DharmaPragya

DharmaPragya

Rigveda

Mandala 5, Hymn 41

Containing 20 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.

Rigveda

Mandala 5, Hymn 41, Verse 1

Verse 1 of 20

SANSKRIT TEXT

को नु वां॑ मित्रावरुणावृता॒यन्दि॒वो वा॑ म॒हः पार्थि॑वस्य वा॒ दे ऋ॒तस्य॑ वा॒ सद॑सि॒ त्रासी॑थां नो यज्ञाय॒ते वा॑ पशु॒षो न वाजा॑न्

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"WHO, Mitra-Varuṇa, is your pious servant to give you gifts from earth or mighty heaven? Preserve us in the seat of holy Order, and give the offerer power that winneth cattle."

Rigveda

Mandala 5, Hymn 41, Verse 2

Verse 2 of 20

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ते नो॑ मि॒त्रो वरु॑णो अर्य॒मायुरिन्द्र॑ ऋभु॒क्षा म॒रुतो॑ जुषन्त नमो॑भिर्वा॒ ये दध॑ते सुवृ॒क्तिं स्तोमं॑ रु॒द्राय॑ मी॒ळ्हुषे॑ स॒जोषाः॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"May Mitra, Varuṇa, Aryaman, and Âyu, Indra R̥ibhukshan, and the Maruts, love us, And they who of one mind with bounteous Rudra accept the hymn and laud with adorations."

Rigveda

Mandala 5, Hymn 41, Verse 3

Verse 3 of 20

SANSKRIT TEXT

आ वां॒ येष्ठा॑श्विना हु॒वध्यै॒ वात॑स्य॒ पत्म॒न्रथ्य॑स्य पु॒ष्टौ उ॒त वा॑ दि॒वो असु॑राय॒ मन्म॒ प्रान्धां॑सीव॒ यज्य॑वे भरध्वम्

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"You will I call to feed the car-horse, Aṣvins, with the wind's flight swiftest of those who travel: Or also to the Asura of heaven, Worshipful, bring a hymn as 'twere libation."

Rigveda

Mandala 5, Hymn 41, Verse 4

Verse 4 of 20

SANSKRIT TEXT

प्र स॒क्षणो॑ दि॒व्यः कण्व॑होता त्रि॒तो दि॒वः स॒जोषा॒ वातो॑ अ॒ग्निः पू॒षा भगः॑ प्रभृ॒थे वि॒श्वभो॑जा आ॒जिं न ज॑ग्मुरा॒श्व॑श्वतमाः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"The heavenly Victor, he whose priest is Kaṇva, Trita with Dyaus accordant, Vâta, Agni, All-feeding Pûshan, Bhaga sought the oblation, as they whose steeds are fleetest seek the contest."

Rigveda

Mandala 5, Hymn 41, Verse 5

Verse 5 of 20

SANSKRIT TEXT

प्र वो॑ र॒यिं यु॒क्ताश्वं॑ भरध्वं रा॒य एषेऽव॑से दधीत॒ धीः सु॒शेव॒ एवै॑रौशि॒जस्य॒ होता॒ ये व॒ एवा॑ मरुतस्तु॒राणा॑म्

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Bring ye your riches forward borne on horses: let thought be framed for help and gain of treasure. Blest he the priest of Auṣija through courses, the courses which are yours the fleet, O Maruts."

Rigveda

Mandala 5, Hymn 41, Verse 6

Verse 6 of 20

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प्र वो॑ वा॒युं र॑थ॒युजं॑ कृणुध्वं॒ प्र दे॒वं विप्रं॑ पनि॒तार॑म॒र्कैः इ॒षु॒ध्यव॑ ऋत॒सापः॒ पुरं॑धी॒र्वस्वी॑र्नो॒ अत्र॒ पत्नी॒रा धि॒ये धुः॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Bring hither him who yokes the car, your Vâyu, who praises with his songs, the God and Singer; And, praying and devout, noble and prudent, may the Gods' Spouses in their thoughts retain us."

