Rigveda 1.6

HYMN VI. INDRA. · १० मधुच्छन्दा वैश्वामित्रः। १-३ इन्द्रः, ४,६,८,९ मरुतः, ५,७ मरुत इन्द्रश्च, १० इन्द्रः। गायत्री।

1.6.1

यु॒ञ्जन्ति॑ ब्र॒ध्नम॑रु॒षं चर॑न्तं॒ परि॑ त॒स्थुष॑: | रोच॑न्ते रोच॒ना दि॒वि ||

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1.6.1

यु॒ञ्जन्ति॑ ब्र॒ध्नम॑रु॒षं चर॑न्तं॒ परि॑ त॒स्थुष॑: | रोच॑न्ते रोच॒ना दि॒वि ||

They who stand round him as he moves harness the bright, the ruddy Steed The lights are shining in the sky.

1.6.2

यु॒ञ्जन्त्य॑स्य॒ काम्या॒ हरी॒ विप॑क्षसा॒ रथे॑ | शोणा॑ धृ॒ष्णू नृ॒वाह॑सा ||

On both sides to the car they yoke the two bay coursers dear to him, Bold, tawny, bearers of the Chief.

1.6.3

के॒तुं कृ॒ण्वन्न॑के॒तवे॒ पेशो॑ मर्या अपे॒शसे॑ | समु॒षद्भि॑रजायथाः ||

Thou, making light where no light was, and form, O men: where form was not, Wast born together with the Dawns.

1.6.4

आदह॑ स्व॒धामनु॒ पुन॑र्गर्भ॒त्वमे॑रि॒रे | दधा॑ना॒ नाम॑ य॒ज्ञिय॑म् ||

Thereafter they, as is their wont, threw off the state of babes unborn, Assuming sacrificial names.

1.6.5

वी॒ळु चि॑दारुज॒त्नुभि॒र्गुहा॑ चिदिन्द्र॒ वह्नि॑भिः | अवि॑न्द उ॒स्रिया॒ अनु॑ ||

Thou, Indra, with the Tempest-Gods, the breakers down of what is firm, Foundest the kine even in the cave.

1.6.6

दे॒व॒यन्तो॒ यथा॑ म॒तिमच्छा॑ वि॒दद्व॑सुं॒ गिर॑: | म॒हाम॑नूषत श्रु॒तम् ||

Worshipping even as they list, singers laud him who findeth wealth, The far-renowned, the mighty One.

1.6.7

इन्द्रे॑ण॒ सं हि दृक्ष॑से संजग्मा॒नो अबि॑भ्युषा | म॒न्दू स॑मा॒नव॑र्चसा ||

Mayest thou verily be seen coming by fearless Indra's side: Both joyous, equal in your sheen.

1.6.8

अ॒न॒व॒द्यैर॒भिद्यु॑भिर्म॒खः सह॑स्वदर्चति | ग॒णैरिन्द्र॑स्य॒ काम्यै॑: ||

With Indra's well beloved hosts, the blameless, hastening to heaven, The sacrificer cries aloud.

1.6.9

अत॑: परिज्म॒न्ना ग॑हि दि॒वो वा॑ रोच॒नादधि॑ | सम॑स्मिन्नृञ्जते॒ गिर॑: ||

Come from this place, O Wanderer, or downward from the light of heaven: Our songs of praise all yearn for this.

1.6.10

इ॒तो वा॑ सा॒तिमीम॑हे दि॒वो वा॒ पार्थि॑वा॒दधि॑ | इन्द्रं॑ म॒हो वा॒ रज॑सः ||

Indra we seek to give us help, from here, from heaven above the earth, Or from the spacious firmament.