Rig Veda
svāduṣ kilāyam madhumāṁ utāyaṃ tīvraḥ kilāyaṃ rasavāṁ utāyam uto nv asya papivāṃsam indraṃ na kaścana sahata āhaveṣu
Yea, this is good to taste and full of. sweetness, verily it is strong and rich in flavour. No one may conquer Indra in the battle when he hath drunken of the draught we offer.
ayaṃ svādur iha madiṣṭha āsa yasyendro vṛtrahatye mamāda purūṇi yaś cyautnā śambarasya vi navatiṃ nava ca dehyo han
This sweet juice here had mightiest power to gladden: it boldened Indra when he siaughtered Vritra, When he defeated Sambara's many onslaughts, and battered down his nineand ninety ramparts.
ayam me pīta ud iyarti vācam ayam manīṣām uśatīm ajīgaḥ ayaṃ ṣaﾱ urvīr amimīta dhīro na yābhyo bhuvanaṃ kac canāre
This stirreth up my voice when I have drunk it: this hath aroused from sleep my yearning spirit. This Sage hath measured out the six expanses from which no single creature is excluded.
ayaṃ sa yo varimāṇam pṛthivyā varṣmāṇaṃ divo akṛṇod ayaṃ saḥ ayam pīyūṣaṃ tisṛṣu pravatsu somo dādhārorv antarikṣam
This, even this, is he who hath created the breadth of earth, the lofty height of heaven. He formed the nectar in three headlong rivers. Soma supports the wide mid-air above us.
ayaṃ vidac citradṛśīkam arṇaḥ śukrasadmanām uṣasām anīke ayam mahān mahatā skambhanenod dyām astabhnād vṛṣabho marutvān
He found the wavy sea of brilliant colours in forefront of the Dawns who dwell in brightness. This Mighty One, the Steer begirt by Maruts, hath propped the heavens up with a mighty pillar.
dhṛṣat piba kalaśe somam indra vṛtrahā śūra samare vasūnām mādhyandine savana ā vṛṣasva rayisthāno rayim asmāsu dhehi
Drink Soma boldly from the beaker, Indra, in war for treasures, Hero, Vritra-slayer! Fill thyself full at the mid-day libation, and give us wealth, thou Treasury of riches.
indra pra ṇaḥ puraeteva paśya pra no naya prataraṃ vasyo accha bhavā supāro atipārayo no bhavā sunītir uta vāmanītiḥ
Look out for us, O Indra, as our Leader, and guide us on to gain yet goodlier treasure. Excellent Guardian, bear us well through peril, and lead us on to wealth with careful guidance.
uruṃ no lokam anu neṣi vidvān svarvaj jyotir abhayaṃ svasti ṛṣvā ta indra sthavirasya bāhū upa stheyāma śaraṇā bṛhantā
Lead us to ample room, O thou who knowest, to happiness, security, and sunlight. High, Indra, are the arms of thee the Mighty: may we betake. us to their lofty shelter.
variṣṭhe na indra vandhure dhā vahiṣṭhayoḥ śatāvann aśvayor ā iṣam ā vakṣīṣāṃ varṣiṣṭhām mā nas tārīn maghavan rāyo aryaḥ
Set us on widest chariot-seat, O Indra, with two steeds best to draw, O Lord of Hundreds! Bring us the best among all sorts of viands: let not the foe's wealth, Maghavan, subdue us.
indra mṛﾱa mahyaṃ jīvātum iccha codaya dhiyam ayaso na dhārām yat kiṃ cāhaṃ tvāyur idaṃ vadāmi taj juṣasva kṛdhi mā devavantam
Be gracious, Indra, let my days be lengthened: sharpen my thought as 'twere a blade of iron Approve whatever words I speak, dependent on thee, and grant me thy divine protection.
trātāram indram avitāram indraṃ have have suhavaṃ śūram indram hvayāmi śakram puruhūtam indraṃ svasti no maghavā dhātv indraḥ
Indra the Rescuer, Indra the Helper, Hero who listens at each invocation, Sakra I call, Indra invoked of many. May Indra Maghavan prosper and bless us.
indraḥ sutrāmā svavāṁ avobhiḥ sumṛﾱīko bhavatu viśvavedāḥ bādhatāṃ dveṣo abhayaṃ kṛṇotu suvīryasya patayaḥ syāma
May helpful Indra as our good Protector, Lord of all treasures, favour us with succour, Baffle our foes, and give us rest and safety, and may we be the lords of hero vigour.
tasya vayaṃ sumatau yajñiyasyāpi bhadre saumanase syāma sa sutrāmā svavāṁ indro asme ārāc cid dveṣaḥ sanutar yuyotu
May we enjoy the grace of him the Holy, yea, may we dwell in his auspicious favour. May helpful Indra as our good Preserver drive from us, even from afar, our foemen.
ava tve indra pravato normir giro brahmāṇi niyuto dhavante urū na rādhaḥ savanā purūṇy apo gā vajrin yuvase sam indūn
Like rivers rushing down a slope, O Indra, to thee haste songs and prayers and linked verses. Thou gatherest, Thunderer! like widespread bounty, kine, water, drops, and manifold libations.
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Who lauds him, satisfies him, pays him worship? E'en the rich noble still hath found him mighty. With power, as when one moves his feet alternate, he makes the last precede, the foremost follow.
