1.16.1
आ त्वा॑ वहन्तु॒ हर॑यो॒ वृष॑णं॒ सोम॑पीतये | इन्द्र॑ त्वा॒ सूर॑चक्षसः ||
LET thy Bay Steeds bring thee, the Strong, hither to drink the Soma draught— Those, Indra, who are bright as suns.
Rigveda 1.16
HYMN XVI. INDRA. · ९ मेधातिथिःकाण्वः। इन्द्रः।गायत्री।
1.16.1
आ त्वा॑ वहन्तु॒ हर॑यो॒ वृष॑णं॒ सोम॑पीतये | इन्द्र॑ त्वा॒ सूर॑चक्षसः ||
LET thy Bay Steeds bring thee, the Strong, hither to drink the Soma draught— Those, Indra, who are bright as suns.
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1.16.2
इ॒मा धा॒ना घृ॑त॒स्नुवो॒ हरी॑ इ॒होप॑ वक्षतः | इन्द्रं॑ सु॒खत॑मे॒ रथे॑ ||
Here are the grains bedewed with oil: hither let the Bay Coursers bring Indra upon his easiest car.
1.16.3
इन्द्रं॑ प्रा॒तर्ह॑वामह॒ इन्द्रं॑ प्रय॒त्य॑ध्व॒रे | इन्द्रं॒ सोम॑स्य पी॒तये॑ ||
Indra at early morn we call, Indra in course of sacrifice, Indra to drink the Soma juice.
1.16.4
उप॑ नः सु॒तमा ग॑हि॒ हरि॑भिरिन्द्र के॒शिभि॑: | सु॒ते हि त्वा॒ हवा॑महे ||
Come hither, with thy long-maned Steeds, O Indra, to he draught we pour We call thee when the juice is shed.
1.16.5
सेमं न॒: स्तोम॒मा ग॒ह्युपे॒दं सव॑नं सु॒तम् | गौ॒रो न तृ॑षि॒तः पि॑ब ||
Come thou to this our song of praise, to the libation poured for thee Drink of it like a stag athirst.
1.16.6
इ॒मे सोमा॑स॒ इन्द॑वः सु॒तासो॒ अधि॑ ब॒र्हिषि॑ | ताँ इ॑न्द्र॒ सह॑से पिब ||
Here are the drops of Soma juice expressed on sacred grass: thereof Drink, Indra, to increase thy might.
1.16.7
अ॒यं ते॒ स्तोमो॑ अग्रि॒यो हृ॑दि॒स्पृग॑स्तु॒ शंत॑मः | अथा॒ सोमं॑ सु॒तं पि॑ब ||
Welcome to thee be this our hymn, reaching thy heart, most excellent: Then drink the Soma juice expressed.
1.16.8
विश्व॒मित्सव॑नं सु॒तमिन्द्रो॒ मदा॑य गच्छति | वृ॒त्र॒हा सोम॑पीतये ||
To every draught of pressed-out juice Indra, the Vṛtra-slayer, comes, To drink the Soma for delight.
1.16.9
सेमं न॒: काम॒मा पृ॑ण॒ गोभि॒रश्वै॑: शतक्रतो | स्तवा॑म त्वा स्वा॒ध्य॑: ||
Fulfil, O Śatakratu, all our wish with horses and with kine: With holy thoughts we sing thy praise.