Rig Veda · Mandala 9 · Sukta 23
Rig Veda 9.23 — Soma Pavamana
Deity: Soma Pavamana. Rishi family (Mandala 9): Hymns from multiple lineages. This Sukta contains 7 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 9.23.1
सोमा अस्र्ग्रमाशवो मधोर्मदस्य धारया | अभि विश्वानिकाव्या
somā asṛghramāśavo madhormadasya dhārayā | abhi viśvānikāvyā
Rig Veda 9.23.2
अनु परत्नास आयवः पदं नवीयो अक्रमुः | रुचे जनन्त सूर्यम
anu pratnāsa āyavaḥ padaṃ navīyo akramuḥ | ruce jananta sūryam
Hither to newer. resting-place the ancient Living Ones are come. They made the Sun that he might shine.
Rig Veda 9.23.3
आ पवमान नो भरार्यो अदाशुषो गयम | कर्धि परजावतीरिषः
ā pavamāna no bharāryo adāśuṣo ghayam | kṛdhi prajāvatīriṣaḥ
O Pavamana, bring to us the unsacrificing foeman's wealth, And give us food with progeny.
Rig Veda 9.23.4
अभि सोमास आयवः पवन्ते मद्यं मदम | अभि कोशं मधुश्चुतम
abhi somāsa āyavaḥ pavante madyaṃ madam | abhi kośaṃ madhuścutam
The living Somas being cleansed diffuse exhilarating drink, Turned to the vat which drips with meath.
Rig Veda 9.23.5
सोमो अर्षति धर्णसिर्दधान इन्द्रियं रसम | सुवीरो अभिशस्तिपाः
somo arṣati dharṇasirdadhāna indriyaṃ rasam | suvīro abhiśastipāḥ
Soma gows on intelligent, possessing sap and mighty strength, Brave Hero who repels the curse.
Rig Veda 9.23.6
इन्द्राय सोम पवसे देवेभ्यः सधमाद्यः | इन्दो वाजं सिषाससि
indrāya soma pavase devebhyaḥ sadhamādyaḥ | indo vājaṃ siṣāsasi
For Indra, Soma! thou art cleansed, a feast-companion for the Gods: 1ndu, thou fain wilt win us strength
Rig Veda 9.23.7
अस्य पीत्वा मदानामिन्द्रो वर्त्राण्यप्रति | जघान जघनच्च नु
asya pītvā madānāmindro vṛtrāṇyaprati | jaghāna jaghanacca nu
When he had drunken draughts of this, Indra smote down resistless foes: Yea, smote them, and shall smite them still.
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