Rig Veda · Mandala 10 · Sukta 167
Rig Veda 10.167 — Indra
Deity: Indra. Rishi family (Mandala 10): Many seers — generally considered latest in composition. This Sukta contains 4 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 10.167.1
तुभ्येदमिन्द्र परि षिच्यते मधु तवं सुतस्य कलशस्यराजसि | तवं रयिं पुरुवीरामु नस कर्धि तवं तपःपरितप्याजयः सवः
tubhyedamindra pari ṣicyate madhu tvaṃ sutasya kalaśasyarājasi | tvaṃ rayiṃ puruvīrāmu nas kṛdhi tvaṃ tapaḥparitapyājayaḥ svaḥ
Rig Veda 10.167.2
सवर्जितं महि मन्दानमन्धसो हवामहे परि शक्रंसुतानुप | इमं नो यज्ञमिह बोध्या गहि सप्र्धोजयन्तं मघवानमीमहे
svarjitaṃ mahi mandānamandhaso havāmahe pari śakraṃsutānupa | imaṃ no yajñamiha bodhyā ghahi spṛdhojayantaṃ maghavānamīmahe
Let us call Śakra to libations here effused, winner of light who joyeth in the potent juice. Mark well this sacrifice of ours and come to us: we pray to Maghavan the Vanquisher of hosts.
Rig Veda 10.167.3
सोमस्य राज्ञो वरुणस्य धर्मणि बर्हस्पतेरनुमत्या उशर्मणि | तवाहमद्य मघवन्नुपस्तुतौ धातर्विधातः कलशानभक्षयम
somasya rājño varuṇasya dharmaṇi bṛhaspateranumatyā uśarmaṇi | tavāhamadya maghavannupastutau dhātarvidhātaḥ kalaśānabhakṣayam
By royal Soma's and by Varuṇa's decree, under Bṛhaspati's and Anumati's guard, This day by thine authority, O Maghavan, Maker, Disposer thou! have I enjoyed the jars.
Rig Veda 10.167.4
परसूतो भक्षमकरं चरावपि सतोमं चेमं परथमःसूरिरुन मर्जे | सुते सातेन यद्यागमं वां परतिविश्वामित्रजमदग्नी दमे
prasūto bhakṣamakaraṃ carāvapi stomaṃ cemaṃ prathamaḥsūrirun mṛje | sute sātena yadyāghamaṃ vāṃ prativiśvāmitrajamadaghnī dame
1, too, urged on, have had my portion, in the bowl, and as first Prince I drew forth this my hymn of praise, When with the prize I came unto the flowing juice, O Viśvāmitra, Jamadagni, to your home.
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