Rigveda 9.47

HYMN XLVII. SOMA PAVAMANA. · ५ कविर्भार्गव: । पवमान: सोम: । गायत्री ।

9.47.1

अ॒या सोम॑: सुकृ॒त्यया॑ म॒हश्चि॑द॒भ्य॑वर्धत | म॒न्दा॒न उद्वृ॑षायते ||

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9.47.1

अ॒या सोम॑: सुकृ॒त्यया॑ म॒हश्चि॑द॒भ्य॑वर्धत | म॒न्दा॒न उद्वृ॑षायते ||

GREAT as he was, Soma hath gained strength by this high solemnity: joyous he riseth like a bull.

9.47.2

कृ॒तानीद॑स्य॒ कर्त्वा॒ चेत॑न्ते दस्यु॒तर्ह॑णा | ऋ॒णा च॑ धृ॒ष्णुश्च॑यते ||

His task is done: his crushings of the Dasyus are made manifest: He sternly reckoneth their debts.

9.47.3

आत्सोम॑ इन्द्रि॒यो रसो॒ वज्र॑: सहस्र॒सा भु॑वत् | उ॒क्थं यद॑स्य॒ जाय॑ते ||

Soon as his song of praise is born, the Soma, Indra's juice, becomes A thousand-winning thunderbolt.

9.47.4

स्व॒यं क॒विर्वि॑ध॒र्तरि॒ विप्रा॑य॒ रत्न॑मिच्छति | यदी॑ मर्मृ॒ज्यते॒ धिय॑: ||

Seer and Sustainer, he himself desireth riches for the sage When he embellisheth his songs.

9.47.5

सि॒षा॒सतू॑ रयी॒णां वाजे॒ष्वर्व॑तामिव | भरे॑षु जि॒ग्युषा॑मसि ||

Fain would they both win riches as in races of the steeds. In war Thou art upon the conquerors' side.