HYMN XLVIII. INDRA. · ५ गाथिनो विश्वामित्रः। इन्द्रः। त्रिष्टुप्।
3.48.1
स॒द्यो ह॑ जा॒तो वृ॑ष॒भः क॒नीन॒: प्रभ॑र्तुमाव॒दन्ध॑सः सु॒तस्य॑ | सा॒धोः पि॑ब प्रतिका॒मं यथा॑ ते॒ रसा॑शिरः प्रथ॒मं सो॒म्यस्य॑ ||
SOON as the young Bull sprang into existence he longed to taste the pressed-out Soma's liquor. Drink thou thy fill, according to thy longing, first, of the goodly mixture blent with Soma.
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3.48.1
स॒द्यो ह॑ जा॒तो वृ॑ष॒भः क॒नीन॒: प्रभ॑र्तुमाव॒दन्ध॑सः सु॒तस्य॑ | सा॒धोः पि॑ब प्रतिका॒मं यथा॑ ते॒ रसा॑शिरः प्रथ॒मं सो॒म्यस्य॑ ||
SOON as the young Bull sprang into existence he longed to taste the pressed-out Soma's liquor. Drink thou thy fill, according to thy longing, first, of the goodly mixture blent with Soma.
3.48.2
यज्जाय॑था॒स्तदह॑रस्य॒ कामें॒ऽशोः पी॒यूष॑मपिबो गिरि॒ष्ठाम् | तं ते॑ मा॒ता परि॒ योषा॒ जनि॑त्री म॒हः पि॒तुर्दम॒ आसि॑ञ्च॒दग्रे॑ ||
That day when thou wast born thou, fain to taste it, drankest the plant's milk which the mountains nourish. That milk thy Mother first, the Dame who bare thee, poured for thee in thy mighty Father's dwelling.
3.48.3
उ॒प॒स्थाय॑ मा॒तर॒मन्न॑मैट्ट ति॒ग्मम॑पश्यद॒भि सोम॒मूध॑: | प्र॒या॒वय॑न्नचर॒द् गृत्सो॑ अ॒न्यान् म॒हानि॑ चक्रे पुरु॒धप्र॑तीकः ||
Desiring food he came unto his Mother, and on her breast beheld the pungent Soma. Wise, he moved on, keeping aloof the others, and wrought great exploits in his varied aspects.
3.48.4
उ॒ग्रस्तु॑रा॒षाळ॒भिभू॑त्योजा यथाव॒शं त॒न्वं॑ चक्र ए॒षः | त्वष्टा॑र॒मिन्द्रो॑ ज॒नुषा॑भि॒भूया॒ऽऽमुष्या॒ सोम॑मपिबच्च॒मूषु॑ ||
Fierce, quickly conquering, of surpassing vigour, he framed his body even as he listed. E’en from his birth-time Indra conquered Tvaṣṭar, bore off the Soma and in beakers drank it.
3.48.5
शु॒नं हु॑वेम म॒घवा॑न॒मिन्द्र॑म॒स्मिन् भरे॒ नृत॑मं॒ वाज॑सातौ | शृ॒ण्वन्त॑मु॒ग्रमू॒तये॑ स॒मत्सु॒ घ्नन्तं॑ वृ॒त्राणि॑ सं॒जितं॒ धना॑नाम् ||
Call we on Maghavan, auspicious Indra, best Hero in the fight where spoil is gathered; The Strong, who listens, who gives aid in battles, who slays the Vṛtras, wins and gathers riches.