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Rigveda 2.21

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 2.21

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2.21.1

vi̱śva̱jite̍ dhana̱jite̍ sva̱rjite̍ satrā̱jite̍ nṛ̱jita̍ urvarā̱jite̍ |
a̱śva̱jite̍ go̱jite̍ a̱bjite̍ bha̱rendrā̍ya̱ soma̍ṁ yaja̱tāya̍ harya̱tam ||

To him the Lord of all, the Lord of wealth, of light; him who is Lord for ever, Lord of men and tilth, Him who is Lord of horses, Lord of kine,of floods, to Indra, to the Holy bring sweet Soma juice.

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

2.21.2

a̱bhi̱bhuve̍ 'bhibha̱ṅgāya̍ vanva̱te 'ṣā̍ḻhāya̱ saha̍mānāya ve̱dhase̍ |
tu̱vi̱graye̱ vahna̍ye du̱ṣṭarī̍tave satrā̱sāhe̱ nama̱ indrā̍ya vocata ||

To him the potent One, who conquers and breaks down, the Victor never vanquished who disposes all, The mighty-voiced, the rider, unassailable, to Indra everconquering speak your reverent prayer.

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

2.21.3

sa̱trā̱sā̱ho ja̍nabha̱kṣo ja̍naṁsa̱haś cyava̍no yu̱dhmo anu̱ joṣa̍m ukṣi̱taḥ |
vṛ̱ta̱ṁca̱yaḥ sahu̍rir vi̱kṣv ā̍ri̱ta indra̍sya voca̱m pra kṛ̱tāni̍ vī̱ryā̍ ||

Still Victor, loved by mortals, ruler over men, o'erthrower, warrior, he hath waxen as he would; Host-gatherer, triumphant, honoured mid the folk. Indra's heroic deeds will I tell forth to all.

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

2.21.4

a̱nā̱nu̱do vṛ̍ṣa̱bho dodha̍to va̱dho ga̍mbhī̱ra ṛ̱ṣvo asa̍maṣṭakāvyaḥ |
ra̱dhra̱co̱daḥ śnatha̍no vīḻi̱tas pṛ̱thur indra̍ḥ suya̱jña u̱ṣasa̱ḥ sva̍r janat ||

The strong who never yields, who slew the furious fiend, the deep, the vast, of wisdom unattainable; Who speeds the good, the breaker-down, the firm, the vast,– Indra whose rites bring joy hath made the light of Dawn.

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

2.21.5

ya̱jñena̍ gā̱tum a̱pturo̍ vividrire̱ dhiyo̍ hinvā̱nā u̱śijo̍ manī̱ṣiṇa̍ḥ |
a̱bhi̱svarā̍ ni̱ṣadā̱ gā a̍va̱syava̱ indre̍ hinvā̱nā dravi̍ṇāny āśata ||

By sacrifice the yearning sages sending forth their songs found furtherance from him who speeds the flood. In Indra seeking help with worship and with hymn, they drew him to themselves and won them kine and wealth.

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

2.21.6

indra̱ śreṣṭhā̍ni̱ dravi̍ṇāni dhehi̱ citti̱ṁ dakṣa̍sya subhaga̱tvam a̱sme |
poṣa̍ṁ rayī̱ṇām ari̍ṣṭiṁ ta̱nūnā̍ṁ svā̱dmāna̍ṁ vā̱caḥ su̍dina̱tvam ahnā̍m ||

Indra, bestow on us the best of treasures, the spirit of ability and fortune; Increase of riches, safety of our bodies, charm of sweet speech, and days of pleasant weather.

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

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