Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·8·8.6
महां इन्द्रो य ओजसा पर्जन्यो वृष्टिमां इव । स्तोमैर् वत्सस्य वावृधे ॥
mahāṃ indro ya ojasā parjanyo vṛṣṭimāṃ iva | stomair vatsasya vāvṛdhe ||
Indra, great in his power and might, and like Parjanya rich in rain, Is magnified by Vatsa's lauds.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
प्रजाम् ऋतस्य पिप्रतः प्र यद् भरन्त वह्नयः । विप्रा ऋतस्य वाहसा ॥
prajām ṛtasya piprataḥ pra yad bharanta vahnayaḥ | viprā ṛtasya vāhasā ||
When the priests, strengthening the Son of Holy Law, present their gifts, Singers with Order's hymn of praiser.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
कण्वा इन्द्रं यद् अक्रत स्तोमैर् यज्ञस्य साधनम् । जामि ब्रुवत आयुधम् ॥
kaṇvā indraṃ yad akrata stomair yajñasya sādhanam | jāmi bruvata āyudham ||
Since Kanvas with their lauds have made Indra complete the sacrifice. Words are their own appropriate arms.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
सम् अस्य मन्यवे विशो विश्वा नमन्त कृष्टयः । समुद्रायेव सिन्धवः ॥
sam asya manyave viśo viśvā namanta kṛṣṭayaḥ | samudrāyeva sindhavaḥ ||
Before his hot displeasure all the peoples, all the men, bow down, As rivers bow them to the sea.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
ओजस् तद् अस्य तित्विष उभे यत् समवर्तयत् । इन्द्रश् चर्मेव रोदसी ॥
ojas tad asya titviṣa ubhe yat samavartayat | indraś carmeva rodasī ||
This power of his shone brightly forth when Indra brought together, like A skin, the worlds of heaven and earth.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
वि चिद् वृत्रस्य दोधतो वज्रेण शतपर्वणा । शिरो बिभेद वृष्णिना ॥
vi cid vṛtrasya dodhato vajreṇa śataparvaṇā | śiro bibheda vṛṣṇinā ||
The fiercely-moving Vrtra's head he severed with his thunderbolt, His mighty hundred-knotted bolt.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
इमा अभि प्र णोनुमो विपाम् अग्रेषु धीतयः । अग्नेः शोचिर् न दिद्युतः ॥
imā abhi pra ṇonumo vipām agreṣu dhītayaḥ | agneḥ śocir na didyutaḥ ||
Here are-we sing them loudly forth-our thoughts among-the best of songs. Even lightnings like the blaze of fire.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
गुहा सतीर् उप त्मना प्र यच् छोचन्त धीतयः । कण्वा ऋतस्य धारया ॥
guhā satīr upa tmanā pra yac chocanta dhītayaḥ | kaṇvā ṛtasya dhārayā ||
When bidden thoughts, spontaneously advancing, glow, and with the stream Of sacrifice the Kanvas shine.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
प्र तम् इन्द्र नशीमहि रयिं गोमन्तम् अश्विनम् । प्र ब्रह्म पूर्वचित्तये ॥
pra tam indra naśīmahi rayiṃ gomantam aśvinam | pra brahma pūrvacittaye ||
Indra, may we obtain that wealth in horses and in herds of cows, And prayer that may be noticed first.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अहम् इद् धि पितुष् परि मेधाम् ऋतस्य जग्रभ । अहं सूर्य इवाजनि ॥
aham id dhi pituṣ pari medhām ṛtasya jagrabha | ahaṃ sūrya ivājani ||
I from my Father have received deep knowledge of the Holy Law I was born like unto the Sun.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अहम् प्रत्नेन मन्मना गिरः शुम्भामि कण्ववत् । येनेन्द्रः शुष्मम् इद् दधे ॥
aham pratnena manmanā giraḥ śumbhāmi kaṇvavat | yenendraḥ śuṣmam id dadhe ||
After the lore of ancient time I make, like Kanva, beauteous songs, And Indra's self gains strength thereby.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
ये त्वाम् इन्द्र न तुष्टुवुर् ऋषयो ये च तुष्टुवुः । ममेद् वर्धस्व सुष्टुतः ॥
ye tvām indra na tuṣṭuvur ṛṣayo ye ca tuṣṭuvuḥ | mamed vardhasva suṣṭutaḥ ||
