DharmaPragya
Mandala 8, Hymn 2
Containing 42 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 42
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इ॒दं व॑सो सु॒तमन्धः॒ पिबा॒ सुपू॑र्णमु॒दर॑म् अना॑भयिन्ररि॒मा ते॑
"HERE is the Soma juice expressed; O Vasu, drink till thou art full: Undaunted God, we give it thee."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 42
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नृभि॑र्धू॒तः सु॒तो अश्नै॒रव्यो॒ वारैः॒ परि॑पूतः अश्वो॒ न नि॒क्तो न॒दीषु॑
"Washed by the men, pressed out with stones, strained through the filter made of wool, 'Tis like a courser bathed in stream."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 42
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तं ते॒ यवं॒ यथा॒ गोभिः॑ स्वा॒दुम॑कर्म श्री॒णन्तः॑ इन्द्र॑ त्वा॒स्मिन्त्स॑ध॒मादे॑
"This juice have we made sweet for thee like barley, blending it with milk. Indra, I call thee to our feast."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 42
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इन्द्र॒ इत्सो॑म॒पा एक॒ इन्द्रः॑ सुत॒पा वि॒श्वायुः॑ अ॒न्तर्दे॒वान्मर्त्याँ॑श्च
"Beloved of all, Indra alone drinks up the flowing Soma juice Among the Gods andmortal men."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 42
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न यं शु॒क्रो न दुरा॑शी॒र्न तृ॒प्रा उ॑रु॒व्यच॑सम् अ॒प॒स्पृ॒ण्व॒ते सु॒हार्द॑म्
"The Friend, whom not the brilliant-hued, the badly-mixt or bitter draught, Repels, the far-extending God;"
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 42
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गोभि॒र्यदी॑म॒न्ये अ॒स्मन्मृ॒गं न व्रा मृ॒गय॑न्ते अ॒भि॒त्सर॑न्ति धे॒नुभिः॑
"While other men than we with milk chase him as hunters chase a deer, And with their kine inveigle him."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 42
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त्रय॒ इन्द्र॑स्य॒ सोमाः॑ सु॒तासः॑ सन्तु दे॒वस्य॑ स्वे क्षये॑ सुत॒पाव्नः॑
"For him, for Indra, for the God, be pressed three draughts of Soma juice In the juice-drinker's own abode."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 42
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त्रयः॒ कोशा॑सः श्चोतन्ति ति॒स्रश्च॒म्व१॒॑ः सुपू॑र्णाः स॒मा॒ने अधि॒ भार्म॑न्
"Three reservoirs exude their drops, filled are three beakers to the brim, All for one offering to the God."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 42
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शुचि॑रसि पुरुनिः॒ष्ठाः क्षी॒रैर्म॑ध्य॒त आशी॑र्तः द॒ध्ना मन्दि॑ष्ठः॒ शूर॑स्य
"Pure art thou, set in many a place, and blended in the midst with milk And curd, to cheer the Hero best."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 10
Verse 10 of 42
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इ॒मे त॑ इन्द्र॒ सोमा॑स्ती॒व्रा अ॒स्मे सु॒तासः॑ शु॒क्रा आ॒शिरं॑ याचन्ते
"Here, Indra, are thy Soma-draughts pressed out by us, the strong, the pure: They crave admixture of the milk."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 11
Verse 11 of 42
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ताँ आ॒शिरं॑ पुरो॒ळाश॒मिन्द्रे॒मं सोमं॑ श्रीणीहि रे॒वन्तं॒ हि त्वा॑ शृ॒णोमि॑
"O Indra, pour in milk, prepare the cake, and mix the Soma-draught. I hear them say that thou art rich."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 12
Verse 12 of 42
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हृ॒त्सु पी॒तासो॑ युध्यन्ते दु॒र्मदा॑सो॒ न सुरा॑याम् ऊध॒र्न न॒ग्ना ज॑रन्ते
"Quaffed juices fight within the breast. The drunken praise not by their wine, The naked praise not when it rains."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 13
Verse 13 of 42
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रे॒वाँ इद्रे॒वतः॑ स्तो॒ता स्यात्त्वाव॑तो म॒घोनः॑ प्रेदु॑ हरिवः श्रु॒तस्य॑
"Rich be the praiser of one rich, munificent and famed like thee: High rank be his, O Lord of Bays."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 14
Verse 14 of 42
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उ॒क्थं च॒न श॒स्यमा॑न॒मगो॑र॒रिरा चि॑केत न गा॑य॒त्रं गी॒यमा॑नम्
"Foe of the man who adds no milk, he heeds not any chanted hymn Or holy psalm that may he sung."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 15
