Rigveda

Mandala 6, Hymn 20

Containing 13 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.

Rigveda

Mandala 6, Hymn 20, Verse 1

द्यौर्न य इ॑न्द्रा॒भि भूमा॒र्यस्त॒स्थौ र॒यिः शव॑सा पृ॒त्सु जना॑न् तं नः॑ स॒हस्र॑भरमुर्वरा॒सां द॒द्धि सू॑नो सहसो वृत्र॒तुर॑म्

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"GIVE us wealth, Indra, that with might, as heaven o'ertops the earth, o'ercomes our foes in battle Wealth that brings thousands and that wins the corn-lands, wealth, Son of Strength! that vanquishes the foeman."

Rigveda

Mandala 6, Hymn 20, Verse 2

दि॒वो न तुभ्य॒मन्वि॑न्द्र स॒त्रासु॒र्यं॑ दे॒वेभि॑र्धायि॒ विश्व॑म् अहिं॒ यद्वृ॒त्रम॒पो व॑व्रि॒वांसं॒ हन्नृ॑जीषि॒न्विष्णु॑ना सचा॒नः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Even as the power of Dyaus, to thee, O Indra, all Asura sway was by the Gods entrusted, When thou, Impetuous! leagued with Vishṇu, slewest Vr̥itra the Dragon who enclosed the waters."

Rigveda

Mandala 6, Hymn 20, Verse 3

तूर्व॒न्नोजी॑यान्त॒वस॒स्तवी॑यान्कृ॒तब्र॒ह्मेन्द्रो॑ वृ॒द्धम॑हाः राजा॑भव॒न्मधु॑नः सो॒म्यस्य॒ विश्वा॑सां॒ यत्पु॒रां द॒र्त्नुमाव॑त्

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Indra, Strong, Victor, Mightier than the mighty, addressed with prayer and perfect in his splendour, Lord of the bolt that breaketh forts in pieces, became the King of the sweet juice of Soma.."

Rigveda

Mandala 6, Hymn 20, Verse 4

श॒तैर॑पद्रन्प॒णय॑ इ॒न्द्रात्र॒ दशो॑णये क॒वये॒ऽर्कसा॑तौ व॒धैः शुष्ण॑स्या॒शुष॑स्य मा॒याः पि॒त्वो नारि॑रेची॒त्किं च॒न प्र

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"There, Indra, while the light was won, the Paṇis fled, 'neath a hundred blows, for wise Dasoni, And greedy Ṣushṇa's magical devices nor left he any of their food remaining."

Rigveda

Mandala 6, Hymn 20, Verse 5

म॒हो द्रु॒हो अप॑ वि॒श्वायु॑ धायि॒ वज्र॑स्य॒ यत्पत॑ने॒ पादि॒ शुष्णः॑ उ॒रु ष स॒रथं॒ सार॑थये क॒रिन्द्रः॒ कुत्सा॑य॒ सूर्य॑स्य सा॒तौ

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"What time the thunder fell and Ṣushṇa perished, all life's support from the great Druh was taken. Indra made room for his car-drivcr Kutsa who sate beside him, when he gained the sunlight."

Rigveda

Mandala 6, Hymn 20, Verse 6

प्र श्ये॒नो न म॑दि॒रमं॒शुम॑स्मै॒ शिरो॑ दा॒सस्य॒ नमु॑चेर्मथा॒यन् प्राव॒न्नमीं॑ सा॒प्यं स॒सन्तं॑ पृ॒णग्रा॒या समि॒षा सं स्व॒स्ति

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"As the Hawk rent for him the stalk that gladdens, he wrenched the head from Namuci the Dâsa. He guarded Namî, Sayya's son, in slumber, and sated him with food, success, and riches."

