DharmaPragya
Mandala 1, Hymn 183
Containing 6 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 1, Hymn 183, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
तं यु॑ञ्जाथां॒ मन॑सो॒ यो जवी॑यान्त्रिवन्धु॒रो वृ॑षणा॒ यस्त्रि॑च॒क्रः येनो॑पया॒थः सु॒कृतो॑ दुरो॒णं त्रि॒धातु॑ना पतथो॒ विर्न प॒र्णैः
"MAKE ready that which passes thought in swiftness, that hath three wheels and triple seat, ye Mighty, Whereon ye seek the dwelling of the pious, whereon, threefold, ye fly like birds with pinions."
Mandala 1, Hymn 183, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
सु॒वृद्रथो॑ वर्तते॒ यन्न॒भि क्षां यत्तिष्ठ॑थः॒ क्रतु॑म॒न्तानु॑ पृ॒क्षे वपु॑र्वपु॒ष्या स॑चतामि॒यं गीर्दि॒वो दु॑हि॒त्रोषसा॑ सचेथे
"Light rolls your easy chariot faring earthward, what time, for food, ye, full of wisdom, mount it. May this song, wondrous fair, attend your glory: ye, as ye travel, wait on Dawn Heaven's Daughter."
Mandala 1, Hymn 183, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
आ ति॑ष्ठतं सु॒वृतं॒ यो रथो॑ वा॒मनु॑ व्र॒तानि॒ वर्त॑ते ह॒विष्मा॑न् येन॑ नरा नासत्येष॒यध्यै॑ व॒र्तिर्या॒थस्तन॑याय॒ त्मने॑ च
"Ascend your lightly rolling car, approaching the worshipper who turns him to his duties,– Whereon ye come unto the house to quicken man and his offspring, O Nâsatyas, Heroes."
Mandala 1, Hymn 183, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
मा वां॒ वृको॒ मा वृ॒कीरा द॑धर्षी॒न्मा परि॑ वर्क्तमु॒त माति॑ धक्तम् अ॒यं वां॑ भा॒गो निहि॑त इ॒यं गीर्दस्रा॑वि॒मे वां॑ नि॒धयो॒ मधू॑नाम्
"Let not the wolf, let not the she-wolf harm you. Forsake me not, nor pass me by or others. Here stands your share, here is your hymn, ye Mighty: yours are these vessels, full of pleasant juices."
Mandala 1, Hymn 183, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
यु॒वां गोत॑मः पुरुमी॒ळ्हो अत्रि॒र्दस्रा॒ हव॒तेऽव॑से ह॒विष्मा॑न् दिशं॒ न दि॒ष्टामृ॑जू॒येव॒ यन्ता मे॒ हवं॑ नास॒त्योप॑ यातम्
"Gotama, Purumîḷha, Atri bringing oblations all invoke you for protection. Like one who goes strai ht to the point directed, ye Nâsatyas, to mine invocation."
Mandala 1, Hymn 183, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
अता॑रिष्म॒ तम॑सस्पा॒रम॒स्य प्रति॑ वां॒ स्तोमो॑ अश्विनावधायि एह या॑तं प॒थिभि॑र्देव॒यानै॑र्वि॒द्यामे॒षं वृ॒जनं॑ जी॒रदा॑नुम्
"We have passed o'er the limit of this darkness: our praise hath been bestowed on you, O Aṣvins. Come hitherward by paths which Gods have travelled. May we find strengthening food in full abundance."