DharmaPragya
Mandala 1, Hymn 41
Containing 9 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 1, Hymn 41, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
यं रक्ष॑न्ति॒ प्रचे॑तसो॒ वरु॑णो मि॒त्रो अ॑र्य॒मा नू चि॒त्स द॑भ्यते॒ जनः॑
"NE'ER is he injured whom the Gods Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman, The excellently wise, protect."
Mandala 1, Hymn 41, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 9
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यं बा॒हुते॑व॒ पिप्र॑ति॒ पान्ति॒ मर्त्यं॑ रि॒षः अरि॑ष्टः॒ सर्व॑ एधते
"He prospers ever, free from scathe, whom they, as with full hands, enrich, Whom they preserve from every foe."
Mandala 1, Hymn 41, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
वि दु॒र्गा वि द्विषः॑ पु॒रो घ्नन्ति॒ राजा॑न एषाम् नय॑न्ति दुरि॒ता ति॒रः
"The Kings drive far away from him his troubles and his enemies, And lead him safely o'er distress."
Mandala 1, Hymn 41, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
सु॒गः पन्था॑ अनृक्ष॒र आदि॑त्यास ऋ॒तं य॒ते नात्रा॑वखा॒दो अ॑स्ति वः
"Thornless, Âdityas, is the path, easy for him who seeks the Law: With him is naught to anger you."
Mandala 1, Hymn 41, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
यं य॒ज्ञं नय॑था नर॒ आदि॑त्या ऋ॒जुना॑ प॒था प्र वः॒ स धी॒तये॑ नशत्
"What sacrifice, Âdityas, ye Heroes guide by the path direct,– May that come nigh unto your thought."
Mandala 1, Hymn 41, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 9
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स रत्नं॒ मर्त्यो॒ वसु॒ विश्वं॑ तो॒कमु॒त त्मना॑ अच्छा॑ गच्छ॒त्यस्तृ॑तः
"That mortal, ever unsubdued, gains wealth and every precious thing, And children also of his own."
Mandala 1, Hymn 41, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 9
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क॒था रा॑धाम सखायः॒ स्तोमं॑ मि॒त्रस्या॑र्य॒म्णः महि॒ प्सरो॒ वरु॑णस्य
"How, my friends, shall we prepare Aryaman's and Mitra's laud, Glorious food of Varuṇa?"
Mandala 1, Hymn 41, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 9
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मा वो॒ घ्नन्तं॒ मा शप॑न्तं॒ प्रति॑ वोचे देव॒यन्त॑म् सु॒म्नैरिद्व॒ आ वि॑वासे
"I point not out to you a man who strikes the pious, or reviles: Only with hymns I call you nigh."
Mandala 1, Hymn 41, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
च॒तुर॑श्चि॒द्दद॑मानाद्बिभी॒यादा निधा॑तोः न दु॑रु॒क्ताय॑ स्पृहयेत्
"Let him not love to speak ill words: but fear the One who holds all four Within his hand, until they fall."