Rigveda 8.66
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 8.66
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- Sanskrit
8.66.1
taro̍bhir vo vi̱dadva̍su̱m indra̍ṁ sa̱bādha̍ ū̱taye̍ |
bṛ̱had gāya̍ntaḥ su̱taso̍me adhva̱re hu̱ve bhara̱ṁ na kā̱riṇa̍m ||
LOUD singing at the sacred rite where Soma flows we priests invoke With haste, that he may help, as the bard's Cherisher, Indra who findeth wealth for you.
8.66.2
na yaṁ du̱dhrā vara̍nte̱ na sthi̱rā muro̱ made̍ suśi̱pram andha̍saḥ |
ya ā̱dṛtyā̍ śaśamā̱nāya̍ sunva̱te dātā̍ jari̱tra u̱kthya̍m ||
Whom with fair helm, in rapture of the juice, the firm resistless slayers hinder not: Giver of glorious wealth to him who sing a his praise, honouring him who toils and pours:
8.66.3
yaḥ śa̱kro mṛ̱kṣo aśvyo̱ yo vā̱ kījo̍ hira̱ṇyaya̍ḥ |
sa ū̱rvasya̍ rejaya̱ty apā̍vṛti̱m indro̱ gavya̍sya vṛtra̱hā ||
Ṣakra, who like a curry-comb for horses or a golden goad, Indra, the Vṛitra-slayer, urges eagerly the opening of the stall of kine:
8.66.4
nikhā̍taṁ ci̱d yaḥ pu̍rusambhṛ̱taṁ vasūd id vapa̍ti dā̱śuṣe̍ |
va̱jrī su̍śi̱pro harya̍śva̱ it ka̍ra̱d indra̱ḥ kratvā̱ yathā̱ vaśa̍t ||
Who for the worshipper scatters forth ample wealth, even though buried, piled in heaps: May Indra, Lord of Bay Steeds, fair-helmed Thunderer, act at his pleasure, as he lists.
8.66.5
yad vā̱vantha̍ puruṣṭuta pu̱rā ci̍c chūra nṛ̱ṇām |
va̱yaṁ tat ta̍ indra̱ sam bha̍rāmasi ya̱jñam u̱kthaṁ tu̱raṁ vaca̍ḥ ||
Hero whom many praise, what thou hast longed for, oven of old, from men. All that we offer unto thee, O Indra, now, sacrifice, laud, effectual speech.
8.66.6
sacā̱ some̍ṣu puruhūta vajrivo̱ madā̍ya dyukṣa somapāḥ |
tvam id dhi bra̍hma̱kṛte̱ kāmya̱ṁ vasu̱ deṣṭha̍ḥ sunva̱te bhuva̍ḥ ||
To Soma, Much-invoked, Bolt-armed! for thy carouse, Celestial, Soma-drinker! come. Thou to the man who prays and pours the juice hast been best giver of delightful wealth.
8.66.7
va̱yam e̍nam i̱dā hyo 'pī̍peme̱ha va̱jriṇa̍m |
tasmā̍ u a̱dya sa̍ma̱nā su̱tam bha̱rā nū̱nam bhū̍ṣata śru̱te ||
Here, verily, yesterday we let the Thunder-wielder drink his fill. So in like manner offer him the juice to-day. Now range you by the Glorious One.
8.66.8
vṛka̍ś cid asya vāra̱ṇa u̍rā̱mathi̱r ā va̱yune̍ṣu bhūṣati |
semaṁ na̱ḥ stoma̍ṁ jujuṣā̱ṇa ā ga̱hīndra̱ pra ci̱trayā̍ dhi̱yā ||
Even the wolf, the savage beast that rends the sheep, follows the path of his decrees. So graciously accepting, Indra, this our praise, with wondrous thought come forth to us.
8.66.9
kad ū̱ nv a1̱̍syākṛ̍ta̱m indra̍syāsti̱ pauṁsya̍m |
keno̱ nu ka̱ṁ śroma̍tena̱ na śu̍śruve ja̱nuṣa̱ḥ pari̍ vṛtra̱hā ||
What manly deed of vigour now remains that Indra hath not done? Who hath not heard his glorious title and his fame, the Vritra-slayer from his birth?
8.66.10
kad ū̍ ma̱hīr adhṛ̍ṣṭā asya̱ tavi̍ṣī̱ḥ kad u̍ vṛtra̱ghno astṛ̍tam |
indro̱ viśvā̍n beka̱nāṭā̍m̐ aha̱rdṛśa̍ u̱ta kratvā̍ pa̱ṇīm̐r a̱bhi ||
How great his power resistless! how invincible the Vritra-slayer’s matchless might! Indra excels all usurers who see the day, excels all traffickers in strength.
