Rigveda

Mandala 8, Hymn 65

Containing 12 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.

Rigveda

Mandala 8, Hymn 65, Verse 1

यदि॑न्द्र॒ प्रागपा॒गुद॒ङ्न्य॑ग्वा हू॒यसे॒ नृभिः॑ आ या॑हि॒ तूय॑मा॒शुभिः॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"THOUGH, Indra, thou art called by men from east and west, from north and south, Come hither quickly with fleet steeds;"

Rigveda

Mandala 8, Hymn 65, Verse 2

यद्वा॑ प्र॒स्रव॑णे दि॒वो मा॒दया॑से॒ स्व॑र्णरे यद्वा॑ समु॒द्रे अन्ध॑सः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"If in the effluence of heaven, rich in its light, thou takest joy, Or in the sea in Soma juice."

Rigveda

Mandala 8, Hymn 65, Verse 3

आ त्वा॑ गी॒र्भिर्म॒हामु॒रुं हु॒वे गामि॑व॒ भोज॑से इन्द्र॒ सोम॑स्य पी॒तये॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"With songs I call thee, Great and Wide, even as a cow to profit us, Indra, to drink the Soma-draught."

Rigveda

Mandala 8, Hymn 65, Verse 4

आ त॑ इन्द्र महि॒मानं॒ हर॑यो देव ते॒ महः॑ रथे॑ वहन्तु॒ बिभ्र॑तः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Hither, O Indra, let thy Bays bear up and, bring upon thy car Thy glory, God! and majesty."

Rigveda

Mandala 8, Hymn 65, Verse 5

इन्द्र॑ गृणी॒ष उ॑ स्तु॒षे म॒हाँ उ॒ग्र ई॑शान॒कृत् एहि॑ नः सु॒तं पिब॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Thou, Indra, wouldst be sung and praised as great, strong, lordly in thy deeds Come hither, drink our Soma juice."

Rigveda

Mandala 8, Hymn 65, Verse 6

सु॒ताव॑न्तस्त्वा व॒यं प्रय॑स्वन्तो हवामहे इ॒दं नो॑ ब॒र्हिरा॒सदे॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"We who have shed the Soma and prepared the feast are calling thee. To sit on this our sacred grass."

Rigveda

Mandala 8, Hymn 65, Verse 7

यच्चि॒द्धि शश्व॑ता॒मसीन्द्र॒ साधा॑रण॒स्त्वम् तं त्वा॑ व॒यं ह॑वामहे

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"As, Indra, thou art evermore the common Lord of all alike, As such we invocate thee now."

Rigveda

Mandala 8, Hymn 65, Verse 8

इ॒दं ते॑ सो॒म्यं मध्वधु॑क्ष॒न्नद्रि॑भि॒र्नरः॑ जु॒षा॒ण इ॑न्द्र॒ तत्पि॑ब

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"The men with stones have milked for thee this nectar of the Soma juice: Indra, be pleased with it, and drink."

Rigveda

Mandala 8, Hymn 65, Verse 9

विश्वाँ॑ अ॒र्यो वि॑प॒श्चितोऽति॑ ख्य॒स्तूय॒मा ग॑हि अ॒स्मे धे॑हि॒ श्रवो॑ बृ॒हत्

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Neglect all pious men with skill in sacred song: come hitherward With speed, and give us high renown."

Rigveda

Mandala 8, Hymn 65, Verse 10

दा॒ता मे॒ पृष॑तीनां॒ राजा॑ हिरण्य॒वीना॑म् मा दे॑वा म॒घवा॑ रिषत्

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Gods, may the mighty rest unharmed, the King who gives spotted kine, Kine decked with golden ornaments."

Rigveda

Mandala 8, Hymn 65, Verse 11

स॒हस्रे॒ पृष॑तीना॒मधि॑ श्च॒न्द्रं बृ॒हत्पृ॒थु शु॒क्रं हिर॑ण्य॒मा द॑दे

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Beside a thousand spotted kine I have received a gift of gold Pure, brilliant, and exceeding great."

Rigveda

Mandala 8, Hymn 65, Verse 12

नपा॑तो दु॒र्गह॑स्य मे स॒हस्रे॑ण सु॒राध॑सः श्रवो॑ दे॒वेष्व॑क्रत

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Durgaha’s grandsons, giving me a thousand kine, munificent Have won renown among the Gods."