1.20.1
अ॒यं दे॒वाय॒ जन्म॑ने॒ स्तोमो॒ विप्रे॑भिरास॒या | अका॑रि रत्न॒धात॑मः ||
FOR the Celestial Race this song of praise which gives wealth lavishly Was made by singers with their lips.
Rigveda 1.20
HYMN XX. ṚBHUS. · ८ मेधातिथिः काण्वः। ऋभवः।गायत्री।
1.20.1
अ॒यं दे॒वाय॒ जन्म॑ने॒ स्तोमो॒ विप्रे॑भिरास॒या | अका॑रि रत्न॒धात॑मः ||
FOR the Celestial Race this song of praise which gives wealth lavishly Was made by singers with their lips.
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1.20.2
य इन्द्रा॑य वचो॒युजा॑ तत॒क्षुर्मन॑सा॒ हरी॑ | शमी॑भिर्य॒ज्ञमा॑शत ||
They who for Indra, with their mind, formed horses harnessed by a word, Attained by works to sacrifice.
1.20.3
तक्ष॒न् नास॑त्याभ्यां॒ परि॑ज्मानं सु॒खं रथ॑म् | तक्ष॑न् धे॒नुं स॑ब॒र्दुघा॑म् ||
They for the two Nāsatyas wrought a light car moving every way: They formed a nectar-yielding cow.
1.20.4
युवा॑ना पि॒तरा॒ पुन॑: स॒त्यम॑न्त्रा ऋजू॒यव॑: | ऋ॒भवो॑ वि॒ष्ट्य॑क्रत ||
The Ṛbhus with effectual prayers, honest, with constant labour, made Their Sire and Mother young again.
1.20.5
सं वो॒ मदा॑सो अग्म॒तेन्द्रे॑ण च म॒रुत्व॑ता | आ॒दि॒त्येभि॑श्च॒ राज॑भिः ||
Together came your gladdening drops with Indra by the Maruts girt, With the Ādityas, with the Kings.
1.20.6
उ॒त त्यं च॑म॒सं नवं॒ त्वष्टु॑र्दे॒वस्य॒ निष्कृ॑तम् | अक॑र्त च॒तुर॒: पुन॑: ||
The sacrificial ladle, wrought newly by the God Tvaṣṭar's hand— Four ladles have ye made thereof.
1.20.7
ते नो॒ रत्ना॑नि धत्तन॒ त्रिरा साप्ता॑नि सुन्व॒ते | एक॑मेकं सुश॒स्तिभि॑: ||
Vouchsafe us wealth, to him who pours thrice seven libations, yea, to each Give wealth, pleased with our eulogies.
1.20.8
अधा॑रयन्त॒ वह्न॒यो ऽभ॑जन्त सुकृ॒त्यया॑ | भा॒गं दे॒वेषु॑ य॒ज्ञिय॑म् ||
As ministering Priests they held, by pious acts they won themselves, A share in sacrifice with Gods.