8.87.1
द्यु॒म्नी वां॒ स्तोमो॑ अश्विना॒ क्रिवि॒र्न सेक॒ आ ग॑तम् | मध्व॑: सु॒तस्य॒ स दि॒वि प्रि॒यो न॑रा पा॒तं गौ॒रावि॒वेरि॑णे ||
To Indra sing a Sāma hymn, a lofty song to Lofty Sage, To him who guards the Law, inspired, and fain for praise.
Rigveda 8.87
HYMN LXXXVII. INDRA. · ६ कृष्ण आङ्गिरसो, वासिष्ठो वा द्युम्नीक:, प्रियमेध आङ्गिरसो वा।अश्विनौ । प्रगाथ: = ( विषमा बृहती, समा सतोबृहती ) ।
8.87.1
द्यु॒म्नी वां॒ स्तोमो॑ अश्विना॒ क्रिवि॒र्न सेक॒ आ ग॑तम् | मध्व॑: सु॒तस्य॒ स दि॒वि प्रि॒यो न॑रा पा॒तं गौ॒रावि॒वेरि॑णे ||
To Indra sing a Sāma hymn, a lofty song to Lofty Sage, To him who guards the Law, inspired, and fain for praise.
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8.87.2
पिब॑तं घ॒र्मं मधु॑मन्तमश्वि॒ना ऽऽब॒र्हिः सी॑दतं नरा | ता म॑न्दसा॒ना मनु॑षो दुरो॒ण आ नि पा॑तं॒ वेद॑सा॒ वय॑: ||
Thou, Indra, art the Conqueror: thou gavest splendour to the Sun. Maker of all things, thou art Mighty and All-God.
8.87.3
आ वां॒ विश्वा॑भिरू॒तिभि॑: प्रि॒यमे॑धा अहूषत | ता व॒र्तिर्या॑त॒मुप॑ वृ॒क्तब॑र्हिषो॒ जुष्टं॑ य॒ज्ञं दिवि॑ष्टिषु ||
Radiant with light thou wentest to the sky, the luminous realm of heaven. ne Deities, Indra strove to win thee for their Friend.
8.87.4
पिब॑तं॒ सोमं॒ मधु॑मन्तमश्वि॒ना ऽऽब॒र्हिः सी॑दतं सु॒मत् | ता वा॑वृधा॒ना उप॑ सुष्टु॒तिं दि॒वो ग॒न्तं गौ॒रावि॒वेरि॑णम् ||
Come unto us, O Indra, dear, still conquering, unconcealable, Vast as a mountain spread on all sides, Lord of Heaven.
8.87.5
आ नू॒नं या॑तमश्वि॒नाऽश्वे॑भिः प्रुषि॒तप्सु॑भिः | दस्रा॒ हिर॑ण्यवर्तनी शुभस्पती पा॒तं सोम॑मृतावृधा ||
O truthful Soma-drinker, thou art mightier than both the worlds. Thou strengthenest him who pours libation, Lord of Heaven.
8.87.6
व॒यं हि वां॒ हवा॑महे विप॒न्यवो॒ विप्रा॑सो॒ वाज॑सातये | ता व॒ल्गू द॒स्रा पु॑रु॒दंस॑सा धि॒याऽश्वि॑ना श्रु॒ष्ट्या ग॑तम् ||
For thou art he, O Indra, wiio stormeth all castles of the foe, Slayer of Dasyus, man's Supporter, Lord of Heaven.