Shanti Mantra

ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः॥

oṃ śāntiḥ | śāntiḥ | śāntiḥ ||

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ऋग्वेदः मण्डलं ८

मा चि॑द॒न्यद्वि शं॑सत॒ सखा॑यो॒ मा रि॑षण्यत ।

इन्द्र॒मित्स्तो॑ता॒ वृष॑णं॒ सचा॑ सु॒ते मुहु॑रु॒क्था च॑ शंसत ॥ ८.००१.०१

ṛgvedaḥ maṇḍalaṃ 8

mā ci̍da̱nyadvi śa̍ṃsata̱ sakhā̍yo̱ mā ri̍ṣaṇyata .

indra̱mitsto̍tā̱ vṛṣa̍ṇa̱ṃ sacā̍ su̱te muhu̍ru̱kthā ca̍ śaṃsata .. 8.001.01

1. GLORIFY naught besides, O friends; so shall no sorrow trouble you.
Praise only mighty Indra when the juice is shed, and say your lauds repeatedly:-

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अ॒व॒क्र॒क्षिणं॑ वृष॒भं य॑था॒जुरं॒ गां न च॑र्षणी॒सह॑म् ।

वि॒द्वेष॑णं सं॒वन॑नोभयंक॒रं मंहि॑ष्ठमुभया॒विन॑म् ॥ ८.००१.०२

a̱va̱kra̱kṣiṇa̍ṃ vṛṣa̱bhaṃ ya̍thā̱jura̱ṃ gāṃ na ca̍rṣaṇī̱saha̍m .

vi̱dveṣa̍ṇaṃ sa̱ṃvana̍nobhayaṃka̱raṃ maṃhi̍ṣṭhamubhayā̱vina̍m .. 8.001.02

2 Even him, eternal, like a bull who rushes down, men's Conqueror, bounteous like a cow;
Him who is cause of both, of enmity and peace, to both sides most munificent.

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यच्चि॒द्धि त्वा॒ जना॑ इ॒मे नाना॒ हव॑न्त ऊ॒तये॑ ।

अ॒स्माकं॒ ब्रह्मे॒दमि॑न्द्र भूतु॒ तेऽहा॒ विश्वा॑ च॒ वर्ध॑नम् ॥ ८.००१.०३

yacci̱ddhi tvā̱ janā̍ i̱me nānā̱ hava̍nta ū̱taye̍ .

a̱smāka̱ṃ brahme̱dami̍ndra bhūtu̱ te'hā̱ viśvā̍ ca̱ vardha̍nam .. 8.001.03

3 Although these men in sundry ways invoke thee to obtain thine aid,
Be this our prayer, addressed, O Indra, unto thee, thine exaltation every day.

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वि त॑र्तूर्यन्ते मघवन्विप॒श्चितो॒ऽर्यो विपो॒ जना॑नाम् ।

उप॑ क्रमस्व पुरु॒रूप॒मा भ॑र॒ वाजं॒ नेदि॑ष्ठमू॒तये॑ ॥ ८.००१.०४

vi ta̍rtūryante maghavanvipa̱ścito̱'ryo vipo̱ janā̍nām .

upa̍ kramasva puru̱rūpa̱mā bha̍ra̱ vāja̱ṃ nedi̍ṣṭhamū̱taye̍ .. 8.001.04

4 Those skilled in song, O Maghavan among these men o’ercome with might the foeman's songs.
Come hither, bring us strength in many a varied form most near that it may succour us.

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म॒हे च॒न त्वाम॑द्रिवः॒ परा॑ शु॒ल्काय॑ देयाम् ।

न स॒हस्रा॑य॒ नायुता॑य वज्रिवो॒ न श॒ताय॑ शतामघ ॥ ८.००१.०५

ma̱he ca̱na tvāma̍driva̱ḥ parā̍ śu̱lkāya̍ deyām .

na sa̱hasrā̍ya̱ nāyutā̍ya vajrivo̱ na śa̱tāya̍ śatāmagha .. 8.001.05

5 O Caster of the Stone, I would not sell thee for a mighty price,
Not for a thousand, Thunderer! nor ten thousand, nor a hundred, Lord of countless wealth!

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वस्या॑ँ इन्द्रासि मे पि॒तुरु॒त भ्रातु॒रभु॑ञ्जतः ।

मा॒ता च॑ मे छदयथः स॒मा व॑सो वसुत्व॒नाय॒ राध॑से ॥ ८.००१.०६

vasyā̍m̐ indrāsi me pi̱turu̱ta bhrātu̱rabhu̍ñjataḥ .

mā̱tā ca̍ me chadayathaḥ sa̱mā va̍so vasutva̱nāya̱ rādha̍se .. 8.001.06

6 O Indra, thou art more to me than sire or niggard brother is.
Thou and my mother, O Good Lord, appear alike, to give me wealth abundantly.

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क्वे॑यथ॒ क्वेद॑सि पुरु॒त्रा चि॒द्धि ते॒ मनः॑ ।

अल॑र्षि युध्म खजकृत्पुरंदर॒ प्र गा॑य॒त्रा अ॑गासिषुः ॥ ८.००१.०७

kve̍yatha̱ kveda̍si puru̱trā ci̱ddhi te̱ mana̍ḥ .

ala̍rṣi yudhma khajakṛtpuraṃdara̱ pra gā̍ya̱trā a̍gāsiṣuḥ .. 8.001.07

7 Where art thou? Whither art thou gone? For many a place attracts thy mind.
Haste, Warrior, Fort-destroyer, Lord of battle's din, haste, holy songs have sounded forth.

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प्रास्मै॑ गाय॒त्रम॑र्चत वा॒वातु॒र्यः पु॑रंद॒रः ।

याभिः॑ का॒ण्वस्योप॑ ब॒र्हिरा॒सदं॒ यास॑द्व॒ज्री भि॒नत्पुरः॑ ॥ ८.००१.०८

prāsmai̍ gāya̱trama̍rcata vā̱vātu̱ryaḥ pu̍raṃda̱raḥ .

yābhi̍ḥ kā̱ṇvasyopa̍ ba̱rhirā̱sada̱ṃ yāsa̍dva̱jrī bhi̱natpura̍ḥ .. 8.001.08

8 Sing out the psalm to him who breaks down castles for his faithful friend,
Verses to bring the Thunderer to destroy the forts and sit on Kaṇva's sacred grass.

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ये ते॒ सन्ति॑ दश॒ग्विनः॑ श॒तिनो॒ ये स॑ह॒स्रिणः॑ ।

अश्वा॑सो॒ ये ते॒ वृष॑णो रघु॒द्रुव॒स्तेभि॑र्न॒स्तूय॒मा ग॑हि ॥ ८.००१.०९

ye te̱ santi̍ daśa̱gvina̍ḥ śa̱tino̱ ye sa̍ha̱sriṇa̍ḥ .

aśvā̍so̱ ye te̱ vṛṣa̍ṇo raghu̱druva̱stebhi̍rna̱stūya̱mā ga̍hi .. 8.001.09

9 The Horses which are thine in tens, in hundreds, yea, in thousands thine,
Even those vigorous Steeds, fleet-footed in the course, with those come quickly near to us.

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आ त्व१॒॑द्य स॑ब॒र्दुघां॑ हु॒वे गा॑य॒त्रवे॑पसम् ।

इन्द्रं॑ धे॒नुं सु॒दुघा॒मन्या॒मिष॑मु॒रुधा॑रामरं॒कृत॑म् ॥ ८.००१.१०

ā tva1̱̍dya sa̍ba̱rdughā̍ṃ hu̱ve gā̍ya̱trave̍pasam .

indra̍ṃ dhe̱nuṃ su̱dughā̱manyā̱miṣa̍mu̱rudhā̍rāmara̱ṃkṛta̍m .. 8.001.10

10 This day I call Sabardughā who animates the holy song,
Indra the richly-yielding Milch-cow who provides unfailing food in ample stream.

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यत्तु॒दत्सूर॒ एत॑शं व॒ङ्कू वात॑स्य प॒र्णिना॑ ।

वह॒त्कुत्स॑मार्जुने॒यं श॒तक्र॑तुः॒ त्सर॑द्गन्ध॒र्वमस्तृ॑तम् ॥ ८.००१.११

yattu̱datsūra̱ eta̍śaṃ va̱ṅkū vāta̍sya pa̱rṇinā̍ .

vaha̱tkutsa̍mārjune̱yaṃ śa̱takra̍tu̱ḥ tsara̍dgandha̱rvamastṛ̍tam .. 8.001.11

11 When Sūra wounded Etaśa, with Vāta's rolling winged car.
Indra bore Kutsa Ārjuneya off, and mocked Gandharva. the unconquered One.

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य ऋ॒ते चि॑दभि॒श्रिषः॑ पु॒रा ज॒त्रुभ्य॑ आ॒तृदः॑ ।

संधा॑ता सं॒धिं म॒घवा॑ पुरू॒वसु॒रिष्क॑र्ता॒ विह्रु॑तं॒ पुनः॑ ॥ ८.००१.१२

ya ṛ̱te ci̍dabhi̱śriṣa̍ḥ pu̱rā ja̱trubhya̍ ā̱tṛda̍ḥ .

saṃdhā̍tā sa̱ṃdhiṃ ma̱ghavā̍ purū̱vasu̱riṣka̍rtā̱ vihru̍ta̱ṃ puna̍ḥ .. 8.001.12

12 He without ligature, before making incision in the neck,
Closed up the wound again, most wealthy Maghavan, who maketh whole the injured part.

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मा भू॑म॒ निष्ट्या॑ इ॒वेन्द्र॒ त्वदर॑णा इव ।

वना॑नि॒ न प्र॑जहि॒तान्य॑द्रिवो दु॒रोषा॑सो अमन्महि ॥ ८.००१.१३

mā bhū̍ma̱ niṣṭyā̍ i̱vendra̱ tvadara̍ṇā iva .

vanā̍ni̱ na pra̍jahi̱tānya̍drivo du̱roṣā̍so amanmahi .. 8.001.13

13 May we be never cast aside, and strangers, as it were, to thee.
We, Thunder-wielding Indra, count ourselves as trees rejected and unfit to burn.

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अम॑न्म॒हीद॑ना॒शवो॑ऽनु॒ग्रास॑श्च वृत्रहन् ।

स॒कृत्सु ते॑ मह॒ता शू॑र॒ राध॑सा॒ अनु॒ स्तोमं॑ मुदीमहि ॥ ८.००१.१४

ama̍nma̱hīda̍nā̱śavo̎nu̱grāsa̍śca vṛtrahan .

sa̱kṛtsu te̍ maha̱tā śū̍ra̱ rādha̍sā̱ anu̱ stoma̍ṃ mudīmahi .. 8.001.14

14 O Vṛtra-slayer, we were thought slow and unready for the fray.
Yet once in thy great bounty may we have delight, O Hero, after praising thee.

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यदि॒ स्तोमं॒ मम॒ श्रव॑द॒स्माक॒मिन्द्र॒मिन्द॑वः ।

ति॒रः प॒वित्रं॑ ससृ॒वांस॑ आ॒शवो॒ मन्द॑न्तु तुग्र्या॒वृधः॑ ॥ ८.००१.१५

yadi̱ stoma̱ṃ mama̱ śrava̍da̱smāka̱mindra̱minda̍vaḥ .

ti̱raḥ pa̱vitra̍ṃ sasṛ̱vāṃsa̍ ā̱śavo̱ manda̍ntu tugryā̱vṛdha̍ḥ .. 8.001.15

15 If he will listen to my laud, then may out Soma-drops that flow
Rapidly through the strainer gladden Indra, drops due to the Tugryas’ Strengthener.

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आ त्व१॒॑द्य स॒धस्तु॑तिं वा॒वातुः॒ सख्यु॒रा ग॑हि ।

उप॑स्तुतिर्म॒घोनां॒ प्र त्वा॑व॒त्वधा॑ ते वश्मि सुष्टु॒तिम् ॥ ८.००१.१६

ā tva1̱̍dya sa̱dhastu̍tiṃ vā̱vātu̱ḥ sakhyu̱rā ga̍hi .

upa̍stutirma̱ghonā̱ṃ pra tvā̍va̱tvadhā̍ te vaśmi suṣṭu̱tim .. 8.001.16

16 Come now unto the common laud of thee and of thy faithful friend.
So may our wealthy nobles’ praise give joy to thee. Fain would I sing thine eulogy.

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सोता॒ हि सोम॒मद्रि॑भि॒रेमे॑नम॒प्सु धा॑वत ।

ग॒व्या वस्त्रे॑व वा॒सय॑न्त॒ इन्नरो॒ निर्धु॑क्षन्व॒क्षणा॑भ्यः ॥ ८.००१.१७

sotā̱ hi soma̱madri̍bhi̱reme̍nama̱psu dhā̍vata .

ga̱vyā vastre̍va vā̱saya̍nta̱ innaro̱ nirdhu̍kṣanva̱kṣaṇā̍bhyaḥ .. 8.001.17

17 Press out the Soma with the stones, and in the waters wash it clean.
The men investing it with raiment made of milk shall milk it forth from out the stems.

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अध॒ ज्मो अध॑ वा दि॒वो बृ॑ह॒तो रो॑च॒नादधि॑ ।

अ॒या व॑र्धस्व त॒न्वा॑ गि॒रा ममा जा॒ता सु॑क्रतो पृण ॥ ८.००१.१८

adha̱ jmo adha̍ vā di̱vo bṛ̍ha̱to ro̍ca̱nādadhi̍ .

a̱yā va̍rdhasva ta̱nvā̍ gi̱rā mamā jā̱tā su̍krato pṛṇa .. 8.001.18

18 Whether thou come from earth or from the lustre of the lofty heaven,
Wax stronger in thy body through my song of praise:- fill full all creatures, O most Wise.

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इन्द्रा॑य॒ सु म॒दिन्त॑मं॒ सोमं॑ सोता॒ वरे॑ण्यम् ।

श॒क्र ए॑णं पीपय॒द्विश्व॑या धि॒या हि॑न्वा॒नं न वा॑ज॒युम् ॥ ८.००१.१९

indrā̍ya̱ su ma̱dinta̍ma̱ṃ soma̍ṃ sotā̱ vare̍ṇyam .

śa̱kra e̍ṇaṃ pīpaya̱dviśva̍yā dhi̱yā hi̍nvā̱naṃ na vā̍ja̱yum .. 8.001.19

19 For India press the Soma out, most gladdening and most excellent.
May Śakra make it swell sent forth with every prayer and asking, as it were, for strength.

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मा त्वा॒ सोम॑स्य॒ गल्द॑या॒ सदा॒ याच॑न्न॒हं गि॒रा ।

भूर्णिं॑ मृ॒गं न सव॑नेषु चुक्रुधं॒ क ईशा॑नं॒ न या॑चिषत् ॥ ८.००१.२०

mā tvā̱ soma̍sya̱ galda̍yā̱ sadā̱ yāca̍nna̱haṃ gi̱rā .

bhūrṇi̍ṃ mṛ̱gaṃ na sava̍neṣu cukrudha̱ṃ ka īśā̍na̱ṃ na yā̍ciṣat .. 8.001.20

20 Let me not, still beseeching thee with earnest song at Soma rites,
Anger thee like some wild beast. Who would not beseech him who hath power to grant his prayer?

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मदे॑नेषि॒तं मद॑मु॒ग्रमु॒ग्रेण॒ शव॑सा ।

विश्वे॑षां तरु॒तारं॑ मद॒च्युतं॒ मदे॒ हि ष्मा॒ ददा॑ति नः ॥ ८.००१.२१

made̍neṣi̱taṃ mada̍mu̱gramu̱greṇa̱ śava̍sā .

viśve̍ṣāṃ taru̱tāra̍ṃ mada̱cyuta̱ṃ made̱ hi ṣmā̱ dadā̍ti naḥ .. 8.001.21

21 The draught made swift with rapturous joy, effectual with its mighty strength,
All-conquering, distilling transport, let him drink:- for he in ecstasy gives us gifts.

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शेवा॑रे॒ वार्या॑ पु॒रु दे॒वो मर्ता॑य दा॒शुषे॑ ।

स सु॑न्व॒ते च॑ स्तुव॒ते च॑ रासते वि॒श्वगू॑र्तो अरिष्टु॒तः ॥ ८.००१.२२

śevā̍re̱ vāryā̍ pu̱ru de̱vo martā̍ya dā̱śuṣe̍ .

sa su̍nva̱te ca̍ stuva̱te ca̍ rāsate vi̱śvagū̍rto ariṣṭu̱taḥ .. 8.001.22

22 Where bliss is not, may he, All-praised, God whom the pious glorify,
Bestow great wealth upon the mortal worshipper who sheds the juice and praises him.

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एन्द्र॑ याहि॒ मत्स्व॑ चि॒त्रेण॑ देव॒ राध॑सा ।

सरो॒ न प्रा॑स्यु॒दरं॒ सपी॑तिभि॒रा सोमे॑भिरु॒रु स्फि॒रम् ॥ ८.००१.२३

endra̍ yāhi̱ matsva̍ ci̱treṇa̍ deva̱ rādha̍sā .

saro̱ na prā̍syu̱dara̱ṃ sapī̍tibhi̱rā some̍bhiru̱ru sphi̱ram .. 8.001.23

23 Come, Indra, and rejoice thyself, O God, in manifold affluence.
Thou fillest like a lake thy vast capacious bulk with Soma and with draughts besides.

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आ त्वा॑ स॒हस्र॒मा श॒तं यु॒क्ता रथे॑ हिर॒ण्यये॑ ।

ब्र॒ह्म॒युजो॒ हर॑य इन्द्र के॒शिनो॒ वह॑न्तु॒ सोम॑पीतये ॥ ८.००१.२४

ā tvā̍ sa̱hasra̱mā śa̱taṃ yu̱ktā rathe̍ hira̱ṇyaye̍ .

bra̱hma̱yujo̱ hara̍ya indra ke̱śino̱ vaha̍ntu̱ soma̍pītaye .. 8.001.24

24 A thousand and a hundred Steeds are harnessed to thy golden car.
So may the long-maned Bays, yoked by devotion, bring Indra to drink the Soma juice.

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आ त्वा॒ रथे॑ हिर॒ण्यये॒ हरी॑ म॒यूर॑शेप्या ।

शि॒ति॒पृ॒ष्ठा व॑हतां॒ मध्वो॒ अन्ध॑सो वि॒वक्ष॑णस्य पी॒तये॑ ॥ ८.००१.२५

ā tvā̱ rathe̍ hira̱ṇyaye̱ harī̍ ma̱yūra̍śepyā .

śi̱ti̱pṛ̱ṣṭhā va̍hatā̱ṃ madhvo̱ andha̍so vi̱vakṣa̍ṇasya pī̱taye̍ .. 8.001.25

25 Yoked to thy chariot wrought of gold, may thy two Bays with peacock tails,
Convey thee hither, Steeds with their white backs, to quaff sweet juice that makes us eloquent.

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पिबा॒ त्व१॒॑स्य गि॑र्वणः सु॒तस्य॑ पूर्व॒पा इ॑व ।

परि॑ष्कृतस्य र॒सिन॑ इ॒यमा॑सु॒तिश्चारु॒र्मदा॑य पत्यते ॥ ८.००१.२६

pibā̱ tva1̱̍sya gi̍rvaṇaḥ su̱tasya̍ pūrva̱pā i̍va .

pari̍ṣkṛtasya ra̱sina̍ i̱yamā̍su̱tiścāru̱rmadā̍ya patyate .. 8.001.26

26 So drink, thou Lover of the Song, as the first drinker, of this juice.
This the outpouring of the savoury sap prepared is good and meet to gladden thee.

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य एको॒ अस्ति॑ दं॒सना॑ म॒हाँ उ॒ग्रो अ॒भि व्र॒तैः ।

गम॒त्स शि॒प्री न स यो॑ष॒दा ग॑म॒द्धवं॒ न परि॑ वर्जति ॥ ८.००१.२७

ya eko̱ asti̍ da̱ṃsanā̍ ma̱hām̐ u̱gro a̱bhi vra̱taiḥ .

gama̱tsa śi̱prī na sa yo̍ṣa̱dā ga̍ma̱ddhava̱ṃ na pari̍ varjati .. 8.001.27

27 He who alone by wondrous deed is Mighty, Strong by holy works,
May he come, fair of cheek; may he not stay afar, but come and turn not from our call.

Sloka : 8.1.28

त्वं पुरं॑ चरि॒ष्ण्वं॑ व॒धैः शुष्ण॑स्य॒ सं पि॑णक् ।

त्वं भा अनु॑ चरो॒ अध॑ द्वि॒ता यदि॑न्द्र॒ हव्यो॒ भुवः॑ ॥ ८.००१.२८

tvaṃ pura̍ṃ cari̱ṣṇva̍ṃ va̱dhaiḥ śuṣṇa̍sya̱ saṃ pi̍ṇak .

tvaṃ bhā anu̍ caro̱ adha̍ dvi̱tā yadi̍ndra̱ havyo̱ bhuva̍ḥ .. 8.001.28

28 Śuṣṇa's quick moving castle thou hast crushed to pieces with thy bolts.
Thou, Indra, from of old, hast followed after light, since we have had thee to invoke.

Sloka : 8.1.29

मम॑ त्वा॒ सूर॒ उदि॑ते॒ मम॑ म॒ध्यंदि॑ने दि॒वः ।

मम॑ प्रपि॒त्वे अ॑पिशर्व॒रे व॑स॒वा स्तोमा॑सो अवृत्सत ॥ ८.००१.२९

mama̍ tvā̱ sūra̱ udi̍te̱ mama̍ ma̱dhyaṃdi̍ne di̱vaḥ .

mama̍ prapi̱tve a̍piśarva̱re va̍sa̱vā stomā̍so avṛtsata .. 8.001.29

29 My praises when the Sun hath risen, my praises at the time of noon,
My praises at the coming of the gloom of night, O Vasu, have gone forth to thee.

Sloka : 8.1.30

स्तु॒हि स्तु॒हीदे॒ते घा॑ ते॒ मंहि॑ष्ठासो म॒घोना॑म् ।

नि॒न्दि॒ताश्वः॑ प्रप॒थी प॑रम॒ज्या म॒घस्य॑ मेध्यातिथे ॥ ८.००१.३०

stu̱hi stu̱hīde̱te ghā̍ te̱ maṃhi̍ṣṭhāso ma̱ghonā̍m .

ni̱ndi̱tāśva̍ḥ prapa̱thī pa̍rama̱jyā ma̱ghasya̍ medhyātithe .. 8.001.30

30 Praise yea, praise him. Of princes these are the most liberal of their gifts,
These, Paramajyā, Ninditāśva, Prapathī, most bounteous, O Medhyātithi.

Sloka : 8.1.31

आ यदश्वा॒न्वन॑न्वतः श्र॒द्धया॒हं रथे॑ रु॒हम् ।

उ॒त वा॒मस्य॒ वसु॑नश्चिकेतति॒ यो अस्ति॒ याद्वः॑ प॒शुः ॥ ८.००१.३१

ā yadaśvā̱nvana̍nvataḥ śra̱ddhayā̱haṃ rathe̍ ru̱ham .

u̱ta vā̱masya̱ vasu̍naściketati̱ yo asti̱ yādva̍ḥ pa̱śuḥ .. 8.001.31

31 When to the car, by faith, I yoked the horses longing for the way-
For skilled is Yadu's son in dealing precious wealth, he who is rich in herds of kine.

Sloka : 8.1.32

य ऋ॒ज्रा मह्यं॑ माम॒हे स॒ह त्व॒चा हि॑र॒ण्यया॑ ।

ए॒ष विश्वा॑न्य॒भ्य॑स्तु॒ सौभ॑गास॒ङ्गस्य॑ स्व॒नद्र॑थः ॥ ८.००१.३२

ya ṛ̱jrā mahya̍ṃ māma̱he sa̱ha tva̱cā hi̍ra̱ṇyayā̍ .

e̱ṣa viśvā̍nya̱bhya̍stu̱ saubha̍gāsa̱ṅgasya̍ sva̱nadra̍thaḥ .. 8.001.32

32 May he who gave me two brown steeds together with their cloths of gold,
May he, Āsaṅga's son Svanadratha, obtain all joy and high felicities.

Sloka : 8.1.33

अध॒ प्लायो॑गि॒रति॑ दासद॒न्याना॑स॒ङ्गो अ॑ग्ने द॒शभिः॑ स॒हस्रैः॑ ।

अधो॒क्षणो॒ दश॒ मह्यं॒ रुश॑न्तो न॒ळा इ॑व॒ सर॑सो॒ निर॑तिष्ठन् ॥ ८.००१.३३

adha̱ plāyo̍gi̱rati̍ dāsada̱nyānā̍sa̱ṅgo a̍gne da̱śabhi̍ḥ sa̱hasrai̍ḥ .

adho̱kṣaṇo̱ daśa̱ mahya̱ṃ ruśa̍nto na̱l̤ā i̍va̱ sara̍so̱ nira̍tiṣṭhan .. 8.001.33

33 Playoga's son Āsaṅga, by ten thousand, O Agni, hath surpassed the rest in giving.
For me ten bright-hued oxen have come forward like lotus-stalks from out a lake upstanding.

Sloka : 8.1.34

अन्व॑स्य स्थू॒रं द॑दृशे पु॒रस्ता॑दन॒स्थ ऊ॒रुर॑व॒रम्ब॑माणः ।

शश्व॑ती॒ नार्य॑भि॒चक्ष्या॑ह॒ सुभ॑द्रमर्य॒ भोज॑नं बिभर्षि ॥ ८.००१.३४

anva̍sya sthū̱raṃ da̍dṛśe pu̱rastā̍dana̱stha ū̱rura̍va̱ramba̍māṇaḥ .

śaśva̍tī̱ nārya̍bhi̱cakṣyā̍ha̱ subha̍dramarya̱ bhoja̍naṃ bibharṣi .. 8.001.34

34 What time her husband's perfect restoration to his lost strength and manhood was apparent,
His consort Śaśvatī with joy addressed him, Now art thou well, my lord, and shalt be happy.

Sloka : 8.2.1

इ॒दं व॑सो सु॒तमन्धः॒ पिबा॒ सुपू॑र्णमु॒दर॑म् ।

अना॑भयिन्ररि॒मा ते॑ ॥ ८.००२.०१

i̱daṃ va̍so su̱tamandha̱ḥ pibā̱ supū̍rṇamu̱dara̍m .

anā̍bhayinrari̱mā te̍ .. 8.002.01

1. HERE is the Soma juice expressed; O Vasu, drink till thou art full:-
Undaunted God, we give it thee.

Sloka : 8.2.2

नृभि॑र्धू॒तः सु॒तो अश्नै॒रव्यो॒ वारैः॒ परि॑पूतः ।

अश्वो॒ न नि॒क्तो न॒दीषु॑ ॥ ८.००२.०२

nṛbhi̍rdhū̱taḥ su̱to aśnai̱ravyo̱ vārai̱ḥ pari̍pūtaḥ .

aśvo̱ na ni̱kto na̱dīṣu̍ .. 8.002.02

2 Washed by the men, pressed out with stones, strained through the filter made of wool,
’Tis like a courser bathed in stream.

Sloka : 8.2.3

तं ते॒ यवं॒ यथा॒ गोभिः॑ स्वा॒दुम॑कर्म श्री॒णन्तः॑ ।

इन्द्र॑ त्वा॒स्मिन्स॑ध॒मादे॑ ॥ ८.००२.०३

taṃ te̱ yava̱ṃ yathā̱ gobhi̍ḥ svā̱duma̍karma śrī̱ṇanta̍ḥ .

indra̍ tvā̱sminsa̍dha̱māde̍ .. 8.002.03

3 This juice have we made sweet for thee like barley, blending it with milk.
Indra, I call thee to our feast.

Sloka : 8.2.4

इन्द्र॒ इत्सो॑म॒पा एक॒ इन्द्रः॑ सुत॒पा वि॒श्वायुः॑ ।

अ॒न्तर्दे॒वान्मर्त्या॑ँश्च ॥ ८.००२.०४

indra̱ itso̍ma̱pā eka̱ indra̍ḥ suta̱pā vi̱śvāyu̍ḥ .

a̱ntarde̱vānmartyā̍m̐śca .. 8.002.04

4 Beloved of all, Indra alone drinks up the flowing Soma juice
Among the Gods and mortal men.

Sloka : 8.2.5

न यं शु॒क्रो न दुरा॑शी॒र्न तृ॒प्रा उ॑रु॒व्यच॑सम् ।

अ॒प॒स्पृ॒ण्व॒ते सु॒हार्द॑म् ॥ ८.००२.०५

na yaṃ śu̱kro na durā̍śī̱rna tṛ̱prā u̍ru̱vyaca̍sam .

a̱pa̱spṛ̱ṇva̱te su̱hārda̍m .. 8.002.05

5 The Friend, whom not the brilliant-hued, the badly-mixt or bitter draught,
Repels, the far-extending God;

Sloka : 8.2.6

गोभि॒र्यदी॑म॒न्ये अ॒स्मन्मृ॒गं न व्रा मृ॒गय॑न्ते ।

अ॒भि॒त्सर॑न्ति धे॒नुभिः॑ ॥ ८.००२.०६

gobhi̱ryadī̍ma̱nye a̱smanmṛ̱gaṃ na vrā mṛ̱gaya̍nte .

a̱bhi̱tsara̍nti dhe̱nubhi̍ḥ .. 8.002.06

6 While other men than we with milk chase him as hunters chase a deer,
And with their kine inveigle him.

Sloka : 8.2.7

त्रय॒ इन्द्र॑स्य॒ सोमाः॑ सु॒तासः॑ सन्तु दे॒वस्य॑ ।

स्वे क्षये॑ सुत॒पाव्नः॑ ॥ ८.००२.०७

traya̱ indra̍sya̱ somā̍ḥ su̱tāsa̍ḥ santu de̱vasya̍ .

sve kṣaye̍ suta̱pāvna̍ḥ .. 8.002.07

7 For him, for Indra, for the God, be pressed three draughts of Soma juice
In the juice-drinker's own abode.

Sloka : 8.2.8

त्रयः॒ कोशा॑सः श्चोतन्ति ति॒स्रश्च॒म्व१॒ः॑ सुपू॑र्णाः ।

स॒मा॒ने अधि॒ भार्म॑न् ॥ ८.००२.०८

traya̱ḥ kośā̍saḥ ścotanti ti̱sraśca̱mva1̱̍ḥ supū̍rṇāḥ .

sa̱mā̱ne adhi̱ bhārma̍n .. 8.002.08

8 Three reservoirs exude their drops, filled are three beakers to the brim,
All for one offering to the God.

Sloka : 8.2.9

शुचि॑रसि पुरुनिः॒ष्ठाः क्षी॒रैर्म॑ध्य॒त आशी॑र्तः ।

द॒ध्ना मन्दि॑ष्ठः॒ शूर॑स्य ॥ ८.००२.०९

śuci̍rasi puruni̱ḥṣṭhāḥ kṣī̱rairma̍dhya̱ta āśī̍rtaḥ .

da̱dhnā mandi̍ṣṭha̱ḥ śūra̍sya .. 8.002.09

9 Pure art thou, set in many a place, and blended in the midst with milk
And curd, to cheer the Hero best.

Sloka : 8.2.10

इ॒मे त॑ इन्द्र॒ सोमा॑स्ती॒व्रा अ॒स्मे सु॒तासः॑ ।

शु॒क्रा आ॒शिरं॑ याचन्ते ॥ ८.००२.१०

i̱me ta̍ indra̱ somā̍stī̱vrā a̱sme su̱tāsa̍ḥ .

śu̱krā ā̱śira̍ṃ yācante .. 8.002.10

10 Here, Indra, are thy Soma-draughts pressed out by us, the strong, the pure:-
They crave admixture of the milk.

Sloka : 8.2.11

ताँ आ॒शिरं॑ पुरो॒ळाश॒मिन्द्रे॒मं सोमं॑ श्रीणीहि ।

रे॒वन्तं॒ हि त्वा॑ श‍ृ॒णोमि॑ ॥ ८.००२.११

tām̐ ā̱śira̍ṃ puro̱l̤āśa̱mindre̱maṃ soma̍ṃ śrīṇīhi .

re̱vanta̱ṃ hi tvā̍ śṛ̱ṇomi̍ .. 8.002.11

11 O Indra, pour in milk, prepare the cake, and mix the Soma-draught.
I hear them say that thou art rich.

Sloka : 8.2.12

हृ॒त्सु पी॒तासो॑ युध्यन्ते दु॒र्मदा॑सो॒ न सुरा॑याम् ।

ऊध॒र्न न॒ग्ना ज॑रन्ते ॥ ८.००२.१२

hṛ̱tsu pī̱tāso̍ yudhyante du̱rmadā̍so̱ na surā̍yām .

ūdha̱rna na̱gnā ja̍rante .. 8.002.12

12 Quaffed juices fight within the breast. The drunken praise not by their wine,
The naked praise not when it rains.

Sloka : 8.2.13

रे॒वाँ इद्रे॒वतः॑ स्तो॒ता स्यात्त्वाव॑तो म॒घोनः॑ ।

प्रेदु॑ हरिवः श्रु॒तस्य॑ ॥ ८.००२.१३

re̱vām̐ idre̱vata̍ḥ sto̱tā syāttvāva̍to ma̱ghona̍ḥ .

predu̍ harivaḥ śru̱tasya̍ .. 8.002.13

13 Rich be the praiser of one rich, munificent and famed like thee:-
High rank be his, O Lord of Bays.

Sloka : 8.2.14

उ॒क्थं च॒न श॒स्यमा॑न॒मगो॑र॒रिरा चि॑केत ।

न गा॑य॒त्रं गी॒यमा॑नम् ॥ ८.००२.१४

u̱kthaṃ ca̱na śa̱syamā̍na̱mago̍ra̱rirā ci̍keta .

na gā̍ya̱traṃ gī̱yamā̍nam .. 8.002.14

14 Foe of the man who adds no milk, he heeds not any chanted hymn
Or holy psalm that may he sung.

Sloka : 8.2.15

मा न॑ इन्द्र पीय॒त्नवे॒ मा शर्ध॑ते॒ परा॑ दाः ।

शिक्षा॑ शचीवः॒ शची॑भिः ॥ ८.००२.१५

mā na̍ indra pīya̱tnave̱ mā śardha̍te̱ parā̍ dāḥ .

śikṣā̍ śacīva̱ḥ śacī̍bhiḥ .. 8.002.15

15 Give us not, Indra, as a prey unto the scornful or the proud:-
Help, Mighty One, with power and might.

Sloka : 8.2.16

व॒यमु॑ त्वा त॒दिद॑र्था॒ इन्द्र॑ त्वा॒यन्तः॒ सखा॑यः ।

कण्वा॑ उ॒क्थेभि॑र्जरन्ते ॥ ८.००२.१६

va̱yamu̍ tvā ta̱dida̍rthā̱ indra̍ tvā̱yanta̱ḥ sakhā̍yaḥ .

kaṇvā̍ u̱kthebhi̍rjarante .. 8.002.16

16 This, even this, O Indra, we implore. as thy devoted friends,
The Kaṇvas praise thee with their hymns.

Sloka : 8.2.17

न घे॑म॒न्यदा प॑पन॒ वज्रि॑न्न॒पसो॒ नवि॑ष्टौ ।

तवेदु॒ स्तोमं॑ चिकेत ॥ ८.००२.१७

na ghe̍ma̱nyadā pa̍pana̱ vajri̍nna̱paso̱ navi̍ṣṭau .

tavedu̱ stoma̍ṃ ciketa .. 8.002.17

17 Naught else, O Thunderer, have I praised in the skilled singer's eulogy:-
On thy land only have I thought.

Sloka : 8.2.18

इ॒च्छन्ति॑ दे॒वाः सु॒न्वन्तं॒ न स्वप्ना॑य स्पृहयन्ति ।

यन्ति॑ प्र॒माद॒मत॑न्द्राः ॥ ८.००२.१८

i̱cchanti̍ de̱vāḥ su̱nvanta̱ṃ na svapnā̍ya spṛhayanti .

yanti̍ pra̱māda̱mata̍ndrāḥ .. 8.002.18

18 The Gods seek him who presses out the Soma; they desire not sleep
They punish sloth unweariedly.

Sloka : 8.2.19

ओ षु प्र या॑हि॒ वाजे॑भि॒र्मा हृ॑णीथा अ॒भ्य१॒॑स्मान् ।

म॒हाँ इ॑व॒ युव॑जानिः ॥ ८.००२.१९

o ṣu pra yā̍hi̱ vāje̍bhi̱rmā hṛ̍ṇīthā a̱bhya1̱̍smān .

ma̱hām̐ i̍va̱ yuva̍jāniḥ .. 8.002.19

19 Come hither swift with gifts of wealth - be not thou angry with us-like
A great man with a youthful bride.

Sloka : 8.2.20

मो ष्व१॒॑द्य दु॒र्हणा॑वान्सा॒यं क॑रदा॒रे अ॒स्मत् ।

अ॒श्री॒र इ॑व॒ जामा॑ता ॥ ८.००२.२०

mo ṣva1̱̍dya du̱rhaṇā̍vānsā̱yaṃ ka̍radā̱re a̱smat .

a̱śrī̱ra i̍va̱ jāmā̍tā .. 8.002.20

20 Let him not, wrathful with us, spend the evening far from us to-day,
Like some unpleasant son-in-law.

Sloka : 8.2.21

वि॒द्मा ह्य॑स्य वी॒रस्य॑ भूरि॒दाव॑रीं सुम॒तिम् ।

त्रि॒षु जा॒तस्य॒ मनां॑सि ॥ ८.००२.२१

vi̱dmā hya̍sya vī̱rasya̍ bhūri̱dāva̍rīṃ suma̱tim .

tri̱ṣu jā̱tasya̱ manā̍ṃsi .. 8.002.21

21 For well we know this Hero's love, most liberal of the boons he gives,
His plans whom the three worlds display.

Sloka : 8.2.22

आ तू षि॑ञ्च॒ कण्व॑मन्तं॒ न घा॑ विद्म शवसा॒नात् ।

य॒शस्त॑रं श॒तमू॑तेः ॥ ८.००२.२२

ā tū ṣi̍ñca̱ kaṇva̍manta̱ṃ na ghā̍ vidma śavasā̱nāt .

ya̱śasta̍raṃ śa̱tamū̍teḥ .. 8.002.22

22 Pour forth the gift which Kaṇvas bring, for none more glorious do we know
Than the Strong Lord with countless aids.

Sloka : 8.2.23

ज्येष्ठे॑न सोत॒रिन्द्रा॑य॒ सोमं॑ वी॒राय॑ श॒क्राय॑ ।

भरा॒ पिब॒न्नर्या॑य ॥ ८.००२.२३

jyeṣṭhe̍na sota̱rindrā̍ya̱ soma̍ṃ vī̱rāya̍ śa̱krāya̍ .

bharā̱ piba̱nnaryā̍ya .. 8.002.23

23 O presser, offer Soma first to Indra, Hero, Śakra, him
The Friend of man, that he may drink;

Sloka : 8.2.24

यो वेदि॑ष्ठो अव्य॒थिष्वश्वा॑वन्तं जरि॒तृभ्यः॑ ।

वाजं॑ स्तो॒तृभ्यो॒ गोम॑न्तम् ॥ ८.००२.२४

yo vedi̍ṣṭho avya̱thiṣvaśvā̍vantaṃ jari̱tṛbhya̍ḥ .

vāja̍ṃ sto̱tṛbhyo̱ goma̍ntam .. 8.002.24

24 Who, in untroubled ways, is best provider, for his worshippers.
Of strength in horses and in kine.

Sloka : 8.2.25

पन्य॑म्पन्य॒मित्सो॑तार॒ आ धा॑वत॒ मद्या॑य ।

सोमं॑ वी॒राय॒ शूरा॑य ॥ ८.००२.२५

panya̍mpanya̱mitso̍tāra̱ ā dhā̍vata̱ madyā̍ya .

soma̍ṃ vī̱rāya̱ śūrā̍ya .. 8.002.25

25 Pressers, for him blend Soma juice, each draught most excellent, for him
The Brave, the Hero, for his joy.

Sloka : 8.2.26

पाता॑ वृत्र॒हा सु॒तमा घा॑ गम॒न्नारे अ॒स्मत् ।

नि य॑मते श॒तमू॑तिः ॥ ८.००२.२६

pātā̍ vṛtra̱hā su̱tamā ghā̍ gama̱nnāre a̱smat .

ni ya̍mate śa̱tamū̍tiḥ .. 8.002.26

26 The Vṛtra-slayer drinks the juice. May he who gives a hundred aids
Approach, nor stay afar from us.

Sloka : 8.2.27

एह हरी॑ ब्रह्म॒युजा॑ श॒ग्मा व॑क्षतः॒ सखा॑यम् ।

गी॒र्भिः श्रु॒तं गिर्व॑णसम् ॥ ८.००२.२७

eha harī̍ brahma̱yujā̍ śa̱gmā va̍kṣata̱ḥ sakhā̍yam .

gī̱rbhiḥ śru̱taṃ girva̍ṇasam .. 8.002.27

27 May the strong Bay Steeds, yoked by prayer, bring hither unto us our Friend,
Lover of Song, renowned by songs.

Sloka : 8.2.28

स्वा॒दवः॒ सोमा॒ आ या॑हि श्री॒ताः सोमा॒ आ या॑हि ।

शिप्रि॒न्नृषी॑वः॒ शची॑वो॒ नायमच्छा॑ सध॒माद॑म् ॥ ८.००२.२८

svā̱dava̱ḥ somā̱ ā yā̍hi śrī̱tāḥ somā̱ ā yā̍hi .

śipri̱nnṛṣī̍va̱ḥ śacī̍vo̱ nāyamacchā̍ sadha̱māda̍m .. 8.002.28

28 Sweet are the Soma juices, come! Blent are the Soma juices, come!
Ṛṣi-like, mighty, fair of cheek, come hither quickly to the feast.

Sloka : 8.2.29

स्तुत॑श्च॒ यास्त्वा॒ वर्ध॑न्ति म॒हे राध॑से नृ॒म्णाय॑ ।

इन्द्र॑ का॒रिणं॑ वृ॒धन्तः॑ ॥ ८.००२.२९

stuta̍śca̱ yāstvā̱ vardha̍nti ma̱he rādha̍se nṛ̱mṇāya̍ .

indra̍ kā̱riṇa̍ṃ vṛ̱dhanta̍ḥ .. 8.002.29

29 And lauds which strengthen thee for great bounty and valour, and exalt
Indra who doeth glorious deeds,

Sloka : 8.2.30

गिर॑श्च॒ यास्ते॑ गिर्वाह उ॒क्था च॒ तुभ्यं॒ तानि॑ ।

स॒त्रा द॑धि॒रे शवां॑सि ॥ ८.००२.३०

gira̍śca̱ yāste̍ girvāha u̱kthā ca̱ tubhya̱ṃ tāni̍ .

sa̱trā da̍dhi̱re śavā̍ṃsi .. 8.002.30

30 And songs to thee who lovest song, and all those hymns addressed to thee-
These evermore confirm thy might.

Sloka : 8.2.31

ए॒वेदे॒ष तु॑विकू॒र्मिर्वाजा॒ँ एको॒ वज्र॑हस्तः ।

स॒नादमृ॑क्तो दयते ॥ ८.००२.३१

e̱vede̱ṣa tu̍vikū̱rmirvājā̱m̐ eko̱ vajra̍hastaḥ .

sa̱nādamṛ̍kto dayate .. 8.002.31

31 Thus he, sole doer of great deeds whose hand holds thunder, gives us strength,
He who hath never been subdued.

Sloka : 8.2.32

हन्ता॑ वृ॒त्रं दक्षि॑णे॒नेन्द्रः॑ पु॒रू पु॑रुहू॒तः ।

म॒हान्म॒हीभिः॒ शची॑भिः ॥ ८.००२.३२

hantā̍ vṛ̱traṃ dakṣi̍ṇe̱nendra̍ḥ pu̱rū pu̍ruhū̱taḥ .

ma̱hānma̱hībhi̱ḥ śacī̍bhiḥ .. 8.002.32

32 Vṛtra he slays with his right hand, even Indra, great with mighty power,
And much-invoked in many a place.

Sloka : 8.2.33

यस्मि॒न्विश्वा॑श्चर्ष॒णय॑ उ॒त च्यौ॒त्ना ज्रयां॑सि च ।

अनु॒ घेन्म॒न्दी म॒घोनः॑ ॥ ८.००२.३३

yasmi̱nviśvā̍ścarṣa̱ṇaya̍ u̱ta cyau̱tnā jrayā̍ṃsi ca .

anu̱ ghenma̱ndī ma̱ghona̍ḥ .. 8.002.33

33 He upon whom all men depend, all regions, all achievements, he
Takes pleasure in our wealthy chiefs.

Sloka : 8.2.34

ए॒ष ए॒तानि॑ चका॒रेन्द्रो॒ विश्वा॒ योऽति॑ श‍ृ॒ण्वे ।

वा॒ज॒दावा॑ म॒घोना॑म् ॥ ८.००२.३४

e̱ṣa e̱tāni̍ cakā̱rendro̱ viśvā̱ yo'ti̍ śṛ̱ṇve .

vā̱ja̱dāvā̍ ma̱ghonā̍m .. 8.002.34

34 All this hath he accomplished, yea, Indra, most gloriously renowned,
Who gives our wealthy princes strength.

Sloka : 8.2.35

प्रभ॑र्ता॒ रथं॑ ग॒व्यन्त॑मपा॒काच्चि॒द्यमव॑ति ।

इ॒नो वसु॒ स हि वोळ्हा॑ ॥ ८.००२.३५

prabha̍rtā̱ ratha̍ṃ ga̱vyanta̍mapā̱kācci̱dyamava̍ti .

i̱no vasu̱ sa hi vol̤hā̍ .. 8.002.35

35 Who drives his chariot seeking spoil, from afar, to him he loves:-
For swift is he to bring men wealth.

Sloka : 8.2.36

सनि॑ता॒ विप्रो॒ अर्व॑द्भि॒र्हन्ता॑ वृ॒त्रं नृभिः॒ शूरः॑ ।

स॒त्यो॑ऽवि॒ता वि॒धन्त॑म् ॥ ८.००२.३६

sani̍tā̱ vipro̱ arva̍dbhi̱rhantā̍ vṛ̱traṃ nṛbhi̱ḥ śūra̍ḥ .

sa̱tyo̎vi̱tā vi̱dhanta̍m .. 8.002.36

36 The Sage who, winning spoil with steeds, slays Vṛtra, Hero with the men,
His servant's faithful succourer.

Sloka : 8.2.37

यज॑ध्वैनं प्रियमेधा॒ इन्द्रं॑ स॒त्राचा॒ मन॑सा ।

यो भूत्सोमैः॑ स॒त्यम॑द्वा ॥ ८.००२.३७

yaja̍dhvainaṃ priyamedhā̱ indra̍ṃ sa̱trācā̱ mana̍sā .

yo bhūtsomai̍ḥ sa̱tyama̍dvā .. 8.002.37

37 O Priyamedhas, worship with collected mind this Indra whom
The Soma hath full well inspired.

Sloka : 8.2.38

गा॒थश्र॑वसं॒ सत्प॑तिं॒ श्रव॑स्कामं पुरु॒त्मान॑म् ।

कण्वा॑सो गा॒त वा॒जिन॑म् ॥ ८.००२.३८

gā̱thaśra̍vasa̱ṃ satpa̍ti̱ṃ śrava̍skāmaṃ puru̱tmāna̍m .

kaṇvā̍so gā̱ta vā̱jina̍m .. 8.002.38

38 Ye Kaṇvas, sing the Mighty One, Lord of the Brave, who loves renown,
All-present, glorified by song.

Sloka : 8.2.39

य ऋ॒ते चि॒द्गास्प॒देभ्यो॒ दात्सखा॒ नृभ्यः॒ शची॑वान् ।

ये अ॑स्मि॒न्काम॒मश्रि॑यन् ॥ ८.००२.३९

ya ṛ̱te ci̱dgāspa̱debhyo̱ dātsakhā̱ nṛbhya̱ḥ śacī̍vān .

ye a̍smi̱nkāma̱maśri̍yan .. 8.002.39

39 Strong Friend, who, with no trace of feet, restores the cattle to the men,
Who rest their wish and hope on him.

Sloka : 8.2.40

इ॒त्था धीव॑न्तमद्रिवः का॒ण्वं मेध्या॑तिथिम् ।

मे॒षो भू॒तो॒३॒॑ऽभि यन्नयः॑ ॥ ८.००२.४०

i̱tthā dhīva̍ntamadrivaḥ kā̱ṇvaṃ medhyā̍tithim .

me̱ṣo bhū̱to̱3̱̎bhi yannaya̍ḥ .. 8.002.40

40 Shaped as a Ram, Stone-hurler I once thou camest hither to the son
Of Kaṇva, wise Medhyātithi.

Sloka : 8.2.41

शिक्षा॑ विभिन्दो अस्मै च॒त्वार्य॒युता॒ दद॑त् ।

अ॒ष्टा प॒रः स॒हस्रा॑ ॥ ८.००२.४१

śikṣā̍ vibhindo asmai ca̱tvārya̱yutā̱ dada̍t .

a̱ṣṭā pa̱raḥ sa̱hasrā̍ .. 8.002.41

41 Vibhindu, thou hast helped this man, giving him thousands four times ten,
And afterward eight thousand more.

Sloka : 8.2.42

उ॒त सु त्ये प॑यो॒वृधा॑ मा॒की रण॑स्य न॒प्त्या॑ ।

ज॒नि॒त्व॒नाय॑ मामहे ॥ ८.००२.४२

u̱ta su tye pa̍yo̱vṛdhā̍ mā̱kī raṇa̍sya na̱ptyā̍ .

ja̱ni̱tva̱nāya̍ māmahe .. 8.002.42

42 And these twain pouring streams of milk, creative, daughters of delight,
For wedlock sake I glorify.

Sloka : 8.3.1

पिबा॑ सु॒तस्य॑ र॒सिनो॒ मत्स्वा॑ न इन्द्र॒ गोम॑तः ।

आ॒पिर्नो॑ बोधि सध॒माद्यो॑ वृ॒धे॒३॒॑ऽस्माँ अ॑वन्तु ते॒ धियः॑ ॥ ८.००३.०१

pibā̍ su̱tasya̍ ra̱sino̱ matsvā̍ na indra̱ goma̍taḥ .

