Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 22

Containing 7 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 22, Verse 1

ए॒ते सोमा॑स आ॒शवो॒ रथा॑ इव॒ प्र वा॒जिनः॑ सर्गाः॑ सृ॒ष्टा अ॑हेषत

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"THESE rapid Soma-streams have stirred themselves to motion like strong steeds, Like cars, like armies hurried forth."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 22, Verse 2

ए॒ते वाता॑ इवो॒रवः॑ प॒र्जन्य॑स्येव वृ॒ष्टयः॑ अ॒ग्नेरि॑व भ्र॒मा वृथा॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Swift as wide winds they lightly move, like rain-storms of Parjanya, like The flickering flames of burning fire."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 22, Verse 3

ए॒ते पू॒ता वि॑प॒श्चितः॒ सोमा॑सो॒ दध्या॑शिरः वि॒पा व्या॑नशु॒र्धियः॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"These Soma juices, blent with curds, purified, skilled in sacred hymns, Have gained by song their hearts'desire."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 22, Verse 4

ए॒ते मृ॒ष्टा अम॑र्त्याः ससृ॒वांसो॒ न श॑श्रमुः इय॑क्षन्तः प॒थो रजः॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Immortal, cleansed, these drops, since first they flowed, have never wearied, fain To reach the regions and their paths."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 22, Verse 5

ए॒ते पृ॒ष्ठानि॒ रोद॑सोर्विप्र॒यन्तो॒ व्या॑नशुः उ॒तेदमु॑त्त॒मं रजः॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Advancing they have travelled o'er the ridges of the earth and heaven, And this the highest realm of all."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 22, Verse 6

तन्तुं॑ तन्वा॒नमु॑त्त॒ममनु॑ प्र॒वत॑ आशत उ॒तेदमु॑त्त॒माय्य॑म्

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Over the heights have they attained the highest thread that is spun out, And this which must be deemed most high."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 22, Verse 7

त्वं सो॑म प॒णिभ्य॒ आ वसु॒ गव्या॑नि धारयः त॒तं तन्तु॑मचिक्रदः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Thou, Soma, boldest wealth in kine which thou hast seized from niggard churls: Thou calledst forth the outspun thread."