1.167.1
स॒हस्रं॑ त इन्द्रो॒तयो॑ नः स॒हस्र॒मिषो॑ हरिवो गू॒र्तत॑माः |
स॒हस्रं॒ रायो॑ माद॒यध्यै॑ सह॒स्रिण॒ उप॑ नो यन्तु॒ वाजा॑:
A THOUSAND are thy helps for us, O Indra: a thousand, Lord of Bays, thy choice refreshments. Wealth of a thousand sorts hast thou to cheer us: may precious goods come nigh to us in thousands.
A thousand are your helps for us, O Indra; a thousand, Lord of Bays, your choice refreshments. Wealth of a thousand sorts have you to cheer us: may precious goods come near us in thousands.
Sahasram ūtayaḥ / iṣaḥ / rayiḥ—Indra as inexhaustible multiplicity of aid. Opening with Indra before Marut focus ties the cycle to Maghavan generosity.
Think in 'thousands' of mutual aids, not single silver bullets. Diversified support cheer and stabilize communities.
1.167.2
आ नोऽवो॑भिर्म॒रुतो॑ या॒न्त्वच्छा॒ ज्येष्ठे॑भिर्वा बृ॒हद् दि॑वैः सुमा॒याः |
अध॒ यदे॑षां नि॒युत॑: पर॒माः स॑मु॒द्रस्य॑ चिद् ध॒नय॑न्त पा॒रे
May the most sapient Maruts, with protection, with best boons brought from lofty heaven, approach us, Now when their team of the most noble horses speeds even on the sea's extremest limit.
May the most sapient Maruts approach us with protection and best boons from lofty heaven, now when their noblest horse-team speeds even on the sea's extremest limit.
Vidvāṃsaḥ Maruts with avas and vāra from bṛhat div; niyutaḥ at samudra-pāra—storm-reach to ocean's edge.
Invite help that reaches edge-cases—'sea's extremest limit.' Wisdom plus protection should travel to the margins.
1.167.3
मि॒म्यक्ष॒ येषु॒ सुधि॑ता घृ॒ताची॒ हिर॑ण्यनिर्णि॒गुप॑रा॒ न ऋ॒ष्टिः |
गुहा॒ चर॑न्ती॒ मनु॑षो॒ न योषा॑ स॒भाव॑ती विद॒थ्ये॑व॒ सं वाक्
Close to them clings one moving in seclusion, like a man's wife, like a spear carried rearward, Well grasped, bright, decked with gold there is Vāk also, like to a courtly, eloquent dame, among them.
Close to them clings one moving in seclusion, like a man's wife, like a spear carried rearward—well grasped, bright, gold-decked; among them is Vak also, like a courtly eloquent dame.
Guhā-carantī (lightning/Rodasi) and Vāk as sabhāvatī—weapon-beauty and eloquent speech companioning Maruts. Feminine powers in the storm-host.
Honor the quiet companion powers: precision (spear), intimacy, and eloquent Voice inside energetic teams.
1.167.4
परा॑ शु॒भ्रा अ॒यासो॑ य॒व्या सा॑धार॒ण्येव॑ म॒रुतो॑ मिमिक्षुः |
न रो॑द॒सी अप॑ नुदन्त घो॒रा जु॒षन्त॒ वृधं॑ स॒ख्याय॑ दे॒वाः
Far off the brilliant, never-weary Maruts cling to the young Maid as a joint possession. The fierce Gods drave not Rodasī before them, but wished for her to grow their friend and fellow.
Far off the brilliant never-weary Maruts cling to the young Maid as a joint possession. The fierce Gods did not drive Rodasi before them, but wished her to grow their friend and fellow.
Rodasi as shared yet not driven as prey—desired as sakhī and vṛdh. Consent-shaped companionship of lightning with storms.
Do not drive allies as trophies. Wish growth-in-friendship for powerful companions who travel with your force.
1.167.5
जोष॒द् यदी॑मसु॒र्या॑ स॒चध्यै॒ विषि॑तस्तुका रोद॒सी नृ॒मणा॑: |
आ सू॒र्येव॑ विध॒तो रथं॑ गात् त्वे॒षप्र॑तीका॒ नभ॑सो॒ नेत्या
When chose immortal Rodasī to follow—she with loose tresses and heroic spirit— She climbed her servant's chariot, she like Sūrya with cloud-like motion and refulgent aspect.
When immortal Rodasi chose to follow—loose-tressed, heroic-minded—she climbed her servant's chariot like Surya, with cloud-like motion and refulgent aspect.
Rodasi's own joṣa—choice to follow; nṛmaṇāḥ, viṣita-stukā; ratha like Sūryā. Agency of the lightning-bride.
Celebrate chosen participation. Heroic-minded companions boarding by choice transform the chariot's meaning.
1.167.6
आस्था॑पयन्त युव॒तिं युवा॑नः शु॒भे निमि॑श्लां वि॒दथे॑षु प॒ज्राम् |
अ॒र्को यद् वो॑ मरुतो ह॒विष्मा॒न् गाय॑द् गा॒थं सु॒तसो॑मो दुव॒स्यन्
Upon their car the young men set the Maiden wedded to glory, mighty in assemblies, When your song, Maruts, rose, and, with oblation, the Soma-pourer sang his hymn in worship.
