Sukta 129

यं त्वं रथमिन्द्र मेधसातयेऽपाका सन्तमिषिर प्रणयसि प्रानवद्य नयसि। सद्यश्चित्तमभिष्टये करो वशश्च वाजिनम्। सास्माकमनवद्य तूतुजान वेधसामिमां वाचं न वेधसाम्॥

yaṁ tvaṁ rathamindra medhasātaye'pākā santamiṣira praṇayasi prānavadya nayasi | sadyaścittamabhiṣṭaye karo vaśaśca vājinam | sāsmākamanavadya tūtujāna vedhasāmimāṁ vācaṁ na vedhasām ||

THE car which Indra, thou, for service of the Gods though it be far away, O swift One, bringest near, which, Blameless One, thou bringest near, Place swiftly nigh us for our help: be it thy will that it be strong. Blameless and active, hear this speech of orderers, this speech of us like orderers.

स श्रुधि यः स्मा पृतनासु कासु चिद्दक्षाय्य इन्द्र भरहूतये नृभिरसि प्रतूर्तये नृभिः। यः शूरैः स्वः सनिता यो विप्रैर्वाजं तरुता। तमीशानास इरधन्त वाजिनं पृक्षमत्यं न वाजिनम्॥

sa śrudhi yaḥ smā pṛtanāsu kāsu ciddakṣāyya indra bharahūtaye nṛbhirasi pratūrtaye nṛbhiḥ | yaḥ śūraiḥ svaḥ sanitā yo viprairvājaṁ tarutā | tamīśānāsa iradhanta vājinaṁ pṛkṣamatyaṁ na vājinam ||

Hear, Indra, thou whom men in every fight must call to show thy strength, for cry of battle with the men, with men of war for victory. He who with heroes wins the light, who with the singers gains the prize, Him the rich seek to gain even as a swift strong steed, even as a courser fleet and strong.

दस्मो हि ष्मा वृषणं पिन्वसि त्वचं कं चिद्यावीरररुं शूर मर्त्यं परिवृणक्षि मर्त्यम्। इन्द्रोत तुभ्यं तद्दिवे तद्रुद्राय स्वयशसे। मित्राय वोचं वरुणाय सप्रथः सुमृळीकाय सप्रथः॥

dasmo hi ṣmā vṛṣaṇaṁ pinvasi tvacaṁ kaṁ cidyāvīrararuṁ śūra martyaṁ parivṛṇakṣi martyam | indrota tubhyaṁ taddive tadrudrāya svayaśase | mitrāya vocaṁ varuṇāya saprathaḥ sumṛḻīkāya saprathaḥ ||

Thou, Mighty, pourest forth the hide that holds the rain, thou keepest far away, Hero, the wicked man, thou shuttest out the wicked man. Indra, to thee I sing, to Dyaus, to Rudra glorious in himself, To Mitra, Varuna I sing a far-famed hymn to the kind God a far-famed hymn.

अस्माकं व इन्द्रमुश्मसीष्टये सखायं विश्वायुं प्रासहं युजं वाजेषु प्रासहं युजम्। अस्माकं ब्रह्मोतयेऽवा पृत्सुषु कासु चित्। नहि त्वा शत्रुः स्तरते स्तृणोषि यं विश्वं शत्रुं स्तृणोषि यम्॥

asmākaṁ va indramuśmasīṣṭaye sakhāyaṁ viśvāyuṁ prāsahaṁ yujaṁ vājeṣu prāsahaṁ yujam | asmākaṁ brahmotaye'vā pṛtsuṣu kāsu cit | nahi tvā śatruḥ starate stṛṇoṣi yaṁ viśvaṁ śatruṁ stṛṇoṣi yam ||

We. wish our Indra here that he may further you, the Friend, beloved of all, the very strong ally, in wars the very strong ally In all encounters strengthen thou our prayer to be a help to us. No enemy-whom thou smitest downsubdueth thee, no enemy, whom thou smitest down.

नि षू नमातिमतिं कयस्य चित्तेजिष्ठाभिररणिभिर्नोतिभिरुग्राभिरुग्रोतिभिः। नेषि णो यथा पुरानेनाः शूर मन्यसे। विश्वानि पूरोरप पर्षि वह्निरासा वह्निर्नो अच्छ॥

ni ṣū namātimatiṁ kayasya cittejiṣṭhābhiraraṇibhirnotibhirugrābhirugrotibhiḥ | neṣi ṇo yathā purānenāḥ śūra manyase | viśvāni pūrorapa parṣi vahnirāsā vahnirno accha ||

Bow down the overweening pride of every foe with succour like to kindling-wood in fiercest flame, with mighty succour, Mighty One. Guide us, thou Hero, as of old, so art thou counted blameless still. Thou drivest, as a Priest, all sins of man away, as Priest, in person, seeking us.