ā̱pirno̍ bodhi sadha̱mādyo̍ vṛ̱dhe̱3̱̎smām̐ a̍vantu te̱ dhiya̍ḥ .. 8.003.01

1. DRINK, Indra, of the savoury juice, and cheer thee with our milky draught.
Be, for our weal, our Friend and sharer of the feast, and let thy wisdom guard us well.

Sloka : 8.3.2

भू॒याम॑ ते सुम॒तौ वा॒जिनो॑ व॒यं मा नः॑ स्तर॒भिमा॑तये ।

अ॒स्माञ्चि॒त्राभि॑रवताद॒भिष्टि॑भि॒रा नः॑ सु॒म्नेषु॑ यामय ॥ ८.००३.०२

bhū̱yāma̍ te suma̱tau vā̱jino̍ va̱yaṃ mā na̍ḥ stara̱bhimā̍taye .

a̱smāñci̱trābhi̍ravatāda̱bhiṣṭi̍bhi̱rā na̍ḥ su̱mneṣu̍ yāmaya .. 8.003.02

2 In thy kind grace and favour may we still be strong:- expose us not to foe's attack.
With manifold assistance guard and succour us, and bring us to felicity.

Sloka : 8.3.3

इ॒मा उ॑ त्वा पुरूवसो॒ गिरो॑ वर्धन्तु॒ या मम॑ ।

पा॒व॒कव॑र्णाः॒ शुच॑यो विप॒श्चितो॒ऽभि स्तोमै॑रनूषत ॥ ८.००३.०३

i̱mā u̍ tvā purūvaso̱ giro̍ vardhantu̱ yā mama̍ .

pā̱va̱kava̍rṇā̱ḥ śuca̍yo vipa̱ścito̱'bhi stomai̍ranūṣata .. 8.003.03

3 May these my songs of praise exalt thee, Lord, who hast abundant wealth.
Men skilled in holy hymns, pure, with the hues of fire, have sung them with their lauds to thee.

Sloka : 8.3.4

अ॒यं स॒हस्र॒मृषि॑भिः॒ सह॑स्कृतः समु॒द्र इ॑व पप्रथे ।

स॒त्यः सो अ॑स्य महि॒मा गृ॑णे॒ शवो॑ य॒ज्ञेषु॑ विप्र॒राज्ये॑ ॥ ८.००३.०४

a̱yaṃ sa̱hasra̱mṛṣi̍bhi̱ḥ saha̍skṛtaḥ samu̱dra i̍va paprathe .

sa̱tyaḥ so a̍sya mahi̱mā gṛ̍ṇe̱ śavo̍ ya̱jñeṣu̍ vipra̱rājye̍ .. 8.003.04

4 He, with his might enhanced by Ṛṣis thousandfold, hath like an ocean spread himself.
His majesty is praised as true at solemn rites, his power where holy singers rule.

Sloka : 8.3.5

इन्द्र॒मिद्दे॒वता॑तय॒ इन्द्रं॑ प्रय॒त्य॑ध्व॒रे ।

इन्द्रं॑ समी॒के व॒निनो॑ हवामह॒ इन्द्रं॒ धन॑स्य सा॒तये॑ ॥ ८.००३.०५

indra̱midde̱vatā̍taya̱ indra̍ṃ praya̱tya̍dhva̱re .

indra̍ṃ samī̱ke va̱nino̍ havāmaha̱ indra̱ṃ dhana̍sya sā̱taye̍ .. 8.003.05

5 Indra for worship of the Gods, Indra while sacrifice proceeds,
Indra, as worshippers in battle-shock, we call, Indra that we may win the spoil.

Sloka : 8.3.6

इन्द्रो॑ म॒ह्ना रोद॑सी पप्रथ॒च्छव॒ इन्द्रः॒ सूर्य॑मरोचयत् ।

इन्द्रे॑ ह॒ विश्वा॒ भुव॑नानि येमिर॒ इन्द्रे॑ सुवा॒नास॒ इन्द॑वः ॥ ८.००३.०६

indro̍ ma̱hnā roda̍sī papratha̱cchava̱ indra̱ḥ sūrya̍marocayat .

indre̍ ha̱ viśvā̱ bhuva̍nāni yemira̱ indre̍ suvā̱nāsa̱ inda̍vaḥ .. 8.003.06

6 With might hath Indra spread out heaven and earth, with power hath Indra lighted up the Sun.
In Indra are all creatures closely held; in him meet the distilling Soma-drops.

Sloka : 8.3.7

अ॒भि त्वा॑ पू॒र्वपी॑तय॒ इन्द्र॒ स्तोमे॑भिरा॒यवः॑ ।

स॒मी॒ची॒नास॑ ऋ॒भवः॒ सम॑स्वरन्रु॒द्रा गृ॑णन्त॒ पूर्व्य॑म् ॥ ८.००३.०७

a̱bhi tvā̍ pū̱rvapī̍taya̱ indra̱ stome̍bhirā̱yava̍ḥ .

sa̱mī̱cī̱nāsa̍ ṛ̱bhava̱ḥ sama̍svaranru̱drā gṛ̍ṇanta̱ pūrvya̍m .. 8.003.07

7 Men with their lauds are urging thee, Indra, to drink the Soma first.
The Ṛbhus in accord have lifted up their voice, and Rudras sung thee as the first.

Sloka : 8.3.8

अ॒स्येदिन्द्रो॑ वावृधे॒ वृष्ण्यं॒ शवो॒ मदे॑ सु॒तस्य॒ विष्ण॑वि ।

अ॒द्या तम॑स्य महि॒मान॑मा॒यवोऽनु॑ ष्टुवन्ति पू॒र्वथा॑ ॥ ८.००३.०८

a̱syedindro̍ vāvṛdhe̱ vṛṣṇya̱ṃ śavo̱ made̍ su̱tasya̱ viṣṇa̍vi .

a̱dyā tama̍sya mahi̱māna̍mā̱yavo'nu̍ ṣṭuvanti pū̱rvathā̍ .. 8.003.08

8 Indra increased his manly strength at sacrifice, in the wild rapture of this juice.
And living men to-day, even as of old, sing forth their praises to his majesty.

Sloka : 8.3.9

तत्त्वा॑ यामि सु॒वीर्यं॒ तद्ब्रह्म॑ पू॒र्वचि॑त्तये ।

येना॒ यति॑भ्यो॒ भृग॑वे॒ धने॑ हि॒ते येन॒ प्रस्क॑ण्व॒मावि॑थ ॥ ८.००३.०९

tattvā̍ yāmi su̱vīrya̱ṃ tadbrahma̍ pū̱rvaci̍ttaye .

yenā̱ yati̍bhyo̱ bhṛga̍ve̱ dhane̍ hi̱te yena̱ praska̍ṇva̱māvi̍tha .. 8.003.09

9 I crave of thee that hero strength, that thou mayst first regard this prayer,
Wherewith thou holpest Bhṛgu and the Yatis and Praskaṇva when the prize was staked.

Sloka : 8.3.10

येना॑ समु॒द्रमसृ॑जो म॒हीर॒पस्तदि॑न्द्र॒ वृष्णि॑ ते॒ शवः॑ ।

स॒द्यः सो अ॑स्य महि॒मा न सं॒नशे॒ यं क्षो॒णीर॑नुचक्र॒दे ॥ ८.००३.१०

yenā̍ samu̱dramasṛ̍jo ma̱hīra̱pastadi̍ndra̱ vṛṣṇi̍ te̱ śava̍ḥ .

sa̱dyaḥ so a̍sya mahi̱mā na sa̱ṃnaśe̱ yaṃ kṣo̱ṇīra̍nucakra̱de .. 8.003.10

10 Wherewith thou sentest mighty waters to the sea, that, Indra, is thy manly strength.
For ever unattainable is this power of him to whom the worlds have cried aloud.

Sloka : 8.3.11

श॒ग्धी न॑ इन्द्र॒ यत्त्वा॑ र॒यिं यामि॑ सु॒वीर्य॑म् ।

श॒ग्धि वाजा॑य प्रथ॒मं सिषा॑सते श॒ग्धि स्तोमा॑य पूर्व्य ॥ ८.००३.११

śa̱gdhī na̍ indra̱ yattvā̍ ra̱yiṃ yāmi̍ su̱vīrya̍m .

śa̱gdhi vājā̍ya pratha̱maṃ siṣā̍sate śa̱gdhi stomā̍ya pūrvya .. 8.003.11

11 Help us, O Indra, when we pray to thee for wealth and hero might.
First help thou on to strength the man who strives to win, and aid our laud, O Ancient One.

Sloka : 8.3.12

श॒ग्धी नो॑ अ॒स्य यद्ध॑ पौ॒रमावि॑थ॒ धिय॑ इन्द्र॒ सिषा॑सतः ।

श॒ग्धि यथा॒ रुश॑मं॒ श्याव॑कं॒ कृप॒मिन्द्र॒ प्रावः॒ स्व॑र्णरम् ॥ ८.००३.१२

śa̱gdhī no̍ a̱sya yaddha̍ pau̱ramāvi̍tha̱ dhiya̍ indra̱ siṣā̍sataḥ .

śa̱gdhi yathā̱ ruśa̍ma̱ṃ śyāva̍ka̱ṃ kṛpa̱mindra̱ prāva̱ḥ sva̍rṇaram .. 8.003.12

12 Help for us, Indra, as thou holpest Paura once, this man's devotions bent on gain.
Help, as thou gavest Ruśama and Śyāvaka and Svarṇara and Kṛpa aid.

Sloka : 8.3.13

कन्नव्यो॑ अत॒सीनां॑ तु॒रो गृ॑णीत॒ मर्त्यः॑ ।

न॒ही न्व॑स्य महि॒मान॑मिन्द्रि॒यं स्व॑र्गृ॒णन्त॑ आन॒शुः ॥ ८.००३.१३

kannavyo̍ ata̱sīnā̍ṃ tu̱ro gṛ̍ṇīta̱ martya̍ḥ .

na̱hī nva̍sya mahi̱māna̍mindri̱yaṃ sva̍rgṛ̱ṇanta̍ āna̱śuḥ .. 8.003.13

13 What newest of imploring prayers shall, then, the zealous mortal sing?
For have not they who laud his might, and Indra-power won for themselves the light of heaven?

Sloka : 8.3.14

कदु॑ स्तु॒वन्त॑ ऋतयन्त दे॒वत॒ ऋषिः॒ को विप्र॑ ओहते ।

क॒दा हवं॑ मघवन्निन्द्र सुन्व॒तः कदु॑ स्तुव॒त आ ग॑मः ॥ ८.००३.१४

kadu̍ stu̱vanta̍ ṛtayanta de̱vata̱ ṛṣi̱ḥ ko vipra̍ ohate .

ka̱dā hava̍ṃ maghavannindra sunva̱taḥ kadu̍ stuva̱ta ā ga̍maḥ .. 8.003.14

14 When shall they keep the Law and praise thee mid the Gods? Who counts as Ṛṣi and as sage?
When ever wilt thou, Indra Maghavan, come nigh to presser's or to praiser's call?

Sloka : 8.3.15

उदु॒ त्ये मधु॑मत्तमा॒ गिरः॒ स्तोमा॑स ईरते ।

स॒त्रा॒जितो॑ धन॒सा अक्षि॑तोतयो वाज॒यन्तो॒ रथा॑ इव ॥ ८.००३.१५

udu̱ tye madhu̍mattamā̱ gira̱ḥ stomā̍sa īrate .

sa̱trā̱jito̍ dhana̱sā akṣi̍totayo vāja̱yanto̱ rathā̍ iva .. 8.003.15

15 These songs of ours exceeding sweet, these hymns of praise ascend to thee,
Like ever-conquering chariots that display their strength, gain wealth, and give unfailing aid.

Sloka : 8.3.16

कण्वा॑ इव॒ भृग॑वः॒ सूर्या॑ इव॒ विश्व॒मिद्धी॒तमा॑नशुः ।

इन्द्रं॒ स्तोमे॑भिर्म॒हय॑न्त आ॒यवः॑ प्रि॒यमे॑धासो अस्वरन् ॥ ८.००३.१६

kaṇvā̍ iva̱ bhṛga̍va̱ḥ sūryā̍ iva̱ viśva̱middhī̱tamā̍naśuḥ .

indra̱ṃ stome̍bhirma̱haya̍nta ā̱yava̍ḥ pri̱yame̍dhāso asvaran .. 8.003.16

16 The Bhṛgus are like Suns, like Kaṇvas, and have gained all that their thoughts were bent upon.
The living men of Priyamedha's race have sung exalting Indra with their lauds.

Sloka : 8.3.17

यु॒क्ष्वा हि वृ॑त्रहन्तम॒ हरी॑ इन्द्र परा॒वतः॑ ।

अ॒र्वा॒ची॒नो म॑घव॒न्सोम॑पीतय उ॒ग्र ऋ॒ष्वेभि॒रा ग॑हि ॥ ८.००३.१७

yu̱kṣvā hi vṛ̍trahantama̱ harī̍ indra parā̱vata̍ḥ .

a̱rvā̱cī̱no ma̍ghava̱nsoma̍pītaya u̱gra ṛ̱ṣvebhi̱rā ga̍hi .. 8.003.17

17 Best slayer of the Vṛtras, yoke thy Bay Steeds, Indra, from afar.
Come with the High Ones hither, Maghavan, to us, Mighty, to drink the Soma juice.

Sloka : 8.3.18

इ॒मे हि ते॑ का॒रवो॑ वाव॒शुर्धि॒या विप्रा॑सो मे॒धसा॑तये ।

स त्वं नो॑ मघवन्निन्द्र गिर्वणो वे॒नो न श‍ृ॑णुधी॒ हव॑म् ॥ ८.००३.१८

i̱me hi te̍ kā̱ravo̍ vāva̱śurdhi̱yā viprā̍so me̱dhasā̍taye .

sa tvaṃ no̍ maghavannindra girvaṇo ve̱no na śṛ̍ṇudhī̱ hava̍m .. 8.003.18

18 For these, the bards and singers, have cried out to thee with prayer, to gain the sacrifice.
As such, O Maghavan, Indra, who lovest song, even as a lover bear my call.

Sloka : 8.3.19

निरि॑न्द्र बृह॒तीभ्यो॑ वृ॒त्रं धनु॑भ्यो अस्फुरः ।

निरर्बु॑दस्य॒ मृग॑यस्य मा॒यिनो॒ निः पर्व॑तस्य॒ गा आ॑जः ॥ ८.००३.१९

niri̍ndra bṛha̱tībhyo̍ vṛ̱traṃ dhanu̍bhyo asphuraḥ .

nirarbu̍dasya̱ mṛga̍yasya mā̱yino̱ niḥ parva̍tasya̱ gā ā̍jaḥ .. 8.003.19

19 Thou from the lofty plains above, O Indra, hurledst Vṛtra down.
Thou dravest forth the kine of guileful Mṛgaya and Arbuda from the mountain's hold.

Sloka : 8.3.20

निर॒ग्नयो॑ रुरुचु॒र्निरु॒ सूर्यो॒ निः सोम॑ इन्द्रि॒यो रसः॑ ।

निर॒न्तरि॑क्षादधमो म॒हामहिं॑ कृ॒षे तदि॑न्द्र॒ पौंस्य॑म् ॥ ८.००३.२०

nira̱gnayo̍ rurucu̱rniru̱ sūryo̱ niḥ soma̍ indri̱yo rasa̍ḥ .

nira̱ntari̍kṣādadhamo ma̱hāmahi̍ṃ kṛ̱ṣe tadi̍ndra̱ pauṃsya̍m .. 8.003.20

20 Bright were the flaming fires, the Sun gave forth his shine, and Soma, Indra's juice, shone clear.
Indra, thou blewest the great Dragon from the air:- men must regard that valorous deed.

Sloka : 8.3.21

यं मे॒ दुरिन्द्रो॑ म॒रुतः॒ पाक॑स्थामा॒ कौर॑याणः ।

विश्वे॑षां॒ त्मना॒ शोभि॑ष्ठ॒मुपे॑व दि॒वि धाव॑मानम् ॥ ८.००३.२१

yaṃ me̱ durindro̍ ma̱ruta̱ḥ pāka̍sthāmā̱ kaura̍yāṇaḥ .

viśve̍ṣā̱ṃ tmanā̱ śobhi̍ṣṭha̱mupe̍va di̱vi dhāva̍mānam .. 8.003.21

21 The fairest courser of them all, who runneth on as ’twere to heaven.
Which Indra and the Maruts gave, and Pākasthāman Kaurayāṇ.

Sloka : 8.3.22

रोहि॑तं मे॒ पाक॑स्थामा सु॒धुरं॑ कक्ष्य॒प्राम् ।

अदा॑द्रा॒यो वि॒बोध॑नम् ॥ ८.००३.२२

rohi̍taṃ me̱ pāka̍sthāmā su̱dhura̍ṃ kakṣya̱prām .

adā̍drā̱yo vi̱bodha̍nam .. 8.003.22

22 To me hath Pākasthāman given, a ruddy horse, good at the pole,
Filling is girth and rousing wealth;

Sloka : 8.3.23

यस्मा॑ अ॒न्ये दश॒ प्रति॒ धुरं॒ वह॑न्ति॒ वह्न॑यः ।

अस्तं॒ वयो॒ न तुग्र्य॑म् ॥ ८.००३.२३

yasmā̍ a̱nye daśa̱ prati̱ dhura̱ṃ vaha̍nti̱ vahna̍yaḥ .

asta̱ṃ vayo̱ na tugrya̍m .. 8.003.23

23 Compared with whom no other ten strong coursers, harnessed to the pole,
Bear Tugrya to his dwelling place.

Sloka : 8.3.24

आ॒त्मा पि॒तुस्त॒नूर्वास॑ ओजो॒दा अ॒भ्यञ्ज॑नम् ।

तु॒रीय॒मिद्रोहि॑तस्य॒ पाक॑स्थामानं भो॒जं दा॒तार॑मब्रवम् ॥ ८.००३.२४

ā̱tmā pi̱tusta̱nūrvāsa̍ ojo̱dā a̱bhyañja̍nam .

tu̱rīya̱midrohi̍tasya̱ pāka̍sthāmānaṃ bho̱jaṃ dā̱tāra̍mabravam .. 8.003.24

24 Raiment is body, food is life, and healing ointment giveth strength.
As the free-handed giver of the ruddy steed, I have named Pākasthāman fourth.

Sloka : 8.4.1

यदि॑न्द्र॒ प्रागपा॒गुद॒ङ्न्य॑ग्वा हू॒यसे॒ नृभिः॑ ।

सिमा॑ पु॒रू नृषू॑तो अ॒स्यान॒वेऽसि॑ प्रशर्ध तु॒र्वशे॑ ॥ ८.००४.०१

yadi̍ndra̱ prāgapā̱guda̱ṅnya̍gvā hū̱yase̱ nṛbhi̍ḥ .

simā̍ pu̱rū nṛṣū̍to a̱syāna̱ve'si̍ praśardha tu̱rvaśe̍ .. 8.004.01

1. THOUGH, Indra, thou art called by men eastward and westward, north and south,
Thou chiefly art with Ānava and Turvaśa, brave Champion I urged by men to Come.

Sloka : 8.4.2

यद्वा॒ रुमे॒ रुश॑मे॒ श्याव॑के॒ कृप॒ इन्द्र॑ मा॒दय॑से॒ सचा॑ ।

कण्वा॑सस्त्वा॒ ब्रह्म॑भिः॒ स्तोम॑वाहस॒ इन्द्रा य॑च्छ॒न्त्या ग॑हि ॥ ८.००४.०२

yadvā̱ rume̱ ruśa̍me̱ śyāva̍ke̱ kṛpa̱ indra̍ mā̱daya̍se̱ sacā̍ .

kaṇvā̍sastvā̱ brahma̍bhi̱ḥ stoma̍vāhasa̱ indrā ya̍ccha̱ntyā ga̍hi .. 8.004.02

2 Or, Indra, when with Ruma, Ruśama, Śyāvaka, and Kṛpa thou rejoicest thee,
Still do the Kaṇvas, bringing praises, with their prayers, O Indra, draw thee hither:- come.

Sloka : 8.4.3

यथा॑ गौ॒रो अ॒पा कृ॒तं तृष्य॒न्नेत्यवेरि॑णम् ।

आ॒पि॒त्वे नः॑ प्रपि॒त्वे तूय॒मा ग॑हि॒ कण्वे॑षु॒ सु सचा॒ पिब॑ ॥ ८.००४.०३

yathā̍ gau̱ro a̱pā kṛ̱taṃ tṛṣya̱nnetyaveri̍ṇam .

ā̱pi̱tve na̍ḥ prapi̱tve tūya̱mā ga̍hi̱ kaṇve̍ṣu̱ su sacā̱ piba̍ .. 8.004.03

3 Even as the wild-bull, when he thirsts, goes to the desert's watery pool,
Come hither quickly both at morning and at eve, and with the Kaṇvas drink thy fill.

Sloka : 8.4.4

मन्द॑न्तु त्वा मघवन्नि॒न्द्रेन्द॑वो राधो॒देया॑य सुन्व॒ते ।

आ॒मुष्या॒ सोम॑मपिबश्च॒मू सु॒तं ज्येष्ठं॒ तद्द॑धिषे॒ सहः॑ ॥ ८.००४.०४

manda̍ntu tvā maghavanni̱ndrenda̍vo rādho̱deyā̍ya sunva̱te .

ā̱muṣyā̱ soma̍mapibaśca̱mū su̱taṃ jyeṣṭha̱ṃ tadda̍dhiṣe̱ saha̍ḥ .. 8.004.04

4 May the drops gladden thee, rich Indra, and obtain bounty for him who pours the juice.
Soma pressed in the mortar didst thou take and drink, and hence hast won surpassing might.

Sloka : 8.4.5

प्र च॑क्रे॒ सह॑सा॒ सहो॑ ब॒भञ्ज॑ म॒न्युमोज॑सा ।

विश्वे॑ त इन्द्र पृतना॒यवो॑ यहो॒ नि वृ॒क्षा इ॑व येमिरे ॥ ८.००४.०५

pra ca̍kre̱ saha̍sā̱ saho̍ ba̱bhañja̍ ma̱nyumoja̍sā .

viśve̍ ta indra pṛtanā̱yavo̍ yaho̱ ni vṛ̱kṣā i̍va yemire .. 8.004.05

5 With mightier strength he conquered strength, with energy he crushed their wrath.
O Indra, Strong in youth, all those who sought the fray bent and bowed down to thee like trees.

Sloka : 8.4.6

स॒हस्रे॑णेव सचते यवी॒युधा॒ यस्त॒ आन॒ळुप॑स्तुतिम् ।

पु॒त्रं प्रा॑व॒र्गं कृ॑णुते सु॒वीर्ये॑ दा॒श्नोति॒ नम॑‍उक्तिभिः ॥ ८.००४.०६

sa̱hasre̍ṇeva sacate yavī̱yudhā̱ yasta̱ āna̱l̤upa̍stutim .

pu̱traṃ prā̍va̱rgaṃ kṛ̍ṇute su̱vīrye̍ dā̱śnoti̱ nama̍uktibhiḥ .. 8.004.06

6 He who wins promise of thine aid goes girt as with a thousand mighty men of war.
He makes his son preeminent in hero might:- he serves with reverential prayer.

Sloka : 8.4.7

मा भे॑म॒ मा श्र॑मिष्मो॒ग्रस्य॑ स॒ख्ये तव॑ ।

म॒हत्ते॒ वृष्णो॑ अभि॒चक्ष्यं॑ कृ॒तं पश्ये॑म तु॒र्वशं॒ यदु॑म् ॥ ८.००४.०७

mā bhe̍ma̱ mā śra̍miṣmo̱grasya̍ sa̱khye tava̍ .

ma̱hatte̱ vṛṣṇo̍ abhi̱cakṣya̍ṃ kṛ̱taṃ paśye̍ma tu̱rvaśa̱ṃ yadu̍m .. 8.004.07

7 With thee, the Mighty, for our Friend, we will not fear or feel fatigue.
May we see Turvaśa and Yadu:- thy great deed, O Hero, must be glorified.

Sloka : 8.4.8

स॒व्यामनु॑ स्फि॒ग्यं॑ वावसे॒ वृषा॒ न दा॒नो अ॑स्य रोषति ।

मध्वा॒ सम्पृ॑क्ताः सार॒घेण॑ धे॒नव॒स्तूय॒मेहि॒ द्रवा॒ पिब॑ ॥ ८.००४.०८

sa̱vyāmanu̍ sphi̱gya̍ṃ vāvase̱ vṛṣā̱ na dā̱no a̍sya roṣati .

madhvā̱ sampṛ̍ktāḥ sāra̱gheṇa̍ dhe̱nava̱stūya̱mehi̱ dravā̱ piba̍ .. 8.004.08

8 On his left hip the Hero hath reclined himself:- the proffered feast offends him not.
The milk is blended with the honey of the bee:- quickly come hither, baste, and drink.

Sloka : 8.4.9

अ॒श्वी र॒थी सु॑रू॒प इद्गोमा॒ँ इदि॑न्द्र ते॒ सखा॑ ।

श्वा॒त्र॒भाजा॒ वय॑सा सचते॒ सदा॑ च॒न्द्रो या॑ति स॒भामुप॑ ॥ ८.००४.०९

a̱śvī ra̱thī su̍rū̱pa idgomā̱m̐ idi̍ndra te̱ sakhā̍ .

śvā̱tra̱bhājā̱ vaya̍sā sacate̱ sadā̍ ca̱ndro yā̍ti sa̱bhāmupa̍ .. 8.004.09

9 Indra, thy friend is fair of form and rich in horses, cars, and kine.
He evermore hath food accompanied by wealth, and radiant joins the company.

Sloka : 8.4.10

ऋश्यो॒ न तृष्य॑न्नव॒पान॒मा ग॑हि॒ पिबा॒ सोमं॒ वशा॒ँ अनु॑ ।

नि॒मेघ॑मानो मघवन्दि॒वेदि॑व॒ ओजि॑ष्ठं दधिषे॒ सहः॑ ॥ ८.००४.१०

ṛśyo̱ na tṛṣya̍nnava̱pāna̱mā ga̍hi̱ pibā̱ soma̱ṃ vaśā̱m̐ anu̍ .

ni̱megha̍māno maghavandi̱vedi̍va̱ oji̍ṣṭhaṃ dadhiṣe̱ saha̍ḥ .. 8.004.10

10 Come like a thirsty antelope to the drinking-place:- drink Soma to thy heart's desire.
Raining it down, O Maghavan, day after day, thou gainest thy surpassing might.

Sloka : 8.4.11

अध्व॑र्यो द्रा॒वया॒ त्वं सोम॒मिन्द्रः॑ पिपासति ।

उप॑ नू॒नं यु॑युजे॒ वृष॑णा॒ हरी॒ आ च॑ जगाम वृत्र॒हा ॥ ८.००४.११

adhva̍ryo drā̱vayā̱ tvaṃ soma̱mindra̍ḥ pipāsati .

upa̍ nū̱naṃ yu̍yuje̱ vṛṣa̍ṇā̱ harī̱ ā ca̍ jagāma vṛtra̱hā .. 8.004.11

11 Priest, let the Soma juice flow forth, for Indra longs to drink thereof.
He even now hath yoked his vigorous Bay Steeds:- the Vṛtra-slayer hath come near.

Sloka : 8.4.12

स्व॒यं चि॒त्स म॑न्यते॒ दाशु॑रि॒र्जनो॒ यत्रा॒ सोम॑स्य तृ॒म्पसि॑ ।

इ॒दं ते॒ अन्नं॒ युज्यं॒ समु॑क्षितं॒ तस्येहि॒ प्र द्र॑वा॒ पिब॑ ॥ ८.००४.१२

sva̱yaṃ ci̱tsa ma̍nyate̱ dāśu̍ri̱rjano̱ yatrā̱ soma̍sya tṛ̱mpasi̍ .

i̱daṃ te̱ anna̱ṃ yujya̱ṃ samu̍kṣita̱ṃ tasyehi̱ pra dra̍vā̱ piba̍ .. 8.004.12

12 The man with whom thou fillcst thee with Soma deems himself a pious worshipper.
This thine appropriate food is here poured out for thee:- come, hasten forward. drink of it,

Sloka : 8.4.13

र॒थे॒ष्ठाया॑ध्वर्यवः॒ सोम॒मिन्द्रा॑य सोतन ।

अधि॑ ब्र॒ध्नस्याद्र॑यो॒ वि च॑क्षते सु॒न्वन्तो॑ दा॒श्व॑ध्वरम् ॥ ८.००४.१३

ra̱the̱ṣṭhāyā̍dhvaryava̱ḥ soma̱mindrā̍ya sotana .

adhi̍ bra̱dhnasyādra̍yo̱ vi ca̍kṣate su̱nvanto̍ dā̱śva̍dhvaram .. 8.004.13

13 Press out the Soma juice, ye priests, for Indra borne upon his car.
The pressing-stones speak loud of Indra, while they shed the juice which, offered, honours him.

Sloka : 8.4.14

उप॑ ब्र॒ध्नं वा॒वाता॒ वृष॑णा॒ हरी॒ इन्द्र॑म॒पसु॑ वक्षतः ।

अ॒र्वाञ्चं॑ त्वा॒ सप्त॑योऽध्वर॒श्रियो॒ वह॑न्तु॒ सव॒नेदुप॑ ॥ ८.००४.१४

upa̍ bra̱dhnaṃ vā̱vātā̱ vṛṣa̍ṇā̱ harī̱ indra̍ma̱pasu̍ vakṣataḥ .

a̱rvāñca̍ṃ tvā̱ sapta̍yo'dhvara̱śriyo̱ vaha̍ntu̱ sava̱nedupa̍ .. 8.004.14

14 To the brown juice may his dear vigorous Bay Steeds bring Indra, to our holy task.
Hither let thy Car-steeds who seek the sacrifice bring thee to our drink-offerings.

Sloka : 8.4.15

प्र पू॒षणं॑ वृणीमहे॒ युज्या॑य पुरू॒वसु॑म् ।

स श॑क्र शिक्ष पुरुहूत नो धि॒या तुजे॑ रा॒ये वि॑मोचन ॥ ८.००४.१५

pra pū̱ṣaṇa̍ṃ vṛṇīmahe̱ yujyā̍ya purū̱vasu̍m .

sa śa̍kra śikṣa puruhūta no dhi̱yā tuje̍ rā̱ye vi̍mocana .. 8.004.15

15 Pūṣan, the Lord of ample wealth, for firm alliance we elect.
May he with wisdom, Śakra! Looser! Much-invoked! aid us to riches and to seed.

Sloka : 8.4.16

सं नः॑ शिशीहि भु॒रिजो॑रिव क्षु॒रं रास्व॑ रा॒यो वि॑मोचन ।

त्वे तन्नः॑ सु॒वेद॑मु॒स्रियं॒ वसु॒ यं त्वं हि॒नोषि॒ मर्त्य॑म् ॥ ८.००४.१६

saṃ na̍ḥ śiśīhi bhu̱rijo̍riva kṣu̱raṃ rāsva̍ rā̱yo vi̍mocana .

tve tanna̍ḥ su̱veda̍mu̱sriya̱ṃ vasu̱ yaṃ tvaṃ hi̱noṣi̱ martya̍m .. 8.004.16

16 Sharpen us like a razor in the barber's hands:- send riches thou who settest free.
Easy to find with thee are treasures of the Dawn for mortal man whom thou dost speed.

Sloka : 8.4.17

वेमि॑ त्वा पूषन्नृ॒ञ्जसे॒ वेमि॒ स्तोत॑व आघृणे ।

न तस्य॑ वे॒म्यर॑णं॒ हि तद्व॑सो स्तु॒षे प॒ज्राय॒ साम्ने॑ ॥ ८.००४.१७

vemi̍ tvā pūṣannṛ̱ñjase̱ vemi̱ stota̍va āghṛṇe .

na tasya̍ ve̱myara̍ṇa̱ṃ hi tadva̍so stu̱ṣe pa̱jrāya̱ sāmne̍ .. 8.004.17

17 Pūṣan, I long to win thy love, I long to praise thee, Radiant God.
Excellent Lord, ’tis strange tome, no wish have I to sing the psalm that Pajra sings.

Sloka : 8.4.18

परा॒ गावो॒ यव॑सं॒ कच्चि॑दाघृणे॒ नित्यं॒ रेक्णो॑ अमर्त्य ।

अ॒स्माकं॑ पूषन्नवि॒ता शि॒वो भ॑व॒ मंहि॑ष्ठो॒ वाज॑सातये ॥ ८.००४.१८

parā̱ gāvo̱ yava̍sa̱ṃ kacci̍dāghṛṇe̱ nitya̱ṃ rekṇo̍ amartya .

a̱smāka̍ṃ pūṣannavi̱tā śi̱vo bha̍va̱ maṃhi̍ṣṭho̱ vāja̍sātaye .. 8.004.18

18 My kine, O Radiant God, seek pasture where they will, my during wealth, Immortal One.
Be our protector, Pūṣan! be, most liberal Lord, propitious to our gathering strength.

Sloka : 8.4.19

स्थू॒रं राधः॑ श॒ताश्वं॑ कुरु॒ङ्गस्य॒ दिवि॑ष्टिषु ।

राज्ञ॑स्त्वे॒षस्य॑ सु॒भग॑स्य रा॒तिषु॑ तु॒र्वशे॑ष्वमन्महि ॥ ८.००४.१९

sthū̱raṃ rādha̍ḥ śa̱tāśva̍ṃ kuru̱ṅgasya̱ divi̍ṣṭiṣu .

rājña̍stve̱ṣasya̍ su̱bhaga̍sya rā̱tiṣu̍ tu̱rvaśe̍ṣvamanmahi .. 8.004.19

19 Rich was the gift Kurunga gave, a hundred steeds at morning rites.
Among the gifts of Turvaśas we thought of him, the opulent, the splendid King.

Sloka : 8.4.20

धी॒भिः सा॒तानि॑ का॒ण्वस्य॑ वा॒जिनः॑ प्रि॒यमे॑धैर॒भिद्यु॑भिः ।

ष॒ष्टिं स॒हस्रानु॒ निर्म॑जामजे॒ निर्यू॒थानि॒ गवा॒मृषिः॑ ॥ ८.००४.२०

dhī̱bhiḥ sā̱tāni̍ kā̱ṇvasya̍ vā̱jina̍ḥ pri̱yame̍dhaira̱bhidyu̍bhiḥ .

ṣa̱ṣṭiṃ sa̱hasrānu̱ nirma̍jāmaje̱ niryū̱thāni̱ gavā̱mṛṣi̍ḥ .. 8.004.20

20 What by his morning songs Kaṇva, the powerful, hath, with the Priyamedhas, gained-

Sloka : 8.4.21

वृ॒क्षाश्चि॑न्मे अभिपि॒त्वे अ॑रारणुः ।

गां भ॑जन्त मे॒हनाश्वं॑ भजन्त मे॒हना॑ ॥ ८.००४.२१

vṛ̱kṣāści̍nme abhipi̱tve a̍rāraṇuḥ .

gāṃ bha̍janta me̱hanāśva̍ṃ bhajanta me̱hanā̍ .. 8.004.21

21 The very trees were joyful at my coming:- kine they obtained in plenty, steeds in plenty.

Sloka : 8.5.1

दू॒रादि॒हेव॒ यत्स॒त्य॑रु॒णप्सु॒रशि॑श्वितत् ।

वि भा॒नुं वि॒श्वधा॑तनत् ॥ ८.००५.०१

dū̱rādi̱heva̱ yatsa̱tya̍ru̱ṇapsu̱raśi̍śvitat .

vi bhā̱nuṃ vi̱śvadhā̍tanat .. 8.005.01

1. WHEN, even as she were present here, red Dawn hath shone from far away,
She spreadeth light on every side.

Sloka : 8.5.2

नृ॒वद्द॑स्रा मनो॒युजा॒ रथे॑न पृथु॒पाज॑सा ।

सचे॑थे अश्विनो॒षस॑म् ॥ ८.००५.०२

nṛ̱vadda̍srā mano̱yujā̱ rathe̍na pṛthu̱pāja̍sā .

sace̍the aśvino̱ṣasa̍m .. 8.005.02

2 Like Heroes on your will-yoked car farshining, Wonder-Workers! ye
Attend, O Aśvins, on the Dawn.

Sloka : 8.5.3

यु॒वाभ्यां॑ वाजिनीवसू॒ प्रति॒ स्तोमा॑ अदृक्षत ।

वाचं॑ दू॒तो यथो॑हिषे ॥ ८.००५.०३

yu̱vābhyā̍ṃ vājinīvasū̱ prati̱ stomā̍ adṛkṣata .

vāca̍ṃ dū̱to yatho̍hiṣe .. 8.005.03

3 By you, O Lords of ample wealth our songs of praise have been observed:-
As envoy have I brought the prayer.

Sloka : 8.5.4

पु॒रु॒प्रि॒या ण॑ ऊ॒तये॑ पुरुम॒न्द्रा पु॑रू॒वसू॑ ।

स्तु॒षे कण्वा॑सो अ॒श्विना॑ ॥ ८.००५.०४

pu̱ru̱pri̱yā ṇa̍ ū̱taye̍ puruma̱ndrā pu̍rū̱vasū̍ .

stu̱ṣe kaṇvā̍so a̱śvinā̍ .. 8.005.04

4 Kaṇvas must praise the Aśvins dear to many, making many glad,
Most rich, that they may succour us.

Sloka : 8.5.5

मंहि॑ष्ठा वाज॒सात॑मे॒षय॑न्ता शु॒भस्पती॑ ।

गन्ता॑रा दा॒शुषो॑ गृ॒हम् ॥ ८.००५.०५

maṃhi̍ṣṭhā vāja̱sāta̍me̱ṣaya̍ntā śu̱bhaspatī̍ .

gantā̍rā dā̱śuṣo̍ gṛ̱ham .. 8.005.05

5 Most liberal, best at winning strength, inciters, Lords of splendour who
Visit the worshipper's abode.

Sloka : 8.5.6

ता सु॑दे॒वाय॑ दा॒शुषे॑ सुमे॒धामवि॑तारिणीम् ।

घृ॒तैर्गव्यू॑तिमुक्षतम् ॥ ८.००५.०६

tā su̍de̱vāya̍ dā̱śuṣe̍ sume̱dhāmavi̍tāriṇīm .

ghṛ̱tairgavyū̍timukṣatam .. 8.005.06

6 So for devout Sudeva dew with fatness his unfailing mead,
And make it rich for sacrifice.

Sloka : 8.5.7

आ नः॒ स्तोम॒मुप॑ द्र॒वत्तूयं॑ श्ये॒नेभि॑रा॒शुभिः॑ ।

या॒तमश्वे॑भिरश्विना ॥ ८.००५.०७

ā na̱ḥ stoma̱mupa̍ dra̱vattūya̍ṃ śye̱nebhi̍rā̱śubhi̍ḥ .

yā̱tamaśve̍bhiraśvinā .. 8.005.07

7 Hitherward running speedily with horses, as with rapid hawks,
Come, Aśvins, to our song of praise

Sloka : 8.5.8

येभि॑स्ति॒स्रः प॑रा॒वतो॑ दि॒वो विश्वा॑नि रोच॒ना ।

त्रीँर॒क्तून्प॑रि॒दीय॑थः ॥ ८.००५.०८

yebhi̍sti̱sraḥ pa̍rā̱vato̍ di̱vo viśvā̍ni roca̱nā .

trīm̐ra̱ktūnpa̍ri̱dīya̍thaḥ .. 8.005.08

8 Wherewith the three wide distances, and all the lights that are in heaven.
Ye traverse, and three times of night.

Sloka : 8.5.9

उ॒त नो॒ गोम॑ती॒रिष॑ उ॒त सा॒तीर॑हर्विदा ।

वि प॒थः सा॒तये॑ सितम् ॥ ८.००५.०९

u̱ta no̱ goma̍tī̱riṣa̍ u̱ta sā̱tīra̍harvidā .

vi pa̱thaḥ sā̱taye̍ sitam .. 8.005.09

9 O Finders of the Day, that we may win us food of kine and wealth,
Open the paths for us to tread.

Sloka : 8.5.10

आ नो॒ गोम॑न्तमश्विना सु॒वीरं॑ सु॒रथं॑ र॒यिम् ।

वो॒ळ्हमश्वा॑वती॒रिषः॑ ॥ ८.००५.१०

ā no̱ goma̍ntamaśvinā su̱vīra̍ṃ su̱ratha̍ṃ ra̱yim .

vo̱l̤hamaśvā̍vatī̱riṣa̍ḥ .. 8.005.10

10 O Aśvins, bring us wealth in kine, in noble heroes, and in cars:-
Bring us the strength that horses give.

Sloka : 8.5.11

वा॒वृ॒धा॒ना शु॑भस्पती दस्रा॒ हिर॑ण्यवर्तनी ।

पिब॑तं सो॒म्यं मधु॑ ॥ ८.००५.११

vā̱vṛ̱dhā̱nā śu̍bhaspatī dasrā̱ hira̍ṇyavartanī .

piba̍taṃ so̱myaṃ madhu̍ .. 8.005.11

11 Ye Lords of splendour, glorified, ye Wonder-Workers borne on paths
Of gold, drink sweets with Somajuice.

Sloka : 8.5.12

अ॒स्मभ्यं॑ वाजिनीवसू म॒घव॑द्भ्यश्च स॒प्रथः॑ ।

छ॒र्दिर्य॑न्त॒मदा॑भ्यम् ॥ ८.००५.१२

a̱smabhya̍ṃ vājinīvasū ma̱ghava̍dbhyaśca sa̱pratha̍ḥ .

cha̱rdirya̍nta̱madā̍bhyam .. 8.005.12

12 To us, ye Lords of ample wealth, and to our wealth chiefs extend
Wide shelter, ne’er to be assailed.

Sloka : 8.5.13

नि षु ब्रह्म॒ जना॑नां॒ यावि॑ष्टं॒ तूय॒मा ग॑तम् ।

मो ष्व१॒॑न्याँ उपा॑रतम् ॥ ८.००५.१३

ni ṣu brahma̱ janā̍nā̱ṃ yāvi̍ṣṭa̱ṃ tūya̱mā ga̍tam .

mo ṣva1̱̍nyām̐ upā̍ratam .. 8.005.13

13 Come quickly downward to the prayer of people whom ye favour most:-
Approach not unto other folk.

Sloka : 8.5.14

अ॒स्य पि॑बतमश्विना यु॒वं मद॑स्य॒ चारु॑णः ।

मध्वो॑ रा॒तस्य॑ धिष्ण्या ॥ ८.००५.१४

a̱sya pi̍batamaśvinā yu̱vaṃ mada̍sya̱ cāru̍ṇaḥ .

madhvo̍ rā̱tasya̍ dhiṣṇyā .. 8.005.14

14 Ye Aśvins whom our minds perceive, drink of this lovely gladdening draught,
The mcath which we present to you.

Sloka : 8.5.15

अ॒स्मे आ व॑हतं र॒यिं श॒तव॑न्तं सह॒स्रिण॑म् ।

पु॒रु॒क्षुं वि॒श्वधा॑यसम् ॥ ८.००५.१५

a̱sme ā va̍hataṃ ra̱yiṃ śa̱tava̍ntaṃ saha̱sriṇa̍m .

pu̱ru̱kṣuṃ vi̱śvadhā̍yasam .. 8.005.15

15 Bring riches hither unto us in hundreds and in thousands, source
Of plenteous food, sustaining all.

Sloka : 8.5.16

पु॒रु॒त्रा चि॒द्धि वां॑ नरा वि॒ह्वय॑न्ते मनी॒षिणः॑ ।

वा॒घद्भि॑रश्वि॒ना ग॑तम् ॥ ८.००५.१६

pu̱ru̱trā ci̱ddhi vā̍ṃ narā vi̱hvaya̍nte manī̱ṣiṇa̍ḥ .

vā̱ghadbhi̍raśvi̱nā ga̍tam .. 8.005.16

16 Verily sages call on you, ye Heroes, in full many a place.
Moved by the priests, O Aśvins, conic.

Sloka : 8.5.17

जना॑सो वृ॒क्तब॑र्हिषो ह॒विष्म॑न्तो अरं॒कृतः॑ ।

यु॒वां ह॑वन्ते अश्विना ॥ ८.००५.१७

janā̍so vṛ̱ktaba̍rhiṣo ha̱viṣma̍nto ara̱ṃkṛta̍ḥ .

yu̱vāṃ ha̍vante aśvinā .. 8.005.17

17 Men who have trimmed the sacred grass, bringing oblations and prepared,
O Aśvins, are invoking you.

Sloka : 8.5.18

अ॒स्माक॑म॒द्य वा॑म॒यं स्तोमो॒ वाहि॑ष्ठो॒ अन्त॑मः ।

यु॒वाभ्यां॑ भूत्वश्विना ॥ ८.००५.१८

a̱smāka̍ma̱dya vā̍ma̱yaṃ stomo̱ vāhi̍ṣṭho̱ anta̍maḥ .

yu̱vābhyā̍ṃ bhūtvaśvinā .. 8.005.18

18 May this our hymn of praise to-day, most powerful to bring you, be,
O Aśvins, nearest to your hearts.

Sloka : 8.5.19

यो ह॑ वां॒ मधु॑नो॒ दृति॒राहि॑तो रथ॒चर्ष॑णे ।

ततः॑ पिबतमश्विना ॥ ८.००५.१९

yo ha̍ vā̱ṃ madhu̍no̱ dṛti̱rāhi̍to ratha̱carṣa̍ṇe .

tata̍ḥ pibatamaśvinā .. 8.005.19

19 The skin filled full of savoury meath, laid in the pathway of your car-
O Aśvins, drink ye both therefrom.

Sloka : 8.5.20

तेन॑ नो वाजिनीवसू॒ पश्वे॑ तो॒काय॒ शं गवे॑ ।

वह॑तं॒ पीव॑री॒रिषः॑ ॥ ८.००५.२०

tena̍ no vājinīvasū̱ paśve̍ to̱kāya̱ śaṃ gave̍ .

vaha̍ta̱ṃ pīva̍rī̱riṣa̍ḥ .. 8.005.20

20 For this, ye Lords of ample wealth, bring blessing for our herd, our kine,
Our progeny, and plenteous food.

Sloka : 8.5.21

उ॒त नो॑ दि॒व्या इष॑ उ॒त सिन्धू॑ँरहर्विदा ।

अप॒ द्वारे॑व वर्षथः ॥ ८.००५.२१

u̱ta no̍ di̱vyā iṣa̍ u̱ta sindhū̍m̐raharvidā .

apa̱ dvāre̍va varṣathaḥ .. 8.005.21

21 Ye too unclose to us like doors the strengthening waters of the sky,
And rivers, ye who find the day.

Sloka : 8.5.22

क॒दा वां॑ तौ॒ग्र्यो वि॑धत्समु॒द्रे ज॑हि॒तो न॑रा ।

यद्वां॒ रथो॒ विभि॒ष्पता॑त् ॥ ८.००५.२२

ka̱dā vā̍ṃ tau̱gryo vi̍dhatsamu̱dre ja̍hi̱to na̍rā .

yadvā̱ṃ ratho̱ vibhi̱ṣpatā̍t .. 8.005.22

22 When did the son of Tugra serve you, Men? Abandoned in the sea,
That with winged steeds your car might fly.

Sloka : 8.5.23

यु॒वं कण्वा॑य नासत्या॒ ऋपि॑रिप्ताय ह॒र्म्ये ।

शश्व॑दू॒तीर्द॑शस्यथः ॥ ८.००५.२३

yu̱vaṃ kaṇvā̍ya nāsatyā̱ ṛpi̍riptāya ha̱rmye .

