Rigveda 7.30

HYMN XXX. INDRA. · ५ मैत्रावरुणिर्वसिष्ठ:। इन्द्र: । त्रिष्टुप् ।

7.30.1

आ नो॑ देव॒ शव॑सा याहि शुष्मि॒न्भवा॑ वृ॒ध इ॑न्द्र रा॒यो अ॒स्य | म॒हे नृ॒म्णाय॑ नृपते सुवज्र॒ महि॑ क्ष॒त्राय॒ पौंस्या॑य शूर ||

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7.30.1

आ नो॑ देव॒ शव॑सा याहि शुष्मि॒न्भवा॑ वृ॒ध इ॑न्द्र रा॒यो अ॒स्य | म॒हे नृ॒म्णाय॑ नृपते सुवज्र॒ महि॑ क्ष॒त्राय॒ पौंस्या॑य शूर ||

WITH power and strength, O Mighty God, approach us: be the augmenter, Indra, of these riches; Strong Thunderer, Lord of men, for potent valour, for manly exploit and for high dominion.

7.30.2

हव॑न्त उ त्वा॒ हव्यं॒ विवा॑चि त॒नूषु॒ शूरा॒: सूर्य॑स्य सा॒तौ | त्वं विश्वे॑षु॒ सेन्यो॒ जने॑षु॒ त्वं वृ॒त्राणि॑ रन्धया सु॒हन्तु॑ ||

Thee, worth invoking, in the din of battle, heroes invoke in fray for life and sunlight. Among all people thou art foremost fighter: give up our enemies to easy slaughter.

7.30.3

अहा॒ यदि॑न्द्र सु॒दिना॑ व्यु॒च्छान्दधो॒ यत्के॒तुमु॑प॒मं स॒मत्सु॑ | न्य१ग्निः सी॑द॒दसु॑रो॒ न होता॑ हुवा॒नो अत्र॑ सु॒भगा॑य दे॒वान् ||

When fair bright days shall dawn on us, O Indra, and thou shalt bring thy banner near in battle, Agni the Asura shall sit as Herald, calling Gods hither for our great good fortune.

7.30.4

व॒यं ते त॑ इन्द्र॒ ये च॑ देव॒ स्तव॑न्त शूर॒ दद॑तो म॒घानि॑ | यच्छा॑ सू॒रिभ्य॑ उप॒मं वरू॑थं स्वा॒भुवो॑ जर॒णाम॑श्नवन्त ||

Thine are we, Indra, thine, both these who praise thee, and those who give rich gifts, O God and Hero. Grant to our princes excellent protection, may they wax old and still be strong and happy.

7.30.5

वो॒चेमेदिन्द्रं॑ म॒घवा॑नमेनं म॒हो रा॒यो राध॑सो॒ यद्दद॑न्नः | यो अर्च॑तो॒ ब्रह्म॑कृति॒मवि॑ष्ठो यू॒यं पा॑त स्व॒स्तिभि॒: सदा॑ नः ||

We will address this liberal Lord, this Indra that he may grant us gifts of ample riches: Best favourer of the singer's prayer and praises. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.