Rigveda 9.38

HYMN XXXVIII. SOMA PAVAMANA. · ६ रहूगण आङ्गिरस: । पवमान: सोम: । गायत्री ।

9.38.1

ए॒ष उ॒ स्य वृषा॒ रथोऽव्यो॒ वारे॑भिरर्षति | गच्छ॒न्वाजं॑ सह॒स्रिण॑म् ||

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9.38.1

ए॒ष उ॒ स्य वृषा॒ रथोऽव्यो॒ वारे॑भिरर्षति | गच्छ॒न्वाजं॑ सह॒स्रिण॑म् ||

THIS Steer, this Chariot, rushes through the woollen filter, as he goes To war that wins a thousand spoils.

9.38.2

ए॒तं त्रि॒तस्य॒ योष॑णो॒ हरिं॑ हिन्व॒न्त्यद्रि॑भिः | इन्दु॒मिन्द्रा॑य पी॒तये॑ ||

The Dames of Trita with the stones onward impel this Tawny One Indu to Indra for his drink.

9.38.3

ए॒तं त्यं ह॒रितो॒ दश॑ मर्मृ॒ज्यन्ते॑ अप॒स्युव॑: | याभि॒र्मदा॑य॒ शुम्भ॑ते ||

Ten active fingers carefully adorn him here; they make him bright And beauteous for the gladdening draught.

9.38.4

ए॒ष स्य मानु॑षी॒ष्वा श्ये॒नो न वि॒क्षु सी॑दति | गच्छ॑ञ्जा॒रो न यो॒षित॑म् ||

He like a falcon settles down amid the families of men. Speeding like lover to his love.

9.38.5

ए॒ष स्य मद्यो॒ रसोऽव॑ चष्टे दि॒वः शिशु॑: | य इन्दु॒र्वार॒मावि॑शत् ||

This young exhilarating juice looks downward from its place in heaven, This Soma-drop that pierced the sieve.

9.38.6

ए॒ष स्य पी॒तये॑ सु॒तो हरि॑रर्षति धर्ण॒सिः | क्रन्द॒न्योनि॑म॒भि प्रि॒यम् ||

Poured for the draught, this tawny juice flows forth, intelligent, crying out, Unto the well-beloved place.