HYMN XXXVII. INDRA.


समsam भानुनाbhānunā यततेyatate सूर्यस्याजुह्वानोsūryasyājuhvāno घर्तप्र्ष्ठःghṛtapṛṣṭhaḥ सवञ्चाःsvañcāḥ |

तस्माtasmā अम्र्ध्राamṛdhrā उषसोuṣaso वयvy उछानuchān यya इन्द्रायindrāya सुनवामेत्यsunavāmety आहāha ||

BEDEWED with holy oil and meetly worshipped, the Swift One vies with Sūrya's beam in splendour.
For him may mornings dawn without cessation who saith, Let us press Soma out for Indra.
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समिद्धाग्निरsamiddhāghnir वनवतvanavat सतीर्णबर्हिरstīrṇabarhir युक्तग्रावाyuktaghrāvā सुतसोमोsutasomo जरातेjarāte |

गरावाणोghrāvāṇo यस्येषिरंyasyeṣiraṃ वदन्त्यvadanty अयदayad अध्वर्युरadhvaryur हविषावhaviṣāva सिन्धुमsindhum ||

With kindled fire and strewn grass let him worship, and, Soma-presser, sing with stones adjusted:
And let the priest whose press-stones ring forth loudly, go down with his oblation to the river.
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वधूरvadhūr इयमiyam पतिमpatim इछन्त्यichanty एतिeti यya ईंīṃ वहातेvahāte महिषीमmahiṣīm इषिरामiṣirām |

आस्यāsya शरवस्यादśravasyād रथratha आā चca घोषातghoṣāt पुरूpurū सहस्राsahasrā परिpari वर्तयातेvartayāte ||

This wife is coming near who loves her husband who carries to his home a vigorous consort.
Here may his car seek fame, here loudly thunder, and his wheel make a thousand revolutions.
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नna सsa राजाrājā वयथतेvyathate यस्मिन्नyasminn इन्द्रसindras तीव्रंtīvraṃ सोममsomam पिबतिpibati गोसखायमghosakhāyam |

आā सत्वनैरsatvanair अजतिajati हन्तिhanti वर्त्रंvṛtraṃ कषेतिkṣeti कषितीःkṣitīḥ सुभगोsubhagho नामnāma पुष्यनpuṣyan ||

No troubles vex that King in whose home Indra drinks the sharp Soma juice with milk commingled.
With heroes he drives near, he slays the foeman: Blest, cherishing that name, he guards his people.
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पुष्यातpuṣyāt कषेमेkṣeme अभिabhi योगेyoghe भवात्यbhavāty उभेubhe वर्तौvṛtau संयतीsaṃyatī संsaṃ जयातिjayāti |

परियःpriyaḥ सूर्येsūrye परियोpriyo अग्नाaghnā भवातिbhavāti यya इन्द्रायindrāya सुतसोमोsutasomo ददाशतdadāśat ||

May he support in peace and win in battle: he masters both the hosts that meet together.
Dear shall he be to Sūrya, dear to Agni, who with pressed Soma offers gifts to India.
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