śaśva̍dū̱tīrda̍śasyathaḥ .. 8.005.23

23 Ye, O Nāsatyas, ministered to Kaṇva with repeated aid,
When cast into the heated pit.

Sloka : 8.5.24

ताभि॒रा या॑तमू॒तिभि॒र्नव्य॑सीभिः सुश॒स्तिभिः॑ ।

यद्वां॑ वृषण्वसू हु॒वे ॥ ८.००५.२४

tābhi̱rā yā̍tamū̱tibhi̱rnavya̍sībhiḥ suśa̱stibhi̍ḥ .

yadvā̍ṃ vṛṣaṇvasū hu̱ve .. 8.005.24

24 Come near with those most recent aids of yours which merit eulogy,
When I invoke you, Wealthy Gods.

Sloka : 8.5.25

यथा॑ चि॒त्कण्व॒माव॑तं प्रि॒यमे॑धमुपस्तु॒तम् ।

अत्रिं॑ शि॒ञ्जार॑मश्विना ॥ ८.००५.२५

yathā̍ ci̱tkaṇva̱māva̍taṃ pri̱yame̍dhamupastu̱tam .

atri̍ṃ śi̱ñjāra̍maśvinā .. 8.005.25

25 As ye protected Kaṇva erst, Priyamedha and Upastuta,
Atri, Sinjara, Aśvins Twain

Sloka : 8.5.26

यथो॒त कृत्व्ये॒ धनें॒ऽशुं गोष्व॒गस्त्य॑म् ।

यथा॒ वाजे॑षु॒ सोभ॑रिम् ॥ ८.००५.२६

yatho̱ta kṛtvye̱ dhane̱ṃ'śuṃ goṣva̱gastya̍m .

yathā̱ vāje̍ṣu̱ sobha̍rim .. 8.005.26

26 And Amsu in decisive fight, Agastya in the fray for kine.
And, in his battles, Sobhari.

Sloka : 8.5.27

ए॒ताव॑द्वां वृषण्वसू॒ अतो॑ वा॒ भूयो॑ अश्विना ।

गृ॒णन्तः॑ सु॒म्नमी॑महे ॥ ८.००५.२७

e̱tāva̍dvāṃ vṛṣaṇvasū̱ ato̍ vā̱ bhūyo̍ aśvinā .

gṛ̱ṇanta̍ḥ su̱mnamī̍mahe .. 8.005.27

27 For so much bliss, or even more, O Aśvins, Wealthy Gods, than this,
We pray white singing hymns to you.

Sloka : 8.5.28

रथं॒ हिर॑ण्यवन्धुरं॒ हिर॑ण्याभीशुमश्विना ।

आ हि स्थाथो॑ दिवि॒स्पृश॑म् ॥ ८.००५.२८

ratha̱ṃ hira̍ṇyavandhura̱ṃ hira̍ṇyābhīśumaśvinā .

ā hi sthātho̍ divi̱spṛśa̍m .. 8.005.28

28 Ascend your car with golden seat, O Aśvins, and with reins of gold,
That reaches even to the sky.

Sloka : 8.5.29

हि॒र॒ण्ययी॑ वां॒ रभि॑री॒षा अक्षो॑ हिर॒ण्ययः॑ ।

उ॒भा च॒क्रा हि॑र॒ण्यया॑ ॥ ८.००५.२९

hi̱ra̱ṇyayī̍ vā̱ṃ rabhi̍rī̱ṣā akṣo̍ hira̱ṇyaya̍ḥ .

u̱bhā ca̱krā hi̍ra̱ṇyayā̍ .. 8.005.29

29 Golden is its supporting shaft, the axle also is of gold,
And both the wheels are made of gold.

Sloka : 8.5.30

तेन॑ नो वाजिनीवसू परा॒वत॑श्चि॒दा ग॑तम् ।

उपे॒मां सु॑ष्टु॒तिं मम॑ ॥ ८.००५.३०

tena̍ no vājinīvasū parā̱vata̍ści̱dā ga̍tam .

upe̱māṃ su̍ṣṭu̱tiṃ mama̍ .. 8.005.30

30 Thereon, ye Lords of ample wealth, come to us even from afar,
Come ye to this mine eulogy.

Sloka : 8.5.31

आ व॑हेथे परा॒कात्पू॒र्वीर॒श्नन्ता॑वश्विना ।

इषो॒ दासी॑रमर्त्या ॥ ८.००५.३१

ā va̍hethe parā̱kātpū̱rvīra̱śnantā̍vaśvinā .

iṣo̱ dāsī̍ramartyā .. 8.005.31

31 From far away ye come to us, Aśvins, enjoying plenteous food
Of Dāsas, O Immortal Ones.

Sloka : 8.5.32

आ नो॑ द्यु॒म्नैरा श्रवो॑भि॒रा रा॒या या॑तमश्विना ।

पुरु॑श्चन्द्रा॒ नास॑त्या ॥ ८.००५.३२

ā no̍ dyu̱mnairā śravo̍bhi̱rā rā̱yā yā̍tamaśvinā .

puru̍ścandrā̱ nāsa̍tyā .. 8.005.32

32 With splendour, riches, and renown, O Aśvins, hither come to us,
Nāsatyas, shining brilliantly.

Sloka : 8.5.33

एह वां॑ प्रुषि॒तप्स॑वो॒ वयो॑ वहन्तु प॒र्णिनः॑ ।

अच्छा॑ स्वध्व॒रं जन॑म् ॥ ८.००५.३३

eha vā̍ṃ pruṣi̱tapsa̍vo̱ vayo̍ vahantu pa̱rṇina̍ḥ .

acchā̍ svadhva̱raṃ jana̍m .. 8.005.33

33 May dappled horses, steeds who fly with pinions, bring you hitherward
To people skilled in sacrifice.

Sloka : 8.5.34

रथं॑ वा॒मनु॑गायसं॒ य इ॒षा वर्त॑ते स॒ह ।

न च॒क्रम॒भि बा॑धते ॥ ८.००५.३४

ratha̍ṃ vā̱manu̍gāyasa̱ṃ ya i̱ṣā varta̍te sa̱ha .

na ca̱krama̱bhi bā̍dhate .. 8.005.34

34 The whcel delayeth not that car of yours accompanied by song,
That cometh with a store of food.

Sloka : 8.5.35

हि॒र॒ण्यये॑न॒ रथे॑न द्र॒वत्पा॑णिभि॒रश्वैः॑ ।

धीज॑वना॒ नास॑त्या ॥ ८.००५.३५

hi̱ra̱ṇyaye̍na̱ rathe̍na dra̱vatpā̍ṇibhi̱raśvai̍ḥ .

dhīja̍vanā̱ nāsa̍tyā .. 8.005.35

35 Borne on that chariot wrought of gold, with coursers very fleet of foot,
Come, O Nāsatyas, swift as thought.

Sloka : 8.5.36

यु॒वं मृ॒गं जा॑गृ॒वांसं॒ स्वद॑थो वा वृषण्वसू ।

ता नः॑ पृङ्क्तमि॒षा र॒यिम् ॥ ८.००५.३६

yu̱vaṃ mṛ̱gaṃ jā̍gṛ̱vāṃsa̱ṃ svada̍tho vā vṛṣaṇvasū .

tā na̍ḥ pṛṅktami̱ṣā ra̱yim .. 8.005.36

36 O Wealthy Gods, ye taste and find the brisk and watchful wild beast good.
Associate wealth with food for us.

Sloka : 8.5.37

ता मे॑ अश्विना सनी॒नां वि॒द्यातं॒ नवा॑नाम् ।

यथा॑ चिच्चै॒द्यः क॒शुः श॒तमुष्ट्रा॑नां॒ दद॑त्स॒हस्रा॒ दश॒ गोना॑म् ॥ ८.००५.३७

tā me̍ aśvinā sanī̱nāṃ vi̱dyāta̱ṃ navā̍nām .

yathā̍ ciccai̱dyaḥ ka̱śuḥ śa̱tamuṣṭrā̍nā̱ṃ dada̍tsa̱hasrā̱ daśa̱ gonā̍m .. 8.005.37

37 As such, O Aśvins, find for me my share of new-presented gifts,
As Kasu, Cedi's son, gave me a hundred head of buffaloes, and ten thousand kine.

Sloka : 8.5.38

यो मे॒ हिर॑ण्यसंदृशो॒ दश॒ राज्ञो॒ अमं॑हत ।

अ॒ध॒स्प॒दा इच्चै॒द्यस्य॑ कृ॒ष्टय॑श्चर्म॒म्ना अ॒भितो॒ जनाः॑ ॥ ८.००५.३८

yo me̱ hira̍ṇyasaṃdṛśo̱ daśa̱ rājño̱ ama̍ṃhata .

a̱dha̱spa̱dā iccai̱dyasya̍ kṛ̱ṣṭaya̍ścarma̱mnā a̱bhito̱ janā̍ḥ .. 8.005.38

38 He who hath given me for mine own ten Kings like gold to look upon.
At Caidya's feet are all the people round about, all those who think upon the shield.

Sloka : 8.5.39

माकि॑रे॒ना प॒था गा॒द्येने॒मे यन्ति॑ चे॒दयः॑ ।

अ॒न्यो नेत्सू॒रिरोह॑ते भूरि॒दाव॑त्तरो॒ जनः॑ ॥ ८.००५.३९

māki̍re̱nā pa̱thā gā̱dyene̱me yanti̍ ce̱daya̍ḥ .

a̱nyo netsū̱riroha̍te bhūri̱dāva̍ttaro̱ jana̍ḥ .. 8.005.39

39 No man, not any, goes upon the path on which the Cedis walk.
No other prince, no folk is held more liberal of gifts than they.

Sloka : 8.6.1

म॒हाँ इन्द्रो॒ य ओज॑सा प॒र्जन्यो॑ वृष्टि॒माँ इ॑व ।

स्तोमै॑र्व॒त्सस्य॑ वावृधे ॥ ८.००६.०१

ma̱hām̐ indro̱ ya oja̍sā pa̱rjanyo̍ vṛṣṭi̱mām̐ i̍va .

stomai̍rva̱tsasya̍ vāvṛdhe .. 8.006.01

1. INDRA, great in his power and might, and like Parjanya rich in rain,
Is magnified by Vatsa's lauds.

Sloka : 8.6.2

प्र॒जामृ॒तस्य॒ पिप्र॑तः॒ प्र यद्भर॑न्त॒ वह्न॑यः ।

विप्रा॑ ऋ॒तस्य॒ वाह॑सा ॥ ८.००६.०२

pra̱jāmṛ̱tasya̱ pipra̍ta̱ḥ pra yadbhara̍nta̱ vahna̍yaḥ .

viprā̍ ṛ̱tasya̱ vāha̍sā .. 8.006.02

2 When the priests, strengthening the Son of Holy Law, present their gifts,
Singers with Order's hymn of praiser.

Sloka : 8.6.3

कण्वा॒ इन्द्रं॒ यदक्र॑त॒ स्तोमै॑र्य॒ज्ञस्य॒ साध॑नम् ।

जा॒मि ब्रु॑वत॒ आयु॑धम् ॥ ८.००६.०३

kaṇvā̱ indra̱ṃ yadakra̍ta̱ stomai̍rya̱jñasya̱ sādha̍nam .

jā̱mi bru̍vata̱ āyu̍dham .. 8.006.03

3 Since Kaṇvas with their lauds have made Indra complete the sacrifice.
Words are their own appropriate arms.

Sloka : 8.6.4

सम॑स्य म॒न्यवे॒ विशो॒ विश्वा॑ नमन्त कृ॒ष्टयः॑ ।

स॒मु॒द्राये॑व॒ सिन्ध॑वः ॥ ८.००६.०४

sama̍sya ma̱nyave̱ viśo̱ viśvā̍ namanta kṛ̱ṣṭaya̍ḥ .

sa̱mu̱drāye̍va̱ sindha̍vaḥ .. 8.006.04

4 Before his hot displeasure all the peoples, all the men, bow down,
As rivers bow them to the sea.

Sloka : 8.6.5

ओज॒स्तद॑स्य तित्विष उ॒भे यत्स॒मव॑र्तयत् ।

इन्द्र॒श्चर्मे॑व॒ रोद॑सी ॥ ८.००६.०५

oja̱stada̍sya titviṣa u̱bhe yatsa̱mava̍rtayat .

indra̱ścarme̍va̱ roda̍sī .. 8.006.05

5 This power of his shone brightly forth when Indra brought together, like
A skin, the worlds of heaven and earth.

Sloka : 8.6.6

वि चि॑द्वृ॒त्रस्य॒ दोध॑तो॒ वज्रे॑ण श॒तप॑र्वणा ।

शिरो॑ बिभेद वृ॒ष्णिना॑ ॥ ८.००६.०६

vi ci̍dvṛ̱trasya̱ dodha̍to̱ vajre̍ṇa śa̱tapa̍rvaṇā .

śiro̍ bibheda vṛ̱ṣṇinā̍ .. 8.006.06

6 The fiercely-moving Vṛtra's head he severed with his thunderbolt,
His mighty hundred-knotted bolt.

Sloka : 8.6.7

इ॒मा अ॒भि प्र णो॑नुमो वि॒पामग्रे॑षु धी॒तयः॑ ।

अ॒ग्नेः शो॒चिर्न दि॒द्युतः॑ ॥ ८.००६.०७

i̱mā a̱bhi pra ṇo̍numo vi̱pāmagre̍ṣu dhī̱taya̍ḥ .

a̱gneḥ śo̱cirna di̱dyuta̍ḥ .. 8.006.07

7 Here are-we sing them loudly forth-our thoughts among-the best of songs.
Even lightnings like the blaze of fire.

Sloka : 8.6.8

गुहा॑ स॒तीरुप॒ त्मना॒ प्र यच्छोच॑न्त धी॒तयः॑ ।

कण्वा॑ ऋ॒तस्य॒ धार॑या ॥ ८.००६.०८

guhā̍ sa̱tīrupa̱ tmanā̱ pra yacchoca̍nta dhī̱taya̍ḥ .

kaṇvā̍ ṛ̱tasya̱ dhāra̍yā .. 8.006.08

8 When bidden thoughts, spontaneously advancing, glow, and with the stream
Of sacrifice the Kaṇvas shine.

Sloka : 8.6.9

प्र तमि॑न्द्र नशीमहि र॒यिं गोम॑न्तम॒श्विन॑म् ।

प्र ब्रह्म॑ पू॒र्वचि॑त्तये ॥ ८.००६.०९

pra tami̍ndra naśīmahi ra̱yiṃ goma̍ntama̱śvina̍m .

pra brahma̍ pū̱rvaci̍ttaye .. 8.006.09

9 Indra, may we obtain that wealth in horses and in herds of cows,
And prayer that may be noticed first.

Sloka : 8.6.10

अ॒हमिद्धि पि॒तुष्परि॑ मे॒धामृ॒तस्य॑ ज॒ग्रभ॑ ।

अ॒हं सूर्य॑ इवाजनि ॥ ८.००६.१०

a̱hamiddhi pi̱tuṣpari̍ me̱dhāmṛ̱tasya̍ ja̱grabha̍ .

a̱haṃ sūrya̍ ivājani .. 8.006.10

10 I from my Father have received deep knowledge of the Holy Law
I was born like unto the Sun.

Sloka : 8.6.11

अ॒हं प्र॒त्नेन॒ मन्म॑ना॒ गिरः॑ शुम्भामि कण्व॒वत् ।

येनेन्द्रः॒ शुष्म॒मिद्द॒धे ॥ ८.००६.११

a̱haṃ pra̱tnena̱ manma̍nā̱ gira̍ḥ śumbhāmi kaṇva̱vat .

yenendra̱ḥ śuṣma̱midda̱dhe .. 8.006.11

11 After the lore of ancient time I make, like Kaṇva, beauteous songs,
And Indra's selfgains strength thereby.

Sloka : 8.6.12

ये त्वामि॑न्द्र॒ न तु॑ष्टु॒वुरृष॑यो॒ ये च॑ तुष्टु॒वुः ।

ममेद्व॑र्धस्व॒ सुष्टु॑तः ॥ ८.००६.१२

ye tvāmi̍ndra̱ na tu̍ṣṭu̱vurṛṣa̍yo̱ ye ca̍ tuṣṭu̱vuḥ .

mamedva̍rdhasva̱ suṣṭu̍taḥ .. 8.006.12

12 Whatever Ṛṣis have not praised thee, Indra, or have lauded thee,
By me exalted wax thou strong.

Sloka : 8.6.13

यद॑स्य म॒न्युरध्व॑नी॒द्वि वृ॒त्रं प॑र्व॒शो रु॒जन् ।

अ॒पः स॑मु॒द्रमैर॑यत् ॥ ८.००६.१३

yada̍sya ma̱nyuradhva̍nī̱dvi vṛ̱traṃ pa̍rva̱śo ru̱jan .

a̱paḥ sa̍mu̱dramaira̍yat .. 8.006.13

13 When his wrath thundered, when he rent Vṛtra to pieces, limb by limb,
He sent the waters to the sea.

Sloka : 8.6.14

नि शुष्ण॑ इन्द्र धर्ण॒सिं वज्रं॑ जघन्थ॒ दस्य॑वि ।

वृषा॒ ह्यु॑ग्र श‍ृण्वि॒षे ॥ ८.००६.१४

ni śuṣṇa̍ indra dharṇa̱siṃ vajra̍ṃ jaghantha̱ dasya̍vi .

vṛṣā̱ hyu̍gra śṛṇvi̱ṣe .. 8.006.14

14 Against the Dasyu gusna thou, Indra, didst hurl thy during bolt:-
Thou, Dread one, hast a hero's fame.

Sloka : 8.6.15

न द्याव॒ इन्द्र॒मोज॑सा॒ नान्तरि॑क्षाणि व॒ज्रिण॑म् ।

न वि॑व्यचन्त॒ भूम॑यः ॥ ८.००६.१५

na dyāva̱ indra̱moja̍sā̱ nāntari̍kṣāṇi va̱jriṇa̍m .

na vi̍vyacanta̱ bhūma̍yaḥ .. 8.006.15

15 Neither the heavens nor firmaments nor regions of the earth contain
Indra, the Thunderer with his might.

Sloka : 8.6.16

यस्त॑ इन्द्र म॒हीर॒पः स्त॑भू॒यमा॑न॒ आश॑यत् ।

नि तं पद्या॑सु शिश्नथः ॥ ८.००६.१६

yasta̍ indra ma̱hīra̱paḥ sta̍bhū̱yamā̍na̱ āśa̍yat .

ni taṃ padyā̍su śiśnathaḥ .. 8.006.16

16 O Indra him who lay at length staying thy copious waters thou,
In his own footsteps, smotest down

Sloka : 8.6.17

य इ॒मे रोद॑सी म॒ही स॑मी॒ची स॒मज॑ग्रभीत् ।

तमो॑भिरिन्द्र॒ तं गु॑हः ॥ ८.००६.१७

ya i̱me roda̍sī ma̱hī sa̍mī̱cī sa̱maja̍grabhīt .

tamo̍bhirindra̱ taṃ gu̍haḥ .. 8.006.17

17 Thou hiddest deep in darkness itim, O Indra, who had set his grasp
On spacious heaven and earth conjoined.

Sloka : 8.6.18

य इ॑न्द्र॒ यत॑यस्त्वा॒ भृग॑वो॒ ये च॑ तुष्टु॒वुः ।

ममेदु॑ग्र श्रुधी॒ हव॑म् ॥ ८.००६.१८

ya i̍ndra̱ yata̍yastvā̱ bhṛga̍vo̱ ye ca̍ tuṣṭu̱vuḥ .

mamedu̍gra śrudhī̱ hava̍m .. 8.006.18

18 Indra, whatever Yatis and Bhṛgus have offered praise to thee,
Listen, thou Mighty, to my call.

Sloka : 8.6.19

इ॒मास्त॑ इन्द्र॒ पृश्न॑यो घृ॒तं दु॑हत आ॒शिर॑म् ।

ए॒नामृ॒तस्य॑ पि॒प्युषीः॑ ॥ ८.००६.१९

i̱māsta̍ indra̱ pṛśna̍yo ghṛ̱taṃ du̍hata ā̱śira̍m .

e̱nāmṛ̱tasya̍ pi̱pyuṣī̍ḥ .. 8.006.19

19 Indra, these spotted cows yield thee their butter and the milky draught;
Aiders, thereby, of sacrifice;

Sloka : 8.6.20

या इ॑न्द्र प्र॒स्व॑स्त्वा॒सा गर्भ॒मच॑क्रिरन् ।

परि॒ धर्मे॑व॒ सूर्य॑म् ॥ ८.००६.२०

yā i̍ndra pra̱sva̍stvā̱sā garbha̱maca̍kriran .

pari̱ dharme̍va̱ sūrya̍m .. 8.006.20

20 Which, teeming, have received thee as a life-germ, Indra, with their mouth,
Like Sūrya who sustaineth all.

Sloka : 8.6.21

त्वामिच्छ॑वसस्पते॒ कण्वा॑ उ॒क्थेन॑ वावृधुः ।

त्वां सु॒तास॒ इन्द॑वः ॥ ८.००६.२१

tvāmiccha̍vasaspate̱ kaṇvā̍ u̱kthena̍ vāvṛdhuḥ .

tvāṃ su̱tāsa̱ inda̍vaḥ .. 8.006.21

21 O Lord of Might, with hymns of praise the Kaṇvas have increased thy power,
The drops poured forth have strengthened thee.

Sloka : 8.6.22

तवेदि॑न्द्र॒ प्रणी॑तिषू॒त प्रश॑स्तिरद्रिवः ।

य॒ज्ञो वि॑तन्त॒साय्यः॑ ॥ ८.००६.२२

tavedi̍ndra̱ praṇī̍tiṣū̱ta praśa̍stiradrivaḥ .

ya̱jño vi̍tanta̱sāyya̍ḥ .. 8.006.22

22 Under thy guidance, Indra, mid thy praises, Lord of Thunder, shall
The sacrifice be soon performed.

Sloka : 8.6.23

आ न॑ इन्द्र म॒हीमिषं॒ पुरं॒ न द॑र्षि॒ गोम॑तीम् ।

उ॒त प्र॒जां सु॒वीर्य॑म् ॥ ८.००६.२३

ā na̍ indra ma̱hīmiṣa̱ṃ pura̱ṃ na da̍rṣi̱ goma̍tīm .

u̱ta pra̱jāṃ su̱vīrya̍m .. 8.006.23

23 Indra, disclose much food for us, like a stronghold with store of kine:-
Give progeny and heroic strength.

Sloka : 8.6.24

उ॒त त्यदा॒श्वश्व्यं॒ यदि॑न्द्र॒ नाहु॑षी॒ष्वा ।

अग्रे॑ वि॒क्षु प्र॒दीद॑यत् ॥ ८.००६.२४

u̱ta tyadā̱śvaśvya̱ṃ yadi̍ndra̱ nāhu̍ṣī̱ṣvā .

agre̍ vi̱kṣu pra̱dīda̍yat .. 8.006.24

24 And, Indra, grant us all that wealth of fleet steeds which shone bright of old
Among the tribes of Nahusas.

Sloka : 8.6.25

अ॒भि व्र॒जं न त॑त्निषे॒ सूर॑ उपा॒कच॑क्षसम् ।

यदि॑न्द्र मृ॒ळया॑सि नः ॥ ८.००६.२५

a̱bhi vra̱jaṃ na ta̍tniṣe̱ sūra̍ upā̱kaca̍kṣasam .

yadi̍ndra mṛ̱l̤ayā̍si naḥ .. 8.006.25

25 Hither thou seemest to attract heaven's fold which shines before our eyes,
When, Indra, thou art kind to us.

Sloka : 8.6.26

यद॒ङ्ग त॑विषी॒यस॒ इन्द्र॑ प्र॒राज॑सि क्षि॒तीः ।

म॒हाँ अ॑पा॒र ओज॑सा ॥ ८.००६.२६

yada̱ṅga ta̍viṣī̱yasa̱ indra̍ pra̱rāja̍si kṣi̱tīḥ .

ma̱hām̐ a̍pā̱ra oja̍sā .. 8.006.26

26 Yea, when thou puttest forth thy power, Indra, thou governest the folk.
Mighty, unlimited in strength.

Sloka : 8.6.27

तं त्वा॑ ह॒विष्म॑ती॒र्विश॒ उप॑ ब्रुवत ऊ॒तये॑ ।

उ॒रु॒ज्रय॑स॒मिन्दु॑भिः ॥ ८.००६.२७

taṃ tvā̍ ha̱viṣma̍tī̱rviśa̱ upa̍ bruvata ū̱taye̍ .

u̱ru̱jraya̍sa̱mindu̍bhiḥ .. 8.006.27

27 The tribes who bring oblations call to thee, to thee to give them help,
With drops to thee who spreadest far.

Sloka : 8.6.28

उ॒प॒ह्व॒रे गि॑री॒णां सं॑ग॒थे च॑ न॒दीना॑म् ।

धि॒या विप्रो॑ अजायत ॥ ८.००६.२८

u̱pa̱hva̱re gi̍rī̱ṇāṃ sa̍ṃga̱the ca̍ na̱dīnā̍m .

dhi̱yā vipro̍ ajāyata .. 8.006.28

28 There where the mountains downward slope, there by the meeting of the streams
The Sage was manifest with song.

Sloka : 8.6.29

अतः॑ समु॒द्रमु॒द्वत॑श्चिकि॒त्वाँ अव॑ पश्यति ।

यतो॑ विपा॒न एज॑ति ॥ ८.००६.२९

ata̍ḥ samu̱dramu̱dvata̍ściki̱tvām̐ ava̍ paśyati .

yato̍ vipā̱na eja̍ti .. 8.006.29

29 Thence, marking, from his lofty place downward he looks upon the sea,
And thence with rapid stir he moves.

Sloka : 8.6.30

आदित्प्र॒त्नस्य॒ रेत॑सो॒ ज्योति॑ष्पश्यन्ति वास॒रम् ।

प॒रो यदि॒ध्यते॑ दि॒वा ॥ ८.००६.३०

āditpra̱tnasya̱ reta̍so̱ jyoti̍ṣpaśyanti vāsa̱ram .

pa̱ro yadi̱dhyate̍ di̱vā .. 8.006.30

30 Then, verify, they see the light refulgent of primeval seed,
Kindled on yonder side of heaven.

Sloka : 8.6.31

कण्वा॑स इन्द्र ते म॒तिं विश्वे॑ वर्धन्ति॒ पौंस्य॑म् ।

उ॒तो श॑विष्ठ॒ वृष्ण्य॑म् ॥ ८.००६.३१

kaṇvā̍sa indra te ma̱tiṃ viśve̍ vardhanti̱ pauṃsya̍m .

u̱to śa̍viṣṭha̱ vṛṣṇya̍m .. 8.006.31

31 Indra, the Kaṇvas all exalt thy wisdom and thy manly power,
And, Mightiest! thine heroic strength.

Sloka : 8.6.32

इ॒मां म॑ इन्द्र सुष्टु॒तिं जु॒षस्व॒ प्र सु माम॑व ।

उ॒त प्र व॑र्धया म॒तिम् ॥ ८.००६.३२

i̱māṃ ma̍ indra suṣṭu̱tiṃ ju̱ṣasva̱ pra su māma̍va .

u̱ta pra va̍rdhayā ma̱tim .. 8.006.32

32 Accept this eulogy of mine, Indra, and guard me carefully:-
Strengthen my thought and prosper it.

Sloka : 8.6.33

उ॒त ब्र॑ह्म॒ण्या व॒यं तुभ्यं॑ प्रवृद्ध वज्रिवः ।

विप्रा॑ अतक्ष्म जी॒वसे॑ ॥ ८.००६.३३

u̱ta bra̍hma̱ṇyā va̱yaṃ tubhya̍ṃ pravṛddha vajrivaḥ .

viprā̍ atakṣma jī̱vase̍ .. 8.006.33

33 For thee, O Mighty, Thunder-armed, we singers through devotionhave
Fashioned the hymn that we may live.

Sloka : 8.6.34

अ॒भि कण्वा॑ अनूष॒तापो॒ न प्र॒वता॑ य॒तीः ।

इन्द्रं॒ वन॑न्वती म॒तिः ॥ ८.००६.३४

a̱bhi kaṇvā̍ anūṣa̱tāpo̱ na pra̱vatā̍ ya̱tīḥ .

indra̱ṃ vana̍nvatī ma̱tiḥ .. 8.006.34

34 To Indra have the Kaṇvas sung, like waters speeding down a slope:-
The song is fain to go to him.

Sloka : 8.6.35

इन्द्र॑मु॒क्थानि॑ वावृधुः समु॒द्रमि॑व॒ सिन्ध॑वः ।

अनु॑त्तमन्युम॒जर॑म् ॥ ८.००६.३५

indra̍mu̱kthāni̍ vāvṛdhuḥ samu̱drami̍va̱ sindha̍vaḥ .

anu̍ttamanyuma̱jara̍m .. 8.006.35

35 As rivers swell the ocean, so our hymns of praise make Indra strong,
Eternal, of resistIess wrath.

Sloka : 8.6.36

आ नो॑ याहि परा॒वतो॒ हरि॑भ्यां हर्य॒ताभ्या॑म् ।

इ॒ममि॑न्द्र सु॒तं पि॑ब ॥ ८.००६.३६

ā no̍ yāhi parā̱vato̱ hari̍bhyāṃ harya̱tābhyā̍m .

i̱mami̍ndra su̱taṃ pi̍ba .. 8.006.36

36 Come with thy lovely Bay Steeds, come to us from regions far away
O Indra, drink this Soma juice.

Sloka : 8.6.37

त्वामिद्वृ॑त्रहन्तम॒ जना॑सो वृ॒क्तब॑र्हिषः ।

हव॑न्ते॒ वाज॑सातये ॥ ८.००६.३७

tvāmidvṛ̍trahantama̱ janā̍so vṛ̱ktaba̍rhiṣaḥ .

hava̍nte̱ vāja̍sātaye .. 8.006.37

37 Best slayer of Vṛtras, men whose sacred grass is ready trimmed
Invoke thee for the gain of spoil.

Sloka : 8.6.38

अनु॑ त्वा॒ रोद॑सी उ॒भे च॒क्रं न व॒र्त्येत॑शम् ।

अनु॑ सुवा॒नास॒ इन्द॑वः ॥ ८.००६.३८

anu̍ tvā̱ roda̍sī u̱bhe ca̱kraṃ na va̱rtyeta̍śam .

anu̍ suvā̱nāsa̱ inda̍vaḥ .. 8.006.38

38 The heavens and earth come after thee as the wheel follows Etaśa:-
To thee flow Soma-drops effused.

Sloka : 8.6.39

मन्द॑स्वा॒ सु स्व॑र्णर उ॒तेन्द्र॑ शर्य॒णाव॑ति ।

मत्स्वा॒ विव॑स्वतो म॒ती ॥ ८.००६.३९

manda̍svā̱ su sva̍rṇara u̱tendra̍ śarya̱ṇāva̍ti .

matsvā̱ viva̍svato ma̱tī .. 8.006.39

39 Rejoice, O Indra, in the light, rejoice in Saryandyan, be Glad in the sacrificer's hymn.

Sloka : 8.6.40

वा॒वृ॒धा॒न उप॒ द्यवि॒ वृषा॑ व॒ज्र्य॑रोरवीत् ।

वृ॒त्र॒हा सो॑म॒पात॑मः ॥ ८.००६.४०

vā̱vṛ̱dhā̱na upa̱ dyavi̱ vṛṣā̍ va̱jrya̍roravīt .

vṛ̱tra̱hā so̍ma̱pāta̍maḥ .. 8.006.40

40 Grown strong in heaven, the Thunder-armed hath bellowed, Vṛtra-slayer, Bull,
Chief drinker of the Soma juice.

Sloka : 8.6.41

ऋषि॒र्हि पू॑र्व॒जा अस्येक॒ ईशा॑न॒ ओज॑सा ।

इन्द्र॑ चोष्कू॒यसे॒ वसु॑ ॥ ८.००६.४१

ṛṣi̱rhi pū̍rva̱jā asyeka̱ īśā̍na̱ oja̍sā .

indra̍ coṣkū̱yase̱ vasu̍ .. 8.006.41

41 Thou art a Ṛṣi born of old, sole Ruler over all by might:-
Thou, Indra, guardest well our wealth.

Sloka : 8.6.42

अ॒स्माकं॑ त्वा सु॒ताँ उप॑ वी॒तपृ॑ष्ठा अ॒भि प्रयः॑ ।

श॒तं व॑हन्तु॒ हर॑यः ॥ ८.००६.४२

a̱smāka̍ṃ tvā su̱tām̐ upa̍ vī̱tapṛ̍ṣṭhā a̱bhi praya̍ḥ .

śa̱taṃ va̍hantu̱ hara̍yaḥ .. 8.006.42

42 May thy Bay Steeds with beauteous backs, a hundred, bring thee to the feast,
Bring thee to these our Soma-draughts.

Sloka : 8.6.43

इ॒मां सु पू॒र्व्यां धियं॒ मधो॑र्घृ॒तस्य॑ पि॒प्युषी॑म् ।

कण्वा॑ उ॒क्थेन॑ वावृधुः ॥ ८.००६.४३

i̱māṃ su pū̱rvyāṃ dhiya̱ṃ madho̍rghṛ̱tasya̍ pi̱pyuṣī̍m .

kaṇvā̍ u̱kthena̍ vāvṛdhuḥ .. 8.006.43

43 The Kaṇvas with their hymns of praise have magnified this ancient thought
That swells with streams of meath and oil.

Sloka : 8.6.44

इन्द्र॒मिद्विम॑हीनां॒ मेधे॑ वृणीत॒ मर्त्यः॑ ।

इन्द्रं॑ सनि॒ष्युरू॒तये॑ ॥ ८.००६.४४

indra̱midvima̍hīnā̱ṃ medhe̍ vṛṇīta̱ martya̍ḥ .

indra̍ṃ sani̱ṣyurū̱taye̍ .. 8.006.44

44 Mid mightiest Gods let mortal man choose Indra at the sacrifice,
Indra, whoe’er would win, for help.

Sloka : 8.6.45

अ॒र्वाञ्चं॑ त्वा पुरुष्टुत प्रि॒यमे॑धस्तुता॒ हरी॑ ।

सो॒म॒पेया॑य वक्षतः ॥ ८.००६.४५

a̱rvāñca̍ṃ tvā puruṣṭuta pri̱yame̍dhastutā̱ harī̍ .

so̱ma̱peyā̍ya vakṣataḥ .. 8.006.45

45 Thy steeds, by Priyamedhas praised, shall bring thee, God whom all invoke,
Hither to drink the Somajuice.

Sloka : 8.6.46

श॒तम॒हं ति॒रिन्दि॑रे स॒हस्रं॒ पर्शा॒वा द॑दे ।

राधां॑सि॒ याद्वा॑नाम् ॥ ८.००६.४६

śa̱tama̱haṃ ti̱rindi̍re sa̱hasra̱ṃ parśā̱vā da̍de .

rādhā̍ṃsi̱ yādvā̍nām .. 8.006.46

46 A hundred thousand have I gained from Parsu, from Tirindira,
And presents of the Yadavas.

Sloka : 8.6.47

त्रीणि॑ श॒तान्यर्व॑तां स॒हस्रा॒ दश॒ गोना॑म् ।

द॒दुष्प॒ज्राय॒ साम्ने॑ ॥ ८.००६.४७

trīṇi̍ śa̱tānyarva̍tāṃ sa̱hasrā̱ daśa̱ gonā̍m .

da̱duṣpa̱jrāya̱ sāmne̍ .. 8.006.47

47 Ten thousand head of kine, and steeds three times a hundred they bestowed
On Pajra for the Sāma-song.

Sloka : 8.6.48

उदा॑नट् ककु॒हो दिव॒मुष्ट्रा॑ञ्चतु॒र्युजो॒ दद॑त् ।

श्रव॑सा॒ याद्वं॒ जन॑म् ॥ ८.००६.४८

udā̍naṭ kaku̱ho diva̱muṣṭrā̍ñcatu̱ryujo̱ dada̍t .

śrava̍sā̱ yādva̱ṃ jana̍m .. 8.006.48

48 Kakuha hath reached up to heaven, bestowing buffaloes yoked in fours,
And matched in fame the Yadavas.

Sloka : 8.7.1

प्र यद्व॑स्त्रि॒ष्टुभ॒मिषं॒ मरु॑तो॒ विप्रो॒ अक्ष॑रत् ।

वि पर्व॑तेषु राजथ ॥ ८.००७.०१

pra yadva̍stri̱ṣṭubha̱miṣa̱ṃ maru̍to̱ vipro̱ akṣa̍rat .

vi parva̍teṣu rājatha .. 8.007.01

1. O MARUTS, when the sage hath poured the Tṛṣṭup forth as food for you,
Ye shine amid the mountain-clouds.

Sloka : 8.7.2

यद॒ङ्ग त॑विषीयवो॒ यामं॑ शुभ्रा॒ अचि॑ध्वम् ।

नि पर्व॑ता अहासत ॥ ८.००७.०२

yada̱ṅga ta̍viṣīyavo̱ yāma̍ṃ śubhrā̱ aci̍dhvam .

ni parva̍tā ahāsata .. 8.007.02

2 When, Bright Ones, fain to show your might ye have determined on your course,
The mountain-clouds have bent them down.

Sloka : 8.7.3

उदी॑रयन्त वा॒युभि॑र्वा॒श्रासः॒ पृश्नि॑मातरः ।

धु॒क्षन्त॑ पि॒प्युषी॒मिष॑म् ॥ ८.००७.०३

udī̍rayanta vā̱yubhi̍rvā̱śrāsa̱ḥ pṛśni̍mātaraḥ .

dhu̱kṣanta̍ pi̱pyuṣī̱miṣa̍m .. 8.007.03

3 Loud roaring with the winds the Sons of Pṛśni have upraised themselves:-
They have poured out the streaming food.

Sloka : 8.7.4

वप॑न्ति म॒रुतो॒ मिहं॒ प्र वे॑पयन्ति॒ पर्व॑तान् ।

यद्यामं॒ यान्ति॑ वा॒युभिः॑ ॥ ८.००७.०४

vapa̍nti ma̱ruto̱ miha̱ṃ pra ve̍payanti̱ parva̍tān .

yadyāma̱ṃ yānti̍ vā̱yubhi̍ḥ .. 8.007.04

4 The Maruts spread the mist abroad and make mountains rock and reel,
When with the winds they go their way

Sloka : 8.7.5

नि यद्यामा॑य वो गि॒रिर्नि सिन्ध॑वो॒ विध॑र्मणे ।

म॒हे शुष्मा॑य येमि॒रे ॥ ८.००७.०५

ni yadyāmā̍ya vo gi̱rirni sindha̍vo̱ vidha̍rmaṇe .

ma̱he śuṣmā̍ya yemi̱re .. 8.007.05

5 What time the rivers and the hills before your coming bowed them down,
So to sustain your mighty force.

Sloka : 8.7.6

यु॒ष्माँ उ॒ नक्त॑मू॒तये॑ यु॒ष्मान्दिवा॑ हवामहे ।

यु॒ष्मान्प्र॑य॒त्य॑ध्व॒रे ॥ ८.००७.०६

yu̱ṣmām̐ u̱ nakta̍mū̱taye̍ yu̱ṣmāndivā̍ havāmahe .

yu̱ṣmānpra̍ya̱tya̍dhva̱re .. 8.007.06

6 We call on you for aid by night, on you for succour in the day,
On you while sacrifice proceeds.

Sloka : 8.7.7

उदु॒ त्ये अ॑रु॒णप्स॑वश्चि॒त्रा यामे॑भिरीरते ।

वा॒श्रा अधि॒ ष्णुना॑ दि॒वः ॥ ८.००७.०७

udu̱ tye a̍ru̱ṇapsa̍vaści̱trā yāme̍bhirīrate .

vā̱śrā adhi̱ ṣṇunā̍ di̱vaḥ .. 8.007.07

7 These, verily, wondrous, red of hue, speed on their courses with a roar
Over the ridges of the sky.

Sloka : 8.7.8

सृ॒जन्ति॑ र॒श्मिमोज॑सा॒ पन्थां॒ सूर्या॑य॒ यात॑वे ।

ते भा॒नुभि॒र्वि त॑स्थिरे ॥ ८.००७.०८

sṛ̱janti̍ ra̱śmimoja̍sā̱ panthā̱ṃ sūryā̍ya̱ yāta̍ve .

te bhā̱nubhi̱rvi ta̍sthire .. 8.007.08

8 With might they drop the loosened rein so that the Sun may run his course,
And spread themselves with beams of light.

Sloka : 8.7.9

इ॒मां मे॑ मरुतो॒ गिर॑मि॒मं स्तोम॑मृभुक्षणः ।

इ॒मं मे॑ वनता॒ हव॑म् ॥ ८.००७.०९

i̱māṃ me̍ maruto̱ gira̍mi̱maṃ stoma̍mṛbhukṣaṇaḥ .

i̱maṃ me̍ vanatā̱ hava̍m .. 8.007.09

9 Accept, ye Maruts, this my song, accept ye this mine hymn of praise,
Accept, Ṛbhukṣans, this my call.

Sloka : 8.7.10

त्रीणि॒ सरां॑सि॒ पृश्न॑यो दुदु॒ह्रे व॒ज्रिणे॒ मधु॑ ।

उत्सं॒ कव॑न्धमु॒द्रिण॑म् ॥ ८.००७.१०

trīṇi̱ sarā̍ṃsi̱ pṛśna̍yo dudu̱hre va̱jriṇe̱ madhu̍ .

utsa̱ṃ kava̍ndhamu̱driṇa̍m .. 8.007.10

10 The dappled Cows have poured three lakes, meath for the Thunder-wielding God,
From the great cask, the watery cloud.

Sloka : 8.7.11

मरु॑तो॒ यद्ध॑ वो दि॒वः सु॑म्ना॒यन्तो॒ हवा॑महे ।

आ तू न॒ उप॑ गन्तन ॥ ८.००७.११

maru̍to̱ yaddha̍ vo di̱vaḥ su̍mnā̱yanto̱ havā̍mahe .

