Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·8·8.33
वयं घ त्वा सुतावन्त आपो न वृक्तबर्हिषः । पवित्रस्य प्रस्रवणेषु वृत्रहन् परि स्तोतार आसते ॥
vayaṃ gha tvā sutāvanta āpo na vṛktabarhiṣaḥ | pavitrasya prasravaṇeṣu vṛtrahan pari stotāra āsate ||
We compass thee like waters, we whose grass is trimmed and Soma pressed. Here where the filter pours its stream, thy worshippers round thee, O Vrtra-slayer, sit.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
स्वरन्ति त्वा सुते नरो वसो निरेक उक्थिनः । कदा सुतं तृषाण ओक आ गम इन्द्र स्वब्दीव वंसगः ॥
svaranti tvā sute naro vaso nireka ukthinaḥ | kadā sutaṃ tṛṣāṇa oka ā gama indra svabdīva vaṃsagaḥ ||
Men, Vasu! by the Soma, with lauds call thee to the foremost place: When comest thou athirst unto the juice as home, O Indra, like a bellowing bull?
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
कण्वेभिर् धृष्णव् आ धृषद् वाजं दर्षि सहस्रिणम् । पिशङ्गरूपम् मघवन् विचर्षणे मक्षू गोमन्तम् ईमहे ॥
kaṇvebhir dhṛṣṇav ā dhṛṣad vājaṃ darṣi sahasriṇam | piśaṅgarūpam maghavan vicarṣaṇe makṣū gomantam īmahe ||
Boldly, Bold Hero, bring us spoil in thousands for the Kanvas' sake. O active Maghavan, with eager prayer we crave the yellow-hued with store ol kine.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
पाहि गायान्धसो मद इन्द्राय मेध्यातिथे । यः सम्मिश्लो हर्योर् यः सुते सचा वज्री रथो हिरण्ययः ॥
pāhi gāyāndhaso mada indrāya medhyātithe | yaḥ sammiślo haryor yaḥ sute sacā vajrī ratho hiraṇyayaḥ ||
Medhyatithi, to Indra sing, drink of the juice to make thee glad. Close-knit to his Bay Steeds, bolt-armed, beside the juice is he: his chariot is of gold.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
यः सुषव्यः सुदक्षिण इनो यः सुक्रतुर् गृणे । य आकरः सहस्रा यः शतामघ इन्द्रो यः पूर्भिद् आरितः ॥
yaḥ suṣavyaḥ sudakṣiṇa ino yaḥ sukratur gṛṇe | ya ākaraḥ sahasrā yaḥ śatāmagha indro yaḥ pūrbhid āritaḥ ||
He Who is praised as strong of hand both right and left, most wise and hold: Indra who, rich in hundreds, gathers thousands up, honoured as breaker-down of forts.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
यो धृषितो यो ऽवृतो यो अस्ति श्मश्रुषु श्रितः । विभूतद्युम्नश् च्यवनः पुरुष्टुतः क्रत्वा गौर् इव शाकिनः ॥
yo dhṛṣito yo 'vṛto yo asti śmaśruṣu śritaḥ | vibhūtadyumnaś cyavanaḥ puruṣṭutaḥ kratvā gaur iva śākinaḥ ||
The bold of heart whom none provokes, who stands in bearded confidence; Much-lauded, very glorious, overthrowing foes, strong Helper, like a bull with might.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
क ईं वेद सुते सचा पिबन्तं कद् वयो दधे । अयं यः पुरो विभिनत्त्य् ओजसा मन्दानः शिप्र्य् अन्धसः ॥
ka īṃ veda sute sacā pibantaṃ kad vayo dadhe | ayaṃ yaḥ puro vibhinatty ojasā mandānaḥ śipry andhasaḥ ||
Who knows what vital power he wins, drinking beside the flowing juice? This is the fair-checked God who, joying in the draught, breaks down the castles in his strength.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
दाना मृगो न वारणः पुरुत्रा चरथं दधे । नकिष् ट्वा नि यमद् आ सुते गमो महांश् चरस्य् ओजसा ॥
dānā mṛgo na vāraṇaḥ purutrā carathaṃ dadhe | nakiṣ ṭvā ni yamad ā sute gamo mahāṃś carasy ojasā ||
As a wild elephant rushes on this way and that way, mad with heat,' None may compel thee, yet come hither to the draught: thou movest mighty in thy power.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
य उग्रः सन्न् अनिष्टृत स्थिरो रणाय संस्कृतः । यदि स्तोतुर् मघवा शृणवद् धवं नेन्द्रो योषत्य् आ गमत् ॥
ya ugraḥ sann aniṣṭṛta sthiro raṇāya saṃskṛtaḥ | yadi stotur maghavā śṛṇavad dhavaṃ nendro yoṣaty ā gamat ||
When he, the Mighty, ne'er o'erthrown, steadfast, made ready for the fight, When Indra Maghavan lists to his praiser's call, he will not stand aloof, but come.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
