HYMN CXLVIII. INDRA.


सुष्वाणासsuṣvāṇāsa इन्द्रindra सतुमसिstumasi तवाtvā ससवांसश्चsasavāṃsaśca तुविन्र्म्णवाजमtuvinṛmṇavājam |

आā नोno भरbhara सुवितंsuvitaṃ यस्यyasya चाकनcākan तमनाtmanā तनासनुयामtanāsanuyāma तवोताःtvotāḥ ||

WHEN we have pressed the juice we laud thee, Indra, and when, Most Valorous we have won the booty.
Bring us prosperity, as each desires it under thine own protection may we conquer.
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रष्वस्त्वमिन्द्रṛṣvastvamindra शूरśūra जातोjāto दासीर्विशःdāsīrviśaḥ सूर्येणसह्याःsūryeṇasahyāḥ |

गुहाghuhā हितंhitaṃ गुह्यंghuhyaṃ गूळमप्सुghūḷamapsu बिभ्र्मसिप्रस्रवणेbibhṛmasiprasravaṇe नna सोममsomam ||

Sublime from birth, mayst thou O Indra, Hero, with Sūrya overcome the Dāsa races.
As by a fountain's side, we bring the Soma that lay concealed, close-hidden in the waters.
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अर्योaryo वाvā गिरोghiro अभ्यर्चabhyarca विद्वानvidvān रषीणांṛṣīṇāṃ विप्रःvipraḥ सुमतिंचकानःsumatiṃcakānaḥ |

तेte सयामsyāma येye रणयन्तraṇayanta सोमैरेनोतsomairenota तुभ्यंरथोळtubhyaṃrathoḷa भक्षैःbhakṣaiḥ ||

Answer the votary's hymns, for these thou knowest, craving the Ṛṣis’ prayer, thyself a Singer
May we be they who take delight in Somas: these with sweet food for thee, O Chariot-rider.
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इमाimā बरह्मेन्द्रbrahmendra तुभ्यंtubhyaṃ शंसिśaṃsi दाdā नर्भ्योnṛbhyo नर्णांnṛṇāṃ शूरशवःśūraśavaḥ |

तेभिर्भवtebhirbhava सक्रतुर्येषुsakraturyeṣu चाकन्नुतcākannuta तरायस्वग्र्णतtrāyasvaghṛṇata उतuta सतीनstīn ||

These holy prayers, O Indra, have I sung thee: grant to the men the strength of men, thou Hero.
Be of one mind with those in whom thou joyest: keep thou the singers safe and their companions.
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शरुधीśrudhī हवमिन्द्रhavamindra शूरśūra पर्थ्याpṛthyā उतuta सतवसेstavase वेन्यस्यार्कैःvenyasyārkaiḥ |

आā यस्तेyaste योनिंyoniṃ घर्तवन्तमस्वारूर्मिर्नghṛtavantamasvārūrmirna निम्नैर्द्रवयन्तnimnairdravayanta वक्वाःvakvāḥ ||

Listen to Pṛthi's call, heroic Indra, and be thou lauded by the hymns of Venya,
Him who hath sung thee to thine oil-rich dwelling, whose rolling songs have sped thee like a torrent.
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