HYMN LXXXII. INDRA.


आā परpra दरवdrava परावतो.अर्वावतश्चparāvato.arvāvataśca वर्त्रहनvṛtrahan |

मध्वःmadhvaḥ परतिप्रभर्मणिpratiprabharmaṇi ||

SURYA, thou mountest up to meet the Hero famous for his wealth,
Who hurls the bolt and works for man
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तीव्राःtīvrāḥ सोमासsomāsa आā गहिghahi सुतासोsutāso मादयिष्णवःmādayiṣṇavaḥ |

पिबाpibā दध्र्गdadhṛgh यथोचिषेyathociṣe ||

Him who with might of both his arms brake nine-and-ninety castles down,
Slew Vṛtra and smote Ahi dead.
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इषाiṣā मन्दस्वादुmandasvādu ते.अरंte.araṃ वरायvarāya मन्यवेmanyave |

भुवतbhuvat तta इन्द्रindra शंśaṃ हर्देhṛde ||

This Indra is our gracious Friend. He sends us in a full broad stream
Riches in horses, kine, and corn.
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आā तवशत्रवाtvaśatravā गहिghahi नयुक्थानिnyukthāni चca हूयसेhūyase |

उपमेupame रोचनेrocane दिवःdivaḥ ||

Whatever, Vṛtra-slayer! thou, Sūrya, hast risen upon to-day,
Tbat, Indra, all is in thy power.
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तुभ्यायमद्रिभिःtubhyāyamadribhiḥ सुतोsuto गोभिःghobhiḥ शरीतोśrīto मदायmadāya कमkam |

परpra सोमsoma इन्द्रindra हूयतेhūyate ||

When, Mighty One, Lord of the brave, thou thinkest thus, I shall not die,
That thought of thine is true indeed.
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इन्द्रindra शरुधिśrudhi सुsu मेme हवमस्मेhavamasme सुतस्यsutasya गोमतःghomataḥ |

विvi पीतिन्त्र्प्तिमश्नुहिpītintṛptimaśnuhi ||

Thou, Indra, goest unto all Soma libations shed for thee,
Both far away and near at hand.
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यya इन्द्रindra चमसेष्वाcamaseṣvā सोमश्चमूषुsomaścamūṣu तेte सुतःsutaḥ |

पिबेदस्यpibedasya तवमीशिषेtvamīśiṣe ||

We make this Indra very strong to strike the mighty Vṛtra dead:
A vigorous Hero shall he be.
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योyo अप्सुapsu चन्द्रमाcandramā इवiva सोमश्चमूषुsomaścamūṣu दद्र्शेdadṛśe |

पिबेदस्यpibedasya तवमीशिषेtvamīśiṣe ||

Indra was made for giving, set, most mighty, o’er the joyous draught.
Bright, meet for Soma, famed in song.
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यंyaṃ तेte शयेनःśyenaḥ पदाभरतpadābharat तिरोtiro रजांस्यस्प्र्तमrajāṃsyaspṛtam |

पिबेदस्यpibedasya तवमीशिषेtvamīśiṣe ||

By song as ’twere, the powerful bolt which none may parry was prepared
Lofty, invincible he grew.
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