HYMN XLIII. RUDRA.
कद
kad
रुद्राय
rudrāya
परचेतसे
pracetase
मीळ्हुष्टमाय
mīḷhuṣṭamāya
तव्यसे
tavyase
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वोचेम
vocema
शन्तमं
śantamaṃ
हर्दे
hṛde
||
WHAT shall we sing to Rudra, strong, most bounteous, excellently wise,
That shall be dearest to his heart?
यथा
yathā
नो
no
अदितिः
aditiḥ
करत
karat
पश्वे
paśve
नर्भ्यो
nṛbhyo
यथा
yathā
गवे
ghave
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यथा
yathā
तोकाय
tokāya
रुद्रियम
rudriyam
||
That Aditi may grant the grace of Rudra to our folk, our kine,
Our cattle and our progeny;
यथा
yathā
नो
no
मित्रो
mitro
वरुणो
varuṇo
यथा
yathā
रुद्रश्चिकेतति
rudraściketati
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यथा
yathā
विश्वे
viśve
सजोषसः
sajoṣasaḥ
||
That Mitra and that Varuṇa, that Rudra may remember us,
Yea, all the Gods with one accord.
गाथपतिं
ghāthapatiṃ
मेधपतिं
medhapatiṃ
रुद्रं
rudraṃ
जलाषभेषजम
jalāṣabheṣajam
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तच्छंयोः
tacchaṃyoḥ
सुम्नमीमहे
sumnamīmahe
||
To Rudra Lord of sacrifice, of hymns and balmy medicines,
We pray for joy and health and strength.
यः
yaḥ
शुक्र
śukra
इव
iva
सूर्यो
sūryo
हिरण्यमिव
hiraṇyamiva
रोचते
rocate
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शरेष्ठो
śreṣṭho
देवानां
devānāṃ
वसुः
vasuḥ
||
He shines in splendour like the Sun, refulgent as bright gold is he,
The good, the best among the Gods.
शं
śaṃ
नः
naḥ
करत्यर्वते
karatyarvate
सुगं
sughaṃ
मेषाय
meṣāya
मेष्ये
meṣye
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नर्भ्यो
nṛbhyo
नारिभ्यो
nāribhyo
गवे
ghave
||
May he grant health into our steeds, wellbeing to our rams and ewes,
To men, to women, and to kine.
अस्मे
asme
सोम
soma
शरियमधि
śriyamadhi
नि
ni
धेहि
dhehi
शतस्य
śatasya
नर्णाम
nṛṇām
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महि
mahi
शरवस्तुविन्र्म्णम
śravastuvinṛmṇam
||
O Soma, set thou upon us the glory of a hundred men,
The great renown of mighty chiefs.
मा
mā
नः
naḥ
सोमपरिबाधो
somaparibādho
मारातयो
mārātayo
जुहुरन्त
juhuranta
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आ
ā
न
na
इन्दो
indo
वाजे
vāje
भज
bhaja
||
Let not malignities, nor those who trouble Soma, hinder us.
Indu, give us a share of strength.
यास्ते
yāste
परजा
prajā
अम्र्तस्य
amṛtasya
परस्मिन
parasmin
धामन्न्र्तस्य
dhāmannṛtasya
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मूर्धा
mūrdhā
नाभा
nābhā
सोम
soma
वेन
vena
आभूषन्तीः
ābhūṣantīḥ
सोम
soma
वेदः
vedaḥ
||
Soma! head, central point, love these; Soma! know these as serving thee,
Children of thee Immortal, at the highest place of holy law.