HYMN XXXIV. INDRA.


संsaṃ चca तवेtve जग्मुर्गिरjaghmurghira इन्द्रindra पूर्वीर्विpūrvīrvi चca तवदtvad यन्तिyanti विभ्वोमनीषाःvibhvomanīṣāḥ |

पूराpūrā नूनंnūnaṃ चca सतुतयstutaya रषीणांṛṣīṇāṃ पस्प्र्ध्रpaspṛdhra इन्द्रेindre अध्युक्थार्काadhyukthārkā ||

FULL Many songs have met in thee, O Indra, and many a noble thought from thee proceedeth.
Now and of old the eulogies of sages, their holy hymns and lauds, have yearned for Indra.
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पुरुहूतोpuruhūto यःyaḥ पुरुगूर्तpurughūrta रभ्वानेकःṛbhvānekaḥ पुरुप्रशस्तोpurupraśasto अस्तिasti यज्ञैःyajñaiḥ |

रथोratho नna महेmahe शवसेśavase युजानो.अस्माभिरिन्द्रोyujāno.asmābhirindro अनुमाद्योanumādyo भूतbhūt ||

He, praised of many, bold, invoked of many, alone is glorified at sacrifices.
Like a car harnessed for some great achievement, Indra must be the cause of our rejoicing.
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नna यंyaṃ हिंसन्तिhiṃsanti धीतयोdhītayo नna वाणीरिन्द्रंvāṇīrindraṃ नक्षन्तीदभिnakṣantīdabhi वर्धयन्तीःvardhayantīḥ |

यदिyadi सतोतारःstotāraḥ शतंśataṃ यतyat सहस्रंsahasraṃ गर्णन्तिghṛṇanti गिर्वणसंghirvaṇasaṃ शंśaṃ तदस्मैtadasmai ||

They make their way to Indra and exalt him, bim whom no prayers and no laudations trouble;
For when a hundred or a thousand singers. laud him who loves the song their praise delights him.
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अस्माasmā एतदetad दिव्यर्चेवdivyarceva मासाmāsā मिमिक्षmimikṣa इन्द्रेindre नययामिnyayāmi सोमःsomaḥ |

जनंjanaṃ नna धन्वन्नभिdhanvannabhi संsaṃ यदापःyadāpaḥ सत्राsatrā वाव्र्धुर्हवनानिvāvṛdhurhavanāni यज्ञैःyajñaiḥ ||

As brightness mingles with the Moon in heaven, the offered Soma yearns to mix with Indra.
Like water brought to men in desert places, our gifts at sacrifice have still refreshed him.
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अस्माasmā एतनetan मह्याङगूषमस्माmahyāṅghūṣamasmā इन्द्रायindrāya सतोत्रंstotraṃ मतिभिरवाचिmatibhiravāci |

असदasad यथाyathā महतिmahati वर्त्रतूर्यvṛtratūrya इन्द्रोindro विश्वायुरविताviśvāyuravitā वर्धश्चvṛdhaśca ||

To him this mighty eulogy, to Indra hath this our laud been uttered by the poets,
That in the great encounter with the foemen, Loved of all life, Indra may guard and help us.
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