Mandala 2

Sukta 25: Whom Brahmanaspati makes his ally

Rishi: गृत्समद (आङ्गिरसः शौनहोत्रः पश्चाद्) भार्गवः शौनकः · Devata: ब्रह्मणस्पतिः · Metre: जगती

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Whom Brahmanaspati makes his ally

Five jagati verses by Gritsamada, each ending "whomever Brahmanaspati makes his ally". The man who kindles Agni, makes prayer and gives offerings overcomes those who attack him. He wins heroes with heroes, spreads his wealth in cattle, and his children and grandchildren grow. Like a river in flood he cannot be checked, like a bull he masters the weak, and like the onrush of fire he cannot be held back. The heavenly waters flow to him unfailing; he goes first among warriors to the cows. All the rivers roar for him, and he thrives in the favour of the devas.

25.1

इन्धा॑नो अ॒ग्निं व॑नवद्वनुष्य॒तः कृ॒तब्र॑ह्मा शूशुवद्रा॒तह॑व्य॒ इत् ।
जा॒तेन॑ जा॒तमति॒ स प्र स॑र्सृते॒ यंयं॒ युजं॑ कृणु॒ते ब्रह्म॑ण॒स्पति॑ः

indhāno agniṃ vanavadvanuṣyataḥ kṛtabrahmā śūśuvadrātahavya it |
jātena jātamati sa pra sarsṛte yaṃyaṃ yujaṃ kṛṇute brahmaṇaspatiḥ

25.2

वी॒रेभि॑र्वी॒रान्व॑नवद्वनुष्य॒तो गोभी॑ र॒यिं प॑प्रथ॒द्बोध॑ति॒ त्मना॑ ।
तो॒कं च॒ तस्य॒ तन॑यं च वर्धते॒ यंयं॒ युजं॑ कृणु॒ते ब्रह्म॑ण॒स्पति॑ः

vīrebhirvīrānvanavadvanuṣyato gobhī rayiṃ paprathadbodhati tmanā |
tokaṃ ca tasya tanayaṃ ca vardhate yaṃyaṃ yujaṃ kṛṇute brahmaṇaspatiḥ

25.3

सिन्धु॒र्न क्षोद॒ः शिमी॑वाँ ऋघाय॒तो वृषे॑व॒ वध्रीँ॑र॒भि व॒ष्ट्योज॑सा ।
अ॒ग्नेरि॑व॒ प्रसि॑ति॒र्नाह॒ वर्त॑वे॒ यंयं॒ युजं॑ कृणु॒ते ब्रह्म॑ण॒स्पति॑ः

sindhurna kṣodaḥ śimīvām̐ ṛghāyato vṛṣeva vadhrīm̐rabhi vaṣṭyojasā |
agneriva prasitirnāha vartave yaṃyaṃ yujaṃ kṛṇute brahmaṇaspatiḥ

25.4

तस्मा॑ अर्षन्ति दि॒व्या अ॑स॒श्चत॒ः स सत्व॑भिः प्रथ॒मो गोषु॑ गच्छति ।
अनि॑भृष्टतविषिर्ह॒न्त्योज॑सा॒ यंयं॒ युजं॑ कृणु॒ते ब्रह्म॑ण॒स्पति॑ः

tasmā arṣanti divyā asaścataḥ sa satvabhiḥ prathamo goṣu gacchati |
anibhṛṣṭataviṣirhantyojasā yaṃyaṃ yujaṃ kṛṇute brahmaṇaspatiḥ

25.5

तस्मा॒ इद्विश्वे॑ धुनयन्त॒ सिन्ध॒वोऽच्छि॑द्रा॒ शर्म॑ दधिरे पु॒रूणि॑ ।
दे॒वानां॑ सु॒म्ने सु॒भग॒ः स ए॑धते॒ यंयं॒ युजं॑ कृणु॒ते ब्रह्म॑ण॒स्पति॑ः

tasmā idviśve dhunayanta sindhavo'cchidrā śarma dadhire purūṇi |
devānāṃ sumne subhagaḥ sa edhate yaṃyaṃ yujaṃ kṛṇute brahmaṇaspatiḥ

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