Rigveda 8.2

8.2.1

इ॒दं व॑सो सु॒तमन्ध॒: पिबा॒ सुपू॑र्णमु॒दर॑म् | अना॑भयिन्ररि॒मा ते॑ ||

HERE is the Soma juice expressed; O Vasu, drink till thou art full: Undaunted God, we give it thee.

8.2.2

नृभि॑र्धू॒तः सु॒तो अश्नै॒रव्यो॒ वारै॒: परि॑पूतः | अश्वो॒ न नि॒क्तो न॒दीषु॑ ||

Washed by the men, pressed out with stones, strained through the filter made of wool, ’Tis like a courser bathed in stream.

8.2.3

तं ते॒ यवं॒ यथा॒ गोभि॑: स्वा॒दुम॑कर्म श्री॒णन्त॑: | इन्द्र॑ त्वा॒स्मिन्त्स॑ध॒मादे॑ ||

This juice have we made sweet for thee like barley, blending it with milk. Indra, I call thee to our feast.

8.2.4

इन्द्र॒ इत्सो॑म॒पा एक॒ इन्द्र॑: सुत॒पा वि॒श्वायु॑: | अ॒न्तर्दे॒वान्मर्त्याँ॑श्च ||

Beloved of all, Indra alone drinks up the flowing Soma juice Among the Gods and mortal men.

8.2.5

न यं शु॒क्रो न दुरा॑शी॒र्न तृ॒प्रा उ॑रु॒व्यच॑सम् | अ॒प॒स्पृ॒ण्व॒ते सु॒हार्द॑म् ||

The Friend, whom not the brilliant-hued, the badly-mixt or bitter draught, Repels, the far-extending God;

8.2.6

गोभि॒र्यदी॑म॒न्ये अ॒स्मन्मृ॒गं न व्रा मृ॒गय॑न्ते | अ॒भि॒त्सर॑न्ति धे॒नुभि॑: ||

While other men than we with milk chase him as hunters chase a deer, And with their kine inveigle him.

8.2.7

त्रय॒ इन्द्र॑स्य॒ सोमा॑: सु॒तास॑: सन्तु दे॒वस्य॑ | स्वे क्षये॑ सुत॒पाव्न॑: ||

For him, for Indra, for the God, be pressed three draughts of Soma juice In the juice-drinker's own abode.

8.2.8

त्रय॒: कोशा॑सः श्चोतन्ति ति॒स्रश्च॒म्व१: सुपू॑र्णाः | स॒मा॒ने अधि॒ भार्म॑न् ||

Three reservoirs exude their drops, filled are three beakers to the brim, All for one offering to the God.

8.2.9

शुचि॑रसि पुरुनि॒:ष्ठाः क्षी॒रैर्म॑ध्य॒त आशी॑र्तः | द॒ध्ना मन्दि॑ष्ठ॒: शूर॑स्य ||

Pure art thou, set in many a place, and blended in the midst with milk And curd, to cheer the Hero best.

8.2.10

इ॒मे त॑ इन्द्र॒ सोमा॑स्ती॒व्रा अ॒स्मे सु॒तास॑: | शु॒क्रा आ॒शिरं॑ याचन्ते ||

Here, Indra, are thy Soma-draughts pressed out by us, the strong, the pure: They crave admixture of the milk.

8.2.11

ताँ आ॒शिरं॑ पुरो॒ळाश॒मिन्द्रे॒मं सोमं॑ श्रीणीहि | रे॒वन्तं॒ हि त्वा॑ शृ॒णोमि॑ ||

O Indra, pour in milk, prepare the cake, and mix the Soma-draught. I hear them say that thou art rich.

8.2.12

हृ॒त्सु पी॒तासो॑ युध्यन्ते दु॒र्मदा॑सो॒ न सुरा॑याम् | ऊध॒र्न न॒ग्ना ज॑रन्ते ||

Quaffed juices fight within the breast. The drunken praise not by their wine, The naked praise not when it rains.

8.2.13

रे॒वाँ इद्रे॒वत॑: स्तो॒ता स्यात्त्वाव॑तो म॒घोन॑: | प्रेदु॑ हरिवः श्रु॒तस्य॑ ||

Rich be the praiser of one rich, munificent and famed like thee: High rank be his, O Lord of Bays.

8.2.14

उ॒क्थं च॒न श॒स्यमा॑न॒मगो॑र॒रिरा चि॑केत | न गा॑य॒त्रं गी॒यमा॑नं ||

Foe of the man who adds no milk, he heeds not any chanted hymn Or holy psalm that may he sung.

