varuṇa, on you for wealth in many a form I call: Still keep ye us victorious."
Mandala 1, Hymn 17, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 9
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इन्द्रा॑वरुण॒ नू नु वां॒ सिषा॑सन्तीषु धी॒ष्वा अ॒स्मभ्यं॒ शर्म॑ यच्छतम्
"O Indra-Varuṇa, – through our songs that seek to win you to ourselves, Give us at once your sheltering help."
Mandala 1, Hymn 17, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
प्र वा॑मश्नोतु सुष्टु॒तिरिन्द्रा॑वरुण॒ यां हु॒वे यामृ॒धाथे॑ स॒धस्तु॑तिम्
"O Indra-Varuṇa, to you may fair praise which I offer come, joint eulogy which ye dignify."