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Rigveda 4.24

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 4.24

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Sanskrit

4.24.1

kā su̍ṣṭu̱tiḥ śava̍saḥ sū̱num indra̍m arvācī̱naṁ rādha̍sa̱ ā va̍vartat |
da̱dir hi vī̱ro gṛ̍ṇa̱te vasū̍ni̱ sa gopa̍tir ni̱ṣṣidhā̍ṁ no janāsaḥ ||

WHAT worthy praise will bring before us Indra, the Son of Strength, that he may grant us riches; For he the Hero, gives the singer treasures: he is the Lord who sends us gifts, ye people.

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

4.24.2

sa vṛ̍tra̱hatye̱ havya̱ḥ sa īḍya̱ḥ sa suṣṭu̍ta̱ indra̍ḥ sa̱tyarā̍dhāḥ |
sa yāma̱nn ā ma̱ghavā̱ martyā̍ya brahmaṇya̱te suṣva̍ye̱ vari̍vo dhāt ||

To be invoked and hymned in fight with Vṛitra, that well-praised Indra gives us real bounties. That Maghavan brings comfort in the foray to the religious man who pours libations.

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

4.24.3

tam in naro̱ vi hva̍yante samī̱ke ri̍ri̱kvāṁsa̍s ta̱nva̍ḥ kṛṇvata̱ trām |
mi̱tho yat tyā̱gam u̱bhayā̍so̱ agma̱n nara̍s to̱kasya̱ tana̍yasya sā̱tau ||

Him, verily, the men invoke in combat; risking their lives they make him their protector, When heroes, foe to foe, give up their bodies, fighting, each side, for children and their offspring.

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

4.24.4

kra̱tū̱yanti̍ kṣi̱tayo̱ yoga̍ ugrāśuṣā̱ṇāso̍ mi̱tho arṇa̍sātau |
saṁ yad viśo 'va̍vṛtranta yu̱dhmā ād in nema̍ indrayante a̱bhīke̍ ||

Strong God! the folk at need put forth their vigour, striving together in the whirl of battle. When warrior bands encounter one another some in the grapple quit themselves like Indra.

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

4.24.5

ād id dha̱ nema̍ indri̱yaṁ ya̍janta̱ ād it pa̱ktiḥ pu̍ro̱ḻāśa̍ṁ riricyāt |
ād it somo̱ vi pa̍pṛcyā̱d asu̍ṣvī̱n ād ij ju̍joṣa vṛṣa̱bhaṁ yaja̍dhyai ||

Hence many a one worships the might of Indra: hence let the brew succeed the meal-oblation. Hence let the Soma banish those who pour not: even hence I joy to pay the Strong One worship.

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

4.24.6

kṛ̱ṇoty a̍smai̱ vari̍vo̱ ya i̱tthendrā̍ya̱ soma̍m uśa̱te su̱noti̍ |
sa̱dhrī̱cīne̍na̱ mana̱sāvi̍vena̱n tam it sakhā̍yaṁ kṛṇute sa̱matsu̍ ||

Indra gives comfort to the man who truly presses, for him who longs fot it, the Soma, Not disaffected, with devoted spirit this man he takes to be his friend in battles.

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

4.24.7

ya indrā̍ya su̱nava̱t soma̍m a̱dya pacā̍t pa̱ktīr u̱ta bhṛ̱jjāti̍ dhā̱nāḥ |
prati̍ manā̱yor u̱cathā̍ni̱ harya̱n tasmi̍n dadha̱d vṛṣa̍ṇa̱ṁ śuṣma̱m indra̍ḥ ||

He who this day for Indra presses Soma, prepares the brew and fries the grains of barley- Loving the hymns of that devoted servant, to him may Indra give heroic vigour.

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

4.24.8

ya̱dā sa̍ma̱ryaṁ vy ace̱d ṛghā̍vā dī̱rghaṁ yad ā̱jim a̱bhy akhya̍d a̱ryaḥ |
aci̍krada̱d vṛṣa̍ṇa̱m patny acchā̍ duro̱ṇa ā niśi̍taṁ soma̱sudbhi̍ḥ ||

When the impetuous chief hath sought the confliet, and the lord looked upon the long-drawn battle, The matron calls to the Strong God whom pressers of Soma have encouraged int the dwelling.

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

4.24.9

bhūya̍sā va̱snam a̍cara̱t kanī̱yo 'vi̍krīto akāniṣa̱m puna̱r yan |
sa bhūya̍sā̱ kanī̍yo̱ nāri̍recīd dī̱nā dakṣā̱ vi du̍hanti̱ pra vā̱ṇam ||

He bid a small price for a thing of value: I was content, returning, still unpurchased. He heightened not his insufficient offer. Simple and clever, both milk out the udder.

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

4.24.10

ka i̱maṁ da̱śabhi̱r mamendra̍ṁ krīṇāti dhe̱nubhi̍ḥ |
ya̱dā vṛ̱trāṇi̱ jaṅgha̍na̱d athai̍nam me̱ puna̍r dadat ||

Who for ten milch-kine purchaseth from rne this Indra who is mine? When he hath slain the Vṛitras let the buyer give him back to me.

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

4.24.11

nū ṣṭu̱ta i̍ndra̱ nū gṛ̍ṇā̱na iṣa̍ṁ jari̱tre na̱dyo̱3̱̍ na pī̍peḥ |
akā̍ri te harivo̱ brahma̱ navya̍ṁ dhi̱yā syā̍ma ra̱thya̍ḥ sadā̱sāḥ ||

Now, Indra! lauded, glorified with praises, let wealth swell high like rivers for the singer. For thee a new hymn, Lord of Bays, is fashioned. May we, car-borne, through song be victors ever.

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

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