DharmaPragya
Mandala 9, Hymn 12
Containing 9 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 9, Hymn 12, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
सोमा॑ असृग्र॒मिन्द॑वः सु॒ता ऋ॒तस्य॒ साद॑ने इन्द्रा॑य॒ मधु॑मत्तमाः
"To Indra have the Soma drops, exceeding rich in sweets, been poured, Shed in the seat of sacrifice."
Mandala 9, Hymn 12, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒भि विप्रा॑ अनूषत॒ गावो॑ व॒त्सं न मा॒तरः॑ इन्द्रं॒ सोम॑स्य पी॒तये॑
"As mother kine low to their calves, to Indra have the sages called, Called him to drink the Soma juice."
Mandala 9, Hymn 12, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
म॒द॒च्युत्क्षे॑ति॒ साद॑ने॒ सिन्धो॑रू॒र्मा वि॑प॒श्चित् सोमो॑ गौ॒री अधि॑ श्रि॒तः
"In the stream's wave wise Soma dwells, distilling rapture, in his seat, Resting upon a wiId-cow's hide."
Mandala 9, Hymn 12, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
दि॒वो नाभा॑ विचक्ष॒णोऽव्यो॒ वारे॑ महीयते सोमो॒ यः सु॒क्रतुः॑ क॒विः
"Far-sighted Soma, Sage and Seer, is worshipped in the central point Of heaven, the straining-cloth of wool."
Mandala 9, Hymn 12, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
यः सोमः॑ क॒लशे॒ष्वाँ अ॒न्तः प॒वित्र॒ आहि॑तः तमिन्दुः॒ परि॑ षस्वजे
"In close embraces Indu holds Soma when poured within the jars. And on the. purifying sieve."
Mandala 9, Hymn 12, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
प्र वाच॒मिन्दु॑रिष्यति समु॒द्रस्याधि॑ वि॒ष्टपि॑ जिन्व॒न्कोशं॑ मधु॒श्चुत॑म्
"Indu sends forth a voice on high to regions of the sea of air, Shaking the vase that drops with meath."
Mandala 9, Hymn 12, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
नित्य॑स्तोत्रो॒ वन॒स्पति॑र्धी॒नाम॒न्तः स॑ब॒र्दुघः॑ हि॒न्वा॒नो मानु॑षा यु॒गा
"The Tree whose praises never fail yields heavenly milk among our hymns, Urging men's generations on."
Mandala 9, Hymn 12, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒भि प्रि॒या दि॒वस्प॒दा सोमो॑ हिन्वा॒नो अ॑र्षति विप्र॑स्य॒ धार॑या क॒विः
"The Wise One, with the Sage's stream, the Soma urged to speed, flows on To the dear places of the sky."
Mandala 9, Hymn 12, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
आ प॑वमान धारय र॒यिं स॒हस्र॑वर्चसम् अ॒स्मे इ॑न्दो स्वा॒भुव॑म्
"O Pavamâna, bring us wealth bright with a thousand splendours. Yea. O Indu, give us ready help."