मा चिद् अन्यद् वि शंसत सखायो मा रिषण्यत । इन्द्रम् इत् स्तोता वृषणं सचा सुते मुहुर् उक्था च शंसत ॥१॥
mā cid anyad vi śaṃsata sakhāyo mā riṣaṇyata | indram it stotā vṛṣaṇaṃ sacā sute muhur ukthā ca śaṃsata ||1||
Glorify naught besides, O friends; so shall no sorrow trouble you. Praise only mighty Indra when the juice is shed, and say your lauds repeatedly:
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 8.1.1; the wording of this text may differ in places.
Even him, eternal, like a bull who rushes down, men's Conqueror, bounteous like a cow; Him who is cause of both, of enmity and peace, to both sides most munificent.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 8.1.2; the wording of this text may differ in places.
यच् चिद् धि त्वा जना इमे नाना हवन्त ऊतये । अस्माकं ब्रह्मेदम् इन्द्र भूतु ते ऽहा विश्वा च वर्धनम् ॥३॥
yac cid dhi tvā janā ime nānā havanta ūtaye | asmākaṃ brahmedam indra bhūtu te 'hā viśvā ca vardhanam ||3||
Although these men in sundry ways invoke thee to obtain thine aid, Be this our prayer, addressed, O Indra, unto thee, thine exaltation every day.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 8.1.3; the wording of this text may differ in places.
Those skilled in song, O Maghavan among these men o'ercome with might the foeman's songs. Come hither, bring us strength in many a varied form most near that it may succour us.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 8.1.4; the wording of this text may differ in places.