DharmaPragya
Mandala 1, Hymn 4
Containing 10 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 1, Hymn 4, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
सु॒रू॒प॒कृ॒त्नुमू॒तये॑ सु॒दुघा॑मिव गो॒दुहे॑ जु॒हू॒मसि॒ द्यवि॑द्यवि
"As a good cow to him who milks, we call the doer of fair deeds, To our assistance day by day."
Mandala 1, Hymn 4, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
उप॑ नः॒ सव॒ना ग॑हि॒ सोम॑स्य सोमपाः पिब गो॒दा इद्रे॒वतो॒ मदः॑
"Come thou to our libations, drink of Soma; Soma-drinker thou! The rich One's rapture giveth kine."
Mandala 1, Hymn 4, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
अथा॑ ते॒ अन्त॑मानां वि॒द्याम॑ सुमती॒नाम् मा नो॒ अति॑ ख्य॒ आ ग॑हि
"So may we be acquainted with thine innermost benevolence: Neglect us not, come hitherward."
Mandala 1, Hymn 4, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
परे॑हि॒ विग्र॒मस्तृ॑त॒मिन्द्रं॑ पृच्छा विप॒श्चित॑म् यस्ते॒ सखि॑भ्य॒ आ वर॑म्
"Go to the wise unconquered One, ask thou of Indra, skilled in song, Him who is better than thy friends."
Mandala 1, Hymn 4, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
उ॒त ब्रु॑वन्तु नो॒ निदो॒ निर॒न्यत॑श्चिदारत दधा॑ना॒ इन्द्र॒ इद्दुवः॑
"Whether the men who mock us say, Depart unto another place, Ye who serve Indra and none else;"
Mandala 1, Hymn 4, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
उ॒त नः॑ सु॒भगाँ॑ अ॒रिर्वो॒चेयु॑र्दस्म कृ॒ष्टयः॑ स्यामेदिन्द्र॑स्य॒ शर्म॑णि
"Or whether, God of wondrous deeds, all our true people call us blest, Still may we dwell in Indra's care."
Mandala 1, Hymn 4, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
एमा॒शुमा॒शवे॑ भर यज्ञ॒श्रियं॑ नृ॒माद॑नम् प॒त॒यन्म॑न्द॒यत्स॑खम्
"Unto the swift One bring the swift, man-cheering, grace of sacrifice, That to the Friend gives wings and joy."
Mandala 1, Hymn 4, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒स्य पी॒त्वा श॑तक्रतो घ॒नो वृ॒त्राणा॑मभवः प्रावो॒ वाजे॑षु वा॒जिन॑म्
"Thou, Ṣatakratu, drankest this and wast the Vr̥itras' slayer; thou Helpest the warrior in the fray."
Mandala 1, Hymn 4, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
तं त्वा॒ वाजे॑षु वा॒जिनं॑ वा॒जया॑मः शतक्रतो धना॑नामिन्द्र सा॒तये॑
"We strengthen, Ṣatakratu, thee, yea, thee the powerful in fight, That, Indra, we may win us wealth."
Mandala 1, Hymn 4, Verse 10
Verse 10 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
यो रा॒यो॒३॒॑ऽवनि॑र्म॒हान्त्सु॑पा॒रः सु॑न्व॒तः सखा॑ तस्मा॒ इन्द्रा॑य गायत
"To him the mighty stream of wealth, prompt friend ot'him who pours the juice, yea, to this Indra sing your song."