Whatever Rsis have not praised thee, Indra, or have lauded thee, By me exalted wax thou strong.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
यद् अस्य मन्युर् अध्वनीद् वि वृत्रम् पर्वशो रुजन् । अपः समुद्रम् ऐरयत् ॥
yad asya manyur adhvanīd vi vṛtram parvaśo rujan | apaḥ samudram airayat ||
When his wrath thundered, when he rent Vrtra to pieces, limb by limb, He sent the waters to the sea.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
नि शुष्ण इन्द्र धर्णसिं वज्रं जघन्थ दस्यवि । वृषा ह्य् उग्र शृण्विषे ॥
ni śuṣṇa indra dharṇasiṃ vajraṃ jaghantha dasyavi | vṛṣā hy ugra śṛṇviṣe ||
Against the Dasyu Susna thou, Indra, didst hurl thy during bolt: Thou, Dread one, hast a hero's fame.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
न द्याव इन्द्रम् ओजसा नान्तरिक्षाणि वज्रिणम् । न विव्यचन्त भूमयः ॥
na dyāva indram ojasā nāntarikṣāṇi vajriṇam | na vivyacanta bhūmayaḥ ||
Neither the heavens nor firmaments nor regions of the earth contain Indra, the Thunderer with his might.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
यस् त इन्द्र महीर् अप स्तभूयमान आशयत् । नि तम् पद्यासु शिश्नथः ॥
yas ta indra mahīr apa stabhūyamāna āśayat | ni tam padyāsu śiśnathaḥ ||
O Indra him who lay at length staying thy copious waters thou, In his own footsteps, smotest down
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
य इमे रोदसी मही समीची समजग्रभीत् । तमोभिर् इन्द्र तं गुहः ॥
ya ime rodasī mahī samīcī samajagrabhīt | tamobhir indra taṃ guhaḥ ||
Thou hiddest deep in darkness within, O Indra, who had set his grasp On spacious heaven and earth conjoined.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
य इन्द्र यतयस् त्वा भृगवो ये च तुष्टुवुः । ममेद् उग्र श्रुधी हवम् ॥
ya indra yatayas tvā bhṛgavo ye ca tuṣṭuvuḥ | mamed ugra śrudhī havam ||
Indra, whatever Yatis and Bhrgus have offered praise to thee, Listen, thou Mighty, to my call.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
इमास् त इन्द्र पृश्नयो घृतं दुहत आशिरम् । एनाम् ऋतस्य पिप्युषीः ॥
imās ta indra pṛśnayo ghṛtaṃ duhata āśiram | enām ṛtasya pipyuṣīḥ ||
Indra, these spotted cows yield thee their butter and the milky draught; Aiders, thereby, of sacrifice;
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
या इन्द्र प्रस्वस् त्वासा गर्भम् अचक्रिरन् । परि धर्मेव सूर्यम् ॥
yā indra prasvas tvāsā garbham acakriran | pari dharmeva sūryam ||
Which, teeming, have received thee as a life-germ, Indra, with their mouth, Like Surya who sustaineth all.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
त्वाम् इच् छवसस् पते कण्वा उक्थेन वावृधुः । त्वां सुतास इन्दवः ॥
tvām ic chavasas pate kaṇvā ukthena vāvṛdhuḥ | tvāṃ sutāsa indavaḥ ||
O Lord of Might, with hymns of praise the Kanvas have increased thy power, The drops poured forth have strengthened thee.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
तवेद् इन्द्र प्रणीतिषूत प्रशस्तिर् अद्रिवः । यज्ञो वितन्तसाय्यः ॥
taved indra praṇītiṣūta praśastir adrivaḥ | yajño vitantasāyyaḥ ||
Under thy guidance, Indra, mid thy praises, Lord of Thunder, shall The sacrifice be soon performed.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
आ न इन्द्र महीम् इषम् पुरं न दर्षि गोमतीम् । उत प्रजां सुवीर्यम् ॥
ā na indra mahīm iṣam puraṃ na darṣi gomatīm | uta prajāṃ suvīryam ||
Indra, disclose much food for us, like a stronghold with store of kine: Give progeny and heroic strength.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
उत त्यद् आश्वश्व्यं यद् इन्द्र नाहुषीष्व् आ । अग्रे विक्षु प्रदीदयत् ॥
uta tyad āśvaśvyaṃ yad indra nāhuṣīṣv ā | agre vikṣu pradīdayat ||
