DharmaPragya
Mandala 8, Hymn 67
Containing 21 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 8, Hymn 67, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 21
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त्यान्नु क्ष॒त्रियाँ॒ अव॑ आदि॒त्यान्या॑चिषामहे सु॒मृ॒ळी॒काँ अ॒भिष्ट॑ये
"Now pray we to these Ksatriyas, to the Âdityas for their aid, These who are gracious to assist."
Mandala 8, Hymn 67, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 21
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मि॒त्रो नो॒ अत्यं॑ह॒तिं वरु॑णः पर्षदर्य॒मा आ॒दि॒त्यासो॒ यथा॑ वि॒दुः
"May Mitra bear us o'er distress, and Varuṇa and Aryaman, Yea, the Âdityas, as they know."
Mandala 8, Hymn 67, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 21
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तेषां॒ हि चि॒त्रमु॒क्थ्यं१॒॑ वरू॑थ॒मस्ति॑ दा॒शुषे॑ आ॒दि॒त्याना॑मरं॒कृते॑
"For wonderful and meet for praise is these Âdityas' saving help To him who offers and prepares."
Mandala 8, Hymn 67, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 21
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महि॑ वो मह॒तामवो॒ वरु॑ण॒ मित्रार्य॑मन् अवां॒स्या वृ॑णीमहे
"The mighty aid of you, the Great, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman, We claim to be our sure defence."
Mandala 8, Hymn 67, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 21
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जी॒वान्नो॑ अ॒भि धे॑त॒नादि॑त्यासः पु॒रा हथा॑त् कद्ध॑ स्थ हवनश्रुतः
"Guard us, Âdityas, still alive, before the deadly weapon strike: Are ye not they who hear our call?"
Mandala 8, Hymn 67, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 21
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यद्वः॑ श्रा॒न्ताय॑ सुन्व॒ते वरू॑थ॒मस्ति॒ यच्छ॒र्दिः तेना॑ नो॒ अधि॑ वोचत
"What sheltering defence ye have for him who toils in pouring gifts, Graciously bless ye us therewith."
Mandala 8, Hymn 67, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 21
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अस्ति॑ देवा अं॒होरु॒र्वस्ति॒ रत्न॒मना॑गसः आदि॑त्या॒ अद्भु॑तैनसः
"Âdityas, Gods, from sorrow there is freedom, for the sinless, wealth, O ye in whom no fault is seen."
Mandala 8, Hymn 67, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 21
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मा नः॒ सेतुः॑ सिषेद॒यं म॒हे वृ॑णक्तु न॒स्परि॑ इन्द्र॒ इद्धि श्रु॒तो व॒शी
"Let not this fetter bind us fast: may he release us for success; For strong is Indra and renowned."
Mandala 8, Hymn 67, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 21
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मा नो॑ मृ॒चा रि॑पू॒णां वृ॑जि॒नाना॑मविष्यवः देवा॑ अ॒भि प्र मृ॑क्षत
"0 Gods who fain would lend your aid, destroy not us as ye destroy Your enemies who go astray."
Mandala 8, Hymn 67, Verse 10
Verse 10 of 21
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उ॒त त्वाम॑दिते मह्य॒हं दे॒व्युप॑ ब्रुवे सु॒मृ॒ळी॒काम॒भिष्ट॑ये
"And thee too, O Great Aditi, thee also, Goddess, I address, Thee very gracious to assist."
Mandala 8, Hymn 67, Verse 11
Verse 11 of 21
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पर्षि॑ दी॒ने ग॑भी॒र आँ उग्र॑पुत्रे॒ जिघां॑सतः माकि॑स्तो॒कस्य॑ नो रिषत्
"Save us in depth and shallow from the foe, thou Mother of Strong Sons: Let no one of our seed be harmed."
Mandala 8, Hymn 67, Verse 12
Verse 12 of 21
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अ॒ने॒हो न॑ उरुव्रज॒ उरू॑चि॒ वि प्रस॑र्तवे कृ॒धि तो॒काय॑ जी॒वसे॑
"Far-spread! wide-ruling! grant that we, unharmed by envy may expand: Grant that our progeny may live."
Mandala 8, Hymn 67, Verse 13
Verse 13 of 21
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ये मू॒र्धानः॑ क्षिती॒नामद॑ब्धासः॒ स्वय॑शसः व्र॒ता रक्ष॑न्ते अ॒द्रुहः॑
"Those who, the Princes of the folk, in native glory, ne'er deceived, Maintain their statutes, void of guile —"
Mandala 8, Hymn 67, Verse 14
Verse 14 of 21
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ते न॑ आ॒स्नो वृका॑णा॒मादि॑त्यासो मु॒मोच॑त स्ते॒नं ब॒द्धमि॑वादिते
"As such, from mouth of ravening wolves, O ye Âdityas, rescue us, Like a bound thief, O Aditi."
Mandala 8, Hymn 67, Verse 15
Verse 15 of 21
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अपो॒ षु ण॑ इ॒यं शरु॒रादि॑त्या॒ अप॑ दुर्म॒तिः अ॒स्मदे॒त्वज॑घ्नुषी
"Âdityas, let this arrow, yea, let this malignity depart From us or e’er it strike us dead."
Mandala 8, Hymn 67, Verse 16
Verse 16 of 21
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शश्व॒द्धि वः॑ सुदानव॒ आदि॑त्या ऊ॒तिभि॑र्व॒यम् पु॒रा नू॒नं बु॑भु॒ज्महे॑
"For, Bountiful Âdityas, we have evermore enjoyed your help, Both now and in the days of old."
Mandala 8, Hymn 67, Verse 17
Verse 17 of 21
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शश्व॑न्तं॒ हि प्र॑चेतसः प्रति॒यन्तं॑ चि॒देन॑सः देवाः॑ कृणु॒थ जी॒वसे॑
"To every one, O ye Most Wise, who turneth even from sin to you, Ye Gods vouchsafe that he may live."
Mandala 8, Hymn 67, Verse 18
Verse 18 of 21
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तत्सु नो॒ नव्यं॒ सन्य॑स॒ आदि॑त्या॒ यन्मुमो॑चति ब॒न्धाद्ब॒द्धमि॑वादिते
"May this new mercy profit us, which, ye Âdityas, frees like one Bound from his bonds, O Aditi."
Mandala 8, Hymn 67, Verse 19
Verse 19 of 21
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नास्माक॑मस्ति॒ तत्तर॒ आदि॑त्यासो अति॒ष्कदे॑ यू॒यम॒स्मभ्यं॑ मृळत
"O ye Âdityas, this your might is not to be despised by us: So be ye graciously inclined."
Mandala 8, Hymn 67, Verse 20
Verse 20 of 21
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मा नो॑ हे॒तिर्वि॒वस्व॑त॒ आदि॑त्याः कृ॒त्रिमा॒ शरुः॑ पु॒रा नु ज॒रसो॑ वधीत्
"Let not Vivasvan’s weapon nor the shaft, Âdityas, wrought with skill, Destroy us ere old age be nigh."
Mandala 8, Hymn 67, Verse 21
Verse 21 of 21
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वि षु द्वेषो॒ व्यं॑ह॒तिमादि॑त्यासो॒ वि संहि॑तम् विष्व॒ग्वि वृ॑हता॒ रपः॑
"On every side dispel all sin, Âdityas, all hostility, Indigence, and combined attack."