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Sukta 33

Complete Rigveda Sukta with 6 mantras in Sanskrit, IAST transliteration, and source-aligned historical English where available.

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Complete Rigveda Sukta with 6 mantras in Sanskrit, IAST transliteration, and source-aligned historical English where available.

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Rigveda 9.33.1

Rigveda 9.33.1
Source text

प्र सोमासो विपश्चितोऽपां न यन्त्यूर्मयः। वनानि महिषा इव॥

Transliteration

pra somāso vipaścito'pāṁ na yantyūrmayaḥ | vanāni mahiṣā iva ||

Translation

LIKE waves of waters, skilled in song the juices of the Soma speed Onward, as buffaloes to woods.

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

Rigveda 9.33.2

Rigveda 9.33.2
Source text

अभि द्रोणानि बभ्रवः शुक्रा ऋतस्य धारया। वाजं गोमन्तमक्षरन्॥

Transliteration

abhi droṇāni babhravaḥ śukrā ṛtasya dhārayā | vājaṁ gomantamakṣaran ||

Translation

With stream of sacrifice the brown bright drops have flowed with strength in store Of kine into the wooden vats.

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

Rigveda 9.33.3

Rigveda 9.33.3
Source text

सुता इन्द्राय वायवे वरुणाय मरुद्भ्यः। सोमा अर्षन्ति विष्णवे॥

Transliteration

sutā indrāya vāyave varuṇāya marudbhyaḥ | somā arṣanti viṣṇave ||

Translation

To Indra, Vayu, Varuna, to Visnu, and the Maruts, flow The drops of Soma juice effused.

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

Rigveda 9.33.4

Rigveda 9.33.4
Source text

तिस्रो वाच उदीरते गावो मिमन्ति धेनवः। हरिरेति कनिक्रदत्॥

Transliteration

tisro vāca udīrate gāvo mimanti dhenavaḥ | harireti kanikradat ||

Translation

Three several words are uttered: kine are lowing, cows who give their milk: The Tawny-hued goes bellowing on.

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

Rigveda 9.33.5

Rigveda 9.33.5
Source text

अभि ब्रह्मीरनूषत यह्वीरृतस्य मातरः। मर्मृज्यन्ते दिवः शिशुम्॥

Transliteration

abhi brahmīranūṣata yahvīrṛtasya mātaraḥ | marmṛjyante divaḥ śiśum ||

Translation

The young and sacred mothers of the holy rite have uttered praise: They decorate the Child of Heaven.

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

Rigveda 9.33.6

Rigveda 9.33.6
Source text

रायः समुद्राँश्चतुरोऽस्मभ्यं सोम विश्वतः। आ पवस्व सहस्रिणः॥

Transliteration

rāyaḥ samudrāścaturo'smabhyaṁ soma viśvataḥ | ā pavasva sahasriṇaḥ ||

Translation

From every side, O Soma, for our profit, pour thou forth four seas Filled full of riches thousandfold.

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

Sources and editorial record

  1. Rig Veda, Book 9, Hymn 33, translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)RV 9.33Internet Sacred Text Archive
  2. Rigveda Mandala 9, machine-readable Sanskrit and Roman textMandala 9Sanskrit Documents
  3. Rigveda Shakala Samhita, Mandala 9, Sukta 33RV 9.33Vedic Heritage Portal, Ministry of Culture, Government of India
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