DharmaPragya
Mandala 8, Hymn 79
Containing 9 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 8, Hymn 79, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒यं कृ॒त्नुरगृ॑भीतो विश्व॒जिदु॒द्भिदित्सोमः॑ ऋषि॒र्विप्रः॒ काव्ये॑न
"THIS here is Soma, ne'er restrained, active, all-conquering bursting forth, Rishi and Sage by sapience,"
Mandala 8, Hymn 79, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 9
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अ॒भ्यू॑र्णोति॒ यन्न॒ग्नं भि॒षक्ति॒ विश्वं॒ यत्तु॒रम् प्रेम॒न्धः ख्य॒न्निः श्रो॒णो भू॑त्
"All that is bare he covers o'er, all that is sick he medicines; The blind man sees, the cripple walks."
Mandala 8, Hymn 79, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 9
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त्वं सो॑म तनू॒कृद्भ्यो॒ द्वेषो॑भ्यो॒ऽन्यकृ॑तेभ्यः उ॒रु य॒न्तासि॒ वरू॑थम्
"Thou, Soma, givest wide defence against the hate of alien men, Hatreds that waste and weaken us."
Mandala 8, Hymn 79, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 9
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त्वं चि॒त्ती तव॒ दक्षै॑र्दि॒व आ पृ॑थि॒व्या ऋ॑जीषिन् यावी॑र॒घस्य॑ चि॒द्द्वेषः॑
"Thou by thine insight and thy skill, Impetuous One, from heaven and earth Drivest the sinner's enmity."
Mandala 8, Hymn 79, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒र्थिनो॒ यन्ति॒ चेदर्थं॒ गच्छा॒निद्द॒दुषो॑ रा॒तिम् व॒वृ॒ज्युस्तृष्य॑तः॒ काम॑म्
"When to their task they come with zeal, may they obtain the Giver's grace, And satisfy his wish who thirsts."
Mandala 8, Hymn 79, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 9
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वि॒दद्यत्पू॒र्व्यं न॒ष्टमुदी॑मृता॒युमी॑रयत् प्रेमायु॑स्तारी॒दती॑र्णम्
"So may he find what erst was lost, so may be speed the pious man, And lengthen his remaining life."
Mandala 8, Hymn 79, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 9
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सु॒शेवो॑ नो मृळ॒याकु॒रदृ॑प्तक्रतुरवा॒तः भवा॑ नः सोम॒ शं हृ॒दे
"Gracious, displaying tender love, unconquered, gentle in thy thoughts, Be sweet, O Soma, to our heart."
Mandala 8, Hymn 79, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 9
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मा नः॑ सोम॒ सं वी॑विजो॒ मा वि बी॑भिषथा राजन् मा नो॒ हार्दि॑ त्वि॒षा व॑धीः
"O Soma, terrify us not; strike us not with alarm, O King: Wound not our heart with dazzling flame."
Mandala 8, Hymn 79, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
अव॒ यत्स्वे स॒धस्थे॑ दे॒वानां॑ दुर्म॒तीरीक्षे॑ राज॒न्नप॒ द्विषः॑ सेध॒ मीढ्वो॒ अप॒ स्रिधः॑ सेध
"When in my dwelling-place I see the wicked enemies of Gods, King, chase their hatred far away, thou Bounteous One, dispel our foes."