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8,92 Indra

8.LXXXI Indra

pã́ntam ā́ vo ándhasa índram abhí prá gāyata |
viśvāsā́haṃ śatákratum máṃhiṣṭhaṃ carṣaṇīnã́m ||

1 INVITE ye Indra with a song to drink your draught of Soma juice, All-conquering Śatakratu, most munificent of all who live.

puruhūtám puruṣṭutáṃ gāthāníyaṃ sánaśrutam |
índra íti bravītana ||

2 Lauded by many, much-invoked, leader of song, renowned of old: His name is Indra, tell it forth.

índra ín no mahā́nãṃ dātā́ vā́jānãṃ nr̥túḥ |
mahā́m̐ abhijñú ā́ yamat ||

3 Indra the Dancer be to us the giver of abundant strength: May he, the mighty, bring it near.

ápād u śiprī́ ándhasaḥ sudákṣasya prahoṣíṇaḥ |
índor índro yávāśiraḥ ||

4 Indra whose jaws are strong hath drunk of worshipping Sudaksa's draught, The Soma juice with barley mixt.

tám u abhí prá arcata índraṃ sómasya pītáye |
tád íd dhí asya várdhanam ||

5 Call Indra loudly with your songs of praise to drink the Soma juice. For this is what augments his stiength.

asyá pītvā́ mádānãṃ devó devásya ójasā |
víśvābhí bhúvanā bhuvat ||

6 When he hath drqnk its gladdening drops, the God with vigour of a God Hath far surpassed all things that are.

tiyám u vaḥ satrāsā́haṃ víśvāsu gīrṣú ā́yatam |
ā́ cyāvayasi ūtáye ||

7 Thou speedest down to succour us this ever-conquering God of yours, Him who is drawn to all our songs

yudhmáṃ sántam anarvā́ṇaṃ somapā́m ánapacyutam |
náram avāriyákratum ||

8 The Warrior not to he restrained, the Soma-drinker ne’er o’erthrown, The Chieftain of resistless might.

śíkṣā ṇa indra rāyá ā́ purú vidvā́m̐ r̥cīṣama |
ávā naḥ pā́riye dháne ||

9 O Indra, send us riches, thou Omniscient, worthy of our praise: Help us in the decisive fray.

átaś cid indra ṇa úpa ā́ yāhi śatávājayā |
iṣā́ sahásravājayā ||

10 Even thence, O Indra, come to us with food that gives a hundred powers, With food that gives a thousand powers.

áyāma dhī́vato dhíyo árvadbhiḥ śakra godare |
jáyema pr̥tsú vajrivaḥ ||

11 We sought the wisdom of the wise. Śakra, Kine-giver, Thunder-armed! May we with steeds o’ercome in fight.

vayám u tvā śatakrato gā́vo ná yávaseṣu ā́ |
ukthéṣu raṇayāmasi ||

12 We make thee, Śatakratu, find enjoyment in the songs we sing. Like cattle in the pasture lands.

víśvā hí martiyatvanā́ anukāmā́ śatakrato |
áganma vajrinn āśásaḥ ||

13 For, Śatakratu, Thunder-armed, all that we craved, as men are wont, All that we hoped, have we attained.

tuvé sú putra śavaso ávr̥tran kā́makātayaḥ |
ná tvā́m indrā́ti ricyate ||

14 Those, Son of Strength, are come to thee who cherish wishes in their hearts O Indra, none excelleth thee.

sá no vr̥ṣan sániṣṭhayā sáṃ ghoráyā dravitnuvā́ |
dhiyā́viḍḍhi púraṃdhiyā ||

15 So, Hero, guard us with thy care, with thy most liberal providence, Speedy, and terrible to foes.

yás te nūnáṃ śatakratav índra dyumnítamo mádaḥ |
téna nūnám máde madeḥ ||

16 O Śatakratu Indra, now rejoice with that carouse of thine Which is most splendid of them all

yás te citráśravastamo yá indra vr̥trahántamaḥ |
yá ojodā́tamo mádaḥ ||

