Sukta 33

महि महे तवसे दीध्ये नॄनिन्द्रायेत्था तवसे अतव्यान्। यो अस्मै सुमतिं वाजसातौ स्तुतो जने समर्यश्चिकेत॥

mahi mahe tavase dīdhye nṝnindrāyetthā tavase atavyān | yo asmai sumatiṁ vājasātau stuto jane samaryaściketa ||

GREAT praise to Indra, great and strong mid heroes, I ponder thus, the feeble to the Mighty, Who with his band shows favour to this people, when lauded, in the fight where spoil is gathered.

स त्वं न इन्द्र धियसानो अर्कैर्हरीणां वृषन्योक्त्रमश्रेः। या इत्था मघवन्ननु जोषं वक्षो अभि प्रार्यः सक्षि जनान्॥

sa tvaṁ na indra dhiyasāno arkairharīṇāṁ vṛṣanyoktramaśreḥ | yā itthā maghavannanu joṣaṁ vakṣo abhi prāryaḥ sakṣi janān ||

So made attentive by our hymns, Steer! Indra! thou fastenedst the girth of thy Bay Coursers, Which, Maghavan, at thy will thou drivest hither. With these subdue for us the men who hate us.

न ते त इन्द्राभ्यस्मदृष्वायुक्तासो अब्रह्मता यदसन्। तिष्ठा रथमधि तं वज्रहस्ता रश्मिं देव यमसे स्वश्वः॥

na te ta indrābhyasmadṛṣvāyuktāso abrahmatā yadasan | tiṣṭhā rathamadhi taṁ vajrahastā raśmiṁ deva yamase svaśvaḥ ||

They were not turned to us-wtrd, lofty Indra! while yet through lack of prayer they stood unharnessed. Ascend this chariot, thou whose hand wields thunder, and draw the rein, O Lord of noble horses.

पुरू यत्त इन्द्र सन्त्युक्था गवे चकर्थोर्वरासु युध्यन्। ततक्षे सूर्याय चिदोकसि स्वे वृषा समत्सु दासस्य नाम चित्॥

purū yatta indra santyukthā gave cakarthorvarāsu yudhyan | tatakṣe sūryāya cidokasi sve vṛṣā samatsu dāsasya nāma cit ||

Thou, because many lauds are thine, O Indra, wast active warring in the fields for cattle. For Surya in his own abode thou, Hero, formedst in fights even a Dasa's nature.

वयं ते त इन्द्र ये च नरः शर्धो जज्ञाना याताश्च रथाः। आस्माञ्जगम्यादहिशुष्म सत्वा भगो न हव्यः प्रभृथेषु चारुः॥

vayaṁ te ta indra ye ca naraḥ śardho jajñānā yātāśca rathāḥ | āsmāñjagamyādahiśuṣma satvā bhago na havyaḥ prabhṛtheṣu cāruḥ ||

Thine are we, Indra; thine are all these people, conscious of might, whose cars are set in motion. Some hero come to us, O Strong as Ahi beauteous in war, to be invoked like Bhaga.

पपृक्षेण्यमिन्द्र त्वे ह्योजो नृम्णानि च नृतमानो अमर्तः। स न एनीं वसवानो रयिं दाः प्रार्यः स्तुषे तुविमघस्य दानम्॥

papṛkṣeṇyamindra tve hyojo nṛmṇāni ca nṛtamāno amartaḥ | sa na enīṁ vasavāno rayiṁ dāḥ prāryaḥ stuṣe tuvimaghasya dānam ||

Strength much to be desired is in thee, Indra: the Immortal dances forth his hero exploits. Such, Lord of Treasure, give us splendid riches. I praise the Friend's gift, his whose wealth is mighty.

एवा न इन्द्रोतिभिरव पाहि गृणतः शूर कारून्। उत त्वचं ददतो वाजसातौ पिप्रीहि मध्वः सुषुतस्य चारोः॥

evā na indrotibhirava pāhi gṛṇataḥ śūra kārūn | uta tvacaṁ dadato vājasātau piprīhi madhvaḥ suṣutasya cāroḥ ||

Thus favour us, O Indra, with ihy succour; Hero, protect the bards who sing thy praises. Be friendly in the fray to those who offer the skin of beautiful and well-pressed Soma.

उत त्ये मा पौरुकुत्स्यस्य सूरेस्त्रसदस्योर्हिरणिनो रराणाः। वहन्तु मा दश श्येतासो अस्य गैरिक्षितस्य क्रतुभिर्नु सश्चे॥

uta tye mā paurukutsyasya sūrestrasadasyorhiraṇino rarāṇāḥ | vahantu mā daśa śyetāso asya gairikṣitasya kratubhirnu saśce ||

And these ten steeds which Trasadasyu gives me, the goldrich chief, the son of Purukutsa, Resplendent in their brightness shall convey me. Gairiksita willed it and so came I hither.

उत त्ये मा मारुताश्वस्य शोणाः क्रत्वामघासो विदथस्य रातौ। सहस्रा मे च्यवतानो ददान आनूकमर्यो वपुषे नार्चत्॥

uta tye mā mārutāśvasya śoṇāḥ kratvāmaghāso vidathasya rātau | sahasrā me cyavatāno dadāna ānūkamaryo vapuṣe nārcat ||

And these, bestowed as sacrificial guerdon, the powerful tawny steeds of Marutasva; And thousands which kind Cyavatana gave me, abundantly bestowed for my adornment.

उत त्ये मा ध्वन्यस्य जुष्टा लक्ष्मण्यस्य सुरुचो यतानाः। मह्ना रायः संवरणस्य ऋषेर्व्रजं न गावः प्रयता अपि ग्मन्॥

uta tye mā dhvanyasya juṣṭā lakṣmaṇyasya suruco yatānāḥ | mahnā rāyaḥ saṁvaraṇasya ṛṣervrajaṁ na gāvaḥ prayatā api gman ||

And these commended horses, bright and active, by Dhvanya son of Laksmana presented, Came unto me, as cows into the Rsi Samvarana's stall, with magnitude of riches.