Rigveda 5.31

5.31.1

इन्द्रो॒ रथा॑य प्र॒वतं॑ कृणोति॒ यम॒ध्यस्था॑न्म॒घवा॑ वाज॒यन्त॑म् | यू॒थेव॑ प॒श्वो व्यु॑नोति गो॒पा अरि॑ष्टो याति प्रथ॒मः सिषा॑सन् ||

MAGHAVAN Indra turns his chariot downward, the strength-displaying car which he hath mounted. Even as a herdsman driveth forth his cattle, he goeth, first, uninjured, fain for treasure.

5.31.2

आ प्र द्र॑व हरिवो॒ मा वि वे॑न॒: पिश॑ङ्गराते अ॒भि न॑: सचस्व | न॒हि त्वदि॑न्द्र॒ वस्यो॑ अ॒न्यदस्त्य॑मे॒नाँश्चि॒ज्जनि॑वतश्चकर्थ ||

Haste to us, Lord of Bays; be not ungracious: visit us, lover of gold-hued oblation. There is naught else better than thou art, Indra: e’en to the wifeless hast thou given spouses.

5.31.3

उद्यत् सह॒: सह॑स॒ आज॑निष्ट॒ देदि॑ष्ट॒ इन्द्र॑ इन्द्रि॒याणि॒ विश्वा॑ | प्राचो॑दयत् सु॒दुघा॑ व॒व्रे अ॒न्तर्वि ज्योति॑षा संववृ॒त्वत् तमो॑ऽवः ||

When out of strength arose the strength that conquers, Indra displayed all powers that he possesses. Forth from the cave he drove the milky mothers, and with the light laid bare investing darkness.

5.31.4

अन॑वस्ते॒ रथ॒मश्वा॑य तक्ष॒न् त्वष्टा॒ वज्रं॑ पुरुहूत द्यु॒मन्त॑म् | ब्र॒ह्माण॒ इन्द्रं॑ म॒हय॑न्तो अ॒र्कैरव॑र्धय॒न्नह॑ये॒ हन्त॒वा उ॑ ||

Anus have wrought a chariot for thy Courser, and Tvaṣṭar, Much-invoked! thy bolt that glitters. The Brahmans with their songs exalting Indra increased his strength that he might slaughter Ahi.

5.31.5

वृष्णे॒ यत् ते॒ वृष॑णो अ॒र्कमर्चा॒निन्द्र॒ ग्रावा॑णो॒ अदि॑तिः स॒जोषा॑: | अ॒न॒श्वासो॒ ये प॒वयो॑ऽर॒था इन्द्रे॑षिता अ॒भ्यव॑र्तन्त॒ दस्यू॑न् ||

When heroes sang their laud to thee the Hero, Indra! and stones and Aditi accordant, Without or steed or chariot were the fellies which, sped by Indra, rolled upon the Dasytis.

5.31.6

प्र ते॒ पूर्वा॑णि॒ कर॑णानि वोचं॒ प्र नूत॑ना मघव॒न् या च॒कर्थ॑ | शक्ती॑वो॒ यद् वि॒भरा॒ रोद॑सी उ॒भे जय॑न्न॒पो मन॑वे॒ दानु॑चित्राः ||

I will declare thine exploits wrought aforetime, and, Maghavan, thy deeds of late achievement, When, Lord of Might, thou sunderedst earth and heaven, winning for man the moistly-gleaming waters.

5.31.7

तदिन्नु ते॒ कर॑णं दस्म वि॒प्राऽहिं॒ यद् घ्नन्नोजो॒ अत्रामि॑मीथाः | शुष्ण॑स्य चि॒त् परि॑ मा॒या अ॑गृभ्णाः प्रपि॒त्वं यन्नप॒ दस्यूँ॑रसेधः ||

This is thy deed, e’en this, Wonderful! Singer! that, slaying Ahi, here thy strength thou showedst, Didst check and stay e’en gusna's wiles and magic, and, drawing nigh, didst chase away the Dasytis.

5.31.8

त्वम॒पो यद॑वे तु॒र्वशा॒याऽर॑मयः सु॒दुघा॑: पा॒र इ॑न्द्र | उ॒ग्रम॑यात॒मव॑हो ह॒ कुत्सं॒ सं ह॒ यद् वा॑मु॒शनार॑न्त दे॒वाः ||

Thou, Indra, on the farther bank forYadu and Turvaga didst stay the gushing waters. Ye both assailed the fierce: thou barest Kutsa: when Gods and Uśanā came to you together.

5.31.9

इन्द्रा॑कुत्सा॒ वह॑माना॒ रथे॒नाऽऽ वा॒मत्या॒ अपि॒ कर्णे॑ वहन्तु | निः षी॑म॒द्भ्यो धम॑थो॒ निः ष॒धस्था॑न् म॒घोनो॑ हृ॒दो व॑रथ॒स्तमां॑सि ||

Let the steeds bring you both, Indra and Kutsa, borne on the chariot within hearing-distance. Ye blew him from the waters, from his dwelling, and chased the darkness from the noble's spirit.

5.31.10

वात॑स्य यु॒क्तान् त्सु॒युज॑श्चि॒दश्वा॑न् क॒विश्चि॑दे॒षो अ॑जगन्नव॒स्युः | विश्वे॑ ते॒ अत्र॑ म॒रुत॒: सखा॑य॒ इन्द्र॒ ब्रह्मा॑णि॒ तवि॑षीमवर्धन् ||

Even this sage hath come looking for succour even to Vāta's docile harnessed horses. Here are the Maruts, all, thy dear companions: prayers have increased thy power and might, O Indra.

5.31.11

॥ सूर॑श्चि॒द् रथं॒ परि॑तक्म्यायां॒ पूर्वं॑ कर॒दुप॑रं जूजु॒वांस॑म् | भर॑च्च॒क्रमेत॑श॒: सं रि॑णाति पु॒रो दध॑त् सनिष्यति॒ क्रतुं॑ नः ||

When night was near its close he carried forward e’en the Sun's chariot backward in its running. Etaga brought his wheel and firmly stays it: setting it eastward he shall give us courage.

5.31.12

॥ आयं ज॑ना अभि॒चक्षे॑ जगा॒मेन्द्र॒: सखा॑यं सु॒तसो॑ममि॒च्छन् | वद॒न् ग्रावाव॒ वेदिं॑ भ्रियाते॒ यस्य॑ जी॒रम॑ध्व॒र्यव॒श्चर॑न्ति ||

This Indra, O ye men, hath come to see you, seeking a friend who hath expressed the Soma. The creaking stone is laid upon the altar, and the Adhvaryus come to turn it quickly.

5.31.13

ये चा॒कन॑न्त चा॒कन॑न्त॒ नू ते मर्ता॑ अमृत॒ मो ते अंह॒ आर॑न् | वा॒व॒न्धि यज्यूँ॑रु॒त तेषु॑ धे॒ह्योजो॒ जने॑षु॒ येषु॑ ते॒ स्याम॑ ||

Let mortals who were happy still be happy; let them not come to sorrow, O Immortal. Love thou the pious, and to these thy people-with whom may we be numbered-give thou vigour.