Sukta 53

इन्द्रापर्वता बृहता रथेन वामीरिष आ वहतं सुवीराः। वीतं हव्यान्यध्वरेषु देवा वर्धेथां गीर्भिरिळया मदन्ता॥

indrāparvatā bṛhatā rathena vāmīriṣa ā vahataṁ suvīrāḥ | vītaṁ havyānyadhvareṣu devā vardhethāṁ gīrbhiriḻayā madantā ||

ON a high car, O Parvata and Indra, bring pleasant viands, with brave heroes, hither. Enjoy the gifts, Gods, at our sacrifices wax strong by hymns, rejoice in our oblation.

तिष्ठा सु कं मघवन्मा परा गाः सोमस्य नु त्वा सुषुतस्य यक्षि। पितुर्न पुत्रः सिचमा रभे त इन्द्र स्वादिष्ठया गिरा शचीवः॥

tiṣṭhā su kaṁ maghavanmā parā gāḥ somasya nu tvā suṣutasya yakṣi | piturna putraḥ sicamā rabhe ta indra svādiṣṭhayā girā śacīvaḥ ||

Stay still, O Maghavan, advance no farther. a draught of well-pressed Soma will I give thee. With sweetest song I grasp, O Mighty Indra, thy garment's hem as a child grasps his father's.

शंसावाध्वर्यो प्रति मे गृणीहीन्द्राय वाहः कृणवाव जुष्टम्। एदं बर्हिर्यजमानस्य सीदाथा च भूदुक्थमिन्द्राय शस्तम्॥

śaṁsāvādhvaryo prati me gṛṇīhīndrāya vāhaḥ kṛṇavāva juṣṭam | edaṁ barhiryajamānasya sīdāthā ca bhūdukthamindrāya śastam ||

Adhvaryu, sing we both; sing thou in answer: make we a laud acceptable to Indra. Upon this sacrificer's grass he seated: to Indra shall our eulogy be uttered.

जायेदस्तं मघवन्सेदु योनिस्तदित्त्वा युक्ता हरयो वहन्तु। यदा कदा च सुनवाम सोममग्निष्ट्वा दूतो धन्वात्यच्छ॥

jāyedastaṁ maghavansedu yonistadittvā yuktā harayo vahantu | yadā kadā ca sunavāma somamagniṣṭvā dūto dhanvātyaccha ||

A wife, O Maghavan is home and dwelling: so let thy Bay Steeds yoked convey thee hither. Whenever we press out for thee the Soma, let Agni as our Herald speed to call thee.

परा याहि मघवन्ना च याहीन्द्र भ्रातरुभयत्रा ते अर्थम्। यत्रा रथस्य बृहतो निधानं विमोचनं वाजिनो रासभस्य॥

parā yāhi maghavannā ca yāhīndra bhrātarubhayatrā te artham | yatrā rathasya bṛhato nidhānaṁ vimocanaṁ vājino rāsabhasya ||

Depart, O Maghavan;again come hither: both there and here thy goat is Indra, Brother, Where thy tall chariot hath a place to rest in, and where thqu loosest thy loud-neighing Courser.

अपाः सोममस्तमिन्द्र प्र याहि कल्याणीर्जाया सुरणं गृहे ते। यत्रा रथस्य बृहतो निधानं विमोचनं वाजिनो दक्षिणावत्॥

apāḥ somamastamindra pra yāhi kalyāṇīrjāyā suraṇaṁ gṛhe te | yatrā rathasya bṛhato nidhānaṁ vimocanaṁ vājino dakṣiṇāvat ||

Thou hast drunk Soma, Indra, turn thee homeward; thy joy is in thy home, thy racious Consort; Where thy tall chariot hath a place to rest in, and thy strong Courser is set free with guerdon.

इमे भोजा अङ्गिरसो विरूपा दिवस्पुत्रासो असुरस्य वीराः। विश्वामित्राय ददतो मघानि सहस्रसावे प्र तिरन्त आयुः॥

ime bhojā aṅgiraso virūpā divasputrāso asurasya vīrāḥ | viśvāmitrāya dadato maghāni sahasrasāve pra tiranta āyuḥ ||

Bounteous are these, Angirases, Virupas: the Asura's Heroes and the Sons of Heaven. They, giving store of wealth to Visvamitra, prolong his life through countless Soma-pressings.

