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Rigveda 6.18

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 6.18

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Sanskrit

6.18.1

tam u̍ ṣṭuhi̱ yo a̱bhibhū̍tyojā va̱nvann avā̍taḥ puruhū̱ta indra̍ḥ |
aṣā̍ḻham u̱graṁ saha̍mānam ā̱bhir gī̱rbhir va̍rdha vṛṣa̱bhaṁ ca̍rṣaṇī̱nām ||

GLORIFY him whose might is all-surpassing, Indra the much-invoked who fights uninjured. Magnify with these songs the never-vanquished, the Strong, the Bull of men, the Mighty Victor.

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

6.18.2

sa yu̱dhmaḥ satvā̍ khaja̱kṛt sa̱madvā̍ tuvimra̱kṣo na̍danu̱mām̐ ṛ̍jī̱ṣī |
bṛ̱hadre̍ṇu̱ś cyava̍no̱ mānu̍ṣīṇā̱m eka̍ḥ kṛṣṭī̱nām a̍bhavat sa̱hāvā̍ ||

He, Champion, Hero, Warrior, Lord of battles, impetuous, loudly roaring, great destroyer, Who whirls the dust on high, alone, oerthrower, hath made all races of mankind his subjects.

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

6.18.3

tvaṁ ha̱ nu tyad a̍damāyo̱ dasyū̱m̐r eka̍ḥ kṛ̱ṣṭīr a̍vano̱r āryā̍ya |
asti̍ svi̱n nu vī̱rya1̱̍ṁ tat ta̍ indra̱ na svi̍d asti̱ tad ṛ̍tu̱thā vi vo̍caḥ ||

Thou, thou alone, hast tamed the Dasyus; singly thou hast subdued the people for the Ârya. In this, or is it not, thine hero exploit, Indra? Declare it at the proper season.

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

6.18.4

sad id dhi te̍ tuvijā̱tasya̱ manye̱ saha̍ḥ sahiṣṭha tura̱tas tu̱rasya̍ |
u̱gram u̱grasya̍ ta̱vasa̱s tavī̱yo 'ra̍dhrasya radhra̱turo̍ babhūva ||

For true, I deem, thy strength is, thine the Mighty, thine, O Most Potent, thine the Conquering Victor; Strong, of the strong, Most Mighty, of the mighty, thine, driver of the churl to acts of bounty.

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

6.18.5

tan na̍ḥ pra̱tnaṁ sa̱khyam a̍stu yu̱ṣme i̱tthā vada̍dbhir va̱lam aṅgi̍robhiḥ |
hann a̍cyutacyud dasme̱ṣaya̍ntam ṛ̱ṇoḥ puro̱ vi duro̍ asya̱ viśvā̍ḥ ||

Be this our ancient bond of friendship with you and with Angirases here who speak of Vala. Thou, Wondrous, Shaker of things firm, didst smite him in his fresh strength, and force his doors and castles.

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

6.18.6

sa hi dhī̱bhir havyo̱ asty u̱gra ī̍śāna̱kṛn ma̍ha̱ti vṛ̍tra̱tūrye̍ |
sa to̱kasā̍tā̱ tana̍ye̱ sa va̱jrī vi̍tanta̱sāyyo̍ abhavat sa̱matsu̍ ||

With holy thoughts must he be called, the Mighty, showing his power in the great fight with Vṛitra. He must be called to give us seed and offspring, the Thunderer must he moved and sped to battle.

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

6.18.7

sa ma̱jmanā̱ jani̍ma̱ mānu̍ṣāṇā̱m ama̍rtyena̱ nāmnāti̱ pra sa̍rsre |
sa dyu̱mnena̱ sa śava̍so̱ta rā̱yā sa vī̱rye̍ṇa̱ nṛta̍ma̱ḥ samo̍kāḥ ||

He in his might, with name that lives for ever, hath far surpassed all human generations. He, most heroic, hath his home with splendour, with glory and with riches and with valour.

