Sukta 38
Complete Rigveda Sukta with 5 mantras in Sanskrit, IAST transliteration, and source-aligned historical English where available.
Complete Rigveda Sukta with 5 mantras in Sanskrit, IAST transliteration, and source-aligned historical English where available.
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Complete Rigveda Sukta with 5 mantras in Sanskrit, IAST transliteration, and source-aligned historical English where available.
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उरोष्ट इन्द्र राधसो विभ्वी रातिः शतक्रतो। अधा नो विश्वचर्षणे द्युम्ना सुक्षत्र मंहय॥
Transliterationuroṣṭa indra rādhaso vibhvī rātiḥ śatakrato | adhā no viśvacarṣaṇe dyumnā sukṣatra maṁhaya ||
TranslationWIDE, Indra Satakratu, spreads the bounty of thine ample grace: So, Lord of fair dominion, Friend of all men, give us splendid wealth.
English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.यदीमिन्द्र श्रवाय्यमिषं शविष्ठ दधिषे। पप्रथे दीर्घश्रुत्तमं हिरण्यवर्ण दुष्टरम्॥
Transliterationyadīmindra śravāyyamiṣaṁ śaviṣṭha dadhiṣe | paprathe dīrghaśruttamaṁ hiraṇyavarṇa duṣṭaram ||
TranslationThe food which, Mightiest Indra, thou possessest worthy of renown Is bruited as most widely famed, invincible, O Golden-hued!
English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.शुष्मासो ये ते अद्रिवो मेहना केतसापः। उभा देवावभिष्टये दिवश्च ग्मश्च राजथः॥
Transliterationśuṣmāso ye te adrivo mehanā ketasāpaḥ | ubhā devāvabhiṣṭaye divaśca gmaśca rājathaḥ ||
TranslationO Darter of the Stone, the powers which readily obey thy will,- Divinities, both thou and they, ye rule, to guard them, earth and heaven.
English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.उतो नो अस्य कस्य चिद्दक्षस्य तव वृत्रहन्। अस्मभ्यं नृम्णमा भरास्मभ्यं नृमणस्यसे॥
Transliterationuto no asya kasya ciddakṣasya tava vṛtrahan | asmabhyaṁ nṛmṇamā bharāsmabhyaṁ nṛmaṇasyase ||
TranslationAnd from whatever power of thine, O Vrtra-slayer, it may be, Bring thou to us heroic strength: thou hast a man's regard for us.
English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.नू त आभिरभिष्टिभिस्तव शर्मञ्छतक्रतो। इन्द्र स्याम सुगोपाः शूर स्याम सुगोपाः॥
Transliterationnū ta ābhirabhiṣṭibhistava śarmañchatakrato | indra syāma sugopāḥ śūra syāma sugopāḥ ||
TranslationIn thy protection, with these aids of thine, O Lord of Hundred Powers, Indra, may we be guarded well, Hero, may we be guarded well.
English translation: Ralph T. H. Griffith, 1896.Sukta 38 is a node in the Sanatan Dharma knowledge map. This page places it within its scriptural, philosophical, or living-tradition context and links to its branches, sources, and related paths.