HYMN LXXII. INDRA-SOMA.


इन्द्रासोमाindrāsomā महिmahi तदtad वांvāṃ महित्वंmahitvaṃ युवंyuvaṃ महानिmahāni परथमानिprathamāni चक्रथुःcakrathuḥ |

युवंyuvaṃ सूर्यंsūryaṃ विविदथुर्युवंvividathuryuvaṃ सवर्विश्वाsvarviśvā तमांस्यहतंtamāṃsyahataṃ निदश्चnidaśca ||

GREAT is this might of yours, Indra and Soma: the first high exploits were your own achievements.
Ye found the Sun ye found the light of heaven: ye killed all darkness and the Gods’ blasphemers.
6.72.1

इन्द्रासोमाindrāsomā वासयथvāsayatha उषासमुतuṣāsamut सूर्यंsūryaṃ नयथोnayatho जयोतिषाjyotiṣā सहsaha |

उपupa दयांdyāṃ सकम्भथुःskambhathuḥ सकम्भनेनाप्रथतंskambhanenāprathataṃ पर्थिवींpṛthivīṃ मातरंmātaraṃ विvi ||

Ye, Indra-Soma, gave her light to Morning, and led the Sun on high with all his splendour.
Ye stayed the heaven with a supporting pillar, and spread abroad apart, the Earth, the Mother.
6.72.2

इन्द्रासोमावहिमपःindrāsomāvahimapaḥ परिष्ठांpariṣṭhāṃ हथोhatho वर्त्रमनुvṛtramanu वांvāṃ दयौरमन्यतdyauramanyata |

परार्णांस्यैरयतंprārṇāṃsyairayataṃ नदीनामाnadīnāmā समुद्राणिपप्रथुःsamudrāṇipaprathuḥ पुरूणिpurūṇi ||

Ye slew the flood -obstructing serpent Vṛtra, Indra and Soma: Heaven approved your exploit.
Ye urged to speed the currents of the rivers, and many seas have ye filled full with waters.
6.72.3

इन्द्रासोमाindrāsomā पक्वमामास्वन्तर्निpakvamāmāsvantarni गवामिदghavāmid दधथुर्वक्षणासुdadhathurvakṣaṇāsu |

जग्र्भथुरनपिनद्धमासुjaghṛbhathuranapinaddhamāsu रुशच्चित्रासुruśaccitrāsu जगतीष्वन्तःjaghatīṣvantaḥ ||

Ye in the unripe udders of the milch-kine have set the ripe milk, Indra, thou, and Soma.
Ye have held fast the unimpeded whiteness within these many-coloured moving creatures.
6.72.4

इन्द्रासोमाindrāsomā युवमङगyuvamaṅgha तरुत्रमपत्यसाचंtarutramapatyasācaṃ शरुत्यंśrutyaṃ रराथेrarāthe |

युवंyuvaṃ शुष्मंśuṣmaṃ नर्यंnaryaṃ चर्षणिभ्यःcarṣaṇibhyaḥ संsaṃ विव्यथुःvivyathuḥ पर्तनाषाहमुग्राpṛtanāṣāhamughrā ||

Verily ye bestow, Indra and Soma, wealth, famed, victorious, passing to our children.
Ye have invested men, ye Mighty Beings, with manly strength that conquers in the battle.
6.72.5