Ṛgveda · Sūkta 4.16
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4.16.1
आ स॒त्यो या॑तु म॒घवाँ॑ ऋजी॒षी द्रव॑न्त्वस्य॒ हर॑य॒ उप॑ नः ।
तस्मा॒ इदन्धः॑ सुषुमा सु॒दक्ष॑मि॒हाभि॑पि॒त्वं क॑रते गृणा॒नः ॥
Let the truthful, bountiful, eager Indra come hither; let his tawny steeds run near to us. For him we have pressed the fine soma; praised, may he make his approach here.
4.16.2
अव॑ स्य शू॒राध्व॑नो॒ नान्ते॑ अ॒स्मिन्नो॑ अ॒द्य सव॑ने म॒न्दध्यै॑ ।
शंसा॑त्यु॒क्थमु॒शने॑व वे॒धाश्चि॑कि॒तुषे॑ असु॒र्या॑य॒ मन्म॑ ॥
O hero, come down at the end of the path, today at this pressing, to gladden us. As the sage Uśanas, may the wise singer recite the hymn to the discerning lord of might.
4.16.3
क॒विर्न नि॒ण्यं वि॒दथा॑नि॒ साध॒न्वृषा॒ यत्सेकं॑ विपिपा॒नो अर्चा॑त् ।
दि॒व इ॒त्था जी॑जनत्स॒प्त का॒रूनह्ना॑ चिच्चक्रुर्व॒युना॑ गृ॒णन्तः॑ ॥
Like a seer, he accomplished the praiseworthy rites, when, bull-like, drinking the draught, he sang his praise. Thus from heaven he begat seven makers; even by day, singing praise, they made skilful works.
4.16.4
स्व॑र्यद्वेदि॑ सु॒दृशी॑कम॒र्कैर्महि॒ ज्योती॑ रुरुचु॒र्यद्ध॒ वस्तोः॑ ।
अ॒न्धा तमां॑सि॒ दुधि॑ता वि॒चक्षे॒ नृभ्य॑श्चकार॒ नृत॑मो अ॒भिष्टौ॑ ॥
When he set the heaven-light fair to see, and with hymns made the great light shine; when the milk-yielding rays made visible the darkness of the dwelling, then the best leader did this for men at the summons.
4.16.5
व॒व॒क्ष इन्द्रो॒ अमि॑तमृजी॒षी उ॒भे आ प॑प्रौ॒ रोद॑सी महि॒त्वा ।
अत॑श्चिदस्य महि॒मा वि रे॑चि अ॒भि यो विश्वा॒ भुव॑ना ब॒भूव॑ ॥
Indra grew strong, boundless, lord of might; by his greatness he filled both heaven and earth. Thus even his greatness shone forth, he who became supreme over all beings.
4.16.6
विश्वा॑नि श॒क्रो नर्या॑णि वि॒द्वान॒पो रि॑रेच॒ सखि॑भि॒र्निका॑मैः ।
अश्मा॑नं चि॒द्ये बि॑भि॒दुर्वचो॑भिर्व्र॒जं गोम॑न्तमु॒शिजो॒ वि व॑व्रुः ॥
Indra, knowing all heroic deeds, mighty, crossed beyond the waters with his friends and ready allies. The Uśij priests, with words, broke open even the stone and opened the enclosure containing the cows.
4.16.7
अ॒पो वृ॒त्रं व॑व्रि॒वांसं॒ परा॑ह॒न्प्राव॑त्ते॒ वज्रं॑ पृथि॒वी सचे॑ताः ।
प्रार्णां॑सि समु॒द्रिया॑ण्यैनोः॒ पति॒र्भव॒ञ्च्छव॑सा शूर धृष्णो ॥
Indra, you struck down Vritra, who had enclosed the waters, far from them; the earth, of one mind with you, guarded your thunderbolt. By your strength you became lord of the ocean's floods, O hero, O bold one.
