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Sūktam 18 — somāna (9 mantras)

Sūkta 18

9 medhātithiḥkāṇvaḥ| 1-3 brahmaṇaspatiḥ, 4 indro brahmaṇaspatiḥ somaśca, 5 brahmaṇaspatiḥ soma iṃdro, dakṣiṇā ca, 6-8 sadasaspatiḥ, 9 sadasaspatirnarāśaṃso vā| gāyatrī|

so̱māna̱ṃ svara̍ṇaṃ kṛṇu̱hi bra̍hmaṇaspate | ka̱kṣīva̍nta̱ṃ ya au̍śi̱jaḥ

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yo re̱vān yo a̍mīva̱hā va̍su̱vit pu̍ṣṭi̱vardha̍naḥ | sa na̍: siṣaktu̱ yastu̱raḥ

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mā na̱: śaṃso̱ ara̍ruṣo dhū̱rtiḥ praṇa̱ṅ martya̍sya | rakṣā̍ ṇo brahmaṇaspate

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sa ghā̍ vī̱ro na ri̍ṣyati̱ yamindro̱ brahma̍ṇa̱spati̍: | somo̍ hi̱noti̱ martya̍m

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tvaṃ taṃ bra̍hmaṇaspate̱ soma̱ indra̍śca̱ martya̍m | dakṣi̍ṇā pā̱tvaṃha̍saḥ

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sada̍sa̱spati̱madbhu̍taṃ pri̱yamindra̍sya̱ kāmya̍m | sa̱niṃ me̱dhāma̍yāsiṣam

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yasmā̍dṛ̱te na sidhya̍ti ya̱jño vi̍pa̱ścita̍śca̱na | sa dhī̱nāṃ yoga̍minvati

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ādṛ̍dhnoti ha̱viṣkṛ̍ti̱ṃ prāñca̍ṃ kṛṇotyadhva̱ram | hotrā̍ de̱veṣu̍ gacchati

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narā̱śaṃsa̍ṃ su̱dhṛṣṭa̍ma̱mapa̍śyaṃ sa̱pratha̍stamam | di̱vo na sadma̍makhasam

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