Upon their car the young men set the Maiden wedded to glory, mighty in assemblies, when your song rose, Maruts, and with oblation the Soma-pourer sang his hymn in worship.
Yuvānaḥ seat yaśas-wedded yuvati at vidatha; stoma + soma synchronize her placement. Ritual song installs glory's companion.
Install shared glory at the center when song and offering peak. Public assemblies need a 'mighty maiden' of honorable fame.
1.167.7
प्र तं वि॑वक्मि॒ वक्म्यो॒ य ए॑षां म॒रुतां॑ महि॒मा स॒त्यो अस्ति॑ |
सचा॒ यदीं॒ वृष॑मणा अहं॒युः स्थि॒रा चि॒ज्जनी॒र्वह॑ते सुभा॒गाः
I will declare the greatness of these Maruts, their real greatness, worthy to be lauded, How, with them, she though firm, strong-minded, haughty, travels to women happy in their fortune.
I will declare the greatness of these Maruts—their real greatness worthy of praise—how with them she, though firm, strong-minded, haughty, travels to women happy in their fortune.
Satya mahimā declared; Rodasi's dhruvā/ahaṃyū journey toward subhāgā women—storm-glory visiting blessed feminine households.
Declare real greatness: how powerful movement visits and blesses those already in good fortune—spreading, not only rescuing.
1.167.8
पान्ति॑ मि॒त्रावरु॑णावव॒द्याच्चय॑त ईमर्य॒मो अप्र॑शस्तान् |
उ॒त च्य॑वन्ते॒ अच्यु॑ता ध्रु॒वाणि॑ वावृ॒ध ईं॑ मरुतो॒ दाति॑वारः
Mitra and Varuṇa they guard from censure: Aryaman too, discovers worthless sinners Firm things are overthrown that ne’er were shaken: he prospers, Maruts, who gives choice oblations.
Mitra and Varuna they guard from censure; Aryaman too finds out the worthless. Firm things that never shook are overthrown; he prospers, Maruts, who gives choice oblations.
Maruts protect Mitra-Varuna from avadya; Aryaman detects apraśasta; even acyuta fall; dātivāra prospers. Moral storm overturning false stability.
Let upheaval expose worthless stability. Prosper those who give choice offerings—quality contribution under moral storm.
1.167.9
न॒ही नु वो॑ मरुतो॒ अन्त्य॒स्मे आ॒रात्ता॑च्चि॒च्छव॑सो॒ अन्त॑मा॒पुः |
ते धृ॒ष्णुना॒ शव॑सा शूशु॒वांसो ऽर्णो॒ न द्वेषो॑ धृष॒ता परि॑ ष्ठुः
None of us, Maruts, near or at a distance, hath ever reached the limit of your vigour. They in courageous might still waxing boldly have compassed round their foemen like an ocean.
None of us, Maruts, near or far, has ever reached the limit of your vigour. They in courageous might still waxing boldly have compassed foemen like an ocean.
Antaḥ śavasaḥ unreachable; arṇo-na dveṣaḥ surrounded—oceanic encirclement of hostility by waxing courage.
Some strengths have no reachable ceiling. Encircle problems with growing courage like an ocean—containment, not brittle walls.
1.167.10
व॒यम॒द्येन्द्र॑स्य॒ प्रेष्ठा॑ व॒यं श्वो वो॑चेमहि सम॒र्ये |
व॒यं पु॒रा महि॑ च नो॒ अनु॒ द्यून् तन्न॑ ऋभु॒क्षा न॒रामनु॑ ष्यात्
May we this day be dearest friends of Indra, and let us call on him in fight to-morrow. So were we erst. New might attend us daily! So be with us! Ṛbhukṣan of the Heroes!
May we this day be dearest friends of Indra, and call him tomorrow in the fight. So were we formerly. New might attend us daily! So be with us, Rbhu-lord of Heroes!
Adya preṣṭhāḥ; śvaḥ in samarya; purā pattern; anu dyūn new śavas; Ṛbhukṣan blessing. Continuity of Indra-friendship across days.
Renew alliance daily. Yesterday's friendship, today's intimacy, tomorrow's call in contest—plus new might—beats one-time loyalty.
1.167.11
ए॒ष व॒: स्तोमो॑ मरुत इ॒यं गीर्मा॑न्दा॒र्यस्य॑ मा॒न्यस्य॑ का॒रोः |
एषा या॑सीष्ट त॒न्वे॑ व॒यां वि॒द्यामे॒षं वृ॒जनं॑ जी॒रदा॑नुम्
May this your laud, may this your song, O Maruts, sung by the poet, Māna's son, Māndārya, Bring offspring for ourselves with food to feed us. May we find strengthening food in full abundance.
May this your laud, this your song, O Maruts, sung by the poet Mana's son Mandarya, bring offspring for ourselves with food to feed us. May we find strengthening food in full abundance.
Cycle refrain seals Rodasi-hymn with prajā and jīradānu food—householder fruit of storm-theology.
Let even lightning-theology end in children fed. Mystical vision must cash out as household and communal strength.