Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·8·8.46
त्वावतः पुरूवसो वयम् इन्द्र प्रणेतः । स्मसि स्थातर् हरीणाम् ॥
tvāvataḥ purūvaso vayam indra praṇetaḥ | smasi sthātar harīṇām ||
We, Indra, Lord of ample wealth, our Guide, depend on one like thee, Thou driver of the Tawny Steeds.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
त्वां हि सत्यम् अद्रिवो विद्म दातारम् इषाम् । विद्म दातारं रयीणाम् ॥
tvāṃ hi satyam adrivo vidma dātāram iṣām | vidma dātāraṃ rayīṇām ||
For, Hurler of the Bolt, we know thee true, the giver of our food, We know the giver of our wealth.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
आ यस्य ते महिमानं शतमूते शतक्रतो । गीर्भिर् गृणन्ति कारवः ॥
ā yasya te mahimānaṃ śatamūte śatakrato | gīrbhir gṛṇanti kāravaḥ ||
O thou whose majesty the bards celebrate with their songs, thou Lord, Of hundred powers and hundred aids.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
सुनीथो घा स मर्त्यो यम् मरुतो यम् अर्यमा । मित्रः पान्त्य् अद्रुहः ॥
sunītho ghā sa martyo yam maruto yam aryamā | mitraḥ pānty adruhaḥ ||
Fair guidance hath the mortal man whom Aryaman, the Marut host, And Mitra, void of guile, protect.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
दधानो गोमद् अश्ववत् सुवीर्यम् आदित्यजूत एधते । सदा राया पुरुस्पृहा ॥
dadhāno gomad aśvavat suvīryam ādityajūta edhate | sadā rāyā puruspṛhā ||
Kine, steeds, and hero strength he gains, and prospers, by the Adityas sped, Ever in wealth which all desire.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
तम् इन्द्रं दानम् ईमहे शवसानम् अभीर्वम् । ईशानं राय ईमहे ॥
tam indraṃ dānam īmahe śavasānam abhīrvam | īśānaṃ rāya īmahe ||
We pray to Indra for his gift, to him the Fearless and the Strong, We pray to him the Lord of wealth.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
तस्मिन् हि सन्त्य् ऊतयो विश्वा अभीरवः सचा । तम् आ वहन्तु सप्तयः पुरूवसुम् मदाय हरयः सुतम् ॥
tasmin hi santy ūtayo viśvā abhīravaḥ sacā | tam ā vahantu saptayaḥ purūvasum madāya harayaḥ sutam ||
For verily combined in him are all the fearless powers of aid. Him, rich in wealth, let swift Steeds bring to us, his Bays, to Soma juice for his carouse:
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
यस् ते मदो वरेण्यो य इन्द्र वृत्रहन्तमः । य आददिः स्वर् नृभिर् यः पृतनासु दुष्टरः ॥
yas te mado vareṇyo ya indra vṛtrahantamaḥ | ya ādadiḥ svar nṛbhir yaḥ pṛtanāsu duṣṭaraḥ ||
Yea, that most excellent carouse, Indra, which slays most enemies, With Heroes wins the light of heaven, and is invincible in war:
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
यो दुष्टरो विश्ववार श्रवाय्यो वाजेष्व् अस्ति तरुता । स नः शविष्ठ सवना वसो गहि गमेम गोमति व्रजे ॥
yo duṣṭaro viśvavāra śravāyyo vājeṣv asti tarutā | sa naḥ śaviṣṭha savanā vaso gahi gamema gomati vraje ||
Which merits fame, all-bountiful! and, unsubdued, hath victory in deeds of might. So come to our libations, Strongest! Excellent! May we obtain a stall of kine.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
गव्यो षु णो यथा पुराश्वयोत रथया । वरिवस्य महामह ॥
gavyo ṣu ṇo yathā purāśvayota rathayā | varivasya mahāmaha ||
Responding to our wish for cows, for steeds, and chariots, as of old, Be gracious, Greatest of the Great
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
नहि ते शूर राधसो ऽन्तं विन्दामि सत्रा । दशस्या नो मघवन् नू चिद् अद्रिवो धियो वाजेभिर् आविथ ॥
nahi te śūra rādhaso 'ntaṃ vindāmi satrā | daśasyā no maghavan nū cid adrivo dhiyo vājebhir āvitha ||
For, Hero, nowhere can I find the bounds of thy munificence. Still do thou favour us, O Bolt-armed Maghavan: with strength hast thou rewarded hymns.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
य ऋष्वः श्रावयत्सखा विश्वेत् स वेद जनिमा पुरुष्टुतः । तं विश्वे मानुषा युगेन्द्रं हवन्ते तविषं यतस्रुचः ॥
ya ṛṣvaḥ śrāvayatsakhā viśvet sa veda janimā puruṣṭutaḥ | taṃ viśve mānuṣā yugendraṃ havante taviṣaṃ yatasrucaḥ ||
High, glorifier of his friend, he knows all generations, he whom many praise. All races of mankind with ladies lifted up invoke that Mighty Indra's aid.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
