Sukta 20

वयं ते वय इन्द्र विद्धि षु णः प्र भरामहे वाजयुर्न रथम्। विपन्यवो दीध्यतो मनीषा सुम्नमियक्षन्तस्त्वावतो नॄन्॥

vayaṁ te vaya indra viddhi ṣu ṇaḥ pra bharāmahe vājayurna ratham | vipanyavo dīdhyato manīṣā sumnamiyakṣantastvāvato nṝn ||

As one brings forth his car when fain for combat, so bring we power to thee- regard us, Indra- Well skilled in song, thoughtful in spirit, seeking great bliss from one like thee amid the Heroes.

त्वं न इन्द्र त्वाभिरूती त्वायतो अभिष्टिपासि जनान्। त्वमिनो दाशुषो वरूतेत्थाधीरभि यो नक्षति त्वा॥

tvaṁ na indra tvābhirūtī tvāyato abhiṣṭipāsi janān | tvamino dāśuṣo varūtetthādhīrabhi yo nakṣati tvā ||

Indra, thou art our own with thy protection, a guardian near to men who love thee truly, Active art thou, the liberal man's defender, his who draws near to thee with right devotion.

स नो युवेन्द्रो जोहूत्रः सखा शिवो नरामस्तु पाता। यः शंसन्तं यः शशमानमूती पचन्तं च स्तुवन्तं च प्रणेषत्॥

sa no yuvendro johūtraḥ sakhā śivo narāmastu pātā | yaḥ śaṁsantaṁ yaḥ śaśamānamūtī pacantaṁ ca stuvantaṁ ca praṇeṣat ||

May Indra, called with solemn invocations. the young, the Friend, be men's auspicious keeper, One who will further with his aid the singer, the toiler, praiser, dresser of oblations.

तमु स्तुष इन्द्रं तं गृणीषे यस्मिन्पुरा वावृधुः शाशदुश्च। स वस्वः कामं पीपरदियानो ब्रह्मण्यतो नूतनस्यायोः॥

tamu stuṣa indraṁ taṁ gṛṇīṣe yasminpurā vāvṛdhuḥ śāśaduśca | sa vasvaḥ kāmaṁ pīparadiyāno brahmaṇyato nūtanasyāyoḥ ||

With laud and song let me extol that Indra in whom of old men prospered and were mighty. May he, implored, fulfil the prayer for plenty of him who worships, of the living mortal.

सो अङ्गिरसामुचथा जुजुष्वान्ब्रह्मा तूतोदिन्द्रो गातुमिष्णन्। मुष्णन्नुषसः सूर्येण स्तवानश्नस्य चिच्छिश्नथत्पूर्व्याणि॥

so aṅgirasāmucathā jujuṣvānbrahmā tūtodindro gātumiṣṇan | muṣṇannuṣasaḥ sūryeṇa stavānaśnasya cicchiśnathatpūrvyāṇi ||

He, Indra whom the Angirases' praise delighted, strengthened their prayer and made their goings prosper. Stealing away the mornings with the sunlight, he, lauded, crushed even Asna's ancient powers.

स ह श्रुत इन्द्रो नाम देव ऊर्ध्वो भुवन्मनुषे दस्मतमः। अव प्रियमर्शसानस्य साह्वाञ्छिरो भरद्दासस्य स्वधावान्॥

sa ha śruta indro nāma deva ūrdhvo bhuvanmanuṣe dasmatamaḥ | ava priyamarśasānasya sāhvāñchiro bharaddāsasya svadhāvān ||

He verily, the God, the glorious Indra, hath raised him up for man, best Wonder-Worker. He, self-reliant, mighty and triumphant, brought low the dear head of the wicked Dasa.

स वृत्रहेन्द्रः कृष्णयोनीः पुरंदरो दासीरैरयद्वि। अजनयन्मनवे क्षामपश्च सत्रा शंसं यजमानस्य तूतोत्॥

sa vṛtrahendraḥ kṛṣṇayonīḥ puraṁdaro dāsīrairayadvi | ajanayanmanave kṣāmapaśca satrā śaṁsaṁ yajamānasya tūtot ||

Indra theVrtra-slayer, Fort-destroyer, scattered the Dasa hosts who dwelt in darkness. For men hath he created earth and waters, and ever helped the prayer of him who worships.

तस्मै तवस्यमनु दायि सत्रेन्द्राय देवेभिरर्णसातौ। प्रति यदस्य वज्रं बाह्वोर्धुर्हत्वी दस्यून्पुर आयसीर्नि तारीत्॥

tasmai tavasyamanu dāyi satrendrāya devebhirarṇasātau | prati yadasya vajraṁ bāhvordhurhatvī dasyūnpura āyasīrni tārīt ||

To him in might the Gods have ever yielded, to Indra in the tumult of thebattle. When in his arms they laid the bolt, he slaughtered the Dasyus and cast down their forts of iron.

नूनं सा ते प्रति वरं जरित्रे दुहीयदिन्द्र दक्षिणा मघोनी। शिक्षा स्तोतृभ्यो माति धग्भगो नो बृहद्वदेम विदथे सुवीराः॥

nūnaṁ sā te prati varaṁ jaritre duhīyadindra dakṣiṇā maghonī | śikṣā stotṛbhyo māti dhagbhago no bṛhadvadema vidathe suvīrāḥ ||

Now may that wealthy Cow of thine, O Indra, give in return a boon to him who lauds thee. Give to thy praisers: let not fortune fail us. Loud may we speak, with heroes, in assembly.