सूक्त ७३

यदद्य स्थः परावति यदर्वावत्यश्विना। यद्वा पुरू पुरुभुजा यदन्तरिक्ष आ गतम्॥

yadadya sthaḥ parāvati yadarvāvatyaśvinā | yadvā purū purubhujā yadantarikṣa ā gatam ||

WHETHER, O Asvins, ye this day be far remote or near at hand, In many spots or in mid-air, come hither, Lords of ample wealth.

इह त्या पुरुभूतमा पुरू दंसांसि बिभ्रता। वरस्या याम्यध्रिगू हुवे तुविष्टमा भुजे॥

iha tyā purubhūtamā purū daṁsāṁsi bibhratā | varasyā yāmyadhrigū huve tuviṣṭamā bhuje ||

These here, who show o'er widest space, bringing full many a wondrous act, Resistless, lovingly I seek, I call the Mightiest to enjoy.

ईर्मान्यद्वपुषे वपुश्चक्रं रथस्य येमथुः। पर्यन्या नाहुषा युगा मह्ना रजांसि दीयथः॥

īrmānyadvapuṣe vapuścakraṁ rathasya yemathuḥ | paryanyā nāhuṣā yugā mahnā rajāṁsi dīyathaḥ ||

Another beauteous wheel have ye fixed there to decorate your car. With others through the realms ye roam in might unto the neighbouring tribes.

तदू षु वामेना कृतं विश्वा यद्वामनु ष्टवे। नाना जातावरेपसा समस्मे बन्धुमेयथुः॥

tadū ṣu vāmenā kṛtaṁ viśvā yadvāmanu ṣṭave | nānā jātāvarepasā samasme bandhumeyathuḥ ||

That deed of yours that is extolled, Visvas! hath all been done with this. Born otherwise, and spotless, ye have entered kinship's bonds with us.

आ यद्वां सूर्या रथं तिष्ठद्रघुष्यदं सदा। परि वामरुषा वयो घृणा वरन्त आतपः॥

ā yadvāṁ sūryā rathaṁ tiṣṭhadraghuṣyadaṁ sadā | pari vāmaruṣā vayo ghṛṇā varanta ātapaḥ ||

When Surya mounted on your car that rolls for ever rapidly, Birds of red hue were round about and burning splendours compassed you.

युवोरत्रिश्चिकेतति नरा सुम्नेन चेतसा। घर्मं यद्वामरेपसं नासत्यास्ना भुरण्यति॥

yuvoratriściketati narā sumnena cetasā | gharmaṁ yadvāmarepasaṁ nāsatyāsnā bhuraṇyati ||

Atri bethinks himself of you, O Heroes, with a friendly mind, What time, Nasatyas, with his mouth he stirs the spotless flame for you.

उग्रो वां ककुहो ययिः शृण्वे यामेषु संतनिः। यद्वां दंसोभिरश्विनात्रिर्नराववर्तति॥

ugro vāṁ kakuho yayiḥ śṛṇve yāmeṣu saṁtaniḥ | yadvāṁ daṁsobhiraśvinātrirnarāvavartati ||

Strong is your swiftly moving steed, famed his exertion in the course When by your great deeds, Atyins, Chiefs, Atri is brought to us again.

मध्व ऊ षु मधूयुवा रुद्रा सिषक्ति पिप्युषी। यत्समुद्राति पर्षथः पक्वाः पृक्षो भरन्त वाम्॥

madhva ū ṣu madhūyuvā rudrā siṣakti pipyuṣī | yatsamudrāti parṣathaḥ pakvāḥ pṛkṣo bharanta vām ||

Lovers of sweetness, Rudras, she who streams with sweetness waits on you. When ye have travelled through the seas men bring you gifts of well-dressed food.

सत्यमिद्वा उ अश्विना युवामाहुर्मयोभुवा। ता यामन्यामहूतमा यामन्ना मृळयत्तमा॥

satyamidvā u aśvinā yuvāmāhurmayobhuvā | tā yāmanyāmahūtamā yāmannā mṛḻayattamā ||

Asvins, with truth they call you Twain bestowers of felicity; At sacrifice most prompt to hear, most gracious ye at sacrifice.

इमा ब्रह्माणि वर्धनाश्विभ्यां सन्तु शंतमा। या तक्षाम रथाँ इवावोचाम बृहन्नमः॥

imā brahmāṇi vardhanāśvibhyāṁ santu śaṁtamā | yā takṣāma rathā ivāvocāma bṛhannamaḥ ||

Most pleasing to the Asvins be these prayers which magnify their might, Which we have fashioned, even as cars high reverence have we spoken forth.