Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 48

Containing 5 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 48, Verse 1

तं त्वा॑ नृ॒म्णानि॒ बिभ्र॑तं स॒धस्थे॑षु म॒हो दि॒वः चारुं॑ सुकृ॒त्यये॑महे

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"WITH sacrifice we seek to thee kind Cherisher of manly might In mansions of the lofty heavens;"

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 48, Verse 2

संवृ॑क्तधृष्णुमु॒क्थ्यं॑ म॒हाम॑हिव्रतं॒ मद॑म् श॒तं पुरो॑ रुरु॒क्षणि॑म्

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Gladdening crusher of the bold, ruling with very mighty sway, Destroyer of a hundred forts."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 48, Verse 3

अत॑स्त्वा र॒यिम॒भि राजा॑नं सुक्रतो दि॒वः सु॒प॒र्णो अ॑व्य॒थिर्भ॑रत्

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Hence, Sapient One! the Falcon, strong of wing, unwearied, brought thee down, Lord over riches, from the sky."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 48, Verse 4

विश्व॑स्मा॒ इत्स्व॑र्दृ॒शे साधा॑रणं रज॒स्तुर॑म् गो॒पामृ॒तस्य॒ विर्भ॑रत्

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"That each may see the light, the Bird brought us the guard of Law, the Friend Of all, the speeder through the air."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 48, Verse 5

अधा॑ हिन्वा॒न इ॑न्द्रि॒यं ज्यायो॑ महि॒त्वमा॑नशे अ॒भि॒ष्टि॒कृद्विच॑र्षणिः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"And now, sent forth, it hath attained to mighty power and majesty, Most active, ready to assist."