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    Stanza 7.33.1

    श्वि॒त्यञ्चो॑ मा दक्षिण॒तस्क॑पर्दा धियंजि॒न्वासो॑ अ॒भि हि प्र॑म॒न्दुः | उ॒त्तिष्ठ॑न्वोचे॒ परि॑ ब॒र्हिषो॒ नॄन्न मे॑ दू॒रादवि॑तवे॒ वसि॑ष्ठाः ||

    śvityáñco mā dakṣiṇatáskapardā dhiyaṁjinvā́so abhí hí pramandúḥ uttíṣṭhan voce pári barhíṣo nr̥ŕ̥n ná me dūrā́d ávitave vásiṣṭhāḥ

    O white-robed ones, with hair tied to the right, who inspire devotion, you have indeed attracted me. I proclaimed to the men, as I rose from the sacred grass: "The Vasishthas cannot help you from afar."

    Stanza 7.33.2

    दू॒रादिन्द्र॑मनय॒न्ना सु॒तेन॑ ति॒रो वै॑श॒न्तमति॒ पान्त॑मु॒ग्रम् | पाश॑द्युम्नस्य वाय॒तस्य॒ सोमा॑त्सु॒तादिन्द्रो॑ऽवृणीता॒ वसि॑ष्ठान् ||

    dūrā́d índram anayann ā́ suténa tiró vaiśantám áti pā́ntam ugrám pā́śadyumnasya vāyatásya sómāt sutā́d índro 'vr̥ṇītā vásiṣṭhān

    They brought Indra from afar with the soma libation, overcoming the powerful Vaiśanta. From the pressed soma, Indra chose the Vasishthas, rejecting the offering of Pāśadyumna, son of Vāyata.

    Stanza 7.33.3

    ए॒वेन्नु कं॒ सिन्धु॑मेभिस्ततारे॒वेन्नु कं॑ भे॒दमे॑भिर्जघान | ए॒वेन्नु कं॑ दाशरा॒ज्ञे सु॒दासं॒ प्राव॒दिन्द्रो॒ ब्रह्म॑णा वो वसिष्ठाः ||

    evén nú kaṁ síndhum ebhis tatārevén nú kam bhedám ebhir jaghāna evén nú kaṁ dāśarājñé sudā́sam prā́vad índro bráhmaṇā vo vasiṣṭhāḥ

    Thus, indeed, with these hymns, they crossed the river. Thus, indeed, with these hymns, they defeated Bheda. Thus, indeed, in the battle of the Ten Kings, Indra, through your devotion, O Vasishthas, protected Sudāsa.

    Stanza 7.33.4

    जुष्टी॑ नरो॒ ब्रह्म॑णा वः पितॄ॒णामक्ष॑मव्ययं॒ न किला॑ रिषाथ | यच्छक्व॑रीषु बृह॒ता रवे॒णेन्द्रे॒ शुष्म॒मद॑धाता वसिष्ठाः ||

    júṣṭī naro bráhmaṇā vaḥ pitr̥r̥ṇā́m ákṣam avyayaṁ ná kílā riṣātha yác chákvarīṣu br̥hatā́ ráveṇéndre śúṣmam ádadhātā vasiṣṭhāḥ

    O men, with favor, and with the prayers of the fathers, you have set our course firm. You will not suffer harm. For when you sang the Śakvarī verses with a great voice, O Vasishthas, you infused Indra with strength.

    Stanza 7.33.5

    उद्द्यामि॒वेत्तृ॒ष्णजो॑ नाथि॒तासोऽदी॑धयुर्दाशरा॒ज्ञे वृ॒तासः॑ | वसि॑ष्ठस्य स्तुव॒त इन्द्रो॑ अश्रोदु॒रुं तृत्सु॑भ्यो अकृणोदु लो॒कम् ||

    úd dyā́m ivét tr̥ṣṇájo nāthitā́só 'dīdhayur dāśarājñé vr̥tā́saḥ vásiṣṭhasya stuvatá índro aśrod urúṁ tŕ̥tsubhyo akr̥ṇod ulokám

    Like thirsty ones looking to the sky, they were distressed, surrounded in the battle of the Ten Kings. When Vasishtha praised him, Indra heard and created ample space for the Tritsus.

    Stanza 7.33.6

    द॒ण्डा इ॒वेद्गो॒अज॑नास आस॒न्परि॑च्छिन्ना भर॒ता अ॑र्भ॒कासः॑ | अभ॑वच्च पुरए॒ता वसि॑ष्ठ॒ आदित्तृत्सू॑नां॒ विशो॑ अप्रथन्त ||

    daṇḍā́ ivéd goájanāsa āsan párichinnā bharatā́ arbhakā́saḥ ábhavac ca puraetā́ vásiṣṭha ā́d ít tŕ̥tsūnāṁ víśo aprathanta

    The Bharatas were like vulnerable sticks, stripped bare and defenseless. Vasishtha became their leader, and after that, the Tritsu clans spread widely.

    Stanza 7.33.7

    त्रयः॑ कृण्वन्ति॒ भुव॑नेषु॒ रेत॑स्ति॒स्रः प्र॒जा आर्या॒ ज्योति॑रग्राः | त्रयो॑ घ॒र्मास॑ उ॒षसं॑ सचन्ते॒ सर्वाँ॒ इत्ताँ अनु॑ विदु॒र्वसि॑ष्ठाः ||

    tráyaḥ kr̥ṇvanti bhúvaneṣu rétas tisráḥ prajā́ ā́ryā jyótiragrāḥ tráyo gharmā́sa uṣásaṁ sacante sárvām̐ ít tā́m̐ ánu vidur vásiṣṭhāḥ

    Three entities fertilize the worlds with their essence; three noble beings lead with light. Three warm influences follow the dawn. All these, O Vasishthas, you have come to know.

