1.174.1
त्वं राजे॑न्द्र॒ ये च॑ दे॒वा रक्षा॒ नॄन् पा॒ह्य॑सुर॒ त्वम॒स्मान् |
त्वं सत्प॑तिर्म॒घवा॑ न॒स्तरु॑त्र॒स्त्वं स॒त्यो वस॑वानः सहो॒दाः ||
THOU art the King of all the Gods, O Indra: protect the men, O Asura, preserve us. Thou Lord of Heroes, Maghavan, our saver, art faithful, very rich, the victory-giver.
You are King of all the Gods, Indra: protect the people, O Asura; Maghavan, rich and faithful, give victory.
Indra as rājā of devas and Asura in the older Vedic sense—lordly power—not later asura-demon. Maghavan as trustworthy abundance and victory for the people.
Leadership that protects people, keeps faith, and channels resources toward ethical wins—not hollow dominance.
1.174.2
दनो॒ विश॑ इन्द्र मृ॒ध्रवा॑चः स॒प्त यत् पुर॒: शर्म॒ शार॑दी॒र्दर्त् |
ऋ॒णोर॒पो अ॑नव॒द्यार्णा॒ यूने॑ वृ॒त्रं पु॑रु॒कुत्सा॑य रन्धीः ||
Indra, thou humbledst tribes that spake with insult by breaking down seven autumn forts, their refuge. Thou stirredst, Blameless! billowy floods, and gavest his foe a prey to youthful Purukutsa.
You humbled insulting tribes by breaking seven autumn forts; you stirred floods and gave the foe as prey to young Purukutsa.
Seven autumn forts: classic Indra exploit. Flood-release and aid to Purukutsa encode liberation of blocked waters and patronage of righteous warriors in Itihāsa-memory.
Break entrenched obstacles season by season; free stuck resources and empower the next generation of capable allies.
1.174.3
अजा॒ वृत॑ इन्द्र॒ शूर॑पत्नी॒र्द्यां च॒ येभि॑: पुरुहूत नू॒नम् |
रक्षो॑ अ॒ग्निम॒शुषं॒ तूर्व॑याणं सिं॒हो न दमे॒ अपां॑सि॒ वस्तो॑: ||
With whom thou drivest troops whose lords are heroes, and bringest daylight now, much worshipped Indra, With them guard lion-like wasting active Agni to dwell in our tilled fields and in our homestead.
With hero-lorded troops you bring daylight; with them guard lion-like Agni to dwell in our fields and homes.
Indra's hosts and daylight; Agni as lion-like presence in field and home. Domestic and agricultural fire protected by sovereign will—yajña-śakti in tilled life.
Secure the vital spark of home and work—protect foundational energy where people actually live.
1.174.4
शेष॒न् नु त इ॑न्द्र॒ सस्मि॒न् योनौ॒ प्रश॑स्तये॒ पवी॑रवस्य म॒ह्ना |
सृ॒जदर्णां॒स्यव॒ यद् यु॒धागास्तिष्ठ॒द्धरी॑ धृष॒ता मृ॑ष्ट॒ वाजा॑न् ||
They through the greatness of thy spear, O Indra, shall, to thy praise, rest in this earthly station. To loose the floods, to seek, for kine, the battle, his Bays he mounted boldly seized the booty.
Through your spear's greatness they rest in earthly station to your praise; to loose floods and seek cattle you mounted the Bays and seized booty.
Śakti of Indra's spear settles allies; flood-loosing and cattle-retrieval are ṛta-restoring acts. Bay steeds: swift execution of liberating purpose.
Decisive tools plus swift follow-through free blocked systems and recover what sustains the community.
1.174.5
वह॒ कुत्स॑मिन्द्र॒ यस्मि॑ञ्चा॒कन् त्स्यू॑म॒न्यू ऋ॒ज्रा वात॒स्याश्वा॑ |
प्र सूर॑श्च॒क्रं वृ॑हताद॒भीके॒ ऽभि स्पृधो॑ यासिष॒द् वज्र॑बाहुः ||
Indra, bear Kutsa, him in whom thou joyest: the dark-red horses of the Wind are docile. Let the Sun roll his chariot wheel anear us, and let the Thunderer go to meet the foemen.
Bear Kutsa whom you love; Wind's dark-red horses are docile; let Sūrya's wheel roll near and the Thunderer meet the foemen.
Indra-Kutsa friendship; Vāyu's steeds; Sūrya-wheel nearness: alliance of thunder, wind, and sun against adversaries. Personal divine friendship within cosmic combat.
