Rig Veda
yo rayivo rayintamo yo dyumnair dyumnavattamaḥ somaḥ sutaḥ sa indra te 'sti svadhāpate madaḥ
That which is wealthiest, Wealthy God in splendoursmost illustrious, Soma is pressed: thy gladdening draught, Indra! libation's Lord! is this.
yaḥ śagmas tuviśagma te rāyo dāmā matīnām somaḥ sutaḥ sa indra te 'sti svadhāpate madaḥ
Effectual, Most Effectual One! thine, as bestowing wealth of hymns, Soma is pressed: thy gladdening draught, Indra! libation's Lord! is this.
yena vṛddho na śavasā turo na svābhir ūtibhiḥ somaḥ sutaḥ sa indra te 'sti svadhāpate madaḥ
Wherewith thou art increased in strength, and conquerest with thy proper aids, Soma is pressed: thy gladdening draught, Indra! libation's Lord! is this.
tyam u vo aprahaṇaṃ gṛṇīṣe śavasas patim indraṃ viśvāsāhaṃ naram maṃhiṣṭhaṃ viśvacarṣaṇim
Him for your sake I glorify as Lord of Strength who wrongeth none, The Hero Indra, conquering all, Most Bounteous, God of all the tribes.
yaṃ vardhayantīd giraḥ patiṃ turasya rādhasaḥ tam in nv asya rodasī devī śuṣmaṃ saparyataḥ
Those Goddesses, both Heaven and Earth, revere the power and might of him, Him whom our songs increase in strength, the Lord of bounty swift to come.
tad va ukthasya barhaṇendrāyopastṛṇīṣaṇi vipo na yasyotayo vi yad rohanti sakṣitaḥ
To seat your Indra, I will spread abroad with power this song of praise. The saving succours that abide in him, like songs, extend and grow.
avidad dakṣam mitro navīyān papāno devebhyo vasyo acait sasavān staulābhir dhautarībhir uruṣyā pāyur abhavat sakhibhyaḥ
A recent Friend, he found the skilful priest: he drank, and showed forth treasure from the Gods. He conquered, borne by strong all-shaking mares, and was with far-spread power his friends' Protector.
ṛtasya pathi vedhā apāyi śriye manāṃsi devāso akran dadhāno nāma maho vacobhir vapur dṛśaye venyo vy āvaḥ
In course of Law the sapient juice was quaffed: the Deities to glory turned their mind. Winning through hymns a lofty title, he, the Lovely, made his beauteous form apparent.
dyumattamaṃ dakṣaṃ dhehy asme sedhā janānām pūrvīr arātīḥ varṣīyo vayaḥ kṛṇuhi śacībhir dhanasya sātāv asmāṁ aviḍḍhi
Bestow on us the most illustrious strength ward off men's manifold malignities. Give with thy might abundant vital force, and aid us graciously in gaining riches.
indra tubhyam in maghavann abhūma vayaṃ dātre harivo mā vi venaḥ nakir āpir dadṛśe martyatrā kim aṅga radhracodanaṃ tvāhuḥ
We turn to thee as Giver, liberal Indra. Lord of the Bay Steeds, be not thou ungracious. No friend among mankind have we to lookto: why have men called thee him who spurs the niggard?
mā jasvane vṛṣabha no rarīthā mā te revataḥ sakhye riṣāma pūrvīṣ ṭa indra niṣṣidho janeṣu jahy asuṣvīn pra vṛhāpṛṇataḥ
Give us not up, Strong Hero! to the hungry: unharmed be we whom thou, so rich, befriendest. Full many a boon hast thou for men demolish those who present no gifts nor pour oblations.
ud abhrāṇīva stanayann iyartīndro rādhāṃsy aśvyāni gavyā tvam asi pradivaḥ kārudhāyā mā tvādāmāna ā dabhan maghonaḥ
As Indra thundering impels the rain-clouds, so doth he send us store of kine and horses. Thou art of old the Cherisher of singers let not the rich who bring no gifts deceive thee.
adhvaryo vīra pra mahe sutānām indrāya bhara sa hy asya rājā yaḥ pūrvyābhir uta nūtanābhir gīrbhir vāvṛdhe gṛṇatām ṛṣīṇām
Adbyaryu, hero, bring to mighty Indrafor he is King thereof-the pressed-out juices; To him exalted by the hymns and praises, ancient and modern, of the singing Rishis.
