Sukta 52

प्र श्यावाश्व धृष्णुयार्चा मरुद्भिरृक्वभिः। ये अद्रोघमनुष्वधं श्रवो मदन्ति यज्ञियाः॥

pra śyāvāśva dhṛṣṇuyārcā marudbhirṛkvabhiḥ | ye adroghamanuṣvadhaṁ śravo madanti yajñiyāḥ ||

SING boldly forth, Syavasva, with the Maruts who are loud in song, Who, holy, as their wont is, joy in glory that is free from guile.

ते हि स्थिरस्य शवसः सखायः सन्ति धृष्णुया। ते यामन्ना धृषद्विनस्त्मना पान्ति शश्वतः॥

te hi sthirasya śavasaḥ sakhāyaḥ santi dhṛṣṇuyā | te yāmannā dhṛṣadvinastmanā pānti śaśvataḥ ||

For in their boldness they are friends of firm and sure heroic strength. They in their course, bold-spirited, guard all men of their own accord.

ते स्यन्द्रासो नोक्षणोऽति ष्कन्दन्ति शर्वरीः। मरुतामधा महो दिवि क्षमा च मन्महे॥

te syandrāso nokṣaṇo'ti ṣkandanti śarvarīḥ | marutāmadhā maho divi kṣamā ca manmahe ||

Like steers in rapid motion they advance and overtake the nights; And thus the Maruts' power in heaven and on the earth we celebrate.

मरुत्सु वो दधीमहि स्तोमं यज्ञं च धृष्णुया। विश्वे ये मानुषा युगा पान्ति मर्त्यं रिषः॥

marutsu vo dadhīmahi stomaṁ yajñaṁ ca dhṛṣṇuyā | viśve ye mānuṣā yugā pānti martyaṁ riṣaḥ ||

With boldness to your Maruts let us offer laud and sacrifice: Who all, through ages of mankind, guard mortal man from injury.

अर्हन्तो ये सुदानवो नरो असामिशवसः। प्र यज्ञं यज्ञियेभ्यो दिवो अर्चा मरुद्भ्यः॥

arhanto ye sudānavo naro asāmiśavasaḥ | pra yajñaṁ yajñiyebhyo divo arcā marudbhyaḥ ||

Praiseworthy, givers of good gifts, Heroes with full and perfect strength - To Maruts, Holy Ones of heaven, will I extol the sacrifice.

आ रुक्मैरा युधा नर ऋष्वा ऋष्टीरसृक्षत। अन्वेनाँ अह विद्युतो मरुतो जज्झतीरिव भानुरर्त त्मना दिवः॥

ā rukmairā yudhā nara ṛṣvā ṛṣṭīrasṛkṣata | anvenā aha vidyuto maruto jajjhatīriva bhānurarta tmanā divaḥ ||

The lofty Heroes cast their spears and weapons bright with gleaming gold. After these Maruts followed close, like laughing lightning from the sky, a splendour of its own accord.

ये वावृधन्त पार्थिवा य उरावन्तरिक्ष आ। वृजने वा नदीनां सधस्थे वा महो दिवः॥

ye vāvṛdhanta pārthivā ya urāvantarikṣa ā | vṛjane vā nadīnāṁ sadhasthe vā maho divaḥ ||

They who waxed mighty, of the earth, they who are in the wide mid-air, Or in the rivers' compass, or in the abode of ample heaven.

शर्धो मारुतमुच्छंस सत्यशवसमृभ्वसम्। उत स्म ते शुभे नरः प्र स्यन्द्रा युजत त्मना॥

śardho mārutamucchaṁsa satyaśavasamṛbhvasam | uta sma te śubhe naraḥ pra syandrā yujata tmanā ||

Praise thou the Maruts' company, the valorous and truly strong, The Heroes, hasting, by themselves have yoked their deer for victory.

