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Sukta 42

Complete Rigveda Sukta with 9 mantras in Sanskrit, IAST transliteration, and source-aligned historical English where available.

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Sukta 42

Complete Rigveda Sukta with 9 mantras in Sanskrit, IAST transliteration, and source-aligned historical English where available.

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Rigveda 3.42.1

Rigveda 3.42.1
Source text

उप नः सुतमा गहि सोममिन्द्र गवाशिरम्। हरिभ्यां यस्ते अस्मयुः॥

Transliteration

upa naḥ sutamā gahi somamindra gavāśiram | haribhyāṁ yaste asmayuḥ ||

Translation

COME to the juice that we have pressed, to Sorna, Indra, bleat with milk: Come, favouring us, thy Bay-drawn car!

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

Rigveda 3.42.2

Rigveda 3.42.2
Source text

तमिन्द्र मदमा गहि बर्हिःष्ठां ग्रावभिः सुतम्। कुविन्न्वस्य तृप्णवः॥

Transliteration

tamindra madamā gahi barhiḥṣṭhāṁ grāvabhiḥ sutam | kuvinnvasya tṛpṇavaḥ ||

Translation

Come, Indra, to this gladdening drink, placed on the grass, pressed out with stones: Wilt thou not drink thy fill thereof?

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

Rigveda 3.42.3

Rigveda 3.42.3
Source text

इन्द्रमित्था गिरो ममाच्छागुरिषिता इतः। आवृते सोमपीतये॥

Transliteration

indramitthā giro mamācchāguriṣitā itaḥ | āvṛte somapītaye ||

Translation

To Indra have my songs of praise gone forth, thus rapidly sent hence, To turn him to the Soma-draught.

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

Rigveda 3.42.4

Rigveda 3.42.4
Source text

इन्द्रं सोमस्य पीतये स्तोमैरिह हवामहे। उक्थेभिः कुविदागमत्॥

Transliteration

indraṁ somasya pītaye stomairiha havāmahe | ukthebhiḥ kuvidāgamat ||

Translation

Hither with songs of praise we call Indra to drink the Soma juice: Will he not come to us by lauds?

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

Rigveda 3.42.5

Rigveda 3.42.5
Source text

इन्द्र सोमाः सुता इमे तान्दधिष्व शतक्रतो। जठरे वाजिनीवसो॥

Transliteration

indra somāḥ sutā ime tāndadhiṣva śatakrato | jaṭhare vājinīvaso ||

Translation

Indra, these Somas are expressed. Take them within thy belly, Lord Of Hundred Powers, thou Prince of Wealth.

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

Rigveda 3.42.6

Rigveda 3.42.6
Source text

विद्मा हि त्वा धनंजयं वाजेषु दधृषं कवे। अधा ते सुम्नमीमहे॥

Transliteration

vidmā hi tvā dhanaṁjayaṁ vājeṣu dadhṛṣaṁ kave | adhā te sumnamīmahe ||

Translation

We know thee winner of the spoil, and resolute in battles, Sage! Therefore thy blessing we implore.

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

Rigveda 3.42.7

Rigveda 3.42.7
Source text

इममिन्द्र गवाशिरं यवाशिरं च नः पिब। आगत्या वृषभिः सुतम्॥

Transliteration

imamindra gavāśiraṁ yavāśiraṁ ca naḥ piba | āgatyā vṛṣabhiḥ sutam ||

Translation

Borne hither by thy Stallions, drink, Indra, this juice which we have pressed, Mingled with barley and with milk.

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

Rigveda 3.42.8

Rigveda 3.42.8
Source text

तुभ्येदिन्द्र स्व ओक्ये सोमं चोदामि पीतये। एष रारन्तु ते हृदि॥

Transliteration

tubhyedindra sva okye somaṁ codāmi pītaye | eṣa rārantu te hṛdi ||

Translation

Indra, for thee, in thine own place, I urge the Soma for thy draught: Deep in thy heart let it remain,

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

Rigveda 3.42.9

Rigveda 3.42.9
Source text

त्वां सुतस्य पीतये प्रत्नमिन्द्र हवामहे। कुशिकासो अवस्यवः॥

Transliteration

tvāṁ sutasya pītaye pratnamindra havāmahe | kuśikāso avasyavaḥ ||

Translation

We call on thee, the Ancient One, Indra, to drink the Soma juice, We Kusikas who seek thine aid.

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

Sources and editorial record

  1. Rig Veda, Book 3, Hymn 42, translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)RV 3.42Internet Sacred Text Archive
  2. Rigveda Mandala 3, machine-readable Sanskrit and Roman textMandala 3Sanskrit Documents
  3. Rigveda Shakala Samhita, Mandala 3, Sukta 42RV 3.42Vedic Heritage Portal, Ministry of Culture, Government of India
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