DharmaPragya
Mandala 9, Hymn 17
Containing 8 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 9, Hymn 17, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
प्र नि॒म्नेने॑व॒ सिन्ध॑वो॒ घ्नन्तो॑ वृ॒त्राणि॒ भूर्ण॑यः सोमा॑ असृग्रमा॒शवः॑
"LIKE rivers down a steep descent, slaying the Vr̥itras, full of zeal, The rapid Soma-streams have flowed."
Mandala 9, Hymn 17, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒भि सु॑वा॒नास॒ इन्द॑वो वृ॒ष्टयः॑ पृथि॒वीमि॑व इन्द्रं॒ सोमा॑सो अक्षरन्
"The drops of Soma juice effused fall like the rain upon the earth: To Indra flow the Soma-streams."
Mandala 9, Hymn 17, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
अत्यू॑र्मिर्मत्स॒रो मदः॒ सोमः॑ प॒वित्रे॑ अर्षति वि॒घ्नन्रक्षां॑सि देव॒युः
"With swelling wave the gladdening drink, the Soma, flows into.the sieve, Loving the Gods and slaying fiends."
Mandala 9, Hymn 17, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
आ क॒लशे॑षु धावति प॒वित्रे॒ परि॑ षिच्यते उ॒क्थैर्य॒ज्ञेषु॑ वर्धते
"It hastens to the pitchers, poured upon the sieve it waxes strong At sacrifices through the lauds."
Mandala 9, Hymn 17, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
अति॒ त्री सो॑म रोच॒ना रोह॒न्न भ्रा॑जसे॒ दिव॑म् इ॒ष्णन्त्सूर्यं॒ न चो॑दयः
"Soma, thou shinest mounting heaven as 'twere above light's triple realm, And moving secm'st to speed the Sun."
Mandala 9, Hymn 17, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒भि विप्रा॑ अनूषत मू॒र्धन्य॒ज्ञस्य॑ का॒रवः॑ दधा॑ना॒श्चक्ष॑सि प्रि॒यम्
"To him, the head of sacnfice, singers and bards have sung their songs, Offering what he loves to see."
Mandala 9, Hymn 17, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
तमु॑ त्वा वा॒जिनं॒ नरो॑ धी॒भिर्विप्रा॑ अव॒स्यवः॑ मृ॒जन्ति॑ दे॒वता॑तये
"The men, the sages with their hymns, eager for help, deck thee strong steed, Deck thee for service of the Gods."
Mandala 9, Hymn 17, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
मधो॒र्धारा॒मनु॑ क्षर ती॒व्रः स॒धस्थ॒मास॑दः चारु॑र्ऋ॒ताय॑ पी॒तये॑
"Flow onward to the stream of meath rest efficacious in thy home, Fair, to be drunk at sacrifice."