HYMN XII. SOMA PAVAMANA.


सोमाsomā अस्र्ग्रमिन्दवःasṛghramindavaḥ सुताsutā रतस्यṛtasya सादनेsādane |

इन्द्रायindrāya मधुमत्तमाःmadhumattamāḥ ||

To Indra have the Soma drops, exceeding rich in sweets, been poured,
Shed in the seat of sacrifice.
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अभिabhi विप्राviprā अनूषतanūṣata गावोghāvo वत्संvatsaṃ नna मातरःmātaraḥ |

इन्द्रंindraṃ सोमस्यsomasya पीतयेpītaye ||

As mother kine low to their calves, to Indra have the sages called,
Called him to drink the Soma juice.
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मदच्युतmadacyut कषेतिkṣeti सादनेsādane सिन्धोरूर्माsindhorūrmā विपश्चितvipaścit |

सोमोsomo गौरीधिghaurīadhi शरितःśritaḥ ||

In the stream's wave wise Soma dwells, distilling rapture, in his seat,
Resting upon a wiId-cow's hide.
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दिवोdivo नाभाnābhā विचक्षणो.अव्योvicakṣaṇo.avyo वारेvāre महीयतेmahīyate |

सोमोsomo यःyaḥ सुक्रतुःsukratuḥ कविःkaviḥ ||

Far-sighted Soma, Sage and Seer, is worshipped in the central point
Of heaven, the straining-cloth of wool.
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यःyaḥ सोमःsomaḥ कलशेष्वाkalaśeṣvā अन्तःantaḥ पवित्रpavitra आहितःāhitaḥ |

तमिन्दुःtaminduḥ परिpari षस्वजेṣasvaje ||

In close embraces Indu holds Soma when
poured within the jars.
And on the. purifying sieve.
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परpra वाचमिन्दुरिष्यतिvācaminduriṣyati समुद्रस्याधिsamudrasyādhi विष्टपिviṣṭapi |

जिन्वनjinvan कोशंkośaṃ मधुश्चुतमmadhuścutam ||

Indu sends forth a voice on high to regions of the sea of air,
Shaking the vase that drops with meath.
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नित्यस्तोत्रोnityastotro वनस्पतिर्धीनामन्तःvanaspatirdhīnāmantaḥ सबर्दुघःsabardughaḥ |

हिन्वानोमानुषाhinvānomānuṣā युगाyughā ||

The Tree whose praises never fail yields heavenly milk among our hymns,
Urging men's generations on.
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अभिabhi परियाpriyā दिवसdivas पदाpadā सोमोsomo हिन्वानोhinvāno अर्षतिarṣati |

विप्रस्यviprasya धारयाdhārayā कविःkaviḥ ||

The Wise One, with the Sage's stream, the Soma urged to speed, flows on
To the dear places of the sky.
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आā पवमानpavamāna धारयdhāraya रयिंrayiṃ सहस्रवर्चसमsahasravarcasam |

अस्मेasme इन्दोindo सवाभुवमsvābhuvam ||

O Pavamana, bring us wealth bright with a thousand splendours. Yea.
O Indu, give us ready help.
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