DharmaPragya
Mandala 5, Hymn 74
Containing 10 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 5, Hymn 74, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
कूष्ठो॑ देवावश्विना॒द्या दि॒वो म॑नावसू तच्छ्र॑वथो वृषण्वसू॒ अत्रि॑र्वा॒मा वि॑वासति
"WHERE in the heavens are ye to-day, Gods, Aṣvins, rich in constancy? Hear this, ye excellent as Steers: Atri inviteth you to come."
Mandala 5, Hymn 74, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
कुह॒ त्या कुह॒ नु श्रु॒ता दि॒वि दे॒वा नास॑त्या कस्मि॒न्ना य॑तथो॒ जने॒ को वां॑ न॒दीनां॒ सचा॑
"Where are they now? Where are the Twain, the famed Nâsatyas, Gods in heaven? Who is the man ye strive to reach? Who of your suppliants is with you?"
Mandala 5, Hymn 74, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
कं या॑थः॒ कं ह॑ गच्छथः॒ कमच्छा॑ युञ्जाथे॒ रथ॑म् कस्य॒ ब्रह्मा॑णि रण्यथो व॒यं वा॑मुश्मसी॒ष्टये॑
"Whom do ye visit, whom approach? to whom direct your harnessed car? With whose devotions are ye pleased? We long for you to further us."
Mandala 5, Hymn 74, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
पौ॒रं चि॒द्ध्यु॑द॒प्रुतं॒ पौर॑ पौ॒राय॒ जिन्व॑थः यदीं॑ गृभी॒तता॑तये सिं॒हमि॑व द्रु॒हस्प॒दे
"Ye, Strengtheners, for Paura stir the filler swimming in the flood, Advancing to be captured like a lion to the ambuscade."
Mandala 5, Hymn 74, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
प्र च्यवा॑नाज्जुजु॒रुषो॑ व॒व्रिमत्कं॒ न मु॑ञ्चथः युवा॒ यदी॑ कृ॒थः पुन॒रा काम॑मृण्वे व॒ध्वः॑
"Ye from Chyavâna worn with age removed his skin as 'twere a robe. So, when ye made him young again, he stirred the longing of a dame."
Mandala 5, Hymn 74, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
अस्ति॒ हि वा॑मि॒ह स्तो॒ता स्मसि॑ वां सं॒दृशि॑ श्रि॒ये नू श्रु॒तं म॒ आ ग॑त॒मवो॑भिर्वाजिनीवसू
"Here is the man who lauds you both: to see your glory are we here. Now bear me, come with saving help, ye who are rich in store of wealth."
Mandala 5, Hymn 74, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
को वा॑म॒द्य पु॑रू॒णामा व॑व्ने॒ मर्त्या॑नाम् को विप्रो॑ विप्रवाहसा॒ को य॒ज्ञैर्वा॑जिनीवसू
"Who among many mortal men this day hath won you to himself? What bard, accepters of the bard? Who, rich in wealth! with sacrifice?"
Mandala 5, Hymn 74, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
आ वां॒ रथो॒ रथा॑नां॒ येष्ठो॑ यात्वश्विना पु॒रू चि॑दस्म॒युस्ति॒र आ॑ङ्गू॒षो मर्त्ये॒ष्वा
"O Aṣvins, may your car approach, most excellent of cars for speed. Through many regions may our praise pass onward among mortal men."
Mandala 5, Hymn 74, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
शमू॒ षु वां॑ मधूयुवा॒स्माक॑मस्तु चर्कृ॒तिः अ॒र्वा॒ची॒ना वि॑चेतसा॒ विभिः॑ श्ये॒नेव॑ दीयतम्
"May our laudation of you Twain, lovers of meath! be sweet to you. Fly hitherward, ye wise of heart, like falcons with your winged steeds."
Mandala 5, Hymn 74, Verse 10
Verse 10 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
अश्वि॑ना॒ यद्ध॒ कर्हि॑ चिच्छुश्रू॒यात॑मि॒मं हव॑म् वस्वी॑रू॒ षु वां॒ भुजः॑ पृ॒ञ्चन्ति॒ सु वां॒ पृचः॑
"O Aṣvins, when at any time ye listen to this call of mine, For you is dainty food prepared: they mix refreshing food for you."