Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 105

Containing 6 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 105, Verse 1

तं वः॑ सखायो॒ मदा॑य पुना॒नम॒भि गा॑यत शिशुं॒ न य॒ज्ञैः स्व॑दयन्त गू॒र्तिभिः॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"SING; ye aloud, O friends, to him who makes him pure for gladdening drink: They shall make sweet the Child with sacrifice and laud."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 105, Verse 2

सं व॒त्स इ॑व मा॒तृभि॒रिन्दु॑र्हिन्वा॒नो अ॑ज्यते दे॒वा॒वीर्मदो॑ म॒तिभिः॒ परि॑ष्कृतः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Like as a calf with mother cows, so Indu is urged forth and sent, Glorified by our hymns, the God-delighting juice."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 105, Verse 3

अ॒यं दक्षा॑य॒ साध॑नो॒ऽयं शर्धा॑य वी॒तये॑ अ॒यं दे॒वेभ्यो॒ मधु॑मत्तमः सु॒तः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Effectual means of power is he, he is a banquet for the Troop, He who hath been effused, most rich in meath, for Gods."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 105, Verse 4

गोम॑न्न इन्दो॒ अश्व॑वत्सु॒तः सु॑दक्ष धन्व शुचिं॑ ते॒ वर्ण॒मधि॒ गोषु॑ दीधरम्

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Flow to us, Indu, passing, strong, effused, with wealth of kine and steeds: I will spread forth above the milk thy radiant hue."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 105, Verse 5

स नो॑ हरीणां पत॒ इन्दो॑ दे॒वप्स॑रस्तमः सखे॑व॒ सख्ये॒ नर्यो॑ रु॒चे भ॑व

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Lord of the tawny, Indu thou who art the God's most special food, As Friend to friend, for splendour be thou good to men."

Rigveda

Mandala 9, Hymn 105, Verse 6

सने॑मि॒ त्वम॒स्मदाँ अदे॑वं॒ कं चि॑द॒त्रिण॑म् सा॒ह्वाँ इ॑न्दो॒ परि॒ बाधो॒ अप॑ द्व॒युम्

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Drive utterly, far away from us each godless, each voracious foe. O Indu, overcome and drive the false afar."