DharmaPragya
Mandala 7, Hymn 48
Containing 4 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 7, Hymn 48, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 4
SANSKRIT TEXT
ऋभु॑क्षणो वाजा मा॒दय॑ध्वम॒स्मे न॑रो मघवानः सु॒तस्य॑ आ वो॒ऽर्वाचः॒ क्रत॑वो॒ न या॒तां विभ्वो॒ रथं॒ नर्यं॑ वर्तयन्तु
"YE liberal Heroes, Vâjas and R̥ibhukshans, come and delight you with our flowing Soma. May your strength, Vibhûs, as ye come to meet us, turn hitherward your car that brings men profit."
Mandala 7, Hymn 48, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 4
SANSKRIT TEXT
ऋ॒भुर्ऋ॒भुभि॑र॒भि वः॑ स्याम॒ विभ्वो॑ वि॒भुभिः॒ शव॑सा॒ शवां॑सि वाजो॑ अ॒स्माँ अ॑वतु॒ वाज॑साता॒विन्द्रे॑ण यु॒जा त॑रुषेम वृ॒त्रम्
"May we as R̥ibhu with your R̥ibhus conquer strength with our strength, as Vibhûs with the Vibhûs. May Vâja aid us in the fight for booty, and helped by Indra may we quell the foeman."
Mandala 7, Hymn 48, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 4
SANSKRIT TEXT
ते चि॒द्धि पू॒र्वीर॒भि सन्ति॑ शा॒सा विश्वाँ॑ अ॒र्य उ॑प॒रता॑ति वन्वन् इन्द्रो॒ विभ्वाँ॑ ऋभु॒क्षा वाजो॑ अ॒र्यः शत्रो॑र्मिथ॒त्या कृ॑णव॒न्वि नृ॒म्णम्
"For they rule many tribes with high dominion, and conquer all their foes in close encounter. May Indra, Vibhvan, Vâja, and R̥ibhukshan destroy by turns the wicked foeman's valour."
Mandala 7, Hymn 48, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 4
SANSKRIT TEXT
नू दे॑वासो॒ वरि॑वः कर्तना नो भू॒त नो॒ विश्वेऽव॑से स॒जोषाः॑ सम॒स्मे इषं॒ वस॑वो ददीरन्यू॒यं पा॑त स्व॒स्तिभिः॒ सदा॑ नः
"Now, Deities, give us ample room and freedom: be all of you, one-minded, our protection. So let the Vasus grant us strength and vigour. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings."