Sukta 71
सूक्तम् 71
Hymn 71 of Rigveda Mandala 7.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 7, Sukta 71 · Verse 7.71.1
अप॒ स्वसु॑रु॒षसो॒ नग्जि॑हीते रि॒णक्ति॑ कृ॒ष्णीर॑रु॒षाय॒ पन्था॑म् । अश्वा॑मघा॒ गोम॑घा वां हुवेम॒ दिवा॒ नक्तं॒ शरु॑म॒स्मद्यु॑योतम्
apa svasuruṣaso nagjihīte riṇakti kṛṣṇīraruṣāya panthām aśvāmaghā gomaghā vāṃ huvema divā naktaṃ śarumasmadyuyotam
Surpassing foes, victorious at the press, the black‑armed for the combat’s path. We invoke your horses, your cows, day and night, for our assembly's glory.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 7, Sukta 71 · Verse 7.71.2
उ॒पाया॑तं दा॒शुषे॒ मर्त्या॑य॒ रथे॑न वा॒मम॑श्विना॒ वह॑न्ता । यु॒यु॒तम॒स्मदनि॑रा॒ममी॑वां॒ दिवा॒ नक्तं॑ माध्वी॒ त्रासी॑थां नः
upāyātaṃ dāśuṣe martyāya rathena vāmamaśvinā vahantā yuyutamasmadanirāmamīvāṃ divā naktaṃ mādhvī trāsīthāṃ naḥ
They brought offerings to the host; mortal men, bearing chariots, the Ashvins drove on the left. You matched us in battle, driving us like a free host, day and night, protect our flocks, O generous ones.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 7, Sukta 71 · Verse 7.71.3
आ वां॒ रथ॑मव॒मस्यां॒ व्यु॑ष्टौ सुम्ना॒यवो॒ वृष॑णो वर्तयन्तु । स्यूम॑गभस्तिमृत॒युग्भि॒रश्वै॒राश्वि॑ना॒ वसु॑मन्तं वहेथाम्
ā vāṃ rathamavamasyāṃ vyuṣṭau sumnāyavo vṛṣaṇo vartayantu syūmagabhastimṛtayugbhiraśvairāśvinā vasumantaṃ vahethām
Bring us the chariot yoked to the good steeds, may the strong teams roll on. May our bands of horses, swift as Indra’s, bear the rich treasure forward.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 7, Sukta 71 · Verse 7.71.4
यो वां॒ रथो॑ नृपती॒ अस्ति॑ वो॒ळ्हा त्रि॑वन्धु॒रो वसु॑माँ उ॒स्रया॑मा । आ न॑ ए॒ना ना॑स॒त्योप॑ यातम॒भि यद्वां॑ वि॒श्वप्स्न्यो॒ जिगा॑ति
yo vāṃ ratho nṛpatī asti voḷhā trivandhuro vasumām̐ usrayāmā ā na enā nāsatyopa yātamabhi yadvāṃ viśvapsnyo jigāti
There is your chariot, O chieftain; the three‑armed steeds, rich in treasure, harnessed with ropes. May that which encompassed you come near, for it desired and strove for you.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 7, Sukta 71 · Verse 7.71.5
यु॒वं च्यवा॑नं ज॒रसो॑ऽमुमुक्तं॒ नि पे॒दव॑ ऊहथुरा॒शुमश्व॑म् । निरंह॑स॒स्तम॑सः स्पर्त॒मत्रिं॒ नि जा॑हु॒षं शि॑थि॒रे धा॑तम॒न्तः
yuvaṃ cyavānaṃ jaraso'mumuktaṃ ni pedava ūhathurāśumaśvam niraṃhasastamasaḥ spartamatriṃ ni jāhuṣaṃ śithire dhātamantaḥ
You, aged leader, freed the youthful Chyavana from old age; you caused the dark steed to be cleansed. Darkness was dispelled, his vigor fixed within; they set him firm in his place.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 7, Sukta 71 · Verse 7.71.6
इ॒यं म॑नी॒षा इ॒यम॑श्विना॒ गीरि॒मां सु॑वृ॒क्तिं वृ॑षणा जुषेथाम् । इ॒मा ब्रह्मा॑णि युव॒यून्य॑ग्मन्यू॒यं पा॑त स्व॒स्तिभिः॒ सदा॑ नः
iyaṃ manīṣā iyamaśvinā gīrimāṃ suvṛktiṃ vṛṣaṇā juṣethām imā brahmāṇi yuvayūnyagmanyūyaṃ pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ
This is the counsel, this Ashvins’ lofty song: may the strong bulls give us that good praise. These Brahmana rites, young men, lead us hitherward; may auspiciousness ever be on us.