Rig Veda · Mandala 8 · Sukta 77
Rig Veda 8.77 — Indra
Deity: Indra. Rishi family (Mandala 8): Kanva and Angirasa families. This Sukta contains 11 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 8.77.1
जज्ञानो नु शतक्रतुर्वि पर्छदिति मातरम | क उग्राः के ह शर्ण्विरे
jajñāno nu śatakraturvi pṛchaditi mātaram | ka ughrāḥ ke ha śṛṇvire
Rig Veda 8.77.2
आदीं शवस्यब्रवीदौर्णवाभमहीशुवम | ते पुत्र सन्तु निष्टुरः
ādīṃ śavasyabravīdaurṇavābhamahīśuvam | te putra santu niṣṭuraḥ
Celestial, bounteous Giver, girt about with might, rich, mountain-like, in precious things, Him swift we seek. for foodful booty rich in kine, brought hundredfold and thousandfold.
Rig Veda 8.77.3
समित तान वर्त्रहाखिदत खे अरानिव खेदया | परव्र्द्धोदस्युहाभवत
samit tān vṛtrahākhidat khe arāniva khedayā | pravṛddhodasyuhābhavat
Indra, the strong and lofty hills are powerless to bar thy way. None stay that act of thine when thou wouldst fain give wealth to one like me who sings thy praise.
Rig Veda 8.77.4
एकया परतिधापिबत साकं सरांसि तरिंशतम | इन्द्रः सोमस्य काणुका
ekayā pratidhāpibat sākaṃ sarāṃsi triṃśatam | indraḥ somasya kāṇukā
A Warrior thou by strength, wisdom, and wondrous deed, in might excellest all that is. Hither may this our hymn attract thee to our help, the hymn which Gotamas have made.
Rig Veda 8.77.5
अभि गन्धर्वमत्र्णदबुध्नेषु रजस्स्वा | इन्द्रो बरह्मभ्य इद वर्धे
abhi ghandharvamatṛṇadabudhneṣu rajassvā | indro brahmabhya id vṛdhe
For in thy might thou stretchest out beyond the boundaries of heaven. The earthly region, Indra, comprehends thee not. After thy Godhead hast thou waxed.
Rig Veda 8.77.6
निराविध्यद गिरिभ्य आ धारयत पक्वमोदनम | इन्द्रो बुन्दं सवाततम
nirāvidhyad ghiribhya ā dhārayat pakvamodanam | indro bundaṃ svātatam
When, Maghavan, thou honourest the worshipper, no one is there to stay thy wealth. Most liberal Giver thou, do thou inspire our song of praise, that we may win the spoil.
Rig Veda 8.77.7
शतब्रध्न इषुस्तव सहस्रपर्ण एक इत | यमिन्द्र चक्र्षे युजम
śatabradhna iṣustava sahasraparṇa eka it | yamindra cakṛṣe yujam
Rig Veda 8.77.8
तेन सतोत्र्भ्य आ भर नर्भ्यो नारिभ्यो अत्तवे | सद्यो जातर्भुष्ठिर
tena stotṛbhya ā bhara nṛbhyo nāribhyo attave | sadyo jātaṛbhuṣṭhira
Rig Veda 8.77.9
एता चयौत्नानि ते कर्ता वर्षिष्ठानि परीणसा | हर्दा वीड्वधारयः
etā cyautnāni te kṛtā varṣiṣṭhāni parīṇasā | hṛdā vīḍvadhārayaḥ
Rig Veda 8.77.10
विश्वेत ता विष्णुराभरदुरुक्रमस्त्वेषितः | शतं महिषान कषीरपाकमोदनं वराहमिन्द्र एमुषम
viśvet tā viṣṇurābharadurukramastveṣitaḥ | śataṃ mahiṣān kṣīrapākamodanaṃ varāhamindra emuṣam
Rig Veda 8.77.11
तुविक्षं ते सुक्र्तं सूमयं धनुः साधुर्बुन्दो हिरण्ययः | उभा ते बाहू रण्या सुसंस्क्र्त रदूपे चिद रदूव्र्धा
tuvikṣaṃ te sukṛtaṃ sūmayaṃ dhanuḥ sādhurbundo hiraṇyayaḥ | ubhā te bāhū raṇyā susaṃskṛta ṛdūpe cid ṛdūvṛdhā
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