HYMN X. SOMA PAVAMANA.


परpra सवानासोsvānāso रथाrathā इवार्वन्तोivārvanto नna शरवस्यवःśravasyavaḥ |

सोमासोsomāso रायेrāye अक्रमुःakramuḥ ||

LIKE cars that thunder on their way, like coursers eager for renown,
Have Soma-drops flowed forth for wealth.
9.10.1

हिन्वानासोhinvānāso रथाrathā इवiva दधन्विरेdadhanvire गभस्त्योःghabhastyoḥ |

भरासःbharāsaḥ कारिणामkāriṇām इवiva ||

Forth have they rushed from holding hands, like chariots that are urged to speed,
Like joyful songs of singing-men.
9.10.2

राजानोrājāno नna परशस्तिभिःpraśastibhiḥ सोमासोsomāso गोभिरghobhir अञ्जतेañjate |

यज्ञोyajño नna सप्तsapta धात्र्भिःdhātṛbhiḥ ||

The Somas deck themselves with milk, as Kings are graced with eulogies,
And, with seven priests, the sacrifice.
9.10.3

परिpari सुवानासsuvānāsa इन्दवोindavo मदायmadāya बर्हणाbarhaṇā गिराghirā |

सुताsutā अर्षन्तिarṣanti धारयाdhārayā ||

Pressed for the gladdening draught, the drops flow forth abundantly with song,
The Soma juices in a stream.
9.10.4

आपानासोāpānāso विवस्वतोvivasvato जनन्तjananta उषसोuṣaso भगमbhagham |

सूराsūrā अण्वंaṇvaṃ विvi तन्वतेtanvate ||

Winning Vivasvān's glory and producing Morning's light, the Suns
Pass through the openings of the cloth.
9.10.5

अपapa दवाराdvārā मतीनामmatīnām परत्नाpratnā रण्वन्तिṛṇvanti कारवःkāravaḥ |

वर्ष्णोvṛṣṇo हरसharasa आयवःāyavaḥ ||

The singing-men of ancient time open the doors of sacred songs,—
Men, for the mighty to accept.
9.10.6

समीचीनासsamīcīnāsa आसतेāsate होतारःhotāraḥ सप्तजामयःsaptajāmayaḥ |

पदमpadam एकस्यekasya पिप्रतःpiprataḥ ||

Combined in close society sit the seven priests, the brother-hood,
Filling the station of the One.
9.10.7

नाभाnābhā नाभिंnābhiṃ नna आā ददेdade चक्षुशcakṣuś चितcit सूर्येsūrye सचाsacā |

कवेरkaver अपत्यमapatyam आā दुहेduhe ||

He gives us kinship with the Gods, and with the Sun unites our eye:
The Sage's ofrspring hath appeared.
9.10.8

अभिabhi परियाpriyā दिवसdivas पदमpadam अध्वर्युभिरadhvaryubhir गुहाghuhā हितमhitam |

सूरःsūraḥ पश्यतिpaśyati चक्षसाcakṣasā ||

The Sun with his dear eye beholds that quarter of the heavens which priests
Have placed within the sacred cell.
9.10.9