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Rigveda 10.166

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 10.166

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Sanskrit

10.166.1

ṛ̱ṣa̱bham mā̍ samā̱nānā̍ṁ sa̱patnā̍nāṁ viṣāsa̱him |
ha̱ntāra̱ṁ śatrū̍ṇāṁ kṛdhi vi̱rāja̱ṁ gopa̍ti̱ṁ gavā̍m ||

MAKE me a bull among my peers, make me my rivals, conqueror: Make me the slayer of my foes, a sovran ruler, lord of kine

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

10.166.2

a̱ham a̍smi sapatna̱hendra̍ i̱vāri̍ṣṭo̱ akṣa̍taḥ |
a̱dhaḥ sa̱patnā̍ me pa̱dor i̱me sarve̍ a̱bhiṣṭhi̍tāḥ ||

I am my rivals' slayer, like Indra unwounded and unhurt, And all these enemies of mine are vanquished and beneath my feet.

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

10.166.3

atrai̱va vo 'pi̍ nahyāmy u̱bhe ārtnī̍ iva̱ jyayā̍ |
vāca̍s pate̱ ni ṣe̍dhe̱mān yathā̱ mad adha̍ra̱ṁ vadā̍n ||

Here, verily, I bind you fast, as the two bow-ends with the string. Press down these men, O Lord of Speech, that they may humbly speak to me.

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

10.166.4

a̱bhi̱bhūr a̱ham āga̍maṁ vi̱śvaka̍rmeṇa̱ dhāmnā̍ |
ā va̍ś ci̱ttam ā vo̍ vra̱tam ā vo̱ 'haṁ sami̍tiṁ dade ||

Hither I came as conqueror with mighty all-effecting power, And I have mastered all your thought, your synod, and your holy work.

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

10.166.5

yo̱ga̱kṣe̱maṁ va̍ ā̱dāyā̱ham bhū̍yāsam utta̱ma ā vo̍ mū̱rdhāna̍m akramīm |
a̱dha̱spa̱dān ma̱ ud va̍data ma̱ṇḍūkā̍ ivoda̱kān ma̱ṇḍūkā̍ uda̱kād i̍va ||

May I be highest, having gained your strength in war, your skill in peace my feet have trodden on your heads. Speak to me from beneath my feet, as frogs from out the water croak, as frogs from out the water croak.

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

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