प्र तद्वोचेयं भव्यायेन्दवे हव्यो न य इषवान्मन्म रेजति रक्षोहा मन्म रेजति। स्वयं सो अस्मदा निदो वधैरजेत दुर्मतिम्। अव स्रवेदघशंसोऽवतरमव क्षुद्रमिव स्रवेत्॥

pra tadvoceyaṁ bhavyāyendave havyo na ya iṣavānmanma rejati rakṣohā manma rejati | svayaṁ so asmadā nido vadhairajeta durmatim | ava sravedaghaśaṁso'vataramava kṣudramiva sravet ||

This may I utter to the present Soma-drop, which, meet to be invoked, with power, awakes the prayer, awakes the demon-slaying prayer. May he himself with darts of death drive far from us the scorner's hate. Far let him flee away who speaketh wickedness and vanish like a mote of dust.

वनेम तद्धोत्रया चितन्त्या वनेम रयिं रयिवः सुवीर्यं रण्वं सन्तं सुवीर्यम्। दुर्मन्मानं सुमन्तुभिरेमिषा पृचीमहि। आ सत्याभिरिन्द्रं द्युम्नहूतिभिर्यजत्रं द्युम्नहूतिभिः॥

vanema taddhotrayā citantyā vanema rayiṁ rayivaḥ suvīryaṁ raṇvaṁ santaṁ suvīryam | durmanmānaṁ sumantubhiremiṣā pṛcīmahi | ā satyābhirindraṁ dyumnahūtibhiryajatraṁ dyumnahūtibhiḥ ||

By thoughtful invocation this may we obtain, obtain great wealth, O Wealthy One, with Hero sons, wealth that is sweet with hero sons. Him who is wroth we pacify with sacred food and eulogies, Indra the Holy with our calls inspired and true, the Holy One with calls inspired.

प्रप्रा वो अस्मे स्वयशोभिरूती परिवर्ग इन्द्रो दुर्मतीनां दरीमन्दुर्मतीनाम्। स्वयं सा रिषयध्यै या न उपेषे अत्रैः। हतेमसन्न वक्षति क्षिप्ता जूर्णिर्न वक्षति॥

praprā vo asme svayaśobhirūtī parivarga indro durmatīnāṁ darīmandurmatīnām | svayaṁ sā riṣayadhyai yā na upeṣe atraiḥ | hatemasanna vakṣati kṣiptā jūrṇirna vakṣati ||

On, for your good and ours, come Indra with the aid of his own lordliness to drive the wicked hence, to rend the evilhearted ones! The weapon which devouring fiends cast at us shall destroy themselves. Struck down, it shall not reach the mark; hurled forth, the fire-brand shall not strike.

त्वं न इन्द्र राया परीणसा याहि पथाँ अनेहसा पुरो याह्यरक्षसा। सचस्व नः पराक आ सचस्वास्तमीक आ। पाहि नो दूरादारादभिष्टिभिः सदा पाह्यभिष्टिभिः॥

tvaṁ na indra rāyā parīṇasā yāhi pathā anehasā puro yāhyarakṣasā | sacasva naḥ parāka ā sacasvāstamīka ā | pāhi no dūrādārādabhiṣṭibhiḥ sadā pāhyabhiṣṭibhiḥ ||

With riches in abundance, Indra, come to us, come by an unobstructed path, come by a path from demons free. Be with us when we stray afar, be with us when our home is nigh. Protect us with thy help both near and far away: protect us ever with thy help.

त्वं न इन्द्र राया तरूषसोग्रं चित्त्वा महिमा सक्षदवसे महे मित्रं नावसे। ओजिष्ठ त्रातरविता रथं कं चिदमर्त्य। अन्यमस्मद्रिरिषेः कं चिदद्रिवो रिरिक्षन्तं चिदद्रिवः॥

tvaṁ na indra rāyā tarūṣasograṁ cittvā mahimā sakṣadavase mahe mitraṁ nāvase | ojiṣṭha trātaravitā rathaṁ kaṁ cidamartya | anyamasmadririṣeḥ kaṁ cidadrivo ririkṣantaṁ cidadrivaḥ ||

Thou art our own, O Indra, with victorious wealth: let might accompany thee, the Strong, to give us aid, like Mitra, to give mighty aid. O strongest saviour, helper thou, Immortal! of each warrior's car. Hurt thou another and not us, O Thunderarmed, one who would hurt, O Thunder-armed!

पाहि न इन्द्र सुष्टुत स्रिधोऽवयाता सदमिद्दुर्मतीनां देवः सन्दुर्मतीनाम्। हन्ता पापस्य रक्षसस्त्राता विप्रस्य मावतः। अधा हि त्वा जनिता जीजनद्वसो रक्षोहणं त्वा जीजनद्वसो॥

pāhi na indra suṣṭuta sridho'vayātā sadamiddurmatīnāṁ devaḥ sandurmatīnām | hantā pāpasya rakṣasastrātā viprasya māvataḥ | adhā hi tvā janitā jījanadvaso rakṣohaṇaṁ tvā jījanadvaso ||

Save us from injury, thou who art well extolled: ever the warder-off art thou of wicked ones, even as a God, of wicked ones; Thou slayer of the evil fiend, saviour of singer such as I. Good Lord, the Father made thee slayer of the fiends, made thee, good Lord, to slay the fiends.