Veda Svasti Vachanam


śrī kṛṣṇa yajurvēda saṃhitāntargatīya svastivāchanam

ā̠śu-śśiśā̍nō vṛṣa̠bhō na yu̠ddhmō gha̍nāgha̠naḥ, kṣōbha̍ṇa-śchar​ṣaṇī̠nām । sa̠ṅkranda̍nō-‘nimi̠ṣa ē̍ka vī̠ra-śśa̠tagṃ sēnā̍ ajaya-thsā̠kamindra̍ḥ ॥ sa̠ṅkranda̍nēnā nimi̠ṣēṇa̍ ji̠ṣṇunā̍ yutkā̠rēṇa̍ duśchyava̠nēna̍ dhṛ̠ṣṇunā̎ । tadindrē̍ṇa jayata̠ ta-thsa̍haddhva̠ṃ yudhō̍ nara̠ iṣu̍hastēna̠ vṛṣṇā̎ ॥ sa iṣu̍hastai̠-ssa ni̍ṣa̠ṅgibhi̍rva̠śī sagg​sra̍ṣṭā̠ sa yudha̠ indrō̍ ga̠ṇēna̍ । sa̠gṃ̠sṛ̠ṣṭa̠ji-thsō̍ma̠pā bā̍huśa̠rdhyū̎rdhvadha̍nvā̠ prati̍hitābhi̠rastā̎ ॥ bṛha̍spatē̠ pari̍ dīyā̠ [pari̍ dīya, rathē̍na] 4.6.16

rathē̍na rakṣō̠hā ‘mitrāgṃ̍ apa̠ bādha̍mānaḥ । pra̠bha̠ñjan-thsēnā̎ḥ pramṛ̠ṇō yu̠dhā jaya̍nna̠smāka̍-mēddhyavi̠tā rathā̍nām ॥ gō̠tra̠bhida̍-ṅgō̠vida̠ṃ vajra̍bāhu̠-ñjaya̍nta̠majma̍ pramṛ̠ṇanta̠-mōja̍sā । i̠magṃ sa̍jātā̠ anu̍vīra-yaddhva̠mindragṃ̍ sakhā̠yō-‘nu̠ sagṃ ra̍bhaddhvam ॥ ba̠la̠vi̠jñā̠yaḥ-sthavi̍ra̠ḥ pravī̍ra̠-ssaha̍svān. vā̠jī saha̍māna u̠graḥ । a̠bhivī̍rō a̠bhisa̍tvā sahō̠jā jaitra̍mindra̠ ratha̠māti̍ṣṭha gō̠vit ॥ a̠bhi gō̠trāṇi̠ saha̍sā̠ gāha̍mānō-‘dā̠yō [gāha̍mānō-‘dā̠yaḥ, vī̠ra-śśa̠tama̍nyu̠rindra̍ḥ ।] 4.6.17

vī̠ra-śśa̠tama̍nyu̠rindra̍ḥ । du̠śchya̠va̠naḥ pṛ̍tanā̠ṣāḍa̍ yu̠ddhyō̎-smāka̠gṃ̠ sēnā̍ avatu̠ pra yu̠thsu ॥ indra̍ āsāṃ-nē̠tā bṛha̠spati̠ rdakṣi̍ṇā ya̠jñaḥ pu̠ra ē̍tu̠ sōma̍ḥ । dē̠va̠sē̠nānā̍-mabhibhañjatī̠nā-ñjaya̍ntīnā-mma̠rutō̍ ya̠ntvagrē̎ ॥ indra̍sya̠ vṛṣṇō̠ varu̍ṇasya̠ rājña̍ ādi̠tyānā̎-mma̠rutā̠gṃ̠ śardha̍ u̠gram । ma̠hāma̍nasā-mbhuvanachya̠vānā̠-ṅghōṣō̍ dē̠vānā̠-ñjaya̍tā̠ muda̍sthāt ॥ a̠smāka̠-mindra̠-ssamṛ̍tēṣu dhva̠jēṣva̠smāka̠ṃ yā iṣa̍va̠stā ja̍yantu । 4.6.18

