1.122.1
प्र व॒: पान्तं॑ रघुमन्य॒वोऽन्धो॑ य॒ज्ञं रु॒द्राय॑ मी॒ह्लुषे॑ भरध्वम् |
दि॒वो अ॑स्तो॒ष्यसु॑रस्य वी॒रैरि॑षु॒ध्येव॑ म॒रुतो॒ रोद॑स्योः ||
SAY, bringing sacrifice to bounteous Rudra, This juice for drink to you whose wrath is fleeting! With Dyaus the Asura's Heroes I have lauded the Maruts as with prayer to Earth and Heaven.
Say, bringing sacrifice to bounteous Rudra: this juice for drink to you whose wrath is fleeting! With Dyaus the Asura's heroes I have lauded the Maruts as with prayer to Earth and Heaven.
Rudra as mridu-manyu when offered; Maruts praised with Dyaus and Dyava-Prithivi—honoring storm-host and healing-fierce Rudra together.
Respect fierce forces that can soften when honored. Channel intensity through rightful offering rather than denial.
1.122.2
पत्नी॑व पू॒र्वहू॑तिं वावृ॒धध्या॑ उ॒षासा॒नक्ता॑ पुरु॒धा विदा॑ने |
स्त॒रीर्नात्कं॒ व्यु॑तं॒ वसा॑ना॒ सूर्य॑स्य श्रि॒या सु॒दृशी॒ हिर॑ण्यैः ||
Strong to exalt the early invocation are Night and Dawn who show with varied aspect. The Barren clothes her in wide-woven raiment, and fair Morn shines with Sūrya's golden splendour.
Strong to exalt the early call are Night and Dawn who show with varied aspect; the Barren clothes in wide-woven raiment, and fair Morn shines with Surya's golden splendour.
Ratri-Ushas as early-hvana strengtheners; night's wide cloth versus ushas-Surya hiranya-shine—polarity of veiling and revealing.
Honor both rest and rising. Varied phases—concealment and disclosure—together empower a strong start.
1.122.3
म॒मत्तु॑ न॒: परि॑ज्मा वस॒र्हा म॒मत्तु॒ वातो॑ अ॒पां वृष॑ण्वान् |
शि॒शी॒तमि॑न्द्रापर्वता यु॒वं न॒स्तन्नो॒ विश्वे॑ वरिवस्यन्तु दे॒वाः ||
Cheer us the Roamer round, who strikes at morning, the Wind delight us, pourer forth of waters! Sharpen our wits, O Parvata and Indra. May all the Gods vouchsafe to us this favour.
May the Roamer who strikes at morning cheer us; may Wind delight us, pourer of waters! Sharpen our wits, O Parvata and Indra. May all the Gods grant us this favour.
Wind as morning striker and apas-pourer; Parvata-Indra for dhiyo-tejana; Vishve Devas for this varam—clarity, vitality, collective prasada.
Seek environments that wake you, hydrate creativity, and sharpen cognition—and ask the whole support network for aligned favor.
1.122.4
उ॒त त्या मे॑ य॒शसा॑ श्वेत॒नायै॒ व्यन्ता॒ पान्तौ॑शि॒जो हु॒वध्यै॑ |
प्र वो॒ नपा॑तम॒पां कृ॑णुध्वं॒ प्र मा॒तरा॑ रास्पि॒नस्या॒योः ||
And Auśija shall call for me that famous Pair who enjoy and drink, who come to brighten. Set ye the Offspring of the Floods before you; both Mothers of the Living One who beameth.
Aushija shall call for me that famous Pair who enjoy and drink, who come to brighten; set the Floods' Offspring before you—both Mothers of the Living One who beams.
Ashvin-pair called via Aushija; apam-napat and dual mothers of the shining living one—waters' lineage before the ritual eye.
Bring complementary bright forces into focus together. Acknowledge the watery, maternal sources that birth living radiance.
1.122.5
आ वो॑ रुव॒ण्युमौ॑शि॒जो हु॒वध्यै॒ घोषे॑व॒ शंस॒मर्जु॑नस्य॒ नंशे॑ |
प्र व॑: पू॒ष्णे दा॒वन॒ आँ अच्छा॑ वोचेय व॒सुता॑तिम॒ग्नेः ||
For you shall Auśija call him who thunders, as, to win Arjuna's assent, cried Ghoṣā. I will invoke, that Pūṣan may be bounteous to you, the rich munificence of Agni.
For you Aushija shall call the thunderer, as Ghosa cried to win Arjuna's assent; I will invoke, that Pushan be bounteous to you, Agni's rich munificence.
Stanayitnu called; Ghosa-Arjuna echo of persuasive stuti; Pushan and Agni's udara for the patrons—poet as connector of thunder, path-god, and fire-wealth.
