Sukta 80

इत्था हि सोम इन्मदे ब्रह्मा चकार वर्धनम्। शविष्ठ वज्रिन्नोजसा पृथिव्या निः शशा अहिमर्चन्ननु स्वराज्यम्॥

itthā hi soma inmade brahmā cakāra vardhanam | śaviṣṭha vajrinnojasā pṛthivyā niḥ śaśā ahimarcannanu svarājyam ||

THUS in the Soma, in wild joy the Brahman hath exalted thee: Thou, mightiest It thunder-armed, hast driven by force he Dragon from the earth, lauding thine own imperial sway.

स त्वामदद्वृषा मदः सोमः श्येनाभृतः सुतः। येना वृत्रं निरद्भ्यो जघन्थ वज्रिन्नोजसार्चन्ननु स्वराज्यम्॥

sa tvāmadadvṛṣā madaḥ somaḥ śyenābhṛtaḥ sutaḥ | yenā vṛtraṁ niradbhyo jaghantha vajrinnojasārcannanu svarājyam ||

The mighty flowing Soma-draught, brought by the Hawk, hath gladdened thee, That in thy strength, O Thunderer, thou hast struck down Vrtra from the floods, lauding thine own imperial sway.

प्रेह्यभीहि धृष्णुहि न ते वज्रो नि यंसते। इन्द्र नृम्णं हि ते शवो हनो वृत्रं जया अपोऽर्चन्ननु स्वराज्यम्॥

prehyabhīhi dhṛṣṇuhi na te vajro ni yaṁsate | indra nṛmṇaṁ hi te śavo hano vṛtraṁ jayā apo'rcannanu svarājyam ||

Go forward, meet the foe, be bold; thy bolt of thunder is not checked. Manliness, Indra, is thy might: stay Vrtra, make the waters thine, lauding thine own imperial sway.

निरिन्द्र भूम्या अधि वृत्रं जघन्थ निर्दिवः। सृजा मरुत्वतीरव जीवधन्या इमा अपोऽर्चन्ननु स्वराज्यम्॥

nirindra bhūmyā adhi vṛtraṁ jaghantha nirdivaḥ | sṛjā marutvatīrava jīvadhanyā imā apo'rcannanu svarājyam ||

Thou smotest Vrtra from the earth, smotest him, Indra, from the sky. Let these life-fostering waters flow attended by the Marut host, lauding thine own imperial sway.

इन्द्रो वृत्रस्य दोधतः सानुं वज्रेण हीळितः। अभिक्रम्याव जिघ्नतेऽपः सर्माय चोदयन्नर्चन्ननु स्वराज्यम्॥

indro vṛtrasya dodhataḥ sānuṁ vajreṇa hīḻitaḥ | abhikramyāva jighnate'paḥ sarmāya codayannarcannanu svarājyam ||

The wrathful Indra with his bolt of thunder rushing on the foe, Smote fierce on trembling Vrtra's back, and loosed the waters free to run, lauding his own imperial sway.

अधि सानौ नि जिघ्नते वज्रेण शतपर्वणा। मन्दान इन्द्रो अन्धसः सखिभ्यो गातुमिच्छत्यर्चन्ननु स्वराज्यम्॥

adhi sānau ni jighnate vajreṇa śataparvaṇā | mandāna indro andhasaḥ sakhibhyo gātumicchatyarcannanu svarājyam ||

With hundred-jointed thunderbolt Indra hath struck him on the back, And, while rejoicing in the juice, seeketh prosperity for friends, lauding his own imperial sway.

इन्द्र तुभ्यमिदद्रिवोऽनुत्तं वज्रिन्वीर्यम्। यद्ध त्यं मायिनं मृगं तमु त्वं माययावधीरर्चन्ननु स्वराज्यम्॥

indra tubhyamidadrivo'nuttaṁ vajrinvīryam | yaddha tyaṁ māyinaṁ mṛgaṁ tamu tvaṁ māyayāvadhīrarcannanu svarājyam ||

Indra, unconquered might is thine, Thunderer, Caster of the Stone; For thou with thy surpassing power smotest to death the guileful beast, lauding thine own imperial sway.

वि ते वज्रासो अस्थिरन्नवतिं नाव्या अनु। महत्त इन्द्र वीर्यं बाह्वोस्ते बलं हितमर्चन्ननु स्वराज्यम्॥

vi te vajrāso asthirannavatiṁ nāvyā anu | mahatta indra vīryaṁ bāhvoste balaṁ hitamarcannanu svarājyam ||

Far over ninety spacious floods thy thunderbolts were cast abroad: Great, Indra, is thy hero might, and strength is seated in thine arms, lauding thine own imperial sway.

