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Rigveda 10.89

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 10.89

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Sanskrit

10.89.1

indra̍ṁ stavā̱ nṛta̍ma̱ṁ yasya̍ ma̱hnā vi̍babā̱dhe ro̍ca̱nā vi jmo antā̍n |
ā yaḥ pa̱prau ca̍rṣaṇī̱dhṛd varo̍bhi̱ḥ pra sindhu̍bhyo riricā̱no ma̍hi̱tvā ||

I WILL extol the most heroic Indra who with his might forced earth and sky asunder; Who hath filled all with width as man's Upholder, surpassing floods and rivers in his greatness.

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

10.89.2

sa sūrya̱ḥ pary u̱rū varā̱ṁsy endro̍ vavṛtyā̱d rathye̍va ca̱krā |
ati̍ṣṭhantam apa̱sya1̱̍ṁ na sarga̍ṁ kṛ̱ṣṇā tamā̍ṁsi̱ tviṣyā̍ jaghāna ||

Sûrya is he: throughout the wide expanses shall Indra turn him, swift as car-wheels, hither, Like a stream resting not but ever active he hath destroyed, with light, the blackhued darkness.

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

10.89.3

sa̱mā̱nam a̍smā̱ ana̍pāvṛd arca kṣma̱yā di̱vo asa̍ma̱m brahma̱ navya̍m |
vi yaḥ pṛ̱ṣṭheva̱ jani̍māny a̱rya indra̍ś ci̱kāya̱ na sakhā̍yam ī̱ṣe ||

To him I sing a holy prayer, incessant new, matchless, common to the earth and heaven, Who marks, as they were backs, all living creatures: ne'er doth he fail a friend, the noble Indra.

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

10.89.4

indrā̍ya̱ giro̱ ani̍śitasargā a̱paḥ prera̍ya̱ṁ saga̍rasya bu̱dhnāt |
yo akṣe̍ṇeva ca̱kriyā̱ śacī̍bhi̱r viṣva̍k ta̱stambha̍ pṛthi̱vīm u̱ta dyām ||

I will send forth my songs in flow unceasing, like water from the ocean's depth, to Indra. Who to his car on both its sides securely hath fixed the earth and heaven as with an axle.

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

10.89.5

āpā̍ntamanyus tṛ̱pala̍prabharmā̱ dhuni̱ḥ śimī̍vā̱ñ charu̍mām̐ ṛjī̱ṣī |
somo̱ viśvā̍ny ata̱sā vanā̍ni̱ nārvāg indra̍m prati̱mānā̍ni debhuḥ ||

Rousing with draughts, the Shaker, rushing onward, impetuous, very strong, armed as with arrows Is Soma; forest trees and all the bushes deceive not Indra with their offered likeness.

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

10.89.6

na yasya̱ dyāvā̍pṛthi̱vī na dhanva̱ nāntari̍kṣa̱ṁ nādra̍ya̱ḥ somo̍ akṣāḥ |
yad a̍sya ma̱nyur a̍dhinī̱yamā̍naḥ śṛ̱ṇāti̍ vī̱ḻu ru̱jati̍ sthi̱rāṇi̍ ||

Soma hath flowed to him whom naught can equal, the earth, the heavens, the firmament, the mountains,– When heightened in his ire his indignation shatters the firm and breaks the strong in pieces.

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

10.89.7

ja̱ghāna̍ vṛ̱traṁ svadhi̍ti̱r vane̍va ru̱roja̱ puro̱ ara̍da̱n na sindhū̍n |
bi̱bheda̍ gi̱riṁ nava̱m in na ku̱mbham ā gā indro̍ akṛṇuta sva̱yugbhi̍ḥ ||

As an axe fells the tree so be slew Vṛitra, brake down the strongholds and dug out the rivers. He cleft the mountain like a new-made pitcher. Indra brought forth the kine with his Companions.

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

10.89.8

tvaṁ ha̱ tyad ṛ̍ṇa̱yā i̍ndra̱ dhīro̱ 'sir na parva̍ vṛji̱nā śṛ̍ṇāsi |
pra ye mi̱trasya̱ varu̍ṇasya̱ dhāma̱ yuja̱ṁ na janā̍ mi̱nanti̍ mi̱tram ||

Wise art thou, Punisher of guilt, O Indra. The sword lops limbs, thou smitest down the sinner, The men who injure, as it were a comrade, the lofty Law of Varuṇa and Mitra.

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

10.89.9

pra ye mi̱tram prārya̱maṇa̍ṁ du̱revā̱ḥ pra sa̱ṁgira̱ḥ pra varu̍ṇam mi̱nanti̍ |
ny a1̱̍mitre̍ṣu va̱dham i̍ndra̱ tumra̱ṁ vṛṣa̱n vṛṣā̍ṇam aru̱ṣaṁ śi̍śīhi ||

Men who lead evil lives, who break agreements, and injure Varuṇa, Aryaman and Mitra,– Against these foes, O Mighty Indra, sharpen, as furious death, thy Bull of fiery colour.

