Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·4·4.25
को अद्य नर्यो देवकाम उशन्न् इन्द्रस्य सख्यं जुजोष । को वा महे ऽवसे पार्याय समिद्धे अग्नौ सुतसोम ईट्टे ॥
ko adya naryo devakāma uśann indrasya sakhyaṃ jujoṣa | ko vā mahe 'vase pāryāya samiddhe agnau sutasoma īṭṭe ||
What friend of man, God-loving, hath delighted, yearning therefor, this day in Indra's friendship? Who with enkindled flame and flowing Soma laudeth him for his great protecting favour?
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
को नानाम वचसा सोम्याय मनायुर् वा भवति वस्त उस्राः । क इन्द्रस्य युज्यं कः सखित्वं को भ्रात्रं वष्टि कवये क ऊती ॥
ko nānāma vacasā somyāya manāyur vā bhavati vasta usrāḥ | ka indrasya yujyaṃ kaḥ sakhitvaṃ ko bhrātraṃ vaṣṭi kavaye ka ūtī ||
Who hath with prayer bowed to the Soma-lover? What pious man endues the beams of morning? Who seeks bond, friendship, brotherhood with Indra? Who hath recourse unto the Sage for succour?
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
को देवानाम् अवो अद्या वृणीते क आदित्यां अदितिं ज्योतिर् ईट्टे । कस्याश्विनाव् इन्द्रो अग्निः सुतस्यांशोः पिबन्ति मनसाविवेनम् ॥
ko devānām avo adyā vṛṇīte ka ādityāṃ aditiṃ jyotir īṭṭe | kasyāśvināv indro agniḥ sutasyāṃśoḥ pibanti manasāvivenam ||
Who claims to-day the Deities' protection, asks Aditi for light, or the Adityas? Of whose pressed stalk of Soma drink the Asvins, Indra, and Agni, well-inclined in spirit?
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
तस्मा अग्निर् भारतः शर्म यंसज् ज्योक् पश्यात् सूर्यम् उच्चरन्तम् । य इन्द्राय सुनवामेत्य् आह नरे नर्याय नृतमाय नृणाम् ॥
tasmā agnir bhārataḥ śarma yaṃsaj jyok paśyāt sūryam uccarantam | ya indrāya sunavāmety āha nare naryāya nṛtamāya nṛṇām ||
To him shall Agni Bharata give shelter: long shall he look upon the Sun up-rising, Who sayeth, Let us press the juice for Indra, man's Friend, the Hero manliest of heroes.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
न तं जिनन्ति बहवो न दभ्रा उर्व् अस्मा अदितिः शर्म यंसत् । प्रियः सुकृत् प्रिय इन्द्रे मनायुः प्रियः सुप्रावीः प्रियो अस्य सोमी ॥
na taṃ jinanti bahavo na dabhrā urv asmā aditiḥ śarma yaṃsat | priyaḥ sukṛt priya indre manāyuḥ priyaḥ suprāvīḥ priyo asya somī ||
Him neither few men overcome, nor many to him shall Aditi give spacious shelter. Dear is the pious, the devout, to Indra dear is the zealous, dear the Soma-bringer.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
सुप्राव्यः प्राशुषाळ् एष वीरः सुष्वेः पक्तिं कृणुते केवलेन्द्रः । नासुष्वेर् आपिर् न सखा न जामिर् दुष्प्राव्यो ऽवहन्तेद् अवाचः ॥
suprāvyaḥ prāśuṣāḷ eṣa vīraḥ suṣveḥ paktiṃ kṛṇute kevalendraḥ | nāsuṣver āpir na sakhā na jāmir duṣprāvyo 'vahanted avācaḥ ||
This Hero curbs the mighty for the zealous: the presser's brew Indra possesses solely: No brother, kin, or friend to him who pours not, destroyer of the dumb who would resist him.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
न रेवता पणिना सख्यम् इन्द्रो ऽसुन्वता सुतपाः सं गृणीते । आस्य वेदः खिदति हन्ति नग्नं वि सुष्वये पक्तये केवलो भूत् ॥
na revatā paṇinā sakhyam indro 'sunvatā sutapāḥ saṃ gṛṇīte | āsya vedaḥ khidati hanti nagnaṃ vi suṣvaye paktaye kevalo bhūt ||
Not with the wealthy churl who pours no Soma doth Indra, Soma-drinker, bind alliance. He draws away his wealth and slays him naked, own Friend to him who offers, for oblation.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
इन्द्रम् परे ऽवरे मध्यमास इन्द्रं यान्तो ऽवसितास इन्द्रम् । इन्द्रं क्षियन्त उत युध्यमाना इन्द्रं नरो वाजयन्तो हवन्ते ॥
indram pare 'vare madhyamāsa indraṃ yānto 'vasitāsa indram | indraṃ kṣiyanta uta yudhyamānā indraṃ naro vājayanto havante ||
Highest and lowest, men who stand between diem, going, returning, dwelling in contentment, Those who show forth their strength when urged to battle-these are the men who call for aid on Indra.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)