3.37.1
वार्त्र॑हत्याय॒ शव॑से पृतना॒षाह्या॑य च | इन्द्र॒ त्वा व॑र्तयामसि ||
O INDRA, for the strength that slays Vṛtra and conquers in the fight, We turn thee hitherward to us.
Rigveda 3.37
HYMN XXXVII. INDRA. · ११ गाथिनो विश्वामित्रः। इन्द्रः।गायत्री, ११ त्रिष्टुप् ।
3.37.1
वार्त्र॑हत्याय॒ शव॑से पृतना॒षाह्या॑य च | इन्द्र॒ त्वा व॑र्तयामसि ||
O INDRA, for the strength that slays Vṛtra and conquers in the fight, We turn thee hitherward to us.
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3.37.2
अ॒र्वा॒चीनं॒ सु ते॒ मन॑ उ॒त चक्षु॑: शतक्रतो | इन्द्र॑ कृ॒ण्वन्तु॑ वा॒घत॑: ||
O Indra, Lord of Hundred Powers, may those who praise thee hitherward. Direct thy spirit and thine eye.
3.37.3
नामा॑नि ते शतक्रतो॒ विश्वा॑भिर्गी॒र्भिरी॑महे | इन्द्रा॑भिमाति॒षाह्ये॑ ||
O Indra, Lord of Hundred Powers, with all our songs we invocate Thy names for triumph over foes.
3.37.4
पु॒रु॒ष्टु॒तस्य॒ धाम॑भिः श॒तेन॑ महयामसि | इन्द्र॑स्य चर्षणी॒धृत॑: ||
We strive for glory through the powers immense of him whom many praise, Of Indra who supports mankind.
3.37.5
इन्द्रं॑ वृ॒त्राय॒ हन्त॑वे पुरुहू॒तमुप॑ ब्रुवे | भरे॑षु॒ वाज॑सातये ||
For Vṛtra's slaughter I address Indra whom many invocate, To win us booty in the wars.
3.37.6
वाजे॑षु सास॒हिर्भ॑व॒ त्वामी॑महे शतक्रतो | इन्द्र॑ वृ॒त्राय॒ हन्त॑वे ||
In battles be victorious. We seek thee, Lord of Hundred Powers, Indra, that Vṛtra may be slain.
3.37.7
द्यु॒म्नेषु॑ पृत॒नाज्ये॑ पृत्सु॒तूर्षु॒ श्रव॑स्सु च | इन्द्र॒ साक्ष्वा॒भिमा॑तिषु ||
In splendid combats of the hosts, in glories where the fight is won. Indra, be victor over foes.
3.37.8
शु॒ष्मिन्त॑मं न ऊ॒तये॑ द्यु॒म्निनं॑ पाहि॒ जागृ॑विम् | इन्द्र॒ सोमं॑ शतक्रतो ||
Drink thou the Soma for our help, bright, vigilant, exceeding strong, O Indra, Lord of Hundred Powers.
3.37.9
इ॒न्द्रि॒याणि॑ शतक्रतो॒ या ते॒ जने॑षु प॒ञ्चसु॑ | इन्द्र॒ तानि॑ त॒ आ वृ॑णे ||
O Śatakratu, powers which thou mid the Five Races hast displayed- These, Indra, do I claim of thee.
3.37.10
अग॑न्निन्द्र॒ श्रवो॑ बृ॒हद् द्यु॒म्नं द॑धिष्व दु॒ष्टर॑म् | उत् ते॒ शुष्मं॑ तिरामसि ||
Indra, great glory hast thou gained. Win splendid fame which none may mar We make thy might perpetual.
3.37.11
॥ अ॒र्वा॒वतो॑ न॒ आ ग॒ह्यथो॑ शक्र परा॒वत॑: | उ॒ लो॒को यस्ते॑ अद्रिव॒ इन्द्रे॒ह तत॒ आ ग॑हि ||
Come to us either from anear, Or, Śakra, come from far away. Indra, wherever be thy home, come to us thence, O Thunder-armed.