a̠smāka̍ṃ vī̠rā utta̍rē bhavantva̠smānu̍ dēvā avatā̠ havē̍ṣu ॥ uddha̍r​ṣaya maghava̠nnā-yu̍dhā̠-nyuthsatva̍nā-mmāma̠kānā̠-mmahāgṃ̍si । udvṛ̍trahan vā̠jinā̠ṃ vāji̍nā̠nyu-drathā̍nā̠-ñjaya̍tāmētu̠ ghōṣa̍ḥ ॥ upa̠ prēta̠ jaya̍tā narassthi̠rā va̍-ssantu bā̠hava̍ḥ । indrō̍ va̠-śśarma̍ yachCha tvanā-dhṛ̠ṣyā yathāsa̍tha ॥ ava̍sṛṣṭā̠ parā̍ pata̠ śara̍vyē̠ brahma̍ sagṃśitā । gachChā̠-‘mitrā̠-npra- [gachChā̠-‘mitrā̠-npra, vi̠śa̠ maiṣā̠-] 4.6.19

-vi̍śa̠ maiṣā̠-ṅkañcha̠nōchChi̍ṣaḥ ॥ marmā̍ṇi tē̠ varma̍bhiśChādayāmi̠ sōma̍stvā̠ rājā̠ ‘mṛtē̍nā̠bhi-va̍stām । u̠rōrvarī̍yō̠ vari̍vastē astu̠ jaya̍nta̠-ntvāmanu̍ madantu dē̠vāḥ ॥ yatra̍ bā̠ṇā-ssa̠mpata̍nti kumā̠rā vi̍śi̠khā i̍va । indrō̍ na̠statra̍ vṛtra̠hā vi̍śvā̠hā śarma̍ yachChatu ॥ 4.6.20 ॥

jī̠mūta̍syēva bhavati̠ pratī̍ka̠ṃ yadva̠rmī yāti̍ sa̠madā̍mu̠pasthē̎ । anā̍viddhayā ta̠nuvā̍ jaya̠ tvagṃ sa tvā̠ varma̍ṇō mahi̠mā pi̍partu ॥ dhanva̍nā̠ gā dhanva̍nā̠-”ji-ñja̍yēma̠ dhanva̍nā tī̠vrā-ssa̠madō̍ jayēma । dhanu̠-śśatrō̍rapakā̠ma-ṅkṛ̍ṇōti̠ dhanva̍nā̠ sarvā̎ḥ pra̠diśō̍ jayēma ॥ va̠kṣyantī̠vēdā ga̍nīganti̠ karṇa̍-mpri̠yagṃ sakhā̍ya-mpariṣasvajā̠nā । yōṣē̍va śiṅktē̠ vita̠tā-‘dhi̠ dhanva̠- [dhanvann̍, jyā i̠yagṃ] 4.6.27

-ñjyā i̠yagṃ sama̍nē pā̠raya̍ntī ॥ tē ā̠chara̍ntī̠ sama̍nēva̠ yōṣā̍ mā̠tēva̍ pu̠tra-mbi̍bhṛtāmu̠pasthē̎ । apa̠ śatrūn̍ viddhyatāgṃ saṃvidā̠nē ārtnī̍ i̠mē vi̍ṣphu̠rantī̍ a̠mitrān̍ ॥ ba̠hvī̠nā-mpi̠tā ba̠hura̍sya pu̠traśchi̠śchā kṛ̍ṇōti̠ sama̍nā-‘va̠gatya̍ । i̠ṣu̠dhi-ssaṅkā̠ḥ pṛta̍nāścha̠ sarvā̎ḥ pṛ̠ṣṭhē nina̍ddhō jayati̠ prasū̍taḥ ॥ rathē̠ tiṣṭha̍-nnayati vā̠jina̍ḥ pu̠rō yatra̍yatra kā̠maya̍tē suṣāra̠thiḥ । a̠bhīśū̍nā-mmahi̠māna̍- [mahi̠māna̎m, pa̠nā̠ya̠ta̠ mana̍ḥ] 4.6.28