ā tū na̱ upa̍ gantana .. 8.007.11

11 O Maruts, quickly come to us when, longing for felicity,
We call you hither from the sky.

Sloka : 8.7.12

यू॒यं हि ष्ठा सु॑दानवो॒ रुद्रा॑ ऋभुक्षणो॒ दमे॑ ।

उ॒त प्रचे॑तसो॒ मदे॑ ॥ ८.००७.१२

yū̱yaṃ hi ṣṭhā su̍dānavo̱ rudrā̍ ṛbhukṣaṇo̱ dame̍ .

u̱ta prace̍taso̱ made̍ .. 8.007.12

12 For, Rudras and Ṛbhukṣans, ye, Most Bountiful, are in the house,
Wise when the gladdening draught is drunk.

Sloka : 8.7.13

आ नो॑ र॒यिं म॑द॒च्युतं॑ पुरु॒क्षुं वि॒श्वधा॑यसम् ।

इय॑र्ता मरुतो दि॒वः ॥ ८.००७.१३

ā no̍ ra̱yiṃ ma̍da̱cyuta̍ṃ puru̱kṣuṃ vi̱śvadhā̍yasam .

iya̍rtā maruto di̱vaḥ .. 8.007.13

13 O Maruts, send us down from heaven riches distilling rapturous joy,
With plenteous food, sustaining all.

Sloka : 8.7.14

अधी॑व॒ यद्गि॑री॒णां यामं॑ शुभ्रा॒ अचि॑ध्वम् ।

सु॒वा॒नैर्म॑न्दध्व॒ इन्दु॑भिः ॥ ८.००७.१४

adhī̍va̱ yadgi̍rī̱ṇāṃ yāma̍ṃ śubhrā̱ aci̍dhvam .

su̱vā̱nairma̍ndadhva̱ indu̍bhiḥ .. 8.007.14

14 When, Bright Ones, hither from the hills ye have resolved to take your way,
Ye revel in the drops effused.

Sloka : 8.7.15

ए॒ताव॑तश्चिदेषां सु॒म्नं भि॑क्षेत॒ मर्त्यः॑ ।

अदा॑भ्यस्य॒ मन्म॑भिः ॥ ८.००७.१५

e̱tāva̍taścideṣāṃ su̱mnaṃ bhi̍kṣeta̱ martya̍ḥ .

adā̍bhyasya̱ manma̍bhiḥ .. 8.007.15

15 Man should solicit with his lauds happiness which belongs to them,
So great a band invincible.

Sloka : 8.7.16

ये द्र॒प्सा इ॑व॒ रोद॑सी॒ धम॒न्त्यनु॑ वृ॒ष्टिभिः॑ ।

उत्सं॑ दु॒हन्तो॒ अक्षि॑तम् ॥ ८.००७.१६

ye dra̱psā i̍va̱ roda̍sī̱ dhama̱ntyanu̍ vṛ̱ṣṭibhi̍ḥ .

utsa̍ṃ du̱hanto̱ akṣi̍tam .. 8.007.16

16 They who like fiery sparks with showers of rain blow through the heaven and earth,
Milking the spring that never fails.

Sloka : 8.7.17

उदु॑ स्वा॒नेभि॑रीरत॒ उद्रथै॒रुदु॑ वा॒युभिः॑ ।

उत्स्तोमैः॒ पृश्नि॑मातरः ॥ ८.००७.१७

udu̍ svā̱nebhi̍rīrata̱ udrathai̱rudu̍ vā̱yubhi̍ḥ .

utstomai̱ḥ pṛśni̍mātaraḥ .. 8.007.17

17 With chariots and tumultuous roar, with tempests and with hymns of praise
The Sons of Pṛśni hurry forth.

Sloka : 8.7.18

येना॒व तु॒र्वशं॒ यदुं॒ येन॒ कण्वं॑ धन॒स्पृत॑म् ।

रा॒ये सु तस्य॑ धीमहि ॥ ८.००७.१८

yenā̱va tu̱rvaśa̱ṃ yadu̱ṃ yena̱ kaṇva̍ṃ dhana̱spṛta̍m .

rā̱ye su tasya̍ dhīmahi .. 8.007.18

18 For wealth, we think of that whereby ye aided Yadu, Turvaśa,
And KanVa who obtained the spoil.

Sloka : 8.7.19

इ॒मा उ॑ वः सुदानवो घृ॒तं न पि॒प्युषी॒रिषः॑ ।

वर्धा॑न्का॒ण्वस्य॒ मन्म॑भिः ॥ ८.००७.१९

i̱mā u̍ vaḥ sudānavo ghṛ̱taṃ na pi̱pyuṣī̱riṣa̍ḥ .

vardhā̍nkā̱ṇvasya̱ manma̍bhiḥ .. 8.007.19

19 May these our viands Bounteous Ones I that flow in streams like holy oil,
With Kaṇva's hymns, increase your might.

Sloka : 8.7.20

क्व॑ नू॒नं सु॑दानवो॒ मद॑था वृक्तबर्हिषः ।

ब्र॒ह्मा को वः॑ सपर्यति ॥ ८.००७.२०

kva̍ nū̱naṃ su̍dānavo̱ mada̍thā vṛktabarhiṣaḥ .

bra̱hmā ko va̍ḥ saparyati .. 8.007.20

20 Where, Bounteous Lords for whom the grass is trimmed, are ye rejoicing now?
What Brahman is adoring you?

Sloka : 8.7.21

न॒हि ष्म॒ यद्ध॑ वः पु॒रा स्तोमे॑भिर्वृक्तबर्हिषः ।

शर्धा॑ँ ऋ॒तस्य॒ जिन्व॑थ ॥ ८.००७.२१

na̱hi ṣma̱ yaddha̍ vaḥ pu̱rā stome̍bhirvṛktabarhiṣaḥ .

śardhā̍m̐ ṛ̱tasya̱ jinva̍tha .. 8.007.21

21 Is it not there where ye of old, supplied with sacred grass, for lauds
Inspired the strong in sacrifice?

Sloka : 8.7.22

समु॒ त्ये म॑ह॒तीर॒पः सं क्षो॒णी समु॒ सूर्य॑म् ।

सं वज्रं॑ पर्व॒शो द॑धुः ॥ ८.००७.२२

samu̱ tye ma̍ha̱tīra̱paḥ saṃ kṣo̱ṇī samu̱ sūrya̍m .

saṃ vajra̍ṃ parva̱śo da̍dhuḥ .. 8.007.22

22 They brought together both the worlds, the mighty waters, and the Sun,
And, joint by joint, the thunderbolt.

Sloka : 8.7.23

वि वृ॒त्रं प॑र्व॒शो य॑यु॒र्वि पर्व॑ताँ अरा॒जिनः॑ ।

च॒क्रा॒णा वृष्णि॒ पौंस्य॑म् ॥ ८.००७.२३

vi vṛ̱traṃ pa̍rva̱śo ya̍yu̱rvi parva̍tām̐ arā̱jina̍ḥ .

ca̱krā̱ṇā vṛṣṇi̱ pauṃsya̍m .. 8.007.23

23 They sundered Vṛtra limb from limb and split the gloomy mountain-clouds,
Performing a heroic deed.

Sloka : 8.7.24

अनु॑ त्रि॒तस्य॒ युध्य॑तः॒ शुष्म॑मावन्नु॒त क्रतु॑म् ।

अन्विन्द्रं॑ वृत्र॒तूर्ये॑ ॥ ८.००७.२४

anu̍ tri̱tasya̱ yudhya̍ta̱ḥ śuṣma̍māvannu̱ta kratu̍m .

anvindra̍ṃ vṛtra̱tūrye̍ .. 8.007.24

24 They reinforced the power and strength of Trita as he fought, and helped
Indra in battle with the foe.

Sloka : 8.7.25

वि॒द्युद्ध॑स्ता अ॒भिद्य॑वः॒ शिप्राः॑ शी॒र्षन्हि॑र॒ण्ययीः॑ ।

शु॒भ्रा व्य॑ञ्जत श्रि॒ये ॥ ८.००७.२५

vi̱dyuddha̍stā a̱bhidya̍va̱ḥ śiprā̍ḥ śī̱rṣanhi̍ra̱ṇyayī̍ḥ .

śu̱bhrā vya̍ñjata śri̱ye .. 8.007.25

25 They deck themselves for glory, bright, celestial, lightning in their hands,
And helms of gold upon their heads.

Sloka : 8.7.26

उ॒शना॒ यत्प॑रा॒वत॑ उ॒क्ष्णो रन्ध्र॒मया॑तन ।

द्यौर्न च॑क्रदद्भि॒या ॥ ८.००७.२६

u̱śanā̱ yatpa̍rā̱vata̍ u̱kṣṇo randhra̱mayā̍tana .

dyaurna ca̍kradadbhi̱yā .. 8.007.26

26 When eagerly ye from far away came to the cavern of the Bull,
He bellowed in his fear like Heaven.

Sloka : 8.7.27

आ नो॑ म॒खस्य॑ दा॒वनेऽश्वै॒र्हिर॑ण्यपाणिभिः ।

देवा॑स॒ उप॑ गन्तन ॥ ८.००७.२७

ā no̍ ma̱khasya̍ dā̱vane'śvai̱rhira̍ṇyapāṇibhiḥ .

devā̍sa̱ upa̍ gantana .. 8.007.27

27 Borne by your golden-footed steeds, O Gods, come hither to receive
The sacrifice we offer you.

Sloka : 8.7.28

यदे॑षां॒ पृष॑ती॒ रथे॒ प्रष्टि॒र्वह॑ति॒ रोहि॑तः ।

यान्ति॑ शु॒भ्रा रि॒णन्न॒पः ॥ ८.००७.२८

yade̍ṣā̱ṃ pṛṣa̍tī̱ rathe̱ praṣṭi̱rvaha̍ti̱ rohi̍taḥ .

yānti̍ śu̱bhrā ri̱ṇanna̱paḥ .. 8.007.28

28 When the red leader draws along their spotted deer yoked to the car.
The Bright Ones come, and shed the rain.

Sloka : 8.7.29

सु॒षोमे॑ शर्य॒णाव॑त्यार्जी॒के प॒स्त्या॑वति ।

य॒युर्निच॑क्रया॒ नरः॑ ॥ ८.००७.२९

su̱ṣome̍ śarya̱ṇāva̍tyārjī̱ke pa̱styā̍vati .

ya̱yurnica̍krayā̱ nara̍ḥ .. 8.007.29

29 Susoma, Saryakiavan, and Arjika full of homes, have they.
These Heroes, sought with downward car.

Sloka : 8.7.30

क॒दा ग॑च्छाथ मरुत इ॒त्था विप्रं॒ हव॑मानम् ।

मा॒र्डी॒केभि॒र्नाध॑मानम् ॥ ८.००७.३०

ka̱dā ga̍cchātha maruta i̱tthā vipra̱ṃ hava̍mānam .

mā̱rḍī̱kebhi̱rnādha̍mānam .. 8.007.30

30 When, Maruts, ye come to him, the singer who invokes you thus,
With favours to your suppliant?

Sloka : 8.7.31

कद्ध॑ नू॒नं क॑धप्रियो॒ यदिन्द्र॒मज॑हातन ।

को वः॑ सखि॒त्व ओ॑हते ॥ ८.००७.३१

kaddha̍ nū̱naṃ ka̍dhapriyo̱ yadindra̱maja̍hātana .

ko va̍ḥ sakhi̱tva o̍hate .. 8.007.31

31 What now? where have ye still a friend since ye left Indra all alone?
Who counteth on your friendship now?

Sloka : 8.7.32

स॒हो षु णो॒ वज्र॑हस्तैः॒ कण्वा॑सो अ॒ग्निं म॒रुद्भिः॑ ।

स्तु॒षे हिर॑ण्यवाशीभिः ॥ ८.००७.३२

sa̱ho ṣu ṇo̱ vajra̍hastai̱ḥ kaṇvā̍so a̱gniṃ ma̱rudbhi̍ḥ .

stu̱ṣe hira̍ṇyavāśībhiḥ .. 8.007.32

32 The Kaṇvas sing forth Agni's praise together with our Maruts’ who
Wield thunder and wear swords of gold.

Sloka : 8.7.33

ओ षु वृष्णः॒ प्रय॑ज्यू॒ना नव्य॑से सुवि॒ताय॑ ।

व॒वृ॒त्यां चि॒त्रवा॑जान् ॥ ८.००७.३३

o ṣu vṛṣṇa̱ḥ praya̍jyū̱nā navya̍se suvi̱tāya̍ .

va̱vṛ̱tyāṃ ci̱travā̍jān .. 8.007.33

33 Hither for new felicity may I attract the Impetuous Ones,
The Heroes with their wondrous strength

Sloka : 8.7.34

गि॒रय॑श्चि॒न्नि जि॑हते॒ पर्शा॑नासो॒ मन्य॑मानाः ।

पर्व॑ताश्चि॒न्नि ये॑मिरे ॥ ८.००७.३४

gi̱raya̍ści̱nni ji̍hate̱ parśā̍nāso̱ manya̍mānāḥ .

parva̍tāści̱nni ye̍mire .. 8.007.34

34 Before them sink the very hills deerning themseives abysses:- yea,
Even the mountains bend them down.

Sloka : 8.7.35

आक्ष्ण॒यावा॑नो वहन्त्य॒न्तरि॑क्षेण॒ पत॑तः ।

धाता॑रः स्तुव॒ते वयः॑ ॥ ८.००७.३५

ākṣṇa̱yāvā̍no vahantya̱ntari̍kṣeṇa̱ pata̍taḥ .

dhātā̍raḥ stuva̱te vaya̍ḥ .. 8.007.35

35 Steeds flying on their tortuous path through mid-air carry them, and give
The man who lauds them strength and life.

Sloka : 8.7.36

अ॒ग्निर्हि जानि॑ पू॒र्व्यश्छन्दो॒ न सूरो॑ अ॒र्चिषा॑ ।

ते भा॒नुभि॒र्वि त॑स्थिरे ॥ ८.००७.३६

a̱gnirhi jāni̍ pū̱rvyaśchando̱ na sūro̍ a̱rciṣā̍ .

te bhā̱nubhi̱rvi ta̍sthire .. 8.007.36

36 Agni was born the first of all, like Sūrya lovely with his light:-
With lustre these have spread abroad.

Sloka : 8.8.1

आ नो॒ विश्वा॑भिरू॒तिभि॒रश्वि॑ना॒ गच्छ॑तं यु॒वम् ।

दस्रा॒ हिर॑ण्यवर्तनी॒ पिब॑तं सो॒म्यं मधु॑ ॥ ८.००८.०१

ā no̱ viśvā̍bhirū̱tibhi̱raśvi̍nā̱ gaccha̍taṃ yu̱vam .

dasrā̱ hira̍ṇyavartanī̱ piba̍taṃ so̱myaṃ madhu̍ .. 8.008.01

1. WITH all the succours that are yours, O Aśvins, hither come to us:-
Wonderful, borne on paths of gold, drink ye the meath with Soma juice.

Sloka : 8.8.2

आ नू॒नं या॑तमश्विना॒ रथे॑न॒ सूर्य॑त्वचा ।

भुजी॒ हिर॑ण्यपेशसा॒ कवी॒ गम्भी॑रचेतसा ॥ ८.००८.०२

ā nū̱naṃ yā̍tamaśvinā̱ rathe̍na̱ sūrya̍tvacā .

bhujī̱ hira̍ṇyapeśasā̱ kavī̱ gambhī̍racetasā .. 8.008.02

2 Come now, ye Aśvins, on your car decked with a sun-bright canopy,
Bountiful, with your golden forms, Sages with depth of intellect.

Sloka : 8.8.3

आ या॑तं॒ नहु॑ष॒स्पर्यान्तरि॑क्षात्सुवृ॒क्तिभिः॑ ।

पिबा॑थो अश्विना॒ मधु॒ कण्वा॑नां॒ सव॑ने सु॒तम् ॥ ८.००८.०३

ā yā̍ta̱ṃ nahu̍ṣa̱sparyāntari̍kṣātsuvṛ̱ktibhi̍ḥ .

pibā̍tho aśvinā̱ madhu̱ kaṇvā̍nā̱ṃ sava̍ne su̱tam .. 8.008.03

3 Come hither from the Nahusas, come, drawn by pure hymns, from mid-air.
O Aśvins, drink the savoury juice shed in the Kaṇvas' sacrifice.

Sloka : 8.8.4

आ नो॑ यातं दि॒वस्पर्यान्तरि॑क्षादधप्रिया ।

पु॒त्रः कण्व॑स्य वामि॒ह सु॒षाव॑ सो॒म्यं मधु॑ ॥ ८.००८.०४

ā no̍ yātaṃ di̱vasparyāntari̍kṣādadhapriyā .

pu̱traḥ kaṇva̍sya vāmi̱ha su̱ṣāva̍ so̱myaṃ madhu̍ .. 8.008.04

4 Come to us hither from the heavens, come from mid-air, well-loved by us:-
Here Kaṇva's son hath pressed for you the pleasant meath of Soma juice.

Sloka : 8.8.5

आ नो॑ यात॒मुप॑श्रु॒त्यश्वि॑ना॒ सोम॑पीतये ।

स्वाहा॒ स्तोम॑स्य वर्धना॒ प्र क॑वी धी॒तिभि॑र्नरा ॥ ८.००८.०५

ā no̍ yāta̱mupa̍śru̱tyaśvi̍nā̱ soma̍pītaye .

svāhā̱ stoma̍sya vardhanā̱ pra ka̍vī dhī̱tibhi̍rnarā .. 8.008.05

5 Come, Aśvins, to give car to us, to drink the Soma, Aśvins, come.
Hail, Strengtheners of the praise-song speed onward, ye Heroes, with your thoughts.

Sloka : 8.8.6

यच्चि॒द्धि वां॑ पु॒र ऋष॑यो जुहू॒रेऽव॑से नरा ।

आ या॑तमश्वि॒ना ग॑त॒मुपे॒मां सु॑ष्टु॒तिं मम॑ ॥ ८.००८.०६

yacci̱ddhi vā̍ṃ pu̱ra ṛṣa̍yo juhū̱re'va̍se narā .

ā yā̍tamaśvi̱nā ga̍ta̱mupe̱māṃ su̍ṣṭu̱tiṃ mama̍ .. 8.008.06

6 As, Heroes, in the olden time the Ṛṣis called you to their aid,
So now, O Aśvins, come to us, come near to this mine eulogy.

Sloka : 8.8.7

दि॒वश्चि॑द्रोच॒नादध्या नो॑ गन्तं स्वर्विदा ।

धी॒भिर्व॑त्सप्रचेतसा॒ स्तोमे॑भिर्हवनश्रुता ॥ ८.००८.०७

di̱vaści̍droca̱nādadhyā no̍ gantaṃ svarvidā .

dhī̱bhirva̍tsapracetasā̱ stome̍bhirhavanaśrutā .. 8.008.07

7 Even from the luminous sphere of heaven come to us, ye who find the light,
Carers for Vatsa, through our prayers and lauds, O yewho hearour call.

Sloka : 8.8.8

किम॒न्ये पर्या॑सते॒ऽस्मत्स्तोमे॑भिर॒श्विना॑ ।

पु॒त्रः कण्व॑स्य वा॒मृषि॑र्गी॒र्भिर्व॒त्सो अ॑वीवृधत् ॥ ८.००८.०८

kima̱nye paryā̍sate̱'smatstome̍bhira̱śvinā̍ .

pu̱traḥ kaṇva̍sya vā̱mṛṣi̍rgī̱rbhirva̱tso a̍vīvṛdhat .. 8.008.08

8 Do others more than we adore the Aśvins with their hymns of praise?
The Ṛṣi Vatsa, Kaṇva's son, hath magnified you with his songs.

Sloka : 8.8.9

आ वां॒ विप्र॑ इ॒हाव॒सेऽह्व॒त्स्तोमे॑भिरश्विना ।

अरि॑प्रा॒ वृत्र॑हन्तमा॒ ता नो॑ भूतं मयो॒भुवा॑ ॥ ८.००८.०९

ā vā̱ṃ vipra̍ i̱hāva̱se'hva̱tstome̍bhiraśvinā .

ari̍prā̱ vṛtra̍hantamā̱ tā no̍ bhūtaṃ mayo̱bhuvā̍ .. 8.008.09

9 The holy singer with his hymns hath called you, Aśvins, hither-ward;
Best Vṛtra-slayers, free from stain, as such bring us felicity.

Sloka : 8.8.10

आ यद्वां॒ योष॑णा॒ रथ॒मति॑ष्ठद्वाजिनीवसू ।

विश्वा॑न्यश्विना यु॒वं प्र धी॒तान्य॑गच्छतम् ॥ ८.००८.१०

ā yadvā̱ṃ yoṣa̍ṇā̱ ratha̱mati̍ṣṭhadvājinīvasū .

viśvā̍nyaśvinā yu̱vaṃ pra dhī̱tānya̍gacchatam .. 8.008.10

10 What time, ye Lords of ample wealth, the Lady mounted on your car,
Then, O ye Aśvins, ye attained all wishes that your hearts desired.

Sloka : 8.8.11

अतः॑ स॒हस्र॑निर्णिजा॒ रथे॒ना या॑तमश्विना ।

व॒त्सो वां॒ मधु॑म॒द्वचोऽशं॑सीत्का॒व्यः क॒विः ॥ ८.००८.११

ata̍ḥ sa̱hasra̍nirṇijā̱ rathe̱nā yā̍tamaśvinā .

va̱tso vā̱ṃ madhu̍ma̱dvaco'śa̍ṃsītkā̱vyaḥ ka̱viḥ .. 8.008.11

11 Come thence, O Aśvins, on your car that hath a thousand ornaments:-
Vatsa the sage, the sage's son, hath sung a song of sweets to you.

Sloka : 8.8.12

पु॒रु॒म॒न्द्रा पु॑रू॒वसू॑ मनो॒तरा॑ रयी॒णाम् ।

स्तोमं॑ मे अ॒श्विना॑वि॒मम॒भि वह्नी॑ अनूषाताम् ॥ ८.००८.१२

pu̱ru̱ma̱ndrā pu̍rū̱vasū̍ mano̱tarā̍ rayī̱ṇām .

stoma̍ṃ me a̱śvinā̍vi̱mama̱bhi vahnī̍ anūṣātām .. 8.008.12

12 Cheerers of many, rich in goods, discoverers of opulence,
The Aśvins, Riders through the sky, have welcomed this my song of praise.

Sloka : 8.8.13

आ नो॒ विश्वा॑न्यश्विना ध॒त्तं राधां॒स्यह्र॑या ।

कृ॒तं न॑ ऋ॒त्विया॑वतो॒ मा नो॑ रीरधतं नि॒दे ॥ ८.००८.१३

ā no̱ viśvā̍nyaśvinā dha̱ttaṃ rādhā̱ṃsyahra̍yā .

kṛ̱taṃ na̍ ṛ̱tviyā̍vato̱ mā no̍ rīradhataṃ ni̱de .. 8.008.13

13 O Aśvins, grant us all rich gifts wherewith no man mav interfere.
Make us observe the stated times:- give us not over to reproach.

Sloka : 8.8.14

यन्ना॑सत्या परा॒वति॒ यद्वा॒ स्थो अध्यम्ब॑रे ।

अतः॑ स॒हस्र॑निर्णिजा॒ रथे॒ना या॑तमश्विना ॥ ८.००८.१४

yannā̍satyā parā̱vati̱ yadvā̱ stho adhyamba̍re .

ata̍ḥ sa̱hasra̍nirṇijā̱ rathe̱nā yā̍tamaśvinā .. 8.008.14

14 Whether, Nāsatyas, ye be nigh, or whether ye be far away,
Come thence, O Aśvins, on your car that hath a thousand ornaments.

Sloka : 8.8.15

यो वां॑ नासत्या॒वृषि॑र्गी॒र्भिर्व॒त्सो अवी॑वृधत् ।

तस्मै॑ स॒हस्र॑निर्णिज॒मिषं॑ धत्तं घृत॒श्चुत॑म् ॥ ८.००८.१५

yo vā̍ṃ nāsatyā̱vṛṣi̍rgī̱rbhirva̱tso avī̍vṛdhat .

tasmai̍ sa̱hasra̍nirṇija̱miṣa̍ṃ dhattaṃ ghṛta̱ścuta̍m .. 8.008.15

15 Vatsa the Ṛṣi with his songs, Nāsatyas, hath exalted you:-
Grant him rich food distilling oil, graced with a thousand ornaments.

Sloka : 8.8.16

प्रास्मा॒ ऊर्जं॑ घृत॒श्चुत॒मश्वि॑ना॒ यच्छ॑तं यु॒वम् ।

यो वां॑ सु॒म्नाय॑ तु॒ष्टव॑द्वसू॒याद्दा॑नुनस्पती ॥ ८.००८.१६

prāsmā̱ ūrja̍ṃ ghṛta̱ścuta̱maśvi̍nā̱ yaccha̍taṃ yu̱vam .

yo vā̍ṃ su̱mnāya̍ tu̱ṣṭava̍dvasū̱yāddā̍nunaspatī .. 8.008.16

16 Bestow on him, O Aśvins, food that strengthens, and that drops with oil,
On him who praises you for bliss, and, Lords of bounty, prays for wealth.

Sloka : 8.8.17

आ नो॑ गन्तं रिशादसे॒मं स्तोमं॑ पुरुभुजा ।

कृ॒तं नः॑ सु॒श्रियो॑ नरे॒मा दा॑तम॒भिष्ट॑ये ॥ ८.००८.१७

ā no̍ gantaṃ riśādase̱maṃ stoma̍ṃ purubhujā .

kṛ̱taṃ na̍ḥ su̱śriyo̍ nare̱mā dā̍tama̱bhiṣṭa̍ye .. 8.008.17

17 Come to us, ye who slay the foe, Lords of rich treasure, to this hymn.
O Heroes, give us high renown and these good things of earth for help.

Sloka : 8.8.18

आ वां॒ विश्वा॑भिरू॒तिभिः॑ प्रि॒यमे॑धा अहूषत ।

राज॑न्तावध्व॒राणा॒मश्वि॑ना॒ याम॑हूतिषु ॥ ८.००८.१८

ā vā̱ṃ viśvā̍bhirū̱tibhi̍ḥ pri̱yame̍dhā ahūṣata .

rāja̍ntāvadhva̱rāṇā̱maśvi̍nā̱ yāma̍hūtiṣu .. 8.008.18

18 The Priyamedhas have invoked you with all succours that are yours,
You, Aśvins, Lords of solemn rites, with calls entreating you to come.

Sloka : 8.8.19

आ नो॑ गन्तं मयो॒भुवाश्वि॑ना श॒म्भुवा॑ यु॒वम् ।

यो वां॑ विपन्यू धी॒तिभि॑र्गी॒र्भिर्व॒त्सो अवी॑वृधत् ॥ ८.००८.१९

ā no̍ gantaṃ mayo̱bhuvāśvi̍nā śa̱mbhuvā̍ yu̱vam .

yo vā̍ṃ vipanyū dhī̱tibhi̍rgī̱rbhirva̱tso avī̍vṛdhat .. 8.008.19

19 Come to us, Aśvins, ye Who bring felicity, auspicious Ones,
To Vatsa who with prayer and hymn, lovers of song, hath honoured you.

Sloka : 8.8.20

याभिः॒ कण्वं॒ मेधा॑तिथिं॒ याभि॒र्वशं॒ दश॑व्रजम् ।

याभि॒र्गोश॑र्य॒माव॑तं॒ ताभि॑र्नोऽवतं नरा ॥ ८.००८.२०

yābhi̱ḥ kaṇva̱ṃ medhā̍tithi̱ṃ yābhi̱rvaśa̱ṃ daśa̍vrajam .

yābhi̱rgośa̍rya̱māva̍ta̱ṃ tābhi̍rno'vataṃ narā .. 8.008.20

20 Aid us, O Heroes, for those hymns for which ye helped GoSarya erst,
Gave Vaśa, Dasavraja aid, and Kaṇva and Medhatithi:-

Sloka : 8.8.21

याभि॑र्नरा त्र॒सद॑स्यु॒माव॑तं॒ कृत्व्ये॒ धने॑ ।

ताभिः॒ ष्व१॒॑स्माँ अ॑श्विना॒ प्राव॑तं॒ वाज॑सातये ॥ ८.००८.२१

yābhi̍rnarā tra̱sada̍syu̱māva̍ta̱ṃ kṛtvye̱ dhane̍ .

tābhi̱ḥ ṣva1̱̍smām̐ a̍śvinā̱ prāva̍ta̱ṃ vāja̍sātaye .. 8.008.21

21 And favoured Trasadasyu, ye Heroes, in spoil-deciding fray:-
For these, O Aśvins, graciously assist us in acquiring strength.

Sloka : 8.8.22

प्र वां॒ स्तोमाः॑ सुवृ॒क्तयो॒ गिरो॑ वर्धन्त्वश्विना ।

पुरु॑त्रा॒ वृत्र॑हन्तमा॒ ता नो॑ भूतं पुरु॒स्पृहा॑ ॥ ८.००८.२२

pra vā̱ṃ stomā̍ḥ suvṛ̱ktayo̱ giro̍ vardhantvaśvinā .

puru̍trā̱ vṛtra̍hantamā̱ tā no̍ bhūtaṃ puru̱spṛhā̍ .. 8.008.22

22 O Aśvins, may pure hymns of ours, and songs and praises, honour you:-
Best slayers everywhere of foes, as such we fondly yearn for you.

Sloka : 8.8.23

त्रीणि॑ प॒दान्य॒श्विनो॑रा॒विः सान्ति॒ गुहा॑ प॒रः ।

क॒वी ऋ॒तस्य॒ पत्म॑भिर॒र्वाग्जी॒वेभ्य॒स्परि॑ ॥ ८.००८.२३

trīṇi̍ pa̱dānya̱śvino̍rā̱viḥ sānti̱ guhā̍ pa̱raḥ .

ka̱vī ṛ̱tasya̱ patma̍bhira̱rvāgjī̱vebhya̱spari̍ .. 8.008.23

23 Three places of the Aśvins, erst concealed, are made apparent now.
Both Sages, with the flight of Law come hither unto those who live.

Sloka : 8.9.1

आ नू॒नम॑श्विना यु॒वं व॒त्सस्य॑ गन्त॒मव॑से ।

प्रास्मै॑ यच्छतमवृ॒कं पृ॒थु च्छ॒र्दिर्यु॑यु॒तं या अरा॑तयः ॥ ८.००९.०१

ā nū̱nama̍śvinā yu̱vaṃ va̱tsasya̍ ganta̱mava̍se .

prāsmai̍ yacchatamavṛ̱kaṃ pṛ̱thu ccha̱rdiryu̍yu̱taṃ yā arā̍tayaḥ .. 8.009.01

1. To help and favour Vatsa now, O Aśvins, come ye hitherward.
Bestow on him a dwelling spacious and secure, and keep malignities away.

Sloka : 8.9.2

यद॒न्तरि॑क्षे॒ यद्दि॒वि यत्पञ्च॒ मानु॑षा॒ँ अनु॑ ।

नृ॒म्णं तद्ध॑त्तमश्विना ॥ ८.००९.०२

yada̱ntari̍kṣe̱ yaddi̱vi yatpañca̱ mānu̍ṣā̱m̐ anu̍ .

nṛ̱mṇaṃ taddha̍ttamaśvinā .. 8.009.02

2 All manliness that is in heaven, with the Five Tribes, or in mid-air,
Bestow, ye Aśvins, upon us.

Sloka : 8.9.3

ये वां॒ दंसां॑स्यश्विना॒ विप्रा॑सः परिमामृ॒शुः ।

ए॒वेत्का॒ण्वस्य॑ बोधतम् ॥ ८.००९.०३

ye vā̱ṃ daṃsā̍ṃsyaśvinā̱ viprā̍saḥ parimāmṛ̱śuḥ .

e̱vetkā̱ṇvasya̍ bodhatam .. 8.009.03

3 Remember Kaṇva first of all among the singers, Aśvins, who
Have thought upon your wondrous deeds.

Sloka : 8.9.4

अ॒यं वां॑ घ॒र्मो अ॑श्विना॒ स्तोमे॑न॒ परि॑ षिच्यते ।

अ॒यं सोमो॒ मधु॑मान्वाजिनीवसू॒ येन॑ वृ॒त्रं चिके॑तथः ॥ ८.००९.०४

a̱yaṃ vā̍ṃ gha̱rmo a̍śvinā̱ stome̍na̱ pari̍ ṣicyate .

a̱yaṃ somo̱ madhu̍mānvājinīvasū̱ yena̍ vṛ̱traṃ cike̍tathaḥ .. 8.009.04

4 Aśvins, for you with song of praise this hot oblation is effused,
This your sweet Soma juice, ye Lords of ample wealth, through which ye think upon the foe.

Sloka : 8.9.5

यद॒प्सु यद्वन॒स्पतौ॒ यदोष॑धीषु पुरुदंससा कृ॒तम् ।

तेन॑ माविष्टमश्विना ॥ ८.००९.०५

yada̱psu yadvana̱spatau̱ yadoṣa̍dhīṣu purudaṃsasā kṛ̱tam .

tena̍ māviṣṭamaśvinā .. 8.009.05

5 Whatever ye have done in floods, in the tree, Wonder-Workers, and in growing plants,
Therewith, O Aśvins, succour me.

Sloka : 8.9.6

यन्ना॑सत्या भुर॒ण्यथो॒ यद्वा॑ देव भिष॒ज्यथः॑ ।

अ॒यं वां॑ व॒त्सो म॒तिभि॒र्न वि॑न्धते ह॒विष्म॑न्तं॒ हि गच्छ॑थः ॥ ८.००९.०६

yannā̍satyā bhura̱ṇyatho̱ yadvā̍ deva bhiṣa̱jyatha̍ḥ .

a̱yaṃ vā̍ṃ va̱tso ma̱tibhi̱rna vi̍ndhate ha̱viṣma̍nta̱ṃ hi gaccha̍thaḥ .. 8.009.06

6 What force, Nāsatyas, ye exert, whatever, Gods, ye tend and heal,
This your own Vatsa gains not by his hymns alone:- ye visit him who offers gifts.

Sloka : 8.9.7

आ नू॒नम॒श्विनो॒रृषिः॒ स्तोमं॑ चिकेत वा॒मया॑ ।

आ सोमं॒ मधु॑मत्तमं घ॒र्मं सि॑ञ्चा॒दथ॑र्वणि ॥ ८.००९.०७

ā nū̱nama̱śvino̱rṛṣi̱ḥ stoma̍ṃ ciketa vā̱mayā̍ .

ā soma̱ṃ madhu̍mattamaṃ gha̱rmaṃ si̍ñcā̱datha̍rvaṇi .. 8.009.07

7 Now hath the Ṛṣi splendidly thought out the Aśvins' hymn of praise.
Let the Atharvan pour the warm oblation forth, and Soma very rich in sweets.

Sloka : 8.9.8

आ नू॒नं र॒घुव॑र्तनिं॒ रथं॑ तिष्ठाथो अश्विना ।

आ वां॒ स्तोमा॑ इ॒मे मम॒ नभो॒ न चु॑च्यवीरत ॥ ८.००९.०८

ā nū̱naṃ ra̱ghuva̍rtani̱ṃ ratha̍ṃ tiṣṭhātho aśvinā .

ā vā̱ṃ stomā̍ i̱me mama̱ nabho̱ na cu̍cyavīrata .. 8.009.08

8 Ye Aśvins, now ascend your car that lightly rolls upon its way.
May these my praises make you speed hitherward like a cloud of heaven.

Sloka : 8.9.9

यद॒द्य वां॑ नासत्यो॒क्थैरा॑चुच्युवी॒महि॑ ।

यद्वा॒ वाणी॑भिरश्विने॒वेत्का॒ण्वस्य॑ बोधतम् ॥ ८.००९.०९

yada̱dya vā̍ṃ nāsatyo̱kthairā̍cucyuvī̱mahi̍ .

yadvā̱ vāṇī̍bhiraśvine̱vetkā̱ṇvasya̍ bodhatam .. 8.009.09

9 When, O Nāsatyas, we this day make you speed hither with our hymns,
Or, Aśvins, with our songs of praise, remember Kanya specially.

Sloka : 8.9.10

यद्वां॑ क॒क्षीवा॑ँ उ॒त यद्व्य॑श्व॒ ऋषि॒र्यद्वां॑ दी॒र्घत॑मा जु॒हाव॑ ।

पृथी॒ यद्वां॑ वै॒न्यः साद॑नेष्वे॒वेदतो॑ अश्विना चेतयेथाम् ॥ ८.००९.१०

yadvā̍ṃ ka̱kṣīvā̍m̐ u̱ta yadvya̍śva̱ ṛṣi̱ryadvā̍ṃ dī̱rghata̍mā ju̱hāva̍ .

pṛthī̱ yadvā̍ṃ vai̱nyaḥ sāda̍neṣve̱vedato̍ aśvinā cetayethām .. 8.009.10

10 As erst Kakṣīvān and the Ṛṣi Vyaśva, as erst Dīrghatamas invoked your presence,
Or, in the sacrificial chambers, Vainya Pṛthi, so be ye mindful of us here, O Aśvins.

Sloka : 8.9.11

या॒तं छ॑र्दि॒ष्पा उ॒त नः॑ पर॒स्पा भू॒तं ज॑ग॒त्पा उ॒त न॑स्तनू॒पा ।

व॒र्तिस्तो॒काय॒ तन॑याय यातम् ॥ ८.००९.११

yā̱taṃ cha̍rdi̱ṣpā u̱ta na̍ḥ para̱spā bhū̱taṃ ja̍ga̱tpā u̱ta na̍stanū̱pā .

va̱rtisto̱kāya̱ tana̍yāya yātam .. 8.009.11

11 Come as home-guardians, saving us from foemen, guarding our living creatures and our bodies,
Come to the house to give us seed and offspring,

Sloka : 8.9.12

यदिन्द्रे॑ण स॒रथं॑ या॒थो अ॑श्विना॒ यद्वा॑ वा॒युना॒ भव॑थः॒ समो॑कसा ।

यदा॑दि॒त्येभि॑रृ॒भुभिः॑ स॒जोष॑सा॒ यद्वा॒ विष्णो॑र्वि॒क्रम॑णेषु॒ तिष्ठ॑थः ॥ ८.००९.१२

yadindre̍ṇa sa̱ratha̍ṃ yā̱tho a̍śvinā̱ yadvā̍ vā̱yunā̱ bhava̍tha̱ḥ samo̍kasā .

yadā̍di̱tyebhi̍rṛ̱bhubhi̍ḥ sa̱joṣa̍sā̱ yadvā̱ viṣṇo̍rvi̱krama̍ṇeṣu̱ tiṣṭha̍thaḥ .. 8.009.12

12 Whether with Indra ye be faring, Aśvins, or resting in one dwelling-place with Vāyu,
In concord with the Ṛbhus or Ādityas, or standing still in Viṣṇu's striding-places.

Sloka : 8.9.13

यद॒द्याश्विना॑व॒हं हु॒वेय॒ वाज॑सातये ।

यत्पृ॒त्सु तु॒र्वणे॒ सह॒स्तच्छ्रेष्ठ॑म॒श्विनो॒रवः॑ ॥ ८.००९.१३

yada̱dyāśvinā̍va̱haṃ hu̱veya̱ vāja̍sātaye .

yatpṛ̱tsu tu̱rvaṇe̱ saha̱stacchreṣṭha̍ma̱śvino̱rava̍ḥ .. 8.009.13

13 When I, O Aśvins, call on you to-day that I may gather strength,
Or as all-conquering might in war, be that the Aśvins' noblest grace.

Sloka : 8.9.14

आ नू॒नं या॑तमश्विने॒मा ह॒व्यानि॑ वां हि॒ता ।

इ॒मे सोमा॑सो॒ अधि॑ तु॒र्वशे॒ यदा॑वि॒मे कण्वे॑षु वा॒मथ॑ ॥ ८.००९.१४

ā nū̱naṃ yā̍tamaśvine̱mā ha̱vyāni̍ vāṃ hi̱tā .

i̱me somā̍so̱ adhi̍ tu̱rvaśe̱ yadā̍vi̱me kaṇve̍ṣu vā̱matha̍ .. 8.009.14

14 Now come, ye Aśvins, hitherward:- here are oblations set for you;
These Soma-draughts to aid Yadu and
Turvaśa, these offered you mid Kaniva's Sons.

Sloka : 8.9.15

यन्ना॑सत्या परा॒के अ॑र्वा॒के अस्ति॑ भेष॒जम् ।

तेन॑ नू॒नं वि॑म॒दाय॑ प्रचेतसा छ॒र्दिर्व॒त्साय॑ यच्छतम् ॥ ८.००९.१५

yannā̍satyā parā̱ke a̍rvā̱ke asti̍ bheṣa̱jam .

tena̍ nū̱naṃ vi̍ma̱dāya̍ pracetasā cha̱rdirva̱tsāya̍ yacchatam .. 8.009.15

15 Whatever healing balm is yours, Nisatyas, near or far away,
Therewith, great Sages, grant a home to Vatsa and to Vimada.

Sloka : 8.9.16

अभु॑त्स्यु॒ प्र दे॒व्या सा॒कं वा॒चाहम॒श्विनोः॑ ।

व्या॑वर्दे॒व्या म॒तिं वि रा॒तिं मर्त्ये॑भ्यः ॥ ८.००९.१६

abhu̍tsyu̱ pra de̱vyā sā̱kaṃ vā̱cāhama̱śvino̍ḥ .

vyā̍varde̱vyā ma̱tiṃ vi rā̱tiṃ martye̍bhyaḥ .. 8.009.16

16 Together with the Goddess, with the Aśvins' Speech have I awoke.
Thou, Goddess, hast disclosed the hymn, and holy gift from mortal men.

Sloka : 8.9.17

प्र बो॑धयोषो अ॒श्विना॒ प्र दे॑वि सूनृते महि ।

प्र य॑ज्ञहोतरानु॒षक्प्र मदा॑य॒ श्रवो॑ बृ॒हत् ॥ ८.००९.१७

pra bo̍dhayoṣo a̱śvinā̱ pra de̍vi sūnṛte mahi .

pra ya̍jñahotarānu̱ṣakpra madā̍ya̱ śravo̍ bṛ̱hat .. 8.009.17

17 Awake the Aśvins, Goddess Dawn! Up Mighty Lady of sweet strains!
Rise, straightway, priest of sacrifice! High glory to the gladdening draught!

Sloka : 8.9.18

यदु॑षो॒ यासि॑ भा॒नुना॒ सं सूर्ये॑ण रोचसे ।

आ हा॒यम॒श्विनो॒ रथो॑ व॒र्तिर्या॑ति नृ॒पाय्य॑म् ॥ ८.००९.१८

yadu̍ṣo̱ yāsi̍ bhā̱nunā̱ saṃ sūrye̍ṇa rocase .

ā hā̱yama̱śvino̱ ratho̍ va̱rtiryā̍ti nṛ̱pāyya̍m .. 8.009.18

18 Thou, Dawn, approaching with thy light shinest together with the Sun,
And to this man-protecting home the chariot ofthe Aśvins comes.

Sloka : 8.9.19

यदापी॑तासो अं॒शवो॒ गावो॒ न दु॒ह्र ऊध॑भिः ।

यद्वा॒ वाणी॒रनू॑षत॒ प्र दे॑व॒यन्तो॑ अ॒श्विना॑ ॥ ८.००९.१९

yadāpī̍tāso a̱ṃśavo̱ gāvo̱ na du̱hra ūdha̍bhiḥ .

yadvā̱ vāṇī̱ranū̍ṣata̱ pra de̍va̱yanto̍ a̱śvinā̍ .. 8.009.19

19 When yellow stalks give forth the juice, as cows from udders pour their milk,
And voices sound the song of praise, the Aśvins' worshippers show first.

Sloka : 8.9.20

प्र द्यु॒म्नाय॒ प्र शव॑से॒ प्र नृ॒षाह्या॑य॒ शर्म॑णे ।

प्र दक्षा॑य प्रचेतसा ॥ ८.००९.२०

pra dyu̱mnāya̱ pra śava̍se̱ pra nṛ̱ṣāhyā̍ya̱ śarma̍ṇe .

pra dakṣā̍ya pracetasā .. 8.009.20

20 Forward for glory and for strength, protection that shall conquer men,
And power and skill, most sapient Ones!

Sloka : 8.9.21

यन्नू॒नं धी॒भिर॑श्विना पि॒तुर्योना॑ नि॒षीद॑थः ।

यद्वा॑ सु॒म्नेभि॑रुक्थ्या ॥ ८.००९.२१

yannū̱naṃ dhī̱bhira̍śvinā pi̱turyonā̍ ni̱ṣīda̍thaḥ .

yadvā̍ su̱mnebhi̍rukthyā .. 8.009.21

21 When Aśvins, worthy of our lauds, ye seat you in the father's house.
With wisdom or the bliss ye bring.

Sloka : 8.10.1

यत्स्थो दी॒र्घप्र॑सद्मनि॒ यद्वा॒दो रो॑च॒ने दि॒वः ।

यद्वा॑ समु॒द्रे अध्याकृ॑ते गृ॒हेऽत॒ आ या॑तमश्विना ॥ ८.०१०.०१

yatstho dī̱rghapra̍sadmani̱ yadvā̱do ro̍ca̱ne di̱vaḥ .

yadvā̍ samu̱dre adhyākṛ̍te gṛ̱he'ta̱ ā yā̍tamaśvinā .. 8.010.01

1. WHETHER ye travel far away or dwell in yonder light of heaven,
Or in a mansion that is built above the sea, come thence, ye Aśvins, hitherward.