सत्यम् इत्था वृषेद् असि वृषजूतिर् नो ऽवृतः । वृषा ह्य् उग्र शृण्विषे परावति वृषो अर्वावति श्रुतः ॥
satyam itthā vṛṣed asi vṛṣajūtir no 'vṛtaḥ | vṛṣā hy ugra śṛṇviṣe parāvati vṛṣo arvāvati śrutaḥ ||
Yea, verily, thou art a Bull, with a bull's rush. whom none may stay: Thou Mighty One, art celebrated as a Bull, famed as a Bull both near and far.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
वृषणस् ते अभीशवो वृषा कशा हिरण्ययी । वृषा रथो मघवन् वृषणा हरी वृषा त्वं शतक्रतो ॥
vṛṣaṇas te abhīśavo vṛṣā kaśā hiraṇyayī | vṛṣā ratho maghavan vṛṣaṇā harī vṛṣā tvaṃ śatakrato ||
Thy reins are very bulls in strength, bulls' strength is in thy golden whip. Thy car, O Maghavan, thy Bays are strong as bulls: thou, Satakratu, art a Bull.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
वृषा सोता सुनोतु ते वृषन्न् ऋजीपिन्न् आ भर । वृषा दधन्वे वृषणं नदीष्व् आ तुभ्यं स्थातर् हरीणाम् ॥
vṛṣā sotā sunotu te vṛṣann ṛjīpinn ā bhara | vṛṣā dadhanve vṛṣaṇaṃ nadīṣv ā tubhyaṃ sthātar harīṇām ||
Let the strong presser press for thee. Bring hither, thou straight-rushing Bull. The mighty makes the mighty run in flowing streams for thee whom thy Bay Horses bear.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
एन्द्र याहि पीतये मधु शविष्ठ सोम्यम् । नायम् अच्छा मघवा शृणवद् गिरो ब्रह्मोक्था च सुक्रतुः ॥
endra yāhi pītaye madhu śaviṣṭha somyam | nāyam acchā maghavā śṛṇavad giro brahmokthā ca sukratuḥ ||
Come, thou most potent Indra, come to drink the savoury Soma juice. Maghavan, very wise, will quickly come to hear the songs, the prayer, the hymns of praise.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
वहन्तु त्वा रथेष्ठाम् आ हरयो रथयुजः । तिरश् चिद् अर्यं सवनानि वृत्रहन्न् अन्येषां या शतक्रतो ॥
vahantu tvā ratheṣṭhām ā harayo rathayujaḥ | tiraś cid aryaṃ savanāni vṛtrahann anyeṣāṃ yā śatakrato ||
When thou hast mounted on thy car let thy yoked Bay Steeds carry thee, Past other men's libations, Lord of Hundred Powers, thee, Vrtra-slayer, thee our Friend.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अस्माकम् अद्यान्तमं स्तोमं धिष्व महामह । अस्माकं ते सवना सन्तु शन्तमा मदाय द्युक्ष सोमपाः ॥
asmākam adyāntamaṃ stomaṃ dhiṣva mahāmaha | asmākaṃ te savanā santu śantamā madāya dyukṣa somapāḥ ||
O thou Most Lofty One, accept our laud as nearest to thine heart. May our libations be most sweet to make thee glad, O Soma-drinker, Heavenly Lord.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
नहि षस् तव नो मम शास्त्रे अन्यस्य रण्यति । यो अस्मान् वीर आनयत् ॥
nahi ṣas tava no mama śāstre anyasya raṇyati | yo asmān vīra ānayat ||
Neither in thy decree nor mine, but in another's he delights,- The man who brought us unto this.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
इन्द्रश् चिद् घा तद् अब्रवीत् स्त्रिया अशास्यम् मनः । उतो अह क्रतुं रघुम् ॥
indraś cid ghā tad abravīt striyā aśāsyam manaḥ | uto aha kratuṃ raghum ||
Indra himself hath said, The mind of woman brooks not discipline, Her intellect hath little weight.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
सप्ती चिद् घा मदच्युता मिथुना वहतो रथम् । एवेद् धूर् वृष्ण उत्तरा ॥
saptī cid ghā madacyutā mithunā vahato ratham | eved dhūr vṛṣṇa uttarā ||
His pair of horses, rushing on in their wild transport, draw his car: High-lifted is the stallion's yoke.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अधः पश्यस्व मोपरि संतराम् पादकौ हर । मा ते कशप्लकौ दृशन् स्त्री हि ब्रह्मा बभूविथ ॥
adhaḥ paśyasva mopari saṃtarām pādakau hara | mā te kaśaplakau dṛśan strī hi brahmā babhūvitha ||
Cast down thine eyes and look not up. More closely set thy feet. Let none See what thy garment veils, for thou, a Brahman, hast become a dame.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)