śṛṇve vīra ugram ugraṃ damāyann anyam anyam atinenīyamānaḥ edhamānadviﾱ ubhayasya rājā coṣkūyate viśa indro manuṣyān
Famed is the Hero as each strong man's tamer, ever advancing one and then another. King of both worlds, hating the high and haughty, Indra protects the men who are his people.
parā pūrveṣāṃ sakhyā vṛṇakti vitarturāṇo aparebhir eti anānubhūtīr avadhūnvānaḥ pūrvīr indraḥ śaradas tartarīti
He loves no more the men he loved aforetime: he turns and moves away allied with others. Rejecting those who disregard his worship, Indra victorious lives through many autumns.
rūpaṃ rūpam pratirūpo babhūva tad asya rūpam praticakṣaṇāya indro māyābhiḥ pururūpa īyate yuktā hy asya harayaḥ śatā daśa
In every figure he hath been the mode: this is his only form for us to look on. Indra moves multiform by his illusions; for his Bay Steeds are yoked, ten times a hundred.
yujāno haritā rathe bhūri tvaṣṭeha rājati ko viśvāhā dviṣataḥ pakṣa āsata utāsīneṣu sūriṣu
Here Tvashtar, yoking to the car the Bay Steeds, hath extended sway. Who will for ever stand upon the foeman's side, even when our princes sit at ease?
agavyūti kṣetram āganma devā urvī satī bhūmir aṃhūraṇābhūt bṛhaspate pra cikitsā gaviṣṭāv itthā sate jaritra indra panthām
Gods, we have reached a country void of pasture the land, though spacious, was too small to hold us. Brihaspati, provide in war for cattle; find a path, Indra, for this faithful singer.
dive dive sadṛśīr anyam ardhaṃ kṛṣṇā asedhad apa sadmano jāḥ ahan dāsā vṛṣabho vasnayantodavraje varcinaṃ śambaraṃ ca
Day after day far from their seat he drove them, alike, from place to place, those darksome creatures. The Hero slew the meanly-huckstering Dasas, Varchin and Sambara, where the waters gather.
prastoka in nu rādhasas ta indra daśa kośayīr daśa vājino 'dāt divodāsād atithigvasya rādhaḥ śāmbaraṃ vasu praty agrabhīṣma
Out of thy bounty, Indra, hath Prastoka bestowed ten coffers and ten mettled horses. We have received in turn from Divodasa Sambara's wealth, the gift of Atithigva.
daśāśvān daśa kośān daśa vastrādhibhojanā daśo hiraṇyapiṇḍān divodāsād asāniṣam
Ten horses and ten treasure-chests, ten garments as an added gift, These and ten lumps of gold have I received from Divodasa's hand.
daśa rathān praṣṭimataḥ śataṃ gā atharvabhyaḥ aśvathaḥ pāyave 'dāt
Ten cars with extra steed to each, for the Atharvans hundred cows, Hath Asvatha to Payu given.
mahi rādho viśvajanyaṃ dadhānān bharadvājān sārñjayo abhy ayaṣṭa
Thus Srinjaya's son honoured the Bharadvajas, recipients of all noble gifts and bounty.
vanaspate vīḍvaṅgo hi bhūyā asmatsakhā prataraṇaḥ suvīraḥ gobhiḥ saṃnaddho asi vīﾱayasvāsthātā te jayatu jetvāni
Lord of the wood, be firm and strong in body: be, bearing us, a brave victorious hero Show forth thy strength, compact with straps of leather, and let thy rider win all spoils of battle.
apām ojmānam pari gobhir āvṛtam indrasya vajraṃ haviṣā rathaṃ yaja
Its mighty strength was borrowed from the heaven and earth: its conquering force was brought from sovrans of the wood. Honour with holy gifts the Car like Indra's bolt, the Car bound round with straps, the vigour of the floods.
indrasya vajro marutām anīkam mitrasya garbho varuṇasya nābhiḥ semāṃ no havyadātiṃ juṣāṇo deva ratha prati havyā gṛbhāya
Thou Bolt of Indra, Vanguard of the Maruts, close knit to Varuna and Child of Mitra,- As such, accepting gifts which here we offer, receive, O Godlike Chariot, these oblations.
upa śvāsaya pṛthivīm uta dyām purutrā te manutāṃ viṣṭhitaṃ jagat sa dundubhe sajūr indreṇa devair dūrād davīyo apa sedha śatrūn
Send forth thy voice aloud through earth and heaven, and let the world in all its breadth regard thee; O Drum, accordant with the Gods and Indra, drive thou afar, yea, very far, our foemen.
ā krandaya balam ojo na ā dhā ni ṣṭanihi duritā bādhamānaḥ apa protha dundubhe ducchunā ita indrasya muṣṭir asi vīﾱayasva
Thunder out strength and fill us full of vigour: yea, thunder forth and drive away all dangers. Drive hence, O War-drum, drive away misfortune: thou art the Fist of Indra: show thy firmness.
āmūr aja pratyāvartayemāḥ ketumad dundubhir vāvadīti sam aśvaparṇāś caranti no naro 'smākam indra rathino jayantu
Drive hither those, and these again bring hither: the War-drum speaks aloud as battle's signal. Our heroes, winged with horses, come together. Let our car-warriors, Indra, be triumphant.