Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 1 — Chapter 129

RV 1 129.1

यꣳ त्वꣳ रथम् इन्द्र मेधसातये ऽपाका सन्तम् इषिर प्रणयसि प्रानवद्य नयसि । सद्यश् चित् तम् अभिष्टये करो वशश् च वाजिनम् । सास्माकम् अनवद्य तूतुजान वेधसाम् इमाꣳ वाचꣳ न वेधसाम्

yaṁ tvaṁ ratham indra medhasātaye 'pākā santam iṣira praṇayasi prānavadya nayasi | sadyaś cit tam abhiṣṭaye karo vaśaś ca vājinam | sāsmākam anavadya tūtujāna vedhasām imāṁ vācaṁ na vedhasām

The chariot which you, Indra, lead forward for the winning of wisdom, though it be behind, O impetuous one, which you lead forward, O blameless one — that one you make at once fit for superiority, and you desire the prize-winner. So that (chariot) of ours, O blameless, O speeding one — (accept) this speech of the ordainers, as of ordainers.

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RV 1 129.2

स श्रुधि यः स्मा पृतनासु कासु चिद् दक्षाय्य इन्द्र भरहूतये नृभिर् असि प्रतूर्तये नृभिः । यः शूरैः स्व१ः सनिता यो विप्रैर् वाजꣳ तरुता । तम् ईशानास इरधन्त वाजिनम् पृक्षम् अत्यꣳ न वाजिनम्

sa śrudhi yaḥ smā pṛtanāsu kāsu cid dakṣāyya indra bharahūtaye nṛbhir asi pratūrtaye nṛbhiḥ | yaḥ śūraiḥ sva1ḥ sanitā yo viprair vājaṁ tarutā | tam īśānāsa iradhanta vājinam pṛkṣam atyaṁ na vājinam

Hear, you who in whatever battles are to be honoured by men, Indra, for the battle-call, for the onslaught with men; who with the heroes is winner of the sun, who with the inspired ones is conqueror of the prize — him the powerful ones seek to win over, the prize-winner, like a swift horse (that brings) refreshment.

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RV 1 129.3

दस्मो हि ष्मा वृषणम् पिन्वसि त्वचꣳ कꣳ चिद् यावीर् अररुꣳ शूर मर्त्यम् परिवृणक्षि मर्त्यम् । इन्द्रोत तुभ्यꣳ तद् दिवे तद् रुद्राय स्वयशसे । मित्राय वोचꣳ वरुणाय सप्रथः सुमृऴीकाय सप्रथः

dasmo hi ṣmā vṛṣaṇam pinvasi tvacaṁ kaṁ cid yāvīr araruṁ śūra martyam parivṛṇakṣi martyam | indrota tubhyaṁ tad dive tad rudrāya svayaśase | mitrāya vocaṁ varuṇāya saprathaḥ sumṛḻīkāya saprathaḥ

For, wondrous one, you swell the bull's hide(?); you would ward off any niggard, O hero, you keep the (hostile) mortal away. And to you, Indra, I would speak this, to Dyaus, to Rudra of his own glory, to Mitra, to Varuṇa, far and wide, to the gracious one, far and wide.

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RV 1 129.4

अस्माकꣳ व इन्द्रम् उश्मसीष्टये सखायꣳ विश्वायुम् प्रासहꣳ युजꣳ वाजेषु प्रासहꣳ युजम् । अस्माकम् ब्रह्मोतये ऽवा पृत्सुषु कासु चित् । नहि त्वा शत्रुः स्तरते स्तृणोषि यꣳ विश्वꣳ शत्रुꣳ स्तृणोषि यम्

asmākaṁ va indram uśmasīṣṭaye sakhāyaṁ viśvāyum prāsahaṁ yujaṁ vājeṣu prāsahaṁ yujam | asmākam brahmotaye 'vā pṛtsuṣu kāsu cit | nahi tvā śatruḥ starate stṛṇoṣi yaṁ viśvaṁ śatruṁ stṛṇoṣi yam

We desire our Indra for you, for the sending forth — the friend, lifelong, the overpowering yokemate, the overpowering yokemate in the contests. Favour our sacred formulation for help, in whatever battles. For no foe overcomes you; whomever you overcome — every foe whom you overcome.

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RV 1 129.5

नि षू नमातिमतिꣳ कयस्य चित् तेजिष्ठाभिर् अरणिभिर् नोतिभिर् उग्राभिर् उग्रोतिभिः । नेषि णो यथा पुरानेनाः शूर मन्यसे । विश्वानि पूरोर् अप पर्षि वह्निर् आसा वह्निर् नो अच्छ

ni ṣū namātimatiṁ kayasya cit tejiṣṭhābhir araṇibhir notibhir ugrābhir ugrotibhiḥ | neṣi ṇo yathā purānenāḥ śūra manyase | viśvāni pūror apa parṣi vahnir āsā vahnir no accha

Bend down well the arrogance of whoever it be, with the sharpest kindling sticks and with your aids, with the mighty ones, with mighty aids. Lead us as before, since you, hero, are held to be sinless. Carry away all (evils) of Pūru, you the conveyer with your mouth, the conveyer, towards us.