-mpanāyata̠ mana̍ḥ pa̠śchādanu̍ yachChanti ra̠śmaya̍ḥ ॥ tī̠vrā-nghōṣā̎n kṛṇvatē̠ vṛṣa̍pāṇa̠yō-‘śvā̠ rathē̍bhi-ssa̠ha vā̠jaya̍ntaḥ । a̠va̠krāma̍nta̠ḥ prapa̍daira̠mitrā̎n kṣi̠ṇanti̠ śatrū̠gṃ̠rana̍pavyayantaḥ ॥ ra̠tha̠vāha̍nagṃ ha̠vira̍sya̠ nāma̠ yatrā-”yu̍dha̠-nnihi̍tamasya̠ varma̍ । tatrā̠ ratha̠mupa̍ śa̠gmagṃ sa̍dēma vi̠śvāhā̍ va̠yagṃ su̍mana̠syamā̍nāḥ ॥ svā̠du̠ṣa̠gṃ̠ sada̍ḥ pi̠tarō̍ vayō̠dhāḥ kṛ̍chChrē̠śrita̠-śśaktī̍vantō gabhī̠rāḥ । chi̠trasē̍nā̠ iṣu̍balā̠ amṛ̍ddhrā-ssa̠tōvī̍rā u̠ravō̎ vrātasā̠hāḥ ॥ brāhma̍ṇāsa̠ḥ [brāhma̍ṇāsaḥ, pita̍ra̠-] 4.6.29

pita̍ra̠-ssōmyā̍sa-śśi̠vē nō̠ dyāvā̍pṛthi̠vī a̍nē̠hasā̎ । pū̠ṣā na̍ḥ pātu duri̠tādṛ̍tāvṛdhō̠ rakṣā̠ māki̍rnō a̠ghaśagṃ̍sa īśata ॥ su̠pa̠rṇaṃ va̍stē mṛ̠gō a̍syā̠ dantō̠ gōbhi̠-ssanna̍ddhā patati̠ prasū̍tā । yatrā̠ nara̠-ssa-ñcha̠ vi cha̠ drava̍nti̠ tatrā̠smabhya̠miṣa̍va̠-śśarma̍ yagṃsann ॥ ṛjī̍tē̠ pari̍ vṛṅgdhi̠ nō-‘śmā̍ bhavatu nasta̠nūḥ । sōmō̠ adhi̍ bravītu̠ nō-‘di̍ti̠- [nō-‘di̍tiḥ, śarma̍ yachChatu ।] 4.6.30

-śśarma̍ yachChatu ॥ ā ja̍ṅghanti̠ sānvē̍ṣā-ñja̠ghanā̠gṃ̠ upa̍ jighnatē । aśvā̍jani̠ prachē̍ta̠sō-‘śvā̎m-thsa̠mathsu̍ chōdaya ॥ ahi̍riva bhō̠gaiḥ paryē̍ti bā̠hu-ñjyāyā̍ hē̠ti-mpa̍ri̠bādha̍mānaḥ । ha̠sta̠ghnō viśvā̍ va̠yunā̍ni vi̠dvā-npumā̠-npumāgṃ̍sa̠-mpari̍ pātu vi̠śvata̍ḥ ॥ vana̍spatē vī̠ḍva̍ṅgō̠ hi bhū̠yā a̠sma-thsa̍khā pra̠tara̍ṇa-ssu̠vīra̍ḥ । gōbhi̠-ssanna̍ddhō asi vī̠ḍaya̍svā-”sthā̠tā tē̍ jayatu̠ jētvā̍ni ॥ di̠vaḥ pṛ̍thi̠vyāḥ pa- [pari̍, ōja̠ u-dbhṛ̍ta̠ṃ-] 4.6.31

-ryōja̠ u-dbhṛ̍ta̠ṃ vana̠spati̍bhya̠ḥ paryābhṛ̍ta̠gṃ̠ saha̍ḥ । a̠pāmō̠jmāna̠-mpari̠ gōbhi̠rāvṛ̍ta̠mindra̍sya̠ vajragṃ̍ ha̠viṣā̠ ratha̍ṃ yaja ॥ indra̍sya̠ vajrō̍ ma̠rutā̠manī̍ka-mmi̠trasya̠ garbhō̠ varu̍ṇasya̠ nābhi̍ḥ । sēmā-nnō̍ ha̠vyadā̍ti-ñjuṣā̠ṇō dēva̍ ratha̠ prati̍ ha̠vyā gṛ̍bhāya ॥ upa̍ śvāsaya pṛthi̠vīmu̠ta dyā-mpu̍ru̠trā tē̍ manutā̠ṃ viṣṭhi̍ta̠-ñjaga̍t । sa du̍ndubhē sa̠jūrindrē̍ṇa dē̠vairdū̠rā- [dē̠vairdū̠rāt, davī̍yō̠] 4.6.32

