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Rigveda 6.27

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 6.27

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Sanskrit

6.27.1

kim a̍sya̱ made̱ kim v a̍sya pī̱tāv indra̱ḥ kim a̍sya sa̱khye ca̍kāra |
raṇā̍ vā̱ ye ni̱ṣadi̱ kiṁ te a̍sya pu̱rā vi̍vidre̱ kim u̱ nūta̍nāsaḥ ||

WHAT deed hath Indra done in the wild transport, in quaffing or in friendship with, the Soma? What joys have men of ancient times or recent obtained within the chamber of libation?

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

6.27.2

sad a̍sya̱ made̱ sad v a̍sya pī̱tāv indra̱ḥ sad a̍sya sa̱khye ca̍kāra |
raṇā̍ vā̱ ye ni̱ṣadi̱ sat te a̍sya pu̱rā vi̍vidre̱ sad u̱ nūta̍nāsaḥ ||

In its wild joy Indra hath proved him faithful, faithful in quaffing, faithful in its friendship. His truth is the delight that in this chamber the men of old and recent times have tasted.

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

6.27.3

na̱hi nu te̍ mahi̱mana̍ḥ samasya̱ na ma̍ghavan maghava̱ttvasya̍ vi̱dma |
na rādha̍so-rādhaso̱ nūta̍na̱syendra̱ naki̍r dadṛśa indri̱yaṁ te̍ ||

All thy vast power, O Maghavan, we know not, know not the riches of thy full abundance. No one hath seen that might of thine, productive of bounty every day renewed, O Indra.

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

6.27.4

e̱tat tyat ta̍ indri̱yam a̍ceti̱ yenāva̍dhīr va̱raśi̍khasya̱ śeṣa̍ḥ |
vajra̍sya̱ yat te̱ niha̍tasya̱ śuṣmā̍t sva̱nāc ci̍d indra para̱mo da̱dāra̍ ||

This one great power of thine our eyes have witnessed, wherewith thou slewest Varaṣikha's children, When by the force of thy descending thunder, at the mere solund, their boldest was demolished.

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

6.27.5

vadhī̱d indro̍ va̱raśi̍khasya̱ śeṣo̍ 'bhyāva̱rtine̍ cāyamā̱nāya̱ śikṣa̍n |
vṛ̱cīva̍to̱ yad dha̍riyū̱pīyā̍yā̱ṁ han pūrve̱ ardhe̍ bhi̱yasāpa̍ro̱ dart ||

In aid of Abhyâvartin Châyamâna, Indra destroyed the seed of Varaṣikha. At Hariyûpîyâ he smote the vanguard of the Vṛichîvans, and the rear fled frighted.

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

6.27.6

tri̱ṁśaccha̍taṁ va̱rmiṇa̍ indra sā̱kaṁ ya̱vyāva̍tyām puruhūta śrava̱syā |
vṛ̱cīva̍nta̱ḥ śara̍ve̱ patya̍mānā̱ḥ pātrā̍ bhindā̱nā nya̱rthāny ā̍yan ||

Three thousand, mailed, in quest of fame, together, on the Yavyâvatî, O much-sought Indra, Vṛichîvan's sons, falling before the arrow, like bursting vessels went to their destruction.

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

6.27.7

yasya̱ gāvā̍v aru̱ṣā sū̍yava̱syū a̱ntar ū̱ ṣu cara̍to̱ reri̍hāṇā |
sa sṛñja̍yāya tu̱rvaśa̱m parā̍dād vṛ̱cīva̍to daivavā̱tāya̱ śikṣa̍n ||

He, whose two red Steers, seeking goodly pasture, plying their tongues move on 'twixt earth and heaven, Gave Turvaṣa to Sṛinjaya, and, to aid him, gave the Vṛichîvans up to Daivavata.

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

6.27.8

dva̱yām̐ a̍gne ra̱thino̍ viṁśa̱tiṁ gā va̱dhūma̍to ma̱ghavā̱ mahya̍ṁ sa̱mrāṭ |
a̱bhyā̱va̱rtī cā̍yamā̱no da̍dāti dū̱ṇāśe̱yaṁ dakṣi̍ṇā pārtha̱vānā̍m ||

Two wagon-teams, with damsels, twenty oxen, O Agni, Abhyâvartin Châyamâna, The liberal Sovran, giveth me. This guerdon of Pṛithu's seed is hard to win from others.

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

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