DharmaPragya
Mandala 7, Hymn 85
Containing 5 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 7, Hymn 85, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
पु॒नी॒षे वा॑मर॒क्षसं॑ मनी॒षां सोम॒मिन्द्रा॑य॒ वरु॑णाय॒ जुह्व॑त् घृ॒तप्र॑तीकामु॒षसं॒ न दे॒वीं ता नो॒ याम॑न्नुरुष्यताम॒भीके॑
"FOR you I deck a harmless hymn, presenting the Soma juice to Varuṇa and Indra- A hymn that shines like heavenly Dawn with fatness. May they be near us on the march and guard us."
Mandala 7, Hymn 85, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
स्पर्ध॑न्ते॒ वा उ॑ देव॒हूये॒ अत्र॒ येषु॑ ध्व॒जेषु॑ दि॒द्यवः॒ पत॑न्ति यु॒वं ताँ इ॑न्द्रावरुणाव॒मित्रा॑न्ह॒तं परा॑चः॒ शर्वा॒ विषू॑चः
"Here where the arrows fall amid the banners both hosts invoke the Gods in emulation. O Indra-Varuṇa, smite back those-our foemen,yea, smite them withyour shaft to every quarter."
Mandala 7, Hymn 85, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
आप॑श्चि॒द्धि स्वय॑शसः॒ सदः॑सु दे॒वीरिन्द्रं॒ वरु॑णं दे॒वता॒ धुः कृ॒ष्टीर॒न्यो धा॒रय॑ति॒ प्रवि॑क्ता वृ॒त्राण्य॒न्यो अ॑प्र॒तीनि॑ हन्ति
"Self-lucid in their seats, e'en heavenly Waters endowed with Godhead Varuṇa and Indra. One of these holds the folk distinct and sundered, the Other smites and slays resistless foemen."
Mandala 7, Hymn 85, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
स सु॒क्रतु॑र्ऋत॒चिद॑स्तु॒ होता॒ य आ॑दित्य॒ शव॑सा वां॒ नम॑स्वान् आ॒व॒वर्त॒दव॑से वां ह॒विष्मा॒नस॒दित्स सु॑वि॒ताय॒ प्रय॑स्वान्
"Wise be the priest and skilled in Law Eternal, who with his sacred gifts and oration. Brings you to aid us with your might, Âdityas: let him have viands to promote his welfare."
Mandala 7, Hymn 85, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
इ॒यमिन्द्रं॒ वरु॑णमष्ट मे॒ गीः प्राव॑त्तो॒के तन॑ये॒ तूतु॑जाना सु॒रत्ना॑सो दे॒ववी॑तिं गमेम यू॒यं पा॑त स्व॒स्तिभिः॒ सदा॑ नः
"May this my song reach Varuṇa and Indra, and, strongly urging, win me sons and offspring. To the Gods' banquet may we go with riches. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods with blessings."