Use persuasive relational speech to align powerful actors. Connect pathfinders and energizers so patrons can be truly generous.
1.122.6
श्रु॒तं मे॑ मित्रावरुणा॒ हवे॒मोत श्रु॑तं॒ सद॑ने वि॒श्वत॑: सीम् |
श्रोतु॑ न॒: श्रोतु॑रातिः सु॒श्रोतु॑: सु॒क्षेत्रा॒ सिन्धु॑र॒द्भिः ||
Hear, Mitra-Varuṇa, these mine invocations, hear them from all men in the hall of worship. Giver of famous gifts, kind hearer, Sindhu who gives fair fields, listen with all his waters!
Hear, Mitra-Varuna, these invocations—hear them from all in the worship hall. Kind hearer, gift-famed Sindhu who gives fair fields—listen with all his waters!
Mitra-Varuna shravana from sabha; Sindhu as kshetra-da and sarva-apas listener—riverine and moral sovereignty attending together.
Design listening systems that hear many voices. Steward water and land as gifts that respond when communities speak together.
1.122.7
स्तु॒षे सा वां॑ वरुण मित्र रा॒तिर्गवां॑ श॒ता पृ॒क्षया॑मेषु प॒ज्रे |
श्रु॒तर॑थे प्रि॒यर॑थे॒ दधा॑नाः स॒द्यः पु॒ष्टिं नि॑रुन्धा॒नासो॑ अग्मन् ||
Praised, Mitra, Varuṇa! is your gift, a hundred cows to the Pṛkṣayāmas and the Pajra. Presented by car-famous Priyaratha, supplying nourishment, they came directly.
Praised, Mitra-Varuna, is your gift—a hundred cows to the Prkshayamas and the Pajra, presented by car-famous Priyaratha, coming straight with nourishment.
Danastuti: shatam go via Priyaratha to Pajra/Prkshayama lines—divine-human patronage chain.
Trace and thank the full chain of generosity. Transparent patronage that nourishes craft lineages strengthens culture.
1.122.8
अ॒स्य स्तु॑षे॒ महि॑मघस्य॒ राध॒: सचा॑ सनेम॒ नहु॑षः सु॒वीरा॑: |
जनो॒ यः प॒ज्रेभ्यो॑ वा॒जिनी॑वा॒नश्वा॑वतो र॒थिनो॒ मह्यं॑ सू॒रिः ||
Praised is the gift of him the very wealthy: may we enjoy it, men with hero children: His who hath many gifts to give the Pajras, a chief who makes me rich in cars and horses.
Praised is the gift of the very wealthy; may we enjoy it as men with hero children—his who has many gifts for the Pajras, a chief who enriches me in cars and horses.
Vasvi dakshina for Pajras yielding ratha-ashva wealth and hope for vira-praja—artha in service of courageous continuity.
Wealth is well used when it equips families and creatives for capable futures—mobility, means, and mentorship of the brave.
1.122.9
जनो॒ यो मि॑त्रावरुणावभि॒ध्रुग॒पो न वां॑ सु॒नोत्य॑क्ष्णया॒ध्रुक् |
स्व॒यं स यक्ष्मं॒ हृद॑ये॒ नि ध॑त्त॒ आप॒ यदीं॒ होत्रा॑भिर्ऋ॒तावा॑ ||
The folk, O Mitra-Varuṇa, who hate you, who sinfully hating pour you no libations, Lay in their hearts, themselves, a wasting sickness, whereas the righteous gaineth all by worship.
Folk who hate you, Mitra-Varuna, who pour no libations in sinful hate, lay wasting sickness in their own hearts, while the righteous gain all by worship.
Dvesha without havis becomes hridaye yakshma; sukrita gains sarvam through yajna—ethical psychology of Mitra-Varuna rita.
Bitterness without constructive practice corrodes the bitter. Integrity and contribution are practical health strategies.
1.122.10
स व्राध॑तो॒ नहु॑षो॒ दंसु॑जूत॒: शर्ध॑स्तरो न॒रां गू॒र्तश्र॑वाः |
विसृ॑ष्टरातिर्याति बाह्ल॒सृत्वा॒ विश्वा॑सु पृ॒त्सु सद॒मिच्छूर॑: ||
That man, most puissant, wondrously urged onward, famed among heroes, liberal in giving, Moveth a warrior, evermore undaunted in all encounters even with the mighty.
That most puissant man, wondrously urged, famed among heroes, liberal in giving, moves as warrior ever undaunted even in encounters with the mighty.
Datar-vira undaunted before balīyas: generosity and courage reinforce each other under Vishvedeva impulse.
