DharmaPragya
Mandala 9, Hymn 64
Containing 30 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 30
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वृषा॑ सोम द्यु॒माँ अ॑सि॒ वृषा॑ देव॒ वृष॑व्रतः वृषा॒ धर्मा॑णि दधिषे
"Soma, thou art a splendid Steer, a Steer, O God, with steerlike sway: Thou as a Steer ordainest laws."
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 30
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वृष्ण॑स्ते॒ वृष्ण्यं॒ शवो॒ वृषा॒ वनं॒ वृषा॒ मदः॑ स॒त्यं वृ॑ष॒न्वृषेद॑सि
"Steer-strong thy might is as a steer's, steerstrong thywood, steer-like thy drink A Steer indeed, O Steer, art thou."
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 30
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अश्वो॒ न च॑क्रदो॒ वृषा॒ सं गा इ॑न्दो॒ समर्व॑तः वि नो॑ रा॒ये दुरो॑ वृधि
"Thou, Indu, as a vigorous horse, hast neighed together steeds and kine: Unbar for us the doors to wealth."
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 4
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असृ॑क्षत॒ प्र वा॒जिनो॑ ग॒व्या सोमा॑सो अश्व॒या शु॒क्रासो॑ वीर॒याशवः॑
"Out of desire of cows and steeds and horses. potent Soma-drops, Brilliant and swift, have been effused."
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 30
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शु॒म्भमा॑ना ऋता॒युभि॑र्मृ॒ज्यमा॑ना॒ गभ॑स्त्योः पव॑न्ते॒ वारे॑ अ॒व्यये॑
"They purified in both the hands, made beautiful by holy men, Flow onward to the fleecy cloth."
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 30
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ते विश्वा॑ दा॒शुषे॒ वसु॒ सोमा॑ दि॒व्यानि॒ पार्थि॑वा पव॑न्ता॒मान्तरि॑क्ष्या
"These Soma juices shall pour forth all treasures for the worshipper From heaven and earth and firmament."
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 30
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पव॑मानस्य विश्ववि॒त्प्र ते॒ सर्गा॑ असृक्षत सूर्य॑स्येव॒ न र॒श्मयः॑
"The streams of Pavamâna, thine, Finder of all, have been effused, Even as Sûrya's rays of light."
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 30
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के॒तुं कृ॒ण्वन्दि॒वस्परि॒ विश्वा॑ रू॒पाभ्य॑र्षसि स॒मु॒द्रः सो॑म पिन्वसे
"Making the light that shines from heaven thou flowest on to every form Soma, thou swellest like a sea."
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 30
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हि॒न्वा॒नो वाच॑मिष्यसि॒ पव॑मान॒ विध॑र्मणि अक्रा॑न्दे॒वो न सूर्यः॑
"Urged on thou sendest out thy voice, O Pavamâna; thou hast moved, Like the God Sûrya, to the sieve."
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 10
Verse 10 of 30
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इन्दुः॑ पविष्ट॒ चेत॑नः प्रि॒यः क॑वी॒नां म॒ती सृ॒जदश्वं॑ र॒थीरि॑व
"Indu, Enlightener, Friend, hath been purified by the sages' hymns: So starts the charioteer his steed-"
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 11
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ऊ॒र्मिर्यस्ते॑ प॒वित्र॒ आ दे॑वा॒वीः प॒र्यक्ष॑रत् सीद॑न्नृ॒तस्य॒ योनि॒मा
"Thy God-delighting wave which hath flowed to purifying seive, Alighting in the home of Law."
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 12
Verse 12 of 30
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स नो॑ अर्ष प॒वित्र॒ आ मदो॒ यो दे॑व॒वीत॑मः इन्द॒विन्द्रा॑य पी॒तये॑
"Flow to our sieve, a gladdening draught that hath most intercourse with Gods, Indu, to Indra for his drink."
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 13
Verse 13 of 30
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इ॒षे प॑वस्व॒ धार॑या मृ॒ज्यमा॑नो मनी॒षिभिः॑ इन्दो॑ रु॒चाभि गा इ॑हि
"Flow onward with a stream for food, made beautiful by sapient men: Indu with sheen approach the milk."
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 14
Verse 14 of 30
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पु॒ना॒नो वरि॑वस्कृ॒ध्यूर्जं॒ जना॑य गिर्वणः हरे॑ सृजा॒न आ॒शिर॑म्
"While thou art cleansed, Song-Lover, bring comfort and vigour to the folk, Poured, Tawny One! on milk and curds."
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 15
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पु॒ना॒नो दे॒ववी॑तय॒ इन्द्र॑स्य याहि निष्कृ॒तम् द्यु॒ता॒नो वा॒जिभि॑र्य॒तः
"Purified for the feast of Gods, go thou to Indra's special place, Resplendent, guided by the strong."
