DharmaPragya
Mandala 9, Hymn 8
Containing 9 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 9, Hymn 8, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
ए॒ते सोमा॑ अ॒भि प्रि॒यमिन्द्र॑स्य॒ काम॑मक्षरन् वर्ध॑न्तो अस्य वी॒र्य॑म्
"OBEYING Indra's dear desire these Soma juices have flowed forth, Increasing his heroic might."
Mandala 9, Hymn 8, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
पु॒ना॒नास॑श्चमू॒षदो॒ गच्छ॑न्तो वा॒युम॒श्विना॑ ते नो॑ धान्तु सु॒वीर्य॑म्
"Laid in the bowl, pure-flowing on to Vâyu and the Aṣvins, may These give us great heroic strength."
Mandala 9, Hymn 8, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
इन्द्र॑स्य सोम॒ राध॑से पुना॒नो हार्दि॑ चोदय ऋ॒तस्य॒ योनि॑मा॒सद॑म्
"Soma, as thou art purified, incite to bounty Indra's heart, To sit in place of sacrifice."
Mandala 9, Hymn 8, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
मृ॒जन्ति॑ त्वा॒ दश॒ क्षिपो॑ हि॒न्वन्ति॑ स॒प्त धी॒तयः॑ अनु॒ विप्रा॑ अमादिषुः
"The ten swift fingers deck thee forth, seven ministers impel thee on: The sages have rejoiced in thee."
Mandala 9, Hymn 8, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
दे॒वेभ्य॑स्त्वा॒ मदा॑य॒ कं सृ॑जा॒नमति॑ मे॒ष्यः॑ सं गोभि॑र्वासयामसि
"When through the filter thou art poured, we clothe thee with a robe of milk To be a gladdening draught for Gods."
Mandala 9, Hymn 8, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
पु॒ना॒नः क॒लशे॒ष्वा वस्त्रा॑ण्यरु॒षो हरिः॑ परि॒ गव्या॑न्यव्यत
"When purified within the jars, Soma, brightred and golden-hued, Hath clothed him with a robe of milk."
Mandala 9, Hymn 8, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
म॒घोन॒ आ प॑वस्व नो ज॒हि विश्वा॒ अप॒ द्विषः॑ इन्दो॒ सखा॑य॒मा वि॑श
"Flow on to us and make us rich. Drive all our enemies away. O Indu, flow into thy Friend. Send down the rain from heaven, a stream of opulence from earth. Give us, O Soma, victory in war."
Mandala 9, Hymn 8, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
वृ॒ष्टिं दि॒वः परि॑ स्रव द्यु॒म्नं पृ॑थि॒व्या अधि॑ सहो॑ नः सोम पृ॒त्सु धाः॑
"Send down the rain from heaven, a stream of opulence from earth. Give us, O Soma, victory in war."
Mandala 9, Hymn 8, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
नृ॒चक्ष॑सं त्वा व॒यमिन्द्र॑पीतं स्व॒र्विद॑म् भ॒क्षी॒महि॑ प्र॒जामिष॑म्
"May we obtain thee, Indra's drink, who viewest men and findest light, Gain thee, and progeny and food."