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प्र ये शुम्भन्ते जनयो न सप्तयो यामन्रुद्रस्य सूनवः सुदंससः। रोदसी हि मरुतश्चक्रिरे वृधे मदन्ति वीरा विदथेषु घृष्वयः॥

pra ye śumbhante janayo na saptayo yāmanrudrasya sūnavaḥ sudaṁsasaḥ | rodasī hi marutaścakrire vṛdhe madanti vīrā vidatheṣu ghṛṣvayaḥ ||

THEY who are glancing forth, like women, on their way, doers of mighty deeds, swift racers, Rudra's Sons, The Maruts have made heaven and earth increase and grow: in sacrifices they delight, the strong and wild.

त उक्षितासो महिमानमाशत दिवि रुद्रासो अधि चक्रिरे सदः। अर्चन्तो अर्कं जनयन्त इन्द्रियमधि श्रियो दधिरे पृश्निमातरः॥

ta ukṣitāso mahimānamāśata divi rudrāso adhi cakrire sadaḥ | arcanto arkaṁ janayanta indriyamadhi śriyo dadhire pṛśnimātaraḥ ||

Grown to their perfect strength greatness have they attained; the Rudras have established their abode in heaven. Singing their song of praise and generating might, they have put glory on, the Sons whom Prani bare.

गोमातरो यच्छुभयन्ते अञ्जिभिस्तनूषु शुभ्रा दधिरे विरुक्मतः। बाधन्ते विश्वमभिमातिनमप वर्त्मान्येषामनु रीयते घृतम्॥

gomātaro yacchubhayante añjibhistanūṣu śubhrā dadhire virukmataḥ | bādhante viśvamabhimātinamapa vartmānyeṣāmanu rīyate ghṛtam ||

When, Children of the Cow, they shine in bright attire, and on their fair limbs lay their golden ornaments, They drive away each adversary from their path, and, following their traces, fatness floweth down,

वि ये भ्राजन्ते सुमखास ऋष्टिभिः प्रच्यावयन्तो अच्युता चिदोजसा। मनोजुवो यन्मरुतो रथेष्वा वृषव्रातासः पृषतीरयुग्ध्वम्॥

vi ye bhrājante sumakhāsa ṛṣṭibhiḥ pracyāvayanto acyutā cidojasā | manojuvo yanmaruto ratheṣvā vṛṣavrātāsaḥ pṛṣatīrayugdhvam ||

When, mighty Warriors, ye who glitter with your spears, o'erthrowing with your strength e'en what is ne'er o'erthrown, When, O ye Maruts, ye the host that send the rain, had harnessed to your cars the thought-fleet spotted deer.

प्र यद्रथेषु पृषतीरयुग्ध्वं वाजे अद्रिं मरुतो रंहयन्तः। उतारुषस्य वि ष्यन्ति धाराश्चर्मेवोदभिर्व्युन्दन्ति भूम॥

pra yadratheṣu pṛṣatīrayugdhvaṁ vāje adriṁ maruto raṁhayantaḥ | utāruṣasya vi ṣyanti dhārāścarmevodabhirvyundanti bhūma ||

When ye have harnessed to your cars the spotted deer, urging the thunderbolt, O Maruts, to the fray, Forth rush the torrents of the dark red stormy cloud, and moisten, like a skin, the earth with water- floods.

आ वो वहन्तु सप्तयो रघुष्यदो रघुपत्वानः प्र जिगात बाहुभिः। सीदता बर्हिरुरु वः सदस्कृतं मादयध्वं मरुतो मध्वो अन्धसः॥

ā vo vahantu saptayo raghuṣyado raghupatvānaḥ pra jigāta bāhubhiḥ | sīdatā barhiruru vaḥ sadaskṛtaṁ mādayadhvaṁ maruto madhvo andhasaḥ ||

Let your swift-gliding coursers bear you hitherward with their fleet pinions. Come ye forward with your arms. Sit on the grass; a wide scat hath been made for you: delight yourselves, O Maruts, in the pleasant food.