    Stanza 7.33.8

    सूर्य॑स्येव व॒क्षथो॒ ज्योति॑रेषां समु॒द्रस्ये॑व महि॒मा ग॑भी॒रः | वात॑स्येव प्रज॒वो नान्येन॒ स्तोमो॑ वसिष्ठा॒ अन्वे॑तवे वः ||

    sū́ryasyeva vakṣátho jyótir eṣāṁ samudrásyeva mahimā́ gabhīráḥ vā́tasyeva prajavó nā́nyéna stómo vasiṣṭhā ánvetave vaḥ

    Their brilliance grows like the sun's; their greatness is deep like the ocean's. Their movement is swift like the wind's. O Vasishthas, your praise cannot be attained by anyone else.

    Stanza 7.33.9

    त इन्नि॒ण्यं हृद॑यस्य प्रके॒तैः स॒हस्र॑वल्शम॒भि सं च॑रन्ति | य॒मेन॑ त॒तं प॑रि॒धिं वय॑न्तोऽप्स॒रस॒ उप॑ सेदु॒र्वसि॑ष्ठाः ||

    tá ín niṇyáṁ hŕ̥dayasya praketaíḥ sahásravalśam abhí sáṁ caranti yaména tatám paridhíṁ váyanto 'psarása úpa sedur vásiṣṭhāḥ

    They, with heart's perception, secretly approach that which spreads with a thousand branches. Weaving the boundary spun by Yama, the Vasishthas approached the Apsaras.

    Stanza 7.33.10

    वि॒द्युतो॒ ज्योतिः॒ परि॑ सं॒जिहा॑नं मि॒त्रावरु॑णा॒ यदप॑श्यतां त्वा | तत्ते॒ जन्मो॒तैकं॑ वसिष्ठा॒गस्त्यो॒ यत्त्वा॑ वि॒श आ॑ज॒भार॑ ||

    vidyúto jyótiḥ pári saṁjíhānam mitrā́váruṇā yád ápaśyatāṁ tvā tát te jánmotaíkaṁ vasiṣṭhāgástyo yát tvā viśá ājabhā́ra

    Your lightning-like, brilliant form was perceived by Mitra and Varuṇa. That singular birth of yours, O Vasishṭha, occurred when Agastya brought you from your lineage.

    Stanza 7.33.11

    उ॒तासि॑ मैत्रावरु॒णो व॑सिष्ठो॒र्वश्या॑ ब्रह्म॒न्मन॒सोऽधि॑ जा॒तः | द्र॒प्सं स्क॒न्नं ब्रह्म॑णा॒ दैव्ये॑न॒ विश्वे॑ दे॒वाः पुष्क॑रे त्वाददन्त ||

    utā́si maitrāvaruṇó vasiṣṭhorváśyā brahman mánasó 'dhi jātáḥ drapsáṁ skannám bráhmaṇā daívyena víśve devā́ḥ púṣkare tvādadanta

    You are the son of Mitra and Varuṇa, O priest Vasishṭha, born from the mind of Urvaśī. As a divine drop, conceived in divine essence, all the gods placed you upon a lotus.

    Stanza 7.33.12

    स प्र॑के॒त उ॒भय॑स्य प्रवि॒द्वान्त्स॒हस्र॑दान उ॒त वा॒ सदा॑नः | य॒मेन॑ त॒तं प॑रि॒धिं व॑यि॒ष्यन्न॑प्स॒रसः॒ परि॑ जज्ञे॒ वसि॑ष्ठः ||

    sá praketá ubháyasya pravidvā́n sahásradāna utá vā sádānaḥ yaména tatám paridhíṁ vayiṣyánn apsarásaḥ pári jajñe vásiṣṭhaḥ

    He, the thinker, knowing both realms, the giver of thousands, or always giving, destined to wear the boundary woven by Yama, Vasishtha sprang forth from the Apsaras.

    Stanza 7.33.13

    स॒त्रे ह॑ जा॒तावि॑षि॒ता नमो॑भिः कु॒म्भे रेतः॑ सिषिचतुः समा॒नम् | ततो॑ ह॒ मान॒ उदि॑याय॒ मध्या॒त्ततो॑ जा॒तमृषि॑माहु॒र्वसि॑ष्ठम् ||

    satré ha jātā́v iṣitā́ námobhiḥ kumbhé rétaḥ siṣicatuḥ samānám táto ha mā́na úd iyāya mádhyāt táto jātám ŕ̥ṣim āhur vásiṣṭham

    Born at the sacrifice, urged by devotion, they both poured the same essence into the pitcher. From the middle of that, Mâna emerged. From that, they say, the sage Vasishtha was born.

    Stanza 7.33.14

    उ॒क्थ॒भृतं॑ साम॒भृतं॑ बिभर्ति॒ ग्रावा॑णं॒ बिभ्र॒त्प्र व॑दा॒त्यग्रे॑ | उपै॑नमाध्वं सुमन॒स्यमा॑ना॒ आ वो॑ गच्छाति प्रतृदो॒ वसि॑ष्ठः ||

    ukthabhŕ̥taṁ sāmabhŕ̥tam bibharti grā́vāṇam bíbhrat prá vadāty ágre úpainam ādhvaṁ sumanasyámānā ā́ vo gachāti pratr̥do vásiṣṭhaḥ

    He carries the hymn and the chant; bringing the pressing stone, he speaks first. Approach him with good will, O Pratr̥idas, and Vasishtha will come to you.

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