Sukta 108

किमिच्छन्ती सरमा प्रेदमानड्दूरे ह्यध्वा जगुरिः पराचैः। कास्मेहितिः का परितक्म्यासीत्कथं रसाया अतरः पयांसि॥

kimicchantī saramā predamānaḍdūre hyadhvā jaguriḥ parācaiḥ | kāsmehitiḥ kā paritakmyāsītkathaṁ rasāyā ataraḥ payāṁsi ||

WHAT wish of Sarama hath brought her hither? The path leads far away to distant places. What charge hast thou for us? Where turns thy journey? How hast thou made thy way o'er Rasa's waters.

इन्द्रस्य दूतीरिषिता चरामि मह इच्छन्ती पणयो निधीन्वः। अतिष्कदो भियसा तन्न आवत्तथा रसाया अतरं पयांसि॥

indrasya dūtīriṣitā carāmi maha icchantī paṇayo nidhīnvaḥ | atiṣkado bhiyasā tanna āvattathā rasāyā ataraṁ payāṁsi ||

I come appointed messenger of Indra, seeking your ample stores of wealth, O Panis. This hath preserved me from the fear of crossing: thus have I made my way o'er Rasa's waters.

कीदृङ्ङिन्द्रः सरमे का दृशीका यस्येदं दूतीरसरः पराकात्। आ च गच्छान्मित्रमेना दधामाथा गवां गोपतिर्नो भवाति॥

kīdṛṅṅindraḥ sarame kā dṛśīkā yasyedaṁ dūtīrasaraḥ parākāt | ā ca gacchānmitramenā dadhāmāthā gavāṁ gopatirno bhavāti ||

What is that Indra like, what is his aspect whose envoy, Sarama, from afar thou comest? Let him approach, and we will show him friendship: he shall be made the herdsman of our cattle.

नाहं तं वेद दभ्यं दभत्स यस्येदं दूतीरसरं पराकात्। न तं गूहन्ति स्रवतो गभीरा हता इन्द्रेण पणयः शयध्वे॥

nāhaṁ taṁ veda dabhyaṁ dabhatsa yasyedaṁ dūtīrasaraṁ parākāt | na taṁ gūhanti sravato gabhīrā hatā indreṇa paṇayaḥ śayadhve ||

I know him safe from harm: but he can punish who sent me hither from afar as envoy. Him rivers flowing with deep waters bide not. Low will ye be, O Panis, slain by Indra.

इमा गावः सरमे या ऐच्छः परि दिवो अन्तान्सुभगे पतन्ती। कस्त एना अव सृजादयुध्व्युतास्माकमायुधा सन्ति तिग्मा॥

imā gāvaḥ sarame yā aicchaḥ pari divo antānsubhage patantī | kasta enā ava sṛjādayudhvyutāsmākamāyudhā santi tigmā ||

These are the kine which, Sarama, thou seekest, flying, O Blest One, to the ends of heaven. Who will loose these for thee without a battle? Yea, and sharp-pointed are our warlike weapons.

असेन्या वः पणयो वचांस्यनिषव्यास्तन्वः सन्तु पापीः। अधृष्टो व एतवा अस्तु पन्था बृहस्पतिर्व उभया न मृळात्॥

asenyā vaḥ paṇayo vacāṁsyaniṣavyāstanvaḥ santu pāpīḥ | adhṛṣṭo va etavā astu panthā bṛhaspatirva ubhayā na mṛḻāt ||

Even if your wicked bodies, O ye Panis, were arrow-proof, your words are weak for wounding; And were the path to you as yet unmastered, Brhaspati in neither case will spare you.

अयं निधिः सरमे अद्रिबुध्नो गोभिरश्वेभिर्वसुभिर्न्यृष्टः। रक्षन्ति तं पणयो ये सुगोपा रेकु पदमलकमा जगन्थ॥

ayaṁ nidhiḥ sarame adribudhno gobhiraśvebhirvasubhirnyṛṣṭaḥ | rakṣanti taṁ paṇayo ye sugopā reku padamalakamā jagantha ||

Paved with the rock is this our treasure-chamber; filled full of precious things, of kine, and horses. These Panis who are watchful keepers guard it. In vain hast thou approached this lonely station.

एह गमन्नृषयः सोमशिता अयास्यो अङ्गिरसो नवग्वाः। त एतमूर्वं वि भजन्त गोनामथैतद्वचः पणयो वमन्नित्॥

eha gamannṛṣayaḥ somaśitā ayāsyo aṅgiraso navagvāḥ | ta etamūrvaṁ vi bhajanta gonāmathaitadvacaḥ paṇayo vamannit ||

Rsis will come inspirited with Soma, Angirases unwearied, and Navagvas. This stall of cattle will they part among them: then will the Panis wish these words unspoken.

एवा च त्वं सरम आजगन्थ प्रबाधिता सहसा दैव्येन। स्वसारं त्वा कृणवै मा पुनर्गा अप ते गवां सुभगे भजाम॥

evā ca tvaṁ sarama ājagantha prabādhitā sahasā daivyena | svasāraṁ tvā kṛṇavai mā punargā apa te gavāṁ subhage bhajāma ||

Even thus, O Sarama, hast thou come hither, forced by celestial might to make the journey. Turn thee not back, for thou shalt be our sister: O Blest One, we will give thee of the cattle.

नाहं वेद भ्रातृत्वं नो स्वसृत्वमिन्द्रो विदुरङ्गिरसश्च घोराः। गोकामा मे अच्छदयन्यदायमपात इत पणयो वरीयः॥

nāhaṁ veda bhrātṛtvaṁ no svasṛtvamindro viduraṅgirasaśca ghorāḥ | gokāmā me acchadayanyadāyamapāta ita paṇayo varīyaḥ ||

Brotherhood, sisterhood, I know not either: the dread Angirases and Indra know them. They seemed to long for kine when I departed. Hence, into distance, be ye gone, O Panis.

दूरमित पणयो वरीय उद्गावो यन्तु मिनतीरृतेन। बृहस्पतिर्या अविन्दन्निगूळ्हाः सोमो ग्रावाण ऋषयश्च विप्राः॥

dūramita paṇayo varīya udgāvo yantu minatīrṛtena | bṛhaspatiryā avindannigūḻhāḥ somo grāvāṇa ṛṣayaśca viprāḥ ||

Hence, far away, ye Panis! Let the cattle lowing come forth as holy Law commandeth, Kine which Brhaspati, and Soma, Rsis, sages, and pressing-stones have found when hidden.