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T"ø _"…Ê"_"]Ê" e"u…R"p {` E"]+¡…X"s# T"ø _"wO\"]ZrNppX"{O"… {_"SR"s£ZpuG"]_"p :1:
1. Waters, the worshipper addresses to you excellent praise in the dwelling of the institutor of the rite; they flowed by sevens through the three (worlds); but the Sindhu surpasses (all) the (other) streams in strength.
9593. T"ø O"u]&ZQ…Ÿà]Nppu… Y"pO"]\"u T"…P"# {_"SR"pu… Y"ŸpG"pyñ ì…WY"ç]\"…_O\"X"o $
W"tXY"p… ì{R"] T"ø…\"O"p] Y"p{_"… _"pS"s]S"p… Y"Qu]^"p…X"Bpøz… G"Bp]O"p{X"ZGY"{_"] :2:
2. For your course, Sindhu, Varuna tore open a path, since you hastened towards food; you go by a lofty road down upon the earth, by which (road) you reign in the sight of all worlds.
9594. {Q…{\" _\"…S"pu Y"]O"O"u… W"tXY"pu…T"Y"êñS"…SO"z ðps^X"]X"s{Q]Y"{O"ê W"p…S"sS"p] $
ì…W"øp{Q]\"… T"ø _O"]S"Y"[SO" \"w£Í>Y"…# {_"SR"s£Y"êQu{O"] \"w^"…W"pu S" Zpuà]\"O"o :3:
3. The sound goeth forth in heaven above the earth; (Sindhu) with shining wave animates his endless speed; as rains issue thundering from the cloud, so Sindhu (thunders) when he advances roaring like a bull.
9595. ì…{W" O\"p] {_"SR"pu… {ðpðps£{X"ß" X"p…O"Zpu] \"p…dp ì]^"ê[SO"… T"Y"]_"u\" R"u…S"\"]# $
ZpG"u]\"… Y"sR\"p] S"Y"{_"… O\"{X"[O_"E"pv… Y"Qp]_"p…X"Bpøzñ T"ø…\"O"p…{X"S"]b"{_" :4:
4. Like mothers crying for their sons (the other rivers) hasten towards you, Sindhu, like milch cows with their milk; you lead your two wings like a king going to battle when you march in the van of the streams that are descending (with you).
Your two Wings- (Sayana's explanation, "your flowing combatants," is not inconsistent with the meaning "wings of an army".)
9596. ò…X"z X"u] BpŒu Y"X"sS"u _"Z_\"{O"… ðpsO"s]{ç… _O"puX"zñ _"E"O"p… T"à…^NY"p $
ì…{_"…ÓY"p X"]àŸ–R"u {\"…O"_O"…Y"pG"rêñ@¡”Y"u Ü"wNps£åp _"s£^"puX"]Y"p :5:
5. Accept this my praise, Ganga, Yamuna, Sarasvati, Sutudri, Parusni, Marudvedha with Asikni, and Vitasta,' listen, Arjikiya with SuSoma.
Ganga, etc.- (As to these rivers, see Roth's Lit. and Hist. of the Veda, pp. 136-140. Parusni is another name for lravati. Marudvrdha means increased by the Maruts or storm-gods. The Arijikiya is the same as the Vipasa and the SuSoma is lhe Sindhu. See Nirukta,ii. 26; referred to above, Vol. i, p.244, note on 12. See also Muir's Sanskrit Texts, vol. ii, p. 355.)
A verse is inserted here in some MSS., but no notice is taken of it by Sayana. "Those who are drowned at the confluence of the Sita and Asita go to heaven; the resolute people who abandon tleir lives (thus) enjoy immortality."
9597. O"w£Í>pX"]Y"p T"øP"…X"z Y"pO"]\"u _"…G"t# _"s£_"O\"pêñ Z_"_"p] Ä"u…OY"p OY"p $
O\"z {_"]SR"pu… @s¡W"]Y"p BppuX"…O"rë +s¡X"s]z X"u`…Ñ\"p _"…ZP"…z Y"p{W"…ZrY"]_"u :6:
6. You, Sindhu, in order to reach the swift-rnoving Gomati, have united, yourself first with the Trstama: (now be united) with the Susartu, the Rasa, the Sveti, the Kubha, and the Mehatnu, in conjunction with which streams you do advance.
In Conjunction with- (Sayana takes saratham literally, "having mounted the same chariot with them." Cf infra v. 9)
9598. h¡G"r…OY"uS"r… àðp]O"r X"{`…O\"p T"qZ… G"øY"pzñ{_" W"ZO"u… ZG"pzñ{_" $
ìQ]VR"p… {_"SR"s]ZT"_"p]X"…T"_O"…X"pÄ"p… S" {E"…e"p \"T"s]^"r\" Qðpê…O"p :7:
7.Straight-flowing,white-coloured,bright-shining(Sindhu) bear along in its might the rapid waters; the inviolable sindhu, the most efficacious of the efficacious, is speckled like a mare' beautiful as a handsome woman.
9599. _\"Ä"p… {_"SR"s]# _"s£ZP"p] _"s£\"p_"p] {`ZNY"Y"r… _"s@w]¡O"p \"p…{G"S"r]\"O"r $
î¡Nppêñ\"O"r Y"s\"…{O"# _"r…“X"p]\"OY"s£O"p{R"] \"_O"u _"s£W"Bpp] X"R"s£\"wR"]X"o :8:
8. The sindhu is rich in horses, rich in chariots, rich in clothes, rich in gold ornaments, well-made, rich in food, rich in wool, ever fresh, alounding in Silama plants, and the auspicious river wears honey-growing (flowers).
Rich in wool- Of which, says Sayana, blankets are made. The wool of the sheep on the west of the Indus has become (1858) a valuable article of the trade of Bombay.
Silama Plants- Silama plants, according to the statements of husbandmen, furnish cordage for fastening ploughs.
9600. _"s£A"z ZP"]z Y"sY"sG"u… {_"SR"s]Z{Ä"S"z… O"uS"… \"pG"zñ _"{S"^"Q…[_X"ß"p…G"pv $
X"…`pSå]_Y" X"{`…X"p T"]S"…_Y"O"u&Q]VR"_Y"… _\"Y"]ðp_"pu {\"Z[TðpS"]# :9:
9. sindhu has harnessed his easy-going well-horsed chariot, with it may he bring (us) food; the might of this inviolable, great, renowned (chariot) at this sacrifice is praised as mighty.