Coordinate complementary strengths—speed, clarity, force—while staying loyal to trusted partners in hard contests.
1.174.6
ज॒घ॒न्वाँ इ॑न्द्र मि॒त्रेरू॑ञ्चो॒दप्र॑वृद्धो हरिवो॒ अदा॑शून् |
प्र ये पश्य॑न्नर्य॒मणं॒ सचा॒योस्त्वया॑ शू॒र्ता वह॑माना॒ अप॑त्यम् ||
Thou Indra, Lord of Bays, made strong by impulse, hast slain the vexers of thy friends, who give not. They who beheld the Friend beside the living were cast aside by thee as they rode onward.
Lord of Bays, impulse-strengthened, you slew vexers of your friends who give not; those who saw the Friend beside the living you cast aside.
Indra protects mitras against non-givers and hostiles. False proximity without generosity is rejected.
Protect generous collaborators; do not waste loyalty on those who take proximity without reciprocal contribution.
1.174.7
रप॑त् क॒विरि॑न्द्रा॒र्कसा॑तौ॒ क्षां दा॒सायो॑प॒बर्ह॑णीं कः |
कर॑त् ति॒स्रो म॒घवा॒ दानु॑चित्रा॒ नि दु॑र्यो॒णे कुय॑वाचं मृ॒धि श्रे॑त् ||
Indra, the bard sang forth in inspiration: thou madest earth a covering for the Dāsa. Maghavan made the three that gleam with moisture, and to his home brought Kuyavāc to slay him.
The bard sang in inspiration; you covered the Dāsa with earth; Maghavan made the three moist gleamers and brought Kuyavāc home to slay.
Kavi inspiration and Indra's covering of Dāsa: mythic subdual of chaotic force. Maghavan's strategic completion of unfinished threats.
Finish critical threats completely. Inspiration starts the work; disciplined follow-through closes vulnerability.
1.174.8
सना॒ ता त॑ इन्द्र॒ नव्या॒ आगु॒: सहो॒ नभोऽवि॑रणाय पू॒र्वीः |
भि॒नत् पुरो॒ न भिदो॒ अदे॑वीर्न॒नमो॒ वध॒रदे॑वस्य पी॒योः ||
These thine old deeds new bards have sung, O Indra. Thou conqueredst, boundest many tribes for ever. Like castles thou hast crushed the godless races, and bowed the godless scorner's deadly weapon.
New bards sing your old deeds: you bound many tribes, crushed godless races like castles, and bowed the scorner's deadly weapon.
Indra's deeds renewed by new poets—paramparā of stuti. Crushing the godless and bending deadly weapons: defense of dharma against contemptuous violence.
Retell founding stories that encode resilience. Cultural memory of overcoming contempt strengthens present courage.
1.174.9
त्वं धुनि॑रिन्द्र॒ धुनि॑मतीर्ऋ॒णोर॒पः सी॒रा न स्रव॑न्तीः |
प्र यत् स॑मु॒द्रमति॑ शूर॒ पर्षि॑ पा॒रया॑ तु॒र्वशं॒ यदुं॑ स्व॒स्ति ||
A Stormer thou hast made the stormy waters flow down, O Indra, like the running rivers. When o’er the flood thou broughtest them, O Hero, thou keptest Turvaśa and Yadu safely.
Stormer, you made stormy waters flow like rivers; when you brought them over the flood you kept Turvaśa and Yadu safe.
Indra as storm-engineer of waters; protection of Turvaśa-Yadu lineages during crossing—ancestral safety within cosmic hydrology.
Channel turbulence into usable flow, and when leading people through crisis crossings, prioritize their safety.
1.174.10
त्वम॒स्माक॑मिन्द्र वि॒श्वध॑ स्या अवृ॒कत॑मो न॒रां नृ॑पा॒ता |
स नो॒ विश्वा॑सां स्पृ॒धां स॑हो॒दा वि॒द्यामे॒षं वृ॒जनं॑ जी॒रदा॑नुम् ||
Indra, mayst thou be ours in all occasions, protector of the men, most gentle-hearted, Giving us victory over all our rivals. May we find strengthening food in full abundance.
Be ours on all occasions, protector most gentle-hearted; give victory over rivals; may we find strengthening food in abundance.
Protector on all occasions; gentle-hearted with victory. Closing food-prayer marries soft-heartedness to competitive success and nourishment.
Combine competitive excellence with gentleness and ensure success still feeds everyone—not pyrrhic wins.