Sukta 30

आ व इन्द्रं क्रिविं यथा वाजयन्तः शतक्रतुम्। मंहिष्ठं सिञ्च इन्दुभिः॥

ā va indraṁ kriviṁ yathā vājayantaḥ śatakratum | maṁhiṣṭhaṁ siñca indubhiḥ ||

WE seeking strength with Soma-drops fill full your Indra like a well, Most liberal, Lord of Hundred Powers,

शतं वा यः शुचीनां सहस्रं वा समाशिराम्। एदु निम्नं न रीयते॥

śataṁ vā yaḥ śucīnāṁ sahasraṁ vā samāśirām | edu nimnaṁ na rīyate ||

Who lets a hundred of the pure, a thousand of the milk-blent draughts Flow, even as down a depth, to him;

सं यन्मदाय शुष्मिण एना ह्यस्योदरे। समुद्रो न व्यचो दधे॥

saṁ yanmadāya śuṣmiṇa enā hyasyodare | samudro na vyaco dadhe ||

When for the strong, the rapturous joy he in this manner hath made room Within his belly, like the sea.

अयमु ते समतसि कपोत इव गर्भधिम्। वचस्तच्चिन्न ओहसे॥

ayamu te samatasi kapota iva garbhadhim | vacastaccinna ohase ||

This is thine own. Thou drawest near, as turns a pigeon to his mate: Thou carest too for this our prayer.

स्तोत्रं राधानां पते गिर्वाहो वीर यस्य ते। विभूतिरस्तु सूनृता॥

stotraṁ rādhānāṁ pate girvāho vīra yasya te | vibhūtirastu sūnṛtā ||

O Hero, Lord of Bounties, praised in hymns, may power and joyfulness Be his who sings the laud to thee.

ऊर्ध्वस्तिष्ठा न ऊतयेऽस्मिन्वाजे शतक्रतो। समन्येषु ब्रवावहै॥

ūrdhvastiṣṭhā na ūtaye'sminvāje śatakrato | samanyeṣu bravāvahai ||

Lord of a Hundred Powers, stand up to lend us succour in this fight In others too let us agree.

योगेयोगे तवस्तरं वाजेवाजे हवामहे। सखाय इन्द्रमूतये॥

yogeyoge tavastaraṁ vājevāje havāmahe | sakhāya indramūtaye ||

In every need, in every fray we call as friends to succour us Indra the mightiest of all.

आ घा गमद्यदि श्रवत्सहस्रिणीभिरूतिभिः। वाजेभिरुप नो हवम्॥

ā ghā gamadyadi śravatsahasriṇībhirūtibhiḥ | vājebhirupa no havam ||

If he will hear us let him come with succour of a thousand kinds, And all that strengthens, to our call.

अनु प्रत्नस्यौकसो हुवे तुविप्रतिं नरम्। यं ते पूर्वं पिता हुवे॥

anu pratnasyaukaso huve tuvipratiṁ naram | yaṁ te pūrvaṁ pitā huve ||

I call him mighty to resist, the Hero of our ancient home, Thee whom my sire invoked of old.

तं त्वा वयं विश्ववारा शास्महे पुरुहूत। सखे वसो जरितृभ्यः॥

taṁ tvā vayaṁ viśvavārā śāsmahe puruhūta | sakhe vaso jaritṛbhyaḥ ||

We pray to thee, O much-invoked, rich in all prccious gifts, O Friend, Kind God to those who sing thy praise.

अस्माकं शिप्रिणीनां सोमपाः सोमपाव्नाम्। सखे वज्रिन्सखीनाम्॥

asmākaṁ śipriṇīnāṁ somapāḥ somapāvnām | sakhe vajrinsakhīnām ||

O Soma-drinker, Thunder-armed, Friend of our lovely-featured dames And of our Soma-drinking friends.

