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Rigveda 6.23

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 6.23

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6.23.1

su̱ta it tvaṁ nimi̍śla indra̱ some̱ stome̱ brahma̍ṇi śa̱syamā̍na u̱kthe |
yad vā̍ yu̱ktābhyā̍m maghava̱n hari̍bhyā̱m bibhra̱d vajra̍m bā̱hvor i̍ndra̱ yāsi̍ ||

THOU art attached to pressed-out Soma, Indra, at laud, at prayer, and when the hymn is chanted; Or when with yoked Bays, Maghavan, thou comest, O Indra, bearing in thine arms the thunder.

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

6.23.2

yad vā̍ di̱vi pārye̱ suṣvi̍m indra vṛtra̱hatye 'va̍si̱ śūra̍sātau |
yad vā̱ dakṣa̍sya bi̱bhyuṣo̱ abi̍bhya̱d ara̍ndhaya̱ḥ śardha̍ta indra̱ dasyū̍n ||

Or when on that decisive day thou holpest the presser of the juice at Vṛitra's slaughter; Or when thou, while the strong one feared, undaunted, gavest to death, Indra, the daring Dasyus.

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

6.23.3

pātā̍ su̱tam indro̍ astu̱ soma̍m praṇe̱nīr u̱gro ja̍ri̱tāra̍m ū̱tī |
kartā̍ vī̱rāya̱ suṣva̍ya u lo̱kaṁ dātā̱ vasu̍ stuva̱te kī̱raye̍ cit ||

Let Indra drink the pressed-out Soma, Helper and mighty Guide of him who sings his praises. He gives the hero room who pours oblations, and treasure even to the lowly singer.

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

6.23.4

ganteyā̍nti̱ sava̍nā̱ hari̍bhyām ba̱bhrir vajra̍m pa̱piḥ soma̍ṁ da̱dir gāḥ |
kartā̍ vī̱raṁ narya̱ṁ sarva̍vīra̱ṁ śrotā̱ hava̍ṁ gṛṇa̱taḥ stoma̍vāhāḥ ||

E'en humble rites with his Bay steeds he visits: he wields the bolt, drinks Soma, gives us cattle. He makes the valiant rich in store of heroes, accepts our praise and hears the singer's calling.

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

6.23.5

asmai̍ va̱yaṁ yad vā̱vāna̱ tad vi̍viṣma̱ indrā̍ya̱ yo na̍ḥ pra̱divo̱ apa̱s kaḥ |
su̱te some̍ stu̱masi̱ śaṁsa̍d u̱kthendrā̍ya̱ brahma̱ vardha̍na̱ṁ yathāsa̍t ||

What he hath longed for we have brought to Indra, who from the days of old hath done us service. While Soma flows we will sing hymn, and laud him, so that our prayer may streng. then Indra's vigour.

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

6.23.6

brahmā̍ṇi̱ hi ca̍kṛ̱ṣe vardha̍nāni̱ tāva̍t ta indra ma̱tibhi̍r viviṣmaḥ |
su̱te some̍ sutapā̱ḥ śaṁta̍māni̱ rāṇḍyā̍ kriyāsma̱ vakṣa̍ṇāni ya̱jñaiḥ ||

Thou hast made prayer the means of thine exalting, therefore we wait on thee with hymns, O Indra. May we, by the pressed Soma, Somadrinker! bring thee, with sacrifice, blissful sweet refreshment.

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

6.23.7

sa no̍ bodhi puro̱ḻāśa̱ṁ rarā̍ṇa̱ḥ pibā̱ tu soma̱ṁ goṛ̍jīkam indra |
edam ba̱rhir yaja̍mānasya sīdo̱ruṁ kṛ̍dhi tvāya̱ta u̍ lo̱kam ||

Mark well our sacrificial cake, delighted Indra, drink Soma and the milk commingled. Here on the sacrificer's grass be seated: give ample room to thy devoted servant.

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

6.23.8

sa ma̍ndasvā̱ hy anu̱ joṣa̍m ugra̱ pra tvā̍ ya̱jñāsa̍ i̱me a̍śnuvantu |
preme havā̍saḥ puruhū̱tam a̱sme ā tve̱yaṁ dhīr ava̍sa indra yamyāḥ ||

O Mighty One, be joyful as thou willest. Let these our sacrifices reach and find thee; And may this hymn and these our invocations turn thee, whom many men invoke, to help us.

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

6.23.9

taṁ va̍ḥ sakhāya̱ḥ saṁ yathā̍ su̱teṣu̱ some̍bhir īm pṛṇatā bho̱jam indra̍m |
ku̱vit tasmā̱ asa̍ti no̱ bharā̍ya̱ na suṣvi̱m indro 'va̍se mṛdhāti ||

Friends, when thejuices flow, replenish duly your own, your bounteous Indra with the Soma. Will it not aid him to support us? Indra. spares him who sheds the juice to win his favour.

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

6.23.10

e̱ved indra̍ḥ su̱te a̍stāvi̱ some̍ bha̱radvā̍jeṣu̱ kṣaya̱d in ma̱ghona̍ḥ |
asa̱d yathā̍ jari̱tra u̱ta sū̱rir indro̍ rā̱yo vi̱śvavā̍rasya dā̱tā ||

While Soma flowed, thus Indra hath been lauded, Ruler of nobles, mid the Bharadvâjas, That Indra may become the singer's patron and give him wealth in every kind of treasure.

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

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