DharmaPragya
Mandala 1, Hymn 8
Containing 10 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 1, Hymn 8, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
एन्द्र॑ सान॒सिं र॒यिं स॒जित्वा॑नं सदा॒सह॑म् वर्षि॑ष्ठमू॒तये॑ भर
"INDRA, bring wealth that gives delight, the victor's ever-conquering wealth, Most excellent, to be our aid;"
Mandala 1, Hymn 8, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
नि येन॑ मुष्टिह॒त्यया॒ नि वृ॒त्रा रु॒णधा॑महै त्वोता॑सो॒ न्यर्व॑ता
"By means of which we may repel our foes in battle hand to hand, By thee assisted with the car."
Mandala 1, Hymn 8, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
इन्द्र॒ त्वोता॑स॒ आ व॒यं वज्रं॑ घ॒ना द॑दीमहि जये॑म॒ सं यु॒धि स्पृधः॑
"Aided by thee, the thunder-armed, Indra, may we lift up the bolt, And conquer all our foes in fight."
Mandala 1, Hymn 8, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
व॒यं शूरे॑भि॒रस्तृ॑भि॒रिन्द्र॒ त्वया॑ यु॒जा व॒यम् सा॒स॒ह्याम॑ पृतन्य॒तः
"With thee, O India, for ally with missile-darting heroes, may We conquer our embattled foes."
Mandala 1, Hymn 8, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
म॒हाँ इन्द्रः॑ प॒रश्च॒ नु म॑हि॒त्वम॑स्तु व॒ज्रिणे॑ द्यौर्न प्र॑थि॒ना शवः॑
"Mighty is Indra, yea supreme; greatness be his, the Thunderer: Wide as the heaven extends his power"
Mandala 1, Hymn 8, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
स॒मो॒हे वा॒ य आश॑त॒ नर॑स्तो॒कस्य॒ सनि॑तौ विप्रा॑सो वा धिया॒यवः॑
"Which aideth those to win them sons, who come as heroes to the fight, Or singers loving holy thoughts."
Mandala 1, Hymn 8, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
यः कु॒क्षिः सो॑म॒पात॑मः समु॒द्र इ॑व॒ पिन्व॑ते उ॒र्वीरापो॒ न का॒कुदः॑
"His belly, drinking deepest draughts of Soma, like an ocean swells, Like wide streams from the cope of heaven."
Mandala 1, Hymn 8, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
ए॒वा ह्य॑स्य सू॒नृता॑ विर॒प्शी गोम॑ती म॒ही प॒क्वा शाखा॒ न दा॒शुषे॑
"So also is his excellence, great, vigorous, rich in cattle, like A ripe branch to the worshipper."
Mandala 1, Hymn 8, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
ए॒वा हि ते॒ विभू॑तय ऊ॒तय॑ इन्द्र॒ माव॑ते स॒द्यश्चि॒त्सन्ति॑ दा॒शुषे॑
"For verily thy mighty powers, Indra, are saving helps at once Unto a worshipper like me."
Mandala 1, Hymn 8, Verse 10
Verse 10 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
ए॒वा ह्य॑स्य॒ काम्या॒ स्तोम॑ उ॒क्थं च॒ शंस्या॑ इन्द्रा॑य॒ सोम॑पीतये
"So are his lovely gifts; let lauds and praises be to Indra sung, That he may drink the Soma juice."