तथा तदस्तु सोमपाः सखे वज्रिन्तथा कृणु। यथा त उश्मसीष्टये॥

tathā tadastu somapāḥ sakhe vajrintathā kṛṇu | yathā ta uśmasīṣṭaye ||

Thus, Soma-drinker, may it be; thus, Friend, who wieldest thunder, act To aid each wish as we desire.

रेवतीर्नः सधमाद इन्द्रे सन्तु तुविवाजाः। क्षुमन्तो याभिर्मदेम॥

revatīrnaḥ sadhamāda indre santu tuvivājāḥ | kṣumanto yābhirmadema ||

With Indra splendid feasts be ours, rich in all strengthening things wherewith, Wealthy in food, we may rejoice.

आ घ त्वावान्त्मनाप्तः स्तोतृभ्यो धृष्णवियानः। ऋणोरक्षं न चक्र्योः॥

ā gha tvāvāntmanāptaḥ stotṛbhyo dhṛṣṇaviyānaḥ | ṛṇorakṣaṁ na cakryoḥ ||

Like thee, thyself, the singers' Friend, thou movest, as it were, besought, Bold One, the axle of the car.

आ यद्दुवः शतक्रतवा कामं जरितॄणाम्। ऋणोरक्षं न शचीभिः॥

ā yadduvaḥ śatakratavā kāmaṁ jaritṝṇām | ṛṇorakṣaṁ na śacībhiḥ ||

That, Satakratu, thou to grace and please thy praisers, as it were, Stirrest the axle with thy strength.

शश्वदिन्द्रः पोप्रुथद्भिर्जिगाय नानदद्भिः शाश्वसद्भिर्धनानि। स नो हिरण्यरथं दंसनावान्स नः सनिता सनये स नोऽदात्॥

śaśvadindraḥ popruthadbhirjigāya nānadadbhiḥ śāśvasadbhirdhanāni | sa no hiraṇyarathaṁ daṁsanāvānsa naḥ sanitā sanaye sa no'dāt ||

With champing, neighing loudly-snorting horses Indra hath ever won himself great treasures A car of gold hath he whose deeds are wondrous received from us, and let us too receive it.

आश्विनावश्वावत्येषा यातं शवीरया। गोमद्दस्रा हिरण्यवत्॥

āśvināvaśvāvatyeṣā yātaṁ śavīrayā | gomaddasrā hiraṇyavat ||

Come, Asvins, with enduring strength wealthy in horses and in kine, And gold, O ye of wondrous deeds.

समानयोजनो हि वां रथो दस्रावमर्त्यः। समुद्रे अश्विनेयते॥

samānayojano hi vāṁ ratho dasrāvamartyaḥ | samudre aśvineyate ||

Your chariot yoked for both alike, immortal, ye of mighty acts, Travels, O Aivins, in the sea.

न्यघ्न्यस्य मूर्धनि चक्रं रथस्य येमथुः। परि द्यामन्यदीयते॥

nyaghnyasya mūrdhani cakraṁ rathasya yemathuḥ | pari dyāmanyadīyate ||

High on the forehead of the Bull one chariot wheel ye ever keep, The other round the sky revolves.

कस्त उषः कधप्रिये भुजे मर्तो अमर्त्ये। कं नक्षसे विभावरि॥

kasta uṣaḥ kadhapriye bhuje marto amartye | kaṁ nakṣase vibhāvari ||

What mortal, O immortal Dawn, enjoyeth thee? Where lovest thou? To whom, O radiant, dost thou go?

वयं हि ते अमन्मह्यान्तादा पराकात्। अश्वे न चित्रे अरुषि॥

vayaṁ hi te amanmahyāntādā parākāt | aśve na citre aruṣi ||

For we have had thee in our thoughts whether anear or far away, Red-hued and like a dappled mare.

त्वं त्येभिरा गहि वाजेभिर्दुहितर्दिवः। अस्मे रयिं नि धारय॥

tvaṁ tyebhirā gahi vājebhirduhitardivaḥ | asme rayiṁ ni dhāraya ||

Hither, O Daughter of the Sky, come thou with these thy strengthenings, And send thou riches down to us.