Verse 15 of 42
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मा न॑ इन्द्र पीय॒त्नवे॒ मा शर्ध॑ते॒ परा॑ दाः शिक्षा॑ शचीवः॒ शची॑भिः
"Give us not, Indra, as a prey unto the scornful or the proud: Help, Mighty One, with power and might."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 16
Verse 16 of 42
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व॒यमु॑ त्वा त॒दिद॑र्था॒ इन्द्र॑ त्वा॒यन्तः॒ सखा॑यः कण्वा॑ उ॒क्थेभि॑र्जरन्ते
"This, even this, O Indra, we implore. as thy devoted friends, The Kaṇvas praise thee with their hymns."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 17
Verse 17 of 42
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न घे॑म॒न्यदा प॑पन॒ वज्रि॑न्न॒पसो॒ नवि॑ष्टौ तवेदु॒ स्तोमं॑ चिकेत
"Naught else, O Thunderer, have I praised in the skilled singer's eulogy: On thy land only have I thought."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 18
Verse 18 of 42
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इ॒च्छन्ति॑ दे॒वाः सु॒न्वन्तं॒ न स्वप्ना॑य स्पृहयन्ति यन्ति॑ प्र॒माद॒मत॑न्द्राः
"The Gods seek him who presses out the Soma; they desire not sleep They punish sloth unweariedly."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 19
Verse 19 of 42
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ओ षु प्र या॑हि॒ वाजे॑भि॒र्मा हृ॑णीथा अ॒भ्य१॒॑स्मान् म॒हाँ इ॑व॒ युव॑जानिः
"Come hither swift with gifts of wealth – be not thou angry with us-like A great man with a youthful bride."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 20
Verse 20 of 42
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मो ष्व१॒॑द्य दु॒र्हणा॑वान्त्सा॒यं क॑रदा॒रे अ॒स्मत् अ॒श्री॒र इ॑व॒ जामा॑ता
"Let him not, wrathful with us, spend the evening far from us to-day, Like some unpleasant son-in-law."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 21
Verse 21 of 42
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वि॒द्मा ह्य॑स्य वी॒रस्य॑ भूरि॒दाव॑रीं सुम॒तिम् त्रि॒षु जा॒तस्य॒ मनां॑सि
"For well we know this Hero's love, most liberal of the boons he gives, His plans whom the three worlds display."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 22
Verse 22 of 42
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आ तू षि॑ञ्च॒ कण्व॑मन्तं॒ न घा॑ विद्म शवसा॒नात् य॒शस्त॑रं श॒तमू॑तेः
"Pour forth the gift which Kaṇvas bring, for none more glorious do we know Than the Strong Lord with countless aids."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 23
Verse 23 of 42
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ज्येष्ठे॑न सोत॒रिन्द्रा॑य॒ सोमं॑ वी॒राय॑ श॒क्राय॑ भरा॒ पिब॒न्नर्या॑य
"O presser, offer Soma first to Indra, Hero, Ṣakra, him The Friend of man, that he may drink;"
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 24
Verse 24 of 42
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यो वेदि॑ष्ठो अव्य॒थिष्वश्वा॑वन्तं जरि॒तृभ्यः॑ वाजं॑ स्तो॒तृभ्यो॒ गोम॑न्तम्
"Who, in untroubled ways, is best provider, for his worshippers. Of strength in horses and in kine."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 25
Verse 25 of 42
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पन्य॑म्पन्य॒मित्सो॑तार॒ आ धा॑वत॒ मद्या॑य सोमं॑ वी॒राय॒ शूरा॑य
"Pressers, for him blend Soma juice, each draught most excellent, for him The Brave, the Hero, for his joy."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 26
Verse 26 of 42
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पाता॑ वृत्र॒हा सु॒तमा घा॑ गम॒न्नारे अ॒स्मत् नि य॑मते श॒तमू॑तिः
"The Vr̥itra-slayer drinks the juice. May he who gives a hundred aids Approach, nor stay afar from us."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 27
Verse 27 of 42
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एह हरी॑ ब्रह्म॒युजा॑ श॒ग्मा व॑क्षतः॒ सखा॑यम् गी॒र्भिः श्रु॒तं गिर्व॑णसम्
"May the strong Bay Steeds, yoked by prayer, bring hither unto us our Friend, Lover of Song, renowned by songs."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 28
Verse 28 of 42
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स्वा॒दवः॒ सोमा॒ आ या॑हि श्री॒ताः सोमा॒ आ या॑हि शिप्रि॒न्नृषी॑वः॒ शची॑वो॒ नायमच्छा॑ सध॒माद॑म्
"Sweet are the Soma juices, come! Blent are the Soma juices, come! R̥ishi-like, mighty, fair of cheek, come hither quickly to the feast."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 29
