Rigveda 10.174

HYMN CLXXIV. THE KING. · ५ अभीवर्त आंगिरसः। राजा। अनुष्टुप्।

10.174.1

अ॒भी॒व॒र्तेन॑ ह॒विषा॒ येनेन्द्रो॑ अभिवावृ॒ते | तेना॒स्मान्ब्र॑ह्मणस्पते॒ऽभि रा॒ष्ट्राय॑ वर्तय ||

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10.174.1

अ॒भी॒व॒र्तेन॑ ह॒विषा॒ येनेन्द्रो॑ अभिवावृ॒ते | तेना॒स्मान्ब्र॑ह्मणस्पते॒ऽभि रा॒ष्ट्राय॑ वर्तय ||

WITH offering for success in fight whence Indra was victorious. With this, O Brahmaṇaspati, let us attain to royal sway.

10.174.2

अ॒भि॒वृत्य॑ स॒पत्ना॑न॒भि या नो॒ अरा॑तयः | अ॒भि पृ॑त॒न्यन्तं॑ तिष्ठा॒ऽभि यो न॑ इर॒स्यति॑ ||

Subduing those who rival us, subduing all malignities, Withstand the man who menaces, withstand the man who angers us.

10.174.3

अ॒भि त्वा॑ दे॒वः स॑वि॒ताऽभि सोमो॑ अवीवृतत् | अ॒भि त्वा॒ विश्वा॑ भू॒तान्य॑भीव॒र्तो यथास॑सि ||

Soma and Savitar the God have made thee a victorious King All elements have aided thee, to make thee general conqueror.

10.174.4

येनेन्द्रो॑ ह॒विषा॑ कृ॒त्व्यभ॑वद्द्यु॒म्न्यु॑त्त॒मः | इ॒दं तद॑क्रि देवा असप॒त्नः किला॑भुवम् ||

Oblation, that which Indra. gave and thus grew glorious and most high,— This have I offered, Gods! and hence now, verily, am rivalless.

10.174.5

अ॒स॒प॒त्नः स॑पत्न॒हाऽभिरा॑ष्ट्रो विषास॒हिः | यथा॒हमे॑षां भू॒तानां॑ वि॒राजा॑नि॒ जन॑स्य च ||

Slayer of rivals, rivalless, victorious, with royal sway, Over these beings may I rule, may I be Sovran of the folk.