Rig Veda · Mandala 1 · Sukta 172
Rig Veda 1.172 — Maruts
Deity: Maruts. Rishi family (Mandala 1): Diverse seers — Madhuchchhandas, Medhatithi, Shunahshepa, Hiranyastupa and others. This Sukta contains 3 verses presented below in Devanagari Sanskrit, IAST romanisation, and Ralph T. H. Griffith's English translation. Click any verse to read a fuller explanation.
Verses
Rig Veda 1.172.1
चित्रो वो.अस्तु यामश्चित्र ऊती सुदानवः | मरुतो अहिभानवः
citro vo.astu yāmaścitra ūtī sudānavaḥ | maruto ahibhānavaḥ
Rig Veda 1.172.2
आरे सा वः सुदानवो मरुत रञ्जती शरुः | आरे अश्मा यमस्यथ
āre sā vaḥ sudānavo maruta ṛñjatī śaruḥ | āre aśmā yamasyatha
Far be from us, O Maruts, ye free givers, your impetuous shaft; Far from us be the stone ye hurl.
Rig Veda 1.172.3
तर्णस्कन्दस्य नु विशः परि वर्ङकत सुदानवः | ऊर्ध्वान नः कर्त जीवसे
tṛṇaskandasya nu viśaḥ pari vṛṅkta sudānavaḥ | ūrdhvān naḥ karta jīvase
O Bounteous Givers, touch ye not, O Maruts, Tṛṇskanda's folk; Lift ye us up that we may live.
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