HYMN XXVIII. INDRA.


बरह्माbrahmā णṇa इन्द्रोपindropa याहिyāhi विद्वानर्वाञ्चस्तेvidvānarvāñcaste हरयःharayaḥ सन्तुsantu युक्ताःyuktāḥ |

विश्वेviśve चिदcid धिdhi तवाtvā विहवन्तvihavanta मर्ताmartā अस्माकमिच्छ्र्णुहिasmākamicchṛṇuhi विश्वमिन्वviśvaminva ||

COME to our prayers, O Indra, thou who knowest: let thy Bay Steeds be yoked and guided hither.
Though mortal men on every side invoke thee, still give thine ear to us, O All-impeller.
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हवंhavaṃ तta इन्द्रindra महिमाmahimā वयानडvyānaḍ बरह्मbrahma यतyat पासिpāsi शवसिन्न्र्षीणामśavasinnṛṣīṇām |

आā यदyad वज्रंvajraṃ दधिषेdadhiṣe हस्तhasta उग्रughra घोरःghoraḥ सनsan करत्वाkratvā जनिष्ठाjaniṣṭhā अषाळःaṣāḷaḥ ||

Thy greatness reacheth to our invocation, the sages' prayer which, Potent God, thou guardest.
What time thy hand, O Mighty, holds the thunder, awful in strength thou hast become resistless.
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तवtava परणीतीन्द्रpraṇītīndra जोहुवानानjohuvānān संsaṃ यनyan नॄनnṝn नna रोदसीrodasī निनेथninetha |

महेmahe कषत्रायkṣatrāya शवसेśavase हिhi जज्ञे.अतूतुजिंjajñe.atūtujiṃ चितcit तूतुजिरशिश्नतtūtujiraśiśnat ||

What time thou drewest both world-halves together, like heroes led by thee who call each other-
For thou wast born for strength and high dominion-then e’en the active overthrew the sluggish.
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एभिर्नebhirna इन्द्राहभिर्दशस्यindrāhabhirdaśasya दुर्मित्रासोdurmitrāso हिhi कषितयःkṣitayaḥ पवन्तेpavante |

परतिprati यच्चष्टेyaccaṣṭe अन्र्तमनेनाanṛtamanenā अवava दविताdvitā वरुणोvaruṇo मायीनःmāyīnaḥ सातsāt ||

Honour us in these present days, O Indra, for hostile men are making expiation.
Our sin that sinless Varuṇa discovered, the Wondrous-Wise hath long ago forgiven.
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वोचेमेदिन्द्रंvocemedindraṃ मघवानमेनंmaghavānamenaṃ महोmaho रायोrāyo राधसोrādhaso यदyad ददन्नःdadannaḥ |

योyo अर्चतोarcato बरह्मक्र्तिमविष्ठोbrahmakṛtimaviṣṭho यूयंyūyaṃ पातpāta ...... ||

We will address this liberal Lord, this Indra, that he may grant us gifts of ample riches,
Best favourer of the singer's prayer and praises. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.
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