Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·1·1.84
असावि सोम इन्द्र ते शविष्ठ धृष्णव् आ गहि । आ त्वा पृणक्त्व् इन्द्रियं रजः सूर्यो न रश्मिभिः ॥
asāvi soma indra te śaviṣṭha dhṛṣṇav ā gahi | ā tvā pṛṇaktv indriyaṃ rajaḥ sūryo na raśmibhiḥ ||
The Soma hath been pressed for thee, O Indra; mightiest, bold One, come. May Indra-vigour fill thee full, as the Sun fills mid-air with rays.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
इन्द्रम् इद् धरी वहतो ऽप्रतिधृष्टशवसम् । ऋषीणां च स्तुतीर् उप यज्ञं च मानुषाणाम् ॥
indram id dharī vahato 'pratidhṛṣṭaśavasam | ṛṣīṇāṃ ca stutīr upa yajñaṃ ca mānuṣāṇām ||
His pair of Tawny Coursers bring Indra of unresisted might Hither to Rsis' songs of praise and sacrifice performed by men.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
आ तिष्ठ वृत्रहन् रथं युक्ता ते ब्रह्मणा हरी । अर्वाचीनं सु ते मनो ग्रावा कृणोतु वग्नुना ॥
ā tiṣṭha vṛtrahan rathaṃ yuktā te brahmaṇā harī | arvācīnaṃ su te mano grāvā kṛṇotu vagnunā ||
Slayer of Vrtra, mount thy car; thy Bay Steeds have been yoked by prayer. May, with its voice, the pressing-stone draw thine attention hitherward.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
इमम् इन्द्र सुतम् पिब ज्येष्ठम् अमर्त्यम् मदम् । शुक्रस्य त्वाभ्य् अक्षरन् धारा ऋतस्य सादने ॥
imam indra sutam piba jyeṣṭham amartyam madam | śukrasya tvābhy akṣaran dhārā ṛtasya sādane ||
This poured libation, Indra, drink, immortal, gladdening, excellent. Streams of the bright have flowed to thee here at the seat of holy Law.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
इन्द्राय नूनम् अर्चतोक्थानि च ब्रवीतन । सुता अमत्सुर् इन्दवो ज्येष्ठं नमस्यता सहः ॥
indrāya nūnam arcatokthāni ca bravītana | sutā amatsur indavo jyeṣṭhaṃ namasyatā sahaḥ ||
Sing glory now to Indra, say to him your solemn eulogies. The drops poured forth have made him glad: pay reverence to his might supreme.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
नकिष् ट्वद् रथीतरो हरी यद् इन्द्र यच्छसे । नकिष् ट्वानु मज्मना नकिः स्वश्व आनशे ॥
nakiṣ ṭvad rathītaro harī yad indra yacchase | nakiṣ ṭvānu majmanā nakiḥ svaśva ānaśe ||
When, Indra, thou dost yoke thy Steeds, there is no better charioteer: None hath surpassed thee in thy might, none with good steeds o'ertaken thee.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
य एक इद् विदयते वसु मर्ताय दाशुषे । ईशानो अप्रतिष्कुत इन्द्रो अङ्ग ॥
ya eka id vidayate vasu martāya dāśuṣe | īśāno apratiṣkuta indro aṅga ||
He who alone bestoweth on mortal man who offereth gifts, The ruler of resistless power, is Indra, sure.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
कदा मर्तम् अराधसम् पदा क्षुम्पम् इव स्फुरत् । कदा नः शुश्रवद् गिर इन्द्रो अङ्ग ॥
kadā martam arādhasam padā kṣumpam iva sphurat | kadā naḥ śuśravad gira indro aṅga ||
When will he trample, like a weed, the man who hath no gift for him? When, verily, will Indra hear our songs of praise?