रूपंरूपं मघवा बोभवीति मायाः कृण्वानस्तन्वं परि स्वाम्। त्रिर्यद्दिवः परि मुहूर्तमागात्स्वैर्मन्त्रैरनृतुपा ऋतावा॥

rūpaṁrūpaṁ maghavā bobhavīti māyāḥ kṛṇvānastanvaṁ pari svām | triryaddivaḥ pari muhūrtamāgātsvairmantrairanṛtupā ṛtāvā ||

Maghavan weareth every shape at pleasure, effecting magic changes in his body, Holy One, drinker out of season, coming thrice, in a moment, through fit prayers, from heaven.

महाँ ऋषिर्देवजा देवजूतोऽस्तभ्नात्सिन्धुमर्णवं नृचक्षाः। विश्वामित्रो यदवहत्सुदासमप्रियायत कुशिकेभिरिन्द्रः॥

mahā ṛṣirdevajā devajūto'stabhnātsindhumarṇavaṁ nṛcakṣāḥ | viśvāmitro yadavahatsudāsamapriyāyata kuśikebhirindraḥ ||

The mighty sage, God-born and God-incited, who looks on men, restrained the billowy river. When Visvamitra was Sudas's escort, then Indra through the Kusikas grew friendly.

हंसा इव कृणुथ श्लोकमद्रिभिर्मदन्तो गीर्भिरध्वरे सुते सचा। देवेभिर्विप्रा ऋषयो नृचक्षसो वि पिबध्वं कुशिकाः सोम्यं मधु॥

haṁsā iva kṛṇutha ślokamadribhirmadanto gīrbhiradhvare sute sacā | devebhirviprā ṛṣayo nṛcakṣaso vi pibadhvaṁ kuśikāḥ somyaṁ madhu ||

Like swans, prepare a song of praise with pressing-stones, glad in your hymns with juice poured forth in sacrifice. Ye singers, with the Gods, sages who look on men, ye Kutikas drink up the Soma's savoury meath.

उप प्रेत कुशिकाश्चेतयध्वमश्वं राये प्र मुञ्चता सुदासः। राजा वृत्रं जङ्घनत्प्रागपागुदगथा यजाते वर आ पृथिव्याः॥

upa preta kuśikāścetayadhvamaśvaṁ rāye pra muñcatā sudāsaḥ | rājā vṛtraṁ jaṅghanatprāgapāgudagathā yajāte vara ā pṛthivyāḥ ||

Come forward, Kusikas, and be attentive; let loose Sudas's horse to win him riches. East, west, and north, let the King slay the foeman, then at earth's choicest place perform his worship.

य इमे रोदसी उभे अहमिन्द्रमतुष्टवम्। विश्वामित्रस्य रक्षति ब्रह्मेदं भारतं जनम्॥

ya ime rodasī ubhe ahamindramatuṣṭavam | viśvāmitrasya rakṣati brahmedaṁ bhārataṁ janam ||

Praises to Indra have I sung, sustainer of this earth and heaven. This prayer of Visvamitra keeps secure the race of Bharatas.

विश्वामित्रा अरासत ब्रह्मेन्द्राय वज्रिणे। करदिन्नः सुराधसः॥

viśvāmitrā arāsata brahmendrāya vajriṇe | karadinnaḥ surādhasaḥ ||

The Visvamitras have sung forth this prayer to Indra Thunder-aimed: So let him make us prosperous.

किं ते कृण्वन्ति कीकटेषु गावो नाशिरं दुह्रे न तपन्ति घर्मम्। आ नो भर प्रमगन्दस्य वेदो नैचाशाखं मघवन्रन्धया नः॥

kiṁ te kṛṇvanti kīkaṭeṣu gāvo nāśiraṁ duhre na tapanti gharmam | ā no bhara pramagandasya vedo naicāśākhaṁ maghavanrandhayā naḥ ||

Among the Kikatas what do thy cattle? They pour no milky draught, they heat no caldron. Bring thou to us the wealth of Pramaganda;give up to us, O Maghavan, the low-born.

ससर्परीरमतिं बाधमाना बृहन्मिमाय जमदग्निदत्ता। आ सूर्यस्य दुहिता ततान श्रवो देवेष्वमृतमजुर्यम्॥

sasarparīramatiṁ bādhamānā bṛhanmimāya jamadagnidattā | ā sūryasya duhitā tatāna śravo deveṣvamṛtamajuryam ||

Sasarpari, the gift of Jamadagnis, hath lowed with mighty voice dispelling famine. The Daughter of the Sun hath spread our glory among the Gods, imperishable, deathless.

ससर्परीरभरत्तूयमेभ्योऽधि श्रवः पाञ्चजन्यासु कृष्टिषु। सा पक्ष्या नव्यमायुर्दधाना यां मे पलस्तिजमदग्नयो ददुः॥

sasarparīrabharattūyamebhyo'dhi śravaḥ pāñcajanyāsu kṛṣṭiṣu | sā pakṣyā navyamāyurdadhānā yāṁ me palastijamadagnayo daduḥ ||

Sasarpari brought glory speedily to these, over the generations of the Fivefold Race; Daughter of Paksa, she bestows new vital power, she whom the ancient Jamadagnis gave to me.

