DharmaPragya
Mandala 8, Hymn 14
Containing 15 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 8, Hymn 14, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 15
SANSKRIT TEXT
यदि॑न्द्रा॒हं यथा॒ त्वमीशी॑य॒ वस्व॒ एक॒ इत् स्तो॒ता मे॒ गोष॑खा स्यात्
"IF I, O Indra, were, like thee, the single Sovran of all wealth, My worshipper should be rich in kine."
Mandala 8, Hymn 14, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 15
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शिक्षे॑यमस्मै॒ दित्से॑यं॒ शची॑पते मनी॒षिणे॑ यद॒हं गोप॑तिः॒ स्याम्
"I should be fain, O Lord of Power, to strengthen and enrich the sage, Were I the Lord of herds of kine."
Mandala 8, Hymn 14, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 15
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धे॒नुष्ट॑ इन्द्र सू॒नृता॒ यज॑मानाय सुन्व॒ते गामश्वं॑ पि॒प्युषी॑ दुहे
"To worshippers who press the juice thy goodness, Indra, is a cow Yielding in plenty kine and steeds."
Mandala 8, Hymn 14, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 15
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न ते॑ व॒र्तास्ति॒ राध॑स॒ इन्द्र॑ दे॒वो न मर्त्यः॑ यद्दित्स॑सि स्तु॒तो म॒घम्
"None is there, Indra, God or man, to hinder thy munificence, The wealth which, lauded, thou wilt give."
Mandala 8, Hymn 14, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 15
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य॒ज्ञ इन्द्र॑मवर्धय॒द्यद्भूमिं॒ व्यव॑र्तयत् च॒क्रा॒ण ओ॑प॒शं दि॒वि
"The sacrifice made Indra strong when he unrolled the earth, and made Himself a diadem in heaven."
Mandala 8, Hymn 14, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 15
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वा॒वृ॒धा॒नस्य॑ ते व॒यं विश्वा॒ धना॑नि जि॒ग्युषः॑ ऊ॒तिमि॒न्द्रा वृ॑णीमहे
"Thine aid we claim, O Indra, thine who after thou hast waxen great Hast won all treasures for thine own."
Mandala 8, Hymn 14, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 15
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व्य१॒॑न्तरि॑क्षमतिर॒न्मदे॒ सोम॑स्य रोच॒ना इन्द्रो॒ यदभि॑नद्व॒लम्
"In Soma's ecstasy Indra spread the firmament and realms of light, When he cleft Vala limb from limb."
Mandala 8, Hymn 14, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 15
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उद्गा आ॑ज॒दङ्गि॑रोभ्य आ॒विष्कृ॒ण्वन्गुहा॑ स॒तीः अ॒र्वाञ्चं॑ नुनुदे व॒लम्
"Showing the hidden he drave forth the cows for the Angirases, And Vala he cast headlong down."
Mandala 8, Hymn 14, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 15
SANSKRIT TEXT
इन्द्रे॑ण रोच॒ना दि॒वो दृ॒ळ्हानि॑ दृंहि॒तानि॑ च स्थि॒राणि॒ न प॑रा॒णुदे॑
"By Indra were the lumirious realms of heaven established and secured, Firm and immovable from their place."
Mandala 8, Hymn 14, Verse 10
Verse 10 of 15
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अ॒पामू॒र्मिर्मद॑न्निव॒ स्तोम॑ इन्द्राजिरायते वि ते॒ मदा॑ अराजिषुः
"Indra, thy laud moves quickly like a joyous wave of water-floods: Bright shine the drops that gladden thee."
Mandala 8, Hymn 14, Verse 11
Verse 11 of 15
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त्वं हि स्तो॑म॒वर्ध॑न॒ इन्द्रास्यु॑क्थ॒वर्ध॑नः स्तो॒तॄ॒णामु॒त भ॑द्र॒कृत्
"For thou, O Indra, art the God whom hymns and praises magnify: Thou blessest those who worship thee."
Mandala 8, Hymn 14, Verse 12
Verse 12 of 15
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इन्द्र॒मित्के॒शिना॒ हरी॑ सोम॒पेया॑य वक्षतः उप॑ य॒ज्ञं सु॒राध॑सम्
"Let the two long-maned Bay Steeds bring Indra to drink the Soma juice, The Bountiful to our sacrifice."
Mandala 8, Hymn 14, Verse 13
Verse 13 of 15
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अ॒पां फेने॑न॒ नमु॑चेः॒ शिर॑ इ॒न्द्रोद॑वर्तयः विश्वा॒ यदज॑यः॒ स्पृधः॑
"With waters' foam thou torest off, Indra, the head of Namuci, Subduing all contending hosts."
Mandala 8, Hymn 14, Verse 14
Verse 14 of 15
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मा॒याभि॑रु॒त्सिसृ॑प्सत॒ इन्द्र॒ द्यामा॒रुरु॑क्षतः अव॒ दस्यूँ॑रधूनुथाः
"The Dasyus, when they fain would climb by magic arts and mount to heaven, Thou, Indra, castest down to earth."
Mandala 8, Hymn 14, Verse 15
Verse 15 of 15
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अ॒सु॒न्वामि॑न्द्र सं॒सदं॒ विषू॑चीं॒ व्य॑नाशयः सो॒म॒पा उत्त॑रो॒ भव॑न्
"As Soma-drinker conquering all, thou scatteredst to every side Their settlement who poured no gifts."