DharmaPragya
Mandala 4, Hymn 31
Containing 15 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 4, Hymn 31, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 15
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कया॑ नश्चि॒त्र आ भु॑वदू॒ती स॒दावृ॑धः॒ सखा॑ कया॒ शचि॑ष्ठया वृ॒ता
"WITH what help will he come to us, wonderful, ever-waxing Friend; With what most mighty company?"
Mandala 4, Hymn 31, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 15
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कस्त्वा॑ स॒त्यो मदा॑नां॒ मंहि॑ष्ठो मत्स॒दन्ध॑सः दृ॒ळ्हा चि॑दा॒रुजे॒ वसु॑
"What genuine and most liberal draught will spirit thee with juice to burst Open e'en strongly-guarded wealth?"
Mandala 4, Hymn 31, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 15
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अ॒भी षु णः॒ सखी॑नामवि॒ता ज॑रितॄ॒णाम् श॒तं भ॑वास्यू॒तिभिः॑
"Do thou who art Protector of us thy friends who praise thee With hundred aids approach us."
Mandala 4, Hymn 31, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 15
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अ॒भी न॒ आ व॑वृत्स्व च॒क्रं न वृ॒त्तमर्व॑तः नि॒युद्भि॑श्चर्षणी॒नाम्
"Like as a courser's circling wheel, so turn thee hitherward to us, Attracted by the hymns of men."
Mandala 4, Hymn 31, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 15
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प्र॒वता॒ हि क्रतू॑ना॒मा हा॑ प॒देव॒ गच्छ॑सि अभ॑क्षि॒ सूर्ये॒ सचा॑
"Thou seekest as it were thine own stations with swift descent of powers: I share thee even with the Sun."
Mandala 4, Hymn 31, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 15
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सं यत्त॑ इन्द्र म॒न्यवः॒ सं च॒क्राणि॑ दधन्वि॒रे अध॒ त्वे अध॒ सूर्ये॑
"What time thy courage and his wheels together, Indra, run their course With thee and with the Sun alike,"
Mandala 4, Hymn 31, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 15
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उ॒त स्मा॒ हि त्वामा॒हुरिन्म॒घवा॑नं शचीपते दाता॑र॒मवि॑दीधयुम्
"So even, Lord of Power and Might, the people call thee Maghavan, Giver, who pauses not to think."
Mandala 4, Hymn 31, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 15
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उ॒त स्मा॑ स॒द्य इत्परि॑ शशमा॒नाय॑ सुन्व॒ते पु॒रू चि॑न्मंहसे॒ वसु॑
"And verily to him who toils and presses Soma juice for thee Thou quickly givest ample wealth."
Mandala 4, Hymn 31, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 15
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न॒हि ष्मा॑ ते श॒तं च॒न राधो॒ वर॑न्त आ॒मुरः॑ न च्यौ॒त्नानि॑ करिष्य॒तः
"No, not a hundred hinderers can check thy gracious bounty's flow, Nor thy great deeds when thou wilt act."
Mandala 4, Hymn 31, Verse 10
Verse 10 of 15
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अ॒स्माँ अ॑वन्तु ते श॒तम॒स्मान्त्स॒हस्र॑मू॒तयः॑ अ॒स्मान्विश्वा॑ अ॒भिष्ट॑यः
"May thine assistance keep us safe, thy hundred and thy thousand aids: May all thy favours strengthen us."
Mandala 4, Hymn 31, Verse 11
Verse 11 of 15
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अ॒स्माँ इ॒हा वृ॑णीष्व स॒ख्याय॑ स्व॒स्तये॑ म॒हो रा॒ये दि॒वित्म॑ते
"Do thou elect us this place for friendship and prosperity, And great celestial opulence."
Mandala 4, Hymn 31, Verse 12
Verse 12 of 15
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अ॒स्माँ अ॑विड्ढि वि॒श्वहेन्द्र॑ रा॒या परी॑णसा अ॒स्मान्विश्वा॑भिरू॒तिभिः॑
"Favour us, Indra, evermore with overflowing store of wealth: With all thy succours aid thou us."
Mandala 4, Hymn 31, Verse 13
Verse 13 of 15
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अ॒स्मभ्यं॒ ताँ अपा॑ वृधि व्र॒जाँ अस्ते॑व॒ गोम॑तः नवा॑भिरिन्द्रो॒तिभिः॑
"With new protections, Indra, like an archer, open thou forus The stables that are filled with kine."
Mandala 4, Hymn 31, Verse 14
Verse 14 of 15
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अ॒स्माकं॑ धृष्णु॒या रथो॑ द्यु॒माँ इ॒न्द्रान॑पच्युतः ग॒व्युर॑श्व॒युरी॑यते
"Our chariot, Indra, boldly moves endued with splendour, ne'er repulsed, Winning for us both kine andsteeds."
Mandala 4, Hymn 31, Verse 15
Verse 15 of 15
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अ॒स्माक॑मुत्त॒मं कृ॑धि॒ श्रवो॑ दे॒वेषु॑ सूर्य वर्षि॑ष्ठं॒ द्यामि॑वो॒परि॑
"O Sûrya, make our fame to be most excellent among the Gods, Most lofty as the heaven on high."