DharmaPragya

DharmaPragya

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 98

Containing 12 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 98, Verse 1

Verse 1 of 12

SANSKRIT TEXT

अ॒भि नो॑ वाज॒सात॑मं र॒यिम॑र्ष पुरु॒स्पृह॑म् इन्दो॑ स॒हस्र॑भर्णसं तुविद्यु॒म्नं वि॑भ्वा॒सह॑म्

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"STREAM on us riches that are sought by many, best at winning strength Riches, O Indu, thousandfold, glorious, conquering the great."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 98, Verse 2

Verse 2 of 12

SANSKRIT TEXT

परि॒ ष्य सु॑वा॒नो अ॒व्ययं॒ रथे॒ न वर्मा॑व्यत इन्दु॑र॒भि द्रुणा॑ हि॒तो हि॑या॒नो धारा॑भिरक्षाः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Effused, he hath, as on a car, invested him in fleecy mail: Onward hath Indu flowed in streams, impelled, surrounded by the wood."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 98, Verse 3

Verse 3 of 12

SANSKRIT TEXT

परि॒ ष्य सु॑वा॒नो अ॑क्षा॒ इन्दु॒रव्ये॒ मद॑च्युतः धारा॒ य ऊ॒र्ध्वो अ॑ध्व॒रे भ्रा॒जा नैति॑ गव्य॒युः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Effused, this Indu hath flowed on, distilling rapture, to the fleece: He goes erect, as seeking kine in stream, with light, to sacrifice."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 98, Verse 4

Verse 4 of 12

SANSKRIT TEXT

स हि त्वं दे॑व॒ शश्व॑ते॒ वसु॒ मर्ता॑य दा॒शुषे॑ इन्दो॑ सह॒स्रिणं॑ र॒यिं श॒तात्मा॑नं विवाससि

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"For thou thyself, O Indu, God, to every mortal worshipper Attractest riches thousandfold, made manifest in hundred forms."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 98, Verse 5

Verse 5 of 12

SANSKRIT TEXT

व॒यं ते॑ अ॒स्य वृ॑त्रह॒न्वसो॒ वस्वः॑ पुरु॒स्पृहः॑ नि नेदि॑ष्ठतमा इ॒षः स्याम॑ सु॒म्नस्या॑ध्रिगो

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Good Vr̥itra-slayer, may we be still nearest to this wealth of thine Which many crave, nearest to food and happiness, Resistless One!"

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 98, Verse 6

Verse 6 of 12

SANSKRIT TEXT

द्विर्यं पञ्च॒ स्वय॑शसं॒ स्वसा॑रो॒ अद्रि॑संहतम् प्रि॒यमिन्द्र॑स्य॒ काम्यं॑ प्रस्ना॒पय॑न्त्यू॒र्मिण॑म्

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Whom, bright with native splendour, crushed between the pair of pressingstones- The wavy Friend whom Indra loves-the twice-five sisters dip and bathe,"

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 98, Verse 7

Verse 7 of 12

SANSKRIT TEXT

परि॒ त्यं ह॑र्य॒तं हरिं॑ ब॒भ्रुं पु॑नन्ति॒ वारे॑ण यो दे॒वान्विश्वाँ॒ इत्परि॒ मदे॑न स॒ह गच्छ॑ति

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Him with the fleece they purify, brown, golden-hued, beloved of all, Who with exhilarating juice goes forth to all the Deities."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 98, Verse 8

Verse 8 of 12

SANSKRIT TEXT

अ॒स्य वो॒ ह्यव॑सा॒ पान्तो॑ दक्ष॒साध॑नम् यः सू॒रिषु॒ श्रवो॑ बृ॒हद्द॒धे स्व१॒॑र्ण ह॑र्य॒तः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Through longing for this sap of yours ye drink what brings ability, Even him who, dear as heaven's own light, gives to our princes high renown."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 98, Verse 9

Verse 9 of 12

SANSKRIT TEXT

स वां॑ य॒ज्ञेषु॑ मानवी॒ इन्दु॑र्जनिष्ट रोदसी दे॒वो दे॑वी गिरि॒ष्ठा अस्रे॑ध॒न्तं तु॑वि॒ष्वणि॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Indu at holy rites produced you, Heaven and Earth, the Friends of men, Hill-haunting God the Goddesses. They bruised him where the roar was loud."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 98, Verse 10

Verse 10 of 12

SANSKRIT TEXT

इन्द्रा॑य सोम॒ पात॑वे वृत्र॒घ्ने परि॑ षिच्यसे नरे॑ च॒ दक्षि॑णावते दे॒वाय॑ सदना॒सदे॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"For Vr̥itra-slaying Indra, thou, Soma, art poured that he may drink, Poured for the guerdon-giving man, poured for the God who sitteth there."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 98, Verse 11

Verse 11 of 12

SANSKRIT TEXT

ते प्र॒त्नासो॒ व्यु॑ष्टिषु॒ सोमाः॑ प॒वित्रे॑ अक्षरन् अ॒प॒प्रोथ॑न्तः सनु॒तर्हु॑र॒श्चितः॑ प्रा॒तस्ताँ अप्र॑चेतसः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"These ancient Somas, at the break of day, have flowed into the sieve, Snorting away at early morn these foolish evil-hearted ones."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 98, Verse 12

Verse 12 of 12

SANSKRIT TEXT

तं स॑खायः पुरो॒रुचं॑ यू॒यं व॒यं च॑ सू॒रयः॑ अ॒श्याम॒ वाज॑गन्ध्यं स॒नेम॒ वाज॑पस्त्यम्

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Friends, may the princes, ye and we, obtain this Most Resplendent One. Gain him who hath the smell of strength, win him whose home is very strength."