Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 10 — Chapter 103

RV 10 103.1

आशुः शिशानो वृषभो न भीमो घनाघनः क्षोभणश् चर्षणीनाम् । सꣳक्रन्दनो ऽनिमिष एकवीरः शतꣳ सेना अजयत् साकम् इन्द्रः

āśuḥ śiśāno vṛṣabho na bhīmo ghanāghanaḥ kṣobhaṇaś carṣaṇīnām | saṁkrandano 'nimiṣa ekavīraḥ śataṁ senā ajayat sākam indraḥ

Swift, sharpening (himself), fearsome like a bull, the smiter, the shaker of peoples: roaring, unblinking, the sole hero — Indra conquered a hundred armies at once.

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RV 10 103.2

सꣳक्रन्दनेनानिमिषेण जिष्णुना युत्कारेण दुश्च्यवनेन धृष्णुना । तद् इन्द्रेण जयत तत् सहध्वꣳ युधो नर इषुहस्तेन वृष्णा

saṁkrandanenānimiṣeṇa jiṣṇunā yutkāreṇa duścyavanena dhṛṣṇunā | tad indreṇa jayata tat sahadhvaṁ yudho nara iṣuhastena vṛṣṇā

With the roaring one, the unblinking, the victorious, the maker of battle, the hard-to-dislodge, the bold — conquer with that Indra, prevail with that, O men of war, with the bull who holds arrows in his hand.

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RV 10 103.3

स इषुहस्तैः स निषङ्गिभिर् वशी सꣳस्रष्टा स युध इन्द्रो गणेन । सꣳसृष्टजित् सोमपा बाहुशर्ध्य् उ१ग्रधन्वा प्रतिहिताभिर् अस्ता

sa iṣuhastaiḥ sa niṣaṅgibhir vaśī saṁsraṣṭā sa yudha indro gaṇena | saṁsṛṣṭajit somapā bāhuśardhy u1gradhanvā pratihitābhir astā

He with arrow-handed men, he with quiver-bearers, the master; he, Indra, the joiner of battle with his troop; winning in the clash, soma-drinker, strong of arm, of formidable bow, shooting with arrows set to the string.

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RV 10 103.4

बृहस्पते परि दीया रथेन रक्षोहामित्राꣳ अपबाधमानः । प्रभञ्जन् सेनाः प्रमृणो युधा जयन्न् अस्माकम् एध्य् अविता रथानाम्

bṛhaspate pari dīyā rathena rakṣohāmitrām̐ apabādhamānaḥ | prabhañjan senāḥ pramṛṇo yudhā jayann asmākam edhy avitā rathānām

Bṛhaspati, fly about with your chariot, slaying demons, driving off the foes. Shattering the armies, crushing (them), conquering by fight, be our protector, protector of our chariots.

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RV 10 103.5

बलविज्ञायः स्थविरः प्रवीरः सहस्वान् वाजी सहमान उग्रः । अभिवीरो अभिसत्वा सहोजा जैत्रम् इन्द्र रथम् आ तिष्ठ गोवित्

balavijñāyaḥ sthaviraḥ pravīraḥ sahasvān vājī sahamāna ugraḥ | abhivīro abhisatvā sahojā jaitram indra ratham ā tiṣṭha govit

Recognized by his strength, firm, foremost of heroes, full of might, a prize-winner, overpowering, formidable, surpassing heroes, surpassing warriors, born of might — mount the victorious chariot, Indra, winner of cows.

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RV 10 103.6

गोत्रभिदꣳ गोविदꣳ वज्रबाहुꣳ जयन्तम् अज्म प्रमृणन्तम् ओजसा । इमꣳ सजाता अनु वीरयध्वम् इन्द्रꣳ सखायो अनु सꣳ रभध्वम्

gotrabhidaṁ govidaṁ vajrabāhuṁ jayantam ajma pramṛṇantam ojasā | imaṁ sajātā anu vīrayadhvam indraṁ sakhāyo anu saṁ rabhadhvam

Him who splits the cow-pens, who finds the cows, whose arm holds the mace, who wins the onset, who crushes with his force — after him, O kinsmen, show your manhood; after Indra, O friends, lay hold together.