-ddavī̍yō̠ apa̍sēdha̠ śatrūn̍ ॥ ā kra̍ndaya̠ bala̠mōjō̍ na̠ ā dhā̠ niṣṭa̍nihi duri̠tā bādha̍mānaḥ । apa̍ prōtha dundubhē du̠chChunāgṃ̍ i̠ta indra̍sya mu̠ṣṭira̍si vī̠ḍaya̍sva ॥ ā-‘mūra̍ja pra̠tyāva̍rtayē̠māḥ kē̍tu̠ma-ddu̍ndu̠bhi rvā̍vadīti । samaśva̍parṇā̠śchara̍nti nō̠ narō̠-‘smāka̍mindra ra̠thinō̍ jayantu ॥ 4.6.33 ॥

mamā̎gnē̠ varchō̍ viha̠vēṣva̍stu va̠ya-ntvēndhā̍nā sta̠nuva̍-mpuṣēma । mahya̍-nnamantā-mpra̠diśa̠śchata̍sra̠ stvayā-‘ddhya̍kṣēṇa̠ pṛta̍nā jayēma ॥ mama̍ dē̠vā vi̍ha̠vē sa̍ntu̠ sarva̠ indrā̍vantō ma̠rutō̠ viṣṇu̍ra̠gniḥ । mamā̠ntari̍kṣa mu̠ru gō̠pama̍stu̠ mahya̠ṃ vāta̍ḥ pavatā̠-ṅkāmē̍ a̠sminn ॥ mayi̍ dē̠vā dravi̍ṇa̠ māya̍jantā̠-mmayyā̠ śīra̍stu̠ mayi̍ dē̠vahū̍tiḥ । daivyā̠ hōtā̍rā vaniṣanta̠ [vaniṣanta, pūrvē ‘ri̍ṣṭā-ssyāma] 4.7.29

pūrvē ‘ri̍ṣṭā-ssyāma ta̠nuvā̍ su̠vīrā̎ḥ ॥ mahya̍ṃ yajantu̠ mama̠ yāni̍ ha̠vyā-”kū̍ti-ssa̠tyā mana̍sō mē astu । ēnō̠ mānigā̎-ṅkata̠machcha̠nāhaṃ viśvē̍ dēvāsō̠ adhi̍vōcha tā mē ॥ dēvī̎-ṣṣaḍurvīru̠ruṇa̍ḥ kṛṇōta̠ viśvē̍ dēvā sa i̠ha vī̍rayaddhvam । māhā̎smahi pra̠jayā̠ mā ta̠nūbhi̠rmā ra̍dhāma dviṣa̠tē sō̍ma rājann ॥ a̠gnirma̠nyu-mpra̍tinu̠da-npu̠rastā̠- [pra̍tinu̠da-npu̠rastā̎t, ada̍bdhō gō̠pāḥ] 4.7.30

-dada̍bdhō gō̠pāḥ pari̍pāhi na̠stvam । pra̠tyañchō̍ yantu ni̠guta̠ḥ puna̠stē̍ ‘maiṣā̎-ñchi̠tta-mpra̠budhā̠ vinē̍śat ॥ dhā̠tā dhā̍tṛ̠ṇā-mbhuva̍nasya̠ yaspati̍ rdē̠vagṃ sa̍vi̠tāra̍mabhi māti̠ṣāha̎m । i̠maṃ ya̠jña ma̠śvinō̠bhā bṛha̠spati̍ rdē̠vāḥ pā̎mtu̠ yaja̍māna-nnya̠rthāt ॥ u̠ru̠vyachā̍ nō mahi̠ṣa-śśarma̍ yagṃ sada̠smin. havē̍ puruhū̠taḥ pu̍ru̠kṣu । sa na̍ḥ pra̠jāyai̍ haryaśva mṛḍa̠yēndra̠ mā [mṛḍa̠yēndra̠ mā, nō̠ rī̠ri̠ṣō̠ mā parā̍ dāḥ ।] 4.7.31

