Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 1

Containing 10 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 1, Verse 1

स्वादि॑ष्ठया॒ मदि॑ष्ठया॒ पव॑स्व सोम॒ धार॑या इन्द्रा॑य॒ पात॑वे सु॒तः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"In sweetest and most gladdening stream flow pure, O Soma, on thy way, Pressed out for Indra, for his drink."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 1, Verse 2

र॒क्षो॒हा वि॒श्वच॑र्षणिर॒भि योनि॒मयो॑हतम् द्रुणा॑ स॒धस्थ॒मास॑दत्

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Fiend-queller, Friend of all men, he hath with the wood attained unto His place, his iron-fashioned home."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 1, Verse 3

व॒रि॒वो॒धात॑मो भव॒ मंहि॑ष्ठो वृत्र॒हन्त॑मः पर्षि॒ राधो॑ म॒घोना॑म्

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Be thou best Vr̥itra-slayer, best granter of bliss, most liberal: Promote our wealthy princes' gifts."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 1, Verse 4

अ॒भ्य॑र्ष म॒हानां॑ दे॒वानां॑ वी॒तिमन्ध॑सा अ॒भि वाज॑मु॒त श्रवः॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Flow onward with thy juice unto the banquet of the Mighty Gods: Flow bither for our strength and fame."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 1, Verse 5

त्वामच्छा॑ चरामसि॒ तदिदर्थं॑ दि॒वेदि॑वे इन्दो॒ त्वे न॑ आ॒शसः॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"O Indu, we draw nigh to thee, with this one object day by day: To thee alone our prayers are said"

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 1, Verse 6

पु॒नाति॑ ते परि॒स्रुतं॒ सोमं॒ सूर्य॑स्य दुहि॒ता वारे॑ण॒ शश्व॑ता॒ तना॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"By means of this eternal fleece may Sûrya's Daughter purify Thy Soma that is foaming forth."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 1, Verse 7

तमी॒मण्वीः॑ सम॒र्य आ गृ॒भ्णन्ति॒ योष॑णो॒ दश॑ स्वसा॑रः॒ पार्ये॑ दि॒वि

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Ten sister maids of slender form seize him within the press and hold Him firmly on the final day."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 1, Verse 8

तमीं॑ हिन्वन्त्य॒ग्रुवो॒ धम॑न्ति बाकु॒रं दृति॑म् त्रि॒धातु॑ वार॒णं मधु॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"The virgins send him forth: they blow the the skin musician-like and fuse The triple foe-repelling meath."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 1, Verse 9

अ॒भी॒३॒॑ममघ्न्या॑ उ॒त श्री॒णन्ति॑ धे॒नवः॒ शिशु॑म् सोम॒मिन्द्रा॑य॒ पात॑वे

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Inviolable milch-kine round about him blend for Indra's drink, The fresh young Soma with their milk."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 1, Verse 10

अ॒स्येदिन्द्रो॒ मदे॒ष्वा विश्वा॑ वृ॒त्राणि॑ जिघ्नते शूरो॑ म॒घा च॑ मंहते

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"In the wild raptures of this draught, Indra slays all the Vr̥itras: he, The Hero, pours his wealth on us."