तेऽवर्धन्त स्वतवसो महित्वना नाकं तस्थुरुरु चक्रिरे सदः। विष्णुर्यद्धावद्वृषणं मदच्युतं वयो न सीदन्नधि बर्हिषि प्रिये॥

te'vardhanta svatavaso mahitvanā nākaṁ tasthururu cakrire sadaḥ | viṣṇuryaddhāvadvṛṣaṇaṁ madacyutaṁ vayo na sīdannadhi barhiṣi priye ||

Strong in their native strength to greatness have they grown, stepped to the firmament and made their dwelling wide. When Visnu saved the Soma bringing wild delight, the Maruts sate like birds on their dear holy grass.

शूरा इवेद्युयुधयो न जग्मयः श्रवस्यवो न पृतनासु येतिरे। भयन्ते विश्वा भुवना मरुद्भ्यो राजान इव त्वेषसंदृशो नरः॥

śūrā ivedyuyudhayo na jagmayaḥ śravasyavo na pṛtanāsu yetire | bhayante viśvā bhuvanā marudbhyo rājāna iva tveṣasaṁdṛśo naraḥ ||

In sooth like heroes fain for fight they rush about, like combatants fame-seeking have they striven in war. Before the Maruts every creature is afraid: the men are like to Kings, terrible to behold.

त्वष्टा यद्वज्रं सुकृतं हिरण्ययं सहस्रभृष्टिं स्वपा अवर्तयत्। धत्त इन्द्रो नर्यपांसि कर्तवेऽहन्वृत्रं निरपामौब्जदर्णवम्॥

tvaṣṭā yadvajraṁ sukṛtaṁ hiraṇyayaṁ sahasrabhṛṣṭiṁ svapā avartayat | dhatta indro naryapāṁsi kartave'hanvṛtraṁ nirapāmaubjadarṇavam ||

When Tyastar deft of hand had turned the thunderbolt, golden, with thousand edges, fashioned more skilfully, Indra received it to perform heroic deeds. Vrtra he slew, and forced the flood of water forth.

ऊर्ध्वं नुनुद्रेऽवतं त ओजसा दादृहाणं चिद्बिभिदुर्वि पर्वतम्। धमन्तो वाणं मरुतः सुदानवो मदे सोमस्य रण्यानि चक्रिरे॥

ūrdhvaṁ nunudre'vataṁ ta ojasā dādṛhāṇaṁ cidbibhidurvi parvatam | dhamanto vāṇaṁ marutaḥ sudānavo made somasya raṇyāni cakrire ||

They with their vigorous strength pushed the well up on high, and clove the cloud in twain though it was passing strong. The Maruts, bounteous Givers, sending forth their voice, in the wild joy of Soma wrought their glorious deeds.

जिह्मं नुनुद्रेऽवतं तया दिशासिञ्चन्नुत्सं गोतमाय तृष्णजे। आ गच्छन्तीमवसा चित्रभानवः कामं विप्रस्य तर्पयन्त धामभिः॥

jihmaṁ nunudre'vataṁ tayā diśāsiñcannutsaṁ gotamāya tṛṣṇaje | ā gacchantīmavasā citrabhānavaḥ kāmaṁ viprasya tarpayanta dhāmabhiḥ ||

They drave the cloud transverse directed hitherward, and poured the fountain forth for thirsting Gotama. Shining with varied light they come to him with help: they with their might fulfilled the longing of the sage.

या वः शर्म शशमानाय सन्ति त्रिधातूनि दाशुषे यच्छताधि। अस्मभ्यं तानि मरुतो वि यन्त रयिं नो धत्त वृषणः सुवीरम्॥

yā vaḥ śarma śaśamānāya santi tridhātūni dāśuṣe yacchatādhi | asmabhyaṁ tāni maruto vi yanta rayiṁ no dhatta vṛṣaṇaḥ suvīram ||

The shelters which ye have for him who lauds you, bestow them threefold on the man who offers. Extend the same boons unto us, ye Maruts. Give us, O Heroes, wealth with noble offipring.