DharmaPragya
Mandala 7, Hymn 26
Containing 5 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 7, Hymn 26, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
न सोम॒ इन्द्र॒मसु॑तो ममाद॒ नाब्र॑ह्माणो म॒घवा॑नं सु॒तासः॑ तस्मा॑ उ॒क्थं ज॑नये॒ यज्जुजो॑षन्नृ॒वन्नवी॑यः शृ॒णव॒द्यथा॑ नः
"SOMA unpressed ne'er gladdened liberal Indra, no juices pressed without a prayer have pleased him. I generate a laud that shall delight him, new and heroic, so that he may hear us."
Mandala 7, Hymn 26, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
उ॒क्थउ॑क्थे॒ सोम॒ इन्द्रं॑ ममाद नी॒थेनी॑थे म॒घवा॑नं सु॒तासः॑ यदीं॑ स॒बाधः॑ पि॒तरं॒ न पु॒त्राः स॑मा॒नद॑क्षा॒ अव॑से॒ हव॑न्ते
"At every laud the Soma gladdens Indra: pressed juices please him as each psalm is chanted, What time the priests with one united effort call him to aid, as sons invoke their father."
Mandala 7, Hymn 26, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
च॒कार॒ ता कृ॒णव॑न्नू॒नम॒न्या यानि॑ ब्रु॒वन्ति॑ वे॒धसः॑ सु॒तेषु॑ जनी॑रिव॒ पति॒रेकः॑ समा॒नो नि मा॑मृजे॒ पुर॒ इन्द्रः॒ सु सर्वाः॑
"These deeds he did; let him achieve new exploits, such as the priests declare at their libations. Indra hath taken and possessed all castles, like as one common husband doth his spouses."
Mandala 7, Hymn 26, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
ए॒वा तमा॑हुरु॒त शृ॑ण्व॒ इन्द्र॒ एको॑ विभ॒क्ता त॒रणि॑र्म॒घाना॑म् मि॒थ॒स्तुर॑ ऊ॒तयो॒ यस्य॑ पू॒र्वीर॒स्मे भ॒द्राणि॑ सश्चत प्रि॒याणि॑
"Even thus have they declared him. Famed is Indra as Conqueror, sole distributer of treasures; Whose many succours come in close succession. May dear delightful benefits attend us."
Mandala 7, Hymn 26, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
ए॒वा वसि॑ष्ठ॒ इन्द्र॑मू॒तये॒ नॄन्कृ॑ष्टी॒नां वृ॑ष॒भं सु॒ते गृ॑णाति स॒ह॒स्रिण॒ उप॑ नो माहि॒ वाजा॑न्यू॒यं पा॑त स्व॒स्तिभिः॒ सदा॑ नः
"Thus, to bring help to men, Vasishṭha laudeth Indra, the peoples' Hero, at libation. Bestow upon us strength and wealth in thousands. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings."