Rigveda 9.23

HYMN XXIII. SOMA PAVAMANA. · ७ काश्यपोऽसितो देवलो वा । पवमान: सोम: । गायत्री ।

9.23.1

सोमा॑ असृग्रमा॒शवो॒ मधो॒र्मद॑स्य॒ धार॑या | अ॒भि विश्वा॑नि॒ काव्या॑ ||

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9.23.1

सोमा॑ असृग्रमा॒शवो॒ मधो॒र्मद॑स्य॒ धार॑या | अ॒भि विश्वा॑नि॒ काव्या॑ ||

SWIFT Soma drops have been effused in streams of meath, the gladdening drink, For sacred lore of every kind.

9.23.2

अनु॑ प्र॒त्नास॑ आ॒यव॑: प॒दं नवी॑यो अक्रमुः | रु॒चे ज॑नन्त॒ सूर्य॑म् ||

Hither to newer. resting-place the ancient Living Ones are come. They made the Sun that he might shine.

9.23.3

आ प॑वमान नो भरा॒ऽर्यो अदा॑शुषो॒ गय॑म् | कृ॒धि प्र॒जाव॑ती॒रिष॑: ||

O Pavamana, bring to us the unsacrificing foeman's wealth, And give us food with progeny.

9.23.4

अ॒भि सोमा॑स आ॒यव॒: पव॑न्ते॒ मद्यं॒ मद॑म् | अ॒भि कोशं॑ मधु॒श्चुत॑म् ||

The living Somas being cleansed diffuse exhilarating drink, Turned to the vat which drips with meath.

9.23.5

सोमो॑ अर्षति धर्ण॒सिर्दधा॑न इन्द्रि॒यं रस॑म् | सु॒वीरो॑ अभिशस्ति॒पाः ||

Soma gows on intelligent, possessing sap and mighty strength, Brave Hero who repels the curse.

9.23.6

इन्द्रा॑य सोम पवसे दे॒वेभ्य॑: सध॒माद्य॑: | इन्दो॒ वाजं॑ सिषाससि ||

For Indra, Soma! thou art cleansed, a feast-companion for the Gods: 1ndu, thou fain wilt win us strength

9.23.7

अ॒स्य पी॒त्वा मदा॑ना॒मिन्द्रो॑ वृ॒त्राण्य॑प्र॒ति | ज॒घान॑ ज॒घन॑च्च॒ नु ||

When he had drunken draughts of this, Indra smote down resistless foes: Yea, smote them, and shall smite them still.