Atharvaveda 20.71

20.71.1

mahā́m̐ índraḥ paráś ca nú mahitvám astu vajríṇe |
dyáur ná prathinā́ śávaḥ ||1||

Mighty is Indra, yea, supreme; greatness becomes the
Thunderer!
Wide as the heaven extends his power;

20.71.2

samohé vā yá ā́śata náras tokásya sánitau |
víprāso vā dhiyāyávaḥ ||2||

Which aideth those to win them sons who come as heroes to the fight,
Or singers loving holy thoughts.

20.71.3

yáḥ kukṣíḥ somapā́tamaḥ samudrá iva pínvate |
urvī́r ā́po ná kākúdaḥ ||3||

His belly drinking deepest draughts of Soma like an ocean swells,
Like wide streams from the cope of heaven.

20.71.4

evā́ hy àsya sūnŕ̥tā virapśī́ gómatī mahī́ |
pakvā́ śā́khā ná dāśúṣe ||4||

20.71.5

evā́ hí te víbhūtaya ūtáya indra mā́vate |
sadyáś cit sánti dāśúṣe ||5||

20.71.6

evā́ hy àsya kā́myā stóma uktháṃ ca śáṃsyā |
índrāya sómapītaye ||6||

20.71.7

índréhi mátsy ándhaso víśvebhiḥ somapárvabhiḥ |
mahā́m̐ abhiṣṭír ójasā ||7||

Come, Indra, and delight thee with the juice at all the Soma feasts,
Protector, mighty in thy strength.

20.71.8

ém enaṃ sr̥jatā suté mandím índrāya mandíne |
cákriṃ víśvāni cákraye ||8||

To Indra pour ye forth the juice, the active gladdening juice, to him
The gladdening omnific God.

20.71.9

mátsvā suśipra mandíbhi stómebhir viśvacarṣaṇe |
sácaiṣú sávaneṣv ā́ ||9||

O Lord of all men, fair of cheek, rejoice thee in the gladdening buds,
Present at these drink-offerings.

20.71.10

ásr̥gram indra te gíraḥ práti tvā́m úd ahāsata |
ájoṣā vr̥ṣabháṃ pátim ||10||

Songs have outpoured themselves to thee, Indra, the strong, the guardian Lord.
And raised themselves unsatisfied.

20.71.11

sám codaya citrám arvā́g rā́dha indra váreṇyam |
ásad ít te vibhú prabhú ||11||

Send to us bounty manifold, O Indra, worthy of our wish,
For power supreme is only thine.

20.71.12

asmā́nt sú tátra codayéndra rāyé rábhasvataḥ |
túvidyumna yáśasvataḥ ||12||

O Indra, stimulate thereto us emulously fain for wealth.
And glorious, O most splendid One.

20.71.13

sáṃ gómad indra vā́javad asmé pr̥thú śrávo br̥hát |
viśvā́yur dhehy ákṣitam ||13||

Give, Indra, wide and lofty fame, wealthy in cattle and in strength,
Lasting our life-time, failing not.

20.71.14

asmé dhehi śrávo br̥hád dyumnáṃ sahasrasā́tamam |
índra tā́ rathínīr íṣaḥ ||14||

Grant us high fame, O Indra, grant riches bestowing thousands, those
Fair fruits of earth borne home in wains.

20.71.15

vásor índram vásupatiṃ gīrbhír gr̥ṇánta r̥gmíyam |
hóma gántāram ūtáye ||15||

Praising with songs the praise-worthy who cometh to our aid, we call
Indra, the Treasure-Lord of wealth.

20.71.16

sutésute nyòkase br̥hád br̥hatá éd aríḥ |
índrāya śūṣám arcati ||16||

To lofty Indra, dweller by each libation, the pious man Sings forth aloud a strengthening hymn.