Sukta 41

इन्द्रा को वां वरुणा सुम्नमाप स्तोमो हविष्माँ अमृतो न होता। यो वां हृदि क्रतुमाँ अस्मदुक्तः पस्पर्शदिन्द्रावरुणा नमस्वान्॥

indrā ko vāṁ varuṇā sumnamāpa stomo haviṣmā amṛto na hotā | yo vāṁ hṛdi kratumā asmaduktaḥ pasparśadindrāvaruṇā namasvān ||

WHAT laud, O Indra-Varuna, with oblation, hath like the Immortal Priest obtained your favour? Hath our effectual laud, addressed with homage, touched you, O Indra-Varuna, in spirit?

इन्द्रा ह यो वरुणा चक्र आपी देवौ मर्तः सख्याय प्रयस्वान्। स हन्ति वृत्रा समिथेषु शत्रूनवोभिर्वा महद्भिः स प्र शृण्वे॥

indrā ha yo varuṇā cakra āpī devau martaḥ sakhyāya prayasvān | sa hanti vṛtrā samitheṣu śatrūnavobhirvā mahadbhiḥ sa pra śṛṇve ||

He who with dainty food hath won you, Indra and Varuna, Gods, as his allies to friendship, Jayeth the Vrtras and his foes in battles, and through your mighty favours is made famous.

इन्द्रा ह रत्नं वरुणा धेष्ठेत्था नृभ्यः शशमानेभ्यस्ता। यदी सखाया सख्याय सोमैः सुतेभिः सुप्रयसा मादयैते॥

indrā ha ratnaṁ varuṇā dheṣṭhetthā nṛbhyaḥ śaśamānebhyastā | yadī sakhāyā sakhyāya somaiḥ sutebhiḥ suprayasā mādayaite ||

Indra and Varuna are most liberal givers of treasure to the men who toil to serve them, When they, as Friends inclined to friendship, honoured with dainty food, delight in flowing Soma.

इन्द्रा युवं वरुणा दिद्युमस्मिन्नोजिष्ठमुग्रा नि वधिष्टं वज्रम्। यो नो दुरेवो वृकतिर्दभीतिस्तस्मिन्मिमाथामभिभूत्योजः॥

indrā yuvaṁ varuṇā didyumasminnojiṣṭhamugrā ni vadhiṣṭaṁ vajram | yo no durevo vṛkatirdabhītistasminmimāthāmabhibhūtyojaḥ ||

Indra and Varuna, ye hurl, O Mighty, on him your strongest flashing bolt of thunder Who treats us ill, the robber and oppressor: measure on him your overwhelming vigour.

इन्द्रा युवं वरुणा भूतमस्या धियः प्रेतारा वृषभेव धेनोः। सा नो दुहीयद्यवसेव गत्वी सहस्रधारा पयसा मही गौः॥

indrā yuvaṁ varuṇā bhūtamasyā dhiyaḥ pretārā vṛṣabheva dhenoḥ | sā no duhīyadyavaseva gatvī sahasradhārā payasā mahī gauḥ ||

O Indra-Varuna, be ye the lovers of this my song, as steers who love the milch-Cow. Milk may it yield us as, gone forth to pasture, the great Cow pouring out her thousand rivers.

तोके हिते तनय उर्वरासु सूरो दृशीके वृषणश्च पौंस्ये। इन्द्रा नो अत्र वरुणा स्यातामवोभिर्दस्मा परितक्म्यायाम्॥

toke hite tanaya urvarāsu sūro dṛśīke vṛṣaṇaśca pauṁsye | indrā no atra varuṇā syātāmavobhirdasmā paritakmyāyām ||

For fertile fields, for worthy sons and grandsons, for the Sun's beauty and for steer-like vigour, May Indra-Varuna with gracious favours work marvels for us in the stress of battle.

युवामिद्ध्यवसे पूर्व्याय परि प्रभूती गविषः स्वापी। वृणीमहे सख्याय प्रियाय शूरा मंहिष्ठा पितरेव शम्भू॥

yuvāmiddhyavase pūrvyāya pari prabhūtī gaviṣaḥ svāpī | vṛṇīmahe sakhyāya priyāya śūrā maṁhiṣṭhā pitareva śambhū ||

For you, as Princes, for your ancient kindness, good comrades of the man who seeks for booty, We choose to us for the dear bond of friendship, most liberal Heroes bringing bliss like parents.

ता वां धियोऽवसे वाजयन्तीराजिं न जग्मुर्युवयूः सुदानू। श्रिये न गाव उप सोममस्थुरिन्द्रं गिरो वरुणं मे मनीषाः॥

tā vāṁ dhiyo'vase vājayantīrājiṁ na jagmuryuvayūḥ sudānū | śriye na gāva upa somamasthurindraṁ giro varuṇaṁ me manīṣāḥ ||

Showing their strength, these hymns for grace, Free-givers I have gone to you, devoted, as to battle. For glory have they gone, as milk to Soma, to Indra-Varuna my thoughts and praises.

इमा इन्द्रं वरुणं मे मनीषा अग्मन्नुप द्रविणमिच्छमानाः। उपेमस्थुर्जोष्टार इव वस्वो रघ्वीरिव श्रवसो भिक्षमाणाः॥

imā indraṁ varuṇaṁ me manīṣā agmannupa draviṇamicchamānāḥ | upemasthurjoṣṭāra iva vasvo raghvīriva śravaso bhikṣamāṇāḥ ||

To Indra and to Varuna, desirous of gaining wealth have these my thoughts proceeded. They have come nigh to you as treasurelovers, like mares, fleet-footed, eager for the glory.

अश्व्यस्य त्मना रथ्यस्य पुष्टेर्नित्यस्य रायः पतयः स्याम। ता चक्राणा ऊतिभिर्नव्यसीभिरस्मत्रा रायो नियुतः सचन्ताम्॥

aśvyasya tmanā rathyasya puṣṭernityasya rāyaḥ patayaḥ syāma | tā cakrāṇā ūtibhirnavyasībhirasmatrā rāyo niyutaḥ sacantām ||

May we ourselves be lords of during riches, of ample sustenance for car and hones. So may the Twain who work with newest succours bring yoked teams hitherward to us and riches.

आ नो बृहन्ता बृहतीभिरूती इन्द्र यातं वरुण वाजसातौ। यद्दिद्यवः पृतनासु प्रक्रीळान्तस्य वां स्याम सनितार आजेः॥

ā no bṛhantā bṛhatībhirūtī indra yātaṁ varuṇa vājasātau | yaddidyavaḥ pṛtanāsu prakrīḻāntasya vāṁ syāma sanitāra ājeḥ ||

Come with your mighty succours, O ye Mighty; come, Indra-Varuna, to us in battle. What time the flashing arrows play in combat, may we through you be winners in the contest.