DharmaPragya
Mandala 8, Hymn 81
Containing 9 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 8, Hymn 81, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
आ तू न॑ इन्द्र क्षु॒मन्तं॑ चि॒त्रं ग्रा॒भं सं गृ॑भाय म॒हा॒ह॒स्ती दक्षि॑णेन
"INDRA, God of the mighty arm, gather for us with thy right hand Manifold and nutritious spoil."
Mandala 8, Hymn 81, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
वि॒द्मा हि त्वा॑ तुविकू॒र्मिं तु॒विदे॑ष्णं तु॒वीम॑घम् तु॒वि॒मा॒त्रमवो॑भिः
"We know thee mighty in thy deeds, of mighty bounty, mighty wealth, Mighty in measure, prompt to aid."
Mandala 8, Hymn 81, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
न॒हि त्वा॑ शूर दे॒वा न मर्ता॑सो॒ दित्स॑न्तम् भी॒मं न गां वा॒रय॑न्ते
"Hero, when thou art fain to give, neither may Gods nor mortal men Restrain thee like a fearful Bull."
Mandala 8, Hymn 81, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
एतो॒ न्विन्द्रं॒ स्तवा॒मेशा॑नं॒ वस्वः॑ स्व॒राज॑म् न राध॑सा मर्धिषन्नः
"Come, let us glorify Indra, Lord supreme of wealth, Self-ruling King: In bounty may he harm us not."
Mandala 8, Hymn 81, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
प्र स्तो॑ष॒दुप॑ गासिष॒च्छ्रव॒त्साम॑ गी॒यमा॑नम् अ॒भि राध॑सा जुगुरत्
"Let prelude sound and following chant so let him hear the Sâman sung, And with his bounty answer us."
Mandala 8, Hymn 81, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
आ नो॑ भर॒ दक्षि॑णेना॒भि स॒व्येन॒ प्र मृ॑श इन्द्र॒ मा नो॒ वसो॒र्निर्भा॑क्
"O Indra, with thy right hand bring, and with thy left remember us. Let us not lose our share of wealth."
Mandala 8, Hymn 81, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
उप॑ क्रम॒स्वा भ॑र धृष॒ता धृ॑ष्णो॒ जना॑नाम् अदा॑शूष्टरस्य॒ वेदः॑
"Come nigh, O Bold One, boldly bring hither the riches of the churl Who giveth least of all the folk."
Mandala 8, Hymn 81, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
इन्द्र॒ य उ॒ नु ते॒ अस्ति॒ वाजो॒ विप्रे॑भिः॒ सनि॑त्वः अ॒स्माभिः॒ सु तं स॑नुहि
"Indra, the booty which thou hast with holy singers to receive, Even that booty win with us."
Mandala 8, Hymn 81, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
स॒द्यो॒जुव॑स्ते॒ वाजा॑ अ॒स्मभ्यं॑ वि॒श्वश्च॑न्द्राः वशै॑श्च म॒क्षू ज॑रन्ते
"Indra, thy swiftly-coming spoil, the booty which rejoices all, Sounds quick in concert with our hopes."