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

10.89.10

indro̍ di̱va indra̍ īśe pṛthi̱vyā indro̍ a̱pām indra̱ it parva̍tānām |
indro̍ vṛ̱dhām indra̱ in medhi̍rāṇā̱m indra̱ḥ kṣeme̱ yoge̱ havya̱ indra̍ḥ ||

Indra is Sovran Lord of Earth and Heaven, Indra is Lord of waters and of mountains. Indra is Lord of prosperers and sages Indra must be invoked in rest and effort.

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

10.89.11

prāktubhya̱ indra̱ḥ pra vṛ̱dho aha̍bhya̱ḥ prāntari̍kṣā̱t pra sa̍mu̱drasya̍ dhā̱seḥ |
pra vāta̍sya̱ pratha̍sa̱ḥ pra jmo antā̱t pra sindhu̍bhyo ririce̱ pra kṣi̱tibhya̍ḥ ||

Vaster than days and nights, Giver of increase, vaster than firmament and flood of ocean, Vaster than bounds of earth and wind's extension, vaster than rivers and our lands is Indra.

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

10.89.12

pra śośu̍catyā u̱ṣaso̱ na ke̱tur a̍si̱nvā te̍ vartatām indra he̱tiḥ |
aśme̍va vidhya di̱va ā sṛ̍jā̱nas tapi̍ṣṭhena̱ heṣa̍sā̱ drogha̍mitrān ||

Forward, as herald of refulgent Morning, let thine insatiate arrow fly, O Indra. And pierce, as 'twere a stone launched forth from heaven, with hottest blaze the men who love deception.

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

10.89.13

anv aha̱ māsā̱ anv id vanā̱ny anv oṣa̍dhī̱r anu̱ parva̍tāsaḥ |
anv indra̱ṁ roda̍sī vāvaśā̱ne anv āpo̍ ajihata̱ jāya̍mānam ||

Him, verily, the moons, the mountains followed, the tall trees followed and the plants and herbage. Yearning with love both Worlds approached, the Waters waited on Indra when he first had being.

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

10.89.14

karhi̍ svi̱t sā ta̍ indra ce̱tyāsa̍d a̱ghasya̱ yad bhi̱nado̱ rakṣa̱ eṣa̍t |
mi̱tra̱kruvo̱ yac chasa̍ne̱ na gāva̍ḥ pṛthi̱vyā ā̱pṛg a̍mu̱yā śaya̍nte ||

Where was the vengeful dart when thou, O Indra, clavest the demon ever beat on outrage? When fiends lay there upon the ground extended like cattle in the place of immolation?

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

10.89.15

śa̱trū̱yanto̍ a̱bhi ye na̍s tata̱sre mahi̱ vrādha̍nta oga̱ṇāsa̍ indra |
a̱ndhenā̱mitrā̱s tama̍sā sacantāṁ sujyo̱tiṣo̍ a̱ktava̱s tām̐ a̱bhi ṣyu̍ḥ ||

Those who are set in enmity against us, the Oganas, O Indra, waxen mighty,– Let blinding darkness follow those our fbemen, while these shall have bright shining nights to light them.

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

10.89.16

pu̱rūṇi̱ hi tvā̱ sava̍nā̱ janā̍nā̱m brahmā̍ṇi̱ manda̍n gṛṇa̱tām ṛṣī̍ṇām |
i̱mām ā̱ghoṣa̱nn ava̍sā̱ sahū̍tiṁ ti̱ro viśvā̱m̐ arca̍to yāhy a̱rvāṅ ||

May plentiful libations of the people, and singing Ṛishis' holy prayers rejoice thee. Hearing with love this common invocation, come unto us, pass by all those who praise thee.

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

10.89.17

e̱vā te̍ va̱yam i̍ndra bhuñjatī̱nāṁ vi̱dyāma̍ sumatī̱nāṁ navā̍nām |
vi̱dyāma̱ vasto̱r ava̍sā gṛ̱ṇanto̍ vi̱śvāmi̍trā u̱ta ta̍ indra nū̱nam ||

O Indra, thus may we be made partakers of thy new favours that shall bring us profit. Singing with love, may we the Viṣvâmitras win daylight even now through thee, O Indra.

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

10.89.18

śu̱naṁ hu̍vema ma̱ghavā̍na̱m indra̍m a̱smin bhare̱ nṛta̍ma̱ṁ vāja̍sātau |
śṛ̱ṇvanta̍m u̱gram ū̱taye̍ sa̱matsu̱ ghnanta̍ṁ vṛ̱trāṇi̍ sa̱ṁjita̱ṁ dhanā̍nām ||

Call we on Maghavan, auspicious Indra, best hero in the fight where spoil is gathered, The Strong who listens, who gives aid in battles, who slays the Vṛitras, wins and gathers riches.

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

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