Sukta 138

तव त्य इन्द्र सख्येषु वह्नय ऋतं मन्वाना व्यदर्दिरुर्वलम्। यत्रा दशस्यन्नुषसो रिणन्नपः कुत्साय मन्मन्नह्यश्च दंसयः॥

tava tya indra sakhyeṣu vahnaya ṛtaṁ manvānā vyadardirurvalam | yatrā daśasyannuṣaso riṇannapaḥ kutsāya manmannahyaśca daṁsayaḥ ||

ALLIED with thee in friendship, Indra, these, thy priests, remembering Holy Law, rent Vrtra limb from limb, When they bestowed the Dawns and let the waters flow, and when thou didst chastise dragons at Kutsa's call.

अवासृजः प्रस्वः श्वञ्चयो गिरीनुदाज उस्रा अपिबो मधु प्रियम्। अवर्धयो वनिनो अस्य दंससा शुशोच सूर्य ऋतजातया गिरा॥

avāsṛjaḥ prasvaḥ śvañcayo girīnudāja usrā apibo madhu priyam | avardhayo vanino asya daṁsasā śuśoca sūrya ṛtajātayā girā ||

Thou sentest forth productive powers, clavest the hills, thou dravest forth the kine, thou drankest pleasant meath. Thou gavest increase through this Tree's surpassing might. The Sun shone by the hymn that sprang from Holy Law.

वि सूर्यो मध्ये अमुचद्रथं दिवो विदद्दासाय प्रतिमानमार्यः। दृळ्हानि पिप्रोरसुरस्य मायिन इन्द्रो व्यास्यच्चकृवाँ ऋजिश्वना॥

vi sūryo madhye amucadrathaṁ divo vidaddāsāya pratimānamāryaḥ | dṛḻhāni piprorasurasya māyina indro vyāsyaccakṛvā ṛjiśvanā ||

In the mid-way of heaven the Sun unyoked his car: the Arya found a match to meet his Dam foe. Associate with Rjisvan Indra overthrew the solid forts of Pipru, conjuring Asura.

अनाधृष्टानि धृषितो व्यास्यन्निधीँरदेवाँ अमृणदयास्यः। मासेव सूर्यो वसु पुर्यमा ददे गृणानः शत्रूँरशृणाद्विरुक्मता॥

anādhṛṣṭāni dhṛṣito vyāsyannidhīradevā amṛṇadayāsyaḥ | māseva sūryo vasu puryamā dade gṛṇānaḥ śatrūraśṛṇādvirukmatā ||

He boldly cast down forts which none had e'er assailed: unwearied he destroycd the godless treasure-stores. Like Sun and Moon he took the stronghold's wealth away, and, praised in song, demolished foes with flashing dart.

अयुद्धसेनो विभ्वा विभिन्दता दाशद्वृत्रहा तुज्यानि तेजते। इन्द्रस्य वज्रादबिभेदभिश्नथः प्राक्रामच्छुन्ध्यूरजहादुषा अनः॥

ayuddhaseno vibhvā vibhindatā dāśadvṛtrahā tujyāni tejate | indrasya vajrādabibhedabhiśnathaḥ prākrāmacchundhyūrajahāduṣā anaḥ ||

Armed with resistless weapons, with vast power to cleave, the Vrtra-slayer whets his darts and deals fordi wounds. Bright Usas was afraid of Indra's slaughtering bolt: she went upon her way and left her chariot there.

एता त्या ते श्रुत्यानि केवला यदेक एकमकृणोरयज्ञम्। मासां विधानमदधा अधि द्यवि त्वया विभिन्नं भरति प्रधिं पिता॥

etā tyā te śrutyāni kevalā yadeka ekamakṛṇorayajñam | māsāṁ vidhānamadadhā adhi dyavi tvayā vibhinnaṁ bharati pradhiṁ pitā ||

These are thy famous exploits, only thine, when thou alone hast left the other reft of sacrifice. Thou in the heavens hast set the ordering of the Moons: the Father bears the felly portioned out by thee.