Rig Veda · Mandala 4 · Sukta 49
Rig Veda 4.49 — Indra-Bṛhaspati
Deity: Indra-Bṛhaspati. Rishi family (Mandala 4): Vamadeva Gautama and his lineage. This Sukta contains 6 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 4.49.1
इदं वाम आस्य हविः परियम इन्द्राब्र्हस्पती | उक्थम मदश च शस्यते
idaṃ vām āsy haviḥ priyam indrābṛhaspatī | uktham madaś ca śasyate
Rig Veda 4.49.2
अयं वाम परि षिच्यते सोम इन्द्राब्र्हस्पती | चारुर मदाय पीतये
ayaṃ vām pari ṣicyate soma indrābṛhaspatī | cārur madāya pītaye
This lovely Soma is effused, O Indra and Bṛhaspati, For you, to drink it and rejoice.
Rig Veda 4.49.3
आ न इन्द्राब्र्हस्पती गर्हम इन्द्रश च गछतम | सोमपा सोमपीतये
ā na indrābṛhaspatī ghṛham indraś ca ghachatam | somapā somapītaye
As Soma-drinkers to our house come, Indra and Bṛhaspati-and Indra-to drink Soma juice.
Rig Veda 4.49.4
अस्मे इन्द्राब्र्हस्पती रयिं धत्तं शतग्विनम | अश्वावन्तं सहस्रिणम
asme indrābṛhaspatī rayiṃ dhattaṃ śataghvinam | aśvāvantaṃ sahasriṇam
Vouchsafe us riches hundredfold, O Indra, and Bṛhaspati, With store of horses, thousandfold.
Rig Veda 4.49.5
इन्द्राब्र्हस्पती वयं सुते गीर्भिर हवामहे | अस्य सोमस्य पीतये
indrābṛhaspatī vayaṃ sute ghīrbhir havāmahe | asya somasya pītaye
O Indra. and Bṛhaspati, we call you when the meath is shed, With songs, to drink the Soma juice.
Rig Veda 4.49.6
सोमम इन्द्राब्र्हस्पती पिबतं दाशुषो गर्हे | मादयेथां तदोकसा
somam indrābṛhaspatī pibataṃ dāśuṣo ghṛhe | mādayethāṃ tadokasā
Drink, Indra and Bṛhaspati, the Soma in the giver's house: Delight yourselves abiding there.
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