DharmaPragya

DharmaPragya

Rigveda

Mandala 1, Hymn 8

Containing 10 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.

Rigveda

Mandala 1, Hymn 8, Verse 1

Verse 1 of 10

SANSKRIT TEXT

एन्द्र॑ सान॒सिं र॒यिं स॒जित्वा॑नं सदा॒सह॑म् वर्षि॑ष्ठमू॒तये॑ भर

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"INDRA, bring wealth that gives delight, the victor's ever-conquering wealth, Most excellent, to be our aid;"

Rigveda

Mandala 1, Hymn 8, Verse 2

Verse 2 of 10

SANSKRIT TEXT

नि येन॑ मुष्टिह॒त्यया॒ नि वृ॒त्रा रु॒णधा॑महै त्वोता॑सो॒ न्यर्व॑ता

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"By means of which we may repel our foes in battle hand to hand, By thee assisted with the car."

Rigveda

Mandala 1, Hymn 8, Verse 3

Verse 3 of 10

SANSKRIT TEXT

इन्द्र॒ त्वोता॑स॒ आ व॒यं वज्रं॑ घ॒ना द॑दीमहि जये॑म॒ सं यु॒धि स्पृधः॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Aided by thee, the thunder-armed, Indra, may we lift up the bolt, And conquer all our foes in fight."

Rigveda

Mandala 1, Hymn 8, Verse 4

Verse 4 of 10

SANSKRIT TEXT

व॒यं शूरे॑भि॒रस्तृ॑भि॒रिन्द्र॒ त्वया॑ यु॒जा व॒यम् सा॒स॒ह्याम॑ पृतन्य॒तः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"With thee, O India, for ally with missile-darting heroes, may We conquer our embattled foes."

Rigveda

Mandala 1, Hymn 8, Verse 5

Verse 5 of 10

SANSKRIT TEXT

म॒हाँ इन्द्रः॑ प॒रश्च॒ नु म॑हि॒त्वम॑स्तु व॒ज्रिणे॑ द्यौर्न प्र॑थि॒ना शवः॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Mighty is Indra, yea supreme; greatness be his, the Thunderer: Wide as the heaven extends his power"

Rigveda

Mandala 1, Hymn 8, Verse 6

Verse 6 of 10

SANSKRIT TEXT

स॒मो॒हे वा॒ य आश॑त॒ नर॑स्तो॒कस्य॒ सनि॑तौ विप्रा॑सो वा धिया॒यवः॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Which aideth those to win them sons, who come as heroes to the fight, Or singers loving holy thoughts."

Rigveda

Mandala 1, Hymn 8, Verse 7

Verse 7 of 10

SANSKRIT TEXT

यः कु॒क्षिः सो॑म॒पात॑मः समु॒द्र इ॑व॒ पिन्व॑ते उ॒र्वीरापो॒ न का॒कुदः॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"His belly, drinking deepest draughts of Soma, like an ocean swells, Like wide streams from the cope of heaven."

Rigveda

Mandala 1, Hymn 8, Verse 8

Verse 8 of 10

SANSKRIT TEXT

ए॒वा ह्य॑स्य सू॒नृता॑ विर॒प्शी गोम॑ती म॒ही प॒क्वा शाखा॒ न दा॒शुषे॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"So also is his excellence, great, vigorous, rich in cattle, like A ripe branch to the worshipper."

Rigveda

Mandala 1, Hymn 8, Verse 9

Verse 9 of 10

SANSKRIT TEXT

ए॒वा हि ते॒ विभू॑तय ऊ॒तय॑ इन्द्र॒ माव॑ते स॒द्यश्चि॒त्सन्ति॑ दा॒शुषे॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"For verily thy mighty powers, Indra, are saving helps at once Unto a worshipper like me."

Rigveda

Mandala 1, Hymn 8, Verse 10

Verse 10 of 10

SANSKRIT TEXT

ए॒वा ह्य॑स्य॒ काम्या॒ स्तोम॑ उ॒क्थं च॒ शंस्या॑ इन्द्रा॑य॒ सोम॑पीतये

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"So are his lovely gifts; let lauds and praises be to Indra sung, That he may drink the Soma juice."