Verse 29 of 42
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स्तुत॑श्च॒ यास्त्वा॒ वर्ध॑न्ति म॒हे राध॑से नृ॒म्णाय॑ इन्द्र॑ का॒रिणं॑ वृ॒धन्तः॑
"And lauds which strengthen thee for great bounty and valour, and exalt Indra who doeth glorious deeds,"
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 30
Verse 30 of 42
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गिर॑श्च॒ यास्ते॑ गिर्वाह उ॒क्था च॒ तुभ्यं॒ तानि॑ स॒त्रा द॑धि॒रे शवां॑सि
"And songs to thee who lovest song, and all those hymns addressed to thee- These evermore confirm thy might."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 31
Verse 31 of 42
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ए॒वेदे॒ष तु॑विकू॒र्मिर्वाजाँ॒ एको॒ वज्र॑हस्तः स॒नादमृ॑क्तो दयते
"Thus he, sole doer of great deeds whose hand holds thunder, gives us strength, He who hath never been subdued."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 32
Verse 32 of 42
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हन्ता॑ वृ॒त्रं दक्षि॑णे॒नेन्द्रः॑ पु॒रू पु॑रुहू॒तः म॒हान्म॒हीभिः॒ शची॑भिः
"Vr̥itra he slays with his right hand, even Indra, great with mighty power, And much-invoked in many a place."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 33
Verse 33 of 42
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यस्मि॒न्विश्वा॑श्चर्ष॒णय॑ उ॒त च्यौ॒त्ना ज्रयां॑सि च अनु॒ घेन्म॒न्दी म॒घोनः॑
"He upon whom all men depend, all regions, all achievements, he Takes pleasure in our wealthy chiefs."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 34
Verse 34 of 42
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ए॒ष ए॒तानि॑ चका॒रेन्द्रो॒ विश्वा॒ योऽति॑ शृ॒ण्वे वा॒ज॒दावा॑ म॒घोना॑म्
"All this hath he accomplished, yea, Indra, most gloriously renowned, Who gives our wealthy princes strength."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 35
Verse 35 of 42
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प्रभ॑र्ता॒ रथं॑ ग॒व्यन्त॑मपा॒काच्चि॒द्यमव॑ति इ॒नो वसु॒ स हि वोळ्हा॑
"Who drives his chariot seeking spoil, from afar, to him he loves: For swift is he to bring men wealth."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 36
Verse 36 of 42
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सनि॑ता॒ विप्रो॒ अर्व॑द्भि॒र्हन्ता॑ वृ॒त्रं नृभिः॒ शूरः॑ स॒त्यो॑ऽवि॒ता वि॒धन्त॑म्
"The Sage who, winning spoil with steeds, slays Vr̥itra, Hero with the men, His servant's faithful succourer."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 37
Verse 37 of 42
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यज॑ध्वैनं प्रियमेधा॒ इन्द्रं॑ स॒त्राचा॒ मन॑सा यो भूत्सोमैः॑ स॒त्यम॑द्वा
"O Priyamedhas, worship with collected mind this Indra whom The Soma hath full well inspired."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 38
Verse 38 of 42
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गा॒थश्र॑वसं॒ सत्प॑तिं॒ श्रव॑स्कामं पुरु॒त्मान॑म् कण्वा॑सो गा॒त वा॒जिन॑म्
"Ye Kaṇvas, sing the Mighty One, Lord of the Brave, who loves renown, All-present, glorified by song."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 39
Verse 39 of 42
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य ऋ॒ते चि॒द्गास्प॒देभ्यो॒ दात्सखा॒ नृभ्यः॒ शची॑वान् ये अ॑स्मि॒न्काम॒मश्रि॑यन्
"Strong Friend, who, with no trace of feet, restores the cattle to the men, Who rest their wish and hope on him."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 40
Verse 40 of 42
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इ॒त्था धीव॑न्तमद्रिवः का॒ण्वं मेध्या॑तिथिम् मे॒षो भू॒तो॒३॒॑ऽभि यन्नयः॑
"Shaped as a Ram, Stone-hurler I once thou camest hither to the son Of Kaṇva, wise Medhyâtithi."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 41
Verse 41 of 42
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शिक्षा॑ विभिन्दो अस्मै च॒त्वार्य॒युता॒ दद॑त् अ॒ष्टा प॒रः स॒हस्रा॑
"Vibhindu, thou hast helped this man, giving him thousands four times ten, And afterward eight thousand more."
Mandala 8, Hymn 2, Verse 42
Verse 42 of 42
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उ॒त सु त्ये प॑यो॒वृधा॑ मा॒की रण॑स्य न॒प्त्या॑ ज॒नि॒त्व॒नाय॑ मामहे
"And these twain pouring streams of milk, creative, daughters of delight, For wedlock sake I glorify."