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

6.18.8

sa yo na mu̱he na mithū̱ jano̱ bhūt su̱mantu̍nāmā̱ cumu̍ri̱ṁ dhuni̍ṁ ca |
vṛ̱ṇak pipru̱ṁ śamba̍ra̱ṁ śuṣṇa̱m indra̍ḥ pu̱rāṁ cyau̱tnāya̍ śa̱yathā̍ya̱ nū ci̍t ||

Stranger to guile, who ne'er was false or faithless, bearing a name that may be well remembered, Indra crushed Chumuri, Dhuni, Ṣambara, Pipru, and Ṣushṇa, that their castles fell in ruin.

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

6.18.9

u̱dāva̍tā̱ tvakṣa̍sā̱ panya̍sā ca vṛtra̱hatyā̍ya̱ ratha̍m indra tiṣṭha |
dhi̱ṣva vajra̱ṁ hasta̱ ā da̍kṣiṇa̱trābhi pra ma̍nda purudatra mā̱yāḥ ||

With saving might that must be praised and lauded, Indra, ascend thy car to smite down Vṛitra. In thy right hand hold fast thy bolt of thunder, and weaken, Bounteous Lord, his art and magic.

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

6.18.10

a̱gnir na śuṣka̱ṁ vana̍m indra he̱tī rakṣo̱ ni dha̍kṣy a̱śani̱r na bhī̱mā |
ga̱mbhī̱raya̍ ṛ̱ṣvayā̱ yo ru̱rojādhvā̍nayad duri̱tā da̱mbhaya̍c ca ||

As Agni, as the dart burns the dry forest, like the dread shaft burn down the fiends, O Indra; Thou who with high deep-reaching spear hast broken, hast covered over mischief and destroyed it.

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

6.18.11

ā sa̱hasra̍m pa̱thibhi̍r indra rā̱yā tuvi̍dyumna tuvi̱vāje̍bhir a̱rvāk |
yā̱hi sū̍no sahaso̱ yasya̱ nū ci̱d ade̍va̱ īśe̍ puruhūta̱ yoto̍ḥ ||

With wealth, by thousand paths come hither, Agni, paths that bring ample strength, O thou Most Splendid. Come, Son of Strength, o'er whom, Invoked of many! the godless hath no power to keep thee distant.

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

6.18.12

pra tu̍vidyu̱mnasya̱ sthavi̍rasya̱ ghṛṣve̍r di̱vo ra̍rapśe mahi̱mā pṛ̍thi̱vyāḥ |
nāsya̱ śatru̱r na pra̍ti̱māna̍m asti̱ na pra̍ti̱ṣṭhiḥ pu̍rumā̱yasya̱ sahyo̍ḥ ||

From heaven, from earth is bruited forth the greatness of him the firm, the fiery, the resplendent. No foe hath he, no counterpart, no refuge is there from him the Conqueror full of wisdom

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

6.18.13

pra tat te̍ a̱dyā kara̍ṇaṁ kṛ̱tam bhū̱t kutsa̱ṁ yad ā̱yum a̍tithi̱gvam a̍smai |
pu̱rū sa̱hasrā̱ ni śi̍śā a̱bhi kṣām ut tūrva̍yāṇaṁ dhṛṣa̱tā ni̍netha ||

This day the deed that thou hast done is famous, when thou, for him, with many thousand others Laidest low Kutsa, Âyu, Âtithigva, and boldly didst deliver Tûrvayâṇa.

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

6.18.14

anu̱ tvāhi̍ghne̱ adha̍ deva de̱vā mada̱n viśve̍ ka̱vita̍maṁ kavī̱nām |
karo̱ yatra̱ vari̍vo bādhi̱tāya̍ di̱ve janā̍ya ta̱nve̍ gṛṇā̱naḥ ||

In thee, O God, the wisest of the Sages, all Gods were joyful when thou slewest Ahi. When lauded for thyself, thou gavest freedom to sore-afflicted Heaven and to the people.

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

6.18.15

anu̱ dyāvā̍pṛthi̱vī tat ta̱ ojo 'ma̍rtyā jihata indra de̱vāḥ |
kṛ̱ṣvā kṛ̍tno̱ akṛ̍ta̱ṁ yat te̱ asty u̱kthaṁ navī̍yo janayasva ya̱jñaiḥ ||

This power of thine both heaven and earth acknowledge, the deathless Gods acknowledge it, O Indra. Do what thou ne'er hast done, O Mighty Worker: beget a new hymn at thy sacrifices.

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

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