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RV 1 129.6

प्र तद् वोचेयम् भव्यायेन्दवे हव्यो न य इषवान् मन्म रेजति रक्षोहा मन्म रेजति । स्वयꣳ सो अस्मद् आ निदो वधैर् अजेत दुर्मतिम् । अव स्रवेद् अघशꣳसो ऽवतरम् अव क्षुद्रम् इव स्रवेत्

pra tad voceyam bhavyāyendave havyo na ya iṣavān manma rejati rakṣohā manma rejati | svayaṁ so asmad ā nido vadhair ajeta durmatim | ava sraved aghaśaṁso 'vataram ava kṣudram iva sravet

I would proclaim that to the Indu that is to be — he who, like one to be invoked, possessed of arrows, sets the thought a-quiver, the slayer of demons sets the thought a-quiver. Of himself let him drive off from us scorn and ill-will with his weapons. Let the speaker of evil trickle away downward, let him trickle away like something paltry.

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RV 1 129.7

वनेम तद् धोत्रया चितन्त्या वनेम रयिꣳ रयिवः सुवीर्यꣳ रण्वꣳ सन्तꣳ सुवीर्यम् । दुर्मन्मानꣳ सुमन्तुभिर् एम् इषा पृचीमहि । आ सत्याभिर् इन्द्रꣳ द्युम्नहूतिभिर् यजत्रꣳ द्युम्नहूतिभिः

vanema tad dhotrayā citantyā vanema rayiṁ rayivaḥ suvīryaṁ raṇvaṁ santaṁ suvīryam | durmanmānaṁ sumantubhir em iṣā pṛcīmahi | ā satyābhir indraṁ dyumnahūtibhir yajatraṁ dyumnahūtibhiḥ

May we win that by the hotrā-invocation that takes notice; may we win wealth, O wealthy one, good manhood, good manhood that is delightful. With good counsels may we (overcome) the ill-minded one; may we be filled with refreshment. (Bring) Indra here with true calls to splendour, the worshipful one with calls to splendour.

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RV 1 129.8

प्र-प्रा वो अस्मे स्वयशोभिर् ऊती परिवर्ग इन्द्रो दुर्मतीनाꣳ दरीमन् दुर्मतीनाम् । स्वयꣳ सा रिषयध्यै या न उपेषे अत्रैः । हतेम् असन् न वक्षति क्षिप्ता जूर्णिर् न वक्षति

pra-prā vo asme svayaśobhir ūtī parivarga indro durmatīnāṁ darīman durmatīnām | svayaṁ sā riṣayadhyai yā na upeṣe atraiḥ | hatem asan na vakṣati kṣiptā jūrṇir na vakṣati

Forth, forth for you — with self-glorious help toward us Indra is the averting of ill-wills, the shattering of ill-wills. Of itself let that (ill-will) come to grief, which pursues us with devourers. Let it be as though slain, it shall not prevail; hurled away, like a burnt-out brand it shall not prevail.

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RV 1 129.9

त्वꣳ न इन्द्र राया परीणसा याहि पथाꣳ अनेहसा पुरो याह्य् अरक्षसा । सचस्व नः पराक आ सचस्वास्तमीक आ । पाहि नो दूराद् आराद् अभिष्टिभिः सदा पाह्य् अभिष्टिभिः

tvaṁ na indra rāyā parīṇasā yāhi pathām̐ anehasā puro yāhy arakṣasā | sacasva naḥ parāka ā sacasvāstamīka ā | pāhi no dūrād ārād abhiṣṭibhiḥ sadā pāhy abhiṣṭibhiḥ

Come to us, Indra, with abundance of wealth; come by paths free of rivals, come forward by a way free of demons. Attend us when you are far off, attend us when you are near home. Protect us from afar, from near at hand, with your aids — protect us always with your aids.

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RV 1 129.10

त्वꣳ न इन्द्र राया तरूषसोग्रꣳ चित् त्वा महिमा सक्षद् अवसे महे मित्रꣳ नावसे । ओजिष्ठ त्रातर् अविता रथꣳ कꣳ चिद् अमर्त्य । अन्यम् अस्मद् रिरिषेः कꣳ चिद् अद्रिवो रिरिक्षन्तꣳ चिद् अद्रिवः

tvaṁ na indra rāyā tarūṣasograṁ cit tvā mahimā sakṣad avase mahe mitraṁ nāvase | ojiṣṭha trātar avitā rathaṁ kaṁ cid amartya | anyam asmad ririṣeḥ kaṁ cid adrivo ririkṣantaṁ cid adrivaḥ

You (come) to us, Indra, with overcoming wealth. Though you are fierce, let greatness cleave to you for great help, like a friend for help. O mightiest rescuer, helper — some other chariot, O immortal! Harm some other than us, O lord of the stone, harm rather the one who seeks to do harm, O lord of the stone.

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RV 1 129.11

पाहि न इन्द्र सुष्टुत स्रिधो ऽवयाता सदम् इद् दुर्मतीनाꣳ देवः सन् दुर्मतीनाम् । हन्ता पापस्य रक्षसस् त्राता विप्रस्य मावतः । अधा हि त्वा जनिता जीजनद् वसो रक्षोहणꣳ त्वा जीजनद् वसो

pāhi na indra suṣṭuta sridho 'vayātā sadam id durmatīnāṁ devaḥ san durmatīnām | hantā pāpasya rakṣasas trātā viprasya māvataḥ | adhā hi tvā janitā jījanad vaso rakṣohaṇaṁ tvā jījanad vaso

Protect us, O well-praised Indra, from failure — you who are ever the one who drives off ill-wills, being a god who drives off ill-wills, the slayer of the evil demon, the rescuer of an inspired man such as I. For indeed the begetter begot you, O good one; he begot you as the slayer of demons, O good one.

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