DharmaPragya
Mandala 8, Hymn 88
Containing 6 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 8, Hymn 88, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
तं वो॑ द॒स्ममृ॑ती॒षहं॒ वसो॑र्मन्दा॒नमन्ध॑सः अ॒भि व॒त्सं न स्वस॑रेषु धे॒नव॒ इन्द्रं॑ गी॒र्भिर्न॑वामहे
"As cows low to their calves in stalls, so with our songs we glorify This Indra, even your Wondrous God who checks attack, who joys in the delicious juice."
Mandala 8, Hymn 88, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
द्यु॒क्षं सु॒दानुं॒ तवि॑षीभि॒रावृ॑तं गि॒रिं न पु॑रु॒भोज॑सम् क्षु॒मन्तं॒ वाजं॑ श॒तिनं॑ सह॒स्रिणं॑ म॒क्षू गोम॑न्तमीमहे
"Celestial, bounteous Giver, girt about with might, rich, mountain-like, in precious things, Him swift we seek. for foodful booty rich in kine, brought hundredfold and thousandfold."
Mandala 8, Hymn 88, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
न त्वा॑ बृ॒हन्तो॒ अद्र॑यो॒ वर॑न्त इन्द्र वी॒ळवः॑ यद्दित्स॑सि स्तुव॒ते माव॑ते॒ वसु॒ नकि॒ष्टदा मि॑नाति ते
"Indra, the strong and lofty hills are powerless to bar thy way. None stay that act of thine when thou wouldst fain give wealth to one like me who sings thy praise."
Mandala 8, Hymn 88, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
योद्धा॑सि॒ क्रत्वा॒ शव॑सो॒त दं॒सना॒ विश्वा॑ जा॒ताभि म॒ज्मना॑ आ त्वा॒यम॒र्क ऊ॒तये॑ ववर्तति॒ यं गोत॑मा॒ अजी॑जनन्
"A Warrior thou by strength, wisdom, and wondrous deed, in might excellest all that is. Hither may this our hymn attract thee to our help, the hymn which Gotamas have made."
Mandala 8, Hymn 88, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
प्र हि रि॑रि॒क्ष ओज॑सा दि॒वो अन्ते॑भ्य॒स्परि॑ न त्वा॑ विव्याच॒ रज॑ इन्द्र॒ पार्थि॑व॒मनु॑ स्व॒धां व॑वक्षिथ
"For in thy might thou stretchest out beyond the boundaries of heaven. The earthly region, Indra, comprehends thee not. After thy Godhead hast thou waxed."
Mandala 8, Hymn 88, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
नकिः॒ परि॑ष्टिर्मघवन्म॒घस्य॑ ते॒ यद्दा॒शुषे॑ दश॒स्यसि॑ अ॒स्माकं॑ बोध्यु॒चथ॑स्य चोदि॒ता मंहि॑ष्ठो॒ वाज॑सातये
"When, Maghavan, thou honourest the worshipper, no one is there to stay thy wealth. Most liberal Giver thou, do thou inspire our song of praise, that we may win the spoil."