सूक्त २६

अहं मनुरभवं सूर्यश्चाहं कक्षीवाँ ऋषिरस्मि विप्रः। अहं कुत्समार्जुनेयं न्यृञ्जेऽहं कविरुशना पश्यता मा॥

ahaṁ manurabhavaṁ sūryaścāhaṁ kakṣīvā ṛṣirasmi vipraḥ | ahaṁ kutsamārjuneyaṁ nyṛñje'haṁ kaviruśanā paśyatā mā ||

I WAS aforetime Manu, I was Surya: I am the sage Kaksivan, holy singer. Kutsa the son of Arjuni I master. I am the sapient Usana behold me.

अहं भूमिमददामार्यायाहं वृष्टिं दाशुषे मर्त्याय। अहमपो अनयं वावशाना मम देवासो अनु केतमायन्॥

ahaṁ bhūmimadadāmāryāyāhaṁ vṛṣṭiṁ dāśuṣe martyāya | ahamapo anayaṁ vāvaśānā mama devāso anu ketamāyan ||

I have bestowed the earth upon the Arya, and rain upon the man who brings oblation. I guided forth the loudly-roaring waters, and the Gods moved according to my pleasure.

अहं पुरो मन्दसानो व्यैरं नव साकं नवतीः शम्बरस्य। शततमं वेश्यं सर्वताता दिवोदासमतिथिग्वं यदावम्॥

ahaṁ puro mandasāno vyairaṁ nava sākaṁ navatīḥ śambarasya | śatatamaṁ veśyaṁ sarvatātā divodāsamatithigvaṁ yadāvam ||

In the wild joy of Soma I demolished Sambara's forts, ninety-and-nine, together; And, utterly, the hundredth habitation, when helping Divodasa Atithigva.

प्र सु ष विभ्यो मरुतो विरस्तु प्र श्येनः श्येनेभ्य आशुपत्वा। अचक्रया यत्स्वधया सुपर्णो हव्यं भरन्मनवे देवजुष्टम्॥

pra su ṣa vibhyo maruto virastu pra śyenaḥ śyenebhya āśupatvā | acakrayā yatsvadhayā suparṇo havyaṁ bharanmanave devajuṣṭam ||

Before all birds be ranked this Bird, O Maruts; supreme of falcons be this fleet-winged Falcon, Because, strong- pinioned, with no car to bear him, he brought to Manu the Godloved oblation.

भरद्यदि विरतो वेविजानः पथोरुणा मनोजवा असर्जि। तूयं ययौ मधुना सोम्येनोत श्रवो विविदे श्येनो अत्र॥

bharadyadi virato vevijānaḥ pathoruṇā manojavā asarji | tūyaṁ yayau madhunā somyenota śravo vivide śyeno atra ||

When the Bird brought it, hence in rapid motion sent on the wide path fleet as thought he hurried. Swift he returned with sweetness of the Soma, and hence the Falcon hath acquired his glory.

ऋजीपी श्येनो ददमानो अंशुं परावतः शकुनो मन्द्रं मदम्। सोमं भरद्दादृहाणो देवावान्दिवो अमुष्मादुत्तरादादाय॥

ṛjīpī śyeno dadamāno aṁśuṁ parāvataḥ śakuno mandraṁ madam | somaṁ bharaddādṛhāṇo devāvāndivo amuṣmāduttarādādāya ||

Bearing the stalk, the Falcon speeding onward, Bird bringing from afar the draught that gladdens, Friend of the Gods, brought, grasping fast, the Soma which be bad taken from yon loftiest heaven.

आदाय श्येनो अभरत्सोमं सहस्रं सवाँ अयुतं च साकम्। अत्रा पुरंधिरजहादरातीर्मदे सोमस्य मूरा अमूरः॥

ādāya śyeno abharatsomaṁ sahasraṁ savā ayutaṁ ca sākam | atrā puraṁdhirajahādarātīrmade somasya mūrā amūraḥ ||

The Falcon took and brought the Soma, bearing thousand libations with him, yea, ten thousand. The Bold One left Malignities behind him, wise, in wild joy of Soma, left the foolish.