Rigveda

Mandala 5, Hymn 38

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

Rigveda

Mandala 5, Hymn 38, Verse 1

उ॒रोष्ट॑ इन्द्र॒ राध॑सो वि॒भ्वी रा॒तिः श॑तक्रतो अधा॑ नो विश्वचर्षणे द्यु॒म्ना सु॑क्षत्र मंहय

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"WIDE, Indra Ṣatakratu, spreads the bounty of thine ample grace: So, Lord of fair dominion, Friend of all men, give us splendid wealth."

Rigveda

Mandala 5, Hymn 38, Verse 2

यदी॑मिन्द्र श्र॒वाय्य॒मिषं॑ शविष्ठ दधि॒षे प॒प्र॒थे दी॑र्घ॒श्रुत्त॑मं॒ हिर॑ण्यवर्ण दु॒ष्टर॑म्

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"The food which, Mightiest Indra, thou possessest worthy of renown Is bruited as most widely famed, invincible, O Golden-hued!"

Rigveda

Mandala 5, Hymn 38, Verse 3

शुष्मा॑सो॒ ये ते॑ अद्रिवो मे॒हना॑ केत॒सापः॑ उ॒भा दे॒वाव॒भिष्ट॑ये दि॒वश्च॒ ग्मश्च॑ राजथः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"O Darter of the Stone, the powers which readily obey thy will,– Divinities, both thou and they, ye rule, to guard them, earth and heaven."

Rigveda

Mandala 5, Hymn 38, Verse 4

उ॒तो नो॑ अ॒स्य कस्य॑ चि॒द्दक्ष॑स्य॒ तव॑ वृत्रहन् अ॒स्मभ्यं॑ नृ॒म्णमा भ॑रा॒स्मभ्यं॑ नृमणस्यसे

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"And from whatever power of thine, O Vr̥itra-slayer, it may be, Bring thou to us heroic strength: thou hast a man's regard for us."

Rigveda

Mandala 5, Hymn 38, Verse 5

नू त॑ आ॒भिर॒भिष्टि॑भि॒स्तव॒ शर्म॑ञ्छतक्रतो इन्द्र॒ स्याम॑ सुगो॒पाः शूर॒ स्याम॑ सुगो॒पाः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"In thy protection, with these aids of thine, O Lord of Hundred Powers, Indra, may we be guarded well, Hero, may we be guarded well."