HYMN XLI. INDRA.


अहेळमानaheḷamāna उपupa याहिyāhi यज्ञंyajñaṃ तुभ्यंtubhyaṃ पवन्तpavanta इन्दवःindavaḥ सुतासःsutāsaḥ |

गावोghāvo नna वज्रिनvajrin सवमोकोsvamoko अछेन्द्राachendrā गहिghahi परथमोprathamo यज्ञियानामyajñiyānām ||

COME gracious to our sacrifice, O Indra: pressed Soma-drops are purified to please thee.
As cattle seek their home, so Thunderwielder, come, Indra, first of those who claim our worship.
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याyā तेte काकुतkākut सुक्र्ताsukṛtā याyā वरिष्ठाvariṣṭhā ययाyayā शश्वतśaśvat पिबसिpibasi मध्वmadhva ऊर्मिमūrmim |

तयाtayā पाहिpāhi परpra तेte अध्वर्युरस्थातadhvaryurasthāt संsaṃ तेte वज्रोवर्ततामिन्द्रvajrovartatāmindra गव्युःghavyuḥ ||

With that well-formed most wide-extending palate, wherewith thou ever drinkest streams of sweetness,
Drink thou; the Adhvaryu standeth up before thee: let thy spoil-winning thunderbolt attend thee.
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एषeṣa दरप्सोdrapso वर्षभोvṛṣabho विश्वरूपviśvarūpa इन्द्रायindrāya वर्ष्णेvṛṣṇe समकारिsamakāri सोमःsomaḥ |

एतंetaṃ पिबpiba हरिवhariva सथातरुग्रsthātarughra यस्येशिषेyasyeśiṣe परदिविpradivi यस्तेन्नमyasteannam ||

This drop, steer-strong and omniform, the Soma, hath been made ready for the Bull, for India.
Drink this, Lord of the Bays, thou Strong Supporter, this that is thine of old, thy food for ever.
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सुतःsutaḥ सोमोsomo असुतादिन्द्रasutādindra वस्यानयंvasyānayaṃ शरेयाञ्चिकितुषेśreyāñcikituṣe रणायraṇāya |

एतंetaṃ तितिर्वtitirva उपupa याहिyāhi यज्ञंyajñaṃ तेनtena विश्वास्तविषीराviśvāstaviṣīrā पर्णस्वpṛṇasva ||

Soma when pressed excels the unpressed Soma, better, for one who knows, to give him pleasure.
Come to this sacrifice of ours, O Victor replenish all thy powers with this libation.
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हवयामसिhvayāmasi तवेन्द्रtvendra याह्यर्वांyāhyarvāṃ अरंaraṃ तेte सोमस्तन्वेsomastanve भवातिbhavāti |

शतक्रतोśatakrato मादयस्वाmādayasvā सुतेषुsuteṣu परास्मानवprāsmānava पर्तनासुpṛtanāsu परpra विक्षुvikṣu ||

We call on thee, O Indra: come thou hither: sufficient be the Soma for thy body.
Rejoice thee, Śatakratu! in the juices guard us in wars, guard us among our people.
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