DharmaPragya
Mandala 8, Hymn 83
Containing 9 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 8, Hymn 83, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
दे॒वाना॒मिदवो॑ म॒हत्तदा वृ॑णीमहे व॒यम् वृष्णा॑म॒स्मभ्य॑मू॒तये॑
"WE choose unto ourselves that high protection of the Mighty Gods That it may help and succour us."
Mandala 8, Hymn 83, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
ते नः॑ सन्तु॒ युजः॒ सदा॒ वरु॑णो मि॒त्रो अ॑र्य॒मा वृ॒धास॑श्च॒ प्रचे॑तसः
"May they be ever our allies, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman, Far-seeing Gods who prosper us."
Mandala 8, Hymn 83, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
अति॑ नो विष्पि॒ता पु॒रु नौ॒भिर॒पो न प॑र्षथ यू॒यमृ॒तस्य॑ रथ्यः
"Ye furtherers of holy Law, transport us safe o'er many woes, As over water-floods in ships."
Mandala 8, Hymn 83, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
वा॒मं नो॑ अस्त्वर्यमन्वा॒मं व॑रुण॒ शंस्य॑म् वा॒मं ह्या॑वृणी॒महे॑
"Dear wealth be Aryaman to us, Varuṇa dear wealth meet for praise: Dear wealth we choose unto ourselves."
Mandala 8, Hymn 83, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 9
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वा॒मस्य॒ हि प्र॑चेतस॒ ईशा॑नाशो रिशादसः नेमा॑दित्या अ॒घस्य॒ यत्
"For Sovrans of dear wealth are ye, Âdityas, not of sinner's wealth, Ye sapient Gods who slay the foe."
Mandala 8, Hymn 83, Verse 6
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व॒यमिद्वः॑ सुदानवः क्षि॒यन्तो॒ यान्तो॒ अध्व॒न्ना देवा॑ वृ॒धाय॑ हूमहे
"We in our homes, ye Bounteous Ones, and while we journey on the road, Invoke you, Gods, to prosper us."
Mandala 8, Hymn 83, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 9
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अधि॑ न इन्द्रैषां॒ विष्णो॑ सजा॒त्या॑नाम् इ॒ता मरु॑तो॒ अश्वि॑ना
"Regard us, Indra, Vishṇu, here, ye Aṣvins and the Marut host, Us who are kith and kin to you."
Mandala 8, Hymn 83, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
प्र भ्रा॑तृ॒त्वं सु॑दान॒वोऽध॑ द्वि॒ता स॑मा॒न्या मा॒तुर्गर्भे॑ भरामहे
"Ye Bounteous Ones, from time of old we here set forth our brotherhood, Our kinship in the Mother's womb."
Mandala 8, Hymn 83, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
यू॒यं हि ष्ठा सु॑दानव॒ इन्द्र॑ज्येष्ठा अ॒भिद्य॑वः अधा॑ चिद्व उ॒त ब्रु॑वे
"Then come with Indra for your chief, as early day, ye Bounteous Gods Yea, I address you now for this."