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Rigveda 8.51

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 8.51

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Sanskrit

8.51.1

yathā̱ manau̱ sāṁva̍raṇau̱ soma̍m i̱ndrāpi̍baḥ su̱tam |
nīpā̍tithau maghava̱n medhyā̍tithau̱ puṣṭi̍gau̱ śruṣṭi̍gau̱ sacā̍ ||

As with Manu Sâmvaraṇi, Indra, thou drankest Soma juice, And, Maghavan, with Nîpâtithi, Medbyatithi, with Pushṭigu and Ṣrushṭigu,–

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

8.51.2

pā̱rṣa̱dvā̱ṇaḥ praska̍ṇva̱ṁ sam a̍sādaya̱c chayā̍na̱ṁ jivri̱m uddhi̍tam |
sa̱hasrā̍ṇy asiṣāsa̱d gavā̱m ṛṣi̱s tvoto̱ dasya̍ve̱ vṛka̍ḥ ||

The son of Pṛishadvâna was Praskaṇva's host, who lay decrepit and forlorn. Aided by thee the Ṛishi Dasyave-vṛika strove to obtain thousands of kine.

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

8.51.3

ya u̱kthebhi̱r na vi̱ndhate̍ ci̱kid ya ṛ̍ṣi̱coda̍naḥ |
indra̱ṁ tam acchā̍ vada̱ navya̍syā ma̱ty ari̍ṣyanta̱ṁ na bhoja̍se ||

Lord of swift bounty, he will win e'en with a steed of worthless sort. This, Indra, must be told of thee who wilt perform heroic deeds.

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

8.51.4

yasmā̍ a̱rkaṁ sa̱ptaśī̍rṣāṇam ānṛ̱cus tri̱dhātu̍m utta̱me pa̱de |
sa tv i1̱̍mā viśvā̱ bhuva̍nāni cikrada̱d ād ij ja̍niṣṭa̱ pauṁsya̍m ||

He unto whom they sang the seven-headed hymn, three-parted, in the loftiest place, He sent his thunder down on all these living things, and so displayed heroic might.

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

8.51.5

yo no̍ dā̱tā vasū̍nā̱m indra̱ṁ taṁ hū̍mahe va̱yam |
vi̱dmā hy a̍sya suma̱tiṁ navī̍yasīṁ ga̱mema̱ goma̍ti vra̱je ||

We invocate that Indra who bestoweth precious things on us. Now do we know his newest favour; may we gain a stable that is full of kine.

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

8.51.6

yasmai̱ tvaṁ va̍so dā̱nāya̱ śikṣa̍si̱ sa rā̱yas poṣa̍m aśnute |
taṁ tvā̍ va̱yam ma̍ghavann indra girvaṇaḥ su̱tāva̍nto havāmahe ||

He whom thou aidest, gracious Lord, to give again, obtains great wealth to nourish him. We with our Soma ready, Lover of the Song! call, Indra Maghavan, on thee.

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

8.51.7

ka̱dā ca̱na sta̱rīr a̍si̱ nendra̍ saścasi dā̱śuṣe̍ |
upo̱pen nu ma̍ghava̱n bhūya̱ in nu te̱ dāna̍ṁ de̱vasya̍ pṛcyate ||

Ne'er art thou fruitless, Indra ne'er dost thou desert the worshipper But now, O Maghavan, thy bounty as a God is poured forth ever more and more.

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

8.51.8

pra yo na̍na̱kṣe a̱bhy oja̍sā̱ krivi̍ṁ va̱dhaiḥ śuṣṇa̍ṁ nigho̱ṣaya̍n |
ya̱ded asta̍mbhīt pra̱thaya̍nn a̱mūṁ diva̱m ād ij ja̍niṣṭa̱ pārthi̍vaḥ ||

He who hath overtaken Krivi with his might, and silenced Ṣushṇa with deathbolts,– When he supported yonder heaven and spread it out, then first the son of earth was born.

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

8.51.9

yasyā̱yaṁ viśva̱ āryo̱ dāsa̍ḥ śevadhi̱pā a̱riḥ |
ti̱raś ci̍d a̱rye ruśa̍me̱ parī̍ravi̱ tubhyet so a̍jyate ra̱yiḥ ||

Good Lord of wealth is he to whom all Aryas, Dâsas here belong. Directly unto thee, the pious Ruṣama Pavîru, is that wealth brought nigh.

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

8.51.10

tu̱ra̱ṇyavo̱ madhu̍mantaṁ ghṛta̱ścuta̱ṁ viprā̍so a̱rkam ā̍nṛcuḥ |
a̱sme ra̱yiḥ pa̍prathe̱ vṛṣṇya̱ṁ śavo̱ 'sme su̍vā̱nāsa̱ inda̍vaḥ ||

In zealous haste the singers have sung forth a song distilling oil and rich in sweets. Riches have spread among us and heroic strength, with us are flowing Soma-drops.

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

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