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Ṛgveda Saṃhitā 2.14

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  1. Ṛgveda 2.14.1, English MINISTERS, bring the Soma juice for Indra, pour forth the gladdening liquor with the beakers. To drink of this the Hero longeth ever; offer it to the Bull, for this he willeth. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  2. Ṛgveda 2.14.2, English Ye ministers, to him who with the lightning smote, like a tree, the rain-withholding Vṛitra— Bring it to him, him who is fain to taste it, a draught of this which Indra here deserveth. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  3. Ṛgveda 2.14.3, English Ye ministers, to him who smote Dṛibhîka, who drove the kine forth, and discovered Vala, Offer this draught, like Vâta in the region: clothe him with Soma even as steeds with trappings. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  4. Ṛgveda 2.14.4, English Him who did Uraṇa to death, Adhvaryus! though showing arms ninety-and-nine in number; Who cast down headlong Arbuda and slew him,—speed ye that Indra to our offered Soma. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  5. Ṛgveda 2.14.5, English Ye ministers, to him who struck down Svaṣna, and did to death Vyansa and greedy Ṣushṇa, And Rudhikrâs and Namuchi and Pipru,—to him, to Indra, pour ye forth libation. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  6. Ṛgveda 2.14.6, English Ye ministers, to him who, as with thunder, demolished Ṣambara's hundred ancient castles; Who cast down Varchin's sons, a hundred thousand,—to him, to Indra, offer ye the Soma. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  7. Ṛgveda 2.14.7, English Ye ministers, to him who slew a hundred thousand, and cast them down upon earth's bosom; Who quelled the valiant men of Atithigva, Kutsa, and Âyu,—bring to him the Soma. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  8. Ṛgveda 2.14.8, English Ministers, men, whatever thing ye long for obtain ye quickly bringing gifts to Indra. Bring to the Glorious One what hands have cleansèd; to Indra bring, ye pious ones, the Soma. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  9. Ṛgveda 2.14.9, English Do ye, O ministers, obey his order: that, purified in wood, in wood uplift ye. Well pleased he longs for what your hands have tended: offer the gladdening Soma juice to Indra. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  10. Ṛgveda 2.14.10, English As the cow's udder teems with milk, Adhvaryus, so fill with Soma Indra, liberal giver. I know him: I am sure of this, the Holy knows that I fain would give to him more largely. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  11. Ṛgveda 2.14.11, English Him, ministers, the Lord of heavenly treasure and all terrestrial wealth that earth possesses, Him, Indra, fill with Soma as a garner is filled with barley full: be this your labour. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  12. Ṛgveda 2.14.12, English Prepare thyself to grant us that great booty, O Vasu, for abundant is thy treasure. Gather up wondrous wealth, O Indra, daily. Loud may we speak, with heroes, in assembly. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  1. 2.14.1अध्व॑र्यवो॒ भर॒तेन्द्रा॑य॒ सोम॒माम॑त्रेभिः सिञ्चता॒ मद्य॒मन्ध॑ः । का॒मी हि वी॒रः सद॑मस्य पी॒तिं जु॒होत॒ वृष्णे॒ तदिदे॒ष व॑ष्टि ॥
  2. 2.14.2अध्व॑र्यवो॒ यो अ॒पो व॑व्रि॒वांसं॑ वृ॒त्रं ज॒घाना॒शन्ये॑व वृ॒क्षम् । तस्मा॑ ए॒तं भ॑रत तद्व॒शायँ॑ ए॒ष इन्द्रो॑ अर्हति पी॒तिम॑स्य ॥
  3. 2.14.3अध्व॑र्यवो॒ यो दृभी॑कं ज॒घान॒ यो गा उ॒दाज॒दप॒ हि व॒लं वः । तस्मा॑ ए॒तम॒न्तरि॑क्षे॒ न वात॒मिन्द्रं॒ सोमै॒रोर्णु॑त॒ जूर्न वस्त्रै॑ः ॥
  4. 2.14.4अध्व॑र्यवो॒ य उर॑णं ज॒घान॒ नव॑ च॒ख्वांसं॑ नव॒तिं च॑ बा॒हून् । यो अर्बु॑द॒मव॑ नी॒चा ब॑बा॒धे तमिन्द्रं॒ सोम॑स्य भृ॒थे हि॑नोत ॥
  5. 2.14.5अध्व॑र्यवो॒ यः स्वश्नं॑ ज॒घान॒ यः शुष्ण॑म॒शुषं॒ यो व्यं॑सम् । यः पिप्रुं॒ नमु॑चिं॒ यो रु॑धि॒क्रां तस्मा॒ इन्द्रा॒यान्ध॑सो जुहोत ॥
  6. 2.14.6अध्व॑र्यवो॒ यः श॒तं शम्ब॑रस्य॒ पुरो॑ बि॒भेदाश्म॑नेव पू॒र्वीः । यो व॒र्चिन॑ः श॒तमिन्द्र॑ः स॒हस्र॑म॒पाव॑प॒द्भर॑ता॒ सोम॑मस्मै ॥
  7. 2.14.7अध्व॑र्यवो॒ यः श॒तमा स॒हस्रं॒ भूम्या॑ उ॒पस्थेऽव॑पज्जघ॒न्वान् । कुत्स॑स्या॒योर॑तिथि॒ग्वस्य॑ वी॒रान्न्यावृ॑ण॒ग्भर॑ता॒ सोम॑मस्मै ॥
  8. 2.14.8अध्व॑र्यवो॒ यन्न॑रः का॒मया॑ध्वे श्रु॒ष्टी वह॑न्तो नशथा॒ तदिन्द्रे॑ । गभ॑स्तिपूतं भरत श्रु॒तायेन्द्रा॑य॒ सोमं॑ यज्यवो जुहोत ॥
  9. 2.14.9अध्व॑र्यव॒ः कर्त॑ना श्रु॒ष्टिम॑स्मै॒ वने॒ निपू॑तं॒ वन॒ उन्न॑यध्वम् । जु॒षा॒णो हस्त्य॑म॒भि वा॑वशे व॒ इन्द्रा॑य॒ सोमं॑ मदि॒रं जु॑होत ॥
  10. 2.14.10अध्व॑र्यव॒ः पय॒सोध॒र्यथा॒ गोः सोमे॑भिरीं पृणता भो॒जमिन्द्र॑म् । वेदा॒हम॑स्य॒ निभृ॑तं म ए॒तद्दित्स॑न्तं॒ भूयो॑ यज॒तश्चि॑केत ॥
  11. 2.14.11अध्व॑र्यवो॒ यो दि॒व्यस्य॒ वस्वो॒ यः पार्थि॑वस्य॒ क्षम्य॑स्य॒ राजा॑ । तमूर्द॑रं॒ न पृ॑णता॒ यवे॒नेन्द्रं॒ सोमे॑भि॒स्तदपो॑ वो अस्तु ॥
  12. 2.14.12अ॒स्मभ्यं॒ तद्व॑सो दा॒नाय॒ राध॒ः सम॑र्थयस्व ब॒हु ते॑ वस॒व्य॑म् । इन्द्र॒ यच्चि॒त्रं श्र॑व॒स्या अनु॒ द्यून्बृ॒हद्व॑देम वि॒दथे॑ सु॒वीरा॑ः ॥