स नो वाजेष्व् अविता पुरूवसुः पुरस्थाता मघवा वृत्रहा भुवत् ॥
sa no vājeṣv avitā purūvasuḥ purasthātā maghavā vṛtrahā bhuvat ||
Be he our Champion and Protector in great deeds, rich in all wealth, the Vrtra-slayer, Maghavan.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अभि वो वीरम् अन्धसो मदेषु गाय गिरा महा विचेतसम् । इन्द्रं नाम श्रुत्यं शाकिनं वचो यथा ॥
abhi vo vīram andhaso madeṣu gāya girā mahā vicetasam | indraṃ nāma śrutyaṃ śākinaṃ vaco yathā ||
In the wild raptures of the juice sing to your Hero with high laud, to him the Wise, To Indra, glorious in his name, the Mighty One, even as the hymn alloweth it.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
ददी रेक्णस् तन्वे ददिर् वसु ददिर् वाजेषु पुरुहूत वाजिनम् । नूनम् अथ ॥
dadī rekṇas tanve dadir vasu dadir vājeṣu puruhūta vājinam | nūnam atha ||
Thou givest wealth to me myself, thou givest treasure, Excellent! and the strong steed, O Much-invoked, in deeds of might, yea, even now.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
विश्वेषाम् इरज्यन्तं वसूनां सासह्वांसं चिद् अस्य वर्पसः । कृपयतो नूनम् अत्य् अथ ॥
viśveṣām irajyantaṃ vasūnāṃ sāsahvāṃsaṃ cid asya varpasaḥ | kṛpayato nūnam aty atha ||
Him, Sovran Ruler of all precious things, who even hath power o'er this fair form of his, As now it taketh shape, and afterward,
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
महः सु वो अरम् इषे स्तवामहे मीळ्हुषे अरङ्गमाय जग्मये । यज्ञेभिर् गीर्भिर् विश्वमनुषाम् मरुताम् इयक्षसि गाये त्वा नमसा गिरा ॥
mahaḥ su vo aram iṣe stavāmahe mīḷhuṣe araṅgamāya jagmaye | yajñebhir gīrbhir viśvamanuṣām marutām iyakṣasi gāye tvā namasā girā ||
We praise, so that the Mighty One may speed to you, Pourer of bounties, Traveller, prepared to go. Thou favourest the Maruts known to all, by song and sacrifice. With song and praise I sing to thee.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
ये पातयन्ते अज्मभिर् गिरीणां स्नुभिर् एषाम् । यज्ञम् महिष्वणीनां सुम्नं तुविष्वणीनाम् प्राध्वरे ॥
ye pātayante ajmabhir girīṇāṃ snubhir eṣām | yajñam mahiṣvaṇīnāṃ sumnaṃ tuviṣvaṇīnām prādhvare ||
We in the sacrifice perform their will whose voice is lifted high, The worship of those Thundering Ones who o'er the ridges of these mountains fly in troops.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
प्रभङ्गं दुर्मतीनाम् इन्द्र शविष्ठा भर । रयिम् अस्मभ्यं युज्यं चोदयन्मते ज्येष्ठं चोदयन्मते ॥
prabhaṅgaṃ durmatīnām indra śaviṣṭhā bhara | rayim asmabhyaṃ yujyaṃ codayanmate jyeṣṭhaṃ codayanmate ||
O Indra, Mightiest, bring us that which crushes men of evil minds, Wealth suited to our needs, O Stirrer of the thought, best wealth, O thou who stirrest thought.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
सनितः सुसनितर् उग्र चित्र चेतिष्ठ सूनृत । प्रासहा सम्राट् सहुरिं सहन्तम् भुज्युं वाजेषु पूर्व्यम् ॥
sanitaḥ susanitar ugra citra cetiṣṭha sūnṛta | prāsahā samrāṭ sahuriṃ sahantam bhujyuṃ vājeṣu pūrvyam ||
O Winner, noble winner, strong, wondrous, most splendid, excellent, Sole Lord of victory, bring all-overpowering wealth, joy-giving, chief in deeds of might.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
आ स एतु य ईवद् आं अदेवः पूर्तम् आददे । यथा चिद् वशो अश्व्यः पृथुश्रवसि कानीते ऽस्या व्युष्य् आददे ॥
ā sa etu ya īvad āṃ adevaḥ pūrtam ādade | yathā cid vaśo aśvyaḥ pṛthuśravasi kānīte 'syā vyuṣy ādade ||
Now let the godless man approach who hath received reward so great As Vasa, Asvya, when this light of morning dawned, received from Prthusravas, from Kanita's son.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
षष्टिं सहस्राश्व्यस्यायुतासनम् उष्ट्रानां विंशतिं शता । दश श्यावीनां शता दश त्र्यरुषीणां दश गवां सहस्रा ॥
ṣaṣṭiṃ sahasrāśvyasyāyutāsanam uṣṭrānāṃ viṃśatiṃ śatā | daśa śyāvīnāṃ śatā daśa tryaruṣīṇāṃ daśa gavāṃ sahasrā ||
Steeds sixty thousand and ten thousand kine, and twenty hundred camels I obtained; Ten hundred brown in hue, and other ten red in three spots: in all, ten thousand kine.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
