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Sukta 78

Complete Rigveda Sukta with 5 mantras in Sanskrit, IAST transliteration, and source-aligned historical English where available.

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Sukta 78

Complete Rigveda Sukta with 5 mantras in Sanskrit, IAST transliteration, and source-aligned historical English where available.

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Rigveda 1.78.1

Rigveda 1.78.1
Source text

अभि त्वा गोतमा गिरा जातवेदो विचर्षणे। द्युम्नैरभि प्र णोनुमः॥

Transliteration

abhi tvā gotamā girā jātavedo vicarṣaṇe | dyumnairabhi pra ṇonumaḥ ||

Translation

O JATAVEDAS, keen and swift, we Gotamas with sacred song exalt thee for thy glories' sake.

English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.

Rigveda 1.78.2

Rigveda 1.78.2
Source text

तमु त्वा गोतमो गिरा रायस्कामो दुवस्यति। द्युम्नैरभि प्र णोनुमः॥

Transliteration

tamu tvā gotamo girā rāyaskāmo duvasyati | dyumnairabhi pra ṇonumaḥ ||

Translation

Thee, as thou art, desiring wealth Gotama worships with his song: We laud thee for thy glories' sake.

English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.

Rigveda 1.78.3

Rigveda 1.78.3
Source text

तमु त्वा वाजसातममङ्गिरस्वद्धवामहे। द्युम्नैरभि प्र णोनुमः॥

Transliteration

tamu tvā vājasātamamaṅgirasvaddhavāmahe | dyumnairabhi pra ṇonumaḥ ||

Translation

As such, like Angiras we call on thee best winner of the spoil: We laud thee for thy glories' sake.

English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.

Rigveda 1.78.4

Rigveda 1.78.4
Source text

तमु त्वा वृत्रहन्तमं यो दस्यूँरवधूनुषे। द्युम्नैरभि प्र णोनुमः॥

Transliteration

tamu tvā vṛtrahantamaṁ yo dasyūravadhūnuṣe | dyumnairabhi pra ṇonumaḥ ||

Translation

Thee, best of Vrtra-slayers, thee who shakest off our Dasyu foes: We laud thee for thy glories' sake.

English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.

Rigveda 1.78.5

Rigveda 1.78.5
Source text

अवोचाम रहूगणा अग्नये मधुमद्वचः। द्युम्नैरभि प्र णोनुमः॥

Transliteration

avocāma rahūgaṇā agnaye madhumadvacaḥ | dyumnairabhi pra ṇonumaḥ ||

Translation

A pleasant song to Agni we, sons of Rahugana, have sung: We laud thee for thy glories' sake.

English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.

Sources and editorial record

  1. Rig Veda, Book 1, Hymn 78, translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)RV 1.78Internet Sacred Text Archive
  2. Rigveda Mandala 1, machine-readable Sanskrit and Roman textMandala 1Sanskrit Documents
  3. Rigveda Shakala Samhita, Mandala 1, Sukta 78RV 1.78Vedic Heritage Portal, Ministry of Culture, Government of India
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