Sukta 17

प्र निम्नेनेव सिन्धवो घ्नन्तो वृत्राणि भूर्णयः। सोमा असृग्रमाशवः॥

pra nimneneva sindhavo ghnanto vṛtrāṇi bhūrṇayaḥ | somā asṛgramāśavaḥ ||

LIKE rivers down a steep descent, slaying the Vrtras, full of zeal, The rapid Soma-streams have flowed.

अभि सुवानास इन्दवो वृष्टयः पृथिवीमिव। इन्द्रं सोमासो अक्षरन्॥

abhi suvānāsa indavo vṛṣṭayaḥ pṛthivīmiva | indraṁ somāso akṣaran ||

The drops of Soma juice effused fall like the rain upon the earth: To Indra flow the Soma-streams.

अत्यूर्मिर्मत्सरो मदः सोमः पवित्रे अर्षति। विघ्नन्रक्षांसि देवयुः॥

atyūrmirmatsaro madaḥ somaḥ pavitre arṣati | vighnanrakṣāṁsi devayuḥ ||

With swelling wave the gladdening drink, the Soma, flows into.the sieve, Loving the Gods and slaying fiends.

आ कलशेषु धावति पवित्रे परि षिच्यते। उक्थैर्यज्ञेषु वर्धते॥

ā kalaśeṣu dhāvati pavitre pari ṣicyate | ukthairyajñeṣu vardhate ||

It hastens to the pitchers, poured upon the sieve it waxes strong At sacrifices through the lauds.

अति त्री सोम रोचना रोहन्न भ्राजसे दिवम्। इष्णन्सूर्यं न चोदयः॥

ati trī soma rocanā rohanna bhrājase divam | iṣṇansūryaṁ na codayaḥ ||

Soma, thou shinest mounting heaven as 'twere above light's triple realm, And moving secm'st to speed the Sun.

अभि विप्रा अनूषत मूर्धन्यज्ञस्य कारवः। दधानाश्चक्षसि प्रियम्॥

abhi viprā anūṣata mūrdhanyajñasya kāravaḥ | dadhānāścakṣasi priyam ||

To him, the head of sacnfice, singers and bards have sung their songs, Offering what he loves to see.

तमु त्वा वाजिनं नरो धीभिर्विप्रा अवस्यवः। मृजन्ति देवतातये॥

tamu tvā vājinaṁ naro dhībhirviprā avasyavaḥ | mṛjanti devatātaye ||

The men, the sages with their hymns, eager for help, deck thee strong &teed, Deck thee for service of the Gods.

मधोर्धारामनु क्षर तीव्रः सधस्थमासदः। चारुरृताय पीतये॥

madhordhārāmanu kṣara tīvraḥ sadhasthamāsadaḥ | cārurṛtāya pītaye ||

Flow onward to the stream of meath rest efficacious in thy home, Fair, to be drunk at sacrifice.