रुन्द्धि दर्भ सपत्नान् मे रुन्द्धि मे पृतनायतः । रुन्द्धि मे सर्वान् दुर्हार्दो रुन्द्धि मे द्विषतो मणे
Obstruct, O darbha, my rivals; obstruct those who oppose me in battle; obstruct all who are hard to defeat; obstruct my enemies, O jewel.
मृण दर्भ सपत्नान् मे मृण मे पृतनायतः । मृण मे सर्वान् दुर्हार्दो मृण मे द्विषतो मणे
Destroy, O darbha, my rivals; destroy those who oppose me in battle; destroy all who are hard to defeat; destroy my enemies, O jewel.
मन्थ दर्भ सपत्नान् मे मन्थ मे पृतनायतः । मन्थ मे सर्वान् दुर्हार्दो मन्थ मे द्विषतो मणे
Churn, O darbha, my rivals; churn those who oppose me in battle; churn all who are hard to defeat; churn my enemies, O jewel.
पिण्ड्ढि दर्भ सपत्नान् मे पिण्ड्ढि मे पृतनायतः । पिण्ड्ढि मे सर्वान् दुर्हार्दो पिण्ड्ढि मे द्विषतो मणे
Compress, O darbha, my rivals; compress those who oppose me in battle; compress all who are hard to defeat; compress my enemies, O jewel.
ओष दर्भ सपत्नान् मे ओष मे पृतनायतः । ओष मे सर्वान् दुर्हार्दो ओष मे द्विषतो मणे
Dry up, O darbha, my rivals; dry up those who oppose me in battle; dry up all who are hard to defeat; dry up my enemies, O jewel.
दह दर्भ सपत्नान् मे दह मे पृतनायतः । दह मे सर्वान् दुर्हार्दो दह मे द्विषतो मणे
Burn, O darbha, my rivals; burn those who oppose me in battle; burn all who are hard to defeat; burn my enemies, O jewel.
जहि दर्भ सपत्नान् मे जहि मे पृतनायतः । जहि मे सर्वान् दुर्हार्दो जहि मे द्विषतो मणे
Strike, O darbha, my rivals; strike those who oppose me in battle; strike all who are hard to defeat; strike my enemies, O jewel.
यत्ते दर्भ जरामृत्यु शतं वर्मसु वर्म ते । तेनेमं वर्मिणं कृत्वा सपत्नां जहि वीर्यैः
O darbha, whose hundredfold old-age and death are in armor, whose armor is yours; with that, making this one armored, strike down the rivals by your might.
शतं ते दर्भ वर्माणि सहस्रं वीर्याणि ते । तमस्मै विश्वे त्वां देवा जरसे भर्तवा अदुः
A hundred are your blades of protection, a thousand are your powers; all the gods have entrusted you to old age as a support.
त्वामाहुर्देववर्म त्वां दर्भ ब्रह्मणस्पतिम् । त्वामिन्द्रस्याहुर्वर्म त्वं राष्ट्राणि रक्षसि
They call you the armor of the gods, you, darbha grass, are called the Lord of Prayer; they say you are Indra’s armor, you protect the realms.
सपत्नक्षयणं दर्भ द्विषतस्तपनं हृदः । मणिं क्षत्रस्य वर्धनं तनूपानं कृणोमि ते
Darbha, you are the destroyer of rivals, the burner of the enemy’s heart, the jewel that increases sovereignty; I make you the drink of the body.
यत्समुद्रो अभ्यक्रन्दत्पर्जन्यो विद्युता सह । ततो हिरण्ययो बिन्दुस्ततो दर्भो अजायत
When the ocean roared together with the storm and lightning, from that arose a golden drop, from that was born the darbha grass.
औदुम्बरेण मणिना पुष्टिकामाय वेधसा । पशूनां सर्वेषां स्फातिं गोष्ठे मे सविता करत्
With the audumbara jewel, for the sake of abundance, may the Creator grant me the increase of all cattle in my cattle-pen.
यो नो अग्निर्गार्हपत्यः पशूनामधिपा असत्। औदुम्बरो वृषा मणिः सं मा सृजतु पुष्ट्या
May the household fire, lord of cattle, be ours; may the audumbara, the bull among jewels, release abundance to us.
करीषिणीं फलवतीं स्वधामिरां च नो गृहे । औदुम्बरस्य तेजसा धाता पुष्टिं दधातु मे
May the one who bears, who is fruitful, who brings nourishment, dwell in my house; by the brilliance of the audumbara, may the Creator grant me abundance.
