Sukta 49

स्तुषे जनं सुव्रतं नव्यसीभिर्गीर्भिर्मित्रावरुणा सुम्नयन्ता। त आ गमन्तु त इह श्रुवन्तु सुक्षत्रासो वरुणो मित्रो अग्निः॥

stuṣe janaṁ suvrataṁ navyasībhirgīrbhirmitrāvaruṇā sumnayantā | ta ā gamantu ta iha śruvantu sukṣatrāso varuṇo mitro agniḥ ||

I LAUD with newest songs the Righteous People, Mitra and Varuna who make us happy. Let them approach, here let them listen,Agni, Varuna, Mitra, Lords of fair dominion.

विशोविश ईड्यमध्वरेष्वदृप्तक्रतुमरतिं युवत्योः। दिवः शिशुं सहसः सूनुमग्निं यज्ञस्य केतुमरुषं यजध्यै॥

viśoviśa īḍyamadhvareṣvadṛptakratumaratiṁ yuvatyoḥ | divaḥ śiśuṁ sahasaḥ sūnumagniṁ yajñasya ketumaruṣaṁ yajadhyai ||

Him, to be praised at each tribe's sacrifices, the Two young Matrons' sober-minded Herald, The Son of Strength, the Child of Heaven, the signal of sacrifice, red Agni will I worship.

अरुषस्य दुहितरा विरूपे स्तृभिरन्या पिपिशे सूरो अन्या। मिथस्तुरा विचरन्ती पावके मन्म श्रुतं नक्षत ऋच्यमाने॥

aruṣasya duhitarā virūpe stṛbhiranyā pipiśe sūro anyā | mithasturā vicarantī pāvake manma śrutaṁ nakṣata ṛcyamāne ||

Unlike in form are the Red God's two Daughters: one is the Sun's, and stars bedeck the other. Apart, the Sanctifiers, in succession, come to the famed hymn, praised in holy verses.

प्र वायुमच्छा बृहती मनीषा बृहद्रयिं विश्ववारं रथप्राम्। द्युतद्यामा नियुतः पत्यमानः कविः कविमियक्षसि प्रयज्यो॥

pra vāyumacchā bṛhatī manīṣā bṛhadrayiṁ viśvavāraṁ rathaprām | dyutadyāmā niyutaḥ patyamānaḥ kaviḥ kavimiyakṣasi prayajyo ||

I with a lofty song call hither Vayu, all-bounteous, filler of his car, most wealthy. Thou, Sage, with bright path, Lord of harnessed horses, impetuous, promptly honourest the prudent.

स मे वपुश्छदयदश्विनोर्यो रथो विरुक्मान्मनसा युजानः। येन नरा नासत्येषयध्यै वर्तिर्याथस्तनयाय त्मने च॥

sa me vapuśchadayadaśvinoryo ratho virukmānmanasā yujānaḥ | yena narā nāsatyeṣayadhyai vartiryāthastanayāya tmane ca ||

That chariot of the Asvins, fair to look on, pleaseth me well, yoked with a thought, refulgent, Wherewith, Nasatyas, Chiefs, ye seek our dwelling, to give new strength to us and to our children.

पर्जन्यवाता वृषभा पृथिव्याः पुरीषाणि जिन्वतमप्यानि। सत्यश्रुतः कवयो यस्य गीर्भिर्जगतः स्थातर्जगदा कृणुध्वम्॥

parjanyavātā vṛṣabhā pṛthivyāḥ purīṣāṇi jinvatamapyāni | satyaśrutaḥ kavayo yasya gīrbhirjagataḥ sthātarjagadā kṛṇudhvam ||

Bulls of the Earth, O Vata and Parjanya, stir up for us the regions of the water. Hearers of truth, ye, Sages, World-Supporters, increase his living wealth whose songs delight you.

पावीरवी कन्या चित्रायुः सरस्वती वीरपत्नी धियं धात्। ग्नाभिरच्छिद्रं शरणं सजोषा दुराधर्षं गृणते शर्म यंसत्॥

pāvīravī kanyā citrāyuḥ sarasvatī vīrapatnī dhiyaṁ dhāt | gnābhiracchidraṁ śaraṇaṁ sajoṣā durādharṣaṁ gṛṇate śarma yaṁsat ||

So may Sarasvati, the Hero's Consort, brisk with rare life, the lightning's Child, inspire us, And, with the Dames accordant, give the singer a refuge unassailable and flawless.

