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Rigveda 1.63

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 1.63

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1.63.1

tvam ma̱hām̐ i̍ndra̱ yo ha̱ śuṣmai̱r dyāvā̍ jajñā̱naḥ pṛ̍thi̱vī ame̍ dhāḥ |
yad dha̍ te̱ viśvā̍ gi̱raya̍ś ci̱d abhvā̍ bhi̱yā dṛ̱ḻhāsa̍ḥ ki̱raṇā̱ naija̍n ||

THOU art the Mighty One; when born, O Indra, with power thou tcrrifiedst earth and heaven – When, in their fear of thee, all firm-set mountains and monstrous creatures shook like dust before thee.

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

1.63.2

ā yad dharī̍ indra̱ vivra̍tā̱ ver ā te̱ vajra̍ṁ jari̱tā bā̱hvor dhā̍t |
yenā̍viharyatakrato a̱mitrā̱n pura̍ i̱ṣṇāsi̍ puruhūta pū̱rvīḥ ||

When thy two wandering Bays thou drawest hither, thy praiser laid within thine arms the thunder, Wherewith, O Much-invoked, in will resistless, thou smitest foemen down and many a castle.

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

1.63.3

tvaṁ sa̱tya i̍ndra dhṛ̱ṣṇur e̱tān tvam ṛ̍bhu̱kṣā narya̱s tvaṁ ṣāṭ |
tvaṁ śuṣṇa̍ṁ vṛ̱jane̍ pṛ̱kṣa ā̱ṇau yūne̱ kutsā̍ya dyu̱mate̱ sacā̍han ||

Faithful art thou, these thou defiest, Indra; thou art the Ṛibhus' Lord, heroic, victor. Thou, by his side, for young and glorious Kutsa, with steed and car in battle slewest Ṣushṇa,

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

1.63.4

tvaṁ ha̱ tyad i̍ndra codī̱ḥ sakhā̍ vṛ̱traṁ yad va̍jrin vṛṣakarmann u̱bhnāḥ |
yad dha̍ śūra vṛṣamaṇaḥ parā̱cair vi dasyū̱m̐r yonā̱v akṛ̍to vṛthā̱ṣāṭ ||

That, as a friend, thou furtheredst, O Indra, when, Thunderer, strong in act, thou crushedst Vṛitra; When, Hero, thou, great-souled, with easy conquest didst rend the Dasyus in their distant dwelling.

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

1.63.5

tvaṁ ha̱ tyad i̱ndrāri̍ṣaṇyan dṛ̱ḻhasya̍ ci̱n martā̍nā̱m aju̍ṣṭau |
vy a1̱̍smad ā kāṣṭhā̱ arva̍te var gha̱neva̍ vajriñ chnathihy a̱mitrā̍n ||

This doest thou, and art not harmed, O Indra, e'en in the anger of the strongest mortal. Lay thou the race-course open for our horses: as with a club, slay, Thunderarmed! our foemen.

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

1.63.6

tvāṁ ha̱ tyad i̱ndrārṇa̍sātau̱ sva̍rmīḻhe̱ nara̍ ā̱jā ha̍vante |
tava̍ svadhāva i̱yam ā sa̍ma̱rya ū̱tir vāje̍ṣv ata̱sāyyā̍ bhūt ||

Hence men invoke thee, Indra, in the tumult of battle, in the light-bestowing conflict. This aid of thine, O Godlike One, was ever to be implored in deeds of might in combat.

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

1.63.7

tvaṁ ha̱ tyad i̍ndra sa̱pta yudhya̱n puro̍ vajrin puru̱kutsā̍ya dardaḥ |
ba̱rhir na yat su̱dāse̱ vṛthā̱ varg a̱ṁho rā̍ja̱n vari̍vaḥ pū̱rave̍ kaḥ ||

Warring for Pûrukutsa thou, O Indra, Thunder-armed I breakest down the seven castles; Easily, for Sudis, like grass didst rend them, and out of need, King, broughtest gain to Pûru.

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

1.63.8

tvaṁ tyāṁ na̍ indra deva ci̱trām iṣa̱m āpo̱ na pī̍paya̱ḥ pari̍jman |
yayā̍ śūra̱ praty a̱smabhya̱ṁ yaṁsi̱ tmana̱m ūrja̱ṁ na vi̱śvadha̱ kṣara̍dhyai ||

O Indra, God who movest round about us, feed us with varied food plenteous as water- Food wherewithal, O Hero, thou bestowest vigour itself to flow to us for ever.

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

1.63.9

akā̍ri ta indra̱ gota̍mebhi̱r brahmā̱ṇy oktā̱ nama̍sā̱ hari̍bhyām |
su̱peśa̍sa̱ṁ vāja̱m ā bha̍rā naḥ prā̱tar ma̱kṣū dhi̱yāva̍sur jagamyāt ||

Prayers have been made by Gotamas, O Indra, addressed to thee, with laud for thy Bay Horses. Bring us in noble shape abundant riches. May he, enriched with prayer, come soon and early.

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

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