nō̍ rīriṣō̠ mā parā̍ dāḥ ॥ yē na̍-ssa̠patnā̠ apa̠tē bha̍vantvindrā̠-gnibhyā̠mava̍ bādhāmahē̠ tān । vasa̍vō ru̠drā ā̍di̠tyā u̍pari̠ spṛśa̍-mmō̠gra-ñchēttā̍ramadhi rā̠jama̍krann ॥ a̠rvāñcha̠ mindra̍ma̠mutō̍ havāmahē̠ yō gō̠ji-ddha̍na̠-jida̍śva̠-jidyaḥ । i̠mannō̍ ya̠jñaṃ vi̍ha̠vē ju̍ṣasvā̠sya ku̍rmō harivō mē̠dina̍-ntvā ॥ 4.7.32 ॥

a̠gnērma̍nvē pratha̠masya̠ prachē̍tasō̠ ya-mpāñcha̍janya-mba̠hava̍-ssami̠ndhatē̎ । viśva̍syāṃ vi̠śi pra̍viviśi̠vāgṃ sa̍mīmahē̠ sa nō̍ muñcha̠tvagṃ ha̍saḥ ॥ yasyē̠da-mprā̠ṇanni̍mi̠ṣa-dyadēja̍ti̠ yasya̍ jā̠ta-ñjana̍māna-ñcha̠ kēva̍lam । staumya̠gni-nnā̍thi̠tō jō̍havīmi̠ sa nō̍ muñcha̠tvagṃ ha̍saḥ ॥ indra̍sya manyē pratha̠masya̠ prachē̍tasō vṛtra̠ghna-sstōmā̠ upa̠ māmu̠pāgu̍ḥ । yō dā̠śuṣa̍-ssu̠kṛtō̠ hava̠mupa̠ gantā̠ [gantā̎, sa nō̍ muñcha̠tvagṃ ha̍saḥ ।] 4.7.33

sa nō̍ muñcha̠tvagṃ ha̍saḥ ॥ ya-ssa̍ṅgrā̠ma-nnaya̍ti̠ saṃ va̠śī yu̠dhē yaḥ pu̠ṣṭāni̍ sagṃsṛ̠jati̍ tra̠yāṇi̍ । staumīndra̍-nnāthi̠tō jō̍havīmi̠ sa nō̍ muñcha̠tvagṃ ha̍saḥ ॥ ma̠nvē vā̎-mmitrā varuṇā̠ tasya̍ vitta̠gṃ̠ satyau̍jasā dṛgṃhaṇā̠ ya-nnu̠dēthē̎ । yā rājā̍nagṃ sa̠ratha̍ṃ yā̠tha u̍grā̠ tā nō̍ muñchata̠māga̍saḥ ॥ yō vā̠gṃ̠ ratha̍ ṛ̠jura̍śmi-ssa̠tyadha̍rmā̠ mithu̠ śchara̍nta-mupa̠yāti̍ dū̠ṣayann̍ । staumi̍ [ ] 4.7.34

mi̠trāvaru̍ṇā nāthi̠tō jō̍havīmi̠ tau nō̍ muñchata̠māga̍saḥ ॥ vā̠yō-ssa̍vi̠tu rvi̠dathā̍ni manmahē̠ yāvā̎tma̠nva-dbi̍bhṛ̠tō yau cha̠ rakṣa̍taḥ । yau viśva̍sya pari̠bhū ba̍bhū̠vatu̠stau nō̍ muñchata̠māga̍saḥ ॥ upa̠ śrēṣṭhā̍na ā̠śiṣō̍ dē̠vayō̠rdharmē̍ asthirann । staumi̍ vā̠yugṃ sa̍vi̠tāra̍-nnāthi̠tō jō̍havīmi̠ tau nō̍ muñchata̠māga̍saḥ ॥ ra̠thīta̍mau rathī̠nāma̍hva ū̠tayē̠ śubha̠-ṅgami̍ṣṭhau su̠yamē̍bhi̠raśvai̎ḥ । yayō̎- [yayō̎ḥ, vā̠-ndē̠vau̠ dē̠vēṣva-ni̍śita̠-] 4.7.35

