1.100.1
स यो वृषा॒ वृष्ण्ये॑भि॒: समो॑का म॒हो दि॒वः पृ॑थि॒व्याश्च॑ स॒म्राट् |
स॒ती॒नस॑त्वा॒ हव्यो॒ भरे॑षु म॒रुत्वा॑न् नो भव॒त्विन्द्र॑ ऊ॒ती ||
MAY he who hath his home with strength, the Mighty, the King supreme of earth and spacious heaven, Lord of true power, to he invoked in battles,—may Indra, girt by Maruts, be our succour.
May he who dwells with strength, mighty king of earth and wide heaven, lord of true power invoked in battles—Indra girt by Maruts—be our help.
Sahovasardham Indra as satya-śavas battle-invoked king of dyāvāpṛthivī; Marutvān refrain—strength in storm-fellowship.
Seek leadership that lives with real capability and trusted energetic allies in hard contests.
1.100.2
यस्याना॑प्त॒: सूर्य॑स्येव॒ यामो॒ भरे॑भरे वृत्र॒हा शुष्मो॒ अस्ति॑ |
वृष॑न्तम॒: सखि॑भि॒: स्वेभि॒रेवै॑र्म॒रुत्वा॑न् नो भव॒त्विन्द्र॑ ऊ॒ती ||
Whose way is unattainable like Sūrya's: he in each fight is the strong Vṛtra-slayer, Mightiest with his Friends in his own courses. May Indra, girt by Maruts, be our succour.
Whose way is unreachable like the Sun's; in each fight the strong Vṛtra-slayer, mightiest with friends on his own courses—may Indra girt by Maruts help us.
Sūrya-like anādhṛṣṭa patha; Vṛtrahan with sakhi on sve vrate—Indra's own courses of ṛta. Friendship amplifies might.
Keep a high, hard-to-corrupt trajectory; win hard fights with aligned friends on values you actually own.
1.100.3
दि॒वो न यस्य॒ रेत॑सो॒ दुघा॑ना॒: पन्था॑सो॒ यन्ति॒ शव॒साप॑रीताः |
त॒रद्द्वे॑षाः सास॒हिः पौंस्ये॑भिर्म॒रुत्वा॑न् नो भव॒त्विन्द्र॑ ऊ॒ती ||
Whose paths go forth in their great might resistless, forthmilking, as it were, heaven's genial moisture. With manly strength triumphant, foe-subduer,—may Indra, girt by Maruts, be our succour.
Whose paths go forth resistless in great might, as if milking heaven's kind moisture; manly, triumphant foe-subduer—may Indra girt by Maruts help us.
Paths that duhanti divaḥ payas—Indra as rain-releaser and abhimātiṣāh. Martial and meteorological victory united.
Open blocked flows (ideas, funding, morale) with decisive strength that still serves life-moisture.
1.100.4
सो अङ्गि॑रोभि॒रङ्गि॑रस्तमो भू॒द् वृषा॒ वृष॑भि॒: सखि॑भि॒: सखा॒ सन् |
ऋ॒ग्मिभि॑र्ऋग्मी गा॒तुभि॒र्ज्येष्ठो॑ म॒रुत्वा॑न् नो भव॒त्विन्द्र॑ ऊ॒ती ||
Among Aṅgirases he was the chiefest, a Friend with friends, mighty amid the mighty. Praiser mid praisers, honoured most of singers. May Indra, girt by Maruts, be our succour.
Among Angirases he was chiefest, friend among friends, mighty among the mighty, praiser among praisers, most honored of singers—may Indra girt by Maruts help us.
Angiras primacy and sakhi/ugra/stotṛ superlatives—Indra as peerless within the fiery seer-clan. Honor within praise culture.
Excel inside your craft community as friend, capability, and voice—not as isolated celebrity.
1.100.5
स सू॒नुभि॒र्न रु॒द्रेभि॒र्ऋभ्वा॑ नृ॒षाह्ये॑ सास॒ह्वाँ अ॒मित्रा॑न् |
सनी॑ळेभिः श्रव॒स्या॑नि॒ तूर्व॑न् म॒रुत्वा॑न् नो भव॒त्विन्द्र॑ ऊ॒ती ||
Strong with the Rudras as with his own children, in manly battle conquering his foemen ' With his close comrades doing deeds of glory,—may Indra, girt by Maruts, be our succour.