8.66.11
va̱yaṁ ghā̍ te̱ apū̱rvyendra̱ brahmā̍ṇi vṛtrahan |
pu̱rū̱tamā̍saḥ puruhūta vajrivo bhṛ̱tiṁ na pra bha̍rāmasi ||
O Indra, Vritra-slayer, we, thy very constant worshippers, Bring prayers ne’er heard before to thee, O Much-invoked, O Thunder-armed, to be thy meed.
8.66.12
pū̱rvīś ci̱d dhi tve tu̍vikūrminn ā̱śaso̱ hava̍nta indro̱taya̍ḥ |
ti̱raś ci̍d a̱ryaḥ sava̱nā va̍so gahi̱ śavi̍ṣṭha śru̱dhi me̱ hava̍m ||
O thou of mighty acts, the aids that are in thee call forward many an eager hope. Past the drink-offerings, Vasu, even of the good, hear my call, Strongest God, and come.
8.66.13
va̱yaṁ ghā̍ te̱ tve id v indra̱ viprā̱ api̍ ṣmasi |
na̱hi tvad a̱nyaḥ pu̍ruhūta̱ kaś ca̱na magha̍va̱nn asti̍ marḍi̱tā ||
Verily, Indra, we are thine, we worshippers depend on thee, For there is none but only thou to show us grace, O Maghavan, thou much invoked.
8.66.14
tvaṁ no̍ a̱syā ama̍ter u̱ta kṣu̱dho̱3̱̍ 'bhiśa̍ste̱r ava̍ spṛdhi |
tvaṁ na̍ ū̱tī tava̍ ci̱trayā̍ dhi̱yā śikṣā̍ śaciṣṭha gātu̱vit ||
From this our misery and famine set us free, from this dire curse deliver us. Succour us with thine help and with thy wondrous thought, Most Mighty, finder of the way,
8.66.15
soma̱ id va̍ḥ su̱to a̍stu̱ kala̍yo̱ mā bi̍bhītana |
aped e̱ṣa dhva̱smāya̍ti sva̱yaṁ ghai̱ṣo apā̍yati ||
Now let your Soma juice be poured: be not afraid, O Kali's sons. This darkening sorrow goes away; yea, of itself it vanishes.
Translations (5)
- The Hymns of the Rigveda — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, English
- Der Rig-Veda aus dem Sanskrit ins Deutsche übersetzt (HOS 33–35) — Karl Friedrich Geldner 1951, German
- Ригведа — Tatyana Yakovlevna Elizarenkova 1989, Russian
- Rig-Veda Sanhitá — Horace Hayman Wilson 1850, English
- Rig-Veda, übersetzt und mit kritischen und erläuternden Anmerkungen versehen — Hermann Grassmann 1876, German
Commentaries (10)
- Vedārthaprakāśa (Ṛgvedabhāṣya) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedapadapāṭha — Śākalya, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣya (Skandasvāmin) — Skandasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣya (Udgītha) — Udgītha, Sanskrit
- Ṛgarthadīpikā — Veṅkaṭamādhava, Sanskrit
- Ṛgbhāṣya (Madhva) — Madhva, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitāvyākhyā — Sanskrit
- Vedabhāṣya — Mādhava, Sanskrit
- Vedabhāṣyasāra — Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣyabhūmikā — Dayānanda Sarasvatī, Sanskrit
Other recensions (1)
Linked texts (4)
- Saṃhitāpadapāṭha — Sanskrit
- Padapāṭha — Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitāpadapāṭha — Sanskrit
- Nītimañjarī — Dyādvivedina, Sanskrit
Discussed in (9)
- A Vedic Concordance — Bloomfield 1906, English
- La religion védique d'après les hymnes du Rig-Véda — Bergaigne 1878, French
- Vedic Metre in its Historical Development — Arnold 1905, English
- Altindische Grammatik — Wackernagel & Debrunner 1896, German
- Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, their Religion and Institutions — Muir 1858, English
- Vedic Index of Names and Subjects — Macdonell & Keith 1912, English
- Die Hymnen des Rigveda, Bd. I: Metrische und textgeschichtliche Prolegomena — Oldenberg 1888, German
- History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) — Kane 1930, English
- Vedic Mythology — Macdonell 1897, English