Rig Veda · Mandala 1 · Sukta 176
Rig Veda 1.176 — Indra
Deity: Indra. Rishi family (Mandala 1): Diverse seers — Madhuchchhandas, Medhatithi, Shunahshepa, Hiranyastupa and others. This Sukta contains 6 verses presented below in Devanagari Sanskrit, IAST romanisation, and Ralph T. H. Griffith's English translation. Click any verse to read a fuller explanation.
Verses
Rig Veda 1.176.1
मत्सि नो वस्यैष्टय इन्द्रमिन्दो वर्षा विश | रघायमाणैन्वसि शत्रुमन्ति न विन्दसि
matsi no vasyaiṣṭaya indramindo vṛṣā viśa | ṛghāyamāṇainvasi śatrumanti na vindasi
Rig Veda 1.176.2
तस्मिन्ना वेशया गिरो य एकश्चर्षणीनाम | अनु सवधायमुप्यते यवं न चर्क्र्षद वर्षा
tasminnā veśayā ghiro ya ekaścarṣaṇīnām | anu svadhāyamupyate yavaṃ na carkṛṣad vṛṣā
Make our songs penetrate to him who is the Only One of men; For whom the sacred food is spread, as the steer ploughs the barley in.
Rig Veda 1.176.3
यस्य विश्वानि हस्तयोः पञ्च कषितीनां वसु | सपाशयस्व यो अस्मध्रुग दिव्येवाशनिर्जहि
yasya viśvāni hastayoḥ pañca kṣitīnāṃ vasu | spāśayasva yo asmadhrugh divyevāśanirjahi
Within whose hands deposited all the Five Peoples’ treasures rest. Mark thou the man who injures us and kill him like the heavenly bolt.
Rig Veda 1.176.4
असुन्वन्तं समं जहि दूणाशं यो न ते मयः | अस्मभ्यमस्य वेदनं दद्धि सूरिश्चिदोहते
asunvantaṃ samaṃ jahi dūṇāśaṃ yo na te mayaḥ | asmabhyamasya vedanaṃ daddhi sūriścidohate
Slay everyone who pours no gift, who, hard to reach, delights thee not. Bestow on us what wealth he hath: this even the worshipper awaits.
Rig Veda 1.176.5
आवो यस्य दविबर्हसो.अर्केषु सानुषगसत | आजाविन्द्रस्येन्दो परावो वाजेषु वाजिनम
āvo yasya dvibarhaso.arkeṣu sānuṣaghasat | ājāvindrasyendo prāvo vājeṣu vājinam
Thou helpest him the doubly strong whose hymns were sung unceasingly. When Indra fought, O Soma, thou helpest the mighty in the fray.
Rig Veda 1.176.6
यथा पूर्वेभ्यो ...
yathā pūrvebhyo ...
As thou, O Indra, to the ancient singers wast ever joy, like water to the thirsty, So unto thee I sing this invocation. May we find strengthening food in full abundance.
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