Rig Veda · Mandala 8 · Sukta 36
Rig Veda 8.36 — Indra
Deity: Indra. Rishi family (Mandala 8): Kanva and Angirasa families. This Sukta contains 7 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 8.36.1
अवितासि सुन्वतो वर्क्तबर्हिषः पिबा सोमं मदाय कं शतक्रतो | यं ते भागमधारयन विश्वाः सेहानः पर्तना उरु जरयः समप्सुजिन मरुत्वानिन्द्र सत्पते
avitāsi sunvato vṛktabarhiṣaḥ pibā somaṃ madāya kaṃ śatakrato | yaṃ te bhāghamadhārayan viśvāḥ sehānaḥ pṛtanā uru jrayaḥ samapsujin marutvānindra satpate
Rig Veda 8.36.2
पराव सतोतारं मघवन्नव तवां पिबा सोमं मदाय कंशतक्रतो | यं ते भागं ...
prāva stotāraṃ maghavannava tvāṃ pibā somaṃ madāya kaṃśatakrato | yaṃ te bhāghaṃ ...
Maghavan, help thy worshipper: let him help thee. O Śatakratu, drink Soma to make thee glad. The share which they have fixed for thee, etc.
Rig Veda 8.36.3
ऊर्जा देवानवस्योजसा तवां पिबा सोमं मदाय कं शतक्रतो | यं ते भागं ...
ūrjā devānavasyojasā tvāṃ pibā somaṃ madāya kaṃ śatakrato | yaṃ te bhāghaṃ ...
Thou aidest Gods with food, and that with might aids thee, O Śatakratu, drink Soma to make thee glad.
Rig Veda 8.36.4
जनिता दिवो जनिता पर्थिव्याः पिबा सोमं मदाय कं शतक्रतो | यं ते भागं ...
janitā divo janitā pṛthivyāḥ pibā somaṃ madāya kaṃ śatakrato | yaṃ te bhāghaṃ ...
Creator of the heaven, creator of the earth, O Śatakratu, drink Soma to make thee glad.
Rig Veda 8.36.5
जनिताश्वानां जनिता गवामसि पिबा सोमं मदाय कं शतक्रतो | यं ते भागं ...
janitāśvānāṃ janitā ghavāmasi pibā somaṃ madāya kaṃ śatakrato | yaṃ te bhāghaṃ ...
Father of cattle, father of all steeds art thou. O Śatakratu, drink Soma to make thee glad.
Rig Veda 8.36.6
अत्रीणां सतोममद्रिवो महस कर्धि पिबा सोमं मदाय कंशतक्रतो | यं ते भागं ...
atrīṇāṃ stomamadrivo mahas kṛdhi pibā somaṃ madāya kaṃśatakrato | yaṃ te bhāghaṃ ...
Stone-hurler, glorify the Atris' hymn of praise. O Śatakratu, drink Soma to make thee glad.
Rig Veda 8.36.7
शयावाश्वस्य सुन्वतस्तथा शर्णु यथाश्र्णोरत्रेः कर्माणि कर्ण्वतः | पर तरसदस्युमाविथ तवमेक इन नर्षाह्य इन्द्र बरह्माणि वर्धयन
śyāvāśvasya sunvatastathā śṛṇu yathāśṛṇoratreḥ karmāṇi kṛṇvataḥ | pra trasadasyumāvitha tvameka in nṛṣāhya indra brahmāṇi vardhayan
Hear thou Śyāvāśva while he pours to thee, as erst thou heardest Atri when he wrought his holy rites. Indra, thou only gavest Trasadasyu aid in the fierce fight with heroes, strengthening his prayers.
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