DharmaPragya
Mandala 9, Hymn 23
Containing 7 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 9, Hymn 23, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
सोमा॑ असृग्रमा॒शवो॒ मधो॒र्मद॑स्य॒ धार॑या अ॒भि विश्वा॑नि॒ काव्या॑
"SWIFT Soma drops have been effused in streams of meath, the gladdening drink, For sacred lore of every kind."
Mandala 9, Hymn 23, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
अनु॑ प्र॒त्नास॑ आ॒यवः॑ प॒दं नवी॑यो अक्रमुः रु॒चे ज॑नन्त॒ सूर्य॑म्
"Hither to newer. resting-place the ancient Living Ones are come. They made the Sun that he might shine."
Mandala 9, Hymn 23, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
आ प॑वमान नो भरा॒र्यो अदा॑शुषो॒ गय॑म् कृ॒धि प्र॒जाव॑ती॒रिषः॑
"O Pavamâna, bring to us the unsacrificing foeman's wealth, And give us food with progeny."
Mandala 9, Hymn 23, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒भि सोमा॑स आ॒यवः॒ पव॑न्ते॒ मद्यं॒ मद॑म् अ॒भि कोशं॑ मधु॒श्चुत॑म्
"The living Somas being cleansed diffuse exhilarating drink, Turned to the vat which drips with meath."
Mandala 9, Hymn 23, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
सोमो॑ अर्षति धर्ण॒सिर्दधा॑न इन्द्रि॒यं रस॑म् सु॒वीरो॑ अभिशस्ति॒पाः
"Soma gows on intelligent, possessing sap and mighty strength, Brave Hero who repels the curse."
Mandala 9, Hymn 23, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
इन्द्रा॑य सोम पवसे दे॒वेभ्यः॑ सध॒माद्यः॑ इन्दो॒ वाजं॑ सिषाससि
"For Indra, Soma! thou art cleansed, a feast-companion for the Gods:"
Mandala 9, Hymn 23, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒स्य पी॒त्वा मदा॑ना॒मिन्द्रो॑ वृ॒त्राण्य॑प्र॒ति ज॒घान॑ ज॒घन॑च्च॒ नु
"When he had drunken draughts of this, Indra smote down resistless foes: Yea, smote them, and shall smite them still."