DharmaPragya
Mandala 9, Hymn 99
Containing 8 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 9, Hymn 99, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
आ ह॑र्य॒ताय॑ धृ॒ष्णवे॒ धनु॑स्तन्वन्ति॒ पौंस्य॑म् शु॒क्रां व॑य॒न्त्यसु॑राय नि॒र्णिजं॑ वि॒पामग्रे॑ मही॒युवः॑
"THEY for the Bold and Lovely One ply manly vigour like a bow: joyous, in front of songs they weave bright raiment for the Lord Divine."
Mandala 9, Hymn 99, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
अध॑ क्ष॒पा परि॑ष्कृतो॒ वाजाँ॑ अ॒भि प्र गा॑हते यदी॑ वि॒वस्व॑तो॒ धियो॒ हरिं॑ हि॒न्वन्ति॒ यात॑वे
"And he, made beautiful by night, dips forward into strengthening food', What time the sacrificer's thoughts speed on his way the Golden-hued."
Mandala 9, Hymn 99, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
तम॑स्य मर्जयामसि॒ मदो॒ य इ॑न्द्र॒पात॑मः यं गाव॑ आ॒सभि॑र्द॒धुः पु॒रा नू॒नं च॑ सू॒रयः॑
"We cleanse this gladdening drink of his the juice which Indra chiefly drinks--- That which kine took into their mouths, of old, and princes take it now."
Mandala 9, Hymn 99, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
तं गाथ॑या पुरा॒ण्या पु॑ना॒नम॒भ्य॑नूषत उ॒तो कृ॑पन्त धी॒तयो॑ दे॒वानां॒ नाम॒ बिभ्र॑तीः
"To him, while purifying, they have raised the ancient psalm of praise: And sacred songs which bear the names of Gods have supplicated him."
Mandala 9, Hymn 99, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
तमु॒क्षमा॑णम॒व्यये॒ वारे॑ पुनन्ति धर्ण॒सिम् दू॒तं न पू॒र्वचि॑त्तय॒ आ शा॑सते मनी॒षिणः॑
"They purify him as he drops, courageous, in the fleecy sieve. Him they instruct as messenger to bear the sage's morning prayer."
Mandala 9, Hymn 99, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
स पु॑ना॒नो म॒दिन्त॑मः॒ सोम॑श्च॒मूषु॑ सीदति प॒शौ न रेत॑ आ॒दध॒त्पति॑र्वचस्यते धि॒यः
"Soma, best Cheerer, takes his seat, the while they cleanse him in the bowls. He as it were impregns the cow, and babbles on, the Lord of Song."
Mandala 9, Hymn 99, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
स मृ॑ज्यते सु॒कर्म॑भिर्दे॒वो दे॒वेभ्यः॑ सु॒तः वि॒दे यदा॑सु संद॒दिर्म॒हीर॒पो वि गा॑हते
"He is effused and beautified, a God for Gods, by skilful men. He penetrates the mighty floods collecting all he knows therein."
Mandala 9, Hymn 99, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
सु॒त इ॑न्दो प॒वित्र॒ आ नृभि॑र्य॒तो वि नी॑यसे इन्द्रा॑य मत्स॒रिन्त॑मश्च॒मूष्वा नि षी॑दसि
"Pressed, Indu, guided by the men, thou art led to the cleaning sieve. Thou, yielding Indra highest joy, takest thy seat within the bowls."