Rig Veda · Mandala 10 · Sukta 152
Rig Veda 10.152 — Indra
Deity: Indra. Rishi family (Mandala 10): Many seers — generally considered latest in composition. This Sukta contains 5 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 10.152.1
शास इत्था महानस्यमित्रखादो अद्भुतः | न यस्यहन्यते सखा न जीयते कदा चन
śāsa itthā mahānasyamitrakhādo adbhutaḥ | na yasyahanyate sakhā na jīyate kadā cana
Rig Veda 10.152.2
सवस्तिद विशस पतिर्व्र्त्रहा विम्र्धो वशी | वर्षेन्द्रःपुर एतु नः सोमप अभयंकरः
svastida viśas patirvṛtrahā vimṛdho vaśī | vṛṣendraḥpura etu naḥ somapa abhayaṃkaraḥ
Lord of the clan, who brings us bliss, Strong, Warrior, Slayer of the fiend, May India, Soma-drinker, go before us, Bull who gives us peace.
Rig Veda 10.152.3
वि रक्षो वि मर्धो जहि वि वर्त्रस्य हनू रुज | वि मन्युमिन्द्र वर्त्रहन्नमित्रस्याभिदसतः
vi rakṣo vi mṛdho jahi vi vṛtrasya hanū ruja | vi manyumindra vṛtrahannamitrasyābhidasataḥ
Drive Rākṣasas and foes away, break thou in pieces Vṛtra'sjaws: O Vṛtra-slaying Indra, quell the foeman's wrath who threatens us.
Rig Veda 10.152.4
वि न इन्द्र मर्धो जहि नीचा यछ पर्तन्यतः | यो अस्मानभिदासत्यधरं गमया तमः
vi na indra mṛdho jahi nīcā yacha pṛtanyataḥ | yo asmānabhidāsatyadharaṃ ghamayā tamaḥ
O Indra, beat our foes away, humble the men who challenge us: Send down to nether darkness him who seeks to do us injury.
Rig Veda 10.152.5
अपेन्द्र दविषतो मनो.अप जिज्यासतो वधम | वि मन्योःशर्म यछ वरीयो यवया वधम
apendra dviṣato mano.apa jijyāsato vadham | vi manyoḥśarma yacha varīyo yavayā vadham
Baffle the foeman's plan, ward off his weapon who would conquer us. Give shelter from his furious wrath, and keep his murdering dart afar.
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