Ṛgveda · Sūkta 8.16

8.16.1

प्र स॒म्राजं॑ चर्षणी॒नामिन्द्रं॑ स्तोता॒ नव्यं॑ गी॒र्भिः ।
नरं॑ नृ॒षाहं॒ मंहि॑ष्ठम् ॥

Praise with songs Indra, the sovereign of the settled peoples, the new one, the hero and leader, the man-subduing, the most mighty.

यस्मि॑न्नु॒क्थानि॒ रण्य॑न्ति॒ विश्वा॑नि च श्रव॒स्या॑ ।
अ॒पामवो॒ न स॑मु॒द्रे ॥

In whom all hymns and glorious deeds take delight, as the help of the waters in the ocean.

तं सु॑ष्टु॒त्या वि॑वासे ज्येष्ठ॒राजं॒ भरे॑ कृ॒त्नुम् ।
म॒हो वा॒जिनं॑ स॒निभ्यः॑ ॥

That supreme king I call with good praise, the doer in the offering, the great and mighty one, for gifts.

यस्यानू॑ना गभी॒रा मदा॑ उ॒रव॒स्तरु॑त्राः ।
ह॒र्षु॒मन्तः॒ शूर॑सातौ ॥

Whose undiminished, deep, wide, swiftly flowing exhilarations are present, rejoicing in the battle-gain of heroes.

तमिद्धने॑षु हि॒तेषु॑ अधिवा॒काय॑ हवन्ते ।
येषा॒मिन्द्र॒स्ते ज॑यन्ति ॥

Him they call for the proclamation amid the goods and the placed offerings; those for whom Indra is, they conquer.

तमिच्च्यौ॒त्नैरार्य॑न्ति॒ तं कृ॒तेभि॑श्चर्ष॒णयः॑ ।
ए॒ष इन्द्रो॑ वरिव॒स्कृत् ॥

Him indeed they serve with goods; him the peoples settled by deeds serve. This Indra is the bestower of wealth.

इन्द्रो॑ ब्र॒ह्मेन्द्र॒ ऋषि॒रिन्द्रः॑ पु॒रू पु॑रुहू॒तः ।
म॒हान्म॒हीभिः॒ शची॑भिः ॥

Indra is the prayer, Indra is the seer, Indra is invoked by many. Great is he, with his great powers and skillful deeds.

स स्तोम्यः॒ स हव्यः॑ स॒त्यः सत्वा॑ तुविकू॒र्मिः ।
एक॑श्चि॒त्सन्न॒भिभू॑तिः ॥

He is to be praised, he is to be invoked; he is true, mighty, and of great deeds. Though he is alone, he is the one who overpowers all.

तम॒र्केभि॒स्तं साम॑भि॒स्तं गा॑य॒त्रैश्च॑र्ष॒णयः॑ ।
इन्द्रं॑ वर्धन्ति क्षि॒तयः॑ ॥

With verses, with chants, with gāyatrī meters, the singers and the peoples strengthen Indra.

प्र॒णे॒तारं॒ वस्यो॒ अच्छा॒ कर्ता॑रं॒ ज्योतिः॑ स॒मत्सु॑ ।
सा॒स॒ह्वांसं॑ यु॒धामित्रा॑न् ॥

He is the guide, leading toward what is good; the maker of light in contests; the conqueror who overpowers the enemies by strength.

स नः॒ पप्रिः॑ पारयाति स्व॒स्ति ना॒वा पु॑रुहू॒तः ।
इन्द्रो॒ विश्वा॒ अति॒ द्विषः॑ ॥

May he carry us across safely by boat; may Indra, invoked by many, lead us beyond all hatreds.

स त्वं न॑ इन्द्र॒ वाजे॑भिर्दश॒स्या च॑ गातु॒या च॑ ।
अच्छा॑ च नः सु॒म्नं ने॑षि ॥

O Indra, you grant us prizes with strength and lead us also on the path; come toward us and lead us to happiness.