DharmaPragya
Mandala 4, Hymn 39
Containing 6 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 4, Hymn 39, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
आ॒शुं द॑धि॒क्रां तमु॒ नु ष्ट॑वाम दि॒वस्पृ॑थि॒व्या उ॒त च॑र्किराम उ॒च्छन्ती॒र्मामु॒षसः॑ सूदय॒न्त्वति॒ विश्वा॑नि दुरि॒तानि॑ पर्षन्
"Now give we praise to Dadhikrâs the rapid, and mention in our laud the Earth and Heaven. May the Dawns flushing move me to exertion, and bear me safely over every trouble."
Mandala 4, Hymn 39, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
म॒हश्च॑र्क॒र्म्यर्व॑तः क्रतु॒प्रा द॑धि॒क्राव्णः॑ पुरु॒वार॑स्य॒ वृष्णः॑ यं पू॒रुभ्यो॑ दीदि॒वांसं॒ नाग्निं द॒दथु॑र्मित्रावरुणा॒ ततु॑रिम्
"I praise the mighty Steed who fills my spirit, the Stallion Dadhikrâvan rich in bounties, Whom, swift of foot aind shining bright as Agni, ye, Varuṇa and Mitra, gave to Pûrus."
Mandala 4, Hymn 39, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
यो अश्व॑स्य दधि॒क्राव्णो॒ अका॑री॒त्समि॑द्धे अ॒ग्ना उ॒षसो॒ व्यु॑ष्टौ अना॑गसं॒ तमदि॑तिः कृणोतु॒ स मि॒त्रेण॒ वरु॑णेना स॒जोषाः॑
"Him who hath honoured, when the flame is kindled at break of dawn, the Courser Dadhikrâvan, Him, of one mind with Varuṇa and Mitra may Aditi make free from all transgression."
Mandala 4, Hymn 39, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
द॒धि॒क्राव्ण॑ इ॒ष ऊ॒र्जो म॒हो यदम॑न्महि म॒रुतां॒ नाम॑ भ॒द्रम् स्व॒स्तये॒ वरु॑णं मि॒त्रम॒ग्निं हवा॑मह॒ इन्द्रं॒ वज्र॑बाहुम्
"When we remember mighty Dadhikrâvan our food and strength, then the blest name of Maruts, Varuṇa, Mitra, we invoke for welfare, and Agni, and the thunder-wielding Indra."
Mandala 4, Hymn 39, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
इन्द्र॑मि॒वेदु॒भये॒ वि ह्व॑यन्त उ॒दीरा॑णा य॒ज्ञमु॑पप्र॒यन्तः॑ द॒धि॒क्रामु॒ सूद॑नं॒ मर्त्या॑य द॒दथु॑र्मित्रावरुणा नो॒ अश्व॑म्
"Both sides invoke him as they call on Indra when they stir forth and turn to sacrificing. To us have Varuṇa and Mitra granted the Courser Dadhikrâs, a guide for mortals."
Mandala 4, Hymn 39, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
द॒धि॒क्राव्णो॑ अकारिषं जि॒ष्णोरश्व॑स्य वा॒जिनः॑ सु॒र॒भि नो॒ मुखा॑ कर॒त्प्र ण॒ आयूं॑षि तारिषत्
"So have I glorified with praise strong Dadhikrâvan, conquering Steed. Sweet may he make our mouths; may he prolong the days we have to live."