Generosity builds courage. People who give freely often face hard encounters with more stability than the clenched and fearful.
1.122.11
अध॒ ग्मन्ता॒ नहु॑षो॒ हवं॑ सू॒रेः श्रोता॑ राजानो अ॒मृत॑स्य मन्द्राः |
न॒भो॒जुवो॒ यन्नि॑र॒वस्य॒ राध॒: प्रश॑स्तये महि॒ना रथ॑वते ||
Come to the man's, the sacrificer's calling: hear, Kings of Immortality, joy-givers! While ye who speed through clouds decree your bounty largely, for fame, to him the chariot rider.
Come to the sacrificer's calling; hear, Kings of Immortality, joy-givers! While you who speed through clouds decree bounty largely, for fame, to the chariot rider.
Amritasya rajanah hear yajamana; megha-path decree of udara for rathin's yashas—royal immortals funding worthy mobility.
Channel institutional bounty toward people who actually move missions forward. Fame should follow real conveyance of value.
1.122.12
ए॒तं शर्धं॑ धाम॒ यस्य॑ सू॒रेरित्य॑वोच॒न् दश॑तयस्य॒ नंशे॑ |
द्यु॒म्नानि॒ येषु॑ व॒सुता॑ती रा॒रन् विश्वे॑ सन्वन्तु प्रभृ॒थेषु॒ वाज॑म् ||
Vigour will we bestow on that adorer whose tenfold draught we come to taste, so spake they. May all in whom rest splendour and great riches obtain refreshment in these sacrifices.
Vigour we will bestow on that adorer whose tenfold draught we come to taste—so they spoke. May all in whom splendour and great riches rest find refreshment in these sacrifices.
Dashavata-graha imagery; Devas promise ojas to the stota; those bearing shri-rayi also refreshed in yajna—mutual revitalization.
Design rituals of work and celebration that refresh both contributors and resource-holders—sustainable reciprocity.
1.122.13
मन्दा॑महे॒ दश॑तयस्य धा॒सेर्द्विर्यत् पञ्च॒ बिभ्र॑तो॒ यन्त्यन्ना॑ |
किमि॒ष्टाश्व॑ इ॒ष्टर॑श्मिरे॒त ई॑शा॒नास॒स्तरु॑ष ऋञ्जते॒ नॄन् ||
We will rejoice to drink the tenfold present when the twicefive come bearing sacred viands. What can he do whose steeds and reins are choicest? These, the all-potent, urge brave men to conquest.
We will rejoice to drink the tenfold present when the twice-five come bearing sacred viands. What can he do whose steeds and reins are choicest? These all-potent urge brave men to conquest.
Twice-five bearers of havis; ashva-rashmi excellence; Vishvedeva shakti urging vira to jaya—logistics and courage fused.
Excellence in preparation plus inspiring leadership converts gatherings into conquest-capable teams.
1.122.14
हिर॑ण्यकर्णं मणिग्रीव॒मर्ण॒स्तन्नो॒ विश्वे॑ वरिवस्यन्तु दे॒वाः |
अ॒र्यो गिर॑: स॒द्य आ ज॒ग्मुषी॒रोस्राश्चा॑कन्तू॒भये॑ष्व॒स्मे ||
The sea and all the Deities shall give us him with the golden ear and neck bejewelled. Dawns, hasting to the praises of the pious, be pleased with us, both offerers and singers.
May sea and all Deities give us him of golden ear and jewelled neck; Dawns hasting to praises of the pious, be pleased with us both offerers and singers.
Samudra and Vishve Devas for the hiranya-adorned prize; Ushasas pleased with both hotar and singers—aesthetic and moral dawn-favor.
Seek outcomes that satisfy both doers and voices of the work. Beauty and ethics at daybreak set the tone for shared success.
1.122.15
च॒त्वारो॑ मा मश॒र्शार॑स्य॒ शिश्व॒स्त्रयो॒ राज्ञ॒ आय॑वसस्य जि॒ष्णोः |
रथो॑ वां मित्रावरुणा दी॒र्घाप्सा॒: स्यूम॑गभस्ति॒: सूरो॒ नाद्यौ॑त् ||
Four youthful sons of Maśarśāra vex me, three, of the king, the conquering Ayavasa. Now like the Sun, O Varuṇa and Mitra, your car hath shone, long-shaped and reined with splendour.
Four youthful sons of Masharshara vex me; three of the conquering king Ayavasa. Now like the Sun, O Varuna and Mitra, your car has shone—long-shaped, reined with splendour.
Personal tension with rival youths resolved into Mitra-Varuna ratha shining like Surya—dharma-sovereignty outshining social vexation.
When interpersonal friction rises, return to clear principles and well-guided process. Transparent governance outshines faction noise.