DharmaPragya
Mandala 1, Hymn 157
Containing 6 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 1, Hymn 157, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
अबो॑ध्य॒ग्निर्ज्म उदे॑ति॒ सूर्यो॒ व्यु१॒॑षाश्च॒न्द्रा म॒ह्या॑वो अ॒र्चिषा॑ आयु॑क्षाताम॒श्विना॒ यात॑वे॒ रथं॒ प्रासा॑वीद्दे॒वः स॑वि॒ता जग॒त्पृथ॑क्
"AGNI is wakened: Sûrya riseth from the earth. Mighty, refulgent Dawn hath shone with all her light. The Aṣvins have equipped their chariot for the course. God Savitar hath moved the folk in sundry ways."
Mandala 1, Hymn 157, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
यद्यु॒ञ्जाथे॒ वृष॑णमश्विना॒ रथं॑ घृ॒तेन॑ नो॒ मधु॑ना क्ष॒त्रमु॑क्षतम् अ॒स्माकं॒ ब्रह्म॒ पृत॑नासु जिन्वतं व॒यं धना॒ शूर॑साता भजेमहि
"When, Aṣvins, ye equip your very mighty car, bedew, ye Twain, our power with honey and with oil. To our devotion give victorious strength in war: may we win riches in the heroes' strife for spoil."
Mandala 1, Hymn 157, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒र्वाङ्त्रि॑च॒क्रो म॑धु॒वाह॑नो॒ रथो॑ जी॒राश्वो॑ अ॒श्विनो॑र्यातु॒ सुष्टु॑तः त्रि॒व॒न्धु॒रो म॒घवा॑ वि॒श्वसौ॑भगः॒ शं न॒ आ व॑क्षद्द्वि॒पदे॒ चतु॑ष्पदे
"Nigh to us come the Aṣvins' lauded three-wheeled car, the car laden with meath and drawn by fleet-foot steeds, Three-seated, opulent, bestowing all delight. may it bring weal to us, to cattle and to men."
Mandala 1, Hymn 157, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
आ न॒ ऊर्जं॑ वहतमश्विना यु॒वं मधु॑मत्या नः॒ कश॑या मिमिक्षतम् प्रायु॒स्तारि॑ष्टं॒ नी रपां॑सि मृक्षतं॒ सेध॑तं॒ द्वेषो॒ भव॑तं सचा॒भुवा॑
"Bring hither nourishment for us, ye Aṣvins Twain; sprinkle us with your whip that drops with honey-dew. Prolong our days of life, wipe out our trespasses; destroy our foes, be our companions and our Friends."
Mandala 1, Hymn 157, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
यु॒वं ह॒ गर्भं॒ जग॑तीषु धत्थो यु॒वं विश्वे॑षु॒ भुव॑नेष्व॒न्तः यु॒वम॒ग्निं च॑ वृषणाव॒पश्च॒ वन॒स्पतीँ॑रश्विना॒वैर॑येथाम्
"Ye store the germ of life in female creatures, ye lay it up within all living beings. Ye have sent forth, O Aṣvins passing mighty, the fire, the sovrans of the wood, the waters,"
Mandala 1, Hymn 157, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
यु॒वं ह॑ स्थो भि॒षजा॑ भेष॒जेभि॒रथो॑ ह स्थो र॒थ्या॒३॒॑ राथ्ये॑भिः अथो॑ ह क्ष॒त्रमधि॑ धत्थ उग्रा॒ यो वां॑ ह॒विष्मा॒न्मन॑सा द॒दाश॑
"Leeches are ye with medicines to heal us, and charioteers are ye with skill in driving. Ye Strong, give sway to him who brings oblation and with his heart pours out his gift before you."