Rig Veda · Mandala 9 · Sukta 38
Rig Veda 9.38 — Soma Pavamana
Deity: Soma Pavamana. Rishi family (Mandala 9): Hymns from multiple lineages. 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 9.38.1
एष उ सय वर्षा रथो.अव्यो वारेभिरर्षति | गछन वाजं सहस्रिणम
eṣa u sya vṛṣā ratho.avyo vārebhirarṣati | ghachan vājaṃ sahasriṇam
Rig Veda 9.38.2
एतं तरितस्य योषणो हरिं हिन्वन्त्यद्रिभिः | इन्दुमिन्द्राय पीतये
etaṃ tritasya yoṣaṇo hariṃ hinvantyadribhiḥ | indumindrāya pītaye
The Dames of Trita with the stones onward impel this Tawny One Indu to Indra for his drink.
Rig Veda 9.38.3
एतं तयं हरितो दश मर्म्र्ज्यन्ते अपस्युवः | याभिर्मदाय शुम्भते
etaṃ tyaṃ harito daśa marmṛjyante apasyuvaḥ | yābhirmadāya śumbhate
Ten active fingers carefully adorn him here; they make him bright And beauteous for the gladdening draught.
Rig Veda 9.38.4
एष सय मानुषीष्वा शयेनो न विक्षु सीदति | गछञ जारो न योषितम
eṣa sya mānuṣīṣvā śyeno na vikṣu sīdati | ghachañ jāro na yoṣitam
He like a falcon settles down amid the families of men. Speeding like lover to his love.
Rig Veda 9.38.5
एष सय मद्यो रसो.अव चष्टे दिवः शिशुः | य इन्दुर्वारमाविशत
eṣa sya madyo raso.ava caṣṭe divaḥ śiśuḥ | ya indurvāramāviśat
This young exhilarating juice looks downward from its place in heaven, This Soma-drop that pierced the sieve.
Rig Veda 9.38.6
एष सय पीतये सुतो हरिरर्षति धर्णसिः | करन्दन योनिमभि परियम
eṣa sya pītaye suto harirarṣati dharṇasiḥ | krandan yonimabhi priyam
Poured for the draught, this tawny juice flows forth, intelligent, crying out, Unto the well-beloved place.
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