DharmaPragya
Mandala 8, Hymn 31
Containing 18 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 8, Hymn 31, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 18
SANSKRIT TEXT
यो यजा॑ति॒ यजा॑त॒ इत्सु॒नव॑च्च॒ पचा॑ति च ब्र॒ह्मेदिन्द्र॑स्य चाकनत्
"THAT Brahman pleases Indra well, who worships, sacrifices, pours Libation, and prepares the meal."
Mandala 8, Hymn 31, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 18
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पु॒रो॒ळाशं॒ यो अ॑स्मै॒ सोमं॒ रर॑त आ॒शिर॑म् पादित्तं श॒क्रो अंह॑सः
"Ṣakra protects from woe the man who gives him sacrificial cake. And offers Soma blent with milk."
Mandala 8, Hymn 31, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 18
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तस्य॑ द्यु॒माँ अ॑स॒द्रथो॑ दे॒वजू॑तः॒ स शू॑शुवत् विश्वा॑ व॒न्वन्न॑मि॒त्रिया॑
"His chariot shall be glorious, sped by Gods, and mighty shall he be, Subduing all hostilities."
Mandala 8, Hymn 31, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 18
SANSKRIT TEXT
अस्य॑ प्र॒जाव॑ती गृ॒हेऽस॑श्चन्ती दि॒वेदि॑वे इळा॑ धेनु॒मती॑ दुहे
"Each day that passes, in his house flows his libation, rich in milk, Exhaustless, bringing progeny."
Mandala 8, Hymn 31, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 18
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या दम्प॑ती॒ सम॑नसा सुनु॒त आ च॒ धाव॑तः देवा॑सो॒ नित्य॑या॒शिरा॑
"O Gods, with constant draught of milk, husband and wife with one accord Press out and wash the Soma juice."
Mandala 8, Hymn 31, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 18
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प्रति॑ प्राश॒व्याँ॑ इतः स॒म्यञ्चा॑ ब॒र्हिरा॑शाते न ता वाजे॑षु वायतः
"They gain sufficient food: they come united to the sacred grass, And never do they fail in strength."
Mandala 8, Hymn 31, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 18
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न दे॒वाना॒मपि॑ ह्नुतः सुम॒तिं न जु॑गुक्षतः श्रवो॑ बृ॒हद्वि॑वासतः
"Never do they deny or seek to hide the favour of the Gods: They win high glory for themselves."
Mandala 8, Hymn 31, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 18
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पु॒त्रिणा॒ ता कु॑मा॒रिणा॒ विश्व॒मायु॒र्व्य॑श्नुतः उ॒भा हिर॑ण्यपेशसा
"With sons and daughters by their side they reach their full extent of life, Both decked with ornaments of gold."
Mandala 8, Hymn 31, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 18
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वी॒तिहो॑त्रा कृ॒तद्व॑सू दश॒स्यन्ता॒मृता॑य॒ कम् समूधो॑ रोम॒शं ह॑तो दे॒वेषु॑ कृणुतो॒ दुवः॑
"Serving the Immortal One with gifts of sacrificial meal and wealth, They satisfy the claims of love and pay due honour to the Gods."
Mandala 8, Hymn 31, Verse 10
Verse 10 of 18
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आ शर्म॒ पर्व॑तानां वृणी॒महे॑ न॒दीना॑म् आ विष्णोः॑ सचा॒भुवः॑
"We claim protection from the Hills, we claim protection of the Floods, Of him who stands by Vishṇu's side."
Mandala 8, Hymn 31, Verse 11
Verse 11 of 18
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ऐतु॑ पू॒षा र॒यिर्भगः॑ स्व॒स्ति स॑र्व॒धात॑मः उ॒रुरध्वा॑ स्व॒स्तये॑
"May Pûshan come, and Bhaga, Lord of wealth, All-bounteous, for our weal Broad be the path that leads to bliss:"
Mandala 8, Hymn 31, Verse 12
Verse 12 of 18
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अ॒रम॑तिरन॒र्वणो॒ विश्वो॑ दे॒वस्य॒ मन॑सा आ॒दि॒त्याना॑मने॒ह इत्
"Aramati, and, free from foes, Viṣva with spirit of a God, And the Âdityas' peerless might."
Mandala 8, Hymn 31, Verse 13
Verse 13 of 18
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यथा॑ नो मि॒त्रो अ॑र्य॒मा वरु॑णः॒ सन्ति॑ गो॒पाः सु॒गा ऋ॒तस्य॒ पन्थाः॑
"Seeing that Mitra, Aryaman, and Varuṇa are guarding us, The paths of Law are fair to tread."
Mandala 8, Hymn 31, Verse 14
Verse 14 of 18
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अ॒ग्निं वः॑ पू॒र्व्यं गि॒रा दे॒वमी॑ळे॒ वसू॑नाम् स॒प॒र्यन्तः॑ पुरुप्रि॒यं मि॒त्रं न क्षे॑त्र॒साध॑सम्
"I glorify with song, for wealth, Agni the God, the first of you. We honour as a well-loved Friend the God who prospereth our fields."
Mandala 8, Hymn 31, Verse 15
Verse 15 of 18
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म॒क्षू दे॒वव॑तो॒ रथः॒ शूरो॑ वा पृ॒त्सु कासु॑ चित् दे॒वानां॒ य इन्मनो॒ यज॑मान॒ इय॑क्षत्य॒भीदय॑ज्वनो भुवत्
"As in all frays the hero, so swift moves his car whom Gods attend. The man who, sacrificing, strives to win the heart of Deities will conquer those who worship not."
Mandala 8, Hymn 31, Verse 16
Verse 16 of 18
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न य॑जमान रिष्यसि॒ न सु॑न्वान॒ न दे॑वयो दे॒वानां॒ य इन्मनो॒ यज॑मान॒ इय॑क्षत्य॒भीदय॑ज्वनो भुवत्
"Ne'er are ye injured, worshipper, presser of juice, or pious man. The man who, sacrificing, strives to win the heart of Deities will conquer those who worship not."
Mandala 8, Hymn 31, Verse 17
Verse 17 of 18
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नकि॒ष्टं कर्म॑णा नश॒न्न प्र यो॑ष॒न्न यो॑षति दे॒वानां॒ य इन्मनो॒ यज॑मान॒ इय॑क्षत्य॒भीदय॑ज्वनो भुवत्
"None in his action equals him, none holds him far or keeps him off. The man who, sacrificing, strives to win the heart of Deities will conquer those who worship not."
Mandala 8, Hymn 31, Verse 18
Verse 18 of 18
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अस॒दत्र॑ सु॒वीर्य॑मु॒त त्यदा॒श्वश्व्य॑म् दे॒वानां॒ य इन्मनो॒ यज॑मान॒ इय॑क्षत्य॒भीदय॑ज्वनो भुवत्
"Such strength of heroes shall be his, such mastery of fleet-foot steeds. The man who, sacrificing, strives to win the heart of Deities will conquer those who worship not."