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Sūktam 173 — gāvo (13 mantras)

Sūkta 173

13 agastyo maitrāvaruṇiḥ | indraḥ| triṣṭup, 4 virāṭ sthānā, viṣamapadā vā|

gāya̱t sāma̍ nabha̱nyaṃ1 yathā̱ verarcā̍ma̱ tad vā̍vṛdhā̱naṃ sva̍rvat |

gāvo̍ dhe̱navo̍ ba̱rhiṣyada̍bdhā̱ ā yat sa̱dmāna̍ṃ di̱vyaṃ vivā̍sān

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arca̱d vṛṣā̱ vṛṣa̍bhi̱: svedu̍havyairmṛ̱go nāśno̱ ati̱ yajju̍gu̱ryāt |

pra ma̍nda̱yurma̱nāṃ gū̍rta̱ hotā̱ bhara̍te̱ maryo̍ mithu̱nā yaja̍traḥ

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nakṣa̱ddhotā̱ pari̱ sadma̍ mi̱tā yan bhara̱d garbha̱mā śa̱rada̍: pṛthi̱vyāḥ |

kranda̱daśvo̱ naya̍māno ru̱vad gaura̱ntardū̱to na roda̍sī cara̱d vāk

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tā ka̱rmāṣa̍tarāsmai̱ pra cyau̱tnāni̍ deva̱yanto̍ bharante |

jujo̍ṣa̱dindro̍ da̱smava̍rcā̱ nāsa̍tyeva̱ sugmyo̍ rathe̱ṣṭhāḥ

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tamu̍ ṣṭu̱hīndra̱ṃ yo ha̱ satvā̱ yaḥ śūro̍ ma̱ghavā̱ yo ra̍the̱ṣṭhāḥ |

pra̱tī̱caści̱d yodhī̍yā̱n vṛṣa̍ṇvān vava̱vruṣa̍ści̱ttama̍so viha̱ntā

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pra yadi̱tthā ma̍hi̱nā nṛbhyo̱ astyara̱ṃ roda̍sī ka̱kṣye̱3 nāsmai̍ |

saṃ vi̍vya̱ indro̍ vṛ̱jana̱ṃ na bhūmā̱ bharti̍ sva̱dhāvā̍m̐ opa̱śami̍va̱ dyām

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sa̱matsu̍ tvā śūra sa̱tāmu̍rā̱ṇaṃ pra̍pa̱thinta̍maṃ paritaṃsa̱yadhyai̍ |

sa̱joṣa̍sa̱ indra̱ṃ made̍ kṣo̱ṇīḥ sū̱riṃ ci̱dye a̍nu̱mada̍nti̱ vājai̍:

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e̱vā hi te̱ śaṃ sava̍nā samu̱dra āpo̱ yat ta̍ ā̱su mada̍nti de̱vīḥ |

viśvā̍ te̱ anu̱ joṣyā̍ bhū̱d gauḥ sū̱rīm̐ści̱d yadi̍ dhi̱ṣā veṣi̱ janā̍n

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asā̍ma̱ yathā̍ suṣa̱khāya̍ ena svabhi̱ṣṭayo̍ na̱rāṃ na śaṃsai̍: |

asa̱d yathā̍ na̱ indro̍ vandane̱ṣṭhāstu̱ro na karma̱ naya̍māna u̱kthā

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viṣpa̍rdhaso na̱rāṃ na śaṃsai̍ra̱smākā̍sa̱dindro̱ vajra̍hastaḥ |

mi̱trā̱yuvo̱ na pūrpa̍ti̱ṃ suśi̍ṣṭau madhyā̱yuva̱ upa̍ śikṣanti ya̱jñaiḥ

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ya̱jño hi ṣmendra̱ṃ kaści̍dṛ̱ndhañju̍hurā̱ṇaści̱nmana̍sā pari̱yan |

tī̱rthe nācchā̍ tātṛṣā̱ṇamoko̍ dī̱rgho na si̱dhramā kṛ̍ṇo̱tyadhvā̍

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mo ṣū ṇa̍ i̱ndrātra̍ pṛ̱tsu de̱vairasti̱ hi ṣmā̍ te śuṣminnava̱yāḥ |

ma̱haści̱d yasya̍ mī̱l̤ahuṣo̍ ya̱vyā ha̱viṣma̍to ma̱ruto̱ vanda̍te̱ gīḥ

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e̱ṣa stoma̍ indra̱ tubhya̍ma̱sme e̱tena̍ gā̱tuṃ ha̍rivo vido naḥ |

ā no̍ vavṛtyāḥ suvi̱tāya̍ deva vi̱dyāme̱ṣaṃ vṛ̱jana̍ṃ jī̱radā̍num

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