8.2.15

मा न॑ इन्द्र पीय॒त्नवे॒ मा शर्ध॑ते॒ परा॑ दाः | शिक्षा॑ शचीव॒: शची॑भिः ||

Give us not, Indra, as a prey unto the scornful or the proud: Help, Mighty One, with power and might.

8.2.16

व॒यमु॑ त्वा त॒दिद॑र्था॒ इन्द्र॑ त्वा॒यन्त॒: सखा॑यः | कण्वा॑ उ॒क्थेभि॑र्जरन्ते ||

This, even this, O Indra, we implore. as thy devoted friends, The Kaṇvas praise thee with their hymns.

8.2.17

न घे॑म॒न्यदा प॑पन॒ वज्रि॑न्न॒पसो॒ नवि॑ष्टौ | तवेदु॒ स्तोमं॑ चिकेत ||

Naught else, O Thunderer, have I praised in the skilled singer's eulogy: On thy land only have I thought.

8.2.18

इ॒च्छन्ति॑ दे॒वाः सु॒न्वन्तं॒ न स्वप्ना॑य स्पृहयन्ति | यन्ति॑ प्र॒माद॒मत॑न्द्राः ||

The Gods seek him who presses out the Soma; they desire not sleep They punish sloth unweariedly.

8.2.19

ओ षु प्र या॑हि॒ वाजे॑भि॒र्मा हृ॑णीथा अ॒भ्य१स्मान् | म॒हाँ इ॑व॒ युव॑जानिः ||

Come hither swift with gifts of wealth - be not thou angry with us-like A great man with a youthful bride.

8.2.20

मो ष्व१द्य दु॒र्हणा॑वान्त्सा॒यं क॑रदा॒रे अ॒स्मत् | अ॒श्री॒र इ॑व॒ जामा॑ता ||

Let him not, wrathful with us, spend the evening far from us to-day, Like some unpleasant son-in-law.

8.2.21

वि॒द्मा ह्य॑स्य वी॒रस्य॑ भूरि॒दाव॑रीं सुम॒तिम् | त्रि॒षु जा॒तस्य॒ मनां॑सि ||

For well we know this Hero's love, most liberal of the boons he gives, His plans whom the three worlds display.

8.2.22

आ तू षि॑ञ्च॒ कण्व॑मन्तं॒ न घा॑ विद्म शवसा॒नात् | य॒शस्त॑रं श॒तमू॑तेः ||

Pour forth the gift which Kaṇvas bring, for none more glorious do we know Than the Strong Lord with countless aids.

8.2.23

ज्येष्ठे॑न सोत॒रिन्द्रा॑य॒ सोमं॑ वी॒राय॑ श॒क्राय॑ | भरा॒ पिब॒न्नर्या॑य ||

O presser, offer Soma first to Indra, Hero, Śakra, him The Friend of man, that he may drink;

8.2.24

यो वेदि॑ष्ठो अव्य॒थिष्वश्वा॑वन्तं जरि॒तृभ्य॑: | वाजं॑ स्तो॒तृभ्यो॒ गोम॑न्तम् ||

Who, in untroubled ways, is best provider, for his worshippers. Of strength in horses and in kine.

8.2.25

पन्य॑म्पन्य॒मित्सो॑तार॒ आ धा॑वत॒ मद्या॑य | सोमं॑ वी॒राय॒ शूरा॑य ||

Pressers, for him blend Soma juice, each draught most excellent, for him The Brave, the Hero, for his joy.

8.2.26

पाता॑ वृत्र॒हा सु॒तमा घा॑ गम॒न्नारे अ॒स्मत् | नि य॑मते श॒तमू॑तिः ||

The Vṛtra-slayer drinks the juice. May he who gives a hundred aids Approach, nor stay afar from us.

8.2.27

एह हरी॑ ब्रह्म॒युजा॑ श॒ग्मा व॑क्षत॒: सखा॑यम् | गी॒र्भिः श्रु॒तं गिर्व॑णसम् ||

May the strong Bay Steeds, yoked by prayer, bring hither unto us our Friend, Lover of Song, renowned by songs.

8.2.28

स्वा॒दव॒: सोमा॒ आ या॑हि श्री॒ताः सोमा॒ आ या॑हि | शिप्रि॒न्नृषी॑व॒: शची॑वो॒ नायमच्छा॑ सध॒माद॑म् ||

Sweet are the Soma juices, come! Blent are the Soma juices, come! Ṛṣi-like, mighty, fair of cheek, come hither quickly to the feast.

