HYMN XVIII. BRAHMAṆASPATI.
सोमानं
somānaṃ
सवरणं
svaraṇaṃ
कर्णुहि
kṛṇuhi
बरह्मणस
brahmaṇas
पते
pate
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कक्षीवन्तं
kakṣīvantaṃ
याुशिजः
yāuśijaḥ
||
O BRĀHMAṆASPATI, make him who presses Soma glorious,
Even Kakṣīvān Auśija.
यो
yo
रेवान
revān
यो
yo
अमीवहा
amīvahā
वसुवित
vasuvit
पुष्टिवर्धनः
puṣṭivardhanaḥ
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स
sa
नः
naḥ
सिषक्तु
siṣaktu
यस्तुरः
yasturaḥ
||
The rich, the healer of disease, who giveth wealth, increaseth store,
The prompt,—may he be with us still.
मा
mā
नः
naḥ
शंसो
śaṃso
अररुषो
araruṣo
धूर्तिः
dhūrtiḥ
परणं
praṇaṃ
मर्त्यस्य
martyasya
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रक्षा
rakṣā
णो
ṇo
बरह्मणस
brahmaṇas
पते
pate
||
Let not the foeman's curse, let not a mortal's onslaught fall on us
Preserve us, Brahmaṇaspati.
स
sa
घा
ghā
वीरो
vīro
न
na
रिष्यति
riṣyati
यमिन्द्रो
yamindro
बरह्मणस
brahmaṇas
पतिः
patiḥ
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सोमो
somo
हिनोति
hinoti
मर्त्यम
martyam
||
Ne’er is the mortal hero harmed whom Indra, Brahmaṇaspati,
And Soma graciously inspire.
तवं
tvaṃ
तं
taṃ
बरह्मणस
brahmaṇas
पते
pate
सोम
soma
इन्द्रश्च
indraśca
मर्त्यम
martyam
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दक्षिणा
dakṣiṇā
पात्वंहसः
pātvaṃhasaḥ
||
Do, thou, O Brahmaṇaspati, and Indra, Soma, Dakṣiṇā,
Preserve that mortal from distress.
सदसस
sadasas
पतिमद्भुतं
patimadbhutaṃ
परियमिन्द्रस्य
priyamindrasya
काम्यम
kāmyam
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सनिं
saniṃ
मेधामयासिषम
medhāmayāsiṣam
||
To the Assembly's wondrous Lord, to Indra's lovely Friend who gives
Wisdom, have I drawn near in prayer.
यस्माद
yasmād
रते
ṛte
न
na
सिध्यति
sidhyati
यज्ञो
yajño
विपश्चितश्चन
vipaścitaścana
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स
sa
धीनां
dhīnāṃ
योगमिन्वति
yoghaminvati
||
He without whom no sacrifice, e’en of the wise man, prospers; he
Stirs up the series of thoughts.
आद
ād
रध्नोति
ṛdhnoti
हविष्क्र्तिं
haviṣkṛtiṃ
पराञ्चं
prāñcaṃ
कर्णोत्यध्वरम
kṛṇotyadhvaram
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होत्रा
hotrā
देवेषु
deveṣu
गछति
ghachati
||
He makes the oblation prosper, he promotes the course of sacrifice:
Our voice of praise goes to the Gods.
नराशंसं
narāśaṃsaṃ
सुध्र्ष्टममपश्यं
sudhṛṣṭamamapaśyaṃ
सप्रथस्तमम
saprathastamam
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दिवो
divo
नसद्ममखसम
nasadmamakhasam
||
I have seen Narāśaṁsa, him most resolute, most widely famed,
As ’twere the Household Priest of heaven.