HYMN XLI. INDRA.


आā तूtū नna इन्द्रindra मद्र्यगmadryagh घुवानःghuvānaḥ सोमपीतयेsomapītaye |

हरिभ्यांharibhyāṃ याह्यद्रिवःyāhyadrivaḥ ||

INVOKED to drink the Soma juice, come with thy Bay Steeds, Thunder-armed
Come, Indra, hitherward to me.
3.41.1

सत्तोsatto होताhotā नna रत्वियस्तिस्तिरेṛtviyastistire बर्हिरानुषकbarhirānuṣak |

अयुज्रनayujran परातरद्रयःprātaradrayaḥ ||

Our priest is seated, true to time; the grass is regularly strewn;
The pressing-stones were set at morn.
3.41.2

इमाimā बरह्मbrahma बरह्मवाहःbrahmavāhaḥ करियन्तkriyanta आā बर्हिःbarhiḥ सीदsīda |

वीहिvīhi शूरśūra पुरोळाशमpuroḷāśam ||

These prayers, O thou who hearest prayer are offered: seat thee on the grass.
Hero, enjoy the offered cake.
3.41.3

रारन्धिrārandhi सवनेषुsavaneṣu णṇa एषुeṣu सतोमेषुstomeṣu वर्त्रहनvṛtrahan |

उक्थेष्विन्द्रuktheṣvindra गिर्वणःghirvaṇaḥ ||

O Vṛtra-slayer, be thou pleased with these libations, with these hymns,
Song-loving Indra, with our lauds.
3.41.4

मतयःmatayaḥ सोमपामुरुंsomapāmuruṃ रिहन्तिrihanti शवससśavasas पतिमpatim |

इन्द्रंindraṃ वत्संvatsaṃ नna मातरःmātaraḥ ||

Our hymns caress the Lord of Strength, vast, drinker of the Soma's juice,
Indra, as mother-cows their calf.
3.41.5

सsa मन्दस्वाmandasvā हयन्धसोhyandhaso राधसेrādhase तन्वाtanvā महेmahe |

नna सतोतारंstotāraṃ निदेnide करःkaraḥ ||

Delight thee with the juice we pour for thine own great munificence:
Yield not thy singer to reproach.
3.41.6

वयमिन्द्रvayamindra तवायवोtvāyavo हविष्मन्तोhaviṣmanto जरामहेjarāmahe |

उतuta तवमस्मयुर्वसोtvamasmayurvaso ||

We, Indra, dearly loving thee, bearing oblation, sing thee hymns
Thou, Vasu, dearly lovest us.
3.41.7

मारेmāre अस्मदasmad विvi मुमुचोmumuco हरिप्रियार्वांharipriyārvāṃ याहिyāhi |

इन्द्रindra सवधावोमत्स्वेहsvadhāvomatsveha ||

O thou to whom thy Bays are dear, loose not thy Horses far from us:
Here glad thee, Indra, Lord divine.
3.41.8

अर्वाञ्चंarvāñcaṃ तवाtvā सुखेsukhe रथेrathe वहतामिन्द्रvahatāmindra केशिनाkeśinā |

घर्तस्नूबर्हिरासदेghṛtasnūbarhirāsade ||

May long-maned Coursers, dropping oil, bring thee on swift car hitherward,
Indra, to seat thee on the grass.
3.41.9