Sloka : 8.10.2

यद्वा॑ य॒ज्ञं मन॑वे सम्मिमि॒क्षथु॑रे॒वेत्का॒ण्वस्य॑ बोधतम् ।

बृह॒स्पतिं॒ विश्वा॑न्दे॒वाँ अ॒हं हु॑व॒ इन्द्रा॒विष्णू॑ अ॒श्विना॑वाशु॒हेष॑सा ॥ ८.०१०.०२

yadvā̍ ya̱jñaṃ mana̍ve sammimi̱kṣathu̍re̱vetkā̱ṇvasya̍ bodhatam .

bṛha̱spati̱ṃ viśvā̍nde̱vām̐ a̱haṃ hu̍va̱ indrā̱viṣṇū̍ a̱śvinā̍vāśu̱heṣa̍sā .. 8.010.02

2 Or if for Manu.ye prepared the sacrifice, remember also Kaṇva's son.
I call Bṛhaspati, Indra, Viṣṇu, all the gods, the Aśvins borne by rapid steeds.

Sloka : 8.10.3

त्या न्व१॒॑श्विना॑ हुवे सु॒दंस॑सा गृ॒भे कृ॒ता ।

ययो॒रस्ति॒ प्र णः॑ स॒ख्यं दे॒वेष्वध्याप्य॑म् ॥ ८.०१०.०३

tyā nva1̱̍śvinā̍ huve su̱daṃsa̍sā gṛ̱bhe kṛ̱tā .

yayo̱rasti̱ pra ṇa̍ḥ sa̱khyaṃ de̱veṣvadhyāpya̍m .. 8.010.03

3 Those Aśvins I invoke who work marvels, brought hither to receive,
With whom our friendship is most famed, and kinship passing that of Gods.

Sloka : 8.10.4

ययो॒रधि॒ प्र य॒ज्ञा अ॑सू॒रे सन्ति॑ सू॒रयः॑ ।

ता य॒ज्ञस्या॑ध्व॒रस्य॒ प्रचे॑तसा स्व॒धाभि॒र्या पिब॑तः सो॒म्यं मधु॑ ॥ ८.०१०.०४

yayo̱radhi̱ pra ya̱jñā a̍sū̱re santi̍ sū̱raya̍ḥ .

tā ya̱jñasyā̍dhva̱rasya̱ prace̍tasā sva̱dhābhi̱ryā piba̍taḥ so̱myaṃ madhu̍ .. 8.010.04

4 On whom the solemn rites depend, whose worshippers rise without the Sun:-
These who foreknow the holy work of sacrifice, and by their Godhead drink the sweets of Soma juice.

Sloka : 8.10.5

यद॒द्याश्वि॑ना॒वपा॒ग्यत्प्राक्स्थो वा॑जिनीवसू ।

यद्द्रु॒ह्यव्यन॑वि तु॒र्वशे॒ यदौ॑ हु॒वे वा॒मथ॒ मा ग॑तम् ॥ ८.०१०.०५

yada̱dyāśvi̍nā̱vapā̱gyatprākstho vā̍jinīvasū .

yaddru̱hyavyana̍vi tu̱rvaśe̱ yadau̍ hu̱ve vā̱matha̱ mā ga̍tam .. 8.010.05

5 Whether ye, Lords of ample wealth, now linger in the cast or west,
With Druhyu, or with Anu, Yadu, Turvaga, I call you hither; come to me.

Sloka : 8.10.6

यद॒न्तरि॑क्षे॒ पत॑थः पुरुभुजा॒ यद्वे॒मे रोद॑सी॒ अनु॑ ।

यद्वा॑ स्व॒धाभि॑रधि॒तिष्ठ॑थो॒ रथ॒मत॒ आ या॑तमश्विना ॥ ८.०१०.०६

yada̱ntari̍kṣe̱ pata̍thaḥ purubhujā̱ yadve̱me roda̍sī̱ anu̍ .

yadvā̍ sva̱dhābhi̍radhi̱tiṣṭha̍tho̱ ratha̱mata̱ ā yā̍tamaśvinā .. 8.010.06

6 Lords of great riches, whether through the firmament ye fly or speed through heaven and earth,
Or with your Godlike natures stand upon your cars, come thence, O Aśvins, hitherward.

Sloka : 8.11.1

त्वम॑ग्ने व्रत॒पा अ॑सि दे॒व आ मर्त्ये॒ष्वा ।

त्वं य॒ज्ञेष्वीड्यः॑ ॥ ८.०११.०१

tvama̍gne vrata̱pā a̍si de̱va ā martye̱ṣvā .

tvaṃ ya̱jñeṣvīḍya̍ḥ .. 8.011.01

1. THOU Agni, God mid mortal men, art guard of sacred rites, thou art
To be adored at sacrifice.

Sloka : 8.11.2

त्वम॑सि प्र॒शस्यो॑ वि॒दथे॑षु सहन्त्य ।

अग्ने॑ र॒थीर॑ध्व॒राणा॑म् ॥ ८.०११.०२

tvama̍si pra̱śasyo̍ vi̱dathe̍ṣu sahantya .

agne̍ ra̱thīra̍dhva̱rāṇā̍m .. 8.011.02

2 O Mighty Agni, thou must be glorified at our festivals,
Bearing our offerings to the Gods.

Sloka : 8.11.3

स त्वम॒स्मदप॒ द्विषो॑ युयो॒धि जा॑तवेदः ।

अदे॑वीरग्ने॒ अरा॑तीः ॥ ८.०११.०३

sa tvama̱smadapa̱ dviṣo̍ yuyo̱dhi jā̍tavedaḥ .

ade̍vīragne̱ arā̍tīḥ .. 8.011.03

3 O Jātavedas Agni, fight and drive our foes afar from us,
Themand their godless enmities.

Sloka : 8.11.4

अन्ति॑ चि॒त्सन्त॒मह॑ य॒ज्ञं मर्त॑स्य रि॒पोः ।

नोप॑ वेषि जातवेदः ॥ ८.०११.०४

anti̍ ci̱tsanta̱maha̍ ya̱jñaṃ marta̍sya ri̱poḥ .

nopa̍ veṣi jātavedaḥ .. 8.011.04

4 Thou, Jātavedas, seekest not the worship of a hostile man,
However nigh itbe to thee.

Sloka : 8.11.5

मर्ता॒ अम॑र्त्यस्य ते॒ भूरि॒ नाम॑ मनामहे ।

विप्रा॑सो जा॒तवे॑दसः ॥ ८.०११.०५

martā̱ ama̍rtyasya te̱ bhūri̱ nāma̍ manāmahe .

viprā̍so jā̱tave̍dasaḥ .. 8.011.05

5 We sages, mortals as we are, adore the mighty name oof thee,
Immortal Jātavedas' name.

Sloka : 8.11.6

विप्रं॒ विप्रा॒सोऽव॑से दे॒वं मर्ता॑स ऊ॒तये॑ ।

अ॒ग्निं गी॒र्भिर्ह॑वामहे ॥ ८.०११.०६

vipra̱ṃ viprā̱so'va̍se de̱vaṃ martā̍sa ū̱taye̍ .

a̱gniṃ gī̱rbhirha̍vāmahe .. 8.011.06

6 Sages, we call the Sage to help, mortals, we call the God to aid:-
We call on Agni with our songs.

Sloka : 8.11.7

आ ते॑ व॒त्सो मनो॑ यमत्पर॒माच्चि॑त्स॒धस्था॑त् ।

अग्ने॒ त्वांका॑मया गि॒रा ॥ ८.०११.०७

ā te̍ va̱tso mano̍ yamatpara̱mācci̍tsa̱dhasthā̍t .

agne̱ tvāṃkā̍mayā gi̱rā .. 8.011.07

7 May Vatsa draw- thy mind away even from thy loftiest dwelling-place,
Agni, with song that yearns for thee.

Sloka : 8.11.8

पु॒रु॒त्रा हि स॒दृङ्ङसि॒ विशो॒ विश्वा॒ अनु॑ प्र॒भुः ।

स॒मत्सु॑ त्वा हवामहे ॥ ८.०११.०८

pu̱ru̱trā hi sa̱dṛṅṅasi̱ viśo̱ viśvā̱ anu̍ pra̱bhuḥ .

sa̱matsu̍ tvā havāmahe .. 8.011.08

8 Thou art the same in many a place:- mid all the people thou art Lord.
In fray and fightt we call on thee.

Sloka : 8.11.9

स॒मत्स्व॒ग्निमव॑से वाज॒यन्तो॑ हवामहे ।

वाजे॑षु चि॒त्ररा॑धसम् ॥ ८.०११.०९

sa̱matsva̱gnimava̍se vāja̱yanto̍ havāmahe .

vāje̍ṣu ci̱trarā̍dhasam .. 8.011.09

9 When we are seeking strength we call Agni to help us in the strife,
The giver of rich gifts in war.

Sloka : 8.11.10

प्र॒त्नो हि क॒मीड्यो॑ अध्व॒रेषु॑ स॒नाच्च॒ होता॒ नव्य॑श्च॒ सत्सि॑ ।

स्वां चा॑ग्ने त॒न्वं॑ पि॒प्रय॑स्वा॒स्मभ्यं॑ च॒ सौभ॑ग॒मा य॑जस्व ॥ ८.०११.१०

pra̱tno hi ka̱mīḍyo̍ adhva̱reṣu̍ sa̱nācca̱ hotā̱ navya̍śca̱ satsi̍ .

svāṃ cā̍gne ta̱nva̍ṃ pi̱praya̍svā̱smabhya̍ṃ ca̱ saubha̍ga̱mā ya̍jasva .. 8.011.10

10 Ancient, adorablie at sacrifices, Priest from of old, meet for our praise, thou sittest.
Fill full and satisfy thy body, Agni, and win us happiness by offering worship.

Sloka : 8.12.1

य इ॑न्द्र सोम॒पात॑मो॒ मदः॑ शविष्ठ॒ चेत॑ति ।

येना॒ हंसि॒ न्य१॒॑त्रिणं॒ तमी॑महे ॥ ८.०१२.०१

ya i̍ndra soma̱pāta̍mo̱ mada̍ḥ śaviṣṭha̱ ceta̍ti .

yenā̱ haṃsi̱ nya1̱̍triṇa̱ṃ tamī̍mahe .. 8.012.01

1. JOY, Mightiest Indra, known and marked, sprung most from Soma-draughts, wherewith
Thou smitest down the greedy fiend, for that we long.

Sloka : 8.12.2

येना॒ दश॑ग्व॒मध्रि॑गुं वे॒पय॑न्तं॒ स्व॑र्णरम् ।

येना॑ समु॒द्रमावि॑था॒ तमी॑महे ॥ ८.०१२.०२

yenā̱ daśa̍gva̱madhri̍guṃ ve̱paya̍nta̱ṃ sva̍rṇaram .

yenā̍ samu̱dramāvi̍thā̱ tamī̍mahe .. 8.012.02

2 Wherewith thou bolpest Adhrigu, the great Daśagva, and the God
Who stirs the sunlight, and the sea, for that we long.

Sloka : 8.12.3

येन॒ सिन्धुं॑ म॒हीर॒पो रथा॑ँ इव प्रचो॒दयः॑ ।

पन्था॑मृ॒तस्य॒ यात॑वे॒ तमी॑महे ॥ ८.०१२.०३

yena̱ sindhu̍ṃ ma̱hīra̱po rathā̍m̐ iva praco̱daya̍ḥ .

panthā̍mṛ̱tasya̱ yāta̍ve̱ tamī̍mahe .. 8.012.03

3 Wherewith thou dravest forth like cars Sindhu and all the mighty floods
To go the way ordained by Law, for that we long.

Sloka : 8.12.4

इ॒मं स्तोम॑म॒भिष्ट॑ये घृ॒तं न पू॒तम॑द्रिवः ।

येना॒ नु स॒द्य ओज॑सा व॒वक्षि॑थ ॥ ८.०१२.०४

i̱maṃ stoma̍ma̱bhiṣṭa̍ye ghṛ̱taṃ na pū̱tama̍drivaḥ .

yenā̱ nu sa̱dya oja̍sā va̱vakṣi̍tha .. 8.012.04

4 Accept this laud for aid, made pure like oil, thou Caster of the Stone,
Whereby even in a moment thou hast waxen great.

Sloka : 8.12.5

इ॒मं जु॑षस्व गिर्वणः समु॒द्र इ॑व पिन्वते ।

इन्द्र॒ विश्वा॑भिरू॒तिभि॑र्व॒वक्षि॑थ ॥ ८.०१२.०५

i̱maṃ ju̍ṣasva girvaṇaḥ samu̱dra i̍va pinvate .

indra̱ viśvā̍bhirū̱tibhi̍rva̱vakṣi̍tha .. 8.012.05

5 Be pleased, Song-lover, with this song it flows abundant like the sea.
Indra, with all thy succours thou hast waxen great.

Sloka : 8.12.6

यो नो॑ दे॒वः प॑रा॒वतः॑ सखित्व॒नाय॑ माम॒हे ।

दि॒वो न वृ॒ष्टिं प्र॒थय॑न्व॒वक्षि॑थ ॥ ८.०१२.०६

yo no̍ de̱vaḥ pa̍rā̱vata̍ḥ sakhitva̱nāya̍ māma̱he .

di̱vo na vṛ̱ṣṭiṃ pra̱thaya̍nva̱vakṣi̍tha .. 8.012.06

6 The God who from afar hath sent gifts to maintain our friendship's bond,
Thou. spreading them like rain from heaven, hast waxen great.

Sloka : 8.12.7

व॒व॒क्षुर॑स्य के॒तवो॑ उ॒त वज्रो॒ गभ॑स्त्योः ।

यत्सूर्यो॒ न रोद॑सी॒ अव॑र्धयत् ॥ ८.०१२.०७

va̱va̱kṣura̍sya ke̱tavo̍ u̱ta vajro̱ gabha̍styoḥ .

yatsūryo̱ na roda̍sī̱ ava̍rdhayat .. 8.012.07

7 The beams that mark him have grown strong, the thunder rests between his arms,
When, like the Sun, he hath increased both Heaven and Earth.

Sloka : 8.12.8

यदि॑ प्रवृद्ध सत्पते स॒हस्रं॑ महि॒षाँ अघः॑ ।

आदित्त॑ इन्द्रि॒यं महि॒ प्र वा॑वृधे ॥ ८.०१२.०८

yadi̍ pravṛddha satpate sa̱hasra̍ṃ mahi̱ṣām̐ agha̍ḥ .

āditta̍ indri̱yaṃ mahi̱ pra vā̍vṛdhe .. 8.012.08

8 When, Mighty Lord of Heroes, thou didst cat a thousand buffaloes,
Then grew and waxed exceeding great thine Indra-power.

Sloka : 8.12.9

इन्द्रः॒ सूर्य॑स्य र॒श्मिभि॒र्न्य॑र्शसा॒नमो॑षति ।

अ॒ग्निर्वने॑व सास॒हिः प्र वा॑वृधे ॥ ८.०१२.०९

indra̱ḥ sūrya̍sya ra̱śmibhi̱rnya̍rśasā̱namo̍ṣati .

a̱gnirvane̍va sāsa̱hiḥ pra vā̍vṛdhe .. 8.012.09

9 Indra consumeth with the rays of Sūrya the malicious man:-
Like Agni conquering the woods, he hath grown strong.

Sloka : 8.12.10

इ॒यं त॑ ऋ॒त्विया॑वती धी॒तिरे॑ति॒ नवी॑यसी ।

स॒प॒र्यन्ती॑ पुरुप्रि॒या मिमी॑त॒ इत् ॥ ८.०१२.१०

i̱yaṃ ta̍ ṛ̱tviyā̍vatī dhī̱tire̍ti̱ navī̍yasī .

sa̱pa̱ryantī̍ purupri̱yā mimī̍ta̱ it .. 8.012.10

10 This newest thought of ours that suits the time approaches unto thee:-
Serving, beloved in many a place it metes and marks.

Sloka : 8.12.11

गर्भो॑ य॒ज्ञस्य॑ देव॒युः क्रतुं॑ पुनीत आनु॒षक् ।

स्तोमै॒रिन्द्र॑स्य वावृधे॒ मिमी॑त॒ इत् ॥ ८.०१२.११

garbho̍ ya̱jñasya̍ deva̱yuḥ kratu̍ṃ punīta ānu̱ṣak .

stomai̱rindra̍sya vāvṛdhe̱ mimī̍ta̱ it .. 8.012.11

11 The pious germ of sacrifice directly purifies the soul.
By Indra's lauds it waxes great, it metes and marks.

Sloka : 8.12.12

स॒निर्मि॒त्रस्य॑ पप्रथ॒ इन्द्रः॒ सोम॑स्य पी॒तये॑ ।

प्राची॒ वाशी॑व सुन्व॒ते मिमी॑त॒ इत् ॥ ८.०१२.१२

sa̱nirmi̱trasya̍ papratha̱ indra̱ḥ soma̍sya pī̱taye̍ .

prācī̱ vāśī̍va sunva̱te mimī̍ta̱ it .. 8.012.12

12 Indra who wins the friend hath spread himself to drink the Soma-draught:-
Like worshipper's dilating praise; it metes and marks.

Sloka : 8.12.13

यं विप्रा॑ उ॒क्थवा॑हसोऽभिप्रम॒न्दुरा॒यवः॑ ।

घृ॒तं न पि॑प्य आ॒सन्यृ॒तस्य॒ यत् ॥ ८.०१२.१३

yaṃ viprā̍ u̱kthavā̍haso'bhiprama̱ndurā̱yava̍ḥ .

ghṛ̱taṃ na pi̍pya ā̱sanyṛ̱tasya̱ yat .. 8.012.13

13 He whom the sages, living men, have gladdened, offering up their hymns,
Hath swelled like oil of sacrifice in Agni's mouth.

Sloka : 8.12.14

उ॒त स्व॒राजे॒ अदि॑तिः॒ स्तोम॒मिन्द्रा॑य जीजनत् ।

पु॒रु॒प्र॒श॒स्तमू॒तय॑ ऋ॒तस्य॒ यत् ॥ ८.०१२.१४

u̱ta sva̱rāje̱ adi̍ti̱ḥ stoma̱mindrā̍ya jījanat .

pu̱ru̱pra̱śa̱stamū̱taya̍ ṛ̱tasya̱ yat .. 8.012.14

14 Aditi also hath brought forth a hymn for Indra, Sovran Lord:-
The work of sacrifice for help is glorified.

Sloka : 8.12.15

अ॒भि वह्न॑य ऊ॒तयेऽनू॑षत॒ प्रश॑स्तये ।

न दे॑व॒ विव्र॑ता॒ हरी॑ ऋ॒तस्य॒ यत् ॥ ८.०१२.१५

a̱bhi vahna̍ya ū̱taye'nū̍ṣata̱ praśa̍staye .

na de̍va̱ vivra̍tā̱ harī̍ ṛ̱tasya̱ yat .. 8.012.15

15 The ministering priests have sung their songs for aid and eulogy:-
God, thy Bays turn not from the rite which Law ordains.

Sloka : 8.12.16

यत्सोम॑मिन्द्र॒ विष्ण॑वि॒ यद्वा॑ घ त्रि॒त आ॒प्त्ये ।

यद्वा॑ म॒रुत्सु॒ मन्द॑से॒ समिन्दु॑भिः ॥ ८.०१२.१६

yatsoma̍mindra̱ viṣṇa̍vi̱ yadvā̍ gha tri̱ta ā̱ptye .

yadvā̍ ma̱rutsu̱ manda̍se̱ samindu̍bhiḥ .. 8.012.16

16 If, Indra, thou drink Soma by Viṣṇu's or Tṛta Āptya's side,
Or with the Maruts take delight in flowing drops;

Sloka : 8.12.17

यद्वा॑ शक्र परा॒वति॑ समु॒द्रे अधि॒ मन्द॑से ।

अ॒स्माक॒मित्सु॒ते र॑णा॒ समिन्दु॑भिः ॥ ८.०१२.१७

yadvā̍ śakra parā̱vati̍ samu̱dre adhi̱ manda̍se .

a̱smāka̱mitsu̱te ra̍ṇā̱ samindu̍bhiḥ .. 8.012.17

17 Or, Śakra, if thou gladden thee afar or in the sea of air,
Rejoice thee in this juice of ours, in flowing drops.

Sloka : 8.12.18

यद्वासि॑ सुन्व॒तो वृ॒धो यज॑मानस्य सत्पते ।

उ॒क्थे वा॒ यस्य॒ रण्य॑सि॒ समिन्दु॑भिः ॥ ८.०१२.१८

yadvāsi̍ sunva̱to vṛ̱dho yaja̍mānasya satpate .

u̱kthe vā̱ yasya̱ raṇya̍si̱ samindu̍bhiḥ .. 8.012.18

18 Or, Lord of Heroes if thou aid the worshipper who shed; the, juice,
Or him whose laud delights thee, and his flowing drops.

Sloka : 8.12.19

दे॒वंदे॑वं॒ वोऽव॑स॒ इन्द्र॑मिन्द्रं गृणी॒षणि॑ ।

अधा॑ य॒ज्ञाय॑ तु॒र्वणे॒ व्या॑नशुः ॥ ८.०१२.१९

de̱vaṃde̍va̱ṃ vo'va̍sa̱ indra̍mindraṃ gṛṇī̱ṣaṇi̍ .

adhā̍ ya̱jñāya̍ tu̱rvaṇe̱ vyā̍naśuḥ .. 8.012.19

19 To magnify the God, the God, Indra, yea, Indra for your help,
And promptly end the sacrifice-this have they gained.

Sloka : 8.12.20

य॒ज्ञेभि॑र्य॒ज्ञवा॑हसं॒ सोमे॑भिः सोम॒पात॑मम् ।

होत्रा॑भि॒रिन्द्रं॑ वावृधु॒र्व्या॑नशुः ॥ ८.०१२.२०

ya̱jñebhi̍rya̱jñavā̍hasa̱ṃ some̍bhiḥ soma̱pāta̍mam .

hotrā̍bhi̱rindra̍ṃ vāvṛdhu̱rvyā̍naśuḥ .. 8.012.20

20 With worship, him whom men adore, with Soma, him who drinks it most,
Indra with lauds have they increasedthis have they gained.

Sloka : 8.12.21

म॒हीर॑स्य॒ प्रणी॑तयः पू॒र्वीरु॒त प्रश॑स्तयः ।

विश्वा॒ वसू॑नि दा॒शुषे॒ व्या॑नशुः ॥ ८.०१२.२१

ma̱hīra̍sya̱ praṇī̍tayaḥ pū̱rvīru̱ta praśa̍stayaḥ .

viśvā̱ vasū̍ni dā̱śuṣe̱ vyā̍naśuḥ .. 8.012.21

21 His leadings are with power and might and his instructions manifold:-
He gives the worshipper all wealth:- this have they gained.

Sloka : 8.12.22

इन्द्रं॑ वृ॒त्राय॒ हन्त॑वे दे॒वासो॑ दधिरे पु॒रः ।

इन्द्रं॒ वाणी॑रनूषता॒ समोज॑से ॥ ८.०१२.२२

indra̍ṃ vṛ̱trāya̱ hanta̍ve de̱vāso̍ dadhire pu̱raḥ .

indra̱ṃ vāṇī̍ranūṣatā̱ samoja̍se .. 8.012.22

22 For slaying Vṛtra have the Gods set Indra in the foremost place.
Indra the choral bands have sung, for vigorous strength.

Sloka : 8.12.23

म॒हान्तं॑ महि॒ना व॒यं स्तोमे॑भिर्हवन॒श्रुत॑म् ।

अ॒र्कैर॒भि प्र णो॑नुमः॒ समोज॑से ॥ ८.०१२.२३

ma̱hānta̍ṃ mahi̱nā va̱yaṃ stome̍bhirhavana̱śruta̍m .

a̱rkaira̱bhi pra ṇo̍numa̱ḥ samoja̍se .. 8.012.23

23 We to the Mighty with our might, with lauds to him who hears our call,
With holy hymns have sung aloud, for vigorous strength.

Sloka : 8.12.24

न यं वि॑वि॒क्तो रोद॑सी॒ नान्तरि॑क्षाणि व॒ज्रिण॑म् ।

अमा॒दिद॑स्य तित्विषे॒ समोज॑सः ॥ ८.०१२.२४

na yaṃ vi̍vi̱kto roda̍sī̱ nāntari̍kṣāṇi va̱jriṇa̍m .

amā̱dida̍sya titviṣe̱ samoja̍saḥ .. 8.012.24

24 Not earth, nor heaven, nor firmaments contain the Thunder-wielding God:-
They shake before his violent rush and vigorous strength.

Sloka : 8.12.25

यदि॑न्द्र पृत॒नाज्ये॑ दे॒वास्त्वा॑ दधि॒रे पु॒रः ।

आदित्ते॑ हर्य॒ता हरी॑ ववक्षतुः ॥ ८.०१२.२५

yadi̍ndra pṛta̱nājye̍ de̱vāstvā̍ dadhi̱re pu̱raḥ .

āditte̍ harya̱tā harī̍ vavakṣatuḥ .. 8.012.25

25 What time the Gods, O Indra, get thee foremost in the furious fight,
Then thy two beautiful Bay Steeds carried thee on.

Sloka : 8.12.26

य॒दा वृ॒त्रं न॑दी॒वृतं॒ शव॑सा वज्रि॒न्नव॑धीः ।

आदित्ते॑ हर्य॒ता हरी॑ ववक्षतुः ॥ ८.०१२.२६

ya̱dā vṛ̱traṃ na̍dī̱vṛta̱ṃ śava̍sā vajri̱nnava̍dhīḥ .

āditte̍ harya̱tā harī̍ vavakṣatuḥ .. 8.012.26

26 When Vṛtra, stayer of the floods, thou si"est, Thundeicr with might,
Then thy two beautiful Bay Steeds carried thee on.

Sloka : 8.12.27

य॒दा ते॒ विष्णु॒रोज॑सा॒ त्रीणि॑ प॒दा वि॑चक्र॒मे ।

आदित्ते॑ हर्य॒ता हरी॑ ववक्षतुः ॥ ८.०१२.२७

ya̱dā te̱ viṣṇu̱roja̍sā̱ trīṇi̍ pa̱dā vi̍cakra̱me .

āditte̍ harya̱tā harī̍ vavakṣatuḥ .. 8.012.27

27 When Viṣṇu, through thine energy, strode wide those three great steps of his,
Then thy two beautiful Bay Steeds carried thee on.

Sloka : 8.12.28

य॒दा ते॑ हर्य॒ता हरी॑ वावृ॒धाते॑ दि॒वेदि॑वे ।

आदित्ते॒ विश्वा॒ भुव॑नानि येमिरे ॥ ८.०१२.२८

ya̱dā te̍ harya̱tā harī̍ vāvṛ̱dhāte̍ di̱vedi̍ve .

āditte̱ viśvā̱ bhuva̍nāni yemire .. 8.012.28

28 When thy two beautiful Bay Steeds grew great and greater day by day,
Even then all creatures that had life bowed down to thee.

Sloka : 8.12.29

य॒दा ते॒ मारु॑ती॒र्विश॒स्तुभ्य॑मिन्द्र नियेमि॒रे ।

आदित्ते॒ विश्वा॒ भुव॑नानि येमिरे ॥ ८.०१२.२९

ya̱dā te̱ māru̍tī̱rviśa̱stubhya̍mindra niyemi̱re .

āditte̱ viśvā̱ bhuva̍nāni yemire .. 8.012.29

29 When, Indra, all the Marut folk humbly submitted them to thee,
Even then all creatures that had life bowed down to thee.

Sloka : 8.12.30

य॒दा सूर्य॑म॒मुं दि॒वि शु॒क्रं ज्योति॒रधा॑रयः ।

आदित्ते॒ विश्वा॒ भुव॑नानि येमिरे ॥ ८.०१२.३०

ya̱dā sūrya̍ma̱muṃ di̱vi śu̱kraṃ jyoti̱radhā̍rayaḥ .

āditte̱ viśvā̱ bhuva̍nāni yemire .. 8.012.30

30 When yonder Sun, that brilliant light, thou settest in the heaven above,
Even then all creatures that had life bowed down to thee.

Sloka : 8.12.31

इ॒मां त॑ इन्द्र सुष्टु॒तिं विप्र॑ इयर्ति धी॒तिभिः॑ ।

जा॒मिं प॒देव॒ पिप्र॑तीं॒ प्राध्व॒रे ॥ ८.०१२.३१

i̱māṃ ta̍ indra suṣṭu̱tiṃ vipra̍ iyarti dhī̱tibhi̍ḥ .

jā̱miṃ pa̱deva̱ pipra̍tī̱ṃ prādhva̱re .. 8.012.31

31 To thee, O Indra, with this thought the sage lifts up this eulogy,
Akin and leading as on foot to sacrifice.

Sloka : 8.12.32

यद॑स्य॒ धाम॑नि प्रि॒ये स॑मीची॒नासो॒ अस्व॑रन् ।

नाभा॑ य॒ज्ञस्य॑ दो॒हना॒ प्राध्व॒रे ॥ ८.०१२.३२

yada̍sya̱ dhāma̍ni pri̱ye sa̍mīcī̱nāso̱ asva̍ran .

nābhā̍ ya̱jñasya̍ do̱hanā̱ prādhva̱re .. 8.012.32

32 When in thine own dear dwelling all gathered have lifted up the voice
Milk-streams at worship's central spot, for sacrifice,

Sloka : 8.12.33

सु॒वीर्यं॒ स्वश्व्यं॑ सु॒गव्य॑मिन्द्र दद्धि नः ।

होते॑व पू॒र्वचि॑त्तये॒ प्राध्व॒रे ॥ ८.०१२.३३

su̱vīrya̱ṃ svaśvya̍ṃ su̱gavya̍mindra daddhi naḥ .

hote̍va pū̱rvaci̍ttaye̱ prādhva̱re .. 8.012.33

33 As Priest, O Indra, give us wealth in brave men and good steeds ana kine
That we may first remember thee for sacrifice.

Sloka : 8.13.1

इन्द्रः॑ सु॒तेषु॒ सोमे॑षु॒ क्रतुं॑ पुनीत उ॒क्थ्य॑म् ।

वि॒दे वृ॒धस्य॒ दक्ष॑सो म॒हान्हि षः ॥ ८.०१३.०१

indra̍ḥ su̱teṣu̱ some̍ṣu̱ kratu̍ṃ punīta u̱kthya̍m .

vi̱de vṛ̱dhasya̱ dakṣa̍so ma̱hānhi ṣaḥ .. 8.013.01

1. INDRA, when Soma juices flow, makes his mind pure and meet for lauds.
He gains the power that brings success, for great is he.

Sloka : 8.13.2

स प्र॑थ॒मे व्यो॑मनि दे॒वानां॒ सद॑ने वृ॒धः ।

सु॒पा॒रः सु॒श्रव॑स्तमः॒ सम॑प्सु॒जित् ॥ ८.०१३.०२

sa pra̍tha̱me vyo̍mani de̱vānā̱ṃ sada̍ne vṛ̱dhaḥ .

su̱pā̱raḥ su̱śrava̍stama̱ḥ sama̍psu̱jit .. 8.013.02

2 In heaven's first region, in the seat of Gods, is he who brings success,
Most glorious, prompt to save, who wins the water-floods.

Sloka : 8.13.3

तम॑ह्वे॒ वाज॑सातय॒ इन्द्रं॒ भरा॑य शु॒ष्मिण॑म् ।

भवा॑ नः सु॒म्ने अन्त॑मः॒ सखा॑ वृ॒धे ॥ ८.०१३.०३

tama̍hve̱ vāja̍sātaya̱ indra̱ṃ bharā̍ya śu̱ṣmiṇa̍m .

bhavā̍ naḥ su̱mne anta̍ma̱ḥ sakhā̍ vṛ̱dhe .. 8.013.03

3 Him, to win strength, have I invoked, even Indra mighty for the fray.
Be thou most near to us for bliss, a Friend to aid.

Sloka : 8.13.4

इ॒यं त॑ इन्द्र गिर्वणो रा॒तिः क्ष॑रति सुन्व॒तः ।

म॒न्दा॒नो अ॒स्य ब॒र्हिषो॒ वि रा॑जसि ॥ ८.०१३.०४

i̱yaṃ ta̍ indra girvaṇo rā̱tiḥ kṣa̍rati sunva̱taḥ .

ma̱ndā̱no a̱sya ba̱rhiṣo̱ vi rā̍jasi .. 8.013.04

4 Indra, Song -lover, here for thee the worshipper's libation flows.
Rejoicing in this sacred grass thou shinest forth.

Sloka : 8.13.5

नू॒नं तदि॑न्द्र दद्धि नो॒ यत्त्वा॑ सु॒न्वन्त॒ ईम॑हे ।

र॒यिं न॑श्चि॒त्रमा भ॑रा स्व॒र्विद॑म् ॥ ८.०१३.०५

nū̱naṃ tadi̍ndra daddhi no̱ yattvā̍ su̱nvanta̱ īma̍he .

ra̱yiṃ na̍ści̱tramā bha̍rā sva̱rvida̍m .. 8.013.05

5 Even now, O Indra, give us that which, pressing juice, we crave of thee.
Bring us wealth manifold which finds the light of heaven.

Sloka : 8.13.6

स्तो॒ता यत्ते॒ विच॑र्षणिरतिप्रश॒र्धय॒द्गिरः॑ ।

व॒या इ॒वानु॑ रोहते जु॒षन्त॒ यत् ॥ ८.०१३.०६

sto̱tā yatte̱ vica̍rṣaṇiratipraśa̱rdhaya̱dgira̍ḥ .

va̱yā i̱vānu̍ rohate ju̱ṣanta̱ yat .. 8.013.06

6 What time the zealous worshipper hath boldly sung his songs to thee,
Like branches of a tree up-grows what they desire.

Sloka : 8.13.7

प्र॒त्न॒वज्ज॑नया॒ गिरः॑ श‍ृणु॒धी ज॑रि॒तुर्हव॑म् ।

मदे॑मदे ववक्षिथा सु॒कृत्व॑ने ॥ ८.०१३.०७

pra̱tna̱vajja̍nayā̱ gira̍ḥ śṛṇu̱dhī ja̍ri̱turhava̍m .

made̍made vavakṣithā su̱kṛtva̍ne .. 8.013.07

7 Generate songs even as of old, give car unto the singer's call.
Thou for the pious hast grown great at each carouse.

Sloka : 8.13.8

क्रीळ॑न्त्यस्य सू॒नृता॒ आपो॒ न प्र॒वता॑ य॒तीः ।

अ॒या धि॒या य उ॒च्यते॒ पति॑र्दि॒वः ॥ ८.०१३.०८

krīl̤a̍ntyasya sū̱nṛtā̱ āpo̱ na pra̱vatā̍ ya̱tīḥ .

a̱yā dhi̱yā ya u̱cyate̱ pati̍rdi̱vaḥ .. 8.013.08

8 Sweet strains that glorify him play like waters speeding down a slope,
Yea, him who in this song is called the Lord of Heaven;

Sloka : 8.13.9

उ॒तो पति॒र्य उ॒च्यते॑ कृष्टी॒नामेक॒ इद्व॒शी ।

न॒मो॒वृ॒धैर॑व॒स्युभिः॑ सु॒ते र॑ण ॥ ८.०१३.०९

u̱to pati̱rya u̱cyate̍ kṛṣṭī̱nāmeka̱ idva̱śī .

na̱mo̱vṛ̱dhaira̍va̱syubhi̍ḥ su̱te ra̍ṇa .. 8.013.09

9 Yea, who alone is called the Lord, the single Ruler of the folk,
By worshippers seeking aid:- may he joy in the draught.

Sloka : 8.13.10

स्तु॒हि श्रु॒तं वि॑प॒श्चितं॒ हरी॒ यस्य॑ प्रस॒क्षिणा॑ ।

गन्ता॑रा दा॒शुषो॑ गृ॒हं न॑म॒स्विनः॑ ॥ ८.०१३.१०

stu̱hi śru̱taṃ vi̍pa̱ścita̱ṃ harī̱ yasya̍ prasa̱kṣiṇā̍ .

gantā̍rā dā̱śuṣo̍ gṛ̱haṃ na̍ma̱svina̍ḥ .. 8.013.10

10 Praise him, the Glorious, skilled in song, Lord of the two victorious Bays:-
They seek the worshipper's abode who bows in prayer.

Sloka : 8.13.11

तू॒तु॒जा॒नो म॑हेम॒तेऽश्वे॑भिः प्रुषि॒तप्सु॑भिः ।

आ या॑हि य॒ज्ञमा॒शुभिः॒ शमिद्धि ते॑ ॥ ८.०१३.११

tū̱tu̱jā̱no ma̍hema̱te'śve̍bhiḥ pruṣi̱tapsu̍bhiḥ .

ā yā̍hi ya̱jñamā̱śubhi̱ḥ śamiddhi te̍ .. 8.013.11

11 Put forth thy strength:- with dappled Steeds come, thou of mighty intellect,
With swift Steeds to the sacrifice, for ’tis thy joy.

Sloka : 8.13.12

इन्द्र॑ शविष्ठ सत्पते र॒यिं गृ॒णत्सु॑ धारय ।

श्रवः॑ सू॒रिभ्यो॑ अ॒मृतं॑ वसुत्व॒नम् ॥ ८.०१३.१२

indra̍ śaviṣṭha satpate ra̱yiṃ gṛ̱ṇatsu̍ dhāraya .

śrava̍ḥ sū̱ribhyo̍ a̱mṛta̍ṃ vasutva̱nam .. 8.013.12

12 Grant wealth to those who praise thee, Lord of Heroes, Mightiest Indra:- give
Our princes everlasting fame and opulence.

Sloka : 8.13.13

हवे॑ त्वा॒ सूर॒ उदि॑ते॒ हवे॑ म॒ध्यंदि॑ने दि॒वः ।

जु॒षा॒ण इ॑न्द्र॒ सप्ति॑भिर्न॒ आ ग॑हि ॥ ८.०१३.१३

have̍ tvā̱ sūra̱ udi̍te̱ have̍ ma̱dhyaṃdi̍ne di̱vaḥ .

ju̱ṣā̱ṇa i̍ndra̱ sapti̍bhirna̱ ā ga̍hi .. 8.013.13

13 I call thee when the Sun is risen, I call thee at the noon of day:-
With thy car-horses, Indra, come wellpleased to us.

Sloka : 8.13.14

आ तू ग॑हि॒ प्र तु द्र॑व॒ मत्स्वा॑ सु॒तस्य॒ गोम॑तः ।

तन्तुं॑ तनुष्व पू॒र्व्यं यथा॑ वि॒दे ॥ ८.०१३.१४

ā tū ga̍hi̱ pra tu dra̍va̱ matsvā̍ su̱tasya̱ goma̍taḥ .

tantu̍ṃ tanuṣva pū̱rvyaṃ yathā̍ vi̱de .. 8.013.14

14 Speed forward hither, come to us, rejoice thee in the milky draught:-
Spin out the thread of ancient time, as well is known.

Sloka : 8.13.15

यच्छ॒क्रासि॑ परा॒वति॒ यद॑र्वा॒वति॑ वृत्रहन् ।

यद्वा॑ समु॒द्रे अन्ध॑सोऽवि॒तेद॑सि ॥ ८.०१३.१५

yaccha̱krāsi̍ parā̱vati̱ yada̍rvā̱vati̍ vṛtrahan .

yadvā̍ samu̱dre andha̍so'vi̱teda̍si .. 8.013.15

15 If, Śakra, Vṛtra-slayer, thou be far away or near to us.
Or in the sea, thou art the guard of Soma juice.

Sloka : 8.13.16

इन्द्रं॑ वर्धन्तु नो॒ गिर॒ इन्द्रं॑ सु॒तास॒ इन्द॑वः ।

इन्द्रे॑ ह॒विष्म॑ती॒र्विशो॑ अराणिषुः ॥ ८.०१३.१६

indra̍ṃ vardhantu no̱ gira̱ indra̍ṃ su̱tāsa̱ inda̍vaḥ .

indre̍ ha̱viṣma̍tī̱rviśo̍ arāṇiṣuḥ .. 8.013.16

16 Let songs we sing and Soma-drops expressed by us make Indra strong:-
The tribes who bring oblations find delight in him.

Sloka : 8.13.17

तमिद्विप्रा॑ अव॒स्यवः॑ प्र॒वत्व॑तीभिरू॒तिभिः॑ ।

इन्द्रं॑ क्षो॒णीर॑वर्धयन्व॒या इ॑व ॥ ८.०१३.१७

tamidviprā̍ ava̱syava̍ḥ pra̱vatva̍tībhirū̱tibhi̍ḥ .

indra̍ṃ kṣo̱ṇīra̍vardhayanva̱yā i̍va .. 8.013.17

17 Him sages longing for his aid, with offerings brought in eager haste,
Him. even as branches, all mankind have made to grow.

Sloka : 8.13.18

त्रिक॑द्रुकेषु॒ चेत॑नं दे॒वासो॑ य॒ज्ञम॑त्नत ।

तमिद्व॑र्धन्तु नो॒ गिरः॑ स॒दावृ॑धम् ॥ ८.०१३.१८

trika̍drukeṣu̱ ceta̍naṃ de̱vāso̍ ya̱jñama̍tnata .

tamidva̍rdhantu no̱ gira̍ḥ sa̱dāvṛ̍dham .. 8.013.18

18 At the Trkadrukas the Gods span sacrifice that stirred the mind:-
May our songs strengthen him who still hath strengthened us.

Sloka : 8.13.19

स्तो॒ता यत्ते॒ अनु॑व्रत उ॒क्थान्यृ॑तु॒था द॒धे ।

शुचिः॑ पाव॒क उ॑च्यते॒ सो अद्भु॑तः ॥ ८.०१३.१९

sto̱tā yatte̱ anu̍vrata u̱kthānyṛ̍tu̱thā da̱dhe .

śuci̍ḥ pāva̱ka u̍cyate̱ so adbhu̍taḥ .. 8.013.19

19 When, true to duty, at due times the worshipper offers lauds to thee,
They call him Purifier, Pure, and Wonderful.

Sloka : 8.13.20

तदिद्रु॒द्रस्य॑ चेतति य॒ह्वं प्र॒त्नेषु॒ धाम॑सु ।

मनो॒ यत्रा॒ वि तद्द॒धुर्विचे॑तसः ॥ ८.०१३.२०

tadidru̱drasya̍ cetati ya̱hvaṃ pra̱tneṣu̱ dhāma̍su .

mano̱ yatrā̱ vi tadda̱dhurvice̍tasaḥ .. 8.013.20

20 That mind of Rudra, fresh and strong, moves conscious in the ancient ways,
With reference whereto the wise have ordered this.

Sloka : 8.13.21

यदि॑ मे स॒ख्यमा॒वर॑ इ॒मस्य॑ पा॒ह्यन्ध॑सः ।

येन॒ विश्वा॒ अति॒ द्विषो॒ अता॑रिम ॥ ८.०१३.२१

yadi̍ me sa̱khyamā̱vara̍ i̱masya̍ pā̱hyandha̍saḥ .

yena̱ viśvā̱ ati̱ dviṣo̱ atā̍rima .. 8.013.21

21 If thou elect to be my Friend drink of this sacrificial juice,
By help whereof we may subdue all enemies.

Sloka : 8.13.22

क॒दा त॑ इन्द्र गिर्वणः स्तो॒ता भ॑वाति॒ शंत॑मः ।

क॒दा नो॒ गव्ये॒ अश्व्ये॒ वसौ॑ दधः ॥ ८.०१३.२२

ka̱dā ta̍ indra girvaṇaḥ sto̱tā bha̍vāti̱ śaṃta̍maḥ .

ka̱dā no̱ gavye̱ aśvye̱ vasau̍ dadhaḥ .. 8.013.22

22 O Indra, Lover of the song, when shall thy praiser be most blest?
When wilt thou grant us wealth in herds of kine and steeds?

Sloka : 8.13.23

उ॒त ते॒ सुष्टु॑ता॒ हरी॒ वृष॑णा वहतो॒ रथ॑म् ।

अ॒जु॒र्यस्य॑ म॒दिन्त॑मं॒ यमीम॑हे ॥ ८.०१३.२३

u̱ta te̱ suṣṭu̍tā̱ harī̱ vṛṣa̍ṇā vahato̱ ratha̍m .

a̱ju̱ryasya̍ ma̱dinta̍ma̱ṃ yamīma̍he .. 8.013.23

23 And thy two highIy-lauded Bays, strong stallions, draw thy car who art
Untouched by age, most gladdening car for which we pray.

Sloka : 8.13.24

तमी॑महे पुरुष्टु॒तं य॒ह्वं प्र॒त्नाभि॑रू॒तिभिः॑ ।

नि ब॒र्हिषि॑ प्रि॒ये स॑द॒दध॑ द्वि॒ता ॥ ८.०१३.२४

tamī̍mahe puruṣṭu̱taṃ ya̱hvaṃ pra̱tnābhi̍rū̱tibhi̍ḥ .

ni ba̱rhiṣi̍ pri̱ye sa̍da̱dadha̍ dvi̱tā .. 8.013.24

24 With ancient offerings we implore the Young and Strong whom many praise.
He from of old hath sat upon dear sacred grass.

Sloka : 8.13.25

वर्ध॑स्वा॒ सु पु॑रुष्टुत॒ ऋषि॑ष्टुताभिरू॒तिभिः॑ ।

धु॒क्षस्व॑ पि॒प्युषी॒मिष॒मवा॑ च नः ॥ ८.०१३.२५

vardha̍svā̱ su pu̍ruṣṭuta̱ ṛṣi̍ṣṭutābhirū̱tibhi̍ḥ .

dhu̱kṣasva̍ pi̱pyuṣī̱miṣa̱mavā̍ ca naḥ .. 8.013.25

25 Wax miglity, thou whom many laud for aids which Ṛṣis have extolled.
Pour down for us abundant food and guard us well.

Sloka : 8.13.26

इन्द्र॒ त्वम॑वि॒तेद॑सी॒त्था स्तु॑व॒तो अ॑द्रिवः ।

ऋ॒तादि॑यर्मि ते॒ धियं॑ मनो॒युज॑म् ॥ ८.०१३.२६

indra̱ tvama̍vi̱teda̍sī̱tthā stu̍va̱to a̍drivaḥ .