8.2.29

स्तुत॑श्च॒ यास्त्वा॒ वर्ध॑न्ति म॒हे राध॑से नृ॒म्णाय॑ | इन्द्र॑ का॒रिणं॑ वृ॒धन्त॑: ||

And lauds which strengthen thee for great bounty and valour, and exalt Indra who doeth glorious deeds,

8.2.30

गिर॑श्च॒ यास्ते॑ गिर्वाह उ॒क्था च॒ तुभ्यं॒ तानि॑ | स॒त्रा द॑धि॒रे शवां॑सि ||

And songs to thee who lovest song, and all those hymns addressed to thee- These evermore confirm thy might.

8.2.31

ए॒वेदे॒ष तु॑विकू॒र्मिर्वाजाँ॒ एको॒ वज्र॑हस्तः | स॒नादमृ॑क्तो दयते ||

Thus he, sole doer of great deeds whose hand holds thunder, gives us strength, He who hath never been subdued.

8.2.32

हन्ता॑ वृ॒त्रं दक्षि॑णे॒नेन्द्र॑: पु॒रू पु॑रुहू॒तः | म॒हान्म॒हीभि॒: शची॑भिः ||

Vṛtra he slays with his right hand, even Indra, great with mighty power, And much-invoked in many a place.

8.2.33

यस्मि॒न्विश्वा॑श्चर्ष॒णय॑ उ॒त च्यौ॒त्ना ज्रयां॑सि च | अनु॒ घेन्म॒न्दी म॒घोन॑: ||

He upon whom all men depend, all regions, all achievements, he Takes pleasure in our wealthy chiefs.

8.2.34

ए॒ष ए॒तानि॑ चका॒रेन्द्रो॒ विश्वा॒ योऽति॑ शृ॒ण्वे | वा॒ज॒दावा॑ म॒घोना॑म् ||

All this hath he accomplished, yea, Indra, most gloriously renowned, Who gives our wealthy princes strength.

8.2.35

प्रभ॑र्ता॒ रथं॑ ग॒व्यन्त॑मपा॒काच्चि॒द्यमव॑ति | इ॒नो वसु॒ स हि वोळ्हा॑ ||

Who drives his chariot seeking spoil, from afar, to him he loves: For swift is he to bring men wealth.

8.2.36

सनि॑ता॒ विप्रो॒ अर्व॑द्भि॒र्हन्ता॑ वृ॒त्रं नृभि॒: शूर॑: | स॒त्यो॑ऽवि॒ता वि॒धन्त॑म् ||

The Sage who, winning spoil with steeds, slays Vṛtra, Hero with the men, His servant's faithful succourer.

8.2.37

यज॑ध्वैनं प्रियमेधा॒ इन्द्रं॑ स॒त्राचा॒ मन॑सा | यो भूत्सोमै॑: स॒त्यम॑द्वा ||

O Priyamedhas, worship with collected mind this Indra whom The Soma hath full well inspired.

8.2.38

गा॒थश्र॑वसं॒ सत्प॑तिं॒ श्रव॑स्कामं पुरु॒त्मान॑म् | कण्वा॑सो गा॒त वा॒जिन॑म् ||

Ye Kaṇvas, sing the Mighty One, Lord of the Brave, who loves renown, All-present, glorified by song.

8.2.39

य ऋ॒ते चि॒द्गास्प॒देभ्यो॒ दात्सखा॒ नृभ्य॒: शची॑वान् | ये अ॑स्मि॒न्काम॒मश्रि॑यन् ||

Strong Friend, who, with no trace of feet, restores the cattle to the men, Who rest their wish and hope on him.

8.2.40

इ॒त्था धीव॑न्तमद्रिवः का॒ण्वं मेध्या॑तिथिम् | मे॒षो भू॒तो॒३ऽभि यन्नय॑: ||

Shaped as a Ram, Stone-hurler I once thou camest hither to the son Of Kaṇva, wise Medhyātithi.

8.2.41

शिक्षा॑ विभिन्दो अस्मै च॒त्वार्य॒युता॒ दद॑त् | अ॒ष्टा प॒रः स॒हस्रा॑ ||

Vibhindu, thou hast helped this man, giving him thousands four times ten, And afterward eight thousand more.

8.2.42

उ॒त सु त्ये प॑यो॒वृधा॑ मा॒की रण॑स्य न॒प्त्या॑ | ज॒नि॒त्व॒नाय॑ मामहे ||

And these twain pouring streams of milk, creative, daughters of delight, For wedlock sake I glorify.