यद्द्विपाच्च चतुष्पाच्च यान्यन्नानि ये रसाः । गृह्णेऽहं त्वेषां भूमानं बिभ्रदौदुम्बरं मणिम्
Whatever foods and juices there are from two-footed and four-footed beings, I take their fullness, bearing the audumbara jewel.
पुष्टिं पशूनां परि जग्रभाहं चतुष्पदां द्विपदां यच्च धान्यम् । पयः पशूनां रसमोषधीनां बृहस्पतिः सविता मे नि यच्छात्
I have gathered the abundance of cattle, both four-footed and two-footed, and whatever grain there is; may Brihaspati and Savitar grant me the milk of cattle and the essence of plants.
अहं पशूनामधिपा असानि मयि पुष्टं पुष्टपतिर्दधातु । मह्यमौदुम्बरो मणिर्द्रविणानि नि यच्छतु
May I be the lord of cattle; may the lord of abundance establish abundance in me; may the audumbara jewel grant me wealth.
उप मौदुम्बरो मणिः प्रजया च धनेन च । इन्द्रेण जिन्वितो मणिरा मागन्त्सह वर्चसा
May the audumbara jewel come to me with offspring and wealth; may the jewel, inspired by Indra, come to me with strength and splendor.
देवो मणिः सपत्नहा धनसा धनसातये । पशोरन्नस्य भूमानं गवां स्फातिं नि यच्छतु
May the divine jewel, destroyer of rivals, bring us wealth for the gaining of riches; may it grant us the fullness of food and the increase of cows.
यथाग्रे त्वं वनस्पते पुष्ट्या सह जज्ञिषे । एवा धनस्य मे स्फातिमा दधातु सरस्वती
As you, O tree, were born at first together with abundance, so may Sarasvati grant me the increase of wealth.
आ मे धनं सरस्वती पयस्फातिं च धान्यम् । सिनीवाल्युपा वहादयं चौदुम्बरो मणिः
May Sarasvati bring me wealth, abundance of milk, and grain; may Sinivali bring it near, and this audumbara jewel as well.
त्वं मणीणामधिपा वृषासि त्वयि पुष्टं पुष्टपतिर्जजान । त्वयीमे वाजा द्रविणानि सर्वौदुम्बरः स त्वमस्मत्सहस्वारादारादरातिममतिं क्षुधं च
You are the bull among jewels, lord of jewels; in you, the lord of abundance was born; in you are all prizes and riches, O audumbara; so may you conquer for us, drive away misfortune, enmity, and hunger.
ग्रामणीरसि ग्रामणीरुत्थाय अभिषिक्तोऽभि मा सिञ्च वर्चसा । तेजोऽसि तेजो मयि धारयाधि रयिरसि रयिं मे धेहि
You are the leader of the village, rising as chief, anointed—sprinkle me with splendor; you are vigor, may vigor dwell in me; you are wealth, grant me wealth.
पुष्टिरसि पुष्ट्या मा समङ्ग्धि गृहमेधी गृहपतिं मा कृणु । औदुम्बरः स त्वमस्मासु धेहि रयिं च नः सर्ववीरं नि यच्छ रायस्पोषाय प्रति मुञ्चे अहं त्वाम्
You are abundance; may you unite me with abundance; householder, make me the lord of the house; O audumbara, place wealth among us, and grant us all-heroic riches; for the increase of wealth, I release you.
अयमौदुम्बरो मणिर्वीरो वीराय बध्यते । स नः सनिं मधुमतीं कृणोतु रयिं च नः सर्ववीरं नि यच्छात्
This audumbara jewel, heroic, is bound for the hero; may it make for us a sweet alliance, and grant us all-heroic wealth.
शतकाण्डो दुश्च्यवनः सहस्रपर्ण उत्तिरः । दर्भो य उग्र ओषधिस्तं ते बध्नाम्यायुषे
The hundred-jointed, difficult-to-move, thousand-leaved, elevated darbha grass, fierce among herbs—I bind this for you for long life.
नास्य केशान् प्र वपन्ति नोरसि ताडमा घ्नते । यस्मा अछिन्नपर्णेन दर्भेन शर्म यच्छति
Its hairs are not cut, nor is it struck upon the breast; for with its unbroken leaves, darbha grants protection.
दिवि ते तूलमोषधे पृथिव्यामसि निष्ठितः । त्वया सहस्रकाण्डेनायुः प्र वर्धयामहे
In heaven is your tuft, O herb, and you are established on earth; with you, thousand-jointed one, we increase life.
तिस्रो दिवो अत्यतृणत्तिस्र इमाः पृथिवीरुत । त्वयाहं दुर्हार्दो जिह्वां नि तृणद्मि वचांसि
Three you have overstepped in heaven, three here on earth; with you, I subdue the tongue of the ill-willed and their words.