Rigveda 1.3

HYMN III. AŚVINS · १२ मधुच्छन्दा वैश्वामित्रः। १-३ अश्विनौ, ४-६ इन्द्र, ७-९ विश्वेदेवाः,

1.3.1

१०-१२ सरस्वती | गायत्री | अश्वि॑ना॒ यज्व॑री॒रिषो॒ द्रव॑त्पाणी॒ शुभ॑स्पती | पुरु॑भुजा चन॒स्यत॑म् ||

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1.3.1

१०-१२ सरस्वती | गायत्री | अश्वि॑ना॒ यज्व॑री॒रिषो॒ द्रव॑त्पाणी॒ शुभ॑स्पती | पुरु॑भुजा चन॒स्यत॑म् ||

YE Aśvins, rich in treasure, Lords of splendour, having nimble hands, Accept the sacrificial food.

1.3.2

अश्वि॑ना॒ पुरु॑दंससा॒ नरा॒ शवी॑रया धि॒या | धिष्ण्या॒ वन॑तं॒ गिर॑: ||

Ye Aśvins, rich in wondrous deeds, ye heroes worthy of our praise, Accept our songs with mighty thought.

1.3.3

दस्रा॑ यु॒वाक॑वः सु॒ता नास॑त्या वृ॒क्तब॑र्हिषः | आ या॑तं रुद्रवर्तनी ||

Nāsatyas, wonder-workers, yours are these libations with clipt grass: Come ye whose paths are red with flame.

1.3.4

इन्द्रा या॑हि चित्रभानो सु॒ता इ॒मे त्वा॒यव॑: | अण्वी॑भि॒स्तना॑ पू॒तास॑: ||

O Indra marvellously bright, come, these libations long for thee, Thus by fine fingers purified.

1.3.5

इन्द्रा या॑हि धि॒येषि॒तो विप्र॑जूतः सु॒ताव॑तः | उप॒ ब्रह्मा॑णि वा॒घत॑: ||

Urged by the holy singer, sped by song, come, Indra, to the prayers, Of the libation-pouring priest.

1.3.6

इन्द्रा या॑हि॒ तूतु॑जान॒ उप॒ ब्रह्मा॑णि हरिवः | सु॒ते द॑धिष्व न॒श्चन॑: ||

Approach, O Indra, hasting thee, Lord of Bay Horses, to the prayers. In our libation take delight.

1.3.7

ओमा॑सश्चर्षणीधृतो॒ विश्वे॑ देवास॒ आ ग॑त | दा॒श्वांसो॑ दा॒शुष॑: सु॒तम् ||

Ye Viśvedevas, who protect, reward, and cherish men, approach Your worshipper's drink-offering.

1.3.8

विश्वे॑ दे॒वासो॑ अ॒प्तुर॑: सु॒तमा ग॑न्त॒ तूर्ण॑यः | उ॒स्रा इ॑व॒ स्वस॑राणि ||

Ye Viśvedevas, swift at work, come hither quickly to the draught, As milch-kine hasten to their stalls.

1.3.10

विश्वे॑ दे॒वासो॑ अ॒स्रिध॒ एहि॑मायासो अ॒द्रुह॑: | मेधं॑ जुषन्त॒ वह्न॑यः॥९ पा॒व॒का न॒: सर॑स्वती॒ वाजे॑भिर्वा॒जिनी॑वती | य॒ज्ञं व॑ष्टु धि॒याव॑सुः ||

The Viśvedevas, changing shape like serpents, fearless, void of guile, Bearers, accept the sacred draught

1.3.11

चो॒द॒यि॒त्री सू॒नृता॑नां॒ चेत॑न्ती सुमती॒नाम् | य॒ज्ञं द॑धे॒ सर॑स्वती ||

Wealthy in spoil, enriched with hymns, may bright Sarasvatī desire, With eager love, our sacrifice.

1.3.12

म॒हो अर्ण॒: सर॑स्वती॒ प्र चे॑तयति के॒तुना॑ | धियो॒ विश्वा॒ वि रा॑जति ||

Inciter of all pleasant songs, inspirer of all gracious thought, Sarasvatī accept our rite