ṛ̱tādi̍yarmi te̱ dhiya̍ṃ mano̱yuja̍m .. 8.013.26

26 O Indra, Caster of the Stone, thou helpest him who praises thee:-
From sacrifice I send to thee a mindyoked hymn.

Sloka : 8.13.27

इ॒ह त्या स॑ध॒माद्या॑ युजा॒नः सोम॑पीतये ।

हरी॑ इन्द्र प्र॒तद्व॑सू अ॒भि स्व॑र ॥ ८.०१३.२७

i̱ha tyā sa̍dha̱mādyā̍ yujā̱naḥ soma̍pītaye .

harī̍ indra pra̱tadva̍sū a̱bhi sva̍ra .. 8.013.27

27 Here, yoking for the Soma-draught these Horses, sharers of thy feast,
Thy Bay Steeds, Indra, fraught with weal tb, consent to come.

Sloka : 8.13.28

अ॒भि स्व॑रन्तु॒ ये तव॑ रु॒द्रासः॑ सक्षत॒ श्रिय॑म् ।

उ॒तो म॒रुत्व॑ती॒र्विशो॑ अ॒भि प्रयः॑ ॥ ८.०१३.२८

a̱bhi sva̍rantu̱ ye tava̍ ru̱drāsa̍ḥ sakṣata̱ śriya̍m .

u̱to ma̱rutva̍tī̱rviśo̍ a̱bhi praya̍ḥ .. 8.013.28

28 Attendants on thy glory, let the Rudras roar assent to thee,
And all the Marut companies come tothe feast.

Sloka : 8.13.29

इ॒मा अ॑स्य॒ प्रतू॑र्तयः प॒दं जु॑षन्त॒ यद्दि॒वि ।

नाभा॑ य॒ज्ञस्य॒ सं द॑धु॒र्यथा॑ वि॒दे ॥ ८.०१३.२९

i̱mā a̍sya̱ pratū̍rtayaḥ pa̱daṃ ju̍ṣanta̱ yaddi̱vi .

nābhā̍ ya̱jñasya̱ saṃ da̍dhu̱ryathā̍ vi̱de .. 8.013.29

29 These his victorious followers bold in the heavens the place they love,
Leagued in the heart of sacrifice, as well we know.

Sloka : 8.13.30

अ॒यं दी॒र्घाय॒ चक्ष॑से॒ प्राचि॑ प्रय॒त्य॑ध्व॒रे ।

मिमी॑ते य॒ज्ञमा॑नु॒षग्वि॒चक्ष्य॑ ॥ ८.०१३.३०

a̱yaṃ dī̱rghāya̱ cakṣa̍se̱ prāci̍ praya̱tya̍dhva̱re .

mimī̍te ya̱jñamā̍nu̱ṣagvi̱cakṣya̍ .. 8.013.30

30 That we may long behold the light, what time the ordered rite proceeds,
He duly measures, as he views, the sacrifice.

Sloka : 8.13.31

वृषा॒यमि॑न्द्र ते॒ रथ॑ उ॒तो ते॒ वृष॑णा॒ हरी॑ ।

वृषा॒ त्वं श॑तक्रतो॒ वृषा॒ हवः॑ ॥ ८.०१३.३१

vṛṣā̱yami̍ndra te̱ ratha̍ u̱to te̱ vṛṣa̍ṇā̱ harī̍ .

vṛṣā̱ tvaṃ śa̍takrato̱ vṛṣā̱ hava̍ḥ .. 8.013.31

31 O Indra, strong is this thy car, and strong are these Bay Steeds of thine:-
O Śatakratu, thou art strong, strong is our call.

Sloka : 8.13.32

वृषा॒ ग्रावा॒ वृषा॒ मदो॒ वृषा॒ सोमो॑ अ॒यं सु॒तः ।

वृषा॑ य॒ज्ञो यमिन्व॑सि॒ वृषा॒ हवः॑ ॥ ८.०१३.३२

vṛṣā̱ grāvā̱ vṛṣā̱ mado̱ vṛṣā̱ somo̍ a̱yaṃ su̱taḥ .

vṛṣā̍ ya̱jño yaminva̍si̱ vṛṣā̱ hava̍ḥ .. 8.013.32

32 Strong is the press-stone, strong thy joy, strong is the flowing Soma juice:-
Strong is the rite thou furtherest, strong is our call.

Sloka : 8.13.33

वृषा॑ त्वा॒ वृष॑णं हुवे॒ वज्रि॑ञ्चि॒त्राभि॑रू॒तिभिः॑ ।

वा॒वन्थ॒ हि प्रति॑ष्टुतिं॒ वृषा॒ हवः॑ ॥ ८.०१३.३३

vṛṣā̍ tvā̱ vṛṣa̍ṇaṃ huve̱ vajri̍ñci̱trābhi̍rū̱tibhi̍ḥ .

vā̱vantha̱ hi prati̍ṣṭuti̱ṃ vṛṣā̱ hava̍ḥ .. 8.013.33

33 As strong I call on thee the Strong, O Thunderer with thy thousand aids:-
For thou hast won the hymn of praise. Strong is our call.

Sloka : 8.14.1

यदि॑न्द्रा॒हं यथा॒ त्वमीशी॑य॒ वस्व॒ एक॒ इत् ।

स्तो॒ता मे॒ गोष॑खा स्यात् ॥ ८.०१४.०१

yadi̍ndrā̱haṃ yathā̱ tvamīśī̍ya̱ vasva̱ eka̱ it .

sto̱tā me̱ goṣa̍khā syāt .. 8.014.01

1. IF I, O Indra, were, like thee, the single Sovran of all wealth,
My worshipper should be rich in kine.

Sloka : 8.14.2

शिक्षे॑यमस्मै॒ दित्से॑यं॒ शची॑पते मनी॒षिणे॑ ।

यद॒हं गोप॑तिः॒ स्याम् ॥ ८.०१४.०२

śikṣe̍yamasmai̱ ditse̍ya̱ṃ śacī̍pate manī̱ṣiṇe̍ .

yada̱haṃ gopa̍ti̱ḥ syām .. 8.014.02

2 I should be fain, O Lord of Power, to strengthen and enrich the sage,
Were I the Lord of herds of kine.

Sloka : 8.14.3

धे॒नुष्ट॑ इन्द्र सू॒नृता॒ यज॑मानाय सुन्व॒ते ।

गामश्वं॑ पि॒प्युषी॑ दुहे ॥ ८.०१४.०३

dhe̱nuṣṭa̍ indra sū̱nṛtā̱ yaja̍mānāya sunva̱te .

gāmaśva̍ṃ pi̱pyuṣī̍ duhe .. 8.014.03

3 To worshippers who press the juice thy goodness, Indra, is a cow
Yielding in plenty kine and steeds.

Sloka : 8.14.4

न ते॑ व॒र्तास्ति॒ राध॑स॒ इन्द्र॑ दे॒वो न मर्त्यः॑ ।

यद्दित्स॑सि स्तु॒तो म॒घम् ॥ ८.०१४.०४

na te̍ va̱rtāsti̱ rādha̍sa̱ indra̍ de̱vo na martya̍ḥ .

yadditsa̍si stu̱to ma̱gham .. 8.014.04

4 None is there, Indra, God or man, to hinder thy munificence,
The wealth which, lauded, thou wilt give.

Sloka : 8.14.5

य॒ज्ञ इन्द्र॑मवर्धय॒द्यद्भूमिं॒ व्यव॑र्तयत् ।

च॒क्रा॒ण ओ॑प॒शं दि॒वि ॥ ८.०१४.०५

ya̱jña indra̍mavardhaya̱dyadbhūmi̱ṃ vyava̍rtayat .

ca̱krā̱ṇa o̍pa̱śaṃ di̱vi .. 8.014.05

5 The sacrifice made Indra strong when he unrolled the earth, and made
Himself a diadem in heaven.

Sloka : 8.14.6

वा॒वृ॒धा॒नस्य॑ ते व॒यं विश्वा॒ धना॑नि जि॒ग्युषः॑ ।

ऊ॒तिमि॒न्द्रा वृ॑णीमहे ॥ ८.०१४.०६

vā̱vṛ̱dhā̱nasya̍ te va̱yaṃ viśvā̱ dhanā̍ni ji̱gyuṣa̍ḥ .

ū̱timi̱ndrā vṛ̍ṇīmahe .. 8.014.06

6 Thine aid we claim, O Indra, thine who after thou hast waxen great
Hast won all treasures for thine own.

Sloka : 8.14.7

व्य१॒॑न्तरि॑क्षमतिर॒न्मदे॒ सोम॑स्य रोच॒ना ।

इन्द्रो॒ यदभि॑नद्व॒लम् ॥ ८.०१४.०७

vya1̱̍ntari̍kṣamatira̱nmade̱ soma̍sya roca̱nā .

indro̱ yadabhi̍nadva̱lam .. 8.014.07

7 In Soma's ecstasy Indra spread the firmament and realms of light,
When he cleft Vala limb from limb.

Sloka : 8.14.8

उद्गा आ॑ज॒दङ्गि॑रोभ्य आ॒विष्कृ॒ण्वन्गुहा॑ स॒तीः ।

अ॒र्वाञ्चं॑ नुनुदे व॒लम् ॥ ८.०१४.०८

udgā ā̍ja̱daṅgi̍robhya ā̱viṣkṛ̱ṇvanguhā̍ sa̱tīḥ .

a̱rvāñca̍ṃ nunude va̱lam .. 8.014.08

8 Showing the hidden he drave forth the cows for the Aṅgirases,
And Vala he cast headlong down.

Sloka : 8.14.9

इन्द्रे॑ण रोच॒ना दि॒वो दृ॒ळ्हानि॑ दृंहि॒तानि॑ च ।

स्थि॒राणि॒ न प॑रा॒णुदे॑ ॥ ८.०१४.०९

indre̍ṇa roca̱nā di̱vo dṛ̱l̤hāni̍ dṛṃhi̱tāni̍ ca .

sthi̱rāṇi̱ na pa̍rā̱ṇude̍ .. 8.014.09

9 By Indra were the lumirious realms of heaven established and secured,
Firm and immovable from their place.

Sloka : 8.14.10

अ॒पामू॒र्मिर्मद॑न्निव॒ स्तोम॑ इन्द्राजिरायते ।

वि ते॒ मदा॑ अराजिषुः ॥ ८.०१४.१०

a̱pāmū̱rmirmada̍nniva̱ stoma̍ indrājirāyate .

vi te̱ madā̍ arājiṣuḥ .. 8.014.10

10 Indra, thy laud moves quickly like a joyous wave of water-floods:-
Bright shine the drops that gladden thee.

Sloka : 8.14.11

त्वं हि स्तो॑म॒वर्ध॑न॒ इन्द्रास्यु॑क्थ॒वर्ध॑नः ।

स्तो॒तॄ॒णामु॒त भ॑द्र॒कृत् ॥ ८.०१४.११

tvaṃ hi sto̍ma̱vardha̍na̱ indrāsyu̍ktha̱vardha̍naḥ .

sto̱tṝ̱ṇāmu̱ta bha̍dra̱kṛt .. 8.014.11

11 For thou, O Indra, art the God whom hymns and praises magnify:-
Thou blessest those who worship thee.

Sloka : 8.14.12

इन्द्र॒मित्के॒शिना॒ हरी॑ सोम॒पेया॑य वक्षतः ।

उप॑ य॒ज्ञं सु॒राध॑सम् ॥ ८.०१४.१२

indra̱mitke̱śinā̱ harī̍ soma̱peyā̍ya vakṣataḥ .

upa̍ ya̱jñaṃ su̱rādha̍sam .. 8.014.12

12 Let the two long-maned Bay Steeds bring Indra to drink the Soma juice,
The Bountiful to our sacrifice.

Sloka : 8.14.13

अ॒पां फेने॑न॒ नमु॑चेः॒ शिर॑ इ॒न्द्रोद॑वर्तयः ।

विश्वा॒ यदज॑यः॒ स्पृधः॑ ॥ ८.०१४.१३

a̱pāṃ phene̍na̱ namu̍ce̱ḥ śira̍ i̱ndroda̍vartayaḥ .

viśvā̱ yadaja̍ya̱ḥ spṛdha̍ḥ .. 8.014.13

13 With waters' foam thou torest off, Indra, the head of Namuci,
Subduing all contending hosts.

Sloka : 8.14.14

मा॒याभि॑रु॒त्सिसृ॑प्सत॒ इन्द्र॒ द्यामा॒रुरु॑क्षतः ।

अव॒ दस्यू॑ँरधूनुथाः ॥ ८.०१४.१४

mā̱yābhi̍ru̱tsisṛ̍psata̱ indra̱ dyāmā̱ruru̍kṣataḥ .

ava̱ dasyū̍m̐radhūnuthāḥ .. 8.014.14

14 The Dasyus, when they fain would climb
by magic arts and mount to heaven,
Thou, Indra, castest down to earth.

Sloka : 8.14.15

अ॒सु॒न्वामि॑न्द्र सं॒सदं॒ विषू॑चीं॒ व्य॑नाशयः ।

सो॒म॒पा उत्त॑रो॒ भव॑न् ॥ ८.०१४.१५

a̱su̱nvāmi̍ndra sa̱ṃsada̱ṃ viṣū̍cī̱ṃ vya̍nāśayaḥ .

so̱ma̱pā utta̍ro̱ bhava̍n .. 8.014.15

15 As Soma-drinker conquering all, thou scatteredst to every side
Their settlement who poured no gifts.

Sloka : 8.15.1

तम्व॒भि प्र गा॑यत पुरुहू॒तं पु॑रुष्टु॒तम् ।

इन्द्रं॑ गी॒र्भिस्त॑वि॒षमा वि॑वासत ॥ ८.०१५.०१

tamva̱bhi pra gā̍yata puruhū̱taṃ pu̍ruṣṭu̱tam .

indra̍ṃ gī̱rbhista̍vi̱ṣamā vi̍vāsata .. 8.015.01

1. SING forth to him whom many men invoke, to him whom many laud.
Invite the powerful Indra with your songs of praise.

Sloka : 8.15.2

यस्य॑ द्वि॒बर्ह॑सो बृ॒हत्सहो॑ दा॒धार॒ रोद॑सी ।

गि॒रीँरज्रा॑ँ अ॒पः स्व॑र्वृषत्व॒ना ॥ ८.०१५.०२

yasya̍ dvi̱barha̍so bṛ̱hatsaho̍ dā̱dhāra̱ roda̍sī .

gi̱rīm̐rajrā̍m̐ a̱paḥ sva̍rvṛṣatva̱nā .. 8.015.02

2 Whose lofty might-for doubly strong is he-supports the heavens and earth,
And hills and plains and floods and light with manly power.

Sloka : 8.15.3

स रा॑जसि पुरुष्टुत॒ँ एको॑ वृ॒त्राणि॑ जिघ्नसे ।

इन्द्र॒ जैत्रा॑ श्रव॒स्या॑ च॒ यन्त॑वे ॥ ८.०१५.०३

sa rā̍jasi puruṣṭuta̱m̐ eko̍ vṛ̱trāṇi̍ jighnase .

indra̱ jaitrā̍ śrava̱syā̍ ca̱ yanta̍ve .. 8.015.03

3 Such, Praised by many! thou art King alone thou smitest Vṛtras dead,
To gain, O Indra, spoils of war and high renown.

Sloka : 8.15.4

तं ते॒ मदं॑ गृणीमसि॒ वृष॑णं पृ॒त्सु सा॑स॒हिम् ।

उ॒ लो॒क॒कृ॒त्नुम॑द्रिवो हरि॒श्रिय॑म् ॥ ८.०१५.०४

taṃ te̱ mada̍ṃ gṛṇīmasi̱ vṛṣa̍ṇaṃ pṛ̱tsu sā̍sa̱him .

u̱ lo̱ka̱kṛ̱tnuma̍drivo hari̱śriya̍m .. 8.015.04

4 We sing this strong and wild delight of thine which conquers in the fray,
Which, Caster of the Stone! gives room and shines like gold.

Sloka : 8.15.5

येन॒ ज्योतीं॑ष्या॒यवे॒ मन॑वे च वि॒वेदि॑थ ।

म॒न्दा॒नो अ॒स्य ब॒र्हिषो॒ वि रा॑जसि ॥ ८.०१५.०५

yena̱ jyotī̍ṃṣyā̱yave̱ mana̍ve ca vi̱vedi̍tha .

ma̱ndā̱no a̱sya ba̱rhiṣo̱ vi rā̍jasi .. 8.015.05

5 Wherewith thou also foundest lights for Āyu and for Manu's sake:-
Now joying in this sacred grass thou beamest forth.

Sloka : 8.15.6

तद॒द्या चि॑त्त उ॒क्थिनोऽनु॑ ष्टुवन्ति पू॒र्वथा॑ ।

वृष॑पत्नीर॒पो ज॑या दि॒वेदि॑वे ॥ ८.०१५.०६

tada̱dyā ci̍tta u̱kthino'nu̍ ṣṭuvanti pū̱rvathā̍ .

vṛṣa̍patnīra̱po ja̍yā di̱vedi̍ve .. 8.015.06

6 This day too singers of the hymn praise, as of old, this might of thine:-
Win thou the waters day by day, thralls of the strong.

Sloka : 8.15.7

तव॒ त्यदि॑न्द्रि॒यं बृ॒हत्तव॒ शुष्म॑मु॒त क्रतु॑म् ।

वज्रं॑ शिशाति धि॒षणा॒ वरे॑ण्यम् ॥ ८.०१५.०७

tava̱ tyadi̍ndri̱yaṃ bṛ̱hattava̱ śuṣma̍mu̱ta kratu̍m .

vajra̍ṃ śiśāti dhi̱ṣaṇā̱ vare̍ṇyam .. 8.015.07

7 That lofty Indra-power of thine, thy strength and thine intelligence,
Thy thunderbolt for which we long, the wish makes keen.

Sloka : 8.15.8

तव॒ द्यौरि॑न्द्र॒ पौंस्यं॑ पृथि॒वी व॑र्धति॒ श्रवः॑ ।

त्वामापः॒ पर्व॑तासश्च हिन्विरे ॥ ८.०१५.०८

tava̱ dyauri̍ndra̱ pauṃsya̍ṃ pṛthi̱vī va̍rdhati̱ śrava̍ḥ .

tvāmāpa̱ḥ parva̍tāsaśca hinvire .. 8.015.08

8 O Indra, Heaven and Earth augment thy manly power and thy renown;
The waters and thy mountains stir and urge thee on.

Sloka : 8.15.9

त्वां विष्णु॑र्बृ॒हन्क्षयो॑ मि॒त्रो गृ॑णाति॒ वरु॑णः ।

त्वां शर्धो॑ मद॒त्यनु॒ मारु॑तम् ॥ ८.०१५.०९

tvāṃ viṣṇu̍rbṛ̱hankṣayo̍ mi̱tro gṛ̍ṇāti̱ varu̍ṇaḥ .

tvāṃ śardho̍ mada̱tyanu̱ māru̍tam .. 8.015.09

9 Viṣṇu the lofty ruling Power, Varuṇa, Mitra sing thy praise:-
In thee the Marut3' company have great delight.

Sloka : 8.15.10

त्वं वृषा॒ जना॑नां॒ मंहि॑ष्ठ इन्द्र जज्ञिषे ।

स॒त्रा विश्वा॑ स्वप॒त्यानि॑ दधिषे ॥ ८.०१५.१०

tvaṃ vṛṣā̱ janā̍nā̱ṃ maṃhi̍ṣṭha indra jajñiṣe .

sa̱trā viśvā̍ svapa̱tyāni̍ dadhiṣe .. 8.015.10

10 O Indra, thou wast born the Lord of men, most liberal of thy gifts:-
Excellent deeds for evermore are all thine own.

Sloka : 8.15.11

स॒त्रा त्वं पु॑रुष्टुत॒ँ एको॑ वृ॒त्राणि॑ तोशसे ।

नान्य इन्द्रा॒त्कर॑णं॒ भूय॑ इन्वति ॥ ८.०१५.११

sa̱trā tvaṃ pu̍ruṣṭuta̱m̐ eko̍ vṛ̱trāṇi̍ tośase .

nānya indrā̱tkara̍ṇa̱ṃ bhūya̍ invati .. 8.015.11

11 Ever, alone, O highly-praised, thou sendest Vṛtras to their rest:-
None else than Indra executes the mighty deed.

Sloka : 8.15.12

यदि॑न्द्र मन्म॒शस्त्वा॒ नाना॒ हव॑न्त ऊ॒तये॑ ।

अ॒स्माके॑भि॒र्नृभि॒रत्रा॒ स्व॑र्जय ॥ ८.०१५.१२

yadi̍ndra manma̱śastvā̱ nānā̱ hava̍nta ū̱taye̍ .

a̱smāke̍bhi̱rnṛbhi̱ratrā̱ sva̍rjaya .. 8.015.12

12 Though here and there, in varied hymns, Indra, men call on thee for aid,
Still with our heroes fight and win the light of heaven.

Sloka : 8.15.13

अरं॒ क्षया॑य नो म॒हे विश्वा॑ रू॒पाण्या॑वि॒शन् ।

इन्द्रं॒ जैत्रा॑य हर्षया॒ शची॒पति॑म् ॥ ८.०१५.१३

ara̱ṃ kṣayā̍ya no ma̱he viśvā̍ rū̱pāṇyā̍vi̱śan .

indra̱ṃ jaitrā̍ya harṣayā̱ śacī̱pati̍m .. 8.015.13

13 Already have all forms of him entered our spacious dwelling-place:-
For victory stir thou Indra, up, the Lord of Might.

Sloka : 8.16.1

प्र स॒म्राजं॑ चर्षणी॒नामिन्द्रं॑ स्तोता॒ नव्यं॑ गी॒र्भिः ।

नरं॑ नृ॒षाहं॒ मंहि॑ष्ठम् ॥ ८.०१६.०१

pra sa̱mrāja̍ṃ carṣaṇī̱nāmindra̍ṃ stotā̱ navya̍ṃ gī̱rbhiḥ .

nara̍ṃ nṛ̱ṣāha̱ṃ maṃhi̍ṣṭham .. 8.016.01

1. PRAISE Indra whom our songs must laud, sole Sovran of mankind, the Chief
Most liberal who controlleth men.

Sloka : 8.16.2

यस्मि॑न्नु॒क्थानि॒ रण्य॑न्ति॒ विश्वा॑नि च श्रव॒स्या॑ ।

अ॒पामवो॒ न स॑मु॒द्रे ॥ ८.०१६.०२

yasmi̍nnu̱kthāni̱ raṇya̍nti̱ viśvā̍ni ca śrava̱syā̍ .

a̱pāmavo̱ na sa̍mu̱dre .. 8.016.02

2 In whom the hymns of praise delight, and all the glory-giving songs.
Like the floods' longing for the sea.

Sloka : 8.16.3

तं सु॑ष्टु॒त्या वि॑वासे ज्येष्ठ॒राजं॒ भरे॑ कृ॒त्नुम् ।

म॒हो वा॒जिनं॑ स॒निभ्यः॑ ॥ ८.०१६.०३

taṃ su̍ṣṭu̱tyā vi̍vāse jyeṣṭha̱rāja̱ṃ bhare̍ kṛ̱tnum .

ma̱ho vā̱jina̍ṃ sa̱nibhya̍ḥ .. 8.016.03

3 Him I invite with eulogy, best King, effective in the fight,
Strong for the gain of mighty spoil.

Sloka : 8.16.4

यस्यानू॑ना गभी॒रा मदा॑ उ॒रव॒स्तरु॑त्राः ।

ह॒र्षु॒मन्तः॒ शूर॑सातौ ॥ ८.०१६.०४

yasyānū̍nā gabhī̱rā madā̍ u̱rava̱staru̍trāḥ .

ha̱rṣu̱manta̱ḥ śūra̍sātau .. 8.016.04

4 Whose perfect ecstasies are wide, profound, victorious, and give
joy in the field where heroes win.

Sloka : 8.16.5

तमिद्धने॑षु हि॒तेष्व॑धिवा॒काय॑ हवन्ते ।

येषा॒मिन्द्र॒स्ते ज॑यन्ति ॥ ८.०१६.०५

tamiddhane̍ṣu hi̱teṣva̍dhivā̱kāya̍ havante .

yeṣā̱mindra̱ste ja̍yanti .. 8.016.05

5 Him, when the spoils of war are staked, men call to be their advocate:-
They who have Indra win the day.

Sloka : 8.16.6

तमिच्च्यौ॒त्नैरार्य॑न्ति॒ तं कृ॒तेभि॑श्चर्ष॒णयः॑ ।

ए॒ष इन्द्रो॑ वरिव॒स्कृत् ॥ ८.०१६.०६

tamiccyau̱tnairārya̍nti̱ taṃ kṛ̱tebhi̍ścarṣa̱ṇaya̍ḥ .

e̱ṣa indro̍ variva̱skṛt .. 8.016.06

6 Men honour him with stirring songs and magnify with solemn rites:-
Indra is he who giveth case.

Sloka : 8.16.7

इन्द्रो॑ ब्र॒ह्मेन्द्र॒ ऋषि॒रिन्द्रः॑ पु॒रू पु॑रुहू॒तः ।

म॒हान्म॒हीभिः॒ शची॑भिः ॥ ८.०१६.०७

indro̍ bra̱hmendra̱ ṛṣi̱rindra̍ḥ pu̱rū pu̍ruhū̱taḥ .

ma̱hānma̱hībhi̱ḥ śacī̍bhiḥ .. 8.016.07

7 Indra is priest and Ṛṣi, he is much invoked by many men,
And mighty by his mighty powers.

Sloka : 8.16.8

स स्तोम्यः॒ स हव्यः॑ स॒त्यः सत्वा॑ तुविकू॒र्मिः ।

एक॑श्चि॒त्सन्न॒भिभू॑तिः ॥ ८.०१६.०८

sa stomya̱ḥ sa havya̍ḥ sa̱tyaḥ satvā̍ tuvikū̱rmiḥ .

eka̍ści̱tsanna̱bhibhū̍tiḥ .. 8.016.08

8 Meet to be lauded and invoked, true Hero with his deeds of might,
Victorious even when alone.

Sloka : 8.16.9

तम॒र्केभि॒स्तं साम॑भि॒स्तं गा॑य॒त्रैश्च॑र्ष॒णयः॑ ।

इन्द्रं॑ वर्धन्ति क्षि॒तयः॑ ॥ ८.०१६.०९

tama̱rkebhi̱staṃ sāma̍bhi̱staṃ gā̍ya̱traiśca̍rṣa̱ṇaya̍ḥ .

indra̍ṃ vardhanti kṣi̱taya̍ḥ .. 8.016.09

9 The men, the people magnify that Indra with their Slina. songs,
With hymns and sacred eulogies

Sloka : 8.16.10

प्र॒णे॒तारं॒ वस्यो॒ अच्छा॒ कर्ता॑रं॒ ज्योतिः॑ स॒मत्सु॑ ।

सा॒स॒ह्वांसं॑ यु॒धामित्रा॑न् ॥ ८.०१६.१०

pra̱ṇe̱tāra̱ṃ vasyo̱ acchā̱ kartā̍ra̱ṃ jyoti̍ḥ sa̱matsu̍ .

sā̱sa̱hvāṃsa̍ṃ yu̱dhāmitrā̍n .. 8.016.10

10 Him who advances them to wealth, sends light to lead them in the war,
And quells their foemen in the fray.

Sloka : 8.16.11

स नः॒ पप्रिः॑ पारयाति स्व॒स्ति ना॒वा पु॑रुहू॒तः ।

इन्द्रो॒ विश्वा॒ अति॒ द्विषः॑ ॥ ८.०१६.११

sa na̱ḥ papri̍ḥ pārayāti sva̱sti nā̱vā pu̍ruhū̱taḥ .

indro̱ viśvā̱ ati̱ dviṣa̍ḥ .. 8.016.11

11 May he, the saviour much-invoked, may Indra bear us in a ship
Safely beyond all enemies.

Sloka : 8.16.12

स त्वं न॑ इन्द्र॒ वाजे॑भिर्दश॒स्या च॑ गातु॒या च॑ ।

अच्छा॑ च नः सु॒म्नं ने॑षि ॥ ८.०१६.१२

sa tvaṃ na̍ indra̱ vāje̍bhirdaśa̱syā ca̍ gātu̱yā ca̍ .

acchā̍ ca naḥ su̱mnaṃ ne̍ṣi .. 8.016.12

12 As such, O Indra, honour us with gifts of booty, further us,
And lead us to felicity.

Sloka : 8.17.1

आ या॑हि सुषु॒मा हि त॒ इन्द्र॒ सोमं॒ पिबा॑ इ॒मम् ।

एदं ब॒र्हिः स॑दो॒ मम॑ ॥ ८.०१७.०१

ā yā̍hi suṣu̱mā hi ta̱ indra̱ soma̱ṃ pibā̍ i̱mam .

edaṃ ba̱rhiḥ sa̍do̱ mama̍ .. 8.017.01

1. COME, we have pressed the juice for thee; O Indra, drink this Soma here
Sit thou on this my sacred grass.

Sloka : 8.17.2

आ त्वा॑ ब्रह्म॒युजा॒ हरी॒ वह॑तामिन्द्र के॒शिना॑ ।

उप॒ ब्रह्मा॑णि नः श‍ृणु ॥ ८.०१७.०२

ā tvā̍ brahma̱yujā̱ harī̱ vaha̍tāmindra ke̱śinā̍ .

upa̱ brahmā̍ṇi naḥ śṛṇu .. 8.017.02

2 O Indra, let thy long-maned Bays, yoked by prayer, bring thee hitherward
Give car and listen to our prayers.

Sloka : 8.17.3

ब्र॒ह्माण॑स्त्वा व॒यं यु॒जा सो॑म॒पामि॑न्द्र सो॒मिनः॑ ।

सु॒ताव॑न्तो हवामहे ॥ ८.०१७.०३

bra̱hmāṇa̍stvā va̱yaṃ yu̱jā so̍ma̱pāmi̍ndra so̱mina̍ḥ .

su̱tāva̍nto havāmahe .. 8.017.03

3 We Soma-bearing Brahmans call thee Soma-drinker with thy friend,
We, Indra, bringing Soma juice.

Sloka : 8.17.4

आ नो॑ याहि सु॒ताव॑तो॒ऽस्माकं॑ सुष्टु॒तीरुप॑ ।

पिबा॒ सु शि॑प्रि॒न्नन्ध॑सः ॥ ८.०१७.०४

ā no̍ yāhi su̱tāva̍to̱'smāka̍ṃ suṣṭu̱tīrupa̍ .

pibā̱ su śi̍pri̱nnandha̍saḥ .. 8.017.04

4 Come unto us who bring the juice, come unto this our eulogy,
Fair-visored! drink thou of the juice.

Sloka : 8.17.5

आ ते॑ सिञ्चामि कु॒क्ष्योरनु॒ गात्रा॒ वि धा॑वतु ।

गृ॒भा॒य जि॒ह्वया॒ मधु॑ ॥ ८.०१७.०५

ā te̍ siñcāmi ku̱kṣyoranu̱ gātrā̱ vi dhā̍vatu .

gṛ̱bhā̱ya ji̱hvayā̱ madhu̍ .. 8.017.05

5 I pour it down within thee, so through all thy members let it spread:-
Take with. thy tongue the pleasant drink.

Sloka : 8.17.6

स्वा॒दुष्टे॑ अस्तु सं॒सुदे॒ मधु॑मान्त॒न्वे॒३॒॑ तव॑ ।

सोमः॒ शम॑स्तु ते हृ॒दे ॥ ८.०१७.०६

svā̱duṣṭe̍ astu sa̱ṃsude̱ madhu̍mānta̱nve̱3̱̍ tava̍ .

soma̱ḥ śama̍stu te hṛ̱de .. 8.017.06

6 Sweet to thy body let it be, delicious be the savoury juice:-
Sweet be the Soma to thine heart.

Sloka : 8.17.7

अ॒यमु॑ त्वा विचर्षणे॒ जनी॑रिवा॒भि संवृ॑तः ।

प्र सोम॑ इन्द्र सर्पतु ॥ ८.०१७.०७

a̱yamu̍ tvā vicarṣaṇe̱ janī̍rivā̱bhi saṃvṛ̍taḥ .

pra soma̍ indra sarpatu .. 8.017.07

7 Like women, let this Soma-draught, invested with its robe, approach,
O active Indra, close to thee.

Sloka : 8.17.8

तु॒वि॒ग्रीवो॑ व॒पोद॑रः सुबा॒हुरन्ध॑सो॒ मदे॑ ।

इन्द्रो॑ वृ॒त्राणि॑ जिघ्नते ॥ ८.०१७.०८

tu̱vi̱grīvo̍ va̱poda̍raḥ subā̱hurandha̍so̱ made̍ .

indro̍ vṛ̱trāṇi̍ jighnate .. 8.017.08

8 Indra, transported with the juice, vast in his bulk, strong in his neck
And stout arms, smites the Vṛtras down.

Sloka : 8.17.9

इन्द्र॒ प्रेहि॑ पु॒रस्त्वं विश्व॒स्येशा॑न॒ ओज॑सा ।

वृ॒त्राणि॑ वृत्रहञ्जहि ॥ ८.०१७.०९

indra̱ prehi̍ pu̱rastvaṃ viśva̱syeśā̍na̱ oja̍sā .

vṛ̱trāṇi̍ vṛtrahañjahi .. 8.017.09

9 O Indra, go thou forward, thou who rulest over all by might:-
Thou Vṛtra-slayer slay the fiends,

Sloka : 8.17.10

दी॒र्घस्ते॑ अस्त्वङ्कु॒शो येना॒ वसु॑ प्र॒यच्छ॑सि ।

यज॑मानाय सुन्व॒ते ॥ ८.०१७.१०

dī̱rghaste̍ astvaṅku̱śo yenā̱ vasu̍ pra̱yaccha̍si .

yaja̍mānāya sunva̱te .. 8.017.10

10 Long be thy grasping-hook wherewith thou givest ample wealth to him
Who sheds the juice and worships thee.

Sloka : 8.17.11

अ॒यं त॑ इन्द्र॒ सोमो॒ निपू॑तो॒ अधि॑ ब॒र्हिषि॑ ।

एही॑म॒स्य द्रवा॒ पिब॑ ॥ ८.०१७.११

a̱yaṃ ta̍ indra̱ somo̱ nipū̍to̱ adhi̍ ba̱rhiṣi̍ .

ehī̍ma̱sya dravā̱ piba̍ .. 8.017.11

11 Here, Indra, is thy Soma-draught, made pure upon the sacred grass:-
Run hither, come and drink thereof.

Sloka : 8.17.12

शाचि॑गो॒ शाचि॑पूजना॒यं रणा॑य ते सु॒तः ।

आख॑ण्डल॒ प्र हू॑यसे ॥ ८.०१७.१२

śāci̍go̱ śāci̍pūjanā̱yaṃ raṇā̍ya te su̱taḥ .

ākha̍ṇḍala̱ pra hū̍yase .. 8.017.12

12 Famed for thy radiance, worshipped well this juice is shed for thy delight
Thou art invoked, Akhandala!

Sloka : 8.17.13

यस्ते॑ श‍ृङ्गवृषो नपा॒त्प्रण॑पात्कुण्ड॒पाय्यः॑ ।

न्य॑स्मिन्दध्र॒ आ मनः॑ ॥ ८.०१७.१३

yaste̍ śṛṅgavṛṣo napā̱tpraṇa̍pātkuṇḍa̱pāyya̍ḥ .

nya̍smindadhra̱ ā mana̍ḥ .. 8.017.13

13 To Kundapayya, grandson's son, grandson of Srngavrs! to thee,
To him have I addressed my thought.

Sloka : 8.17.14

वास्तो॑ष्पते ध्रु॒वा स्थूणांस॑त्रं सो॒म्याना॑म् ।

द्र॒प्सो भे॒त्ता पु॒रां शश्व॑तीना॒मिन्द्रो॒ मुनी॑नां॒ सखा॑ ॥ ८.०१७.१४

vāsto̍ṣpate dhru̱vā sthūṇāṃsa̍traṃ so̱myānā̍m .

dra̱pso bhe̱ttā pu̱rāṃ śaśva̍tīnā̱mindro̱ munī̍nā̱ṃ sakhā̍ .. 8.017.14

14 Strong pillar thou, Lord of the home armour of Soma-offerers:-
The drop of Soma breaketh all the strongholds down, and Indra is the Ṛṣis’ Friend.

Sloka : 8.17.15

पृदा॑कुसानुर्यज॒तो ग॒वेष॑ण॒ एकः॒ सन्न॒भि भूय॑सः ।

भूर्णि॒मश्वं॑ नयत्तु॒जा पु॒रो गृ॒भेन्द्रं॒ सोम॑स्य पी॒तये॑ ॥ ८.०१७.१५

pṛdā̍kusānuryaja̱to ga̱veṣa̍ṇa̱ eka̱ḥ sanna̱bhi bhūya̍saḥ .

bhūrṇi̱maśva̍ṃ nayattu̱jā pu̱ro gṛ̱bhendra̱ṃ soma̍sya pī̱taye̍ .. 8.017.15

15 Holy Prdikusanu, winner of the spoil, one eminent o’er many men,
Lead on the wild horse Indra with his vigorous grasp forward to drink the Soma juice.

Sloka : 8.18.1

इ॒दं ह॑ नू॒नमे॑षां सु॒म्नं भि॑क्षेत॒ मर्त्यः॑ ।

आ॒दि॒त्याना॒मपू॑र्व्यं॒ सवी॑मनि ॥ ८.०१८.०१

i̱daṃ ha̍ nū̱name̍ṣāṃ su̱mnaṃ bhi̍kṣeta̱ martya̍ḥ .

ā̱di̱tyānā̱mapū̍rvya̱ṃ savī̍mani .. 8.018.01

1. Now let the mortal offer prayer to win the unexampled grace
Of these Ādityas and their aid to cherish life.

Sloka : 8.18.2

अ॒न॒र्वाणो॒ ह्ये॑षां॒ पन्था॑ आदि॒त्याना॑म् ।

अद॑ब्धाः॒ सन्ति॑ पा॒यवः॑ सुगे॒वृधः॑ ॥ ८.०१८.०२

a̱na̱rvāṇo̱ hye̍ṣā̱ṃ panthā̍ ādi̱tyānā̍m .

ada̍bdhā̱ḥ santi̍ pā̱yava̍ḥ suge̱vṛdha̍ḥ .. 8.018.02

2 For not an enemy molests the paths which these Ādityas tread:-
Infallible guards, they strengthen us in happiness.

Sloka : 8.18.3

तत्सु नः॑ सवि॒ता भगो॒ वरु॑णो मि॒त्रो अ॑र्य॒मा ।

शर्म॑ यच्छन्तु स॒प्रथो॒ यदीम॑हे ॥ ८.०१८.०३

tatsu na̍ḥ savi̱tā bhago̱ varu̍ṇo mi̱tro a̍rya̱mā .

śarma̍ yacchantu sa̱pratho̱ yadīma̍he .. 8.018.03

3 Now soon may Bhaga, Savitar, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman
Give us the shelter widely spread which we implore.

Sloka : 8.18.4

दे॒वेभि॑र्देव्यदि॒तेऽरि॑ष्टभर्म॒न्ना ग॑हि ।

स्मत्सू॒रिभिः॑ पुरुप्रिये सु॒शर्म॑भिः ॥ ८.०१८.०४

de̱vebhi̍rdevyadi̱te'ri̍ṣṭabharma̱nnā ga̍hi .

smatsū̱ribhi̍ḥ purupriye su̱śarma̍bhiḥ .. 8.018.04

4 With Gods come thou whose fostering care none checks, O Goddesss Aditi:-
Come, dear to many, with the Lords who guard us well.

Sloka : 8.18.5

ते हि पु॒त्रासो॒ अदि॑तेर्वि॒दुर्द्वेषां॑सि॒ योत॑वे ।

अं॒होश्चि॑दुरु॒चक्र॑योऽने॒हसः॑ ॥ ८.०१८.०५

te hi pu̱trāso̱ adi̍tervi̱durdveṣā̍ṃsi̱ yota̍ve .

a̱ṃhości̍duru̱cakra̍yo'ne̱hasa̍ḥ .. 8.018.05

5 For well these Sons of Aditi know to keep enmities aloof,
Unrivalled, giving ample room, they save from woe.

Sloka : 8.18.6

अदि॑तिर्नो॒ दिवा॑ प॒शुमदि॑ति॒र्नक्त॒मद्व॑याः ।

अदि॑तिः पा॒त्वंह॑सः स॒दावृ॑धा ॥ ८.०१८.०६

adi̍tirno̱ divā̍ pa̱śumadi̍ti̱rnakta̱madva̍yāḥ .

adi̍tiḥ pā̱tvaṃha̍saḥ sa̱dāvṛ̍dhā .. 8.018.06

6 Aditi guard our herd by day, Aditi, free from guile, by night,
Aditi, ever strengthening, save us from grief!

Sloka : 8.18.7

उ॒त स्या नो॒ दिवा॑ म॒तिरदि॑तिरू॒त्या ग॑मत् ।

सा शंता॑ति॒ मय॑स्कर॒दप॒ स्रिधः॑ ॥ ८.०१८.०७

u̱ta syā no̱ divā̍ ma̱tiradi̍tirū̱tyā ga̍mat .

sā śaṃtā̍ti̱ maya̍skara̱dapa̱ sridha̍ḥ .. 8.018.07

7 And in the day our hymn is this:- May Aditi come nigh to help,
With loving-kindness bring us weal and chase our foes.

Sloka : 8.18.8

उ॒त त्या दैव्या॑ भि॒षजा॒ शं नः॑ करतो अ॒श्विना॑ ।

यु॒यु॒याता॑मि॒तो रपो॒ अप॒ स्रिधः॑ ॥ ८.०१८.०८

u̱ta tyā daivyā̍ bhi̱ṣajā̱ śaṃ na̍ḥ karato a̱śvinā̍ .

yu̱yu̱yātā̍mi̱to rapo̱ apa̱ sridha̍ḥ .. 8.018.08

8 And may the Aśvins, the divine Pair of Physicians, send us health:-
May they remove iniquity and chase our foes.

Sloka : 8.18.9

शम॒ग्निर॒ग्निभिः॑ कर॒च्छं न॑स्तपतु॒ सूर्यः॑ ।

शं वातो॑ वात्वर॒पा अप॒ स्रिधः॑ ॥ ८.०१८.०९

śama̱gnira̱gnibhi̍ḥ kara̱cchaṃ na̍stapatu̱ sūrya̍ḥ .

śaṃ vāto̍ vātvara̱pā apa̱ sridha̍ḥ .. 8.018.09

9 May Agni bless us with his fires, and Sūrya warm us pleasantly:-
May the pure Wind breathe sweet on us, and chase our foes.

Sloka : 8.18.10

अपामी॑वा॒मप॒ स्रिध॒मप॑ सेधत दुर्म॒तिम् ।

आदि॑त्यासो यु॒योत॑ना नो॒ अंह॑सः ॥ ८.०१८.१०

apāmī̍vā̱mapa̱ sridha̱mapa̍ sedhata durma̱tim .

ādi̍tyāso yu̱yota̍nā no̱ aṃha̍saḥ .. 8.018.10

10 Drive ye disease and strife away, drive ye away malignity:-
Ādityas, keep us ever far from sore distress.

Sloka : 8.18.11

यु॒योता॒ शरु॑म॒स्मदाँ आदि॑त्यास उ॒ताम॑तिम् ।

ऋध॒ग्द्वेषः॑ कृणुत विश्ववेदसः ॥ ८.०१८.११

yu̱yotā̱ śaru̍ma̱smadām̐ ādi̍tyāsa u̱tāma̍tim .

ṛdha̱gdveṣa̍ḥ kṛṇuta viśvavedasaḥ .. 8.018.11

11 Remove from us the arrow, keep famine, Ādityas! far away:-
Keep enmities afar from us, Lords of all wealth!

Sloka : 8.18.12

तत्सु नः॒ शर्म॑ यच्छ॒तादि॑त्या॒ यन्मुमो॑चति ।

एन॑स्वन्तं चि॒देन॑सः सुदानवः ॥ ८.०१८.१२

tatsu na̱ḥ śarma̍ yaccha̱tādi̍tyā̱ yanmumo̍cati .

ena̍svantaṃ ci̱dena̍saḥ sudānavaḥ .. 8.018.12

12 Now, O Ādityas, grant to us the shelter that lets man go free,
Yea, even the sinner from his sin, ye Bounteous Gods 1

Sloka : 8.18.13

यो नः॒ कश्चि॒द्रिरि॑क्षति रक्ष॒स्त्वेन॒ मर्त्यः॑ ।

स्वैः ष एवै॑ रिरिषीष्ट॒ युर्जनः॑ ॥ ८.०१८.१३

yo na̱ḥ kaści̱driri̍kṣati rakṣa̱stvena̱ martya̍ḥ .

svaiḥ ṣa evai̍ ririṣīṣṭa̱ yurjana̍ḥ .. 8.018.13

13 Whatever mortal with the powe r of demons fain would injure us,
May he, impetuous, suffer harm by his own deeds.

Sloka : 8.18.14

समित्तम॒घम॑श्नवद्दुः॒शंसं॒ मर्त्यं॑ रि॒पुम् ।

यो अ॑स्म॒त्रा दु॒र्हणा॑वा॒ँ उप॑ द्व॒युः ॥ ८.०१८.१४

samittama̱ghama̍śnavaddu̱ḥśaṃsa̱ṃ martya̍ṃ ri̱pum .

yo a̍sma̱trā du̱rhaṇā̍vā̱m̐ upa̍ dva̱yuḥ .. 8.018.14

14 May sin o’ertake our human foe, the man who speaketh evil thing,
Him who would cause our misery, whose heart is false.

Sloka : 8.18.15

पा॒क॒त्रा स्थ॑न देवा हृ॒त्सु जा॑नीथ॒ मर्त्य॑म् ।

उप॑ द्व॒युं चाद्व॑युं च वसवः ॥ ८.०१८.१५

pā̱ka̱trā stha̍na devā hṛ̱tsu jā̍nītha̱ martya̍m .

upa̍ dva̱yuṃ cādva̍yuṃ ca vasavaḥ .. 8.018.15

15 Gods, ye are with the simple ones, ye know each mortal in your hearts;
Ye, Vasus, well discriminate the false and true.