4.16.8
अ॒पो यदद्रिं॑ पुरुहूत॒ दर्द॑रा॒विर्भु॑वत्स॒रमा॑ पू॒र्व्यं ते॑ ।
स नो॑ ने॒ता वाज॒मा द॑र्षि॒ भूरिं॑ गो॒त्रा रु॒जन्नङ्गि॑रोभिर्गृणा॒नः ॥
When you split the mountain that held the waters, O much-invoked Indra, Saramā appeared before your ancient deed. May he, as our leader, bring abundant wealth here, breaking open the cow-pens, praised by the Aṅgirases.
4.16.9
अच्छा॑ क॒विं नृ॑मणो गा अ॒भिष्टौ॒ स्व॑र्षाता मघव॒न्नाध॑मानम् ।
ऊ॒तिभि॒स्तमि॑षणो द्यु॒म्नहू॑तौ॒ नि मा॒यावा॒नब्र॑ह्मा॒ दस्यु॑रर्त ॥
Go, O maker of men, toward the cows and toward the seer for good victory. O bounteous Maghavan, stir up the one who calls on you with protections in your bright call, and bring low the demon full of magic, the one without prayer.
4.16.10
आ द॑स्यु॒घ्ना मन॑सा या॒ह्यस्तं॒ भुव॑त्ते॒ कुत्सः॑ स॒ख्ये निका॑मः ।
स्वे योनौ॒ नि ष॑दतं॒ सरू॑पा॒ वि वां॑ चिकित्सदृत॒चिद्ध॒ नारी॑ ॥
Come hither, slayer of enemies, swiftly as thought; Kutsa, eager in friendship, stands ready for your home. Both of you, alike in form, sit down in your own womb-place; may the woman who knows the order tell you two apart.
4.16.11
यासि॒ कुत्से॑न स॒रथ॑मव॒स्युस्तो॒दो वात॑स्य॒ हर्यो॒रीशा॑नः ।
ऋ॒ज्रा वाजं॒ न गध्यं॒ युयू॑षन्क॒विर्यदह॒न्पार्या॑य॒ भूषा॑त् ॥
You go with Kutsa in the chariot, desirous of help, ruling the todā-chant of the wind, behind the two bay horses. As one who wishes to win the strength that is to be won, when the seer stands ready for the one who fights by day, may he be your helper.
4.16.12
कुत्सा॑य॒ शुष्ण॑म॒शुषं॒ नि ब॑र्हीः प्रपि॒त्वे अह्नः॒ कुय॑वं स॒हस्रा॑ ।
स॒द्यो दस्यू॒न्प्र मृ॑ण कु॒त्स्येन॒ प्र सूर॑श्च॒क्रं वृ॑हताद॒भीके॑ ॥
For Kutsa you cast down Śuṣṇa, not dried up; at the destruction of the day you seized Kuyava with thousands at once. O Indra, destroy the Dasyus forth at once; with Kutsa, turn the wheel of the sun in battle.
4.16.13
त्वं पिप्रुं॒ मृग॑यं शूशु॒वांस॑मृ॒जिश्व॑ने वैदथि॒नाय॑ रन्धीः ।
प॒ञ्चा॒शत्कृ॒ष्णा नि व॑पः स॒हस्रात्कं॒ न पुरो॑ जरि॒मा वि द॑र्दः ॥
You destroyed Pipru and Mṛgaya, the swollen one, for Ṛjiśvan and for the Vaidathina; fifty dark forts and a thousand fortresses you broke open, as old age would.
4.16.14
सूर॑ उपा॒के त॒न्वं॑ दधा॑नो॒ वि यत्ते॒ चेत्य॒मृत॑स्य॒ वर्पः॑ ।
मृ॒गो न ह॒स्ती तवि॑षीमुषा॒णः सिं॒हो न भी॒म आयु॑धानि॒ बिभ्र॑त् ॥
When, bearing your body near the sun, the splendor of your immortality appeared, you, like a deer and like an elephant, roaring in strength, bear fearsome weapons like a lion.
