Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 9

Containing 9 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 9, Verse 1

परि॑ प्रि॒या दि॒वः क॒विर्वयां॑सि न॒प्त्यो॑र्हि॒तः सु॒वा॒नो या॑ति क॒विक्र॑तुः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"THE Sage of Heaven whose heart is wise, when laid between both hands and pressed, Sends us delightful powers of life."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 9, Verse 2

प्रप्र॒ क्षया॑य॒ पन्य॑से॒ जना॑य॒ जुष्टो॑ अ॒द्रुहे॑ वी॒त्य॑र्ष॒ चनि॑ष्ठया

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"On, onward to a glorious home; dear to the people void of guile, With excellent enjoyment, flow."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 9, Verse 3

स सू॒नुर्मा॒तरा॒ शुचि॑र्जा॒तो जा॒ते अ॑रोचयत् म॒हान्म॒ही ऋ॑ता॒वृधा॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"He, the bright Son, when born illumed his Parents who had sprung to life, Great Son great Strengtheners of Law."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 9, Verse 4

स स॒प्त धी॒तिभि॑र्हि॒तो न॒द्यो॑ अजिन्वद॒द्रुहः॑ या एक॒मक्षि॑ वावृ॒धुः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Urged by the seven devotions he hath stirred the guileless rivers which Have magnified the Single Eye."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 9, Verse 5

ता अ॒भि सन्त॒मस्तृ॑तं म॒हे युवा॑न॒मा द॑धुः इन्दु॑मिन्द्र॒ तव॑ व्र॒ते

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"These helped to might theYouthful One, high over all, invincible, Even Indu, Indra! in thy law."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 9, Verse 6

अ॒भि वह्नि॒रम॑र्त्यः स॒प्त प॑श्यति॒ वाव॑हिः क्रिवि॑र्दे॒वीर॑तर्पयत्

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"The immortal Courser, good to draw, looks down upon the Seven: the fount Hath satisfied the Goddesses"

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 9, Verse 7

अवा॒ कल्पे॑षु नः पुम॒स्तमां॑सि सोम॒ योध्या॑ तानि॑ पुनान जङ्घनः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Aid us in holy rites, O Man: O Pavamâna, drive away Dark shades that must be met in fight."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 9, Verse 8

नू नव्य॑से॒ नवी॑यसे सू॒क्ताय॑ साधया प॒थः प्र॒त्न॒वद्रो॑चया॒ रुचः॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Make the paths ready for a hymn newer and newer evermore: Make the lights shine as erst they shone."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 9, Verse 9

पव॑मान॒ महि॒ श्रवो॒ गामश्वं॑ रासि वी॒रव॑त् सना॑ मे॒धां सना॒ स्वः॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Give, Pavamâna, high renown, give kine and steeds and hero sons: Win for us wisdom, win the light."