दश श्यावा ऋधद्रयो वीतवारास आशवः । मथ्रा नेमिं नि वावृतुः ॥
daśa śyāvā ṛdhadrayo vītavārāsa āśavaḥ | mathrā nemiṃ ni vāvṛtuḥ ||
Ten browns that make my wealth increase, fleet steeds whose tails are long and fair, Turn with swift whirl my chariot wheel;
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
दानासः पृथुश्रवसः कानीतस्य सुराधसः । रथं हिरण्ययं ददन् मंहिष्ठः सूरिर् अभूद् वर्षिष्ठम् अकृत श्रवः ॥
dānāsaḥ pṛthuśravasaḥ kānītasya surādhasaḥ | rathaṃ hiraṇyayaṃ dadan maṃhiṣṭhaḥ sūrir abhūd varṣiṣṭham akṛta śravaḥ ||
The gifts which Prthusravas gave, Kanita's son munificent. He gave a chariot wrought of gold: the prince was passing bountiful, and won himself most lofty fame.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
आ नो वायो महे तने याहि मखाय पाजसे । वयं हि ते चकृमा भूरि दावने सद्यश् चिन् महि दावने ॥
ā no vāyo mahe tane yāhi makhāya pājase | vayaṃ hi te cakṛmā bhūri dāvane sadyaś cin mahi dāvane ||
Come thou to this great rite of ours, Vayu! to give us vigorous light. We have served thee that thou mightest give much to us, yea, mightest quickly give great wealth.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
यो अश्वेभिर् वहते वस्त उस्रास् त्रिः सप्त सप्ततीनाम् । एभिः सोमेभिः सोमसुद्भिः सोमपा दानाय शुक्रपूतपाः ॥
yo aśvebhir vahate vasta usrās triḥ sapta saptatīnām | ebhiḥ somebhiḥ somasudbhiḥ somapā dānāya śukrapūtapāḥ ||
Who with thrice seven times seventy horses comes to us, invested with the rays of morn, Through these our Soma-draughts and those who press, to give, drinker of pure bright Soma Juice.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
यो म इमं चिद् उ त्मनामन्दच् चित्रं दावने । अरट्वे अक्षे नहुषे सुकृत्वनि सुकृत्तराय सुक्रतुः ॥
yo ma imaṃ cid u tmanāmandac citraṃ dāvane | araṭve akṣe nahuṣe sukṛtvani sukṛttarāya sukratuḥ ||
Who hath inclined this glorious one, bounteous himself, to give me gifts. Borne on firm chariot with the prosperous Nahup, wise, to a man yet more devout.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
उचथ्ये वपुषि यः स्वराळ् उत वायो घृतस्नाः । अश्वेषितं रजेषितं शुनेषितम् प्राज्म तद् इदं नु तत् ॥
ucathye vapuṣi yaḥ svarāḷ uta vāyo ghṛtasnāḥ | aśveṣitaṃ rajeṣitaṃ śuneṣitam prājma tad idaṃ nu tat ||
Sole Lord in beauty meet for praise, O Vayu, dropping fatness down, Hurried along by steeds, by camels, and by hounds, spreads forth thy train: even this it is.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अध प्रियम् इषिराय षष्टिं सहस्रासनम् । अश्वानाम् इन् न वृष्णाम् ॥
adha priyam iṣirāya ṣaṣṭiṃ sahasrāsanam | aśvānām in na vṛṣṇām ||
So, as a prize dear to the strong, the sixty thousand have I gained, Bulls that resemble vigorous steeds.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
गावो न यूथम् उप यन्ति वध्रय उप मा यन्ति वध्रयः ॥
gāvo na yūtham upa yanti vadhraya upa mā yanti vadhrayaḥ ||
To me come oxen like a herd, yea, unto me the oxen come.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अध यच् चारथे गणे शतम् उष्ट्रां अचिक्रदत् । अध श्वित्नेषु विंशतिं शता ॥
adha yac cārathe gaṇe śatam uṣṭrāṃ acikradat | adha śvitneṣu viṃśatiṃ śatā ||
And in the grazing herd he made a hundred camels bleat for me, And twenty hundred mid the white.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
शतं दासे बल्बूथे विप्रस् तरुक्ष आ ददे । ते ते वायव् इमे जना मदन्तीन्द्रगोपा मदन्ति देवगोपाः ॥
śataṃ dāse balbūthe vipras tarukṣa ā dade | te te vāyav ime janā madantīndragopā madanti devagopāḥ ||
A hundred has the sage received, Dasa Balbutha's and Taruksa's gifts. These are thy people, Vayu, who rejoice with Indra for their guard, rejoice with Gods for guards.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अध स्या योषणा मही प्रतीची वशम् अश्व्यम् । अधिरुक्मा वि नीयते ॥
adha syā yoṣaṇā mahī pratīcī vaśam aśvyam | adhirukmā vi nīyate ||
And now to Vasa Asvya here this stately woman is led forth, Adorned with ornaments of gold.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)