Rigveda

Mandala 4, Hymn 48

Containing 5 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.

Rigveda

Mandala 4, Hymn 48, Verse 1

वि॒हि होत्रा॒ अवी॑ता॒ विपो॒ न रायो॑ अ॒र्यः वाय॒वा च॒न्द्रेण॒ रथे॑न या॒हि सु॒तस्य॑ पी॒तये॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"TASTE offerings never tasted yet, as bards enjoy the foeman's wealth. O Vâyu, on refulgent car come to the drinking of the juice."

Rigveda

Mandala 4, Hymn 48, Verse 2

नि॒र्यु॒वा॒णो अश॑स्तीर्नि॒युत्वाँ॒ इन्द्र॑सारथिः वाय॒वा च॒न्द्रेण॒ रथे॑न या॒हि सु॒तस्य॑ पी॒तये॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Removing curses, drawn by teams, with Indra, seated by thy side, O Vâyu, on refulgent car come to the drinking of the juice."

Rigveda

Mandala 4, Hymn 48, Verse 3

अनु॑ कृ॒ष्णे वसु॑धिती ये॒माते॑ वि॒श्वपे॑शसा वाय॒वा च॒न्द्रेण॒ रथे॑न या॒हि सु॒तस्य॑ पी॒तये॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"The two dark treasuries of wealth that wear all beauties wait on thee. O Vâyu, on refulgent car come to the drinking of the juice."

Rigveda

Mandala 4, Hymn 48, Verse 4

वह॑न्तु त्वा मनो॒युजो॑ यु॒क्तासो॑ नव॒तिर्नव॑ वाय॒वा च॒न्द्रेण॒ रथे॑न या॒हि सु॒तस्य॑ पी॒तये॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"May nine-and-ninety harnessed steeds who yoke them at thy will bring thee. O Vâyu, on refulgent car come to the drinking of the juice."

Rigveda

Mandala 4, Hymn 48, Verse 5

वायो॑ श॒तं हरी॑णां यु॒वस्व॒ पोष्या॑णाम् उ॒त वा॑ ते सह॒स्रिणो॒ रथ॒ आ या॑तु॒ पाज॑सा

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Harness, O Vâyu, to thy car a hundred well-fed tawny steeds, Yea, or a thousand steeds, and let thy chariot come to us with might."