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Rig Veda 9.4: O Soma flowing on thy way, win thou and conquer high renown

by The Rishis of the Rig Veda c. 1500–1000 BCE (traditional; uncertain)

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896) · From The Hymns of the Rigveda (1896)

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O Soma flowing on thy way, win thou and conquer high renown;
And make us better than we are.

Win thou the light, win heavenly light, and, Soma, all felicities;
And make us better than we are.

Win skillful strength and mental power. O Soma, drive away our foes;
And make us better than we are.

Ye purifiers, purify Soma for Indra, for his drink:
Make thou us better than we are.

Give us our portion in the Sun through thine own mental power and aids;
And make us better than we are.

Through thine own mental power and aid long may we look upon the Sun;
Make thou us better than we are.

Well-weaponed Soma, pour to us a stream of riches doubly great;
And make us better than we are.

As one victorious unsubdued in battle pour forth wealth to us;
And make us better than we are.

By worship, Pavamana! men have strengthened thee to prop the Law:
Make thou us better than we are.

O Indu, bring us wealth in steeds, manifold. quickening all life;
And mate us better than we are.

MLA

Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 9.4: O Soma flowing on thy way, win thou and conquer high renown.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/725/.

Chicago

Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 9.4: O Soma flowing on thy way, win thou and conquer high renown.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/725/.

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