
Sukta 1.176
Vasiṣṭha (traditional; verify for RV 1.176)
Soma (Indu) in relation to Indra (Indra-Soma complex)
Triṣṭubh (probable; verify)
这首六颂赞歌祈请苏摩(因度)——如公牛般充满激励之力——进入因陀罗,使其威能在战斗与夺取财富时势不可当。诗中祈愿遏止不献祭者(不榨取苏摩者),并使祭仪的收获与欢悦流向真正的祭主与歌者,如同昔日古代圣贤所曾获得的一样。
Mantra 1
मत्सि नो वस्यइष्टय इन्द्रमिन्दो वृषा विश । ऋघायमाण इन्वसि शत्रुमन्ति न विन्दसि ॥
为我们更高的求愿而欢腾吧;噢因度(Indu),雄牛者,入于因陀罗(Indra)之中。你以迅疾的冲势奔涌推进;近旁寻不见敌者——愿这光明的精髓使我们的意志不可战胜。
Mantra 2
तस्मिन्ना वेशया गिरो य एकश्चर्षणीनाम् । अनु स्वधा यमुप्यते यवं न चर्कृषद्वृषा ॥
在他之中安置我们的颂辞——他独自为诸民而立。循其自性之法(svadhā),他被榨取而出,如大麦被细细碾磨;那雄牛,使诸力备齐以赴功业。
Mantra 3
यस्य विश्वानि हस्तयोः पञ्च क्षितीनां वसु । स्पाशयस्व यो अस्मध्रुग्दिव्येवाशनिर्जहि ॥
其双手之中握有五族一切财宝者——愿他为我们显现之。凡攻我者,愿你如天界雷霆(aśani)击杀之;愿光明之力护持正业,驱散来袭的黑暗。
Mantra 4
असुन्वन्तं समं जहि दूणाशं यो न ते मयः । अस्मभ्यमस्य वेदनं दद्धि सूरिश्चिदोहते ॥
击打那不榨取苏摩者,那夺损者、那与汝之喜乐无分者。愿你把他的所得之份赐与我们;纵是富主也当让出——使求者的正当欢悦不被遮断。
Mantra 5
आवो यस्य द्विबर्हसोऽर्केषु सानुषगसत् । आजाविन्द्रस्येन्दो प्रावो वाजेषु वाजिनम् ॥
你曾扶助那位——其双重之力在颂歌中恒常安立者。于战阵之中,噢因度(苏摩),你又扶助因陀罗的奔竞者,使其在诸般力势的丰盈中得胜。
Mantra 6
यथा पूर्वेभ्यो जरितृभ्य इन्द्र मय इवापो न तृष्यते बभूथ । तामनु त्वा निविदं जोहवीमि विद्यामेषं वृजनं जीरदानुम् ॥
如你昔日待诸先贤歌者,噢因陀罗——如甘美之水不负渴者——你曾如是。循着那同一启示之言(nivid),我呼唤你:愿我们得见这推动之力与胜利的丰盈,噢施赐迅疾者。
It asks Soma to empower Indra so that the worshippers gain victory, protection, and prosperity, and that the benefits of the rite come to the true offerers.
The asunvant is the one who does not press/offer Soma—symbolically, a person who refuses the sacrificial duty and yet seeks equal share; the hymn asks that such obstruction be removed.
In Vedic ritual thought, Soma is the energizing ‘juice’ that intensifies Indra’s strength; together they represent inspired power that wins battles and secures abundance for the community.
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