Rigveda 10.103
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 10.103
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- Sanskrit
10.103.1
ā̱śuḥ śiśā̍no vṛṣa̱bho na bhī̱mo gha̍nāgha̱naḥ kṣobha̍ṇaś carṣaṇī̱nām |
sa̱ṁkranda̍no 'nimi̱ṣa e̍kavī̱raḥ śa̱taṁ senā̍ ajayat sā̱kam indra̍ḥ ||
SWIFT, rapidly striking, like a bull who sharpens his horns, terrific, stirring up the people, With eyes that close not, bellowing, Sole Hero, Indra. subdued at once a hundred armies.
10.103.2
sa̱ṁkranda̍nenānimi̱ṣeṇa̍ ji̱ṣṇunā̍ yutkā̱reṇa̍ duścyava̱nena̍ dhṛ̱ṣṇunā̍ |
tad indre̍ṇa jayata̱ tat sa̍hadhva̱ṁ yudho̍ nara̱ iṣu̍hastena̱ vṛṣṇā̍ ||
With him loud-roaring, ever watchful, Victor, bold, hard to overthrow, Rouser of battle, Indra. the Strong, whose hand bears arrows, conquer, ye warriors, now, now vanquish in the combat.
10.103.3
sa iṣu̍hastai̱ḥ sa ni̍ṣa̱ṅgibhi̍r va̱śī saṁsra̍ṣṭā̱ sa yudha̱ indro̍ ga̱ṇena̍ |
sa̱ṁsṛ̱ṣṭa̱jit so̍ma̱pā bā̍huśa̱rdhy u1̱̍gradha̍nvā̱ prati̍hitābhi̱r astā̍ ||
He rules with those who carry shafts and quivers, Indra who with his band rings hosts together, Foe-conquering, strong of arm, the Soma-drinker, with mighty bow, shooting with well-laid arrows.
10.103.4
bṛha̍spate̱ pari̍ dīyā̱ rathe̍na rakṣo̱hāmitrā̍m̐ apa̱bādha̍mānaḥ |
pra̱bha̱ñjan senā̍ḥ pramṛ̱ṇo yu̱dhā jaya̍nn a̱smāka̍m edhy avi̱tā rathā̍nām ||
Bṛihaspati, fly with thy chariot hither, slayer of demons, driving off our foemen. Be thou protector of our cars, destroyer, victor in battle, breaker-up of armies.
10.103.5
ba̱la̱vi̱jñā̱yaḥ sthavi̍ra̱ḥ pravī̍ra̱ḥ saha̍svān vā̱jī saha̍māna u̱graḥ |
a̱bhivī̍ro a̱bhisa̍tvā saho̱jā jaitra̍m indra̱ ratha̱m ā ti̍ṣṭha go̱vit ||
Conspicuous by thy strength, firm, foremost fighter, mighty and fierce, victorious, all-subduing, The Son of Conquest, passing men and heroes, kine-winner, mount thy conquering car, O Indra.
10.103.6
go̱tra̱bhida̍ṁ go̱vida̱ṁ vajra̍bāhu̱ṁ jaya̍nta̱m ajma̍ pramṛ̱ṇanta̱m oja̍sā |
i̱maṁ sa̍jātā̱ anu̍ vīrayadhva̱m indra̍ṁ sakhāyo̱ anu̱ saṁ ra̍bhadhvam ||
Cleaver of stalls, kine-winner, armed with thunder, who quells an army and with might destroys it.- Follow him, brothers! quit yourselves like heroes, and like this Indra show your zeal and courage.
10.103.7
a̱bhi go̱trāṇi̱ saha̍sā̱ gāha̍māno 'da̱yo vī̱raḥ śa̱tama̍nyu̱r indra̍ḥ |
du̱ścya̱va̱naḥ pṛ̍tanā̱ṣāḻ a̍yu̱dhyo̱3̱̍ 'smāka̱ṁ senā̍ avatu̱ pra yu̱tsu ||
Piercing the cow-stalls with surpassing vigour, Indra, the pitiless Hero, wild with anger, Victor in fight, unshaken and resistless,may he protect our armies in our battles.