4.16.15
इन्द्रं॒ कामा॑ वसू॒यन्तो॑ अग्म॒न्त्स्व॑र्मीळ्हे॒ न सव॑ने चका॒नाः ।
श्र॒व॒स्यवः॑ शशमा॒नास॑ उ॒क्थैरोको॒ न र॒ण्वा सु॒दृशी॑व पु॒ष्टिः ॥
Desires seeking wealth came to Indra, like men striving at the soma pressing; seeking fame, singing with praises, like a home, like a fair and well-seen nourishment.
4.16.16
तमिद्व॒ इन्द्रं॑ सु॒हवं॑ हुवेम॒ यस्ता च॒कार॒ नर्या॑ पु॒रूणि॑ ।
यो माव॑ते जरि॒त्रे गध्यं॑ चिन्म॒क्षू वाजं॒ भर॑ति स्पा॒र्हरा॑धाः ॥
Let us call upon that Indra, easy to invoke, who did many heroic deeds, who swiftly brings even to a singer like me the coveted wealth, the giver of desirable gifts.
4.16.17
ति॒ग्मा यद॒न्तर॒शनिः॒ पता॑ति॒ कस्मि॑ञ्चिच्छूर मुहु॒के जना॑नाम् ।
घो॒रा यद॑र्य॒ समृ॑ति॒र्भवा॑ति॒ अध॑ स्मा नस्त॒न्वो॑ बोधि गो॒पाः ॥
When the sharp bolt falls between, O hero, at any moment among the people; when a terrible battle arises, O noble one, then, indeed, be awake as the guardian of our bodies.
4.16.18
भुवो॑ऽवि॒ता वा॒मदे॑वस्य धी॒नां भुवः॒ सखा॑वृ॒को वाज॑सातौ ।
त्वामनु॒ प्रम॑ति॒मा ज॑गन्मोरु॒शंसो॑ जरि॒त्रे वि॒श्वध॑ स्याः ॥
Be the protector of Vāmadeva's thoughts, be a friend, harmless in the contest for wealth; we have come to you with insight, O much-praised one; be always everything for the singer.
4.16.19
ए॒भिर्नृभि॑रिन्द्र त्वा॒युभि॑ष्ट्वा म॒घव॑द्भिर्मघव॒न्विश्व॑ आ॒जौ ।
द्यावो॒ न द्यु॒म्नैर॒भि सन्तो॑ अ॒र्यः क्ष॒पो म॑देम श॒रद॑श्च पू॒र्वीः ॥
O Indra, with these men who desire you, O bountiful one, in every battle, with wealth bright as the heavens, may we rejoice through many nights and many autumns.
4.16.20
ए॒वेदिन्द्रा॑य वृष॒भाय॒ वृष्णे॒ ब्रह्मा॑कर्म॒ भृग॑वो॒ न रथ॑म् ।
नू चि॒द्यथा॑ नः स॒ख्या वि॒योष॒दस॑न्न उ॒ग्रो॑ऽवि॒ता त॑नू॒पाः ॥
Thus for Indra, the bull, the virile one, we have fashioned a prayer, as the Bhṛgus fashion a chariot. Now, so that our friendship may never fail, may he be for us a fierce, body-protecting guardian.
4.16.21
नू ष्टु॒त इ॑न्द्र॒ नू गृ॑णा॒न इषं॑ जरि॒त्रे न॒द्यो॑ न पी॑पेः ।
अका॑रि ते हरिवो॒ ब्रह्म॒ नव्यं॑ धि॒या स्या॑म र॒थ्यः॑ सदा॒साः ॥
Now, O Indra, praised, now singing, you give food to the singer as rivers flow. O possessor of bay steeds, this new prayer has been made for you. By our thought may we always be charioteers of your chariot.