Rigveda

Mandala 6, Hymn 20, Verse 7

वि पिप्रो॒रहि॑मायस्य दृ॒ळ्हाः पुरो॑ वज्रि॒ञ्छव॑सा॒ न द॑र्दः सुदा॑म॒न्तद्रेक्णो॑ अप्रमृ॒ष्यमृ॒जिश्व॑ने दा॒त्रं दा॒शुषे॑ दाः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Thou, thunder-armed, with thy great might hast shattered Pipru's strong forts who knew the wiles of serpents. Thou gavest to thy worshipper R̥ijiṣvan imperishable Wealth, O Bounteous Giver."

Rigveda

Mandala 6, Hymn 20, Verse 8

स वे॑त॒सुं दश॑मायं॒ दशो॑णिं॒ तूतु॑जि॒मिन्द्रः॑ स्वभि॒ष्टिसु॑म्नः आ तुग्रं॒ शश्व॒दिभं॒ द्योत॑नाय मा॒तुर्न सी॒मुप॑ सृजा इ॒यध्यै॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"The crafty Vetasu, the swift Dasni, and Tugra speedily with all his servants, Hath Indra, gladdening with strong assistance, forced near as 'twere to glorify the Mother."

Rigveda

Mandala 6, Hymn 20, Verse 9

स ईं॒ स्पृधो॑ वनते॒ अप्र॑तीतो॒ बिभ्र॒द्वज्रं॑ वृत्र॒हणं॒ गभ॑स्तौ तिष्ठ॒द्धरी॒ अध्यस्ते॑व॒ गर्ते॑ वचो॒युजा॑ वहत॒ इन्द्र॑मृ॒ष्वम्

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Resistless, with the hosts he battles, bearing in both his arms the Vr̥itra-slaying thunder. He mounts his Bays, as the car-seat an archer: yoked at a word they bear the lofty Indra."

Rigveda

Mandala 6, Hymn 20, Verse 10

स॒नेम॒ तेऽव॑सा॒ नव्य॑ इन्द्र॒ प्र पू॒रवः॑ स्तवन्त ए॒ना य॒ज्ञैः स॒प्त यत्पुरः॒ शर्म॒ शार॑दी॒र्दर्द्धन्दासीः॑ पुरु॒कुत्सा॑य॒ शिक्ष॑न्

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"May we, O Indra, gain by thy new favour: so Pûrus laud thee, with their sacrifices, That thou hast wrecked seven autumn forts, their shelter, slain Dâsa tribes and aided Purukutsa."

Rigveda

Mandala 6, Hymn 20, Verse 11

त्वं वृ॒ध इ॑न्द्र पू॒र्व्यो भू॑र्वरिव॒स्यन्नु॒शने॑ का॒व्याय॑ परा॒ नव॑वास्त्वमनु॒देयं॑ म॒हे पि॒त्रे द॑दाथ॒ स्वं नपा॑तम्

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Favouring Uṣanâ the son of Kavi, thou wast his ancient strengthener, O Indra. Thou gavest Navavâstva. as a present, to the great father gavest back his grandson."

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Mandala 6, Hymn 20, Verse 12

त्वं धुनि॑रिन्द्र॒ धुनि॑मतीर्ऋ॒णोर॒पः सी॒रा न स्रव॑न्तीः प्र यत्स॑मु॒द्रमति॑ शूर॒ पर्षि॑ पा॒रया॑ तु॒र्वशं॒ यदुं॑ स्व॒स्ति

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Thou, roaring Indra, drovest on the waters that made a roaring sound like rushing rivers, What time, O Hero, o'er the sea thou broughtest, in safety broughtest Turvaṣa and Yadu."

Rigveda

Mandala 6, Hymn 20, Verse 13

तव॑ ह॒ त्यदि॑न्द्र॒ विश्व॑मा॒जौ स॒स्तो धुनी॒चुमु॑री॒ या ह॒ सिष्व॑प् दी॒दय॒दित्तुभ्यं॒ सोमे॑भिः सु॒न्वन्द॒भीति॑रि॒ध्मभृ॑तिः प॒क्थ्य१॒॑र्कैः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"This Indra, was thy work in war: thou sentest Dhuni and Chumuri to sleep and slumber. Dabhîti lit the flame for thee, and worshipped with fuel, hymns, poured Soma, dressed oblations."