And, Indra, grant us all that wealth of fleet steeds which shone bright of old Among the tribes of Nahusas.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अभि व्रजं न तत्निषे सूर उपाकचक्षसम् । यद् इन्द्र मृळयासि नः ॥
abhi vrajaṃ na tatniṣe sūra upākacakṣasam | yad indra mṛḷayāsi naḥ ||
Hither thou seemest to attract heaven's fold which shines before our eyes, When, Indra, thou art kind to us.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
यद् अङ्ग तविषीयस इन्द्र प्रराजसि क्षितीः । महां अपार ओजसा ॥
yad aṅga taviṣīyasa indra prarājasi kṣitīḥ | mahāṃ apāra ojasā ||
Yea, when thou puttest forth thy power, Indra, thou governest the folk. Mighty, unlimited in strength.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
तं त्वा हविष्मतीर् विश उप ब्रुवत ऊतये । उरुज्रयसम् इन्दुभिः ॥
taṃ tvā haviṣmatīr viśa upa bruvata ūtaye | urujrayasam indubhiḥ ||
The tribes who bring oblations call to thee, to thee to give them help, With drops to thee who spreadest far.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
उपह्वरे गिरीणां संगथे च नदीनाम् । धिया विप्रो अजायत ॥
upahvare girīṇāṃ saṃgathe ca nadīnām | dhiyā vipro ajāyata ||
There where the mountains downward slope, there by the meeting of the streams The Sage was manifest with song.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अतः समुद्रम् उद्वतश् चिकित्वां अव पश्यति । यतो विपान एजति ॥
ataḥ samudram udvataś cikitvāṃ ava paśyati | yato vipāna ejati ||
Thence, marking, from his lofty place downward he looks upon the sea, And thence with rapid stir he moves.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
आद् इत् प्रत्नस्य रेतसो ज्योतिष् पश्यन्ति वासरम् । परो यद् इध्यते दिवा ॥
ād it pratnasya retaso jyotiṣ paśyanti vāsaram | paro yad idhyate divā ||
Then, verify, they see the light refulgent of primeval seed, Kindled on yonder side of heaven.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
कण्वास इन्द्र ते मतिं विश्वे वर्धन्ति पौंस्यम् । उतो शविष्ठ वृष्ण्यम् ॥
kaṇvāsa indra te matiṃ viśve vardhanti pauṃsyam | uto śaviṣṭha vṛṣṇyam ||
Indra, the Kanvas all exalt thy wisdom and thy manly power, And, Mightiest! thine heroic strength.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
इमाम् म इन्द्र सुष्टुतिं जुषस्व प्र सु माम् अव । उत प्र वर्धया मतिम् ॥
imām ma indra suṣṭutiṃ juṣasva pra su mām ava | uta pra vardhayā matim ||
Accept this eulogy of mine, Indra, and guard me carefully: Strengthen my thought and prosper it.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
उत ब्रह्मण्या वयं तुभ्यम् प्रवृद्ध वज्रिवः । विप्रा अतक्ष्म जीवसे ॥
uta brahmaṇyā vayaṃ tubhyam pravṛddha vajrivaḥ | viprā atakṣma jīvase ||
For thee, O Mighty, Thunder-armed, we singers through devotion have Fashioned the hymn that we may live.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अभि कण्वा अनूषतापो न प्रवता यतीः । इन्द्रं वनन्वती मतिः ॥
abhi kaṇvā anūṣatāpo na pravatā yatīḥ | indraṃ vananvatī matiḥ ||
To Indra have the Kanvas sung, like waters speeding down a slope: The song is fain to go to him.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
इन्द्रम् उक्थानि वावृधुः समुद्रम् इव सिन्धवः । अनुत्तमन्युम् अजरम् ॥
indram ukthāni vāvṛdhuḥ samudram iva sindhavaḥ | anuttamanyum ajaram ||
As rivers swell the ocean, so our hymns of praise make Indra strong, Eternal, of resistless wrath.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
आ नो याहि परावतो हरिभ्यां हर्यताभ्याम् । इमम् इन्द्र सुतम् पिब ॥
ā no yāhi parāvato haribhyāṃ haryatābhyām | imam indra sutam piba ||
Come with thy lovely Bay Steeds, come to us from regions far away O Indra, drink this Soma juice.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
