DharmaPragya
Mandala 10, Hymn 131
Containing 7 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 10, Hymn 131, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
अप॒ प्राच॑ इन्द्र॒ विश्वाँ॑ अ॒मित्रा॒नपापा॑चो अभिभूते नुदस्व अपोदी॑चो॒ अप॑ शूराध॒राच॑ उ॒रौ यथा॒ तव॒ शर्म॒न्मदे॑म
"DRIVE all our enemies away, O Indra, the western, mighty Conqueror, and the eastern. Hero, drive off our northem foes and southem, that we in thy wide shelter may be joyful."
Mandala 10, Hymn 131, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
कु॒विद॒ङ्ग यव॑मन्तो॒ यवं॑ चि॒द्यथा॒ दान्त्य॑नुपू॒र्वं वि॒यूय॑ इ॒हेहै॑षां कृणुहि॒ भोज॑नानि॒ ये ब॒र्हिषो॒ नमो॑वृक्तिं॒ न ज॒ग्मुः
"What then? As men whose fields are full of barley reap the ripe corn removing it in order, So bring the food of those men, bring it hither, who went not to prepare the grass for worship."
Mandala 10, Hymn 131, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
न॒हि स्थूर्यृ॑तु॒था या॒तमस्ति॒ नोत श्रवो॑ विविदे संग॒मेषु॑ ग॒व्यन्त॒ इन्द्रं॑ स॒ख्याय॒ विप्रा॑ अश्वा॒यन्तो॒ वृष॑णं वा॒जय॑न्तः
"Men come not with one horse at sacred seasons; thus they obtain no honour in assemblies. Sages desiring herds of kine and horses strengthen the mighty Indra for his friendship."
Mandala 10, Hymn 131, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
यु॒वं सु॒राम॑मश्विना॒ नमु॑चावासु॒रे सचा॑ वि॒पि॒पा॒ना शु॑भस्पती॒ इन्द्रं॒ कर्म॑स्वावतम्
"Ye, Aṣvins, Lords of Splendour, drank full draughts of grateful Soma juice, And aided Indra in his work with Namuci of Asura birth."
Mandala 10, Hymn 131, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
पु॒त्रमि॑व पि॒तरा॑व॒श्विनो॒भेन्द्रा॒वथुः॒ काव्यै॑र्दं॒सना॑भिः यत्सु॒रामं॒ व्यपि॑बः॒ शची॑भिः॒ सर॑स्वती त्वा मघवन्नभिष्णक्
"As parents aid a son, both Aṣvins, Indra, aided thee with their wondrous Powers and wisdom. When thou, with might. hadst drunk the draught that gladdens, Sarasvatî, O Maghavan, refreshed thee."
Mandala 10, Hymn 131, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
इन्द्रः॑ सु॒त्रामा॒ स्ववाँ॒ अवो॑भिः सुमृळी॒को भ॑वतु वि॒श्ववे॑दाः बाध॑तां॒ द्वेषो॒ अभ॑यं कृणोतु सु॒वीर्य॑स्य॒ पत॑यः स्याम
"Indra is strong to save, rich in assistance may he, possessing all, be kind and gracious. May he disperse our foes and give us safety, and may we be the lords of hero vigou r."
Mandala 10, Hymn 131, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
तस्य॑ व॒यं सु॑म॒तौ य॒ज्ञिय॒स्यापि॑ भ॒द्रे सौ॑मन॒से स्या॑म स सु॒त्रामा॒ स्ववाँ॒ इन्द्रो॑ अ॒स्मे आ॒राच्चि॒द्द्वेषः॑ सनु॒तर्यु॑योतु
"May we enjoy his favour, his the Holy may we enjoy his blessed loving kindness. May this rich Indra, as our good Protector, drive off and keep afar all those who hate us."