Sloka : 8.18.16

आ शर्म॒ पर्व॑ताना॒मोतापां वृ॑णीमहे ।

द्यावा॑क्षामा॒रे अ॒स्मद्रप॑स्कृतम् ॥ ८.०१८.१६

ā śarma̱ parva̍tānā̱motāpāṃ vṛ̍ṇīmahe .

dyāvā̍kṣāmā̱re a̱smadrapa̍skṛtam .. 8.018.16

16 Fain would we have the sheltering aid of mountains and of water-floods:-
Keep far from us iniquity, O Heaven and Earth.

Sloka : 8.18.17

ते नो॑ भ॒द्रेण॒ शर्म॑णा यु॒ष्माकं॑ ना॒वा व॑सवः ।

अति॒ विश्वा॑नि दुरि॒ता पि॑पर्तन ॥ ८.०१८.१७

te no̍ bha̱dreṇa̱ śarma̍ṇā yu̱ṣmāka̍ṃ nā̱vā va̍savaḥ .

ati̱ viśvā̍ni duri̱tā pi̍partana .. 8.018.17

17 So with auspicious sheltering aid do ye, O Vasus, carry us
Beyond all trouble and distress, borne in your ship.

Sloka : 8.18.18

तु॒चे तना॑य॒ तत्सु नो॒ द्राघी॑य॒ आयु॑र्जी॒वसे॑ ।

आदि॑त्यासः सुमहसः कृ॒णोत॑न ॥ ८.०१८.१८

tu̱ce tanā̍ya̱ tatsu no̱ drāghī̍ya̱ āyu̍rjī̱vase̍ .

ādi̍tyāsaḥ sumahasaḥ kṛ̱ṇota̍na .. 8.018.18

18 Ādityas, ye Most Mighty Ones, grant to our children and their seed
Extended term of life that they may live long days.

Sloka : 8.18.19

य॒ज्ञो ही॒ळो वो॒ अन्त॑र॒ आदि॑त्या॒ अस्ति॑ मृ॒ळत॑ ।

यु॒ष्मे इद्वो॒ अपि॑ ष्मसि सजा॒त्ये॑ ॥ ८.०१८.१९

ya̱jño hī̱l̤o vo̱ anta̍ra̱ ādi̍tyā̱ asti̍ mṛ̱l̤ata̍ .

yu̱ṣme idvo̱ api̍ ṣmasi sajā̱tye̍ .. 8.018.19

19 Sacrifice, O Ādityas, is your inward monitor:- be kind,
For in the bond of kindred we are bound to you.

Sloka : 8.18.20

बृ॒हद्वरू॑थं म॒रुतां॑ दे॒वं त्रा॒तार॑म॒श्विना॑ ।

मि॒त्रमी॑महे॒ वरु॑णं स्व॒स्तये॑ ॥ ८.०१८.२०

bṛ̱hadvarū̍thaṃ ma̱rutā̍ṃ de̱vaṃ trā̱tāra̍ma̱śvinā̍ .

mi̱tramī̍mahe̱ varu̍ṇaṃ sva̱staye̍ .. 8.018.20

20 The Maruts’ high protecting aid, the Aśvins, and the God who saves,
Mitra and Varuṇa for weal we supplicate.

Sloka : 8.18.21

अ॒ने॒हो मि॑त्रार्यमन्नृ॒वद्व॑रुण॒ शंस्य॑म् ।

त्रि॒वरू॑थं मरुतो यन्त नश्छ॒र्दिः ॥ ८.०१८.२१

a̱ne̱ho mi̍trāryamannṛ̱vadva̍ruṇa̱ śaṃsya̍m .

tri̱varū̍thaṃ maruto yanta naścha̱rdiḥ .. 8.018.21

21 Grant us a home with triple guard, Aryaman, Mitra, Varuṇa!
Unthreatened, Maruts! meet for praise, and filled with men.

Sloka : 8.18.22

ये चि॒द्धि मृ॒त्युब॑न्धव॒ आदि॑त्या॒ मन॑वः॒ स्मसि॑ ।

प्र सू न॒ आयु॑र्जी॒वसे॑ तिरेतन ॥ ८.०१८.२२

ye ci̱ddhi mṛ̱tyuba̍ndhava̱ ādi̍tyā̱ mana̍va̱ḥ smasi̍ .

pra sū na̱ āyu̍rjī̱vase̍ tiretana .. 8.018.22

22 And as we human beings, O Ādityas, are akin to death,
Graciously lengthen ye our lives that we may live.

Sloka : 8.19.1

तं गू॑र्धया॒ स्व॑र्णरं दे॒वासो॑ दे॒वम॑र॒तिं द॑धन्विरे ।

दे॒व॒त्रा ह॒व्यमोहि॑रे ॥ ८.०१९.०१

taṃ gū̍rdhayā̱ sva̍rṇaraṃ de̱vāso̍ de̱vama̍ra̱tiṃ da̍dhanvire .

de̱va̱trā ha̱vyamohi̍re .. 8.019.01

1. SING praise to hiin, the Lord of Light. The Gods have made the God to be their messenger,
And sent oblation to Gods.

Sloka : 8.19.2

विभू॑तरातिं विप्र चि॒त्रशो॑चिषम॒ग्निमी॑ळिष्व य॒न्तुर॑म् ।

अ॒स्य मेध॑स्य सो॒म्यस्य॑ सोभरे॒ प्रेम॑ध्व॒राय॒ पूर्व्य॑म् ॥ ८.०१९.०२

vibhū̍tarātiṃ vipra ci̱traśo̍ciṣama̱gnimī̍l̤iṣva ya̱ntura̍m .

a̱sya medha̍sya so̱myasya̍ sobhare̱ prema̍dhva̱rāya̱ pūrvya̍m .. 8.019.02

2 Agni, the Bounteous Giver, bright with varied flames, laud thou, O singer Sobhari-
Him who controls this sacred food with Soma blent, who hath first claim to sacrifice.

Sloka : 8.19.3

यजि॑ष्ठं त्वा ववृमहे दे॒वं दे॑व॒त्रा होता॑र॒मम॑र्त्यम् ।

अ॒स्य य॒ज्ञस्य॑ सु॒क्रतु॑म् ॥ ८.०१९.०३

yaji̍ṣṭhaṃ tvā vavṛmahe de̱vaṃ de̍va̱trā hotā̍ra̱mama̍rtyam .

a̱sya ya̱jñasya̍ su̱kratu̍m .. 8.019.03

3 Thee have we chosen skilftillest in sacrifice, Immortal Priest among the Gods,
Wise finisher of this holy rite:-

Sloka : 8.19.4

ऊ॒र्जो नपा॑तं सु॒भगं॑ सु॒दीदि॑तिम॒ग्निं श्रेष्ठ॑शोचिषम् ।

स नो॑ मि॒त्रस्य॒ वरु॑णस्य॒ सो अ॒पामा सु॒म्नं य॑क्षते दि॒वि ॥ ८.०१९.०४

ū̱rjo napā̍taṃ su̱bhaga̍ṃ su̱dīdi̍tima̱gniṃ śreṣṭha̍śociṣam .

sa no̍ mi̱trasya̱ varu̍ṇasya̱ so a̱pāmā su̱mnaṃ ya̍kṣate di̱vi .. 8.019.04

4 The Son of Strength, the blessed, brightly shining One, Agni whose light is excellent.
May be by sacrifice win us in heaven the grace of Mitra, Varuṇa, and the Floods.

Sloka : 8.19.5

यः स॒मिधा॒ य आहु॑ती॒ यो वेदे॑न द॒दाश॒ मर्तो॑ अ॒ग्नये॑ ।

यो नम॑सा स्वध्व॒रः ॥ ८.०१९.०५

yaḥ sa̱midhā̱ ya āhu̍tī̱ yo vede̍na da̱dāśa̱ marto̍ a̱gnaye̍ .

yo nama̍sā svadhva̱raḥ .. 8.019.05

5 The mortal who hath ministered to Agni with oblation, fuel, ritual lore,
And reverence, skilled in sacrifice.

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तस्येदर्व॑न्तो रंहयन्त आ॒शव॒स्तस्य॑ द्यु॒म्नित॑मं॒ यशः॑ ।

न तमंहो॑ दे॒वकृ॑तं॒ कुत॑श्च॒न न मर्त्य॑कृतं नशत् ॥ ८.०१९.०६

tasyedarva̍nto raṃhayanta ā̱śava̱stasya̍ dyu̱mnita̍ma̱ṃ yaśa̍ḥ .

na tamaṃho̍ de̱vakṛ̍ta̱ṃ kuta̍śca̱na na martya̍kṛtaṃ naśat .. 8.019.06

6 Verily swift to run are his fleet-footed steeds, and most resplendent fame is his.
No trouble caused by Gods or wrought by mortal man from any side o’ertaketh him.

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स्व॒ग्नयो॑ वो अ॒ग्निभिः॒ स्याम॑ सूनो सहस ऊर्जां पते ।

सु॒वीर॒स्त्वम॑स्म॒युः ॥ ८.०१९.०७

sva̱gnayo̍ vo a̱gnibhi̱ḥ syāma̍ sūno sahasa ūrjāṃ pate .

su̱vīra̱stvama̍sma̱yuḥ .. 8.019.07

7 May we by thine own fires be well supplied with fire, O Son of Strength, O Lord of Might:-
Thou as our Friend hast worthy men.

Sloka : 8.19.8

प्र॒शंस॑मानो॒ अति॑थि॒र्न मि॒त्रियो॒ऽग्नी रथो॒ न वेद्यः॑ ।

त्वे क्षेमा॑सो॒ अपि॑ सन्ति सा॒धव॒स्त्वं राजा॑ रयी॒णाम् ॥ ८.०१९.०८

pra̱śaṃsa̍māno̱ ati̍thi̱rna mi̱triyo̱'gnī ratho̱ na vedya̍ḥ .

tve kṣemā̍so̱ api̍ santi sā̱dhava̱stvaṃ rājā̍ rayī̱ṇām .. 8.019.08

8 Agni, who praises like a guest of friendly mind, is as a car that brings us gear.
Also in thee is found perfect security thou art the Sovran Lord of wealth.

Sloka : 8.19.9

सो अ॒द्धा दा॒श्व॑ध्व॒रोऽग्ने॒ मर्तः॑ सुभग॒ स प्र॒शंस्यः॑ ।

स धी॒भिर॑स्तु॒ सनि॑ता ॥ ८.०१९.०९

so a̱ddhā dā̱śva̍dhva̱ro'gne̱ marta̍ḥ subhaga̱ sa pra̱śaṃsya̍ḥ .

sa dhī̱bhira̍stu̱ sani̍tā .. 8.019.09

9 That man, moreover, merits praise who brings, auspicious Agni, sacrificial gifts
May he win riches by his thoughts.

Sloka : 8.19.10

यस्य॒ त्वमू॒र्ध्वो अ॑ध्व॒राय॒ तिष्ठ॑सि क्ष॒यद्वी॑रः॒ स सा॑धते ।

सो अर्व॑द्भिः॒ सनि॑ता॒ स वि॑प॒न्युभिः॒ स शूरैः॒ सनि॑ता कृ॒तम् ॥ ८.०१९.१०

yasya̱ tvamū̱rdhvo a̍dhva̱rāya̱ tiṣṭha̍si kṣa̱yadvī̍ra̱ḥ sa sā̍dhate .

so arva̍dbhi̱ḥ sani̍tā̱ sa vi̍pa̱nyubhi̱ḥ sa śūrai̱ḥ sani̍tā kṛ̱tam .. 8.019.10

10 He for whose sacrifice thou standest up erect is prosperous and rules o’er men.
He wins with coursers and with singers killed in song:- with heroes he obtains the prize.

Sloka : 8.19.11

यस्या॒ग्निर्वपु॑र्गृ॒हे स्तोमं॒ चनो॒ दधी॑त वि॒श्ववा॑र्यः ।

ह॒व्या वा॒ वेवि॑ष॒द्विषः॑ ॥ ८.०१९.११

yasyā̱gnirvapu̍rgṛ̱he stoma̱ṃ cano̱ dadhī̍ta vi̱śvavā̍ryaḥ .

ha̱vyā vā̱ vevi̍ṣa̱dviṣa̍ḥ .. 8.019.11

11 He in whose dwelling Agni is chief ornament, and, all-desired, loves his laud well,
And zealously tends his offerings-

Sloka : 8.19.12

विप्र॑स्य वा स्तुव॒तः स॑हसो यहो म॒क्षूत॑मस्य रा॒तिषु॑ ।

अ॒वोदे॑वमु॒परि॑मर्त्यं कृधि॒ वसो॑ विवि॒दुषो॒ वचः॑ ॥ ८.०१९.१२

vipra̍sya vā stuva̱taḥ sa̍haso yaho ma̱kṣūta̍masya rā̱tiṣu̍ .

a̱vode̍vamu̱pari̍martyaṃ kṛdhi̱ vaso̍ vivi̱duṣo̱ vaca̍ḥ .. 8.019.12

12 His, or the lauding sage's word, his, Son of Strength! who Is most prompt with sacred gifts,
Set thou beneath the Gods, Vasu, above mankind, the speech of the intelligent.

Sloka : 8.19.13

यो अ॒ग्निं ह॒व्यदा॑तिभि॒र्नमो॑भिर्वा सु॒दक्ष॑मा॒विवा॑सति ।

गि॒रा वा॑जि॒रशो॑चिषम् ॥ ८.०१९.१३

yo a̱gniṃ ha̱vyadā̍tibhi̱rnamo̍bhirvā su̱dakṣa̍mā̱vivā̍sati .

gi̱rā vā̍ji̱raśo̍ciṣam .. 8.019.13

13 He who with sacrificial gifts or homage bringeth very skilful Agni nigh,
Or him who flashes fast with song,

Sloka : 8.19.14

स॒मिधा॒ यो निशि॑ती॒ दाश॒ददि॑तिं॒ धाम॑भिरस्य॒ मर्त्यः॑ ।

विश्वेत्स धी॒भिः सु॒भगो॒ जना॒ँ अति॑ द्यु॒म्नैरु॒द्न इ॑व तारिषत् ॥ ८.०१९.१४

sa̱midhā̱ yo niśi̍tī̱ dāśa̱dadi̍ti̱ṃ dhāma̍bhirasya̱ martya̍ḥ .

viśvetsa dhī̱bhiḥ su̱bhago̱ janā̱m̐ ati̍ dyu̱mnairu̱dna i̍va tāriṣat .. 8.019.14

14 The mortal who with blazing fuel, as his laws command, adores the Perfect God,
Blest with his thoughts in splendour shall exceed all men, as though he overpassed the floods.

Sloka : 8.19.15

तद॑ग्ने द्यु॒म्नमा भ॑र॒ यत्सा॒सह॒त्सद॑ने॒ कं चि॑द॒त्रिण॑म् ।

म॒न्युं जन॑स्य दू॒ढ्यः॑ ॥ ८.०१९.१५

tada̍gne dyu̱mnamā bha̍ra̱ yatsā̱saha̱tsada̍ne̱ kaṃ ci̍da̱triṇa̍m .

ma̱nyuṃ jana̍sya dū̱ḍhya̍ḥ .. 8.019.15

15 Give us the splendour, Agni, which may overcome each greedy fiend in our abode,
The wrath of evil-hearted folk.

Sloka : 8.19.16

येन॒ चष्टे॒ वरु॑णो मि॒त्रो अ॑र्य॒मा येन॒ नास॑त्या॒ भगः॑ ।

व॒यं तत्ते॒ शव॑सा गातु॒वित्त॑मा॒ इन्द्र॑त्वोता विधेमहि ॥ ८.०१९.१६

yena̱ caṣṭe̱ varu̍ṇo mi̱tro a̍rya̱mā yena̱ nāsa̍tyā̱ bhaga̍ḥ .

va̱yaṃ tatte̱ śava̍sā gātu̱vitta̍mā̱ indra̍tvotā vidhemahi .. 8.019.16

16 That, wherewith Mitra, Varuṇa, and Aryaman, the Aśvins, Bhaga give us light,
That may we, by thy power finding best furtherance, worship, O Indra, helped by thee.

Sloka : 8.19.17

ते घेद॑ग्ने स्वा॒ध्यो॒३॒॑ ये त्वा॑ विप्र निदधि॒रे नृ॒चक्ष॑सम् ।

विप्रा॑सो देव सु॒क्रतु॑म् ॥ ८.०१९.१७

te gheda̍gne svā̱dhyo̱3̱̍ ye tvā̍ vipra nidadhi̱re nṛ̱cakṣa̍sam .

viprā̍so deva su̱kratu̍m .. 8.019.17

17 O Agni, most devout are they, the sages who have set thee Sage exceeding wise,
O God, for men to look upon:-

Sloka : 8.19.18

त इद्वेदिं॑ सुभग॒ त आहु॑तिं॒ ते सोतुं॑ चक्रिरे दि॒वि ।

त इद्वाजे॑भिर्जिग्युर्म॒हद्धनं॒ ये त्वे कामं॑ न्येरि॒रे ॥ ८.०१९.१८

ta idvedi̍ṃ subhaga̱ ta āhu̍ti̱ṃ te sotu̍ṃ cakrire di̱vi .

ta idvāje̍bhirjigyurma̱haddhana̱ṃ ye tve kāma̍ṃ nyeri̱re .. 8.019.18

18 Who have arranged thine altar Blessed God, at morn brought thine oblation, pressed the juice.
They by their deeds of strength have won diem, mighty wealth, who have set all their hope in thee.

Sloka : 8.19.19

भ॒द्रो नो॑ अ॒ग्निराहु॑तो भ॒द्रा रा॒तिः सु॑भग भ॒द्रो अ॑ध्व॒रः ।

भ॒द्रा उ॒त प्रश॑स्तयः ॥ ८.०१९.१९

bha̱dro no̍ a̱gnirāhu̍to bha̱drā rā̱tiḥ su̍bhaga bha̱dro a̍dhva̱raḥ .

bha̱drā u̱ta praśa̍stayaḥ .. 8.019.19

19 -May Agni worshipped bring us bliss, may the gift, Blessed One, and sacrifice bring bliss;
Yea, may our praises bring us bliss.

Sloka : 8.19.20

भ॒द्रं मनः॑ कृणुष्व वृत्र॒तूर्ये॒ येना॑ स॒मत्सु॑ सा॒सहः॑ ।

अव॑ स्थि॒रा त॑नुहि॒ भूरि॒ शर्ध॑तां व॒नेमा॑ ते अ॒भिष्टि॑भिः ॥ ८.०१९.२०

bha̱draṃ mana̍ḥ kṛṇuṣva vṛtra̱tūrye̱ yenā̍ sa̱matsu̍ sā̱saha̍ḥ .

ava̍ sthi̱rā ta̍nuhi̱ bhūri̱ śardha̍tāṃ va̱nemā̍ te a̱bhiṣṭi̍bhiḥ .. 8.019.20

20 Show forth the mind that brings success in war with fiends, wherewith thou conquerest in fight.
Bring down the many firm hopes of our enemies, and let us vanquish with thine aid.

Sloka : 8.19.21

ईळे॑ गि॒रा मनु॑र्हितं॒ यं दे॒वा दू॒तम॑र॒तिं न्ये॑रि॒रे ।

यजि॑ष्ठं हव्य॒वाह॑नम् ॥ ८.०१९.२१

īl̤e̍ gi̱rā manu̍rhita̱ṃ yaṃ de̱vā dū̱tama̍ra̱tiṃ nye̍ri̱re .

yaji̍ṣṭhaṃ havya̱vāha̍nam .. 8.019.21

21 I praise with song the Friend of man, whom Gods sent down to be herald and messenger,
Best worshipper, bearer of our gifts.

Sloka : 8.19.22

ति॒ग्मज॑म्भाय॒ तरु॑णाय॒ राज॑ते॒ प्रयो॑ गायस्य॒ग्नये॑ ।

यः पिं॒शते॑ सू॒नृता॑भिः सु॒वीर्य॑म॒ग्निर्घृ॒तेभि॒राहु॑तः ॥ ८.०१९.२२

ti̱gmaja̍mbhāya̱ taru̍ṇāya̱ rāja̍te̱ prayo̍ gāyasya̱gnaye̍ .

yaḥ pi̱ṃśate̍ sū̱nṛtā̍bhiḥ su̱vīrya̍ma̱gnirghṛ̱tebhi̱rāhu̍taḥ .. 8.019.22

22 Thou unto sharp-toothed Agni, Young and Radiant God, proclaimest with thy song the feast-
Agni, who for our sweet strains moulds heroic strength when sacred oil is offered him,

Sloka : 8.19.23

यदी॑ घृ॒तेभि॒राहु॑तो॒ वाशी॑म॒ग्निर्भर॑त॒ उच्चाव॑ च ।

असु॑र इव नि॒र्णिज॑म् ॥ ८.०१९.२३

yadī̍ ghṛ̱tebhi̱rāhu̍to̱ vāśī̍ma̱gnirbhara̍ta̱ uccāva̍ ca .

asu̍ra iva ni̱rṇija̍m .. 8.019.23

23 While, served with sacrificial oil, now upward and now downward Agni moves his sword,
As doth the Asura his robe.

Sloka : 8.19.24

यो ह॒व्यान्यैर॑यता॒ मनु॑र्हितो दे॒व आ॒सा सु॑ग॒न्धिना॑ ।

विवा॑सते॒ वार्या॑णि स्वध्व॒रो होता॑ दे॒वो अम॑र्त्यः ॥ ८.०१९.२४

yo ha̱vyānyaira̍yatā̱ manu̍rhito de̱va ā̱sā su̍ga̱ndhinā̍ .

vivā̍sate̱ vāryā̍ṇi svadhva̱ro hotā̍ de̱vo ama̍rtyaḥ .. 8.019.24

24 The God, the Friend of man, who bears our gifts to heaven, the God with his sweet-smelling mouth,
Distributes, skilled in sacrifice, his precious things, Invoking Priest, Immortal God.

Sloka : 8.19.25

यद॑ग्ने॒ मर्त्य॒स्त्वं स्याम॒हं मि॑त्रमहो॒ अम॑र्त्यः ।

सह॑सः सूनवाहुत ॥ ८.०१९.२५

yada̍gne̱ martya̱stvaṃ syāma̱haṃ mi̍tramaho̱ ama̍rtyaḥ .

saha̍saḥ sūnavāhuta .. 8.019.25

25 Son of Strength, Agni, if thou wert the mortal, bright as Mitra, I worshipped with our gifts!
And I were the Immortal God

Sloka : 8.19.26

न त्वा॑ रासीया॒भिश॑स्तये वसो॒ न पा॑प॒त्वाय॑ सन्त्य ।

न मे॑ स्तो॒ताम॑ती॒वा न दुर्हि॑तः॒ स्याद॑ग्ने॒ न पा॒पया॑ ॥ ८.०१९.२६

na tvā̍ rāsīyā̱bhiśa̍staye vaso̱ na pā̍pa̱tvāya̍ santya .

na me̍ sto̱tāma̍tī̱vā na durhi̍ta̱ḥ syāda̍gne̱ na pā̱payā̍ .. 8.019.26

26 I would not give thee up, Vasu, to calumny, or misery, O Bounteous One.
My worshipper should feel no hunger or distress, nor, Agni, should he live in sin.

Sloka : 8.19.27

पि॒तुर्न पु॒त्रः सुभृ॑तो दुरो॒ण आ दे॒वाँ ए॑तु॒ प्र णो॑ ह॒विः ॥ ८.०१९.२७

pi̱turna pu̱traḥ subhṛ̍to duro̱ṇa ā de̱vām̐ e̍tu̱ pra ṇo̍ ha̱viḥ .. 8.019.27

27 Like a son cherished in his father's houi§e, let our oblation rise unto the Gods.

Sloka : 8.19.28

तवा॒हम॑ग्न ऊ॒तिभि॒र्नेदि॑ष्ठाभिः सचेय॒ जोष॒मा व॑सो ।

सदा॑ दे॒वस्य॒ मर्त्यः॑ ॥ ८.०१९.२८

tavā̱hama̍gna ū̱tibhi̱rnedi̍ṣṭhābhiḥ saceya̱ joṣa̱mā va̍so .

sadā̍ de̱vasya̱ martya̍ḥ .. 8.019.28

28 With thine immediate aid may I, excellent Agni, ever gain my wish
A mortal with a God to help.

Sloka : 8.19.29

तव॒ क्रत्वा॑ सनेयं॒ तव॑ रा॒तिभि॒रग्ने॒ तव॒ प्रश॑स्तिभिः ।

त्वामिदा॑हुः॒ प्रम॑तिं वसो॒ ममाग्ने॒ हर्ष॑स्व॒ दात॑वे ॥ ८.०१९.२९

tava̱ kratvā̍ saneya̱ṃ tava̍ rā̱tibhi̱ragne̱ tava̱ praśa̍stibhiḥ .

tvāmidā̍hu̱ḥ prama̍tiṃ vaso̱ mamāgne̱ harṣa̍sva̱ dāta̍ve .. 8.019.29

29 O Agni, by thy wisdom, by thy bounties, by thy leading may I gather wealth.
Excellent Agni, thou art called my Providence:- delight thou to be liberal.

Sloka : 8.19.30

प्र सो अ॑ग्ने॒ तवो॒तिभिः॑ सु॒वीरा॑भिस्तिरते॒ वाज॑भर्मभिः ।

यस्य॒ त्वं स॒ख्यमा॒वरः॑ ॥ ८.०१९.३०

pra so a̍gne̱ tavo̱tibhi̍ḥ su̱vīrā̍bhistirate̱ vāja̍bharmabhiḥ .

yasya̱ tvaṃ sa̱khyamā̱vara̍ḥ .. 8.019.30

30 Agni, he conquers by thine aid that brings him store of noble heroes and great strength,
Whose bond of friendship is thy choice.

Sloka : 8.19.31

तव॑ द्र॒प्सो नील॑वान्वा॒श ऋ॒त्विय॒ इन्धा॑नः सिष्ण॒वा द॑दे ।

त्वं म॑ही॒नामु॒षसा॑मसि प्रि॒यः क्ष॒पो वस्तु॑षु राजसि ॥ ८.०१९.३१

tava̍ dra̱pso nīla̍vānvā̱śa ṛ̱tviya̱ indhā̍naḥ siṣṇa̱vā da̍de .

tvaṃ ma̍hī̱nāmu̱ṣasā̍masi pri̱yaḥ kṣa̱po vastu̍ṣu rājasi .. 8.019.31

31 Thy spark is black and crackling, kindled in due time, O Bounteous, it is taken up.
Thou art the dear Friend of the mighty Mornings:- thou shinest in glimmerings of the night.

Sloka : 8.19.32

तमाग॑न्म॒ सोभ॑रयः स॒हस्र॑मुष्कं स्वभि॒ष्टिमव॑से ।

स॒म्राजं॒ त्रास॑दस्यवम् ॥ ८.०१९.३२

tamāga̍nma̱ sobha̍rayaḥ sa̱hasra̍muṣkaṃ svabhi̱ṣṭimava̍se .

sa̱mrāja̱ṃ trāsa̍dasyavam .. 8.019.32

32 We Sobharis have come to him, for succour, who is good to help with thousand powers,
The Sovran, Trasadasyu's Friend.

Sloka : 8.19.33

यस्य॑ ते अग्ने अ॒न्ये अ॒ग्नय॑ उप॒क्षितो॑ व॒या इ॑व ।

विपो॒ न द्यु॒म्ना नि यु॑वे॒ जना॑नां॒ तव॑ क्ष॒त्राणि॑ व॒र्धय॑न् ॥ ८.०१९.३३

yasya̍ te agne a̱nye a̱gnaya̍ upa̱kṣito̍ va̱yā i̍va .

vipo̱ na dyu̱mnā ni yu̍ve̱ janā̍nā̱ṃ tava̍ kṣa̱trāṇi̍ va̱rdhaya̍n .. 8.019.33

33 O Agni, thou on whom all other fires depend, as branches on the parent stem,
I make the treasures of the folk, like songs, mine own, while I exalt thy sovran might.

Sloka : 8.19.34

यमा॑दित्यासो अद्रुहः पा॒रं नय॑थ॒ मर्त्य॑म् ।

म॒घोनां॒ विश्वे॑षां सुदानवः ॥ ८.०१९.३४

yamā̍dityāso adruhaḥ pā̱raṃ naya̍tha̱ martya̍m .

ma̱ghonā̱ṃ viśve̍ṣāṃ sudānavaḥ .. 8.019.34

34 The mortal whom, Ādityas, ye, Guilelew, lead to the farther bank
Of all the princes, Bounteous Ones

Sloka : 8.19.35

यू॒यं रा॑जानः॒ कं चि॑च्चर्षणीसहः॒ क्षय॑न्तं॒ मानु॑षा॒ँ अनु॑ ।

व॒यं ते वो॒ वरु॑ण॒ मित्रार्य॑म॒न्स्यामेदृ॒तस्य॑ र॒थ्यः॑ ॥ ८.०१९.३५

yū̱yaṃ rā̍jāna̱ḥ kaṃ ci̍ccarṣaṇīsaha̱ḥ kṣaya̍nta̱ṃ mānu̍ṣā̱m̐ anu̍ .

va̱yaṃ te vo̱ varu̍ṇa̱ mitrārya̍ma̱nsyāmedṛ̱tasya̍ ra̱thya̍ḥ .. 8.019.35

35 Whoe’er he be, Man-ruling Kings! the Regent of the race of men-
May we, O Mitra, Varuṇa, and Aryaman, like him be furtherers of your law.

Sloka : 8.19.36

अदा॑न्मे पौरुकु॒त्स्यः प॑ञ्चा॒शतं॑ त्र॒सद॑स्युर्व॒धूना॑म् ।

मंहि॑ष्ठो अ॒र्यः सत्प॑तिः ॥ ८.०१९.३६

adā̍nme pauruku̱tsyaḥ pa̍ñcā̱śata̍ṃ tra̱sada̍syurva̱dhūnā̍m .

maṃhi̍ṣṭho a̱ryaḥ satpa̍tiḥ .. 8.019.36

36 A gift of fifty female slaves hath Trasadasyu given me, Purukutsa's son,
Most liberal, kind, lord of the brave.

Sloka : 8.19.37

उ॒त मे॑ प्र॒यियो॑र्व॒यियोः॑ सु॒वास्त्वा॒ अधि॒ तुग्व॑नि ।

ति॒सॄ॒णां स॑प्तती॒नां श्या॒वः प्र॑णे॒ता भु॑व॒द्वसु॒र्दिया॑नां॒ पतिः॑ ॥ ८.०१९.३७

u̱ta me̍ pra̱yiyo̍rva̱yiyo̍ḥ su̱vāstvā̱ adhi̱ tugva̍ni .

ti̱sṝ̱ṇāṃ sa̍ptatī̱nāṃ śyā̱vaḥ pra̍ṇe̱tā bhu̍va̱dvasu̱rdiyā̍nā̱ṃ pati̍ḥ .. 8.019.37

37 And Śyāva too for me led forth a strong steed at Suvastu's ford:-
A herd of three times seventy kine, good lord of gifts, he gave to me.

Sloka : 8.20.1

आ ग॑न्ता॒ मा रि॑षण्यत॒ प्रस्था॑वानो॒ माप॑ स्थाता समन्यवः ।

स्थि॒रा चि॑न्नमयिष्णवः ॥ ८.०२०.०१

ā ga̍ntā̱ mā ri̍ṣaṇyata̱ prasthā̍vāno̱ māpa̍ sthātā samanyavaḥ .

sthi̱rā ci̍nnamayiṣṇavaḥ .. 8.020.01

1. LET none, Swift Travellers! check you:- come hither, like-spirited, stay not far away,
Ye benders even of what is firm.

Sloka : 8.20.2

वी॒ळु॒प॒विभि॑र्मरुत ऋभुक्षण॒ आ रु॑द्रासः सुदी॒तिभिः॑ ।

इ॒षा नो॑ अ॒द्या ग॑ता पुरुस्पृहो य॒ज्ञमा सो॑भरी॒यवः॑ ॥ ८.०२०.०२

vī̱l̤u̱pa̱vibhi̍rmaruta ṛbhukṣaṇa̱ ā ru̍drāsaḥ sudī̱tibhi̍ḥ .

i̱ṣā no̍ a̱dyā ga̍tā puruspṛho ya̱jñamā so̍bharī̱yava̍ḥ .. 8.020.02

2 Maruts, Ṛbhukṣans, Rudras come ye with your cars strong-fellied and exceeding bright.
Come, ye for whom we long, with food, to sacrifice, come ye with love to Sobbari.

Sloka : 8.20.3

वि॒द्मा हि रु॒द्रिया॑णां॒ शुष्म॑मु॒ग्रं म॒रुतां॒ शिमी॑वताम् ।

विष्णो॑रे॒षस्य॑ मी॒ळ्हुषा॑म् ॥ ८.०२०.०३

vi̱dmā hi ru̱driyā̍ṇā̱ṃ śuṣma̍mu̱graṃ ma̱rutā̱ṃ śimī̍vatām .

viṣṇo̍re̱ṣasya̍ mī̱l̤huṣā̍m .. 8.020.03

3 For well we know the vigorous might of Rudra's Sons, the Martits, who are passing strong,
Swift Viṣṇu's band, who send the rain.,

Sloka : 8.20.4

वि द्वी॒पानि॒ पाप॑त॒न्तिष्ठ॑द्दु॒च्छुनो॒भे यु॑जन्त॒ रोद॑सी ।

प्र धन्वा॑न्यैरत शुभ्रखादयो॒ यदेज॑थ स्वभानवः ॥ ८.०२०.०४

vi dvī̱pāni̱ pāpa̍ta̱ntiṣṭha̍ddu̱cchuno̱bhe yu̍janta̱ roda̍sī .

pra dhanvā̍nyairata śubhrakhādayo̱ yadeja̍tha svabhānavaḥ .. 8.020.04

4 Islands are bursting forth and misery is stayed:- the heaven and earth are joined in one.
Decked with bright rings, ye spread the broad expanses out, when ye, Self. luminous, stirred yourselves.

Sloka : 8.20.5

अच्यु॑ता चिद्वो॒ अज्म॒न्ना नान॑दति॒ पर्व॑तासो॒ वन॒स्पतिः॑ ।

भूमि॒र्यामे॑षु रेजते ॥ ८.०२०.०५

acyu̍tā cidvo̱ ajma̱nnā nāna̍dati̱ parva̍tāso̱ vana̱spati̍ḥ .

bhūmi̱ryāme̍ṣu rejate .. 8.020.05

5 Even things immovable shake and reel, the mountains and the forest trees at your approach,
And the earth trembles as ye come.

Sloka : 8.20.6

अमा॑य वो मरुतो॒ यात॑वे॒ द्यौर्जिही॑त॒ उत्त॑रा बृ॒हत् ।

यत्रा॒ नरो॒ देदि॑शते त॒नूष्वा त्वक्षां॑सि बा॒ह्वो॑जसः ॥ ८.०२०.०६

amā̍ya vo maruto̱ yāta̍ve̱ dyaurjihī̍ta̱ utta̍rā bṛ̱hat .

yatrā̱ naro̱ dedi̍śate ta̱nūṣvā tvakṣā̍ṃsi bā̱hvo̍jasaḥ .. 8.020.06

6 To lend free course, O Maruts, to your furious rush, heaven high and higher still gives way,
Where they, the Heroes mighty with their arms, display their gleaming omaments on their forms.

Sloka : 8.20.7

स्व॒धामनु॒ श्रियं॒ नरो॒ महि॑ त्वे॒षा अम॑वन्तो॒ वृष॑प्सवः ।

वह॑न्ते॒ अह्रु॑तप्सवः ॥ ८.०२०.०७

sva̱dhāmanu̱ śriya̱ṃ naro̱ mahi̍ tve̱ṣā ama̍vanto̱ vṛṣa̍psavaḥ .

vaha̍nte̱ ahru̍tapsavaḥ .. 8.020.07

7 After their Godlike nature they, the bull. like Heroes, dazzling and impetuous, wear
Great splendour as they show erect.

Sloka : 8.20.8

गोभि॑र्वा॒णो अ॑ज्यते॒ सोभ॑रीणां॒ रथे॒ कोशे॑ हिर॒ण्यये॑ ।

गोब॑न्धवः सुजा॒तास॑ इ॒षे भु॒जे म॒हान्तो॑ नः॒ स्पर॑से॒ नु ॥ ८.०२०.०८

gobhi̍rvā̱ṇo a̍jyate̱ sobha̍rīṇā̱ṃ rathe̱ kośe̍ hira̱ṇyaye̍ .

goba̍ndhavaḥ sujā̱tāsa̍ i̱ṣe bhu̱je ma̱hānto̍ na̱ḥ spara̍se̱ nu .. 8.020.08

8 The pivot of the Sobharis' chariot within the golden box is balmed with milk.
May they the Well-born, Mighty, kindred of the Cow, aid us to food and to delight.

Sloka : 8.20.9

प्रति॑ वो वृषदञ्जयो॒ वृष्णे॒ शर्धा॑य॒ मारु॑ताय भरध्वम् ।

ह॒व्या वृष॑प्रयाव्णे ॥ ८.०२०.०९

prati̍ vo vṛṣadañjayo̱ vṛṣṇe̱ śardhā̍ya̱ māru̍tāya bharadhvam .

ha̱vyā vṛṣa̍prayāvṇe .. 8.020.09

9 Bring, ye who sprinkle balmy drops. oblations to your vigorous Marut company,
To those whose leader is the Bull.

Sloka : 8.20.10

वृ॒ष॒ण॒श्वेन॑ मरुतो॒ वृष॑प्सुना॒ रथे॑न॒ वृष॑नाभिना ।

आ श्ये॒नासो॒ न प॒क्षिणो॒ वृथा॑ नरो ह॒व्या नो॑ वी॒तये॑ गत ॥ ८.०२०.१०

vṛ̱ṣa̱ṇa̱śvena̍ maruto̱ vṛṣa̍psunā̱ rathe̍na̱ vṛṣa̍nābhinā .

ā śye̱nāso̱ na pa̱kṣiṇo̱ vṛthā̍ naro ha̱vyā no̍ vī̱taye̍ gata .. 8.020.10

10 Come hither, O ye Mares, on your stronghorsed car, solid in look, with solid naves.
Lightly like winged falcons, O ye Heroes, come, come to enjoy our ofrerings.

Sloka : 8.20.11

स॒मा॒नम॒ञ्ज्ये॑षां॒ वि भ्रा॑जन्ते रु॒क्मासो॒ अधि॑ बा॒हुषु॑ ।

दवि॑द्युतत्यृ॒ष्टयः॑ ॥ ८.०२०.११

sa̱mā̱nama̱ñjye̍ṣā̱ṃ vi bhrā̍jante ru̱kmāso̱ adhi̍ bā̱huṣu̍ .

davi̍dyutatyṛ̱ṣṭaya̍ḥ .. 8.020.11

11 Their decoration is the same:- their omaments of gold are bright upon their arms;
Their lances glitter splendidly.

Sloka : 8.20.12

त उ॒ग्रासो॒ वृष॑ण उ॒ग्रबा॑हवो॒ नकि॑ष्ट॒नूषु॑ येतिरे ।

स्थि॒रा धन्वा॒न्यायु॑धा॒ रथे॑षु॒ वोऽनी॑के॒ष्वधि॒ श्रियः॑ ॥ ८.०२०.१२

ta u̱grāso̱ vṛṣa̍ṇa u̱grabā̍havo̱ naki̍ṣṭa̱nūṣu̍ yetire .

sthi̱rā dhanvā̱nyāyu̍dhā̱ rathe̍ṣu̱ vo'nī̍ke̱ṣvadhi̱ śriya̍ḥ .. 8.020.12

12 They toil not to defend their bodies from attack, strong Heroes with their mighty arms.
Strong are your bows and strong the weapons in your cars, and glory sits on every face.

Sloka : 8.20.13

येषा॒मर्णो॒ न स॒प्रथो॒ नाम॑ त्वे॒षं शश्व॑ता॒मेक॒मिद्भु॒जे ।

वयो॒ न पित्र्यं॒ सहः॑ ॥ ८.०२०.१३

yeṣā̱marṇo̱ na sa̱pratho̱ nāma̍ tve̱ṣaṃ śaśva̍tā̱meka̱midbhu̱je .

vayo̱ na pitrya̱ṃ saha̍ḥ .. 8.020.13

13 Whose name extendeth like a sea, alone, resplendent, so that all have joy in it,
And life-power like ancestral might.

Sloka : 8.20.14

तान्व॑न्दस्व म॒रुत॒स्ताँ उप॑ स्तुहि॒ तेषां॒ हि धुनी॑नाम् ।

अ॒राणां॒ न च॑र॒मस्तदे॑षां दा॒ना म॒ह्ना तदे॑षाम् ॥ ८.०२०.१४

tānva̍ndasva ma̱ruta̱stām̐ upa̍ stuhi̱ teṣā̱ṃ hi dhunī̍nām .

a̱rāṇā̱ṃ na ca̍ra̱mastade̍ṣāṃ dā̱nā ma̱hnā tade̍ṣām .. 8.020.14

14 Pay honour to these Maruts and sing praise to them, for of the wheel-spokes of the car
Of these loud roarers none is last:- this is their power, this moves them to give mighty gifts.

Sloka : 8.20.15

सु॒भगः॒ स व॑ ऊ॒तिष्वास॒ पूर्वा॑सु मरुतो॒ व्यु॑ष्टिषु ।

यो वा॑ नू॒नमु॒तास॑ति ॥ ८.०२०.१५

su̱bhaga̱ḥ sa va̍ ū̱tiṣvāsa̱ pūrvā̍su maruto̱ vyu̍ṣṭiṣu .

yo vā̍ nū̱namu̱tāsa̍ti .. 8.020.15

15 Blest by your favouring help was he, O Maruts, at the earlier flushings of the morn,
And even now shall he be blest.

Sloka : 8.20.16

यस्य॑ वा यू॒यं प्रति॑ वा॒जिनो॑ नर॒ आ ह॒व्या वी॒तये॑ ग॒थ ।

अ॒भि ष द्यु॒म्नैरु॒त वाज॑सातिभिः सु॒म्ना वो॑ धूतयो नशत् ॥ ८.०२०.१६

yasya̍ vā yū̱yaṃ prati̍ vā̱jino̍ nara̱ ā ha̱vyā vī̱taye̍ ga̱tha .

a̱bhi ṣa dyu̱mnairu̱ta vāja̍sātibhiḥ su̱mnā vo̍ dhūtayo naśat .. 8.020.16

16 The strong man to whose sacrifice, O Heroes, ye approach that ye may taste thereof,
With glories and with war that winneth spoil shall gain great bliss, ye Shakers of the world.

Sloka : 8.20.17

यथा॑ रु॒द्रस्य॑ सू॒नवो॑ दि॒वो वश॒न्त्यसु॑रस्य वे॒धसः॑ ।

युवा॑न॒स्तथेद॑सत् ॥ ८.०२०.१७

yathā̍ ru̱drasya̍ sū̱navo̍ di̱vo vaśa̱ntyasu̍rasya ve̱dhasa̍ḥ .

yuvā̍na̱statheda̍sat .. 8.020.17

17 Even as Rudra's Sons, the brood of the Creator Dyaus, the Asura, desire,
O Youthful Ones, so shall it be:-

Sloka : 8.20.18

ये चार्ह॑न्ति म॒रुतः॑ सु॒दान॑वः॒ स्मन्मी॒ळ्हुष॒श्चर॑न्ति॒ ये ।

अत॑श्चि॒दा न॒ उप॒ वस्य॑सा हृ॒दा युवा॑न॒ आ व॑वृध्वम् ॥ ८.०२०.१८

ye cārha̍nti ma̱ruta̍ḥ su̱dāna̍va̱ḥ smanmī̱l̤huṣa̱ścara̍nti̱ ye .

ata̍ści̱dā na̱ upa̱ vasya̍sā hṛ̱dā yuvā̍na̱ ā va̍vṛdhvam .. 8.020.18

18 And these the bounteous, worthy of the Maruts who move onward pouring down the rain-
Even for their sake, O Youthful Ones, with kindest heart take us to you to be your own.

Sloka : 8.20.19

यून॑ ऊ॒ षु नवि॑ष्ठया॒ वृष्णः॑ पाव॒काँ अ॒भि सो॑भरे गि॒रा ।

गाय॒ गा इ॑व॒ चर्कृ॑षत् ॥ ८.०२०.१९

yūna̍ ū̱ ṣu navi̍ṣṭhayā̱ vṛṣṇa̍ḥ pāva̱kām̐ a̱bhi so̍bhare gi̱rā .

gāya̱ gā i̍va̱ carkṛ̍ṣat .. 8.020.19

19 O Sobhari, with newest song sing out unto the youthful purifying Bulls,
Even as a plougher to his steers.

Sloka : 8.20.20

सा॒हा ये सन्ति॑ मुष्टि॒हेव॒ हव्यो॒ विश्वा॑सु पृ॒त्सु होतृ॑षु ।

वृष्ण॑श्च॒न्द्रान्न सु॒श्रव॑स्तमान्गि॒रा वन्द॑स्व म॒रुतो॒ अह॑ ॥ ८.०२०.२०

sā̱hā ye santi̍ muṣṭi̱heva̱ havyo̱ viśvā̍su pṛ̱tsu hotṛ̍ṣu .

vṛṣṇa̍śca̱ndrānna su̱śrava̍stamāngi̱rā vanda̍sva ma̱ruto̱ aha̍ .. 8.020.20

20 Who, like a celebrated boxer, overcome the challengers in every fight:-
They who, like shining bulls, are most illustrious-honour those Maruts with thy song.

Sloka : 8.20.21

गाव॑श्चिद्घा समन्यवः सजा॒त्ये॑न मरुतः॒ सब॑न्धवः ।

रि॒ह॒ते क॒कुभो॑ मि॒थः ॥ ८.०२०.२१

gāva̍ścidghā samanyavaḥ sajā̱tye̍na maruta̱ḥ saba̍ndhavaḥ .

ri̱ha̱te ka̱kubho̍ mi̱thaḥ .. 8.020.21

21 Allied by common ancestry, ye Maruts, even the Cows, alike in energy,
Lick, all by turns, each other's head.

Sloka : 8.20.22

मर्त॑श्चिद्वो नृतवो रुक्मवक्षस॒ उप॑ भ्रातृ॒त्वमाय॑ति ।

अधि॑ नो गात मरुतः॒ सदा॒ हि व॑ आपि॒त्वमस्ति॒ निध्रु॑वि ॥ ८.०२०.२२

marta̍ścidvo nṛtavo rukmavakṣasa̱ upa̍ bhrātṛ̱tvamāya̍ti .

adhi̍ no gāta maruta̱ḥ sadā̱ hi va̍ āpi̱tvamasti̱ nidhru̍vi .. 8.020.22

22 Even mortal man, ye Dancers breast adorned with gold, attains to brotherhood with you.
Mark ye and notice us, O Maruts; evermore your friendship is secured to us.

