DharmaPragya
Mandala 8, Hymn 49
Containing 10 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 8, Hymn 49, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒भि प्र वः॑ सु॒राध॑स॒मिन्द्र॑मर्च॒ यथा॑ वि॒दे यो ज॑रि॒तृभ्यो॑ म॒घवा॑ पुरू॒वसुः॑ स॒हस्रे॑णेव॒ शिक्ष॑ति
"TO you will I sing Indra's praise who gives good gifts as well we know; The praise of Maghavan who, rich in treasure, aids his singers with wealth thousandfold."
Mandala 8, Hymn 49, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
श॒तानी॑केव॒ प्र जि॑गाति धृष्णु॒या हन्ति॑ वृ॒त्राणि॑ दा॒शुषे॑ गि॒रेरि॑व॒ प्र रसा॑ अस्य पिन्विरे॒ दत्रा॑णि पुरु॒भोज॑सः
"As with a hundred hosts, he rushes boldly on, and for the offerer slays his foes. As from a mountain flow the water-brooks, thus flow his gifts who feedeth many a one."
Mandala 8, Hymn 49, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 10
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आ त्वा॑ सु॒तास॒ इन्द॑वो॒ मदा॒ य इ॑न्द्र गिर्वणः आपो॒ न व॑ज्रि॒न्नन्वो॒क्यं१॒॑ सरः॑ पृ॒णन्ति॑ शूर॒ राध॑से
"The drops effused, the gladdening draughts, O Indra, Lover of the Son As waters seek the lake where they are wont to rest, fill thee, for bounty, Thunderer."
Mandala 8, Hymn 49, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒ने॒हसं॑ प्र॒तर॑णं वि॒वक्ष॑णं॒ मध्वः॒ स्वादि॑ष्ठमीं पिब आ यथा॑ मन्दसा॒नः कि॒रासि॑ नः॒ प्र क्षु॒द्रेव॒ त्मना॑ धृ॒षत्
"The matchless draught that strengthens and gives eloquence, the sweetest of the meath drink thou, That in thy joy thou mayst scatter thy gifts o'er us, plenteously, even as the dust."
Mandala 8, Hymn 49, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 10
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आ नः॒ स्तोम॒मुप॑ द्र॒वद्धि॑या॒नो अश्वो॒ न सोतृ॑भिः यं ते॑ स्वधावन्त्स्व॒दय॑न्ति धे॒नव॒ इन्द्र॒ कण्वे॑षु रा॒तयः॑
"Come quickly to our laud, urged on by Soma-pressers like a horse- Laud, Godlike Indra, which milch-kine make sweet for thee: with Kaṇva's sons are gifts for thee."
Mandala 8, Hymn 49, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 10
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उ॒ग्रं न वी॒रं नम॒सोप॑ सेदिम॒ विभू॑ति॒मक्षि॑तावसुम् उ॒द्रीव॑ वज्रिन्नव॒तो न सि॑ञ्च॒ते क्षर॑न्तीन्द्र धी॒तयः॑
"With homage have we sought thee as a Hero, strong, preeminent, with unfailing wealth. O Thunderer, as a plenteous spring pours forth its stream, so, Indra, flow our songs to thee."
Mandala 8, Hymn 49, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
यद्ध॑ नू॒नं यद्वा॑ य॒ज्ञे यद्वा॑ पृथि॒व्यामधि॑ अतो॑ नो य॒ज्ञमा॒शुभि॑र्महेमत उ॒ग्र उ॒ग्रेभि॒रा ग॑हि
"If now thou art at sacrifice, or if thou art upon the earth, Come thence, high-thoughted! to our sacrifice with the Swift, come, Mighty with the Mighty Ones."
Mandala 8, Hymn 49, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 10
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अ॒जि॒रासो॒ हर॑यो॒ ये त॑ आ॒शवो॒ वाता॑ इव प्रस॒क्षिणः॑ येभि॒रप॑त्यं॒ मनु॑षः प॒रीय॑से॒ येभि॒र्विश्वं॒ स्व॑र्दृ॒शे
"The active, fleet-foot, tawny Coursers that are thine are swift to victory, like the Wind, Wherewith thou goest round to visit Manus' seed, wherewith all heaven is visible."
Mandala 8, Hymn 49, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 10
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ए॒ताव॑तस्त ईमह॒ इन्द्र॑ सु॒म्नस्य॒ गोम॑तः यथा॒ प्रावो॑ मघव॒न्मेध्या॑तिथिं॒ यथा॒ नीपा॑तिथिं॒ धने॑
"Indra, from thee so great we crave prosperity in wealth of kine, As, Maghavan, thou favouredst Medhyâtithi, and, in the fight, Nîpâtithi."
Mandala 8, Hymn 49, Verse 10
Verse 10 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
यथा॒ कण्वे॑ मघवन्त्र॒सद॑स्यवि॒ यथा॑ प॒क्थे दश॑व्रजे यथा॒ गोश॑र्ये॒ अस॑नोर्ऋ॒जिश्व॒नीन्द्र॒ गोम॒द्धिर॑ण्यवत्
"As, Maghavan, to Kaṇva, Trasadasyu, and to Paktha and Daṣavraja; As, Indra, to Goṣarya and R̥ijiṣvan, thou vouchsafedst wealth in kine and gold."