DharmaPragya
Mandala 8, Hymn 54
Containing 8 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 8, Hymn 54, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
ए॒तत्त॑ इन्द्र वी॒र्यं॑ गी॒र्भिर्गृ॒णन्ति॑ का॒रवः॑ ते स्तोभ॑न्त॒ ऊर्ज॑मावन्घृत॒श्चुतं॑ पौ॒रासो॑ नक्षन्धी॒तिभिः॑
"INDRA, the poets with their hymns extol this hero might of thine: They strengthened, loud in song, thy power that droppeth oil. With hymns the Pauras came to thee."
Mandala 8, Hymn 54, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
नक्ष॑न्त॒ इन्द्र॒मव॑से सुकृ॒त्यया॒ येषां॑ सु॒तेषु॒ मन्द॑से यथा॑ संव॒र्ते अम॑दो॒ यथा॑ कृ॒श ए॒वास्मे इ॑न्द्र मत्स्व
"Through piety they came to Indra for his aid, they whose libations give theejoy. As thou with, Kr̥iṣa and Samvarta hast rejoiced, so, Indra, be thou glad with us."
Mandala 8, Hymn 54, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 8
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आ नो॒ विश्वे॑ स॒जोष॑सो॒ देवा॑सो॒ गन्त॒नोप॑ नः वस॑वो रु॒द्रा अव॑से न॒ आ ग॑मञ्छृ॒ण्वन्तु॑ म॒रुतो॒ हव॑म्
"Agreeing in your spirit, all ye Deities, come nigh to us. Vasus and Rudras shall come near to give us aid, and Maruts listen to our call."
Mandala 8, Hymn 54, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
पू॒षा विष्णु॒र्हव॑नं मे॒ सर॑स्व॒त्यव॑न्तु स॒प्त सिन्ध॑वः आपो॒ वातः॒ पर्व॑तासो॒ वन॒स्पतिः॑ शृ॒णोतु॑ पृथि॒वी हव॑म्
"May Pûshan, Vishṇu, and Sarasvatî befriend, and the Seven Streams, this call of mine: May Waters, Wind, the Mountains, and the Forest-Lord, and Earth give ear unto my cry."
Mandala 8, Hymn 54, Verse 5
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यदि॑न्द्र॒ राधो॒ अस्ति॑ ते॒ माघो॑नं मघवत्तम तेन॑ नो बोधि सध॒माद्यो॑ वृ॒धे भगो॑ दा॒नाय॑ वृत्रहन्
"Indra, with thine own bounteous gift, most liberal of the Mighty Ones, Be our boon benefactor, Vr̥itra-slayer, be our feast-companion for our weal."
Mandala 8, Hymn 54, Verse 6
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आजि॑पते नृपते॒ त्वमिद्धि नो॒ वाज॒ आ व॑क्षि सुक्रतो वी॒ती होत्रा॑भिरु॒त दे॒ववी॑तिभिः सस॒वांसो॒ वि शृ॑ण्विरे
"Leader of heroes, Lord of battle, lead thou us to combat, thou Most Sapient One. High fame is theirs who win by invocations, feasts and entertainment of the Gods."
Mandala 8, Hymn 54, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
सन्ति॒ ह्य१॒॑र्य आ॒शिष॒ इन्द्र॒ आयु॒र्जना॑नाम् अ॒स्मान्न॑क्षस्व मघव॒न्नुपाव॑से धु॒क्षस्व॑ पि॒प्युषी॒मिष॑म्
"Our hopes rest on the Faithful One: in Indra is the people's life. O Maghavan, come nigh that thou mayst give us aid: make plenteous food stream forth for us."
Mandala 8, Hymn 54, Verse 8
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SANSKRIT TEXT
व॒यं त॑ इन्द्र॒ स्तोमे॑भिर्विधेम॒ त्वम॒स्माकं॑ शतक्रतो महि॑ स्थू॒रं श॑श॒यं राधो॒ अह्र॑यं॒ प्रस्क॑ण्वाय॒ नि तो॑शय
"Thee would we worship, Indra, with our songs of praise: O Ṣatakratu, be thou ours. Pour down upon Praskaṇva bounty vast and firm, exuberant, that shall never fail."