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 16
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प्र हि॑न्वा॒नास॒ इन्द॒वोऽच्छा॑ समु॒द्रमा॒शवः॑ धि॒या जू॒ता अ॑सृक्षत
"Accelerated by the hymn, the rapid drops of Soma juice Have flowed, urged onward, to the lake."
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 17
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म॒र्मृ॒जा॒नास॑ आ॒यवो॒ वृथा॑ समु॒द्रमिन्द॑वः अग्म॑न्नृ॒तस्य॒ योनि॒मा
"Easily have the living drops, made beautiful, approached the lake, Yea, to the place of sacrifice."
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 18
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परि॑ णो याह्यस्म॒युर्विश्वा॒ वसू॒न्योज॑सा पा॒हि नः॒ शर्म॑ वी॒रव॑त्
"Compass about, our faithful Friend, all our possessions with thy might: Guard, hero like, our sheltering home."
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 19
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मिमा॑ति॒ वह्नि॒रेत॑शः प॒दं यु॑जा॒न ऋक्व॑भिः प्र यत्स॑मु॒द्र आहि॑तः
"Loud neighs the Courser Etaṣa, with singers, harnessed for the place, Guided for travel to the lake."
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 20
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आ यद्योनिं॑ हिर॒ण्यय॑मा॒शुर्ऋ॒तस्य॒ सीद॑ति जहा॒त्यप्र॑चेतसः
"What time the Swift One resteth in the golden place of sacrifice, He leaves the foolish far away."
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 21
Verse 21 of 30
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अ॒भि वे॒ना अ॑नूष॒तेय॑क्षन्ति॒ प्रचे॑तसः मज्ज॒न्त्यवि॑चेतसः
"The friends have sung in unison, the prudent wish to sacrifice: Down sink the unintelligent."
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 22
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इन्द्रा॑येन्दो म॒रुत्व॑ते॒ पव॑स्व॒ मधु॑मत्तमः ऋ॒तस्य॒ योनि॑मा॒सद॑म्
"For Indra girt by Maruts, flow, thou Indu, very rich in sweets, To sit in place of sacrifice."
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 23
Verse 23 of 30
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तं त्वा॒ विप्रा॑ वचो॒विदः॒ परि॑ ष्कृण्वन्ति वे॒धसः॑ सं त्वा॑ मृजन्त्या॒यवः॑
"Controlling priests and sages skilled in holy song adorn thee well: The living make thee beautiful."
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 24
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रसं॑ ते मि॒त्रो अ॑र्य॒मा पिब॑न्ति॒ वरु॑णः कवे पव॑मानस्य म॒रुतः॑
"Aryaman, Mitra, Varuṇa drink Pavamâna's juice, yea, thine: O Sage, the Maruts drink thereof."
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 25
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त्वं सो॑म विप॒श्चितं॑ पुना॒नो वाच॑मिष्यसि इन्दो॑ स॒हस्र॑भर्णसम्
"O Soma, Indu, thou while thou art purified urgest onward speech. Thousandfold, with the lore of hymns."
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 26
Verse 26 of 30
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उ॒तो स॒हस्र॑भर्णसं॒ वाचं॑ सोम मख॒स्युव॑म् पु॒ना॒न इ॑न्द॒वा भ॑र
"Yea, Soma, Indu, while thou art purified do thou bring to us Speech thousandfold that longs for war."
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 27
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पु॒ना॒न इ॑न्दवेषां॒ पुरु॑हूत॒ जना॑नाम् प्रि॒यः स॑मु॒द्रमा वि॑श
"O Indu, Much-invoked, while thou art purifying, as the Friend. Of these men enter thou the lake."
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 28
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दवि॑द्युतत्या रु॒चा प॑रि॒ष्टोभ॑न्त्या कृ॒पा सोमाः॑ शु॒क्रा गवा॑शिरः
"Bright are these Somas blent with milk, with light that flashes brilliantly. And form that utters loud acclaim."
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 29
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हि॒न्वा॒नो हे॒तृभि॑र्य॒त आ वाजं॑ वा॒ज्य॑क्रमीत् सीद॑न्तो व॒नुषो॑ यथा
"Led by his drivers, and sent forth, the Strong Steed hath come nigh for spoil, Like warriors when they stand arrayed."
Mandala 9, Hymn 64, Verse 30
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ऋ॒धक्सो॑म स्व॒स्तये॑ संजग्मा॒नो दि॒वः क॒विः पव॑स्व॒ सूर्यो॑ दृ॒शे
"Specially, Soma, coming as a Sage from heaven to prosper us, Flow like the Sun for us to see."