Strong with the Rudras as with his own children, conquering foes in manly battle, doing glorious deeds with close comrades—may Indra girt by Maruts help us.
Rudraiḥ like tokaiḥ—Maruts/Rudras as Indra's own children-force. Sakhibhiḥ carṣaṇi of yaśas deeds.
Treat elite teammates as family-strength; glory is co-authored in close quarters.
1.100.6
स म॑न्यु॒मीः स॒मद॑नस्य क॒र्ता ऽस्माके॑भि॒र्नृभि॒: सूर्यं॑ सनत् |
अ॒स्मिन्नह॒न्त्सत्प॑तिः पुरुहू॒तो म॒रुत्वा॑न् नो भव॒त्विन्द्र॑ ऊ॒ती ||
Humbler of pride, exciter of the conflict, the Lord of heroes, God invoked of many, May he this day gain with our men the sunlight. May Indra, girt by Maruts, be our succour.
Humbler of pride, exciter of conflict, lord of heroes, much-invoked god—may he today with our men gain the sunlight; may Indra girt by Maruts help us.
Manya-humbler and conflict-wakener who wins svar with nṛbhiḥ adya—timely collective illumination victory.
Humble arrogance, energize necessary contest, and win clarity now with the people you actually have.
1.100.7
तमू॒तयो॑ रणय॒ञ्छूर॑सातौ॒ तं क्षेम॑स्य क्षि॒तय॑: कृण्वत॒ त्राम् |
स विश्व॑स्य क॒रुण॑स्येश॒ एको॑ म॒रुत्वा॑न् नो भव॒त्विन्द्र॑ ऊ॒ती ||
His help hath made him cheerer in the battle, the folk have made him guardian of their comfort. Sole Lord is he of every holy service. May Indra, girt by Maruts, be our succour.
His help made him cheerer in battle; the folk made him guardian of their comfort; sole lord of every holy service—may Indra girt by Maruts help us.
Yudhi nandayitṛ, kṣemasya gopā by viś, and eka īśāna of yajña—Indra as morale, security, and sacred sovereignty.
Roles earned: raise morale in struggle, guard well-being, and hold unique accountability for sacred/core work.
1.100.8
तम॑प्सन्त॒ शव॑स उत्स॒वेषु॒ नरो॒ नर॒मव॑से॒ तं धना॑य |
सो अ॒न्धे चि॒त् तम॑सि॒ ज्योति॑र्विदन् म॒रुत्वा॑न् नो भव॒त्विन्द्र॑ ऊ॒ती ||
To him the Hero, on high days of prowess, heroes for help and booty shall betake them. He hath found light even in the blinding darkness. May Indra, girt by Maruts, be our succour.
To this Hero on high days of prowess heroes turn for help and booty; he has found light even in blinding darkness—may Indra girt by Maruts help us.
Vīra-to-vīra resort on mahāhana days; jyotir avidat in andhe tamasi—Indra as light-finder in crisis blackout.
In peak-pressure days, turn to proven capability; cultivate the skill of finding light in blackout conditions.
1.100.9
स स॒व्येन॑ यमति॒ व्राध॑तश्चि॒त् स द॑क्षि॒णे संगृ॑भीता कृ॒तानि॑ |
स की॒रिणा॑ चि॒त् सनि॑ता॒ धना॑नि म॒रुत्वा॑न् नो भव॒त्विन्द्र॑ ऊ॒ती ||
He with his left hand checketh even the mighty, and with his right hand gathereth up the booty. Even with the humble he acquireth riches. May Indra, girt by Maruts, be our succour.
With left hand he checks even the mighty; with right he gathers booty; even with the humble he acquires riches—may Indra girt by Maruts help us.
Savyena/niyaman of ugra; dakṣiṇena booty; rayi even with kṣudra—sovereign skill plus inclusive prosperity.
Restrain powerful threats, harvest results, and still create wealth alongside the humble—not only elites.
1.100.10
स ग्रामे॑भि॒: सनि॑ता॒ स रथे॑भिर्वि॒दे विश्वा॑भिः कृ॒ष्टिभि॒र्न्व१द्य |
स पौंस्ये॑भिरभि॒भूरश॑स्तीर्म॒रुत्वा॑न् नो भव॒त्विन्द्र॑ ऊ॒ती ||
With hosts on foot and cars he winneth treasures: well is he known this day by all the people. With manly might he conquereth those who hate him. May Indra, girt by Maruts, be our succour.
