HYMN VI. SOMA PAVAMANA.


मन्द्रयाmandrayā सोमsoma धारयाdhārayā वर्षाvṛṣā पवस्वpavasva देवयुःdevayuḥ |

अव्योavyo वारेष्वस्मयुःvāreṣvasmayuḥ ||

SOMA, flow on with pleasant stream, a Bull devoted to the Gods,
Our Friend, unto the woollen sieve.
9.6.1

अभिabhi तयंtyaṃ मद्यंmadyaṃ मदमिन्दविन्द्रmadamindavindra इतिiti कषरkṣara |

अभिabhi वाजिनोर्वतःvājinoarvataḥ ||

Pour hitherward, as Indra's Self, Indu, that gladdening stream of thine,
And send us coursers full of strength.
9.6.2

अभिabhi तयंtyaṃ पूर्व्यंpūrvyaṃ मदंmadaṃ सुवानोsuvāno अर्षarṣa पवित्रpavitra आā |

अभिabhi वाजमुतvājamuta शरवःśravaḥ ||

Flow to the filter hitherward, pouring that ancient gladdening juice,
Streaming forth power and high renown.
9.6.3

अनुanu दरप्सासdrapsāsa इन्दवindava आपोāpo नna परवतासरनpravatāsaran |

पुनानाpunānā इन्द्रमाशतindramāśata ||

Hither the sparkling drops have flowed, like waters down a steep descent
They have reached Indra purified.
9.6.4

यमत्यमिवyamatyamiva वाजिनंvājinaṃ मर्जन्तिmṛjanti योषणोyoṣaṇo दशdaśa |

वनेvane करीळन्तमत्यविमkrīḷantamatyavim ||

Whom, having passed the filter, ten dames cleanse, as ’twere a vigorous steed,
While he disports him in the wood,—
9.6.5

तंtaṃ गोभिर्व्र्षणंghobhirvṛṣaṇaṃ रसंrasaṃ मदायmadāya देववीतयेdevavītaye |

सुतंsutaṃ भरायbharāya संsaṃ सर्जsṛja ||

The steer-strong juice with milk pour forth, for feast and service of the Gods,
To him who bears away the draught.
9.6.6

देवोdevo देवायdevāya धारयेन्द्रायdhārayendrāya पवतेpavate सुतःsutaḥ |

पयोpayo यदस्यyadasya पीपयतpīpayat ||

Effused, the God flows onward with his stream to Indra, to the God,
So that his milk may strengthen him.
9.6.7

आत्माātmā यज्ञस्यyajñasya रंह्याraṃhyā सुष्वाणःsuṣvāṇaḥ पवतेpavate सुतःsutaḥ |

परत्नंनिpratnaṃni पातिpāti काव्यमkāvyam ||

Soul of the sacrifice, the juice effused flows quickly on: he keeps
His ancient wisdom of a Sage.
9.6.8

एवाevā पुनानpunāna इन्द्रयुर्मदंindrayurmadaṃ मदिष्ठmadiṣṭha वीतयेvītaye |

गुहाghuhā चिदcid दधिषेdadhiṣe गिरःghiraḥ ||

So pouring forth, as Indra's Friend, strong drink, best Gladdener! for the feast,
Thou, even in secret, storest hymns.
9.6.9