-rvā-ndēvau dē̠vēṣva-ni̍śita̠-mōja̠stau nō̍ muñchata̠māga̍saḥ ॥ yadayā̍taṃ vaँha̠tugṃ sū̠ryāyā̎-stricha̠krēṇa̍ sa̠gṃ̠ sada̍mi̠chChamā̍nau । staumi̍ dē̠vā va̠śvinau̍ nāthi̠tō jō̍havīmi̠ tau nō̍ muñchata̠māga̍saḥ ॥ ma̠rutā̎-mmanvē̠ adhi̍nō bruvantu̠ prēmāṃ vācha̠ṃ viśvā̍ mavantu̠ viśvē̎ । ā̠śūn. hu̍vē su̠yamā̍nū̠tayē̠ tē nō̍ muñcha̠ntvēna̍saḥ ॥ ti̠gmamāyu̍dhaṃ vīḍi̠tagṃ saha̍sva-ddi̠vyagṃ śardha̠ḥ [śardha̍ḥ, pṛta̍nāsu ji̠ṣṇu ।] 4.7.36

pṛta̍nāsu ji̠ṣṇu । staumi̍ dē̠vā-nma̠rutō̍ nāthi̠tō jō̍havīmi̠ tē nō̍ muñcha̠ntvēna̍saḥ ॥ dē̠vānā̎-mmanvē̠ adhi̍ nō bruvantu̠ prēmāṃ vācha̠ṃ viśvā̍mavantu̠ viśvē̎ । ā̠śūn. hu̍vē su̠yamā̍nū̠tayē̠ tē nō̍ muñcha̠ntvēna̍saḥ ॥ yadi̠da-mmā̍-‘bhi̠śōcha̍ti̠ pauru̍ṣēyēṇa̠ daivyē̍na । staumi̠ viśvā̎-ndē̠vā-nnā̍thi̠tō jō̍havīmi̠ tē nō̍ muñcha̠ntvēna̍saḥ ॥ anu̍nō̠-‘dyānu̍mati̠ ra- [anu̍nō̠-‘dyānu̍mati̠ ranu̍, ida̍numatē̠] 4.7.37

-nvida̍numatē̠ tvaṃ ँvai̎śvāna̠rō na̍ ū̠tyāpṛ̠ṣṭō di̠vi> 4 ॥ yē apra̍thētā̠-mami̍tēbhi̠ rōjō̍bhi̠ ryē pra̍ti̠ṣṭhē abha̍vatā̠ṃ vasū̍nām । staumi̠ dyāvā̍ pṛthi̠vī nā̍thi̠tō jō̍havīmi̠ tē nō̍ muñchata̠magṃ ha̍saḥ ॥ urvī̍ rōdasī̠ vari̍vaḥ kṛṇōta̠-ṅkṣētra̍sya patnī̠ adhi̍ nō brūyātam । staumi̠ dyāvā̍ pṛthi̠vī nā̍thi̠tō jō̍havīmi̠ tē nō̍ muñchata̠magṃ ha̍saḥ ॥ ya-ttē̍ va̠ya-mpu̍ruṣa̠trā ya̍vi̠ṣṭhā vi̍dvāgṃsaśchakṛ̠mā kachcha̠nā- [kachcha̠na, āga̍ḥ ।] 4.7.38

-”ga̍ḥ । kṛ̠dhī sva̍smāgṃ adi̍tē̠ranā̍gā̠ vyēnāgṃ̍si śiśrathō̠ viṣva̍gagnē ॥ yathā̍ ha̠ ta-dva̍savō gau̠rya̍-ñchi-tpa̠diṣi̠tā mamu̍ñchatā yajatrāḥ । ē̠vā tvama̠sma-tpramu̍ñchā̠ vyagṃha̠ḥ prātā̎ryagnē prata̠rānna̠ āyu̍ḥ ॥ 4.7.39 ॥

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