asya made puru varpāṃsi vidvān indro vṛtrāṇy apratī jaghāna tam u pra hoṣi madhumantam asmai somaṃ vīrāya śipriṇe pibadhyai
In the wild joy of this hath Indra, knowing full many a form, struck down resistless Vritras. Proclaim aloud to him the savoury Soma so that the Hero, strong of jaw, may drink it.
pātā sutam indro astu somaṃ hantā vṛtraṃ vajreṇa mandasānaḥ gantā yajñam parāvataś cid acchā vasur dhīnām avitā kārudhāyāḥ
May Indra drink this Soma poured to please him, and cheered therewith slay Vritra with his thunder. Come to our sacrifice even from a distance, good lover of our songs, the bard's Supporter.
idaṃ tyat pātram indrapānam indrasya priyam amṛtam apāyi matsad yathā saumanasāya devaṃ vy asmad dveṣo yuyavad vy aṃhaḥ
The cup whence Indra drinks the draught is present: the Amrita dear to Indra hath been drunken, That it may cheer the God to gracious favour, and keep far from us hatred and affliction.
enā mandāno jahi śūra śatrūñ jāmim ajāmim maghavann amitrān abhiṣeṇāṁ abhy ādediśānān parāca indra pra mṛṇā jahī ca
Therewith enraptured, Hero, slay our foemen, the unfriendly, Maghavan be they kin or strangers, Those who still aim their hostile darts to smite us, turn them to flight, O Indra, crush and kill them.
āsu ṣmā ṇo maghavann indra pṛtsv asmabhyam mahi varivaḥ sugaṃ kaḥ apāṃ tokasya tanayasya jeṣa indra sūrīn kṛṇuhi smā no ardham
O Indra Maghavan, in these our battles win easy paths for us and ample freedom. That we may gain waters and seed and offspring, set thou our princes on thy side, O Indra.
ā tvā harayo vṛṣaṇo yujānā vṛṣarathāso vṛṣaraśmayo 'tyāḥ asmatrāñco vṛṣaṇo vajravāho vṛṣṇe madāya suyujo vahantu
Let thy Bay Stallions, harnessed, bring thee hither, Steeds with strong chariot and strong reins to hold them, Strong Horses, speeding hither, bearing thunder, well-harnessed, for the strong exciting potion.
ā te vṛṣan vṛṣaṇo droṇam asthur ghṛtapruṣo normayo madantaḥ indra pra tubhyaṃ vṛṣabhiḥ sutānāṃ vṛṣṇe bharanti vṛṣabhāya somam
Beside the vat, Strong God! stand thy strong Horses, shining with holy oil, like waves exulting. Indra, they bring to thee, the Strong and Mighty, Soma of juices shed by mighty press-stones.
vṛṣāsi divo vṛṣabhaḥ pṛthivyā vṛṣā sindhūnāṃ vṛṣabha stiyānām vṛṣṇe ta indur vṛṣabha pīpāya svādū raso madhupeyo varāya
Thou art the Bull of earth, the Bull of heaven, Bull of the rivers, Bull of standing waters. For thee, the Strong, O Bull, hath Indu swollen. juice pleasant, sweet to drink, for thine election.
ayaṃ devaḥ sahasā jāyamāna indreṇa yujā paṇim astabhāyat ayaṃ svasya pitur āyudhānīndur amuṣṇād aśivasya māyāḥ
This God, with might, when first he had his being, with Indra for ally, held fast the Pani. This Indu stole away the warlike weapons, and foiled the arts of his malignant father.
ayam akṛṇod uṣasaḥ supatnīr ayaṃ sūrye adadhāj jyotir antaḥ ayaṃ tridhātu divi rocaneṣu triteṣu vindad amṛtaṃ nigūﾱham
The Dawns he wedded to a glorious Consort, and set within the Sun the light that lights him. He found in heaven, in the third lucid regions, the threefold Amrita in its close concealment.
ayaṃ dyāvāpṛthivī vi ṣkabhāyad ayaṃ ratham ayunak saptaraśmim ayaṃ goṣu śacyā pakvam antaḥ somo dādhāra daśayantram utsam
He stayed and held the heaven and earth asunder: the chariot with the sevenfold reins he harnessed. This Soma Set with power within the milch-kine a spring whose ripe contents ten fingers empty.