Sukta 174

त्वं राजेन्द्र ये च देवा रक्षा नॄन्पाह्यसुर त्वमस्मान्। त्वं सत्पतिर्मघवा नस्तरुत्रस्त्वं सत्यो वसवानः सहोदाः॥

tvaṁ rājendra ye ca devā rakṣā nṝnpāhyasura tvamasmān | tvaṁ satpatirmaghavā nastarutrastvaṁ satyo vasavānaḥ sahodāḥ ||

THOU art the King of all the Gods, O Indra: protect the men, O Asura, preserve us. Thou Lord of Heroes, Maghavan, our saver, art faithful, very rich, the victory-giver.

दनो विश इन्द्र मृध्रवाचः सप्त यत्पुरः शर्म शारदीर्दर्त्। ऋणोरपो अनवद्यार्णा यूने वृत्रं पुरुकुत्साय रन्धीः॥

dano viśa indra mṛdhravācaḥ sapta yatpuraḥ śarma śāradīrdart | ṛṇorapo anavadyārṇā yūne vṛtraṁ purukutsāya randhīḥ ||

Indra, thou humbledst tribes that spake with insult by breaking down seven autumn forts, their refuge. Thou stirredst, Blameless! billowy floods, and gavest his foe a prey to youthful Purukutsa.

अजा वृत इन्द्र शूरपत्नीर्द्यां च येभिः पुरुहूत नूनम्। रक्षो अग्निमशुषं तूर्वयाणं सिंहो न दमे अपांसि वस्तोः॥

ajā vṛta indra śūrapatnīrdyāṁ ca yebhiḥ puruhūta nūnam | rakṣo agnimaśuṣaṁ tūrvayāṇaṁ siṁho na dame apāṁsi vastoḥ ||

With whom thou drivest troops whose lords are heroes, and bringest daylight now, much worshipped Indra, With them guard lion-like wasting active Agni to dwell in our tilled fields and in our homestead.

शेषन्नु त इन्द्र सस्मिन्योनौ प्रशस्तये पवीरवस्य मह्ना। सृजदर्णांस्यव यद्युधा गास्तिष्ठद्धरी धृषता मृष्ट वाजान्॥

śeṣannu ta indra sasminyonau praśastaye pavīravasya mahnā | sṛjadarṇāṁsyava yadyudhā gāstiṣṭhaddharī dhṛṣatā mṛṣṭa vājān ||

They through the greatness of thy spear, O Indra, shall, to thy praise, rest in this earthly station. To loose the floods, to seek, for kine, the battle, his Bays he mounted boldly seized the booty.

वह कुत्समिन्द्र यस्मिञ्चाकन्स्यूमन्यू ऋज्रा वातस्याश्वा। प्र सूरश्चक्रं वृहतादभीकेऽभि स्पृधो यासिषद्वज्रबाहुः॥

vaha kutsamindra yasmiñcākansyūmanyū ṛjrā vātasyāśvā | pra sūraścakraṁ vṛhatādabhīke'bhi spṛdho yāsiṣadvajrabāhuḥ ||

Indra, bear Kutsa, him in whom thou joyest: the dark-red horses of the Wind are docile. Let the Sun roll his chariot wheel anear us, and let the Thunderer go to meet the foemen.

जघन्वाँ इन्द्र मित्रेरूञ्चोदप्रवृद्धो हरिवो अदाशून्। प्र ये पश्यन्नर्यमणं सचायोस्त्वया शूर्ता वहमाना अपत्यम्॥

jaghanvā indra mitrerūñcodapravṛddho harivo adāśūn | pra ye paśyannaryamaṇaṁ sacāyostvayā śūrtā vahamānā apatyam ||

Thou Indra, Lord of Bays, made strong by impulse, hast slain the vexers of thy friends, who give not. They who beheld the Friend beside the living were cast aside by thee as they rode onward.

रपत्कविरिन्द्रार्कसातौ क्षां दासायोपबर्हणीं कः। करत्तिस्रो मघवा दानुचित्रा नि दुर्योणे कुयवाचं मृधि श्रेत्॥

rapatkavirindrārkasātau kṣāṁ dāsāyopabarhaṇīṁ kaḥ | karattisro maghavā dānucitrā ni duryoṇe kuyavācaṁ mṛdhi śret ||

Indra, the bard sang forth in inspiration: thou madest earth a covering for the Dasa. Maghavan made the three that gleam with moisture, and to his home brought Kuyavac to slay him.

सना ता त इन्द्र नव्या आगुः सहो नभोऽविरणाय पूर्वीः। भिनत्पुरो न भिदो अदेवीर्ननमो वधरदेवस्य पीयोः॥

sanā tā ta indra navyā āguḥ saho nabho'viraṇāya pūrvīḥ | bhinatpuro na bhido adevīrnanamo vadharadevasya pīyoḥ ||

These thine old deeds new bards have sung, O Indra. Thou conqueredst, boundest many tribes for ever. Like castles thou hast crushed the godless races, and bowed the godless scorner's deadly weapon.

त्वं धुनिरिन्द्र धुनिमतीरृणोरपः सीरा न स्रवन्तीः। प्र यत्समुद्रमति शूर पर्षि पारया तुर्वशं यदुं स्वस्ति॥

tvaṁ dhunirindra dhunimatīrṛṇorapaḥ sīrā na sravantīḥ | pra yatsamudramati śūra parṣi pārayā turvaśaṁ yaduṁ svasti ||

A Stormer thou hast made the stormy waters flow down, O Indra, like the running rivers. When o'er the flood thou broughtest them, O Hero, thou keptest Turvaga and Yadu safely.

त्वमस्माकमिन्द्र विश्वध स्या अवृकतमो नरां नृपाता। स नो विश्वासां स्पृधां सहोदा विद्यामेषं वृजनं जीरदानुम्॥

tvamasmākamindra viśvadha syā avṛkatamo narāṁ nṛpātā | sa no viśvāsāṁ spṛdhāṁ sahodā vidyāmeṣaṁ vṛjanaṁ jīradānum ||

Indra, mayst thou be ours in all occasions, protector of the men, most gentle-hearted, Giving us victory over all our rivals. May we find strengthening food in full abundance.