सहस्रं साकमर्चत परि ष्टोभत विंशतिः। शतैनमन्वनोनवुरिन्द्राय ब्रह्मोद्यतमर्चन्ननु स्वराज्यम्॥

sahasraṁ sākamarcata pari ṣṭobhata viṁśatiḥ | śatainamanvanonavurindrāya brahmodyatamarcannanu svarājyam ||

Laud him a thousand all at once, shout twenty forth the hymn of praise. Hundreds have sung aloud to him, to Indra hath the prayer been raised, lauding his own imperial sway.

इन्द्रो वृत्रस्य तविषीं निरहन्सहसा सहः। महत्तदस्य पौंस्यं वृत्रं जघन्वाँ असृजदर्चन्ननु स्वराज्यम्॥

indro vṛtrasya taviṣīṁ nirahansahasā sahaḥ | mahattadasya pauṁsyaṁ vṛtraṁ jaghanvā asṛjadarcannanu svarājyam ||

Indra hath smitten down the power of Vrtra,-might with stronger might. This was his manly exploit, he slew Vrtra and let loose the floods, lauding his own imperial sway.

इमे चित्तव मन्यवे वेपेते भियसा मही। यदिन्द्र वज्रिन्नोजसा वृत्रं मरुत्वाँ अवधीरर्चन्ननु स्वराज्यम्॥

ime cittava manyave vepete bhiyasā mahī | yadindra vajrinnojasā vṛtraṁ marutvā avadhīrarcannanu svarājyam ||

Yea, even this great Pair of Worlds trembled in terror at thy wrath, When, Indra, Thunderer, Marut-girt, thou slewest Vrtra in thy strength, lauding thine own imperial sway.

न वेपसा न तन्यतेन्द्रं वृत्रो वि बीभयत्। अभ्येनं वज्र आयसः सहस्रभृष्टिरायतार्चन्ननु स्वराज्यम्॥

na vepasā na tanyatendraṁ vṛtro vi bībhayat | abhyenaṁ vajra āyasaḥ sahasrabhṛṣṭirāyatārcannanu svarājyam ||

But Vrtra scared not Indra with his shaking or his thunder roar. On him that iron thunderbolt fell fiercely with its thousand points, lauding his own imperial sway.

यद्वृत्रं तव चाशनिं वज्रेण समयोधयः। अहिमिन्द्र जिघांसतो दिवि ते बद्बधे शवोऽर्चन्ननु स्वराज्यम्॥

yadvṛtraṁ tava cāśaniṁ vajreṇa samayodhayaḥ | ahimindra jighāṁsato divi te badbadhe śavo'rcannanu svarājyam ||

Whenwith the thunder thou didst make thy dart and Vrtra meet in war, Thy might, O Indra, fain to slay the Dragon, was set firm in heaven, lauding thine own imperial sway.

अभिष्टने ते अद्रिवो यत्स्था जगच्च रेजते। त्वष्टा चित्तव मन्यव इन्द्र वेविज्यते भियार्चन्ननु स्वराज्यम्॥

abhiṣṭane te adrivo yatsthā jagacca rejate | tvaṣṭā cittava manyava indra vevijyate bhiyārcannanu svarājyam ||

When at thy shout, O Thunder-armed, each thing both fixed and moving shook, E'en Tvastar trembled at thy wrath and quaked with fear because of thee, lauding thine own imperial sway.

नहि नु यादधीमसीन्द्रं को वीर्या परः। तस्मिन्नृम्णमुत क्रतुं देवा ओजांसि सं दधुरर्चन्ननु स्वराज्यम्॥

nahi nu yādadhīmasīndraṁ ko vīryā paraḥ | tasminnṛmṇamuta kratuṁ devā ojāṁsi saṁ dadhurarcannanu svarājyam ||

There is not, in our knowledge, one who passeth Indra in his strength: In him the Deities have stored manliness, insight, power and might, lauding his own imperial sway.

यामथर्वा मनुष्पिता दध्यङ्धियमत्नत। तस्मिन्ब्रह्माणि पूर्वथेन्द्र उक्था समग्मतार्चन्ननु स्वराज्यम्॥

yāmatharvā manuṣpitā dadhyaṅdhiyamatnata | tasminbrahmāṇi pūrvathendra ukthā samagmatārcannanu svarājyam ||

Still as of old, whatever rite Atharvan, Manus sire of all, Dadhyach performed, their prayer and praise united in that Indra meet, lauding his own imperial sway.