HYMN XCIV. SOMA PAVAMANA.


अधिadhi यदस्मिनyadasmin वाजिनीवvājinīva शुभśubha सपर्धन्तेspardhante धियःdhiyaḥ सूर्येsūrye नविशःnaviśaḥ |

अपोapo वर्णानःvṛṇānaḥ पवतेpavate कवीयनkavīyan वरजंvrajaṃ नna पशुवर्धनायpaśuvardhanāya मन्मmanma ||

WHEN beauties strive for him as for a charger, then strive the songs like soldiers for the sunlight.
Acting the Sage, he flows enrobed in waters and song as ’twere a stall that kine may prosper.
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दविताdvitā वयूर्ण्वन्नम्र्तस्यvyūrṇvannamṛtasya धामdhāma सवर्विदेsvarvide भुवनानिbhuvanāni परथन्तprathanta |

धियःdhiyaḥ पिन्वानाःpinvānāḥ सवसरेsvasare नna गावghāva रतायन्तीरभिṛtāyantīrabhi वावश्रvāvaśra इन्दुमindum ||

The worlds expand to hirn who from aforetime found light to spread the law of life eternal.
The swelling songs, like kine within the stable, in deep devotion call aloud on Indu.
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परिpari यतyat कविःkaviḥ काव्याkāvyā भरतेbharate शूरोśūro नna रथोratho भुवनानिbhuvanāni विश्वाviśvā |

देवेषुdeveṣu यशोyaśo मर्तायmartāya भूषनbhūṣan दक्षायdakṣāya रायःrāyaḥ पुरुभूषुpurubhūṣu नव्यःnavyaḥ ||

When the sage bears his holy wisdom round him, like a car visiting all worlds, the Hero,
Becoming fame, mid Gods, unto the mortal, wealth to the skilled, worth praise mid the Ever-present,
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शरियेśriye जातःjātaḥ शरियśriya आā निरियायniriyāya शरियंśriyaṃ वयोvayo जरित्र्भ्योjaritṛbhyo दधातिdadhāti |

शरियंśriyaṃ वसानाvasānā अम्र्तत्वमायनamṛtatvamāyan भवन्तिbhavanti सत्याsatyā समिथाsamithā मितद्रौmitadrau ||

For glory born be hath come forth to glory: he giveth life and glory to the singers.
They, clothed in glory, have become immortal. He, measured in his course, makes frays successful.
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इषमूर्जमभ्यर्षाश्वंiṣamūrjamabhyarṣāśvaṃ गामुरुghāmuru जयोतिःjyotiḥ कर्णुहिkṛṇuhi मत्सिmatsi देवानdevān |

विश्वानिviśvāni हिhi सुषहाsuṣahā तानिtāni तुभ्यंtubhyaṃ पवमानpavamāna बाधसेसोमbādhasesoma शत्रूनśatrūn ||

Stream to us food and vigour, kine and horses: give us broad lights and fill thGods with rapture.
All ther are easy things for thee to master thou, Pavamana Soma, quellest foemen.
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