उत स्म ते परुष्ण्यामूर्णा वसत शुन्ध्यवः। उत पव्या रथानामद्रिं भिन्दन्त्योजसा॥

uta sma te paruṣṇyāmūrṇā vasata śundhyavaḥ | uta pavyā rathānāmadriṁ bhindantyojasā ||

Fair-gleaming, on Parusni they have clothed themselves in robes of wool, And with their chariot tires they cleave the rock asunder in their might.

आपथयो विपथयोऽन्तस्पथा अनुपथाः। एतेभिर्मह्यं नामभिर्यज्ञं विष्टार ओहते॥

āpathayo vipathayo'ntaspathā anupathāḥ | etebhirmahyaṁ nāmabhiryajñaṁ viṣṭāra ohate ||

Whether as wanderers from the way or speeders on or to the path, Under these names the spreading band tend well the sacrifice for me.

अधा नरो न्योहतेऽधा नियुत ओहते। अधा पारावता इति चित्रा रूपाणि दर्श्या॥

adhā naro nyohate'dhā niyuta ohate | adhā pārāvatā iti citrā rūpāṇi darśyā ||

To this the Heroes well attend, well do their teams attend to this. Visible are their varied forms. Behold, they are Paravatas.

छन्दःस्तुभः कुभन्यव उत्समा कीरिणो नृतुः। ते मे के चिन्न तायव ऊमा आसन्दृशि त्विषे॥

chandaḥstubhaḥ kubhanyava utsamā kīriṇo nṛtuḥ | te me ke cinna tāyava ūmā āsandṛśi tviṣe ||

Hymn-singing, seeking water, they, praising, have danced about the spring. What are they unto me? No thieves, but helpers, splendid to behold.

य ऋष्वा ऋष्टिविद्युतः कवयः सन्ति वेधसः। तमृषे मारुतं गणं नमस्या रमया गिरा॥

ya ṛṣvā ṛṣṭividyutaḥ kavayaḥ santi vedhasaḥ | tamṛṣe mārutaṁ gaṇaṁ namasyā ramayā girā ||

Sublime, with lightnings for their spears, Sages and Orderers are they. Rsi, adore that Marut host, and make them happy with thy song.

अच्छ ऋषे मारुतं गणं दाना मित्रं न योषणा। दिवो वा धृष्णव ओजसा स्तुता धीभिरिषण्यत॥

accha ṛṣe mārutaṁ gaṇaṁ dānā mitraṁ na yoṣaṇā | divo vā dhṛṣṇava ojasā stutā dhībhiriṣaṇyata ||

Rsi, invite the Marut band with offerings, as a maid her friend. From heaven, too, Bold Ones, in your might haste hither glorified with songs.

नू मन्वान एषां देवाँ अच्छा न वक्षणा। दाना सचेत सूरिभिर्यामश्रुतेभिरञ्जिभिः॥

nū manvāna eṣāṁ devā acchā na vakṣaṇā | dānā saceta sūribhiryāmaśrutebhirañjibhiḥ ||

Thinking of these now let him come, as with the escort of the Gods, And with the splendid Princes, famed for rapid courses, to the gifts.

प्र ये मे बन्ध्वेषे गां वोचन्त सूरयः पृश्निं वोचन्त मातरम्। अधा पितरमिष्मिणं रुद्रं वोचन्त शिक्वसः॥

pra ye me bandhveṣe gāṁ vocanta sūrayaḥ pṛśniṁ vocanta mātaram | adhā pitaramiṣmiṇaṁ rudraṁ vocanta śikvasaḥ ||

Princes, who, when I asked their kin, named Prsni as their Mother-cow, And the impetuous Rudra they, the Mighty Ones, declared their Sire.

सप्त मे सप्त शाकिन एकमेका शता ददुः। यमुनायामधि श्रुतमुद्राधो गव्यं मृजे नि राधो अश्व्यं मृजे॥

sapta me sapta śākina ekamekā śatā daduḥ | yamunāyāmadhi śrutamudrādho gavyaṁ mṛje ni rādho aśvyaṁ mṛje ||

The mighty ones, the seven times seven, have singly given me hundred gifts. I have obtained on Yamuna famed wealth in kine and wealth in steeds.