Sukta 78

विप्रासो न मन्मभिः स्वाध्यो देवाव्यो न यज्ञैः स्वप्नसः। राजानो न चित्राः सुसंदृशः क्षितीनां न मर्या अरेपसः॥

viprāso na manmabhiḥ svādhyo devāvyo na yajñaiḥ svapnasaḥ | rājāno na citrāḥ susaṁdṛśaḥ kṣitīnāṁ na maryā arepasaḥ ||

Ye by your hymns are like high-thoughted singers, skilful, inviting Gods with sacrifices; Fair to behold, like Kings, with bright adornment, like spotless gallants, leaders of the people:

अग्निर्न ये भ्राजसा रुक्मवक्षसो वातासो न स्वयुजः सद्यऊतयः। प्रज्ञातारो न ज्येष्ठाः सुनीतयः सुशर्माणो न सोमा ऋतं यते॥

agnirna ye bhrājasā rukmavakṣaso vātāso na svayujaḥ sadyaūtayaḥ | prajñātāro na jyeṣṭhāḥ sunītayaḥ suśarmāṇo na somā ṛtaṁ yate ||

Like fire with flashing flame, breast-bound with chains of gold, like tempest-blasts, self-moving, swift to lend your aid; As best of all foreknowers, excellent to guide, like Somas, good to guard the man who follows Law.

वातासो न ये धुनयो जिगत्नवोऽग्नीनां न जिह्वा विरोकिणः। वर्मण्वन्तो न योधाः शिमीवन्तः पितॄणां न शंसाः सुरातयः॥

vātāso na ye dhunayo jigatnavo'gnīnāṁ na jihvā virokiṇaḥ | varmaṇvanto na yodhāḥ śimīvantaḥ pitṝṇāṁ na śaṁsāḥ surātayaḥ ||

Shakers of all, like gales of wind they travel, like tongues of burning fires in their effulgence. Mighty are they as warriors clad in armour, and, like the Fathers' prayers, Most Bounteous Givers.

रथानां न येऽराः सनाभयो जिगीवांसो न शूरा अभिद्यवः। वरेयवो न मर्या घृतप्रुषोऽभिस्वर्तारो अर्कं न सुष्टुभः॥

rathānāṁ na ye'rāḥ sanābhayo jigīvāṁso na śūrā abhidyavaḥ | vareyavo na maryā ghṛtapruṣo'bhisvartāro arkaṁ na suṣṭubhaḥ ||

Like spokes of car-wheels in one nave united, ever victorious like heavenly Heroes, Shedding their precious balm like youthful suitors, they raise their voice and chant their psalm as singers.

अश्वासो न ये ज्येष्ठास आशवो दिधिषवो न रथ्यः सुदानवः। आपो न निम्नैरुदभिर्जिगत्नवो विश्वरूपा अङ्गिरसो न सामभिः॥

aśvāso na ye jyeṣṭhāsa āśavo didhiṣavo na rathyaḥ sudānavaḥ | āpo na nimnairudabhirjigatnavo viśvarūpā aṅgiraso na sāmabhiḥ ||

They who are fleet to travel like the noblest steeds, long to obtain the prize like bounteous charioteers, Like waters speeding on with their precipitous floods, like omniform Angirases with Sama-hymns.

ग्रावाणो न सूरयः सिन्धुमातर आदर्दिरासो अद्रयो न विश्वहा। शिशूला न क्रीळयः सुमातरो महाग्रामो न यामन्नुत त्विषा॥

grāvāṇo na sūrayaḥ sindhumātara ādardirāso adrayo na viśvahā | śiśūlā na krīḻayaḥ sumātaro mahāgrāmo na yāmannuta tviṣā ||

Born from the stream, like press-stones are the Princes, for ever like the stones that crush in pieces; Sons of a beauteous Dame, like playful children, like a great host upon the march with splendour.

उषसां न केतवोऽध्वरश्रियः शुभंयवो नाञ्जिभिर्व्यश्वितन्। सिन्धवो न ययियो भ्राजदृष्टयः परावतो न योजनानि ममिरे॥

uṣasāṁ na ketavo'dhvaraśriyaḥ śubhaṁyavo nāñjibhirvyaśvitan | sindhavo na yayiyo bhrājadṛṣṭayaḥ parāvato na yojanāni mamire ||

Like rays of Dawn, the visitors of sacrifice, they shine with ornaments as eager to be bright. Like rivers hasting on, glittering with their spears, from far away they measure out the distances.

सुभागान्नो देवाः कृणुता सुरत्नानस्मान्स्तोतॄन्मरुतो वावृधानाः। अधि स्तोत्रस्य सख्यस्य गात सनाद्धि वो रत्नधेयानि सन्ति॥

subhāgānno devāḥ kṛṇutā suratnānasmānstotṝnmaruto vāvṛdhānāḥ | adhi stotrasya sakhyasya gāta sanāddhi vo ratnadheyāni santi ||

Gods, send us happiness and make us wealthy, letting us singers prosper, O ye Maruts. Bethink you of our praise and of our friendship: ye from of old have riches to vouchsafe us.