DharmaPragya
Mandala 8, Hymn 16
Containing 12 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 8, Hymn 16, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
प्र स॒म्राजं॑ चर्षणी॒नामिन्द्रं॑ स्तोता॒ नव्यं॑ गी॒र्भिः नरं॑ नृ॒षाहं॒ मंहि॑ष्ठम्
"PRAISE Indra whom our songs must laud, sole Sovran of mankind, the Chief Most liberal who controlleth men."
Mandala 8, Hymn 16, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
यस्मि॑न्नु॒क्थानि॒ रण्य॑न्ति॒ विश्वा॑नि च श्रव॒स्या॑ अ॒पामवो॒ न स॑मु॒द्रे
"In whom the hymns of praise delight, and all the glory-giving songs. Like the floods' longing for the sea."
Mandala 8, Hymn 16, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
तं सु॑ष्टु॒त्या वि॑वासे ज्येष्ठ॒राजं॒ भरे॑ कृ॒त्नुम् म॒हो वा॒जिनं॑ स॒निभ्यः॑
"Him I invite with eulogy, best King, effective in the fight, Strong for the gain of mighty spoil."
Mandala 8, Hymn 16, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
यस्यानू॑ना गभी॒रा मदा॑ उ॒रव॒स्तरु॑त्राः ह॒र्षु॒मन्तः॒ शूर॑सातौ
"Whose perfect ecstasies are wide, profound, victorious, and give joy in the field where heroes win."
Mandala 8, Hymn 16, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
तमिद्धने॑षु हि॒तेष्व॑धिवा॒काय॑ हवन्ते येषा॒मिन्द्र॒स्ते ज॑यन्ति
"Him, when the spoils of war are staked, men call to be their advocate: They who have Indra win the day."
Mandala 8, Hymn 16, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
तमिच्च्यौ॒त्नैरार्य॑न्ति॒ तं कृ॒तेभि॑श्चर्ष॒णयः॑ ए॒ष इन्द्रो॑ वरिव॒स्कृत्
"Men honour him with stirring songs and magnify with solemn rites: Indra is he who giveth case."
Mandala 8, Hymn 16, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
इन्द्रो॑ ब्र॒ह्मेन्द्र॒ ऋषि॒रिन्द्रः॑ पु॒रू पु॑रुहू॒तः म॒हान्म॒हीभिः॒ शची॑भिः
"Indra is priest and R̥ishi, he is much invoked by many men, And mighty by his mighty powers."
Mandala 8, Hymn 16, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
स स्तोम्यः॒ स हव्यः॑ स॒त्यः सत्वा॑ तुविकू॒र्मिः एक॑श्चि॒त्सन्न॒भिभू॑तिः
"Meet to be lauded and invoked, true Hero with his deeds of might, Victorious even when alone."
Mandala 8, Hymn 16, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
तम॒र्केभि॒स्तं साम॑भि॒स्तं गा॑य॒त्रैश्च॑र्ष॒णयः॑ इन्द्रं॑ वर्धन्ति क्षि॒तयः॑
"The men, the people magnify that Indra with their Slina. songs, With hymns and sacred eulogies"
Mandala 8, Hymn 16, Verse 10
Verse 10 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
प्र॒णे॒तारं॒ वस्यो॒ अच्छा॒ कर्ता॑रं॒ ज्योतिः॑ स॒मत्सु॑ सा॒स॒ह्वांसं॑ यु॒धामित्रा॑न्
"Him who advances them to wealth, sends light to lead them in the war, And quells their foemen in the fray."
Mandala 8, Hymn 16, Verse 11
Verse 11 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
स नः॒ पप्रिः॑ पारयाति स्व॒स्ति ना॒वा पु॑रुहू॒तः इन्द्रो॒ विश्वा॒ अति॒ द्विषः॑
"May he, the saviour much-invoked, may Indra bear us in a ship Safely beyond all enemies."
Mandala 8, Hymn 16, Verse 12
Verse 12 of 12
SANSKRIT TEXT
स त्वं न॑ इन्द्र॒ वाजे॑भिर्दश॒स्या च॑ गातु॒या च॑ अच्छा॑ च नः सु॒म्नं ने॑षि
"As such, O Indra, honour us with gifts of booty, further us, And lead us to felicity."