DharmaPragya
Mandala 4, Hymn 37
Containing 8 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 4, Hymn 37, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
उप॑ नो वाजा अध्व॒रमृ॑भुक्षा॒ देवा॑ या॒त प॒थिभि॑र्देव॒यानैः॑ यथा॑ य॒ज्ञं मनु॑षो वि॒क्ष्वा॒३॒॑सु द॑धि॒ध्वे र॑ण्वाः सु॒दिने॒ष्वह्ना॑म्
"COME to our sacrifice, Vâjas, R̥ibhukshans, Gods, by the paths which Gods are wont to travel, As ye, gay Gods, accept in splendid weather the sacrifice among these folk of Manus."
Mandala 4, Hymn 37, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
ते वो॑ हृ॒दे मन॑से सन्तु य॒ज्ञा जुष्टा॑सो अ॒द्य घृ॒तनि॑र्णिजो गुः प्र वः॑ सु॒तासो॑ हरयन्त पू॒र्णाः क्रत्वे॒ दक्षा॑य हर्षयन्त पी॒ताः
"May these rites please you in your heart and spirit; may the drops clothed in oil this day approach you. May the abundant juices bear you onward to power and strength, and, when imbibed, delight you."
Mandala 4, Hymn 37, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 8
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त्र्यु॒दा॒यं दे॒वहि॑तं॒ यथा॑ वः॒ स्तोमो॑ वाजा ऋभुक्षणो द॒दे वः॑ जु॒ह्वे म॑नु॒ष्वदुप॑रासु वि॒क्षु यु॒ष्मे सचा॑ बृ॒हद्दि॑वेषु॒ सोम॑म्
"Your threefold going near is God-appointed, so praise is given you, Vâjas and R̥ibhukshans. So, Manus-like, mid younger folk I offer, to you who are aloft in heaven, the Soma."
Mandala 4, Hymn 37, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
पीवो॑अश्वाः शु॒चद्र॑था॒ हि भू॒तायः॑शिप्रा वाजिनः सुनि॒ष्काः इन्द्र॑स्य सूनो शवसो नपा॒तोऽनु॑ वश्चेत्यग्रि॒यं मदा॑य
"Strong, with fair chains of gold and jaws of iron, ye have a splendid car and well-fed horses. Ye Sons of Strength, ye progeny of Indra, to you the best is offered to delight you."
Mandala 4, Hymn 37, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
ऋ॒भुमृ॑भुक्षणो र॒यिं वाजे॑ वा॒जिन्त॑मं॒ युज॑म् इन्द्र॑स्वन्तं हवामहे सदा॒सात॑मम॒श्विन॑म्
"R̥ibhukshans! him, for handy wealth, the mightiest comrade in the fight, Him, Indra's equal, we invoke, most bounteous ever, rich in steeds."
Mandala 4, Hymn 37, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
सेदृ॑भवो॒ यमव॑थ यू॒यमिन्द्र॑श्च॒ मर्त्य॑म् स धी॒भिर॑स्तु॒ सनि॑ता मे॒धसा॑ता॒ सो अर्व॑ता
"The mortal man whom, R̥ibhus, ye and Indra favour with your help, Must be successful, by his thoughts, at sacrifice and with the steed."
Mandala 4, Hymn 37, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
वि नो॑ वाजा ऋभुक्षणः प॒थश्चि॑तन॒ यष्ट॑वे अ॒स्मभ्यं॑ सूरयः स्तु॒ता विश्वा॒ आशा॑स्तरी॒षणि॑
"O Vâjas and R̥ibhukshans, free for us the paths to sacrifice, Ye Princes, lauded, that we may press forward to each point of heaven."
Mandala 4, Hymn 37, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
तं नो॑ वाजा ऋभुक्षण॒ इन्द्र॒ नास॑त्या र॒यिम् समश्वं॑ चर्ष॒णिभ्य॒ आ पु॒रु श॑स्त म॒घत्त॑ये
"O Vâjas and R̥ibhukshans, ye Nâsatyas, Indra, bless this wealth, And, before other men's, the steed, that ample riches may be won."