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Rigveda 1.103

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 1.103

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1.103.1

tat ta̍ indri̱yam pa̍ra̱mam pa̍rā̱cair adhā̍rayanta ka̱vaya̍ḥ pu̱redam |
kṣa̱medam a̱nyad di̱vy a1̱̍nyad a̍sya̱ sam ī̍ pṛcyate sama̱neva̍ ke̱tuḥ ||

THAT highest Indra-power of thine is distant: that which is here sages possessed aforetime. This one is on the earth, in heaven the other, and both unite as flag with flag in battle.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.103.2

sa dhā̍rayat pṛthi̱vīm pa̱pratha̍c ca̱ vajre̍ṇa ha̱tvā nir a̱paḥ sa̍sarja |
aha̱nn ahi̱m abhi̍nad rauhi̱ṇaṁ vy aha̱n vya̍ṁsam ma̱ghavā̱ śacī̍bhiḥ ||

He spread the wide earth out and firmly fixed it, smote with his thunderbolt and loosed the waters. Maghavan with his puissance struck down Ahi, rent Rauhiṇa to death and slaughtered Vyansa.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.103.3

sa jā̱tūbha̍rmā śra̱ddadhā̍na̱ oja̱ḥ puro̍ vibhi̱ndann a̍cara̱d vi dāsī̍ḥ |
vi̱dvān va̍jri̱n dasya̍ve he̱tim a̱syārya̱ṁ saho̍ vardhayā dyu̱mnam i̍ndra ||

Armed with his bolt and trusting in his prowess he wandered shattering the forts of Dâsas. Cast thy dart, knowing, Thunderer, at the Dasyu; increase the Arya's might and glory, Indra.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.103.4

tad ū̱cuṣe̱ mānu̍ṣe̱mā yu̱gāni̍ kī̱rtenya̍m ma̱ghavā̱ nāma̱ bibhra̍t |
u̱pa̱pra̱yan da̍syu̱hatyā̍ya va̱jrī yad dha̍ sū̱nuḥ śrava̍se̱ nāma̍ da̱dhe ||

For him who thus hath taught these human races, Maghavan, bearing a fame-worthy title, Thunderer, drawing nigh to slay the Dasyus, hath given himself the name of Son for glory.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.103.5

tad a̍sye̱dam pa̍śyatā̱ bhūri̍ pu̱ṣṭaṁ śrad indra̍sya dhattana vī̱ryā̍ya |
sa gā a̍vinda̱t so a̍vinda̱d aśvā̱n sa oṣa̍dhī̱ḥ so a̱paḥ sa vanā̍ni ||

See this abundant wealth that he possesses, and put your trust in Indra's hero vigour. He found the cattle, and he found the horses, he found the plants, the forests and the waters.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.103.6

bhūri̍karmaṇe vṛṣa̱bhāya̱ vṛṣṇe̍ sa̱tyaśu̍ṣmāya sunavāma̱ soma̍m |
ya ā̱dṛtyā̍ paripa̱nthīva̱ śūro 'ya̍jvano vi̱bhaja̱nn eti̱ veda̍ḥ ||

To him the truly strong, whose deeds are many, to him the strong Bull let us pour the Soma. The Hero, watching like a thief in ambush, goes parting the possessions of the godless.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.103.7

tad i̍ndra̱ preva̍ vī̱rya̍ṁ cakartha̱ yat sa̱santa̱ṁ vajre̱ṇābo̍dha̱yo 'hi̍m |
anu̍ tvā̱ patnī̍r hṛṣi̱taṁ vaya̍ś ca̱ viśve̍ de̱vāso̍ amada̱nn anu̍ tvā ||

Well didst thou do that hero deed, O Indra, in waking with thy bolt the slumbering Ahi. in thee, delighted, Dames divine rejoiced them, the flying Maruts and all Gods were joyful.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.103.8

śuṣṇa̱m pipru̱ṁ kuya̍vaṁ vṛ̱tram i̍ndra ya̱dāva̍dhī̱r vi pura̱ḥ śamba̍rasya |
tan no̍ mi̱tro varu̍ṇo māmahantā̱m adi̍ti̱ḥ sindhu̍ḥ pṛthi̱vī u̱ta dyauḥ ||

As thou hast smitten Ṣushṇa, Pipru, Vṛitra and Kuyava, and Ṣambara's forts O Indra. This prayer of ours may Varuṇa grant, and Mitra, and Aditi and Sindhu, Earth and Heaven.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

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