स्थिरौ गावौ भवतां वीळुरक्षो मेषा वि वर्हि मा युगं वि शारि। इन्द्रः पातल्ये ददतां शरीतोररिष्टनेमे अभि नः सचस्व॥

sthirau gāvau bhavatāṁ vīḻurakṣo meṣā vi varhi mā yugaṁ vi śāri | indraḥ pātalye dadatāṁ śarītorariṣṭaneme abhi naḥ sacasva ||

Strong be the pair of oxen, firm the axles, let not the pole slip nor the yoke be broken. May Indra, keep the yoke-pins from decaying: attend us, thou whose fellies are uninjured.

बलं धेहि तनूषु नो बलमिन्द्रानळुत्सु नः। बलं तोकाय तनयाय जीवसे त्वं हि बलदा असि॥

balaṁ dhehi tanūṣu no balamindrānaḻutsu naḥ | balaṁ tokāya tanayāya jīvase tvaṁ hi baladā asi ||

O Indra, give our bodies strength, strength to the bulls who draw the wains, Strength to our seed and progeny that they may live, for thou art he who giveth strength.

अभि व्ययस्व खदिरस्य सारमोजो धेहि स्पन्दने शिंशपायाम्। अक्ष वीळो वीळित वीळयस्व मा यामादस्मादव जीहिपो नः॥

abhi vyayasva khadirasya sāramojo dhehi spandane śiṁśapāyām | akṣa vīḻo vīḻita vīḻayasva mā yāmādasmādava jīhipo naḥ ||

Enclose thee in the heart of Khayar timber, in the car wrought of Sinsapa put firmness. Show thyself strong, O Axle, fixed and strengthened: throw us not from the car whereon we travel.

अयमस्मान्वनस्पतिर्मा च हा मा च रीरिषत्। स्वस्त्या गृहेभ्य आवसा आ विमोचनात्॥

ayamasmānvanaspatirmā ca hā mā ca rīriṣat | svastyā gṛhebhya āvasā ā vimocanāt ||

Let not this sovran of the wood leave us forlorn or injure us. Safe may we be until we reach our homes and rest us and unyoke.

इन्द्रोतिभिर्बहुलाभिर्नो अद्य याच्छ्रेष्ठाभिर्मघवञ्छूर जिन्व। यो नो द्वेष्ट्यधरः सस्पदीष्ट यमु द्विष्मस्तमु प्राणो जहातु॥

indrotibhirbahulābhirno adya yācchreṣṭhābhirmaghavañchūra jinva | yo no dveṣṭyadharaḥ saspadīṣṭa yamu dviṣmastamu prāṇo jahātu ||

With various aids this day come to us, Indra, with best aids speed us, Maghavan, thou Hero. Let him who hatcth us fall headlong downward: him whom we hate let vital breath abandon.

परशुं चिद्वि तपति शिम्बलं चिद्वि वृश्चति। उखा चिदिन्द्र येषन्ती प्रयस्ता फेनमस्यति॥

paraśuṁ cidvi tapati śimbalaṁ cidvi vṛścati | ukhā cidindra yeṣantī prayastā phenamasyati ||

He heats his very axe, and then cuts a mere Semal blossom off. O Indra, like a caldron cracked and seething, so he pours out foam.

न सायकस्य चिकिते जनासो लोधं नयन्ति पशु मन्यमानाः। नावाजिनं वाजिना हासयन्ति न गर्दभं पुरो अश्वान्नयन्ति॥

na sāyakasya cikite janāso lodhaṁ nayanti paśu manyamānāḥ | nāvājinaṁ vājinā hāsayanti na gardabhaṁ puro aśvānnayanti ||

Men notice not the arrow, O ye people; they bring the red beast deeming it a bullock. A sluggish steed men run not with the courser, nor ever lead an ass before a charger.

इम इन्द्र भरतस्य पुत्रा अपपित्वं चिकितुर्न प्रपित्वम्। हिन्वन्त्यश्वमरणं न नित्यं ज्यावाजं परि णयन्त्याजौ॥

ima indra bharatasya putrā apapitvaṁ cikiturna prapitvam | hinvantyaśvamaraṇaṁ na nityaṁ jyāvājaṁ pari ṇayantyājau ||

These men, the sons of Bharata, O Indra, regard not severance or close connexion. They urge their own steed as it were another's, and take him, swift as the bow's string, to battle.