Sukta 119

आ वां रथं पुरुमायं मनोजुवं जीराश्वं यज्ञियं जीवसे हुवे। सहस्रकेतुं वनिनं शतद्वसुं श्रुष्टीवानं वरिवोधामभि प्रयः॥

ā vāṁ rathaṁ purumāyaṁ manojuvaṁ jīrāśvaṁ yajñiyaṁ jīvase huve | sahasraketuṁ vaninaṁ śatadvasuṁ śruṣṭīvānaṁ varivodhāmabhi prayaḥ ||

HITHER, that I may live, I call unto the feast your wondrous car, thought-swift, borne on by rapid steeds. With thousand banners, hundred treasures, pouring gifts, promptly obedient, bestowing ample room.

ऊर्ध्वा धीतिः प्रत्यस्य प्रयामन्यधायि शस्मन्समयन्त आ दिशः। स्वदामि घर्मं प्रति यन्त्यूतय आ वामूर्जानी रथमश्विनारुहत्॥

ūrdhvā dhītiḥ pratyasya prayāmanyadhāyi śasmansamayanta ā diśaḥ | svadāmi gharmaṁ prati yantyūtaya ā vāmūrjānī rathamaśvināruhat ||

Even as it moveth near my hymn is lifted up, and all the regions come together to sing praise. I sweeten the oblations; now the helpers come. Urjani hath, O Asvins, mounted on your car.

सं यन्मिथः पस्पृधानासो अग्मत शुभे मखा अमिता जायवो रणे। युवोरह प्रवणे चेकिते रथो यदश्विना वहथः सूरिमा वरम्॥

saṁ yanmithaḥ paspṛdhānāso agmata śubhe makhā amitā jāyavo raṇe | yuvoraha pravaṇe cekite ratho yadaśvinā vahathaḥ sūrimā varam ||

When striving man with man for glory they have met, brisk, measurcIess, eager for victory in fight, Then verily your car is seen upon the slope when ye, O Asvins, bring some choice boon to the prince.

युवं भुज्युं भुरमाणं विभिर्गतं स्वयुक्तिभिर्निवहन्ता पितृभ्य आ। यासिष्टं वर्तिर्वृषणा विजेन्यं दिवोदासाय महि चेति वामवः॥

yuvaṁ bhujyuṁ bhuramāṇaṁ vibhirgataṁ svayuktibhirnivahantā pitṛbhya ā | yāsiṣṭaṁ vartirvṛṣaṇā vijenyaṁ divodāsāya mahi ceti vāmavaḥ ||

Ye came to Bhujyu while he struggled in the flood, with flying birds, self-yoked, ye bore him to his sires. Ye went to the far-distant home, O Mighty Ones; and famed is your great aid to Divodisa given.

युवोरश्विना वपुषे युवायुजं रथं वाणी येमतुरस्य शर्ध्यम्। आ वां पतित्वं सख्याय जग्मुषी योषावृणीत जेन्या युवां पती॥

yuvoraśvinā vapuṣe yuvāyujaṁ rathaṁ vāṇī yematurasya śardhyam | ā vāṁ patitvaṁ sakhyāya jagmuṣī yoṣāvṛṇīta jenyā yuvāṁ patī ||

Asvins, the car which you had yoked for glorious show your own two voices urged directed to its goal. Then she who came for friendship, Maid of noble birth, elected you as Husbands, you to be her Lords.

युवं रेभं परिषूतेरुरुष्यथो हिमेन घर्मं परितप्तमत्रये। युवं शयोरवसं पिप्यथुर्गवि प्र दीर्घेण वन्दनस्तार्यायुषा॥

yuvaṁ rebhaṁ pariṣūteruruṣyatho himena gharmaṁ paritaptamatraye | yuvaṁ śayoravasaṁ pipyathurgavi pra dīrgheṇa vandanastāryāyuṣā ||

Rebha ye saved from tyranny; for Atri's sake ye quenched with cold the fiery pit that compassed him. Ye made the cow of Sayu stream refreshing milk, and Vandana was holpen to extended life.

युवं वन्दनं निरृतं जरण्यया रथं न दस्रा करणा समिन्वथः। क्षेत्रादा विप्रं जनथो विपन्यया प्र वामत्र विधते दंसना भुवत्॥

yuvaṁ vandanaṁ nirṛtaṁ jaraṇyayā rathaṁ na dasrā karaṇā saminvathaḥ | kṣetrādā vipraṁ janatho vipanyayā pra vāmatra vidhate daṁsanā bhuvat ||

Doers of marvels, skilful workers, ye restored Vandana, like a car, worn out with length of days. From earth ye brought the sage to life in wondrous mode; be your great deeds done here for him who honours you.

अगच्छतं कृपमाणं परावति पितुः स्वस्य त्यजसा निबाधितम्। स्वर्वतीरित ऊतीर्युवोरह चित्रा अभीके अभवन्नभिष्टयः॥

agacchataṁ kṛpamāṇaṁ parāvati pituḥ svasya tyajasā nibādhitam | svarvatīrita ūtīryuvoraha citrā abhīke abhavannabhiṣṭayaḥ ||

Ye went to him who mourned in a far distant place, him who was left forlorn by treachery of his sire. Rich with the light ofheaven was then the help ye gave, and marvellous your succour when ye stood by him.

उत स्या वां मधुमन्मक्षिकारपन्मदे सोमस्यौशिजो हुवन्यति। युवं दधीचो मन आ विवासथोऽथा शिरः प्रति वामश्व्यं वदत्॥

uta syā vāṁ madhumanmakṣikārapanmade somasyauśijo huvanyati | yuvaṁ dadhīco mana ā vivāsatho'thā śiraḥ prati vāmaśvyaṁ vadat ||

To you in praise of sweetness sang the honey-bee: Ausija calleth you in Soma's rapturous joy. Ye drew unto yourselves the spirit of Dadhyac, and then the horse's head uttered his words to you.

युवं पेदवे पुरुवारमश्विना स्पृधां श्वेतं तरुतारं दुवस्यथः। शर्यैरभिद्युं पृतनासु दुष्टरं चर्कृत्यमिन्द्रमिव चर्षणीसहम्॥

yuvaṁ pedave puruvāramaśvinā spṛdhāṁ śvetaṁ tarutāraṁ duvasyathaḥ | śaryairabhidyuṁ pṛtanāsu duṣṭaraṁ carkṛtyamindramiva carṣaṇīsaham ||

A horse did ye provide for Pedu, excellent, white, O ye Asvins, conqueror of combatants, Invincible in war by arrows, seeking heaven worthy of fame, like Indra, vanquisher of men.