DharmaPragya
Mandala 8, Hymn 80
Containing 10 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 8, Hymn 80, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
न॒ह्य१॒॑न्यं ब॒ळाक॑रं मर्डि॒तारं॑ शतक्रतो त्वं न॑ इन्द्र मृळय
"O Ṣatakratu! truly I have made none else my Comforter. Indra; be gracious unto us."
Mandala 8, Hymn 80, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
यो नः॒ शश्व॑त्पु॒रावि॒थामृ॑ध्रो॒ वाज॑सातये स त्वं न॑ इन्द्र मृळय
"Thou who hast ever aided us kindly of old to win the spoil, As such, O Indra, favour us."
Mandala 8, Hymn 80, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
किम॒ङ्ग र॑ध्र॒चोद॑नः सुन्वा॒नस्या॑वि॒तेद॑सि कु॒वित्स्वि॑न्द्र णः॒ शकः॑
"What now? As prompter of the poor thou helpest him who sheds the juice. Wilt thou not, Indra, strengthen us?"
Mandala 8, Hymn 80, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
इन्द्र॒ प्र णो॒ रथ॑मव प॒श्चाच्चि॒त्सन्त॑मद्रिवः पु॒रस्ता॑देनं मे कृधि
"O Indra, help our chariot on, yea, Thunderer, though it lag behind: Give this my car the foremost place."
Mandala 8, Hymn 80, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
हन्तो॒ नु किमा॑ससे प्रथ॒मं नो॒ रथं॑ कृधि उ॒प॒मं वा॑ज॒यु श्रवः॑
"Ho there! why sittest thou at case? Make thou my chariot to be first And bring the fame of victory near."
Mandala 8, Hymn 80, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
अवा॑ नो वाज॒युं रथं॑ सु॒करं॑ ते॒ किमित्परि॑ अ॒स्मान्त्सु जि॒ग्युष॑स्कृधि
"Assist our car that seeks the prize. What can be easier for thee? So make thou us victorious."
Mandala 8, Hymn 80, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 10
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इन्द्र॒ दृह्य॑स्व॒ पूर॑सि भ॒द्रा त॑ एति निष्कृ॒तम् इ॒यं धीर्ऋ॒त्विया॑वती
"Indra, be firm: a fort art thou. To thine appointed place proceeds The auspicious hymn in season due."
Mandala 8, Hymn 80, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
मा सी॑मव॒द्य आ भा॑गु॒र्वी काष्ठा॑ हि॒तं धन॑म् अ॒पावृ॑क्ता अर॒त्नयः॑
"Let not our portion be disgrace. Broad is the course, the prize is set, The barriers are opened wide."
Mandala 8, Hymn 80, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 10
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तु॒रीयं॒ नाम॑ य॒ज्ञियं॑ य॒दा कर॒स्तदु॑श्मसि आदित्पति॑र्न ओहसे
"This thing we wish. that thou mayst take thy fourth, thy sacrificial name. So art thou held to be our Lord."
Mandala 8, Hymn 80, Verse 10
Verse 10 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
अवी॑वृधद्वो अमृता॒ अम॑न्दीदेक॒द्यूर्दे॑वा उ॒त याश्च॑ देवीः तस्मा॑ उ॒ राधः॑ कृणुत प्रश॒स्तं प्रा॒तर्म॒क्षू धि॒याव॑सुर्जगम्यात्
"Ekadyû hath exalted you, Immortals: both Goddesses and Gods hath he delighted. Bestow upon him bounty meet for praises. May he, enriched with prayer, come soon and early."