DharmaPragya
Mandala 10, Hymn 144
Containing 6 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 10, Hymn 144, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒यं हि ते॒ अम॑र्त्य॒ इन्दु॒रत्यो॒ न पत्य॑ते दक्षो॑ वि॒श्वायु॑र्वे॒धसे॑
"THIS deathless Indu, like a steed, strong and of full vitality, Belongs to thee, the Orderer."
Mandala 10, Hymn 144, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒यम॒स्मासु॒ काव्य॑ ऋ॒भुर्वज्रो॒ दास्व॑ते अ॒यं बि॑भर्त्यू॒र्ध्वकृ॑शनं॒ मद॑मृ॒भुर्न कृत्व्यं॒ मद॑म्
"Here, by us, for the worshipper, is the wise bolt that works with skill. It brings the bubbling beverage as a dexterous man brings the effectual strong drink."
Mandala 10, Hymn 144, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
घृषुः॑ श्ये॒नाय॒ कृत्व॑न आ॒सु स्वासु॒ वंस॑गः अव॑ दीधेदही॒शुवः॑
"Impetuous Ahîṣuva, a bull among cows of his, looked down upon the restless Hawk."
Mandala 10, Hymn 144, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
यं सु॑प॒र्णः प॑रा॒वतः॑ श्ये॒नस्य॑ पु॒त्र आभ॑रत् श॒तच॑क्रं॒ यो॒३॒॑ऽह्यो॑ वर्त॒निः
"That the strong-pinioned Bird hath brought, Child of the Falcon, from afar, What moves upon a hundred wheels along the female Dragon's path."
Mandala 10, Hymn 144, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
यं ते॑ श्ये॒नश्चारु॑मवृ॒कं प॒दाभ॑रदरु॒णं मा॒नमन्ध॑सः ए॒ना वयो॒ वि ता॒र्यायु॑र्जी॒वस॑ ए॒ना जा॑गार ब॒न्धुता॑
"Which, fair, unrobbed, the Falcon brought thee in his foot, the red-hued dwelling of the juice; Through this came vital power which lengthens out our days, and kinship through its help awoke."
Mandala 10, Hymn 144, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
ए॒वा तदिन्द्र॒ इन्दु॑ना दे॒वेषु॑ चिद्धारयाते॒ महि॒ त्यजः॑ क्रत्वा॒ वयो॒ वि ता॒र्यायुः॑ सुक्रतो॒ क्रत्वा॒यम॒स्मदा सु॒तः
"So Indra is by lndu's power; e'en among Gods will it repel great treachery. Wisdom, Most Sapient One, brings force that lengthens life. May wisdom bring the juice to us."