DharmaPragya
Mandala 10, Hymn 138
Containing 6 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 10, Hymn 138, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
तव॒ त्य इ॑न्द्र स॒ख्येषु॒ वह्न॑य ऋ॒तं म॑न्वा॒ना व्य॑दर्दिरुर्व॒लम् यत्रा॑ दश॒स्यन्नु॒षसो॑ रि॒णन्न॒पः कुत्सा॑य॒ मन्म॑न्न॒ह्य॑श्च दं॒सयः॑
"ALLIED with thee in friendship, Indra, these, thy priests, remembering Holy Law, rent Vr̥itra limb from limb, When they bestowed the Dawns and let the waters flow, and when thou didst chastise dragons at Kutsa's call."
Mandala 10, Hymn 138, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
अवा॑सृजः प्र॒स्वः॑ श्व॒ञ्चयो॑ गि॒रीनुदा॑ज उ॒स्रा अपि॑बो॒ मधु॑ प्रि॒यम् अव॑र्धयो व॒निनो॑ अस्य॒ दंस॑सा शु॒शोच॒ सूर्य॑ ऋ॒तजा॑तया गि॒रा
"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."
Mandala 10, Hymn 138, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
वि सूर्यो॒ मध्ये॑ अमुच॒द्रथं॑ दि॒वो वि॒दद्दा॒साय॑ प्रति॒मान॒मार्यः॑ दृ॒ळ्हानि॒ पिप्रो॒रसु॑रस्य मा॒यिन॒ इन्द्रो॒ व्या॑स्यच्चकृ॒वाँ ऋ॒जिश्व॑ना
"In the mid-way of heaven the Sun unyoked his car: the Ârya found a match to meet his Dam foe. Associate with R̥ijiṣvan Indra overthrew the solid forts of Pipru, conjuring Asura."
Mandala 10, Hymn 138, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
अना॑धृष्टानि धृषि॒तो व्या॑स्यन्नि॒धीँरदे॑वाँ अमृणद॒यास्यः॑ मा॒सेव॒ सूर्यो॒ वसु॒ पुर्य॒मा द॑दे गृणा॒नः शत्रूँ॑रशृणाद्वि॒रुक्म॑ता
"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."
Mandala 10, Hymn 138, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
अयु॑द्धसेनो वि॒भ्वा॑ विभिन्द॒ता दाश॑द्वृत्र॒हा तुज्या॑नि तेजते इन्द्र॑स्य॒ वज्रा॑दबिभेदभि॒श्नथः॒ प्राक्रा॑मच्छु॒न्ध्यूरज॑हादु॒षा अनः॑
"Armed with resistless weapons, with vast power to cleave, the Vr̥itra-slayer whets his darts and deals fordi wounds. Bright Ushas was afraid of Indra's slaughtering bolt: she went upon her way and left her chariot there."
Mandala 10, Hymn 138, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
ए॒ता त्या ते॒ श्रुत्या॑नि॒ केव॑ला॒ यदेक॒ एक॒मकृ॑णोरय॒ज्ञम् मा॒सां वि॒धान॑मदधा॒ अधि॒ द्यवि॒ त्वया॒ विभि॑न्नं भरति प्र॒धिं पि॒ता
"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."