Sloka : 8.20.23

मरु॑तो॒ मारु॑तस्य न॒ आ भे॑ष॒जस्य॑ वहता सुदानवः ।

यू॒यं स॑खायः सप्तयः ॥ ८.०२०.२३

maru̍to̱ māru̍tasya na̱ ā bhe̍ṣa̱jasya̍ vahatā sudānavaḥ .

yū̱yaṃ sa̍khāyaḥ saptayaḥ .. 8.020.23

23 O Maruts, rich in noble gifts, bring us a portion of the Maruts’ medicine,
Ye Coursers who are Friends to us.

Sloka : 8.20.24

याभिः॒ सिन्धु॒मव॑थ॒ याभि॒स्तूर्व॑थ॒ याभि॑र्दश॒स्यथा॒ क्रिवि॑म् ।

मयो॑ नो भूतो॒तिभि॑र्मयोभुवः शि॒वाभि॑रसचद्विषः ॥ ८.०२०.२४

yābhi̱ḥ sindhu̱mava̍tha̱ yābhi̱stūrva̍tha̱ yābhi̍rdaśa̱syathā̱ krivi̍m .

mayo̍ no bhūto̱tibhi̍rmayobhuvaḥ śi̱vābhi̍rasacadviṣaḥ .. 8.020.24

24 Haters of those who serve you not, bliss-bringers, bring us bliss with those auspicious aids
Wherewith ye are victorious and guard Sindhu well, and succour Krvi in his need.

Sloka : 8.20.25

यत्सिन्धौ॒ यदसि॑क्न्यां॒ यत्स॑मु॒द्रेषु॑ मरुतः सुबर्हिषः ।

यत्पर्व॑तेषु भेष॒जम् ॥ ८.०२०.२५

yatsindhau̱ yadasi̍knyā̱ṃ yatsa̍mu̱dreṣu̍ marutaḥ subarhiṣaḥ .

yatparva̍teṣu bheṣa̱jam .. 8.020.25

25 Maruts, who rest on fair trimmed grass, what balm soever Sindhu or Asikni hath,
Or mountains or the seas contain.

Sloka : 8.20.26

विश्वं॒ पश्य॑न्तो बिभृथा त॒नूष्वा तेना॑ नो॒ अधि॑ वोचत ।

क्ष॒मा रपो॑ मरुत॒ आतु॑रस्य न॒ इष्क॑र्ता॒ विह्रु॑तं॒ पुनः॑ ॥ ८.०२०.२६

viśva̱ṃ paśya̍nto bibhṛthā ta̱nūṣvā tenā̍ no̱ adhi̍ vocata .

kṣa̱mā rapo̍ maruta̱ ātu̍rasya na̱ iṣka̍rtā̱ vihru̍ta̱ṃ puna̍ḥ .. 8.020.26

26 Ye carry on your bodies, ye who see it all:- so bless us graciously therewith.
Cast, Maruts, to the ground our sick man's malady:- replace the dislocated limb.

Sloka : 8.21.1

व॒यमु॒ त्वाम॑पूर्व्य स्थू॒रं न कच्चि॒द्भर॑न्तोऽव॒स्यवः॑ ।

वाजे॑ चि॒त्रं ह॑वामहे ॥ ८.०२१.०१

va̱yamu̱ tvāma̍pūrvya sthū̱raṃ na kacci̱dbhara̍nto'va̱syava̍ḥ .

vāje̍ ci̱traṃ ha̍vāmahe .. 8.021.01

1. WE call on thee, O Matchless One! We seeking help, possessing nothing firm ourselves,
Call on thee wonderful in fight

Sloka : 8.21.2

उप॑ त्वा॒ कर्म॑न्नू॒तये॒ स नो॒ युवो॒ग्रश्च॑क्राम॒ यो धृ॒षत् ।

त्वामिद्ध्य॑वि॒तारं॑ ववृ॒महे॒ सखा॑य इन्द्र सान॒सिम् ॥ ८.०२१.०२

upa̍ tvā̱ karma̍nnū̱taye̱ sa no̱ yuvo̱graśca̍krāma̱ yo dhṛ̱ṣat .

tvāmiddhya̍vi̱tāra̍ṃ vavṛ̱mahe̱ sakhā̍ya indra sāna̱sim .. 8.021.02

2 On thee for aid in sacrifice. This youth of ours, the bold, the mighty, hath gonse forth.
We therefore, we thy friends, Indra, havie chosen thee, free-giver, as our Guardian God.

Sloka : 8.21.3

आ या॑ही॒म इन्द॒वोऽश्व॑पते॒ गोप॑त॒ उर्व॑रापते ।

सोमं॑ सोमपते पिब ॥ ८.०२१.०३

ā yā̍hī̱ma inda̱vo'śva̍pate̱ gopa̍ta̱ urva̍rāpate .

soma̍ṃ somapate piba .. 8.021.03

3 Come hither, for the drops are here, O Lord of corn-lands. Lord of horses, Lord of kine:-
Drink thou the Soma, Soma's Lord!

Sloka : 8.21.4

व॒यं हि त्वा॒ बन्धु॑मन्तमब॒न्धवो॒ विप्रा॑स इन्द्र येमि॒म ।

या ते॒ धामा॑नि वृषभ॒ तेभि॒रा ग॑हि॒ विश्वे॑भिः॒ सोम॑पीतये ॥ ८.०२१.०४

va̱yaṃ hi tvā̱ bandhu̍mantamaba̱ndhavo̱ viprā̍sa indra yemi̱ma .

yā te̱ dhāmā̍ni vṛṣabha̱ tebhi̱rā ga̍hi̱ viśve̍bhi̱ḥ soma̍pītaye .. 8.021.04

4 For we the kinless singers have drawn hither thee, O Indra, who hast numerous kin.
With all the forms thou hast, comic thou of bull-like strength, come near to drink the Soma juice.

Sloka : 8.21.5

सीद॑न्तस्ते॒ वयो॑ यथा॒ गोश्री॑ते॒ मधौ॑ मदि॒रे वि॒वक्ष॑णे ।

अ॒भि त्वामि॑न्द्र नोनुमः ॥ ८.०२१.०५

sīda̍ntaste̱ vayo̍ yathā̱ gośrī̍te̱ madhau̍ madi̱re vi̱vakṣa̍ṇe .

a̱bhi tvāmi̍ndra nonumaḥ .. 8.021.05

5 Sitting like birds beside thy meath., mingled with milk, that gladdeneth and exalteth thee,
Indra, to thee we sing aloud.

Sloka : 8.21.6

अच्छा॑ च त्वै॒ना नम॑सा॒ वदा॑मसि॒ किं मुहु॑श्चि॒द्वि दी॑धयः ।

सन्ति॒ कामा॑सो हरिवो द॒दिष्ट्वं स्मो व॒यं सन्ति॑ नो॒ धियः॑ ॥ ८.०२१.०६

acchā̍ ca tvai̱nā nama̍sā̱ vadā̍masi̱ kiṃ muhu̍ści̱dvi dī̍dhayaḥ .

santi̱ kāmā̍so harivo da̱diṣṭvaṃ smo va̱yaṃ santi̍ no̱ dhiya̍ḥ .. 8.021.06

6 We speak to thee with this our reverential prayer. Why art thou pondering yet awhile?
Here are our wishes; thou art liberal, Lord of Bays:- we and our hymns are present here.

Sloka : 8.21.7

नूत्ना॒ इदि॑न्द्र ते व॒यमू॒ती अ॑भूम न॒हि नू ते॑ अद्रिवः ।

वि॒द्मा पु॒रा परी॑णसः ॥ ८.०२१.०७

nūtnā̱ idi̍ndra te va̱yamū̱tī a̍bhūma na̱hi nū te̍ adrivaḥ .

vi̱dmā pu̱rā parī̍ṇasaḥ .. 8.021.07

7 For not in recent times alone, O Indra, Thunder-armed, have we obtained thine aid.
Of old we knew thy plenteous wealth.

Sloka : 8.21.8

वि॒द्मा स॑खि॒त्वमु॒त शू॑र भो॒ज्य१॒॑मा ते॒ ता व॑ज्रिन्नीमहे ।

उ॒तो स॑मस्मि॒न्ना शि॑शीहि नो वसो॒ वाजे॑ सुशिप्र॒ गोम॑ति ॥ ८.०२१.०८

vi̱dmā sa̍khi̱tvamu̱ta śū̍ra bho̱jya1̱̍mā te̱ tā va̍jrinnīmahe .

u̱to sa̍masmi̱nnā śi̍śīhi no vaso̱ vāje̍ suśipra̱ goma̍ti .. 8.021.08

8 Hero, we knew thy friendship and thy rich rewards:- these, Thunderer, now we crave of thee.
O Vasu, for all wealth that cometh of the kine, sharpen our powers, fair-visored God.

Sloka : 8.21.9

यो न॑ इ॒दमि॑दं पु॒रा प्र वस्य॑ आनि॒नाय॒ तमु॑ वः स्तुषे ।

सखा॑य॒ इन्द्र॑मू॒तये॑ ॥ ८.०२१.०९

yo na̍ i̱dami̍daṃ pu̱rā pra vasya̍ āni̱nāya̱ tamu̍ vaḥ stuṣe .

sakhā̍ya̱ indra̍mū̱taye̍ .. 8.021.09

9 Him who of old hath brought to us this and that blessing, him I magnify for you,
Even Indra, O my friends, for help

Sloka : 8.21.10

हर्य॑श्वं॒ सत्प॑तिं चर्षणी॒सहं॒ स हि ष्मा॒ यो अम॑न्दत ।

आ तु नः॒ स व॑यति॒ गव्य॒मश्व्यं॑ स्तो॒तृभ्यो॑ म॒घवा॑ श॒तम् ॥ ८.०२१.१०

harya̍śva̱ṃ satpa̍tiṃ carṣaṇī̱saha̱ṃ sa hi ṣmā̱ yo ama̍ndata .

ā tu na̱ḥ sa va̍yati̱ gavya̱maśvya̍ṃ sto̱tṛbhyo̍ ma̱ghavā̍ śa̱tam .. 8.021.10

10 Borne by Bay Steeds, the Lord of heroes, ruling men, for it is he who takes; delight.
May Maghavan bestow on us his worshippers hundreds of cattle and of steeds.

Sloka : 8.21.11

त्वया॑ ह स्विद्यु॒जा व॒यं प्रति॑ श्व॒सन्तं॑ वृषभ ब्रुवीमहि ।

सं॒स्थे जन॑स्य॒ गोम॑तः ॥ ८.०२१.११

tvayā̍ ha svidyu̱jā va̱yaṃ prati̍ śva̱santa̍ṃ vṛṣabha bruvīmahi .

sa̱ṃsthe jana̍sya̱ goma̍taḥ .. 8.021.11

11 Hero, may we, with thee for Friend, withstand the man who pants against us in his wrath,
In fight with people rich in kine.

Sloka : 8.21.12

जये॑म का॒रे पु॑रुहूत का॒रिणो॒ऽभि ति॑ष्ठेम दू॒ढ्यः॑ ।

नृभि॑र्वृ॒त्रं ह॒न्याम॑ शूशु॒याम॒ चावे॑रिन्द्र॒ प्र णो॒ धियः॑ ॥ ८.०२१.१२

jaye̍ma kā̱re pu̍ruhūta kā̱riṇo̱'bhi ti̍ṣṭhema dū̱ḍhya̍ḥ .

nṛbhi̍rvṛ̱traṃ ha̱nyāma̍ śūśu̱yāma̱ cāve̍rindra̱ pra ṇo̱ dhiya̍ḥ .. 8.021.12

12 May we be victors in the singer's battlesong, and meet the wicked, Much invoked!
With heroes smite the foeman and show forth our strength. O Indra, further thou our thoughts.

Sloka : 8.21.13

अ॒भ्रा॒तृ॒व्यो अ॒ना त्वमना॑पिरिन्द्र ज॒नुषा॑ स॒नाद॑सि ।

यु॒धेदा॑पि॒त्वमि॑च्छसे ॥ ८.०२१.१३

a̱bhrā̱tṛ̱vyo a̱nā tvamanā̍pirindra ja̱nuṣā̍ sa̱nāda̍si .

yu̱dhedā̍pi̱tvami̍cchase .. 8.021.13

13 O Indra, from all ancient time rivalless ever and companionless art thou:-
Thou seekest comradeship in war.

Sloka : 8.21.14

नकी॑ रे॒वन्तं॑ स॒ख्याय॑ विन्दसे॒ पीय॑न्ति ते सुरा॒श्वः॑ ।

य॒दा कृ॒णोषि॑ नद॒नुं समू॑ह॒स्यादित्पि॒तेव॑ हूयसे ॥ ८.०२१.१४

nakī̍ re̱vanta̍ṃ sa̱khyāya̍ vindase̱ pīya̍nti te surā̱śva̍ḥ .

ya̱dā kṛ̱ṇoṣi̍ nada̱nuṃ samū̍ha̱syāditpi̱teva̍ hūyase .. 8.021.14

14 Thou findest not the wealthy man to be thy friend:- those scorn thee who are flown with wine.
What time thou thunderest and gatherest, then thou, even as a Father, art invoked.

Sloka : 8.21.15

मा ते॑ अमा॒जुरो॑ यथा मू॒रास॑ इन्द्र स॒ख्ये त्वाव॑तः ।

नि ष॑दाम॒ सचा॑ सु॒ते ॥ ८.०२१.१५

mā te̍ amā̱juro̍ yathā mū̱rāsa̍ indra sa̱khye tvāva̍taḥ .

ni ṣa̍dāma̱ sacā̍ su̱te .. 8.021.15

15 O Indra, let us not, like fools who waste their lives at home, with friendship such as thine
Sit idly by the poured-out juice.

Sloka : 8.21.16

मा ते॑ गोदत्र॒ निर॑राम॒ राध॑स॒ इन्द्र॒ मा ते॑ गृहामहि ।

दृ॒ळ्हा चि॑द॒र्यः प्र मृ॑शा॒भ्या भ॑र॒ न ते॑ दा॒मान॑ आ॒दभे॑ ॥ ८.०२१.१६

mā te̍ godatra̱ nira̍rāma̱ rādha̍sa̱ indra̱ mā te̍ gṛhāmahi .

dṛ̱l̤hā ci̍da̱ryaḥ pra mṛ̍śā̱bhyā bha̍ra̱ na te̍ dā̱māna̍ ā̱dabhe̍ .. 8.021.16

16 Giver of kine, may we not miss thy gracious gifts:- let us not rob thee of thine own.
Strip even the strong places of the foe, and bring:- thy gifts can never be made vain.

Sloka : 8.21.17

इन्द्रो॑ वा॒ घेदिय॑न्म॒घं सर॑स्वती वा सु॒भगा॑ द॒दिर्वसु॑ ।

त्वं वा॑ चित्र दा॒शुषे॑ ॥ ८.०२१.१७

indro̍ vā̱ ghediya̍nma̱ghaṃ sara̍svatī vā su̱bhagā̍ da̱dirvasu̍ .

tvaṃ vā̍ citra dā̱śuṣe̍ .. 8.021.17

17 Indra or blest Sarasvatī alone bestows such wealth, treasure so great, or thou,
O Citra, on the worshipper.

Sloka : 8.21.18

चित्र॒ इद्राजा॑ राज॒का इद॑न्य॒के य॒के सर॑स्वती॒मनु॑ ।

प॒र्जन्य॑ इव त॒तन॒द्धि वृ॒ष्ट्या स॒हस्र॑म॒युता॒ दद॑त् ॥ ८.०२१.१८

citra̱ idrājā̍ rāja̱kā ida̍nya̱ke ya̱ke sara̍svatī̱manu̍ .

pa̱rjanya̍ iva ta̱tana̱ddhi vṛ̱ṣṭyā sa̱hasra̍ma̱yutā̱ dada̍t .. 8.021.18

18 Citra is King, and only kinglings are the rest who dwell beside Sarasvatī.
He, like Parjanya with his rain, hath spread himself with thousand, yea, with myriad gifts.

Sloka : 8.22.1

ओ त्यम॑ह्व॒ आ रथ॑म॒द्या दंसि॑ष्ठमू॒तये॑ ।

यम॑श्विना सुहवा रुद्रवर्तनी॒ आ सू॒र्यायै॑ त॒स्थथुः॑ ॥ ८.०२२.०१

o tyama̍hva̱ ā ratha̍ma̱dyā daṃsi̍ṣṭhamū̱taye̍ .

yama̍śvinā suhavā rudravartanī̱ ā sū̱ryāyai̍ ta̱sthathu̍ḥ .. 8.022.01

1. HITHERWARD have I called to-day, for succour, that most wondrous car
Which ye ascended, Aśvins, ye whose paths are red, swift to give Car, for Sūrya's sake.

Sloka : 8.22.2

पू॒र्वा॒युषं॑ सु॒हवं॑ पुरु॒स्पृहं॑ भु॒ज्युं वाजे॑षु॒ पूर्व्य॑म् ।

स॒च॒नाव॑न्तं सुम॒तिभिः॑ सोभरे॒ विद्वे॑षसमने॒हस॑म् ॥ ८.०२२.०२

pū̱rvā̱yuṣa̍ṃ su̱hava̍ṃ puru̱spṛha̍ṃ bhu̱jyuṃ vāje̍ṣu̱ pūrvya̍m .

sa̱ca̱nāva̍ntaṃ suma̱tibhi̍ḥ sobhare̱ vidve̍ṣasamane̱hasa̍m .. 8.022.02

2 Car ever young, much longed-for, easily invoked, soon guided, first in deeds of might,
Which waits and serves, O Sobhari, with benevolence, without a rival or a foe.

Sloka : 8.22.3

इ॒ह त्या पु॑रु॒भूत॑मा दे॒वा नमो॑भिर॒श्विना॑ ।

अ॒र्वा॒ची॒ना स्वव॑से करामहे॒ गन्ता॑रा दा॒शुषो॑ गृ॒हम् ॥ ८.०२२.०३

i̱ha tyā pu̍ru̱bhūta̍mā de̱vā namo̍bhira̱śvinā̍ .

a̱rvā̱cī̱nā svava̍se karāmahe̱ gantā̍rā dā̱śuṣo̍ gṛ̱ham .. 8.022.03

3 These Aśvins with our homage, these Two Omnipresent Deities
Hitherward will we bring for kind help, these who seek the dwelling of the worshipper.

Sloka : 8.22.4

यु॒वो रथ॑स्य॒ परि॑ च॒क्रमी॑यत ई॒र्मान्यद्वा॑मिषण्यति ।

अ॒स्माँ अच्छा॑ सुम॒तिर्वां॑ शुभस्पती॒ आ धे॒नुरि॑व धावतु ॥ ८.०२२.०४

yu̱vo ratha̍sya̱ pari̍ ca̱kramī̍yata ī̱rmānyadvā̍miṣaṇyati .

a̱smām̐ acchā̍ suma̱tirvā̍ṃ śubhaspatī̱ ā dhe̱nuri̍va dhāvatu .. 8.022.04

4 One of your chariot wheels is moving swiftly round, one speeds for you its onward course.
Like a milch-cow, O Lords of splendour, and with haste let your benevolence come to us.

Sloka : 8.22.5

रथो॒ यो वां॑ त्रिवन्धु॒रो हिर॑ण्याभीशुरश्विना ।

परि॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी भूष॑ति श्रु॒तस्तेन॑ नास॒त्या ग॑तम् ॥ ८.०२२.०५

ratho̱ yo vā̍ṃ trivandhu̱ro hira̍ṇyābhīśuraśvinā .

pari̱ dyāvā̍pṛthi̱vī bhūṣa̍ti śru̱tastena̍ nāsa̱tyā ga̍tam .. 8.022.05

5 That chariot of yours which hath a triple seat and reins of gold,
The famous car that traverseth the heaven and earth, thereon Nāsatyas, Aśvins, come.

Sloka : 8.22.6

द॒श॒स्यन्ता॒ मन॑वे पू॒र्व्यं दि॒वि यवं॒ वृके॑ण कर्षथः ।

ता वा॑म॒द्य सु॑म॒तिभिः॑ शुभस्पती॒ अश्वि॑ना॒ प्र स्तु॑वीमहि ॥ ८.०२२.०६

da̱śa̱syantā̱ mana̍ve pū̱rvyaṃ di̱vi yava̱ṃ vṛke̍ṇa karṣathaḥ .

tā vā̍ma̱dya su̍ma̱tibhi̍ḥ śubhaspatī̱ aśvi̍nā̱ pra stu̍vīmahi .. 8.022.06

6 Ye with your plough, when favouring Manu with your help, ploughed the first harvest in the sky.
As such will we exalt you, Lords of splendour, now, O Aśvins, with our prayer and praise.

Sloka : 8.22.7

उप॑ नो वाजिनीवसू या॒तमृ॒तस्य॑ प॒थिभिः॑ ।

येभि॑स्तृ॒क्षिं वृ॑षणा त्रासदस्य॒वं म॒हे क्ष॒त्राय॒ जिन्व॑थः ॥ ८.०२२.०७

upa̍ no vājinīvasū yā̱tamṛ̱tasya̍ pa̱thibhi̍ḥ .

yebhi̍stṛ̱kṣiṃ vṛ̍ṣaṇā trāsadasya̱vaṃ ma̱he kṣa̱trāya̱ jinva̍thaḥ .. 8.022.07

7 Come to us, Lords of ample wealth, by paths of everlasting Law,
Whereby to high dominion ye with mighty strength raised Trksi, Trasadasyu's son.

Sloka : 8.22.8

अ॒यं वा॒मद्रि॑भिः सु॒तः सोमो॑ नरा वृषण्वसू ।

आ या॑तं॒ सोम॑पीतये॒ पिब॑तं दा॒शुषो॑ गृ॒हे ॥ ८.०२२.०८

a̱yaṃ vā̱madri̍bhiḥ su̱taḥ somo̍ narā vṛṣaṇvasū .

ā yā̍ta̱ṃ soma̍pītaye̱ piba̍taṃ dā̱śuṣo̍ gṛ̱he .. 8.022.08

8 This Soma pressed with stones is yours, ye Heroes, Lords of plenteous wealth.
Approach to drink the Soma, come, drink in the worshipper's abode.

Sloka : 8.22.9

आ हि रु॒हत॑मश्विना॒ रथे॒ कोशे॑ हिर॒ण्यये॑ वृषण्वसू ।

यु॒ञ्जाथां॒ पीव॑री॒रिषः॑ ॥ ८.०२२.०९

ā hi ru̱hata̍maśvinā̱ rathe̱ kośe̍ hira̱ṇyaye̍ vṛṣaṇvasū .

yu̱ñjāthā̱ṃ pīva̍rī̱riṣa̍ḥ .. 8.022.09

9 O Aśvins, mount the chariot, mount the golden seat, ye who are Lords of plenteous wealth,
And bring to us abundant food.

Sloka : 8.22.10

याभिः॑ प॒क्थमव॑थो॒ याभि॒रध्रि॑गुं॒ याभि॑र्ब॒भ्रुं विजो॑षसम् ।

ताभि॑र्नो म॒क्षू तूय॑मश्वि॒ना ग॑तं भिष॒ज्यतं॒ यदातु॑रम् ॥ ८.०२२.१०

yābhi̍ḥ pa̱kthamava̍tho̱ yābhi̱radhri̍gu̱ṃ yābhi̍rba̱bhruṃ vijo̍ṣasam .

tābhi̍rno ma̱kṣū tūya̍maśvi̱nā ga̍taṃ bhiṣa̱jyata̱ṃ yadātu̍ram .. 8.022.10

10 The aids wherewith ye helped Paktha and Adhrigt;, and Babhru severed from his friends,—
With those, O Aśvins, come hither with speed and soon, and heal whatever is diseased.

Sloka : 8.22.11

यदध्रि॑गावो॒ अध्रि॑गू इ॒दा चि॒दह्नो॑ अ॒श्विना॒ हवा॑महे ।

व॒यं गी॒र्भिर्वि॑प॒न्यवः॑ ॥ ८.०२२.११

yadadhri̍gāvo̱ adhri̍gū i̱dā ci̱dahno̍ a̱śvinā̱ havā̍mahe .

va̱yaṃ gī̱rbhirvi̍pa̱nyava̍ḥ .. 8.022.11

11 When we continually invoke the Aśvins, the resistless, at this time of day,
We lovers of the song, with songs.

Sloka : 8.22.12

ताभि॒रा या॑तं वृष॒णोप॑ मे॒ हवं॑ वि॒श्वप्सुं॑ वि॒श्ववा॑र्यम् ।

इ॒षा मंहि॑ष्ठा पुरु॒भूत॑मा नरा॒ याभिः॒ क्रिविं॑ वावृ॒धुस्ताभि॒रा ग॑तम् ॥ ८.०२२.१२

tābhi̱rā yā̍taṃ vṛṣa̱ṇopa̍ me̱ hava̍ṃ vi̱śvapsu̍ṃ vi̱śvavā̍ryam .

i̱ṣā maṃhi̍ṣṭhā puru̱bhūta̍mā narā̱ yābhi̱ḥ krivi̍ṃ vāvṛ̱dhustābhi̱rā ga̍tam .. 8.022.12

12 Through these, ye Mighty Ones, come hither to my call which brings all blessings, wears all forms,—
Tlirough which, All-present Heroes, lavishest of food ye strengthened Krvi, come through these.

Sloka : 8.22.13

तावि॒दा चि॒दहा॑नां॒ ताव॒श्विना॒ वन्द॑मान॒ उप॑ ब्रुवे ।

ता उ॒ नमो॑भिरीमहे ॥ ८.०२२.१३

tāvi̱dā ci̱dahā̍nā̱ṃ tāva̱śvinā̱ vanda̍māna̱ upa̍ bruve .

tā u̱ namo̍bhirīmahe .. 8.022.13

13 I speak to both of these as such, these Aśvins whom I reverence at this time of day:-
With homage we entreat them both.

Sloka : 8.22.14

ताविद्दो॒षा ता उ॒षसि॑ शु॒भस्पती॒ ता याम॑न्रु॒द्रव॑र्तनी ।

मा नो॒ मर्ता॑य रि॒पवे॑ वाजिनीवसू प॒रो रु॑द्रा॒वति॑ ख्यतम् ॥ ८.०२२.१४

tāviddo̱ṣā tā u̱ṣasi̍ śu̱bhaspatī̱ tā yāma̍nru̱drava̍rtanī .

mā no̱ martā̍ya ri̱pave̍ vājinīvasū pa̱ro ru̍drā̱vati̍ khyatam .. 8.022.14

14 Ye who are Lords of splendour, ye whose paths are red, at eve, at mom, at sacrifice,
Give us not utterly as prey to mortal foe, ye Rudras, Lords of ample wealth.

Sloka : 8.22.15

आ सुग्म्या॑य॒ सुग्म्यं॑ प्रा॒ता रथे॑ना॒श्विना॑ वा स॒क्षणी॑ ।

हु॒वे पि॒तेव॒ सोभ॑री ॥ ८.०२२.१५

ā sugmyā̍ya̱ sugmya̍ṃ prā̱tā rathe̍nā̱śvinā̍ vā sa̱kṣaṇī̍ .

hu̱ve pi̱teva̱ sobha̍rī .. 8.022.15

15 For bliss I call. the blissful car, at morn the inseparable Aśvins with their car
I call, like Sobhari our sire.

Sloka : 8.22.16

मनो॑जवसा वृषणा मदच्युता मक्षुंग॒माभि॑रू॒तिभिः॑ ।

आ॒रात्ता॑च्चिद्भूतम॒स्मे अव॑से पू॒र्वीभिः॑ पुरुभोजसा ॥ ८.०२२.१६

mano̍javasā vṛṣaṇā madacyautā makṣuṃga̱mābhi̍rū̱tibhi̍ḥ .

ā̱rāttā̍ccidbhūtama̱sme ava̍se pū̱rvībhi̍ḥ purubhojasā .. 8.022.16

16 Rapid as thought, and strong, and speeding to thejoy, bringing.your swiftly-coming help,
Be to us a protection even from far away Lords of great wealth, with many aids.'

Sloka : 8.22.17

आ नो॒ अश्वा॑वदश्विना व॒र्तिर्या॑सिष्टं मधुपातमा नरा ।

गोम॑द्दस्रा॒ हिर॑ण्यवत् ॥ ८.०२२.१७

ā no̱ aśvā̍vadaśvinā va̱rtiryā̍siṣṭaṃ madhupātamā narā .

goma̍ddasrā̱ hira̍ṇyavat .. 8.022.17

17 Come, Wonder-Workers, to our home, our home, O Aśvins, rich in cattle, steeds, and gold,
Chief drinkers of the Soma's juice

Sloka : 8.22.18

सु॒प्रा॒व॒र्गं सु॒वीर्यं॑ सु॒ष्ठु वार्य॒मना॑धृष्टं रक्ष॒स्विना॑ ।

अ॒स्मिन्ना वा॑मा॒याने॑ वाजिनीवसू॒ विश्वा॑ वा॒मानि॑ धीमहि ॥ ८.०२२.१८

su̱prā̱va̱rgaṃ su̱vīrya̍ṃ su̱ṣṭhu vārya̱manā̍dhṛṣṭaṃ rakṣa̱svinā̍ .

a̱sminnā vā̍mā̱yāne̍ vājinīvasū̱ viśvā̍ vā̱māni̍ dhīmahi .. 8.022.18

18 Choice-worthy strength, heroic, firm and excellent, uninjured by the Rakṣas foe,
At this your coming nigh, ye Lords of ample wealth and all good things, may we obtain.

Sloka : 8.23.1

ईळि॑ष्वा॒ हि प्र॑ती॒व्यं१॒॑ यज॑स्व जा॒तवे॑दसम् ।

च॒रि॒ष्णुधू॑म॒मगृ॑भीतशोचिषम् ॥ ८.०२३.०१

īl̤i̍ṣvā̱ hi pra̍tī̱vyaṃ1̱̍ yaja̍sva jā̱tave̍dasam .

ca̱ri̱ṣṇudhū̍ma̱magṛ̍bhītaśociṣam .. 8.023.01

1. WORSHIP thou Jātavedas, pray to him who willingly accepts,
Whose smoke wanders at will, and none may grasp his flame.

Sloka : 8.23.2

दा॒मानं॑ विश्वचर्षणे॒ऽग्निं वि॑श्वमनो गि॒रा ।

उ॒त स्तु॑षे॒ विष्प॑र्धसो॒ रथा॑नाम् ॥ ८.०२३.०२

dā̱māna̍ṃ viśvacarṣaṇe̱'gniṃ vi̍śvamano gi̱rā .

u̱ta stu̍ṣe̱ viṣpa̍rdhaso̱ rathā̍nām .. 8.023.02

2 Thou, all men's friend, Visvamanas, exaltest Agni with thy song,
The Giver, and his flames with which no cars contend.

Sloka : 8.23.3

येषा॑माबा॒ध ऋ॒ग्मिय॑ इ॒षः पृ॒क्षश्च॑ नि॒ग्रभे॑ ।

उ॒प॒विदा॒ वह्नि॑र्विन्दते॒ वसु॑ ॥ ८.०२३.०३

yeṣā̍mābā̱dha ṛ̱gmiya̍ i̱ṣaḥ pṛ̱kṣaśca̍ ni̱grabhe̍ .

u̱pa̱vidā̱ vahni̍rvindate̱ vasu̍ .. 8.023.03

3 Whose resolute assault, to win vigour and food, deserves our praise,—
Through whose discovering power the priest obtaineth wealth.

Sloka : 8.23.4

उद॑स्य शो॒चिर॑स्थाद्दीदि॒युषो॒ व्य१॒॑जर॑म् ।

तपु॑र्जम्भस्य सु॒द्युतो॑ गण॒श्रियः॑ ॥ ८.०२३.०४

uda̍sya śo̱cira̍sthāddīdi̱yuṣo̱ vya1̱̍jara̍m .

tapu̍rjambhasya su̱dyuto̍ gaṇa̱śriya̍ḥ .. 8.023.04

4 Up springs the imperishable flame, the flame of the Refulgent One
Most bright, with glowing jaws and glory in his train.

Sloka : 8.23.5

उदु॑ तिष्ठ स्वध्वर॒ स्तवा॑नो दे॒व्या कृ॒पा ।

अ॒भि॒ख्या भा॒सा बृ॑ह॒ता शु॑शु॒क्वनिः॑ ॥ ८.०२३.०५

udu̍ tiṣṭha svadhvara̱ stavā̍no de̱vyā kṛ̱pā .

a̱bhi̱khyā bhā̱sā bṛ̍ha̱tā śu̍śu̱kvani̍ḥ .. 8.023.05

5 Skilled in fair sacrifice, extolled, arise in Godlike loveliness,
Shining with lofty splendour, with effulgent light.

Sloka : 8.23.6

अग्ने॑ या॒हि सु॑श॒स्तिभि॑र्ह॒व्या जुह्वा॑न आनु॒षक् ।

यथा॑ दू॒तो ब॒भूथ॑ हव्य॒वाह॑नः ॥ ८.०२३.०६

agne̍ yā̱hi su̍śa̱stibhi̍rha̱vyā juhvā̍na ānu̱ṣak .

yathā̍ dū̱to ba̱bhūtha̍ havya̱vāha̍naḥ .. 8.023.06

6 Called straight to our oblations, come, O Agni, through our eulogies,
As thou hast been our envoy bearing up our gifts.

Sloka : 8.23.7

अ॒ग्निं वः॑ पू॒र्व्यं हु॑वे॒ होता॑रं चर्षणी॒नाम् ।

तम॒या वा॒चा गृ॑णे॒ तमु॑ वः स्तुषे ॥ ८.०२३.०७

a̱gniṃ va̍ḥ pū̱rvyaṃ hu̍ve̱ hotā̍raṃ carṣaṇī̱nām .

tama̱yā vā̱cā gṛ̍ṇe̱ tamu̍ vaḥ stuṣe .. 8.023.07

7 I call your Agni, from of old Invoking Priest of living men:-
Him with this song I laud and magnify for you.

Sloka : 8.23.8

य॒ज्ञेभि॒रद्भु॑तक्रतुं॒ यं कृ॒पा सू॒दय॑न्त॒ इत् ।

मि॒त्रं न जने॒ सुधि॑तमृ॒ताव॑नि ॥ ८.०२३.०८

ya̱jñebhi̱radbhu̍takratu̱ṃ yaṃ kṛ̱pā sū̱daya̍nta̱ it .

mi̱traṃ na jane̱ sudhi̍tamṛ̱tāva̍ni .. 8.023.08

8 Whom, wondrous wise, they animate with solemn rites and his fair form,
Kind as a friend to men who keep the holy Law.

Sloka : 8.23.9

ऋ॒तावा॑नमृतायवो य॒ज्ञस्य॒ साध॑नं गि॒रा ।

उपो॑ एनं जुजुषु॒र्नम॑सस्प॒दे ॥ ८.०२३.०९

ṛ̱tāvā̍namṛtāyavo ya̱jñasya̱ sādha̍naṃ gi̱rā .

upo̍ enaṃ jujuṣu̱rnama̍saspa̱de .. 8.023.09

9 Him, true to Law, who perfecteth the sacrifice,. Law-loving ones!
Ye with your song have gratified in the place of prayer.

Sloka : 8.23.10

अच्छा॑ नो॒ अङ्गि॑रस्तमं य॒ज्ञासो॑ यन्तु सं॒यतः॑ ।

होता॒ यो अस्ति॑ वि॒क्ष्वा य॒शस्त॑मः ॥ ८.०२३.१०

acchā̍ no̱ aṅgi̍rastamaṃ ya̱jñāso̍ yantu sa̱ṃyata̍ḥ .

hotā̱ yo asti̍ vi̱kṣvā ya̱śasta̍maḥ .. 8.023.10

10 May all our sacrifices go to him the truest Aṅgiras,
Who is among mankind the most illustrious Priest.

Sloka : 8.23.11

अग्ने॒ तव॒ त्ये अ॑ज॒रेन्धा॑नासो बृ॒हद्भाः ।

अश्वा॑ इव॒ वृष॑णस्तविषी॒यवः॑ ॥ ८.०२३.११

agne̱ tava̱ tye a̍ja̱rendhā̍nāso bṛ̱hadbhāḥ .

aśvā̍ iva̱ vṛṣa̍ṇastaviṣī̱yava̍ḥ .. 8.023.11

11 Imperishable Agni, thine are all these high enkindled lights,
Like horses and like stallions showing forth their strength.

Sloka : 8.23.12

स त्वं न॑ ऊर्जां पते र॒यिं रा॑स्व सु॒वीर्य॑म् ।

प्राव॑ नस्तो॒के तन॑ये स॒मत्स्वा ॥ ८.०२३.१२

sa tvaṃ na̍ ūrjāṃ pate ra̱yiṃ rā̍sva su̱vīrya̍m .

prāva̍ nasto̱ke tana̍ye sa̱matsvā .. 8.023.12

12 So give us, Lord of Power and Might, riches combined with hero strength,
And guard us with our sons and grand. sons in our frays.

Sloka : 8.23.13

यद्वा उ॑ वि॒श्पतिः॑ शि॒तः सुप्री॑तो॒ मनु॑षो वि॒शि ।

विश्वेद॒ग्निः प्रति॒ रक्षां॑सि सेधति ॥ ८.०२३.१३

yadvā u̍ vi̱śpati̍ḥ śi̱taḥ suprī̍to̱ manu̍ṣo vi̱śi .

viśveda̱gniḥ prati̱ rakṣā̍ṃsi sedhati .. 8.023.13

13 Soon as the eager Lord of men is friendly unto Manti's race,
Agni averteth from us all the demon host.

Sloka : 8.23.14

श्रु॒ष्ट्य॑ग्ने॒ नव॑स्य मे॒ स्तोम॑स्य वीर विश्पते ।

नि मा॒यिन॒स्तपु॑षा र॒क्षसो॑ दह ॥ ८.०२३.१४

śru̱ṣṭya̍gne̱ nava̍sya me̱ stoma̍sya vīra viśpate .

ni mā̱yina̱stapu̍ṣā ra̱kṣaso̍ daha .. 8.023.14

14 O Hero Agni, Lord of men, on hearing this new laud of mine,
Burn down the Rākṣasas, enchanters, with thy flame.

Sloka : 8.23.15

न तस्य॑ मा॒यया॑ च॒न रि॒पुरी॑शीत॒ मर्त्यः॑ ।

यो अ॒ग्नये॑ द॒दाश॑ ह॒व्यदा॑तिभिः ॥ ८.०२३.१५

na tasya̍ mā̱yayā̍ ca̱na ri̱purī̍śīta̱ martya̍ḥ .

yo a̱gnaye̍ da̱dāśa̍ ha̱vyadā̍tibhiḥ .. 8.023.15

15 No mortal foe can e’er prevail by arts of magic over him
Who serveth Agni well with sacrificial gifts.

Sloka : 8.23.16

व्य॑श्वस्त्वा वसु॒विद॑मुक्ष॒ण्युर॑प्रीणा॒दृषिः॑ ।

म॒हो रा॒ये तमु॑ त्वा॒ समि॑धीमहि ॥ ८.०२३.१६

vya̍śvastvā vasu̱vida̍mukṣa̱ṇyura̍prīṇā̱dṛṣi̍ḥ .

ma̱ho rā̱ye tamu̍ tvā̱ sami̍dhīmahi .. 8.023.16

16 Vyaśva the sage, who sought the Bull, hath won thee, finder of good things:-
As such may we enkindle thee for ample wealth.

Sloka : 8.23.17

उ॒शना॑ का॒व्यस्त्वा॒ नि होता॑रमसादयत् ।

आ॒य॒जिं त्वा॒ मन॑वे जा॒तवे॑दसम् ॥ ८.०२३.१७

u̱śanā̍ kā̱vyastvā̱ ni hotā̍ramasādayat .

ā̱ya̱jiṃ tvā̱ mana̍ve jā̱tave̍dasam .. 8.023.17

17 Uśanā Kāvya stablished thee, O Agni, as Invoking Priest:-
Thee, Jātavedas, Sacrificing Priest for man.

Sloka : 8.23.18

विश्वे॒ हि त्वा॑ स॒जोष॑सो दे॒वासो॑ दू॒तमक्र॑त ।

श्रु॒ष्टी दे॑व प्रथ॒मो य॒ज्ञियो॑ भुवः ॥ ८.०२३.१८

viśve̱ hi tvā̍ sa̱joṣa̍so de̱vāso̍ dū̱tamakra̍ta .

śru̱ṣṭī de̍va pratha̱mo ya̱jñiyo̍ bhuvaḥ .. 8.023.18

18 All Deities of one accord appointed thee their messenger:-
Thou, God, through hearing, hadst first claim to sacrifice.

Sloka : 8.23.19

इ॒मं घा॑ वी॒रो अ॒मृतं॑ दू॒तं कृ॑ण्वीत॒ मर्त्यः॑ ।

पा॒व॒कं कृ॒ष्णव॑र्तनिं॒ विहा॑यसम् ॥ ८.०२३.१९

i̱maṃ ghā̍ vī̱ro a̱mṛta̍ṃ dū̱taṃ kṛ̍ṇvīta̱ martya̍ḥ .

pā̱va̱kaṃ kṛ̱ṣṇava̍rtani̱ṃ vihā̍yasam .. 8.023.19

19 Him may the mortal hero make his own immortal messenger.
Far-spreading, Purifier, him whose path is black.

Sloka : 8.23.20

तं हु॑वेम य॒तस्रु॑चः सु॒भासं॑ शु॒क्रशो॑चिषम् ।

वि॒शाम॒ग्निम॒जरं॑ प्र॒त्नमीड्य॑म् ॥ ८.०२३.२०

taṃ hu̍vema ya̱tasru̍caḥ su̱bhāsa̍ṃ śu̱kraśo̍ciṣam .

vi̱śāma̱gnima̱jara̍ṃ pra̱tnamīḍya̍m .. 8.023.20

20 With lifted ladles let us call him splendid with his brilliant flame,
Men's ancient Agni, wasting not, adorable.

Sloka : 8.23.21

यो अ॑स्मै ह॒व्यदा॑तिभि॒राहु॑तिं॒ मर्तोऽवि॑धत् ।

भूरि॒ पोषं॒ स ध॑त्ते वी॒रव॒द्यशः॑ ॥ ८.०२३.२१

yo a̍smai ha̱vyadā̍tibhi̱rāhu̍ti̱ṃ marto'vi̍dhat .

bhūri̱ poṣa̱ṃ sa dha̍tte vī̱rava̱dyaśa̍ḥ .. 8.023.21

21 The man who pays the worship due to him with sacrificial gifts
Obtains both plenteous nourishment and hero fame.

Sloka : 8.23.22

प्र॒थ॒मं जा॒तवे॑दसम॒ग्निं य॒ज्ञेषु॑ पू॒र्व्यम् ।

प्रति॒ स्रुगे॑ति॒ नम॑सा ह॒विष्म॑ती ॥ ८.०२३.२२

pra̱tha̱maṃ jā̱tave̍dasama̱gniṃ ya̱jñeṣu̍ pū̱rvyam .

prati̱ sruge̍ti̱ nama̍sā ha̱viṣma̍tī .. 8.023.22

22 To Jātavedas Agni, chief in sacrifices, first of all
With homage goes the ladle rich with sacred gifts.

Sloka : 8.23.23

आभि॑र्विधेमा॒ग्नये॒ ज्येष्ठा॑भिर्व्यश्व॒वत् ।

मंहि॑ष्ठाभिर्म॒तिभिः॑ शु॒क्रशो॑चिषे ॥ ८.०२३.२३

ābhi̍rvidhemā̱gnaye̱ jyeṣṭhā̍bhirvyaśva̱vat .

maṃhi̍ṣṭhābhirma̱tibhi̍ḥ śu̱kraśo̍ciṣe .. 8.023.23

23 Even as Vyatya did, may we with these most high and liberal hymns
Pay worship unto Agni of the splendid flame.

Sloka : 8.23.24

नू॒नम॑र्च॒ विहा॑यसे॒ स्तोमे॑भिः स्थूरयूप॒वत् ।

ऋषे॑ वैयश्व॒ दम्या॑या॒ग्नये॑ ॥ ८.०२३.२४

nū̱nama̍rca̱ vihā̍yase̱ stome̍bhiḥ sthūrayūpa̱vat .

ṛṣe̍ vaiyaśva̱ damyā̍yā̱gnaye̍ .. 8.023.24

24 Now sing, as Sthurayupa sang, with lands to him who spreadeth far,
To Agni of the home, O Ṛṣi, Vyaśva's son.

Sloka : 8.23.25

अति॑थिं॒ मानु॑षाणां सू॒नुं वन॒स्पती॑नाम् ।

विप्रा॑ अ॒ग्निमव॑से प्र॒त्नमी॑ळते ॥ ८.०२३.२५

ati̍thi̱ṃ mānu̍ṣāṇāṃ sū̱nuṃ vana̱spatī̍nām .

viprā̍ a̱gnimava̍se pra̱tnamī̍l̤ate .. 8.023.25

25 As welcome guest of human kind, as offspring of the forest kings,
The sages worship ancient Agni for his aid.

Sloka : 8.23.26

म॒हो विश्वा॑ँ अ॒भि ष॒तो॒३॒॑ऽभि ह॒व्यानि॒ मानु॑षा ।

अग्ने॒ नि ष॑त्सि॒ नम॒साधि॑ ब॒र्हिषि॑ ॥ ८.०२३.२६

ma̱ho viśvā̍m̐ a̱bhi ṣa̱to̱3̱̎bhi ha̱vyāni̱ mānu̍ṣā .

agne̱ ni ṣa̍tsi̱ nama̱sādhi̍ ba̱rhiṣi̍ .. 8.023.26

26 For men's oblations brought to him who is the mighty Lord of all,
Sit, Agni, mid our homage, on the sacred grass.