DharmaPragya
Mandala 1, Hymn 20
Containing 8 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 1, Hymn 20, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒यं दे॒वाय॒ जन्म॑ने॒ स्तोमो॒ विप्रे॑भिरास॒या अका॑रि रत्न॒धात॑मः
"FOR the Celestial Race this song of praise which gives wealth lavishly Was made by singers with their lips."
Mandala 1, Hymn 20, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
य इन्द्रा॑य वचो॒युजा॑ तत॒क्षुर्मन॑सा॒ हरी॑ शमी॑भिर्य॒ज्ञमा॑शत
"They who for Indra, with their mind, formed horses harnessed by a word, Attained by works to sacrifice."
Mandala 1, Hymn 20, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
तक्ष॒न्नास॑त्याभ्यां॒ परि॑ज्मानं सु॒खं रथ॑म् तक्ष॑न्धे॒नुं स॑ब॒र्दुघा॑म्
"They for the two Nâsatyas wrought a light car moving every way: They formed a nectar-yielding cow."
Mandala 1, Hymn 20, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
युवा॑ना पि॒तरा॒ पुनः॑ स॒त्यम॑न्त्रा ऋजू॒यवः॑ ऋ॒भवो॑ वि॒ष्ट्य॑क्रत
"The R̥ibhus with effectual prayers, honest, with constant labour, made Their Sire and Mother young again."
Mandala 1, Hymn 20, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
सं वो॒ मदा॑सो अग्म॒तेन्द्रे॑ण च म॒रुत्व॑ता आ॒दि॒त्येभि॑श्च॒ राज॑भिः
"Together came your gladdening drops with Indra by the Maruts girt, With the Âdityas, with the Kings."
Mandala 1, Hymn 20, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
उ॒त त्यं च॑म॒सं नवं॒ त्वष्टु॑र्दे॒वस्य॒ निष्कृ॑तम् अक॑र्त च॒तुरः॒ पुनः॑
"The sacrificial ladle, wrought newly by the God Tvashṭar's hand- Four ladles have ye made thereof."
Mandala 1, Hymn 20, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
ते नो॒ रत्ना॑नि धत्तन॒ त्रिरा साप्ता॑नि सुन्व॒ते एक॑मेकं सुश॒स्तिभिः॑
"Vouchsafe us wealth, to him who pours thrice seven libations, yea, to each Give wealth, pleased with our eulogies."
Mandala 1, Hymn 20, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
अधा॑रयन्त॒ वह्न॒योऽभ॑जन्त सुकृ॒त्यया॑ भा॒गं दे॒वेषु॑ य॒ज्ञिय॑म्
"As ministering Priests they held, by pious acts they won themselves, A share in sacrifice with Gods."