त्वाम् इद् वृत्रहन्तम जनासो वृक्तबर्हिषः । हवन्ते वाजसातये ॥
tvām id vṛtrahantama janāso vṛktabarhiṣaḥ | havante vājasātaye ||
Best slayer of Vrtras, men whose sacred grass is ready trimmed Invoke thee for the gain of spoil.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अनु त्वा रोदसी उभे चक्रं न वर्त्य् एतशम् । अनु सुवानास इन्दवः ॥
anu tvā rodasī ubhe cakraṃ na varty etaśam | anu suvānāsa indavaḥ ||
The heavens and earth come after thee as the wheel follows Etasa: To thee flow Soma-drops effused.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
मन्दस्वा सु स्वर्णर उतेन्द्र शर्यणावति । मत्स्वा विवस्वतो मती ॥
mandasvā su svarṇara utendra śaryaṇāvati | matsvā vivasvato matī ||
Rejoice, O Indra, in the light, rejoice in Saryandyan, Be Glad in the sacrificer's hymn.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
वावृधान उप द्यवि वृषा वज्र्य् अरोरवीत् । वृत्रहा सोमपातमः ॥
vāvṛdhāna upa dyavi vṛṣā vajry aroravīt | vṛtrahā somapātamaḥ ||
Grown strong in heaven, the Thunder-armed hath bellowed, Vrtra-slayer, Bull, Chief drinker of the Soma juice.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
ऋषिर् हि पूर्वजा अस्य् एक ईशान ओजसा । इन्द्र चोष्कूयसे वसु ॥
ṛṣir hi pūrvajā asy eka īśāna ojasā | indra coṣkūyase vasu ||
Thou art a Rsi born of old, sole Ruler over all by might: Thou, Indra, guardest well our wealth.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अस्माकं त्वा सुतां उप वीतपृष्ठा अभि प्रयः । शतं वहन्तु हरयः ॥
asmākaṃ tvā sutāṃ upa vītapṛṣṭhā abhi prayaḥ | śataṃ vahantu harayaḥ ||
May thy Bay Steeds with beauteous backs, a hundred, bring thee to the feast, Bring thee to these our Soma-draughts.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
इमां सु पूर्व्यां धियम् मधोर् घृतस्य पिप्युषीम् । कण्वा उक्थेन वावृधुः ॥
imāṃ su pūrvyāṃ dhiyam madhor ghṛtasya pipyuṣīm | kaṇvā ukthena vāvṛdhuḥ ||
The Kanvas with their hymns of praise have magnified this ancient thought That swells with streams of meath and oil.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
इन्द्रम् इद् विमहीनाम् मेधे वृणीत मर्त्यः । इन्द्रं सनिष्युर् ऊतये ॥
indram id vimahīnām medhe vṛṇīta martyaḥ | indraṃ saniṣyur ūtaye ||
Mid mightiest Gods let mortal man choose Indra at the sacrifice, Indra, whoe'er would win, for help.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अर्वाञ्चं त्वा पुरुष्टुत प्रियमेधस्तुता हरी । सोमपेयाय वक्षतः ॥
arvāñcaṃ tvā puruṣṭuta priyamedhastutā harī | somapeyāya vakṣataḥ ||
Thy steeds, by Priyamedhas praised, shall bring thee, God whom all invoke, Hither to drink the Somajuice.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
शतम् अहं तिरिन्दिरे सहस्रम् पर्शाव् आ ददे । राधांसि याद्वानाम् ॥
śatam ahaṃ tirindire sahasram parśāv ā dade | rādhāṃsi yādvānām ||
A hundred thousand have I gained from Parsu, from Tirindira, And presents of the Yadavas.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
त्रीणि शतान्य् अर्वतां सहस्रा दश गोनाम् । ददुष् पज्राय साम्ने ॥
trīṇi śatāny arvatāṃ sahasrā daśa gonām | daduṣ pajrāya sāmne ||
Ten thousand head of kine, and steeds three times a hundred they bestowed On Pajra for the Sama-song.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
उद् आनट् ककुहो दिवम् उष्ट्राञ् चतुर्युजो ददत् । श्रवसा याद्वं जनम् ॥
ud ānaṭ kakuho divam uṣṭrāñ caturyujo dadat | śravasā yādvaṃ janam ||
Kakuha hath reached up to heaven, bestowing buffaloes yoked in fours, And matched in fame the Yadavas.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)