Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·1·1.5

Ṛgveda Saṃhitā 1.5

आ त्व् एता नि षीदतेन्द्रम् अभि प्र गायत । सखाय स्तोमवाहसः ॥

ā tv etā ni ṣīdatendram abhi pra gāyata | sakhāya stomavāhasaḥ ||

O come ye hither, sit ye down: to Indra sing ye forth, your song, companions, bringing hymns of praise.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

पुरूतमम् पुरूणाम् ईशानं वार्याणाम् । इन्द्रं सोमे सचा सुते ॥

purūtamam purūṇām īśānaṃ vāryāṇām | indraṃ some sacā sute ||

To him the richest of the rich, the Lord of treasures excellent, Indra, with Soma juice outpoured.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

स घा नो योग आ भुवत् स राये स पुरन्ध्याम् । गमद् वाजेभिर् आ स नः ॥

sa ghā no yoga ā bhuvat sa rāye sa purandhyām | gamad vājebhir ā sa naḥ ||

May he stand by us in our need and in abundance for our wealth: May he come nigh us with his strength.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

यस्य संस्थे न वृण्वते हरी समत्सु शत्रवः । तस्मा इन्द्राय गायत ॥

yasya saṃsthe na vṛṇvate harī samatsu śatravaḥ | tasmā indrāya gāyata ||

Whose pair of tawny horses yoked in battles foemen challenge not: To him, to Indra sing your song.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

सुतपाव्ने सुता इमे शुचयो यन्ति वीतये । सोमासो दध्याशिरः ॥

sutapāvne sutā ime śucayo yanti vītaye | somāso dadhyāśiraḥ ||

Nigh to the Soma-drinker come, for his enjoyment, these pure drops, The Somas mingled with the curd.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

त्वं सुतस्य पीतये सद्यो वृद्धो अजायथाः । इन्द्र ज्यैष्ठ्याय सुक्रतो ॥

tvaṃ sutasya pītaye sadyo vṛddho ajāyathāḥ | indra jyaiṣṭhyāya sukrato ||

Thou, grown at once to perfect strength, wast born to drink the Soma juice, Strong Indra, for preëminence.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

आ त्वा विशन्त्व् आशवः सोमास इन्द्र गिर्वणः । शं ते सन्तु प्रचेतसे ॥

ā tvā viśantv āśavaḥ somāsa indra girvaṇaḥ | śaṃ te santu pracetase ||

O Indra, lover of the song, may these quick Somas enter thee: May they bring bliss to thee the Sage.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

त्वां स्तोमा अवीवृधन् त्वाम् उक्था शतक्रतो । त्वां वर्धन्तु नो गिरः ॥

tvāṃ stomā avīvṛdhan tvām ukthā śatakrato | tvāṃ vardhantu no giraḥ ||

Our chants of praise have strengthened thee, O Satakratu, and our lauds So strengthen thee the songs we sing.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

अक्षितोतिः सनेद् इमं वाजम् इन्द्रः सहस्रिणम् । यस्मिन् विश्वानि पौंस्या ॥

akṣitotiḥ saned imaṃ vājam indraḥ sahasriṇam | yasmin viśvāni pauṃsyā ||

Indra, whose succour never fails, accept these viands thousandfold, Wherein all manly powers abide.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

मा नो मर्ता अभि द्रुहन् तनूनाम् इन्द्र गिर्वणः । ईशानो यवया वधम् ॥

mā no martā abhi druhan tanūnām indra girvaṇaḥ | īśāno yavayā vadham ||

O Indra, thou who lovest song, let no man hurt our bodies, keep Slaughter far from us, for thou canst.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)