सूक्त ४१

यं रक्षन्ति प्रचेतसो वरुणो मित्रो अर्यमा। नू चित्स दभ्यते जनः॥

yaṁ rakṣanti pracetaso varuṇo mitro aryamā | nū citsa dabhyate janaḥ ||

NE'ER is he injured whom the Gods Varuna, Mitra, Aryaman, The excellently wise, protect.

यं बाहुतेव पिप्रति पान्ति मर्त्यं रिषः। अरिष्टः सर्व एधते॥

yaṁ bāhuteva piprati pānti martyaṁ riṣaḥ | ariṣṭaḥ sarva edhate ||

He prospers ever, free from scathe, whom they, as with full hands, enrich, Whom they preserve from every foe.

वि दुर्गा वि द्विषः पुरो घ्नन्ति राजान एषाम्। नयन्ति दुरिता तिरः॥

vi durgā vi dviṣaḥ puro ghnanti rājāna eṣām | nayanti duritā tiraḥ ||

The Kings drive far away from him his troubles and his enemies, And lead him safely o'er distress.

सुगः पन्था अनृक्षर आदित्यास ऋतं यते। नात्रावखादो अस्ति वः॥

sugaḥ panthā anṛkṣara ādityāsa ṛtaṁ yate | nātrāvakhādo asti vaḥ ||

Thornless, Adityas, is the path, easy for him who seeks the Law: With him is naught to anger you.

यं यज्ञं नयथा नर आदित्या ऋजुना पथा। प्र वः स धीतये नशत्॥

yaṁ yajñaṁ nayathā nara ādityā ṛjunā pathā | pra vaḥ sa dhītaye naśat ||

What sacrifice, Adityas, ye Heroes guide by the path direct,- May that come nigh unto your thought.

स रत्नं मर्त्यो वसु विश्वं तोकमुत त्मना। अच्छा गच्छत्यस्तृतः॥

sa ratnaṁ martyo vasu viśvaṁ tokamuta tmanā | acchā gacchatyastṛtaḥ ||

That mortal, ever unsubdued, gains wealth and every precious thing, And children also of his own.

कथा राधाम सखायः स्तोमं मित्रस्यार्यम्णः। महि प्सरो वरुणस्य॥

kathā rādhāma sakhāyaḥ stomaṁ mitrasyāryamṇaḥ | mahi psaro varuṇasya ||

How, my friends, shall we prepare Aryaman's and Mitra's laud, Glorious food of Varuna?

मा वो घ्नन्तं मा शपन्तं प्रति वोचे देवयन्तम्। सुम्नैरिद्व आ विवासे॥

mā vo ghnantaṁ mā śapantaṁ prati voce devayantam | sumnairidva ā vivāse ||

I point not out to you a man who strikes the pious, or reviles: Only with hymns I call you nigh.

चतुरश्चिद्ददमानाद्बिभीयादा निधातोः। न दुरुक्ताय स्पृहयेत्॥

caturaściddadamānādbibhīyādā nidhātoḥ | na duruktāya spṛhayet ||

Let him not love to speak ill words: but fear the One who holds all four Within his hand, until they fall.