पथस्पथः परिपतिं वचस्या कामेन कृतो अभ्यानळर्कम्। स नो रासच्छुरुधश्चन्द्राग्रा धियंधियं सीषधाति प्र पूषा॥

pathaspathaḥ paripatiṁ vacasyā kāmena kṛto abhyānaḻarkam | sa no rāsacchurudhaścandrāgrā dhiyaṁdhiyaṁ sīṣadhāti pra pūṣā ||

I praise with eloquence him who guards all pathways. He, when his love impelled him, went to Arka. May he vouchsafe us gear with gold to grace it: may Pusan make each prayer of ours efective.

प्रथमभाजं यशसं वयोधां सुपाणिं देवं सुगभस्तिमृभ्वम्। होता यक्षद्यजतं पस्त्यानामग्निस्त्वष्टारं सुहवं विभावा॥

prathamabhājaṁ yaśasaṁ vayodhāṁ supāṇiṁ devaṁ sugabhastimṛbhvam | hotā yakṣadyajataṁ pastyānāmagnistvaṣṭāraṁ suhavaṁ vibhāvā ||

May Herald Agni, fulgent, bring for worship Tvastar adored, in homes and swift to listen, Glorious, first to share, the life-bestower, the ever active God, fair-armed, fair-handed.

भुवनस्य पितरं गीर्भिराभी रुद्रं दिवा वर्धया रुद्रमक्तौ। बृहन्तमृष्वमजरं सुषुम्नमृधग्घुवेम कविनेषितासः॥

bhuvanasya pitaraṁ gīrbhirābhī rudraṁ divā vardhayā rudramaktau | bṛhantamṛṣvamajaraṁ suṣumnamṛdhagghuvema kavineṣitāsaḥ ||

Rudra by day, Rudra at night we honour with these our songs, the Universe's Father. Him great and lofty, blissful, undecaying let us call specially as the Sage impels us.

आ युवानः कवयो यज्ञियासो मरुतो गन्त गृणतो वरस्याम्। अचित्रं चिद्धि जिन्वथा वृधन्त इत्था नक्षन्तो नरो अङ्गिरस्वत्॥

ā yuvānaḥ kavayo yajñiyāso maruto ganta gṛṇato varasyām | acitraṁ ciddhi jinvathā vṛdhanta itthā nakṣanto naro aṅgirasvat ||

Ye who are youthful, wise, and meet for worship, come, Martits, to the longing of the singer. Coming, as erst to Angiras, O Heroes, ye animate and quicken e'en the desert.

प्र वीराय प्र तवसे तुरायाजा यूथेव पशुरक्षिरस्तम्। स पिस्पृशति तन्वि श्रुतस्य स्तृभिर्न नाकं वचनस्य विपः॥

pra vīrāya pra tavase turāyājā yūtheva paśurakṣirastam | sa pispṛśati tanvi śrutasya stṛbhirna nākaṁ vacanasya vipaḥ ||

Even as the herdsman driveth home his cattle, I urge my songs to him the strong swift Hero May he, the glorious, lay upon his body the singer's hymns, as stars bedeck the heaven.

यो रजांसि विममे पार्थिवानि त्रिश्चिद्विष्णुर्मनवे बाधिताय। तस्य ते शर्मन्नुपदद्यमाने राया मदेम तन्वा तना च॥

yo rajāṁsi vimame pārthivāni triścidviṣṇurmanave bādhitāya | tasya te śarmannupadadyamāne rāyā madema tanvā tanā ca ||

He who for man's behoof in his afiliction thrice measured out the earthly regions, Visnu- When one so great as thou affordeth shelter, may we with wealth and with ourselves be happy.

तन्नोऽहिर्बुध्न्यो अद्भिरर्कैस्तत्पर्वतस्तत्सविता चनो धात्। तदोषधीभिरभि रातिषाचो भगः पुरंधिर्जिन्वतु प्र राये॥

tanno'hirbudhnyo adbhirarkaistatparvatastatsavitā cano dhāt | tadoṣadhībhirabhi rātiṣāco bhagaḥ puraṁdhirjinvatu pra rāye ||

Sweet be this song of mine to Ahibudhnya, Parvata, Savitar, with Floods and Lightnings; Sweet, with the Plants, to Gods who seek oblations. May liberal Bhaga speed us on to riches.

नु नो रयिं रथ्यं चर्षणिप्रां पुरुवीरं मह ऋतस्य गोपाम्। क्षयं दाताजरं येन जनान्स्पृधो अदेवीरभि च क्रमाम विश आदेवीरभ्यश्नवाम॥

nu no rayiṁ rathyaṁ carṣaṇiprāṁ puruvīraṁ maha ṛtasya gopām | kṣayaṁ dātājaraṁ yena janānspṛdho adevīrabhi ca kramāma viśa ādevīrabhyaśnavāma ||

Give riches borne on cars, with many heroes, contenting men, the guard of mighty Order. Give us a lasting home that we may battle with godless bands of men who fight against us, and meet with tribes to whom the Gods are gracious.