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Sukta 22

Complete Rigveda Sukta with 4 mantras in Sanskrit, IAST transliteration, and source-aligned historical English where available.

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Complete Rigveda Sukta with 4 mantras in Sanskrit, IAST transliteration, and source-aligned historical English where available.

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Rigveda 2.22.1

Rigveda 2.22.1
Source text

त्रिकद्रुकेषु महिषो यवाशिरं तुविशुष्मस्तृपत्सोममपिबद्विष्णुना सुतं यथावशत्। स ईं ममाद महि कर्म कर्तवे महामुरुं सैनं सश्चद्देवो देवं सत्यमिन्द्रं सत्य इन्दुः॥

Transliteration

trikadrukeṣu mahiṣo yavāśiraṁ tuviśuṣmastṛpatsomamapibadviṣṇunā sutaṁ yathāvaśat | sa īṁ mamāda mahi karma kartave mahāmuruṁ sainaṁ saścaddevo devaṁ satyamindraṁ satya induḥ ||

Translation

At the Trikadrukas the Great and Strong hath drunk drink blent with meal. With Visnu hath he quaffed the poured out Soma juice, all that he would. That hath so heightened him the Great, the Wide, to do his mighty work. So may the God attain the God, true Indu Indra who is true.

English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.

Rigveda 2.22.2

Rigveda 2.22.2
Source text

अध त्विषीमाँ अभ्योजसा क्रिविं युधाभवदा रोदसी अपृणदस्य मज्मना प्र वावृधे। अधत्तान्यं जठरे प्रेमरिच्यत सैनं सश्चद्देवो देवं सत्यमिन्द्रं सत्य इन्दुः॥

Transliteration

adha tviṣīmā abhyojasā kriviṁ yudhābhavadā rodasī apṛṇadasya majmanā pra vāvṛdhe | adhattānyaṁ jaṭhare premaricyata sainaṁ saścaddevo devaṁ satyamindraṁ satya induḥ ||

Translation

So he resplendent in the battle overcame Krivi by might. He with his majesty hath filled the earth and heaven, and waxen strong. One share of the libation hath he swallowed down: one share he left. So may the God attend the God, true Indu Indra who is true.

English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.

Rigveda 2.22.3

Rigveda 2.22.3
Source text

साकं जातः क्रतुना साकमोजसा ववक्षिथ साकं वृद्धो वीर्यैः सासहिर्मृधो विचर्षणिः। दाता राधः स्तुवते काम्यं वसु सैनं सश्चद्देवो देवं सत्यमिन्द्रं सत्य इन्दुः॥

Transliteration

sākaṁ jātaḥ kratunā sākamojasā vavakṣitha sākaṁ vṛddho vīryaiḥ sāsahirmṛdho vicarṣaṇiḥ | dātā rādhaḥ stuvate kāmyaṁ vasu sainaṁ saścaddevo devaṁ satyamindraṁ satya induḥ ||

Translation

Brought forth together with wisdom and mighty power thou grewest great; with hero deeds subduing the malevolent, most swift in act; Giving prosperity, and lovely wealth to him who praiseth thee. So may the God attend the God, true Indu Indra who is true.

English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.

Rigveda 2.22.4

Rigveda 2.22.4
Source text

तव त्यन्नर्यं नृतोऽप इन्द्र प्रथमं पूर्व्यं दिवि प्रवाच्यं कृतम्। यद्देवस्य शवसा प्रारिणा असुं रिणन्नपः। भुवद्विश्वमभ्यादेवमोजसा विदादूर्जं शतक्रतुर्विदादिषम्॥

Transliteration

tava tyannaryaṁ nṛto'pa indra prathamaṁ pūrvyaṁ divi pravācyaṁ kṛtam | yaddevasya śavasā prāriṇā asuṁ riṇannapaḥ | bhuvadviśvamabhyādevamojasā vidādūrjaṁ śatakraturvidādiṣam ||

Translation

This, Indra, was thy hero deed, Dancer, thy first and ancient work, worthy to be told forth in heaven, What time thou sentest down life with a God's own power, freeing the floods. All that is godless may he conquer with his might, and, Lord of Hundred Powers, find for us strength and food.

English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.

Sources and editorial record

  1. Rig Veda, Book 2, Hymn 22, translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)RV 2.22Internet Sacred Text Archive
  2. Rigveda Mandala 2, machine-readable Sanskrit and Roman textMandala 2Sanskrit Documents
  3. Rigveda Shakala Samhita, Mandala 2, Sukta 22RV 2.22Vedic Heritage Portal, Ministry of Culture, Government of India
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