DharmaPragya
Mandala 1, Hymn 120
Containing 12 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 1, Hymn 120, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
का रा॑ध॒द्धोत्रा॑श्विना वां॒ को वां॒ जोष॑ उ॒भयोः॑ क॒था वि॑धा॒त्यप्र॑चेताः
"ASVINS, what praise may win your grace? Who may be pleasing to you both? How shall the ignorant worship you?"
Mandala 1, Hymn 120, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
वि॒द्वांसा॒विद्दुरः॑ पृच्छे॒दवि॑द्वानि॒त्थाप॑रो अचे॒ताः नू चि॒न्नु मर्ते॒ अक्रौ॑
"Here let the ignorant ask the means of you who know-for none beside you knoweth aught – Not of a spiritless mortal man."
Mandala 1, Hymn 120, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
ता वि॒द्वांसा॑ हवामहे वां॒ ता नो॑ वि॒द्वांसा॒ मन्म॑ वोचेतम॒द्य प्रार्च॒द्दय॑मानो यु॒वाकुः॑
"Such as ye: are, all-wise, we call you. Ye wise, declare to us this day accepted prayer. Loving you well your servant lauds you."
Mandala 1, Hymn 120, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
वि पृ॑च्छामि पा॒क्या॒३॒॑ न दे॒वान्वष॑ट्कृतस्याद्भु॒तस्य॑ दस्रा पा॒तं च॒ सह्य॑सो यु॒वं च॒ रभ्य॑सो नः
"Simply, ye Mighty Ones, I ask the Gods of that wondrous oblation hallowed by the mystic word. Save us from what is stronger, fiercer than ourselves."
Mandala 1, Hymn 120, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
प्र या घोषे॒ भृग॑वाणे॒ न शोभे॒ यया॑ वा॒चा यज॑ति पज्रि॒यो वा॑म् प्रैष॒युर्न वि॒द्वान्
"Forth go the hymn that shone in Ghosha Bhr̥igu's like, the song wherewith the son of Pajra worships you, Like some wise minister."
Mandala 1, Hymn 120, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
श्रु॒तं गा॑य॒त्रं तक॑वानस्या॒हं चि॒द्धि रि॒रेभा॑श्विना वाम् आक्षी शु॑भस्पती॒ दन्
"Hear ye the song of him who hastens speedily. O Aṣvins, I am he who sang your praise. Hither, ye Lords of Splendour, hither turn your eyes."
Mandala 1, Hymn 120, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
यु॒वं ह्यास्तं॑ म॒हो रन्यु॒वं वा॒ यन्नि॒रत॑तंसतम् ता नो॑ वसू सुगो॒पा स्या॑तं पा॒तं नो॒ वृका॑दघा॒योः
"For ye were ever nigh to deal forth ample wealth, to give the wealth that ye had gathered up. As such, ye Vasus, guard us well, and keep us safely from the wicked wolf."
Mandala 1, Hymn 120, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
मा कस्मै॑ धातम॒भ्य॑मि॒त्रिणे॑ नो॒ माकुत्रा॑ नो गृ॒हेभ्यो॑ धे॒नवो॑ गुः स्त॒ना॒भुजो॒ अशि॑श्वीः
"Give us not up to any man who hateth us, nor let our milch-cows stray, whose udders give us food, Far from our homes without their calves."
Mandala 1, Hymn 120, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
दु॒ही॒यन्मि॒त्रधि॑तये यु॒वाकु॑ रा॒ये च॑ नो मिमी॒तं वाज॑वत्यै इ॒षे च॑ नो मिमीतं धेनु॒मत्यै॑
"May they who love you gain you for their Friends. Prepare ye us for opulence with strengthening food, Prepare us for the food that floweth from our cows"
Mandala 1, Hymn 120, Verse 10
Verse 10 of 12
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अ॒श्विनो॑रसनं॒ रथ॑मन॒श्वं वा॒जिनी॑वतोः तेना॒हं भूरि॑ चाकन
"I have obtained the horseless car of Aṣvins rich in sacrifice, And I am well content therewith."
Mandala 1, Hymn 120, Verse 11
Verse 11 of 12
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अ॒यं स॑मह मा तनू॒ह्याते॒ जनाँ॒ अनु॑ सो॒म॒पेयं॑ सु॒खो रथः॑
"May it convey me evermore: may the light chariot pass from men To men unto the Soma draught."
Mandala 1, Hymn 120, Verse 12
Verse 12 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
अध॒ स्वप्न॑स्य॒ निर्वि॒देऽभु॑ञ्जतश्च रे॒वतः॑ उ॒भा ता बस्रि॑ नश्यतः
"It holdeth slumber in contempt. and the rich who enjoyeth not: Both vanish quickly and are lost."