Rigveda

Mandala 5, Hymn 41, Verse 7

Verse 7 of 20

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उप॑ व॒ एषे॒ वन्द्ये॑भिः शू॒षैः प्र य॒ह्वी दि॒वश्चि॒तय॑द्भिर॒र्कैः उ॒षासा॒नक्ता॑ वि॒दुषी॑व॒ विश्व॒मा हा॑ वहतो॒ मर्त्या॑य य॒ज्ञम्

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"I speed to you with powers that should be honoured, with songs distinguishing Heaven's mighty Daughters, Morning and Night, the Two, as 'twere all-knowing: these bring the sacrifice unto the mortal."

Rigveda

Mandala 5, Hymn 41, Verse 8

Verse 8 of 20

SANSKRIT TEXT

अ॒भि वो॑ अर्चे पो॒ष्याव॑तो॒ नॄन्वास्तो॒ष्पतिं॒ त्वष्टा॑रं॒ ररा॑णः धन्या॑ स॒जोषा॑ धि॒षणा॒ नमो॑भि॒र्वन॒स्पतीँ॒रोष॑धी रा॒य एषे॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"You I extol, the nourishers of heroes bringing you gifts, Vâstoshpati and Tvashṭar- Rich Dhishaṇâ accords through our obeisance – andTrees and Plants, for the swift gain of riches."

Rigveda

Mandala 5, Hymn 41, Verse 9

Verse 9 of 20

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तु॒जे न॒स्तने॒ पर्व॑ताः सन्तु॒ स्वैत॑वो॒ ये वस॑वो॒ न वी॒राः प॒नि॒त आ॒प्त्यो य॑ज॒तः सदा॑ नो॒ वर्धा॑न्नः॒ शंसं॒ नर्यो॑ अ॒भिष्टौ॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Ours be the Parvatas, even they, for offspring, free-moving, who are Heroes like the Vasus. May holy Âptya, Friend of man, exalted, strengthen our word for ever and be near us."

Rigveda

Mandala 5, Hymn 41, Verse 10

Verse 10 of 20

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वृष्णो॑ अस्तोषि भू॒म्यस्य॒ गर्भं॑ त्रि॒तो नपा॑तम॒पां सु॑वृ॒क्ति गृ॒णी॒ते अ॒ग्निरे॒तरी॒ न शू॒षैः शो॒चिष्के॑शो॒ नि रि॑णाति॒ वना॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Trita praised him, germ of the earthly hero, with pure songs him the Offspring of the Waters. Agn; with might neighs loudly like a charger: he of the flaming hair destroys the forests."

Rigveda

Mandala 5, Hymn 41, Verse 11

Verse 11 of 20

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क॒था म॒हे रु॒द्रिया॑य ब्रवाम॒ कद्रा॒ये चि॑कि॒तुषे॒ भगा॑य आप॒ ओष॑धीरु॒त नो॑ऽवन्तु॒ द्यौर्वना॑ गि॒रयो॑ वृ॒क्षके॑शाः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"How shall we speak to the great might of Rudra? How speak to Bhaga who takes thought for riches? May Plants, the Waters, and the Sky preserve us, and Woods and Mountains with their trees for tresses."

Rigveda

Mandala 5, Hymn 41, Verse 12

Verse 12 of 20

SANSKRIT TEXT

शृ॒णोतु॑ न ऊ॒र्जां पति॒र्गिरः॒ स नभ॒स्तरी॑याँ इषि॒रः परि॑ज्मा शृ॒ण्वन्त्वापः॒ पुरो॒ न शु॒भ्राः परि॒ स्रुचो॑ बबृहा॒णस्याद्रेः॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"May the swift Wanderer, Lord of refreshments listen to our songs, who speeds throuih cloudy heaven: And may the Waters, bright like castles, hear us, as they flow onward from the cloven mountain."

Rigveda

Mandala 5, Hymn 41, Verse 13

Verse 13 of 20

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वि॒दा चि॒न्नु म॑हान्तो॒ ये व॒ एवा॒ ब्रवा॑म दस्मा॒ वार्यं॒ दधा॑नाः वय॑श्च॒न सु॒भ्व१॒॑ आव॑ यन्ति क्षु॒भा मर्त॒मनु॑यतं वध॒स्नैः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"We know your ways, ye Mighty Ones receiving choice meed, ye Wonderful, we will proclaim it. Even strong birds descend not to the mortal who strives to reach them with swift blow and weapons."