With foot-hosts and cars he wins treasures; he is well known today to all the people; with manly might he conquers haters—may Indra girt by Maruts help us.
Patti-ratha wealth-winning; adya viśva-jñāta; dviṣaḥ jayati—public legitimacy of Indra's nṛmṇa.
Combine ground game and speed; earn public recognition; overcome hostility with substantial capability.
1.100.12
स जा॒मिभि॒र्यत् स॒मजा॑ति मी॒ह्ले ऽजा॑मिभिर्वा पुरुहू॒त एवै॑: |
अ॒पां तो॒कस्य॒ तन॑यस्य जे॒षे म॒रुत्वा॑न् नो भव॒त्विन्द्र॑ ऊ॒ती ॥
स व॑ज्र॒भृद् द॑स्यु॒हा भी॒म उ॒ग्रः स॒हस्र॑चेताः श॒तनी॑थ॒ ऋभ्वा॑ |
च॒म्री॒षो न शव॑सा॒ पाञ्च॑जन्यो म॒रुत्वा॑न् नो भव॒त्विन्द्र॑ ऊ॒ती ||
When in his ways with kinsmen or with strangers he speedeth to the fight, invoked of many, For gain of waters, and of sons and grandsons, may Indra, girt by Maruts, be our succour.
When on his ways with kin or strangers he speeds to the fight, much-invoked, for waters, sons, and grandsons—may Indra girt by Maruts help us.
Jāmi or araṇa companions; āpah and naptṛ stakes—Indra fights for hydrological and lineage future. (Verse 1.100.11 absent in this recension; numbering follows source.)
Mobilize mixed coalitions for shared futures: water security and next generations.
1.100.13
तस्य॒ वज्र॑: क्रन्दति॒ स्मत् स्व॒र्षा दि॒वो न त्वे॒षो र॒वथ॒: शिमी॑वान् |
तं स॑चन्ते स॒नय॒स्तं धना॑नि म॒रुत्वा॑न् नो भव॒त्विन्द्र॑ ऊ॒ती ||
Awful and fierce, fiend-slayer, thunder-wielder, with boundless knowledge, hymned by hundreds, mighty, In strength like Soma, guard of the Five Peoples, may Indra, girt by Maruts, be our succour.
Awful, fierce, fiend-slayer, thunder-armed, boundlessly knowing, hymned by hundreds, mighty like Soma, guard of the Five Peoples—may Indra girt by Maruts help us.
Rakṣohan, vajrin, apramita kratu, śatavat stuta, Soma-like balā, pañca-kṛṣṭi gopā—Indra as civilizational guardian.
Protect plural communities with fierce clarity against predatory harm; knowledge plus force.
1.100.14
यस्याज॑स्रं॒ शव॑सा॒ मान॑मु॒क्थं प॑रिभु॒जद् रोद॑सी वि॒श्वत॑: सीम् |
स पा॑रिष॒त् क्रतु॑भिर्मन्दसा॒नो म॒रुत्वा॑न् नो भव॒त्विन्द्र॑ ऊ॒ती ||
Winning the light, hitherward roars his thunder like the terrific mighty voice of Heaven. Rich gifts and treasures evermore attend him. May Indra, girt by Maruts, be our succour.
Winning light, his thunder roars hither like Heaven's terrific mighty voice; rich gifts always attend him—may Indra girt by Maruts help us.
Jyotirjayasya vajra like divo ghoṣa; rayi nityam—thunder of illumination accompanied by lasting gift-flow.
Breakthroughs should sound clearly and attract sustained resources, not silent one-offs.
1.100.15
न यस्य॑ दे॒वा दे॒वता॒ न मर्ता॒ आप॑श्च॒न शव॑सो॒ अन्त॑मा॒पुः |
स प्र॒रिक्वा॒ त्वक्ष॑सा॒ क्ष्मो दि॒वश्च॑ म॒रुत्वा॑न् नो भव॒त्विन्द्र॑ ऊ॒ती ||
Whose home eternal through his strength surrounds him on every side, his laud, the earth and heaven, May he, delighted with our service, save us. May Indra, girt by Maruts, be our succour.
Whose eternal home through strength surrounds him on every side—his praise, earth and heaven; delighted with our service may he save us—may Indra girt by Maruts help us.
