Sukta 28

ब्रह्मा ण इन्द्रोप याहि विद्वानर्वाञ्चस्ते हरयः सन्तु युक्ताः। विश्वे चिद्धि त्वा विहवन्त मर्ता अस्माकमिच्छृणुहि विश्वमिन्व॥

brahmā ṇa indropa yāhi vidvānarvāñcaste harayaḥ santu yuktāḥ | viśve ciddhi tvā vihavanta martā asmākamicchṛṇuhi viśvaminva ||

COME to our prayers, O Indra, thou who knowest: let thy Bay Steeds be yoked and guided hither. Though mortal men on every side invoke thee, still give thine ear to us, O All-impeller.

हवं त इन्द्र महिमा व्यानड्ब्रह्म यत्पासि शवसिन्नृषीणाम्। आ यद्वज्रं दधिषे हस्त उग्र घोरः सन्क्रत्वा जनिष्ठा अषाळ्हः॥

havaṁ ta indra mahimā vyānaḍbrahma yatpāsi śavasinnṛṣīṇām | ā yadvajraṁ dadhiṣe hasta ugra ghoraḥ sankratvā janiṣṭhā aṣāḻhaḥ ||

Thy greatness reacheth to our invocation, the sages' prayer which, Potent God, thou guardest. What time thy hand, O Mighty, holds the thunder, awful in strength thou hast become resistless.

तव प्रणीतीन्द्र जोहुवानान्सं यन्नॄन्न रोदसी निनेथ। महे क्षत्राय शवसे हि जज्ञेऽतूतुजिं चित्तूतुजिरशिश्नत्॥

tava praṇītīndra johuvānānsaṁ yannṝnna rodasī ninetha | mahe kṣatrāya śavase hi jajñe'tūtujiṁ cittūtujiraśiśnat ||

What time thou drewest both world-halves together, like heroes led by thee who call each other- For thou wast born for strength and high dominion-then e'en the active overthrew the sluggish.

एभिर्न इन्द्राहभिर्दशस्य दुर्मित्रासो हि क्षितयः पवन्ते। प्रति यच्चष्टे अनृतमनेना अव द्विता वरुणो मायी नः सात्॥

ebhirna indrāhabhirdaśasya durmitrāso hi kṣitayaḥ pavante | prati yaccaṣṭe anṛtamanenā ava dvitā varuṇo māyī naḥ sāt ||

Honour us in these present days, O Indra, for hostile men are making expiation. Our sin that sinless Varuna discovered, the Wondrous-Wise hath long ago forgiven.

वोचेमेदिन्द्रं मघवानमेनं महो रायो राधसो यद्ददन्नः। यो अर्चतो ब्रह्मकृतिमविष्ठो यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः॥

vocemedindraṁ maghavānamenaṁ maho rāyo rādhaso yaddadannaḥ | yo arcato brahmakṛtimaviṣṭho yūyaṁ pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ ||

We will address this liberal Lord, this Indra, that he may grant us gifts of ample riches, Best favourer of the singer's prayer and praises. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.