Sukta 73

जनिष्ठा उग्रः सहसे तुराय मन्द्र ओजिष्ठो बहुलाभिमानः। अवर्धन्निन्द्रं मरुतश्चिदत्र माता यद्वीरं दधनद्धनिष्ठा॥

janiṣṭhā ugraḥ sahase turāya mandra ojiṣṭho bahulābhimānaḥ | avardhannindraṁ marutaścidatra mātā yadvīraṁ dadhanaddhaniṣṭhā ||

THOU wast born mighty for victorious valour, exulting, strongest, full of pride and courage. There, even there, the Maruts strengthened Indra when. his most rapid Mother stirred the Hero.

द्रुहो निषत्ता पृशनी चिदेवैः पुरू शंसेन वावृधुष्ट इन्द्रम्। अभीवृतेव ता महापदेन ध्वान्तात्प्रपित्वादुदरन्त गर्भाः॥

druho niṣattā pṛśanī cidevaiḥ purū śaṁsena vāvṛdhuṣṭa indram | abhīvṛteva tā mahāpadena dhvāntātprapitvādudaranta garbhāḥ ||

There with fiend's ways e'en Prsni was seated: with much laudation they exalted Indra. As if encompassed by the Mighty-footed, from darkness, near at hand, forth came the Children.

ऋष्वा ते पादा प्र यज्जिगास्यवर्धन्वाजा उत ये चिदत्र। त्वमिन्द्र सालावृकान्सहस्रमासन्दधिषे अश्विना ववृत्याः॥

ṛṣvā te pādā pra yajjigāsyavardhanvājā uta ye cidatra | tvamindra sālāvṛkānsahasramāsandadhiṣe aśvinā vavṛtyāḥ ||

High are thy feet when on thy way thou goest: the strength thou foundest here hath lent thee vigour. Thousand hyenas in thy mouth thou holdest. O Indra, mayst thou turn the Asvins hither.

समना तूर्णिरुप यासि यज्ञमा नासत्या सख्याय वक्षि। वसाव्यामिन्द्र धारयः सहस्राश्विना शूर ददतुर्मघानि॥

samanā tūrṇirupa yāsi yajñamā nāsatyā sakhyāya vakṣi | vasāvyāmindra dhārayaḥ sahasrāśvinā śūra dadaturmaghāni ||

Speeding at once to sacrifice thou comest for friendship thou art bringing both Nasatyas. Thou hadst a thousand treasures in possession. The Asvins, O thou Hero, gave thee riches.

मन्दमान ऋतादधि प्रजायै सखिभिरिन्द्र इषिरेभिरर्थम्। आभिर्हि माया उप दस्युमागान्मिहः प्र तम्रा अवपत्तमांसि॥

mandamāna ṛtādadhi prajāyai sakhibhirindra iṣirebhirartham | ābhirhi māyā upa dasyumāgānmihaḥ pra tamrā avapattamāṁsi ||

Glad, for the race that rests on holy Order, with friends who hasten to their goal, hath Indra With these his magic powers assailed the Dasyu: he cast away the gloomy mists, the darkness.

सनामाना चिद्ध्वसयो न्यस्मा अवाहन्निन्द्र उषसो यथानः। ऋष्वैरगच्छः सखिभिर्निकामैः साकं प्रतिष्ठा हृद्या जघन्थ॥

sanāmānā ciddhvasayo nyasmā avāhannindra uṣaso yathānaḥ | ṛṣvairagacchaḥ sakhibhirnikāmaiḥ sākaṁ pratiṣṭhā hṛdyā jaghantha ||

Two of like name for him didst thou demolish, as Indra striking down the car of Usas. With thy beloved lofty Friends thou camest, and with the assurance of thine heart thou slewest.

त्वं जघन्थ नमुचिं मखस्युं दासं कृण्वान ऋषये विमायम्। त्वं चकर्थ मनवे स्योनान्पथो देवत्राञ्जसेव यानान्॥

tvaṁ jaghantha namuciṁ makhasyuṁ dāsaṁ kṛṇvāna ṛṣaye vimāyam | tvaṁ cakartha manave syonānpatho devatrāñjaseva yānān ||

War-loving Namuci thou smotest, robbing the Dasa of his magic for the Rsi. For man thou madest ready pleasant pathways, paths leading as it were directly God-ward.

त्वमेतानि पप्रिषे वि नामेशान इन्द्र दधिषे गभस्तौ। अनु त्वा देवाः शवसा मदन्त्युपरिबुध्नान्वनिनश्चकर्थ॥

tvametāni papriṣe vi nāmeśāna indra dadhiṣe gabhastau | anu tvā devāḥ śavasā madantyuparibudhnānvaninaścakartha ||

These names of thine thou hast fulfilled completely: as Lord, thou boldest in thine arm, O Indra. In thee, through thy great might, the Gods are joyful: the roots of trees hast thou directed upward.

चक्रं यदस्याप्स्वा निषत्तमुतो तदस्मै मध्विच्चच्छद्यात्। पृथिव्यामतिषितं यदूधः पयो गोष्वदधा ओषधीषु॥

cakraṁ yadasyāpsvā niṣattamuto tadasmai madhviccacchadyāt | pṛthivyāmatiṣitaṁ yadūdhaḥ payo goṣvadadhā oṣadhīṣu ||

May the sweet Soma juices make him happy to cast his quoit that lies in depth of waters. Thou from the udder which o'er earth is fastened hast poured the milk into the kine and herbage.

अश्वादियायेति यद्वदन्त्योजसो जातमुत मन्य एनम्। मन्योरियाय हर्म्येषु तस्थौ यतः प्रजज्ञ इन्द्रो अस्य वेद॥

aśvādiyāyeti yadvadantyojaso jātamuta manya enam | manyoriyāya harmyeṣu tasthau yataḥ prajajña indro asya veda ||

When others call him offspring of the Courser, my meaning is that Mighty Power produced him. He came from Manyu and remained in houses: whence he hath sprung is known to Indra only.

वयः सुपर्णा उप सेदुरिन्द्रं प्रियमेधा ऋषयो नाधमानाः। अप ध्वान्तमूर्णुहि पूर्धि चक्षुर्मुमुग्ध्यस्मान्निधयेव बद्धान्॥

vayaḥ suparṇā upa sedurindraṁ priyamedhā ṛṣayo nādhamānāḥ | apa dhvāntamūrṇuhi pūrdhi cakṣurmumugdhyasmānnidhayeva baddhān ||

Like birds of beauteous wing the Priyamedhas, Rsis, imploring, have come nigh to Indra: Dispel the darkness and fill full our vision deliver us as men whom snares entangle.