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
यश् चिद् धि त्वा बहुभ्य आ सुतावां आविवासति । उग्रं तत् पत्यते शव इन्द्रो अङ्ग ॥
yaś cid dhi tvā bahubhya ā sutāvāṃ āvivāsati | ugraṃ tat patyate śava indro aṅga ||
He who with Soma juice prepared amid the many honours thee,-- Verily Indra gains thereby tremendous might.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
स्वादोर् इत्था विषूवतो मध्वः पिबन्ति गौर्यः । या इन्द्रेण सयावरीर् वृष्णा मदन्ति शोभसे वस्वीर् अनु स्वराज्यम् ॥
svādor itthā viṣūvato madhvaḥ pibanti gauryaḥ | yā indreṇa sayāvarīr vṛṣṇā madanti śobhase vasvīr anu svarājyam ||
The juice of Soma thus diffused, sweet to the taste, the bright cows drink, Who for the sake of splendour close to mighty Indra's side rejoice, good in their own supremacy.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
ता अस्य पृशनायुवः सोमं श्रीणन्ति पृश्नयः । प्रिया इन्द्रस्य धेनवो वज्रं हिन्वन्ति सायकं वस्वीर् अनु स्वराज्यम् ॥
tā asya pṛśanāyuvaḥ somaṃ śrīṇanti pṛśnayaḥ | priyā indrasya dhenavo vajraṃ hinvanti sāyakaṃ vasvīr anu svarājyam ||
Craving his touch the dappled kine mingle the Soma with their milk. The milch-kine dear to Indra send forth his death-dealing thunderbolt, good in their own supremacy.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
ता अस्य नमसा सहः सपर्यन्ति प्रचेतसः । व्रतान्य् अस्य सश्चिरे पुरूणि पूर्वचित्तये वस्वीर् अनु स्वराज्यम् ॥
tā asya namasā sahaḥ saparyanti pracetasaḥ | vratāny asya saścire purūṇi pūrvacittaye vasvīr anu svarājyam ||
With veneration, passing wise, honouring his victorious might, They follow close his many laws to win them due preeminence, good in their own supremacy.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
इन्द्रो दधीचो अस्थभिर् वृत्राण्य् अप्रतिष्कुतः । जघान नवतीर् नव ॥
indro dadhīco asthabhir vṛtrāṇy apratiṣkutaḥ | jaghāna navatīr nava ||
With bones of Dadhyac for his arms, Indra, resistless in attack, Struck nine-and-ninety Vrtras dead.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
इच्छन्न् अश्वस्य यच् छिरः पर्वतेष्व् अपश्रितम् । तद् विदच् छर्यणावति ॥
icchann aśvasya yac chiraḥ parvateṣv apaśritam | tad vidac charyaṇāvati ||
He, searching for the horse's head, removed among the mountains, found At Saryanavan what he sought.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अत्राह गोर् अमन्वत नाम त्वष्टुर् अपीच्यम् । इत्था चन्द्रमसो गृहे ॥
atrāha gor amanvata nāma tvaṣṭur apīcyam | itthā candramaso gṛhe ||
Then verily they recognized the essential form of Tvastar's Bull, Here in the mansion of the Moon.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
को अद्य युङ्क्ते धुरि गा ऋतस्य शिमीवतो भामिनो दुर्हृणायून् । आसन्निषून् हृत्स्वसो मयोभून् य एषाम् भृत्याम् ऋणधत् स जीवात् ॥
ko adya yuṅkte dhuri gā ṛtasya śimīvato bhāmino durhṛṇāyūn | āsanniṣūn hṛtsvaso mayobhūn ya eṣām bhṛtyām ṛṇadhat sa jīvāt ||
Who yokes to-day unto the pole of Order the strong and passionate steers of checkless spirit, With shaft-armed mouths, heart-piercing, health-bestowing? Long shall he live who richly pays their service.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
क ईषते तुज्यते को बिभाय को मंसते सन्तम् इन्द्रं को अन्ति । कस् तोकाय क इभायोत राये ऽधि ब्रवत् तन्वे को जनाय ॥
ka īṣate tujyate ko bibhāya ko maṃsate santam indraṃ ko anti | kas tokāya ka ibhāyota rāye 'dhi bravat tanve ko janāya ||
Who fleeth forth? who suffereth? who feareth? Who knoweth Indra present, Indra near us? Who sendeth benediction on his offspring, his household, wealth and person, and the People?
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
को अग्निम् ईट्टे हविषा घृतेन स्रुचा यजाता ऋतुभिर् ध्रुवेभिः । कस्मै देवा आ वहान् आशु होम को मंसते वीतिहोत्रः सुदेवः ॥
ko agnim īṭṭe haviṣā ghṛtena srucā yajātā ṛtubhir dhruvebhiḥ | kasmai devā ā vahān āśu homa ko maṃsate vītihotraḥ sudevaḥ ||
Who with poured oil and offering honours Agni, with ladle worships at appointed seasons? To whom to the Gods bring oblation quickly? What offerer, God-favoured, knows him thoroughly?
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
त्वम् अङ्ग प्र शंसिषो देवः शविष्ठ मर्त्यम् । न त्वद् अन्यो मघवन्न् अस्ति मर्डितेन्द्र ब्रवीमि ते वचः ॥
tvam aṅga pra śaṃsiṣo devaḥ śaviṣṭha martyam | na tvad anyo maghavann asti marḍitendra bravīmi te vacaḥ ||
Thou as a God, O Mightiest, verily blessest mortal man. O Maghavan, there is no comforter but thou: Indra, I speak my words to thee.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
मा ते राधांसि मा त ऊतयो वसो ऽस्मान् कदा चना दभन् । विश्वा च न उपमिमीहि मानुष वसूनि चर्षणिभ्य आ ॥
mā te rādhāṃsi mā ta ūtayo vaso 'smān kadā canā dabhan | viśvā ca na upamimīhi mānuṣa vasūni carṣaṇibhya ā ||
Let not thy bounteous gifts, let not thy saving help fail us, good Lord, at any time; And measure out to us, thou lover of mankind, all riches hitherward from men.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)