DharmaPragya
Mandala 3, Hymn 37
Containing 11 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 3, Hymn 37, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 11
SANSKRIT TEXT
वार्त्र॑हत्याय॒ शव॑से पृतना॒षाह्या॑य च इन्द्र॒ त्वा व॑र्तयामसि
"O INDRA, for the strength that slays Vr̥itra and conquers in the fight, We turn thee hitherward to us."
Mandala 3, Hymn 37, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 11
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अ॒र्वा॒चीनं॒ सु ते॒ मन॑ उ॒त चक्षुः॑ शतक्रतो इन्द्र॑ कृ॒ण्वन्तु॑ वा॒घतः॑
"O Indra, Lord of Hundred Powers, may those who praise thee hitherward. Direct thy spirit and thine eye."
Mandala 3, Hymn 37, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 11
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नामा॑नि ते शतक्रतो॒ विश्वा॑भिर्गी॒र्भिरी॑महे इन्द्रा॑भिमाति॒षाह्ये॑
"O Indra, Lord of Hundred Powers, with all our songs we invocate Thy names for triumph over foes."
Mandala 3, Hymn 37, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 11
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पु॒रु॒ष्टु॒तस्य॒ धाम॑भिः श॒तेन॑ महयामसि इन्द्र॑स्य चर्षणी॒धृतः॑
"We strive for glory through the powers immense of him whom many praise, Of Indra who supports mankind."
Mandala 3, Hymn 37, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 11
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इन्द्रं॑ वृ॒त्राय॒ हन्त॑वे पुरुहू॒तमुप॑ ब्रुवे भरे॑षु॒ वाज॑सातये
"For Vr̥itra's slaughter I address Indra whom many invocate, To win us booty in the wars."
Mandala 3, Hymn 37, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 11
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वाजे॑षु सास॒हिर्भ॑व॒ त्वामी॑महे शतक्रतो इन्द्र॑ वृ॒त्राय॒ हन्त॑वे
"In battles be victorious. We seek thee, Lord of Hundred Powers, Indra, that Vr̥itra may be slain."
Mandala 3, Hymn 37, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 11
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द्यु॒म्नेषु॑ पृत॒नाज्ये॑ पृत्सु॒तूर्षु॒ श्रवः॑सु च इन्द्र॒ साक्ष्वा॒भिमा॑तिषु
"In splendid combats of the hosts, in glories where the fight is won. Indra, be victor over foes."
Mandala 3, Hymn 37, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 11
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शु॒ष्मिन्त॑मं न ऊ॒तये॑ द्यु॒म्निनं॑ पाहि॒ जागृ॑विम् इन्द्र॒ सोमं॑ शतक्रतो
"Drink thou the Soma for our help, bright, vigilant, exceeding strong, O Indra, Lord of Hundred Powers."
Mandala 3, Hymn 37, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 11
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इ॒न्द्रि॒याणि॑ शतक्रतो॒ या ते॒ जने॑षु प॒ञ्चसु॑ इन्द्र॒ तानि॑ त॒ आ वृ॑णे
"O Ṣatakratu, powers which thou mid the Five Races hast displayed These, Indra, do I claim of thee."
Mandala 3, Hymn 37, Verse 10
Verse 10 of 11
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अग॑न्निन्द्र॒ श्रवो॑ बृ॒हद्द्यु॒म्नं द॑धिष्व दु॒ष्टर॑म् उत्ते॒ शुष्मं॑ तिरामसि
"Indra, great glory hast thou gained. Win splendid fame which none may mar We make thy might perpetual."
Mandala 3, Hymn 37, Verse 11
Verse 11 of 11
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अ॒र्वा॒वतो॑ न॒ आ ग॒ह्यथो॑ शक्र परा॒वतः॑ उ॒ लो॒को यस्ते॑ अद्रिव॒ इन्द्रे॒ह तत॒ आ ग॑हि
"Come to us either from anear, Or, Ṣakra, come from far away. Indra, wherever be thy home, come to us thence, O Thunder-armed."