DharmaPragya
Mandala 1, Hymn 178
Containing 5 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 1, Hymn 178, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
यद्ध॒ स्या त॑ इन्द्र श्रु॒ष्टिरस्ति॒ यया॑ ब॒भूथ॑ जरि॒तृभ्य॑ ऊ॒ती मा नः॒ कामं॑ म॒हय॑न्त॒मा ध॒ग्विश्वा॑ ते अश्यां॒ पर्याप॑ आ॒योः
"IF, Indra, thou hast given that gracious hearing where with thou helpest those who sang thy praises. Blast not the wish that would exalt us may I gain all from thee, and pay all man's devotions."
Mandala 1, Hymn 178, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
न घा॒ राजेन्द्र॒ आ द॑भन्नो॒ या नु स्वसा॑रा कृ॒णव॑न्त॒ योनौ॑ आप॑श्चिदस्मै सु॒तुका॑ अवेष॒न्गम॑न्न॒ इन्द्रः॑ स॒ख्या वय॑श्च
"Let not the Sovran Indra disappoint us in what shall bring both Sisters to our dwelling. To him have run the quickly flowing waters.May Indra come to us with life and friendship."
Mandala 1, Hymn 178, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
जेता॒ नृभि॒रिन्द्रः॑ पृ॒त्सु शूरः॒ श्रोता॒ हवं॒ नाध॑मानस्य का॒रोः प्रभ॑र्ता॒ रथं॑ दा॒शुष॑ उपा॒क उद्य॑न्ता॒ गिरो॒ यदि॑ च॒ त्मना॒ भूत्
"Victorious with the men, Hero in battles, Indra, who hearsthe singer's supplication, Will bring his car nigh to the man who offers, if he himself upholds the songs that praise him."
Mandala 1, Hymn 178, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
ए॒वा नृभि॒रिन्द्रः॑ सुश्रव॒स्या प्र॑खा॒दः पृ॒क्षो अ॒भि मि॒त्रिणो॑ भूत् स॒म॒र्य इ॒षः स्त॑वते॒ विवा॑चि सत्राक॒रो यज॑मानस्य॒ शंसः॑
"Yea,Indra, with the men, through love of gloryconsumes the sacred food which friends have offered. The ever-strengthening song of him who worships is sung in fight amid the clash of voices."
Mandala 1, Hymn 178, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
त्वया॑ व॒यं म॑घवन्निन्द्र॒ शत्रू॑न॒भि ष्या॑म मह॒तो मन्य॑मानान् त्वं त्रा॒ता त्वमु॑ नो वृ॒धे भू॑र्वि॒द्यामे॒षं वृ॒जनं॑ जी॒रदा॑नुम्
"Aided by thee, O Maghavan, O Indra, may we subdue our foes who count them mighty. Be our protector, strengthen and increase us.May we find strengthening food in full abundance."