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Ṛgveda Saṃhitā 10.165

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  1. Ṛgveda 10.165.1, English GODS, whatsoe'er the Dove came hither seeking, sent to us as the envoy of Destruction, For that let us sing hymns and make atonement. Well be it with our quadrupeds and bipeds. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  2. Ṛgveda 10.165.2, English Auspicious be the Dove that hath been sent us, a harmless bird, ye Gods, within our dwelling. May Agni, Sage, be pleased with our oblation, and may the Missile borne on wings avoid us. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  3. Ṛgveda 10.165.3, English Let not the Arrow that hath wings distract us: beside the fire-place, on the hearth it settles. May it bring welfare to our men and cattle: here let the Dove, ye Gods, forbear to harm us. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  4. Ṛgveda 10.165.4, English The screeching of the owl is ineffective and when beside the fire the Dove hath settled, To him who sent it hither as an envoy, to him be reverence paid, to Death, to Yama. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  5. Ṛgveda 10.165.5, English Drive forth the Dove, chase it with holy verses: rejoicing, bring ye hither food and cattle, Barring the way against all grief and trouble. Let the swift bird fly forth and leave us vigour. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  1. 10.165.1देवा॑ः क॒पोत॑ इषि॒तो यदि॒च्छन्दू॒तो निरृ॑त्या इ॒दमा॑ज॒गाम॑ । तस्मा॑ अर्चाम कृ॒णवा॑म॒ निष्कृ॑तिं॒ शं नो॑ अस्तु द्वि॒पदे॒ शं चतु॑ष्पदे ॥
  2. 10.165.2शि॒वः क॒पोत॑ इषि॒तो नो॑ अस्त्वना॒गा दे॑वाः शकु॒नो गृ॒हेषु॑ । अ॒ग्निर्हि विप्रो॑ जु॒षतां॑ ह॒विर्न॒ः परि॑ हे॒तिः प॒क्षिणी॑ नो वृणक्तु ॥
  3. 10.165.3हे॒तिः प॒क्षिणी॒ न द॑भात्य॒स्माना॒ष्ट्र्यां प॒दं कृ॑णुते अग्नि॒धाने॑ । शं नो॒ गोभ्य॑श्च॒ पुरु॑षेभ्यश्चास्तु॒ मा नो॑ हिंसीदि॒ह दे॑वाः क॒पोत॑ः ॥
  4. 10.165.4यदुलू॑को॒ वद॑ति मो॒घमे॒तद्यत्क॒पोत॑ः प॒दम॒ग्नौ कृ॒णोति॑ । यस्य॑ दू॒तः प्रहि॑त ए॒ष ए॒तत्तस्मै॑ य॒माय॒ नमो॑ अस्तु मृ॒त्यवे॑ ॥
  5. 10.165.5ऋ॒चा क॒पोतं॑ नुदत प्र॒णोद॒मिषं॒ मद॑न्त॒ः परि॒ गां न॑यध्वम् । सं॒यो॒पय॑न्तो दुरि॒तानि॒ विश्वा॑ हि॒त्वा न॒ ऊर्जं॒ प्र प॑ता॒त्पति॑ष्ठः ॥