17 Even, Indra, that carouse which slays the Vṛtras best, most widely famed, Best giver of thy power and might.

vidmā́ hí yás te adrivas tvā́dattaḥ satya somapāḥ |
víśvāsu dasma kr̥ṣṭíṣu ||

18 For that which is thy gift we know, true Soma-drinker, Thunder-armed, Mighty One, amid all the folk.

índrāya mádvane sutám pári ṣṭobhantu no gíraḥ |
arkám arcantu kārávaḥ ||

19 For Indra, Lover of Carouse, loud be our songs about the juice: Let poets sing the song of praise.

yásmin víśvā ádhi śríyo ráṇanti saptá saṃsádaḥ |
índraṃ suté havāmahe ||

20 We summon Indra to the draught, irl whom all glories rest, in whom The seven communities rejoice.

tríkadrukeṣu cétanaṃ devā́so yajñám atnata |
tám íd vardhantu no gíraḥ ||

21 At the Trikadrukas the Gods span sacrifice that stirs the mind: Let our songs aid and prosper it.

ā́ tvā viśantu índavaḥ samudrám iva síndhavaḥ |
ná tvā́m indrā́ti ricyate ||

22 Let the drops pass within thee as the rivers flow into the sea: O Indra, naught excelleth thee.

vivyáktha mahinā́ vr̥ṣan bhakṣáṃ sómasya jāgr̥ve |
yá indra jaṭháreṣu te ||

23 Thou, wakeful Hero, by thy might hast taken food of Soma juice, Which, Indra, is within thee now.

áraṃ ta indra kukṣáye sómo bhavatu vr̥trahan |
áraṃ dhā́mabhya índavaḥ ||

24 O Indra, Vṛtra-slayer, let Soma be ready for thy maw, The drops be ready for thy forms.

áram áśvāya gāyati śrutákakṣo áraṃ gáve |
áram índrasya dhā́mane ||

25 Now Srutakaksa sings his song that cattle and the steed may come, That Indra's very self may come.

áraṃ hí ṣma sutéṣu ṇaḥ sómeṣu indra bhū́ṣasi |
áraṃ te śakra dāváne ||

26 Here, Indra, thou art ready by our Soma juices shed for thee, Śakra, at hand that thou mayst give.

parākā́ttāc cid adrivas tuvā́ṃ nakṣanta no gíraḥ |
áraṃ gamāma te vayám ||

27 Even from far away our songs reach thee, O Caster of the Stone: May we come very close to thee.

evā́ hí ási vīrayúr evā́ śū́ra utá sthiráḥ |
evā́ te rā́dhiyam mánaḥ ||

28 For so thou art the hero's Friend, a Hero, too, art thou, and strong: So may thine heart be won to us.

evā́ rātís tuvīmagha víśvebhir dhāyi dhātŕ̥bhiḥ |
ádhā cid indra me sácā ||

29 So hath the offering, wealthiest Lord, been paid by all the worshippers: So dwell thou, Indra, even with me.

mó ṣú brahméva tandrayúr bhúvo vājānãm pate |
mátsvā sutásya gómataḥ ||

30 Be not thou like a slothfid priest, O Lord of spoil and wealth: rejoice In the pressed Soma blent with milk.

mā́ na indrābhí ādíśaḥ sū́ro aktúṣu ā́ yaman |
tuvā́ yujā́ vanema tát ||

31 O Indra, let not ill designs surround us in the sunbeams' light: This may we gain with thee for Friend.

tváyéd indra yujā́ vayám práti bruvīmahi spŕ̥dhaḥ |
tvám asmā́kaṃ táva smasi ||

32 With thee to help us, Indra, let us answer all our enemies: For thou art ours and we are thine.

túvā́m íd dhí tuvāyávo anunónuvataś cárān |
sákhāya indra kārávaḥ ||

33 Indra, the poets and thy friends, faithful to thee, shall loudly sing Thy praises as they follow thee.

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