Śaśvat damūnas by ojas surrounding; stoma as dyāvāpṛthivī—cosmos itself as Indra's praise-home. Avatu from juṣṭa sevā.
Build enduring strength-environments; let the work itself praise the mission; serve so protection is mutual.
1.100.16
रो॒हिच्छ्या॒वा सु॒मदं॑शुर्लला॒मीर्द्यु॒क्षा रा॒य ऋ॒ज्राश्व॑स्य |
वृष॑ण्वन्तं॒ बिभ्र॑ती धू॒र्षु रथं॑ म॒न्द्रा चि॑केत॒ नाहु॑षीषु वि॒क्षु ||
The limit of whose power not Gods by Godhead, nor mortal men have reached, nor yet the Waters. Both Earth and Heaven in vigour he surpasseth. May Indra, girt by Maruts, he our succour.
Whose power's limit gods by godhead, mortals, nor Waters have reached; he surpasses Earth and Heaven in vigour—may Indra girt by Maruts help us.
Aparimitam ojas beyond Deva, martya, āpas—Indra transcendence within Vedic polycentric praise. Ati dyāvāpṛthivī.
Respect domains of power larger than institutions; aspire without pretending to have mapped every limit.
1.100.17
ए॒तत् त्यत् त॑ इन्द्र॒ वृष्ण॑ उ॒क्थं वा॑र्षागि॒रा अ॒भि गृ॑णन्ति॒ राध॑: |
ऋ॒ज्राश्व॒: प्रष्टि॑भिरम्ब॒रीष॑: स॒हदे॑वो॒ भय॑मानः सु॒राधा॑: ||
The red and tawny mare, blaze-marked, high standing, celestial who, to bring Ṛjrāśva riches, Drew at the pole the chariot yoked with stallions, joyous, among the hosts of men was noted.
The red-tawny blaze-marked high mare, celestial, who to bring Ṛjrāśva riches drew the stallion-yoked chariot, was noted joyous among hosts of men.
Specific Vārṣāgira legend: celestial aśvā for Ṛjrāśva's rayi—Indra-world intersecting named princes. Historical-devotional seam of Mandala 1.
Remember concrete allies and 'vehicles' that carried a community to prosperity—name them with gratitude.
1.100.18
दस्यू॒ञ्छिम्यूँ॑श्च पुरुहू॒त एवै॑र्ह॒त्वा पृ॑थि॒व्यां शर्वा॒ नि ब॑र्हीत् |
सन॒त् क्षेत्रं॒ सखि॑भिः श्वि॒त्न्येभि॒: सन॒त् सूर्यं॒ सन॑द॒पः सु॒वज्र॑: ||
The Vārṣāgiras unto thee, O Indra, the Mighty One, sing forth this laud to please thee, Ṛjrāśva with his fellows, Ambarīṣa, Surādhas, Sahadeva, Bhayamāna.
The Vārṣāgiras sing this laud to please you, O mighty Indra: Ṛjrāśva with Ambarīṣa, Surādhas, Sahadeva, Bhayamāna.
Named rājarṣi circle of Vārṣāgira—collective stuti. Vedic history as shared princely bhakti to Indra.
Collective acknowledgment by named contributors strengthens alliances more than anonymous praise.
1.100.19
वि॒श्वाहेन्द्रो॑ अधिव॒क्ता नो॑ अ॒स्त्वप॑रिह्वृताः सनुयाम॒ वाज॑म् |
तन्नो॑ मि॒त्रो वरु॑णो मामहन्ता॒मदि॑ति॒: सिन्धु॑: पृथि॒वी उ॒त द्यौः ||
He, much invoked, hath slain Dasyus and Śimyus, after his wont, and laid them low with arrows. The mighty Thunderer with his fair-complexioned friends won the land, the sunlight, and the waters.
Much-invoked, he has slain Dasyus and Śimyus as is his wont, laying them low with arrows; the mighty Thunderer with fair-complexioned friends won the land, the sunlight, and the waters.
Dasyu-Śimyu vadha and winning kṣiti, svar, āpas with svitnyebhiḥ sakhibhiḥ—Indra securing land-light-water triad for the people. Closing victory of the hymn.
Secure the fundamentals—territory/home base, clarity/energy, and water/resources—with capable companions against extractive threats.