Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 2

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

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 2, Verse 1

पव॑स्व देव॒वीरति॑ प॒वित्रं॑ सोम॒ रंह्या॑ इन्द्र॑मिन्दो॒ वृषा वि॑श

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Soma, flow on, inviting Gods, speed to the purifying cloth: Pass into Indra, as a Bull."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 2, Verse 2

आ व॑च्यस्व॒ महि॒ प्सरो॒ वृषे॑न्दो द्यु॒म्नव॑त्तमः आ योनिं॑ धर्ण॒सिः स॑दः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"As mighty food speed hitherward, Indu, as a most splendid Steer: Sit in thy place as one with strength."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 2, Verse 3

अधु॑क्षत प्रि॒यं मधु॒ धारा॑ सु॒तस्य॑ वे॒धसः॑ अ॒पो व॑सिष्ट सु॒क्रतुः॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"The well-loved meath was made to flow, the stream of the creative juice ne Sage drew waters to himself."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 2, Verse 4

म॒हान्तं॑ त्वा म॒हीरन्वापो॑ अर्षन्ति॒ सिन्ध॑वः यद्गोभि॑र्वासयि॒ष्यसे॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"The mighty waters, yea, the floods accompany thee Mighty One, When thou wilt clothe thee with the milk."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 2, Verse 5

स॒मु॒द्रो अ॒प्सु मा॑मृजे विष्ट॒म्भो ध॒रुणो॑ दि॒वः सोमः॑ प॒वित्रे॑ अस्म॒युः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"The lake is brightened in the floods. Soma, our Friend, heaven's prop and stay, Falls on the purifying cloth."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 2, Verse 6

अचि॑क्रद॒द्वृषा॒ हरि॑र्म॒हान्मि॒त्रो न द॑र्श॒तः सं सूर्ये॑ण रोचते

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"The tawny Bull hath bellowed, fair as mighty Mitra to behold: He shines together with the Sun."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 2, Verse 7

गिर॑स्त इन्द॒ ओज॑सा मर्मृ॒ज्यन्ते॑ अप॒स्युवः॑ याभि॒र्मदा॑य॒ शुम्भ॑से

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Songs, Indu, active in their might are beautified for thee, wherewith Thou deckest thee for our delight."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 2, Verse 8

तं त्वा॒ मदा॑य॒ घृष्व॑य उ लोककृ॒त्नुमी॑महे तव॒ प्रश॑स्तयो म॒हीः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"To thee who givest ample room we pray, to win the joyous draught: Great are the praises due to thee."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 2, Verse 9

अ॒स्मभ्य॑मिन्दविन्द्र॒युर्मध्वः॑ पवस्व॒ धार॑या प॒र्जन्यो॑ वृष्टि॒माँ इ॑व

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Indu as, Indra's Friend, on us pour with a stream of sweetness, like Parjanya sender of the rain."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 2, Verse 10

गो॒षा इ॑न्दो नृ॒षा अ॑स्यश्व॒सा वा॑ज॒सा उ॒त आ॒त्मा य॒ज्ञस्य॑ पू॒र्व्यः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Winner of kine, Indu, art thou, winner of heroes, steeds, and strength Primeval Soul of sacrifice."