Rigveda

Mandala 5, Hymn 41, Verse 14

Verse 14 of 20

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आ दैव्या॑नि॒ पार्थि॑वानि॒ जन्मा॒पश्चाच्छा॒ सुम॑खाय वोचम् वर्ध॑न्तां॒ द्यावो॒ गिर॑श्च॒न्द्राग्रा॑ उ॒दा व॑र्धन्ताम॒भिषा॑ता॒ अर्णाः॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Celestial and terrestrial generations, and Waters will I summon to the feasting. May days with bright dawns cause my songs to prosper, and may the conquered streams increase their waters."

Rigveda

Mandala 5, Hymn 41, Verse 15

Verse 15 of 20

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प॒देप॑दे मे जरि॒मा नि धा॑यि॒ वरू॑त्री वा श॒क्रा या पा॒युभि॑श्च सिष॑क्तु मा॒ता म॒ही र॒सा नः॒ स्मत्सू॒रिभि॑र्ऋजु॒हस्त॑ ऋजु॒वनिः॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Duly to each one hath my laud been offered. Strong be Varûtrî with her powers to succour. May the great Mother Rasâ here befriend us, straight-handed, with the princes, striving forward."

Rigveda

Mandala 5, Hymn 41, Verse 16

Verse 16 of 20

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क॒था दा॑शेम॒ नम॑सा सु॒दानू॑नेव॒या म॒रुतो॒ अच्छो॑क्तौ॒ प्रश्र॑वसो म॒रुतो॒ अच्छो॑क्तौ मा नोऽहि॑र्बु॒ध्न्यो॑ रि॒षे धा॑द॒स्माकं॑ भूदुपमाति॒वनिः॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"How may we serve the Liberal Ones with worship, the Maruts swift of course in invocation, the Maruts far-renowned in invocation? Let not the Dragon of the Deep annoy us, and gladly may he welcome our addresses."

Rigveda

Mandala 5, Hymn 41, Verse 17

Verse 17 of 20

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इति॑ चि॒न्नु प्र॒जायै॑ पशु॒मत्यै॒ देवा॑सो॒ वन॑ते॒ मर्त्यो॑ व॒ आ दे॑वासो वनते॒ मर्त्यो॑ वः अत्रा॑ शि॒वां त॒न्वो॑ धा॒सिम॒स्या ज॒रां चि॑न्मे॒ निर्ऋ॑तिर्जग्रसीत

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Thus thinking, O ye Gods, the mortal wins you to give him increase of his herds of cattle: the mortal wins him, O ye Gods, your favour. Here he wins wholesome food to feed this body: as for mine old age, Nirr̥iti consume it"

Rigveda

Mandala 5, Hymn 41, Verse 18

Verse 18 of 20

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तां वो॑ देवाः सुम॒तिमू॒र्जय॑न्ती॒मिष॑मश्याम वसवः॒ शसा॒ गोः सा नः॑ सु॒दानु॑र्मृ॒ळय॑न्ती दे॒वी प्रति॒ द्रव॑न्ती सुवि॒ताय॑ गम्याः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"O Gods, may we obtain from you this favour, strengthening food through the Cow's praise, ye Vasus. May she who gives good gifts, the gracious Goddes. s, come speeding nigh to us for our well-being."

Rigveda

Mandala 5, Hymn 41, Verse 19

Verse 19 of 20

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अ॒भि न॒ इळा॑ यू॒थस्य॑ मा॒ता स्मन्न॒दीभि॑रु॒र्वशी॑ वा गृणातु उ॒र्वशी॑ वा बृहद्दि॒वा गृ॑णा॒नाभ्यू॑र्ण्वा॒ना प्र॑भृ॒थस्या॒योः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"May Iḷâ, Mother of the herds of cattle, and Urvaṣî with all the streams accept us; May Urvaṣî in lofty heaven accepting, as she partakes the oblation of the living,"

Rigveda

Mandala 5, Hymn 41, Verse 20

Verse 20 of 20

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सिष॑क्तु न ऊर्ज॒व्य॑स्य पु॒ष्टेः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Visit us while she shares Ûrjavya's food."