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Sukta 72

Complete Rigveda Sukta with 18 mantras in Sanskrit, IAST transliteration, and source-aligned historical English where available.

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Sukta 72

Complete Rigveda Sukta with 18 mantras in Sanskrit, IAST transliteration, and source-aligned historical English where available.

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Rigveda 8.72.1

Rigveda 8.72.1
Source text

हविष्कृणुध्वमा गमदध्वर्युर्वनते पुनः। विद्वाँ अस्य प्रशासनम्॥

Transliteration

haviṣkṛṇudhvamā gamadadhvaryurvanate punaḥ | vidvā asya praśāsanam ||

Rigveda 8.72.2

Rigveda 8.72.2
Source text

नि तिग्ममभ्यंशुं सीदद्धोता मनावधि। जुषाणो अस्य सख्यम्॥

Transliteration

ni tigmamabhyaṁśuṁ sīdaddhotā manāvadhi | juṣāṇo asya sakhyam ||

Rigveda 8.72.3

Rigveda 8.72.3
Source text

अन्तरिच्छन्ति तं जने रुद्रं परो मनीषया। गृभ्णन्ति जिह्वया ससम्॥

Transliteration

antaricchanti taṁ jane rudraṁ paro manīṣayā | gṛbhṇanti jihvayā sasam ||

Rigveda 8.72.4

Rigveda 8.72.4
Source text

जाम्यतीतपे धनुर्वयोधा अरुहद्वनम्। दृषदं जिह्वयावधीत्॥

Transliteration

jāmyatītape dhanurvayodhā aruhadvanam | dṛṣadaṁ jihvayāvadhīt ||

Rigveda 8.72.5

Rigveda 8.72.5
Source text

चरन्वत्सो रुशन्निह निदातारं न विन्दते। वेति स्तोतव अम्ब्यम्॥

Transliteration

caranvatso ruśanniha nidātāraṁ na vindate | veti stotava ambyam ||

Rigveda 8.72.6

Rigveda 8.72.6
Source text

उतो न्वस्य यन्महदश्वावद्योजनं बृहद्। दामा रथस्य ददृशे॥

Transliteration

uto nvasya yanmahadaśvāvadyojanaṁ bṛhad | dāmā rathasya dadṛśe ||

Rigveda 8.72.7

Rigveda 8.72.7
Source text

दुहन्ति सप्तैकामुप द्वा पञ्च सृजतः। तीर्थे सिन्धोरधि स्वरे॥

Transliteration

duhanti saptaikāmupa dvā pañca sṛjataḥ | tīrthe sindhoradhi svare ||

Rigveda 8.72.8

Rigveda 8.72.8
Source text

आ दशभिर्विवस्वत इन्द्रः कोशमचुच्यवीत्। खेदया त्रिवृता दिवः॥

Transliteration

ā daśabhirvivasvata indraḥ kośamacucyavīt | khedayā trivṛtā divaḥ ||

Rigveda 8.72.9

Rigveda 8.72.9
Source text

परि त्रिधातुरध्वरं जूर्णिरेति नवीयसी। मध्वा होतारो अञ्जते॥

Transliteration

pari tridhāturadhvaraṁ jūrṇireti navīyasī | madhvā hotāro añjate ||

Rigveda 8.72.10

Rigveda 8.72.10
Source text

सिञ्चन्ति नमसावतमुच्चाचक्रं परिज्मानम्। नीचीनबारमक्षितम्॥

Transliteration

siñcanti namasāvatamuccācakraṁ parijmānam | nīcīnabāramakṣitam ||

Rigveda 8.72.11

Rigveda 8.72.11
Source text

अभ्यारमिदद्रयो निषिक्तं पुष्करे मधु। अवतस्य विसर्जने॥

Transliteration

abhyāramidadrayo niṣiktaṁ puṣkare madhu | avatasya visarjane ||

Rigveda 8.72.12

Rigveda 8.72.12
Source text

गाव उपावतावतं मही यज्ञस्य रप्सुदा। उभा कर्णा हिरण्यया॥

Transliteration

gāva upāvatāvataṁ mahī yajñasya rapsudā | ubhā karṇā hiraṇyayā ||

Rigveda 8.72.13

Rigveda 8.72.13
Source text

आ सुते सिञ्चत श्रियं रोदस्योरभिश्रियम्। रसा दधीत वृषभम्॥

Transliteration

ā sute siñcata śriyaṁ rodasyorabhiśriyam | rasā dadhīta vṛṣabham ||

Rigveda 8.72.14

Rigveda 8.72.14
Source text

ते जानत स्वमोक्यं सं वत्सासो न मातृभिः। मिथो नसन्त जामिभिः॥

Transliteration

te jānata svamokyaṁ saṁ vatsāso na mātṛbhiḥ | mitho nasanta jāmibhiḥ ||

Rigveda 8.72.15

Rigveda 8.72.15
Source text

उप स्रक्वेषु बप्सतः कृण्वते धरुणं दिवि। इन्द्रे अग्ना नमः स्वः॥

Transliteration

upa srakveṣu bapsataḥ kṛṇvate dharuṇaṁ divi | indre agnā namaḥ svaḥ ||

Rigveda 8.72.16

Rigveda 8.72.16
Source text

अधुक्षत्पिप्युषीमिषमूर्जं सप्तपदीमरिः। सूर्यस्य सप्त रश्मिभिः॥

Transliteration

adhukṣatpipyuṣīmiṣamūrjaṁ saptapadīmariḥ | sūryasya sapta raśmibhiḥ ||

Rigveda 8.72.17

Rigveda 8.72.17
Source text

सोमस्य मित्रावरुणोदिता सूर आ ददे। तदातुरस्य भेषजम्॥

Transliteration

somasya mitrāvaruṇoditā sūra ā dade | tadāturasya bheṣajam ||

Rigveda 8.72.18

Rigveda 8.72.18
Source text

उतो न्वस्य यत्पदं हर्यतस्य निधान्यम्। परि द्यां जिह्वयातनत्॥

Transliteration

uto nvasya yatpadaṁ haryatasya nidhānyam | pari dyāṁ jihvayātanat ||

Sources and editorial record

  1. Rigveda Mandala 8, machine-readable Sanskrit and Roman textMandala 8Sanskrit Documents
  2. Rigveda Shakala Samhita, Mandala 8, Sukta 72RV 8.72Vedic Heritage Portal, Ministry of Culture, Government of India
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