DharmaPragya
Mandala 1, Hymn 28
Containing 9 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 1, Hymn 28, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
यत्र॒ ग्रावा॑ पृ॒थुबु॑ध्न ऊ॒र्ध्वो भव॑ति॒ सोत॑वे उ॒लूख॑लसुताना॒मवेद्वि॑न्द्र जल्गुलः
"THERE where the broad-based stone raised on high to press the juices out, O Indra, drink with eager thirst the droppings which the mortar sheds."
Mandala 1, Hymn 28, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
यत्र॒ द्वावि॑व ज॒घना॑धिषव॒ण्या॑ कृ॒ता उ॒लूख॑लसुताना॒मवेद्वि॑न्द्र जल्गुलः
"Where, like broad hips, to hold the juice the platters of the press are laid, O Indra, drink with eager thirst the droppings which the mortar sheds."
Mandala 1, Hymn 28, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
यत्र॒ नार्य॑पच्य॒वमु॑पच्य॒वं च॒ शिक्ष॑ते उ॒लूख॑लसुताना॒मवेद्वि॑न्द्र जल्गुलः
"There where the woman marks and leans the pestle's constant rise and fall, O Indra, drink with eager thirst the droppings which the mortar sheds."
Mandala 1, Hymn 28, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
यत्र॒ मन्थां॑ विब॒ध्नते॑ र॒श्मीन्यमि॑त॒वा इ॑व उ॒लूख॑लसुताना॒मवेद्वि॑न्द्र जल्गुलः
"Where, as with reins to guide a horse, they bind the churning-staff with cords, O Indra, drink with eager thirst the droppings which the mortar sheds."
Mandala 1, Hymn 28, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
यच्चि॒द्धि त्वं गृ॒हेगृ॑ह॒ उलू॑खलक यु॒ज्यसे॑ इ॒ह द्यु॒मत्त॑मं वद॒ जय॑तामिव दुन्दु॒भिः
"If of a truth in every house, O Mortar thou art set for work, Here give thou forth thy clearest sound, loud as the drum of conquerors."
Mandala 1, Hymn 28, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
उ॒त स्म॑ ते वनस्पते॒ वातो॒ वि वा॒त्यग्र॒मित् अथो॒ इन्द्रा॑य॒ पात॑वे सु॒नु सोम॑मुलूखल
"O Sovran of the Forest, as the wind blows soft in front of thee, Mortar, for Indra press thou forth the Soma juice that he may drink."
Mandala 1, Hymn 28, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
आ॒य॒जी वा॑ज॒सात॑मा॒ ता ह्यु१॒॑च्चा वि॑जर्भृ॒तः हरी॑ इ॒वान्धां॑सि॒ बप्स॑ता
"Best strength-givers, ye stretch wide jaws, O Sacrificial Implements, Like two bay horses champing herbs."
Mandala 1, Hymn 28, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
ता नो॑ अ॒द्य व॑नस्पती ऋ॒ष्वावृ॒ष्वेभिः॑ सो॒तृभिः॑ इन्द्रा॑य॒ मधु॑मत्सुतम्
"Ye Sovrans of the Forest, both swift, with swift pressers press to-day Sweet Soma juice for Indra's drink."
Mandala 1, Hymn 28, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
उच्छि॒ष्टं च॒म्वो॑र्भर॒ सोमं॑ प॒वित्र॒ आ सृ॑ज नि धे॑हि॒ गोरधि॑ त्व॒चि
"Take up in beakers what remains: the Soma on the filter pour, and on the ox-hide set the dregs."