DharmaPragya

DharmaPragya

Rigveda

Mandala 3, Hymn 45

Containing 5 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.

Rigveda

Mandala 3, Hymn 45, Verse 1

Verse 1 of 5

SANSKRIT TEXT

आ म॒न्द्रैरि॑न्द्र॒ हरि॑भिर्या॒हि म॒यूर॑रोमभिः मा त्वा॒ के चि॒न्नि य॑म॒न्विं न पा॒शिनोऽति॒ धन्वे॑व॒ ताँ इ॑हि

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"COME hither, Indra, with Bay Steeds, joyous, with tails like peacocks' plumes. Let no men cheek thy course as fowlers stay the bird: pass o'er them as o'er desert lands."

Rigveda

Mandala 3, Hymn 45, Verse 2

Verse 2 of 5

SANSKRIT TEXT

वृ॒त्र॒खा॒दो व॑लंरु॒जः पु॒रां द॒र्मो अ॒पाम॒जः स्थाता॒ रथ॑स्य॒ हर्यो॑रभिस्व॒र इन्द्रो॑ दृ॒ळ्हा चि॑दारु॒जः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"He who slew Vr̥itra, burst the cloud, brake the strongholds and drave the floods, Indra who mounts his chariot at his Bay Steeds' cry, shatters e'en things that stand most firm."

Rigveda

Mandala 3, Hymn 45, Verse 3

Verse 3 of 5

SANSKRIT TEXT

ग॒म्भी॒राँ उ॑द॒धीँरि॑व॒ क्रतुं॑ पुष्यसि॒ गा इ॑व प्र सु॑गो॒पा यव॑सं धे॒नवो॑ यथा ह्र॒दं कु॒ल्या इ॑वाशत

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Like pools of water deep and full, like kine thou cherishest thy might; Like the milch-cows that go well-guarded to the mead, like water-brooks that reach the lake."

Rigveda

Mandala 3, Hymn 45, Verse 4

Verse 4 of 5

SANSKRIT TEXT

आ न॒स्तुजं॑ र॒यिं भ॒रांशं॒ न प्र॑तिजान॒ते वृ॒क्षं प॒क्वं फल॑म॒ङ्कीव॑ धूनु॒हीन्द्र॑ स॒म्पार॑णं॒ वसु॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Bring thou us wealth with power to strike, our share, 'gainst him who calls it his. Shake, Indra, as with hooks, the tree for ripened fruit, for wealth to satisfy our wish."

Rigveda

Mandala 3, Hymn 45, Verse 5

Verse 5 of 5

SANSKRIT TEXT

स्व॒युरि॑न्द्र स्व॒राळ॑सि॒ स्मद्दि॑ष्टिः॒ स्वय॑शस्तरः स वा॑वृधा॒न ओज॑सा पुरुष्टुत॒ भवा॑ नः सु॒श्रव॑स्तमः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Indra, self-ruling Lord art thou, good Leader, of most glorious fame. So, waxen in thy strength, O thou whom many praise, be thou most swift to hear our call."