DharmaPragya

DharmaPragya

Rigveda

Mandala 1, Hymn 120

Containing 12 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.

Rigveda

Mandala 1, Hymn 120, Verse 1

Verse 1 of 12

SANSKRIT TEXT

का रा॑ध॒द्धोत्रा॑श्विना वां॒ को वां॒ जोष॑ उ॒भयोः॑ क॒था वि॑धा॒त्यप्र॑चेताः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"ASVINS, what praise may win your grace? Who may be pleasing to you both? How shall the ignorant worship you?"

Rigveda

Mandala 1, Hymn 120, Verse 2

Verse 2 of 12

SANSKRIT TEXT

वि॒द्वांसा॒विद्दुरः॑ पृच्छे॒दवि॑द्वानि॒त्थाप॑रो अचे॒ताः नू चि॒न्नु मर्ते॒ अक्रौ॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Here let the ignorant ask the means of you who know-for none beside you knoweth aught – Not of a spiritless mortal man."

Rigveda

Mandala 1, Hymn 120, Verse 3

Verse 3 of 12

SANSKRIT TEXT

ता वि॒द्वांसा॑ हवामहे वां॒ ता नो॑ वि॒द्वांसा॒ मन्म॑ वोचेतम॒द्य प्रार्च॒द्दय॑मानो यु॒वाकुः॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"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."

Rigveda

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

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"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."

Rigveda

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

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Forth go the hymn that shone in Ghosha Bhr̥igu's like, the song wherewith the son of Pajra worships you, Like some wise minister."

Rigveda

Mandala 1, Hymn 120, Verse 6

Verse 6 of 12

SANSKRIT TEXT

श्रु॒तं गा॑य॒त्रं तक॑वानस्या॒हं चि॒द्धि रि॒रेभा॑श्विना वाम् आक्षी शु॑भस्पती॒ दन्

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"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."

Rigveda

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

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"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."

Rigveda

Mandala 1, Hymn 120, Verse 8

Verse 8 of 12

SANSKRIT TEXT

मा कस्मै॑ धातम॒भ्य॑मि॒त्रिणे॑ नो॒ माकुत्रा॑ नो गृ॒हेभ्यो॑ धे॒नवो॑ गुः स्त॒ना॒भुजो॒ अशि॑श्वीः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"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."

Rigveda

Mandala 1, Hymn 120, Verse 9

Verse 9 of 12

SANSKRIT TEXT

दु॒ही॒यन्मि॒त्रधि॑तये यु॒वाकु॑ रा॒ये च॑ नो मिमी॒तं वाज॑वत्यै इ॒षे च॑ नो मिमीतं धेनु॒मत्यै॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"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"

Rigveda

Mandala 1, Hymn 120, Verse 10

Verse 10 of 12

SANSKRIT TEXT

अ॒श्विनो॑रसनं॒ रथ॑मन॒श्वं वा॒जिनी॑वतोः तेना॒हं भूरि॑ चाकन

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"I have obtained the horseless car of Aṣvins rich in sacrifice, And I am well content therewith."

Rigveda

Mandala 1, Hymn 120, Verse 11

Verse 11 of 12

SANSKRIT TEXT

अ॒यं स॑मह मा तनू॒ह्याते॒ जनाँ॒ अनु॑ सो॒म॒पेयं॑ सु॒खो रथः॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"May it convey me evermore: may the light chariot pass from men To men unto the Soma draught."

Rigveda

Mandala 1, Hymn 120, Verse 12

Verse 12 of 12

SANSKRIT TEXT

अध॒ स्वप्न॑स्य॒ निर्वि॒देऽभु॑ञ्जतश्च रे॒वतः॑ उ॒भा ता बस्रि॑ नश्यतः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"It holdeth slumber in contempt. and the rich who enjoyeth not: Both vanish quickly and are lost."