10.103.8
indra̍ āsāṁ ne̱tā bṛha̱spati̱r dakṣi̍ṇā ya̱jñaḥ pu̱ra e̍tu̱ soma̍ḥ |
de̱va̱se̱nānā̍m abhibhañjatī̱nāṁ jaya̍ntīnām ma̱ruto̍ ya̱ntv agra̍m ||
Indra guide these: Bṛihaspati precede them, the guerdon, and the sacrifice, and Soma; And let the banded Maruts march in forefront of heavenly hosts that conquer and demolish.
10.103.9
indra̍sya̱ vṛṣṇo̱ varu̍ṇasya̱ rājña̍ ādi̱tyānā̍m ma̱rutā̱ṁ śardha̍ u̱gram |
ma̱hāma̍nasām bhuvanacya̱vānā̱ṁ ghoṣo̍ de̱vānā̱ṁ jaya̍tā̱m ud a̍sthāt ||
Ours be the potent host of mighty Indra, King Varuṇa, and Maruts, and Âdityas. Uplifted is the shout of Gods who conquer high-minded Gods who cause the worlds to tremble.
10.103.10
ud dha̍rṣaya maghava̱nn āyu̍dhā̱ny ut satva̍nām māma̱kānā̱m manā̍ṁsi |
ud vṛ̍trahan vā̱jinā̱ṁ vāji̍nā̱ny ud rathā̍nā̱ṁ jaya̍tāṁ yantu̱ ghoṣā̍ḥ ||
Bristle thou up, O Maghavan, our weapons: excite the spirits of my warring heroes. Urge on the strong steeds' might, O Vṛitra-slayer, and let the din of conquering cars go upward.
10.103.11
a̱smāka̱m indra̱ḥ samṛ̍teṣu dhva̱jeṣv a̱smāka̱ṁ yā iṣa̍va̱s tā ja̍yantu |
a̱smāka̍ṁ vī̱rā utta̍re bhavantv a̱smām̐ u̍ devā avatā̱ have̍ṣu ||
May Indra aid us when our flags are gathered: victorious be the arrows of our army. May our brave men of war prevail in battle. Ye Gods, protect us in the shout of onset.
10.103.12
a̱mīṣā̍ṁ ci̱ttam pra̍tilo̱bhaya̍ntī gṛhā̱ṇāṅgā̍ny apve̱ pare̍hi |
a̱bhi prehi̱ nir da̍ha hṛ̱tsu śokai̍r a̱ndhenā̱mitrā̱s tama̍sā sacantām ||
Bewildering the senses of our foemen, seize thou their bodies and depart, O Apva. Attack them, set their hearts on fire and burn them: so let our foes abide in utter darkness.
10.103.13
pretā̱ jaya̍tā nara̱ indro̍ va̱ḥ śarma̍ yacchatu |
u̱grā va̍ḥ santu bā̱havo̍ 'nādhṛ̱ṣyā yathāsa̍tha ||
Advance, O heroes, win the day. May Indra be your sure defence. Exceeding mighty be your arms, that none may wound or injure you.
Translations (5)
- The Hymns of the Rigveda — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, English
- Der Rig-Veda aus dem Sanskrit ins Deutsche übersetzt (HOS 33–35) — Karl Friedrich Geldner 1951, German
- Ригведа — Tatyana Yakovlevna Elizarenkova 1989, Russian
- Rig-Veda Sanhitá — Horace Hayman Wilson 1850, English
- Rig-Veda, übersetzt und mit kritischen und erläuternden Anmerkungen versehen — Hermann Grassmann 1876, German
Commentaries (10)
- Vedārthaprakāśa (Ṛgvedabhāṣya) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedapadapāṭha — Śākalya, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣya (Skandasvāmin) — Skandasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣya (Udgītha) — Udgītha, Sanskrit
- Ṛgarthadīpikā — Veṅkaṭamādhava, Sanskrit
- Ṛgbhāṣya (Madhva) — Madhva, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitāvyākhyā — Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitābhāṣya — Udgīthācārya, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasūktanirukta — Mādhava, Sanskrit
- Bhāṣya — Sanskrit
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