Rigveda 8.57

HYMN LVII. INDRA. · ४ मेध्य: काण्व:। अश्विनौ । त्रिष्टुप् ।

8.57.1

यु॒वं दे॑वा॒ क्रतु॑ना पू॒र्व्येण॑ यु॒क्ता रथे॑न तवि॒षं य॑जत्रा | आग॑च्छतं नासत्या॒ शची॑भिरि॒दं तृ॒तीयं॒ सव॑नं पिबाथः ||

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8.57.1

यु॒वं दे॑वा॒ क्रतु॑ना पू॒र्व्येण॑ यु॒क्ता रथे॑न तवि॒षं य॑जत्रा | आग॑च्छतं नासत्या॒ शची॑भिरि॒दं तृ॒तीयं॒ सव॑नं पिबाथः ||

EVEN as a car to give us aid, we draw thee hither for our bliss, Strong in thy deeds, checking assault, Lord, Mightiest Indra, of the brave!

8.57.2

यु॒वां दे॒वास्त्रय॑ एकाद॒शास॑: स॒त्याः स॒त्यस्य॑ ददृशे पु॒रस्ता॑त् | अ॒स्माकं॑ य॒ज्ञं सव॑नं जुषा॒णा पा॒तं सोम॑मश्विना॒ दीद्य॑ग्नी ||

Great in thy power and wisdom, Strong, with thought that comprehendeth all Thou hast filled full with majesty.

8.57.3

प॒नाय्यं॒ तद॑श्विना कृ॒तं वां॑ वृष॒भो दि॒वो रज॑सः पृथि॒व्याः | स॒हस्रं॒ शंसा॑ उ॒त ये गवि॑ष्टौ॒ सर्वाँ॒ इत्ताँ उप॑ याता॒ पिब॑ध्यै ||

Thou very Mighty One, whose hands by virtue of thy greatness grasp, The golden bolt that breaks its way.

8.57.4

अ॒यं वां॑ भा॒गो निहि॑तो यजत्रे॒मा गिरो॑ नास॒त्योप॑ यातम् | पिब॑तं॒ सोमं॒ मधु॑मन्तम॒स्मे प्र दा॒श्वांस॑मवतं॒ शची॑भिः ||

Your Lord of might that ne’er hath bent, that ruleth over all mankind, I call, that he, as he is wont, may aid the chariots and the men.