Sukta 39

ग्रावाणेव तदिदर्थं जरेथे गृध्रेव वृक्षं निधिमन्तमच्छ। ब्रह्माणेव विदथ उक्थशासा दूतेव हव्या जन्या पुरुत्रा॥

grāvāṇeva tadidarthaṁ jarethe gṛdhreva vṛkṣaṁ nidhimantamaccha | brahmāṇeva vidatha ukthaśāsā dūteva havyā janyā purutrā ||

SING like the two press-stones for this same purpose; come like two misers to the tree of treasure; Like two laud-singing Brahmans in the assembly, like the folk's envoys called in many places.

प्रातर्यावाणा रथ्येव वीराजेव यमा वरमा सचेथे। मेने इव तन्वा शुम्भमाने दम्पतीव क्रतुविदा जनेषु॥

prātaryāvāṇā rathyeva vīrājeva yamā varamā sacethe | mene iva tanvā śumbhamāne dampatīva kratuvidā janeṣu ||

Moving at morning like two chr-borne heroes, like to a pair of goats ye come electing; Like two fair dames embellishing their bodies, like a wise married pair among the people.

शृङ्गेव नः प्रथमा गन्तमर्वाक्छफाविव जर्भुराणा तरोभिः। चक्रवाकेव प्रति वस्तोरुस्रार्वाञ्चा यातं रथ्येव शक्रा॥

śṛṅgeva naḥ prathamā gantamarvākchaphāviva jarbhurāṇā tarobhiḥ | cakravākeva prati vastorusrārvāñcā yātaṁ rathyeva śakrā ||

Like to a pair of horns come first to usward, like to a pair of hoofs with rapid motion; Come like two Cakavas in the grey of morning, come like two chariot wheels at dawn, ye Mighty.

नावेव नः पारयतं युगेव नभ्येव न उपधीव प्रधीव। श्वानेव नो अरिषण्या तनूनां खृगलेव विस्रसः पातमस्मान्॥

nāveva naḥ pārayataṁ yugeva nabhyeva na upadhīva pradhīva | śvāneva no ariṣaṇyā tanūnāṁ khṛgaleva visrasaḥ pātamasmān ||

Bear us across the rivers like two vessels, save us as ye were yokes, naves, spokes and fellies. Be like two dogs that injure not our bodies; preserve us, like two crutches, that we fall not.

वातेवाजुर्या नद्येव रीतिरक्षी इव चक्षुषा यातमर्वाक्। हस्ताविव तन्वे शम्भविष्ठा पादेव नो नयतं वस्यो अच्छ॥

vātevājuryā nadyeva rītirakṣī iva cakṣuṣā yātamarvāk | hastāviva tanve śambhaviṣṭhā pādeva no nayataṁ vasyo accha ||

Like two winds ageing not, two confluent rivers, come with quick vision like two eyes before us. Come like two hands most helpful to the body, and guide us like two feet to what is precious.

ओष्ठाविव मध्वास्ने वदन्ता स्तनाविव पिप्यतं जीवसे नः। नासेव नस्तन्वो रक्षितारा कर्णाविव सुश्रुता भूतमस्मे॥

oṣṭhāviva madhvāsne vadantā stanāviva pipyataṁ jīvase naḥ | nāseva nastanvo rakṣitārā karṇāviva suśrutā bhūtamasme ||

Even as two lips that with the mouth speak honey, even as two breasts that nourish our existence, Like the two nostrils that protect our being, be to us as our ears that hear distinctly.

हस्तेव शक्तिमभि संददी नः क्षामेव नः समजतं रजांसि। इमा गिरो अश्विना युष्मयन्तीः क्ष्णोत्रेणेव स्वधितिं सं शिशीतम्॥

hasteva śaktimabhi saṁdadī naḥ kṣāmeva naḥ samajataṁ rajāṁsi | imā giro aśvinā yuṣmayantīḥ kṣṇotreṇeva svadhitiṁ saṁ śiśītam ||

Like two hands give ye us increasing vigour; like heaven and earth constrain the airy regions. Asvins, these hymns that struggle to approach you, sharpen ye like an axe upon a whetstone.

एतानि वामश्विना वर्धनानि ब्रह्म स्तोमं गृत्समदासो अक्रन्। तानि नरा जुजुषाणोप यातं बृहद्वदेम विदथे सुवीराः॥

etāni vāmaśvinā vardhanāni brahma stomaṁ gṛtsamadāso akran | tāni narā jujuṣāṇopa yātaṁ bṛhadvadema vidathe suvīrāḥ ||

These prayers of ours exalting you, O Asvins, have the GrtSamadas, for a laud, made ready. Welcome them, O ye Heroes, and come bither. Loud may we speak. with brave men, in assembly.