Sukta 17

Mantra 1

रुधिरस्रावनिवृत्तये धमनीबन्धनम्। अ॒मूर्या यन्ति॑ यो॒षितो॑ हि॒रा लोहि॑तवाससः । अ॒भ्रात॑र इव जा॒मय॒स्तिष्ठ॑न्तु ह॒तव॑र्चसः

Joyless they go—the Women, tawny-hued, in raiment red as blood. Like brotherless kin by marriage, let them stand fast, their glory smitten down.

Mantra 2

तिष्ठा॑वरे॒ तिष्ठ॑ पर उ॒त त्वं ति॑ष्ठ मध्यमे । क॒नि॒ष्ठि॒का च॒ तिष्ठ॑ति॒ तिष्ठा॒दिद्ध॒मनि॑र्म॒ही

Stand in the lower place; stand in the farther; and thou, stand in the middle. The little finger too stands fast: yea, let her stand—surely—unshaken, unmoved.

Mantra 3

श॒तस्य॑ ध॒मनी॑नां स॒हस्र॑स्य हि॒राणा॑म्। अस्थु॒रिन्म॑ध्य॒मा इ॒माः सा॒कमन्ता॑ अरंसत

Of a hundred are the channels, of a thousand the golden (threads): these, bone-bearing, the middle members—together with the ends—have duly set themselves in order.

Mantra 4

परि॑ वः॒ सिक॑तावती ध॒नूर्बृ॑ह॒त्यऽक्रमीत्।तिष्ठ॑ते॒लय॑ता॒ सु क॑म्

Round about you hath Sand-bearing (Power) advanced—the lofty Bow hath stepped forth; it standeth fast: dissolve not; (bring) fair welfare.