DharmaPragya
Mandala 8, Hymn 95
Containing 9 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 8, Hymn 95, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
आ त्वा॒ गिरो॑ र॒थीरि॒वास्थुः॑ सु॒तेषु॑ गिर्वणः अ॒भि त्वा॒ सम॑नूष॒तेन्द्र॑ व॒त्सं न मा॒तरः॑
"SONG-LOVER! like a charioteer come songs to thee when Soma flows. O Indra, they have called to thee as mother-kine unto their calves."
Mandala 8, Hymn 95, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
आ त्वा॑ शु॒क्रा अ॑चुच्यवुः सु॒तास॑ इन्द्र गिर्वणः पिबा॒ त्व१॒॑स्यान्ध॑स॒ इन्द्र॒ विश्वा॑सु ते हि॒तम्
"Bright juices hitherward have sped thee, Indra, Lover of the Song. Drink, Indra, of this flowing sap: in every house 'tis set for thee."
Mandala 8, Hymn 95, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
पिबा॒ सोमं॒ मदा॑य॒ कमिन्द्र॑ श्ये॒नाभृ॑तं सु॒तम् त्वं हि शश्व॑तीनां॒ पती॒ राजा॑ वि॒शामसि॑
"Drink Soma to inspirit thee, juice, Indra, which the Falcon brought: For thou art King and Sovran Lord of all the families of men."
Mandala 8, Hymn 95, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
श्रु॒धी हवं॑ तिर॒श्च्या इन्द्र॒ यस्त्वा॑ सप॒र्यति॑ सु॒वीर्य॑स्य॒ गोम॑तो रा॒यस्पू॑र्धि म॒हाँ अ॑सि
"O Indra, hear Tiraṣchî's call, the call of him who serveth thee. Satisfy him with wealth of kine and valiant offspring: Great art thou."
Mandala 8, Hymn 95, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
इन्द्र॒ यस्ते॒ नवी॑यसीं॒ गिरं॑ म॒न्द्रामजी॑जनत् चि॒कि॒त्विन्म॑नसं॒ धियं॑ प्र॒त्नामृ॒तस्य॑ पि॒प्युषी॑म्
"For he, O Indra, hath produced for thee the newest gladdening song, A hymn that springs from careful thought, ancient, and full of sacred truth."
Mandala 8, Hymn 95, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
तमु॑ ष्टवाम॒ यं गिर॒ इन्द्र॑मु॒क्थानि॑ वावृ॒धुः पु॒रूण्य॑स्य॒ पौंस्या॒ सिषा॑सन्तो वनामहे
"That Indra will we laud whom songs and hymns of praise have magnified. Striving to win, we celebrate his many deeds of hero might."
Mandala 8, Hymn 95, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
एतो॒ न्विन्द्रं॒ स्तवा॑म शु॒द्धं शु॒द्धेन॒ साम्ना॑ शु॒द्धैरु॒क्थैर्वा॑वृ॒ध्वांसं॑ शु॒द्ध आ॒शीर्वा॑न्ममत्तु
"Come now and let us glorify pure Indra with pure Sâma hymns. Let the pure milky draught delight him strengthened by pure songs of praise."
Mandala 8, Hymn 95, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
इन्द्र॑ शु॒द्धो न॒ आ ग॑हि शु॒द्धः शु॒द्धाभि॑रू॒तिभिः॑ शु॒द्धो र॒यिं नि धा॑रय शु॒द्धो म॑मद्धि सो॒म्यः
"O Indra, come thou pure to us, with pure assistance, pure thyself. Pure, send thou riches down to us, and, meet for Soma, pure, be glad."
Mandala 8, Hymn 95, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 9
SANSKRIT TEXT
इन्द्र॑ शु॒द्धो हि नो॑ र॒यिं शु॒द्धो रत्ना॑नि दा॒शुषे॑ शु॒द्धो वृ॒त्राणि॑ जिघ्नसे शु॒द्धो वाजं॑ सिषाससि
"O Indra, pure, vouchsafe us wealth, and, pure, enrich the worshipper. Pure, thou dost strike the Vr̥itras dead, and strivest, pure, to win the spoil."