8.16.1
प्र स॒म्राजं॑ चर्षणी॒नामिन्द्रं॑ स्तोता॒ नव्यं॑ गी॒र्भिः | नरं॑ नृ॒षाहं॒ मंहि॑ष्ठम् ||
PRAISE Indra whom our songs must laud, sole Sovran of mankind, the Chief Most liberal who controlleth men.
Rigveda 8.16
HYMN XVI. INDRA. · १२ इरिम्बिष्ठिः काण्व: । इन्द्र: । गायत्री ।
8.16.1
प्र स॒म्राजं॑ चर्षणी॒नामिन्द्रं॑ स्तोता॒ नव्यं॑ गी॒र्भिः | नरं॑ नृ॒षाहं॒ मंहि॑ष्ठम् ||
PRAISE Indra whom our songs must laud, sole Sovran of mankind, the Chief Most liberal who controlleth men.
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8.16.2
यस्मि॑न्नु॒क्थानि॒ रण्य॑न्ति॒ विश्वा॑नि च श्रव॒स्या॑ | अ॒पामवो॒ न स॑मु॒द्रे ||
In whom the hymns of praise delight, and all the glory-giving songs. Like the floods' longing for the sea.
8.16.3
तं सु॑ष्टु॒त्या वि॑वासे ज्येष्ठ॒राजं॒ भरे॑ कृ॒त्नुम् | म॒हो वा॒जिनं॑ स॒निभ्य॑: ||
Him I invite with eulogy, best King, effective in the fight, Strong for the gain of mighty spoil.
8.16.4
यस्यानू॑ना गभी॒रा मदा॑ उ॒रव॒स्तरु॑त्राः | ह॒र्षु॒मन्त॒: शूर॑सातौ ||
Whose perfect ecstasies are wide, profound, victorious, and give joy in the field where heroes win.
8.16.5
तमिद्धने॑षु हि॒तेष्व॑धिवा॒काय॑ हवन्ते | येषा॒मिन्द्र॒स्ते ज॑यन्ति ||
Him, when the spoils of war are staked, men call to be their advocate: They who have Indra win the day.
8.16.6
तमिच्च्यौ॒त्नैरार्य॑न्ति॒ तं कृ॒तेभि॑श्चर्ष॒णय॑: | ए॒ष इन्द्रो॑ वरिव॒स्कृत् ||
Men honour him with stirring songs and magnify with solemn rites: Indra is he who giveth case.
8.16.7
इन्द्रो॑ ब्र॒ह्मेन्द्र॒ ऋषि॒रिन्द्र॑: पु॒रू पु॑रुहू॒तः | म॒हान्म॒हीभि॒: शची॑भिः ||
Indra is priest and Ṛṣi, he is much invoked by many men, And mighty by his mighty powers.
8.16.8
स स्तोम्य॒: स हव्य॑: स॒त्यः सत्वा॑ तुविकू॒र्मिः | एक॑श्चि॒त्सन्न॒भिभू॑तिः ||
Meet to be lauded and invoked, true Hero with his deeds of might, Victorious even when alone.
8.16.9
तम॒र्केभि॒स्तं साम॑भि॒स्तं गा॑य॒त्रैश्च॑र्ष॒णय॑: | इन्द्रं॑ वर्धन्ति क्षि॒तय॑: ||
The men, the people magnify that Indra with their Slina. songs, With hymns and sacred eulogies
8.16.10
प्र॒णे॒तारं॒ वस्यो॒ अच्छा॒ कर्ता॑रं॒ ज्योति॑: स॒मत्सु॑ | सा॒स॒ह्वांसं॑ यु॒धामित्रा॑न् ||
Him who advances them to wealth, sends light to lead them in the war, And quells their foemen in the fray.
8.16.11
स न॒: पप्रि॑: पारयाति स्व॒स्ति ना॒वा पु॑रुहू॒तः | इन्द्रो॒ विश्वा॒ अति॒ द्विष॑: ||
May he, the saviour much-invoked, may Indra bear us in a ship Safely beyond all enemies.
8.16.12
स त्वं न॑ इन्द्र॒ वाजे॑भिर्दश॒स्या च॑ गातु॒या च॑ | अच्छा॑ च नः सु॒म्नं ने॑षि ||
As such, O Indra, honour us with gifts of booty, further us, And lead us to felicity.