DharmaPragya
Mandala 8, Hymn 99
Containing 8 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 8, Hymn 99, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
त्वामि॒दा ह्यो नरोऽपी॑प्यन्वज्रि॒न्भूर्ण॑यः स इ॑न्द्र॒ स्तोम॑वाहसामि॒ह श्रु॒ध्युप॒ स्वस॑र॒मा ग॑हि
"O THUNDERER, zealous worshippers gave thee drink this time yesterday. So, Indra, listen here to those who bring the laud: come near unto our dwellingplace."
Mandala 8, Hymn 99, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
मत्स्वा॑ सुशिप्र हरिव॒स्तदी॑महे॒ त्वे आ भू॑षन्ति वे॒धसः॑ तव॒ श्रवां॑स्युप॒मान्यु॒क्थ्या॑ सु॒तेष्वि॑न्द्र गिर्वणः
"Lord of Bay Steeds, fair-helmed, rejoice thee: this we crave. Here the disposers wait on thee. Thy loftiest glories claim our lauds beside the juice, O Indra, Lover of the Song."
Mandala 8, Hymn 99, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
श्राय॑न्त इव॒ सूर्यं॒ विश्वेदिन्द्र॑स्य भक्षत वसू॑नि जा॒ते जन॑मान॒ ओज॑सा॒ प्रति॑ भा॒गं न दी॑धिम
"Turning, as 'twere, to meet the Sun, enjoy from Indra all good things. When he who will be born is born with power we look to treasures as our heritage."
Mandala 8, Hymn 99, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
अन॑र्शरातिं वसु॒दामुप॑ स्तुहि भ॒द्रा इन्द्र॑स्य रा॒तयः॑ सो अ॑स्य॒ कामं॑ विध॒तो न रो॑षति॒ मनो॑ दा॒नाय॑ चो॒दय॑न्
"Praise him who sends us wealth, whose bounties injure none: good are the gifts which Indra grants. He is not worth with one who satisfies his wish: he turns his mind to giving boons."
Mandala 8, Hymn 99, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
त्वमि॑न्द्र॒ प्रतू॑र्तिष्व॒भि विश्वा॑ असि॒ स्पृधः॑ अ॒श॒स्ति॒हा ज॑नि॒ता वि॑श्व॒तूर॑सि॒ त्वं तू॑र्य तरुष्य॒तः
"Thou in thy battles, Indra, art subduer of all hostile bands. Father art thou, all-conquering, cancelling the curse, thou victor of the vanquisher."
Mandala 8, Hymn 99, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
अनु॑ ते॒ शुष्मं॑ तु॒रय॑न्तमीयतुः क्षो॒णी शिशुं॒ न मा॒तरा॑ विश्वा॑स्ते॒ स्पृधः॑ श्नथयन्त म॒न्यवे॑ वृ॒त्रं यदि॑न्द्र॒ तूर्व॑सि
"The Earth and Heaven clung close to thy victorious might as to their calf two mother-cows. When thou attackest Vritra all the hostile bands shrink and faint, Indra, at thy wrath."
Mandala 8, Hymn 99, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
इ॒त ऊ॒ती वो॑ अ॒जरं॑ प्रहे॒तार॒मप्र॑हितम् आ॒शुं जेता॑रं॒ हेता॑रं र॒थीत॑म॒मतू॑र्तं तुग्र्या॒वृध॑म्
"Bring to your aid the Eternal One, who shoots and none may shoot at him, Inciter, swift, victorious, best of Charioteers, Tugrya’s unvanquished Strengthener;"
Mandala 8, Hymn 99, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
इ॒ष्क॒र्तार॒मनि॑ष्कृतं॒ सह॑स्कृतं श॒तमू॑तिं श॒तक्र॑तुम् स॒मा॒नमिन्द्र॒मव॑से हवामहे॒ वस॑वानं वसू॒जुव॑म्
"Arranger of things unarranged, e’en Ṣatakratu, source of might, Indra, the Friend of all, for succour we invoke, Guardian of treasure, sending wealth."