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Sukta 6

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

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

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Rigveda 9.6.1

Rigveda 9.6.1
Source text

मन्द्रया सोम धारया वृषा पवस्व देवयुः। अव्यो वारेष्वस्मयुः॥

Transliteration

mandrayā soma dhārayā vṛṣā pavasva devayuḥ | avyo vāreṣvasmayuḥ ||

Translation

SOMA, flow on with pleasant stream, a Bull devoted to the Gods, Our Friend, unto the woollen sieve.

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

Rigveda 9.6.2

Rigveda 9.6.2
Source text

अभि त्यं मद्यं मदमिन्दविन्द्र इति क्षर। अभि वाजिनो अर्वतः॥

Transliteration

abhi tyaṁ madyaṁ madamindavindra iti kṣara | abhi vājino arvataḥ ||

Translation

Pour hitherward, as Indra's Self, Indu, that gladdening stream of thine, And send us coursers full of strength.

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

Rigveda 9.6.3

Rigveda 9.6.3
Source text

अभि त्यं पूर्व्यं मदं सुवानो अर्ष पवित्र आ। अभि वाजमुत श्रवः॥

Transliteration

abhi tyaṁ pūrvyaṁ madaṁ suvāno arṣa pavitra ā | abhi vājamuta śravaḥ ||

Translation

Flow to the filter hitherward, pouring that ancient gladdening juice, Streaming forth power and high renown.

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

Rigveda 9.6.4

Rigveda 9.6.4
Source text

अनु द्रप्सास इन्दव आपो न प्रवतासरन्। पुनाना इन्द्रमाशत॥

Transliteration

anu drapsāsa indava āpo na pravatāsaran | punānā indramāśata ||

Translation

Hither the sparkling drops have flowed, like waters down a steep descent They have reached Indra purified.

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

Rigveda 9.6.5

Rigveda 9.6.5
Source text

यमत्यमिव वाजिनं मृजन्ति योषणो दश। वने क्रीळन्तमत्यविम्॥

Transliteration

yamatyamiva vājinaṁ mṛjanti yoṣaṇo daśa | vane krīḻantamatyavim ||

Translation

Whom, having passed the filter, ten dames cleanse, as 'twere a vigorous steed, While he disports him in the wood,-

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

Rigveda 9.6.6

Rigveda 9.6.6
Source text

तं गोभिर्वृषणं रसं मदाय देववीतये। सुतं भराय सं सृज॥

Transliteration

taṁ gobhirvṛṣaṇaṁ rasaṁ madāya devavītaye | sutaṁ bharāya saṁ sṛja ||

Translation

The steer-strong juice with milk pour forth, for feast and service of the Gods, To him who bears away the draught.

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

Rigveda 9.6.7

Rigveda 9.6.7
Source text

देवो देवाय धारयेन्द्राय पवते सुतः। पयो यदस्य पीपयत्॥

Transliteration

devo devāya dhārayendrāya pavate sutaḥ | payo yadasya pīpayat ||

Translation

Effused, the God flows onward with his stream to Indra, to the God, So that his milk may strengthen him.

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

Rigveda 9.6.8

Rigveda 9.6.8
Source text

आत्मा यज्ञस्य रंह्या सुष्वाणः पवते सुतः। प्रत्नं नि पाति काव्यम्॥

Transliteration

ātmā yajñasya raṁhyā suṣvāṇaḥ pavate sutaḥ | pratnaṁ ni pāti kāvyam ||

Translation

Soul of the sacrifice, the juice effused flows quickly on: he keeps His ancient wisdom of a Sage.

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

Rigveda 9.6.9

Rigveda 9.6.9
Source text

एवा पुनान इन्द्रयुर्मदं मदिष्ठ वीतये। गुहा चिद्दधिषे गिरः॥

Transliteration

evā punāna indrayurmadaṁ madiṣṭha vītaye | guhā ciddadhiṣe giraḥ ||

Translation

So pouring forth, as Indra's Friend, strong drink, best Gladdener! for the feast, Thou, even in secret, storest hymns.

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

Sources and editorial record

  1. Rig Veda, Book 9, Hymn 6, translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)RV 9.6Internet Sacred Text Archive
  2. Rigveda Mandala 9, machine-readable Sanskrit and Roman textMandala 9Sanskrit Documents
  3. Rigveda Shakala Samhita, Mandala 9, Sukta 6RV 9.6Vedic Heritage Portal, Ministry of Culture, Government of India
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