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RV 10 103.7

अभि गोत्राणि सहसा गाहमानो ऽदयो वीरः शतमन्युर् इन्द्रः । दुश्च्यवनः पृतनाषाऴ् अयुध्यो३ ऽस्माकꣳ सेना अवतु प्र युत्सु

abhi gotrāṇi sahasā gāhamāno 'dayo vīraḥ śatamanyur indraḥ | duścyavanaḥ pṛtanāṣāḻ ayudhyo3 'smākaṁ senā avatu pra yutsu

Plunging with might upon the cow-pens, the pitiless hero of a hundred furies, Indra, hard to dislodge, conqueror of hosts, not to be fought — may he help our armies forward in the battles.

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RV 10 103.8

इन्द्र आसाꣳ नेता बृहस्पतिर् दक्षिणा यज्ञः पुर एतु सोमः । देवसेनानाम् अभिभञ्जतीनाꣳ जयन्तीनाम् मरुतो यन्त्व् अग्रम्

indra āsāṁ netā bṛhaspatir dakṣiṇā yajñaḥ pura etu somaḥ | devasenānām abhibhañjatīnāṁ jayantīnām maruto yantv agram

Let Indra be their leader, and Bṛhaspati, the priestly gift, the sacrifice, Soma, go in front; and of the divine armies that shatter and conquer, let the Maruts go at the head.

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RV 10 103.9

इन्द्रस्य वृष्णो वरुणस्य राज्ञ आदित्यानाम् मरुताꣳ शर्ध उग्रम् । महामनसाम् भुवनच्यवानाꣳ घोषो देवानाꣳ जयताम् उद् अस्थात्

indrasya vṛṣṇo varuṇasya rājña ādityānām marutāṁ śardha ugram | mahāmanasām bhuvanacyavānāṁ ghoṣo devānāṁ jayatām ud asthāt

The fierce troop of Indra the bull, of king Varuṇa, of the Ādityas, of the Maruts — the roar of the great-minded, world-shaking, conquering gods has risen up.

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RV 10 103.10

उद् धर्षय मघवन्न् आयुधान्य् उत् सत्वनाम् मामकानाम् मनाꣳसि । उद् वृत्रहन् वाजिनाꣳ वाजिनान्य् उद् रथानाꣳ जयताꣳ यन्तु घोषाः

ud dharṣaya maghavann āyudhāny ut satvanām māmakānām manāṁsi | ud vṛtrahan vājināṁ vājināny ud rathānāṁ jayatāṁ yantu ghoṣāḥ

Stir up the weapons, O bounteous one, stir up the minds of my warriors; up, O Vṛtra-slayer, the powers of the steeds; up let the roars of the conquering chariots go.

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RV 10 103.11

अस्माकम् इन्द्रः समृतेषु ध्वजेष्व् अस्माकꣳ या इषवस् ता जयन्तु । अस्माकꣳ वीरा उत्तरे भवन्त्व् अस्माꣳ उ देवा अवता हवेषु

asmākam indraḥ samṛteṣu dhvajeṣv asmākaṁ yā iṣavas tā jayantu | asmākaṁ vīrā uttare bhavantv asmām̐ u devā avatā haveṣu

Let Indra be ours when the banners meet; let those arrows that are ours conquer. Let our heroes be the superior ones; and you, O gods, help us at the battle-calls.

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RV 10 103.12

अमीषाꣳ चित्तम् प्रतिलोभयन्ती गृहाणाङ्गान्य् अप्वे परेहि । अभि प्रेहि निर् दह हृत्सु शोकैर् अन्धेनामित्रास् तमसा सचन्ताम्

amīṣāṁ cittam pratilobhayantī gṛhāṇāṅgāny apve parehi | abhi prehi nir daha hṛtsu śokair andhenāmitrās tamasā sacantām

Baffling the mind of those (men), take hold of their limbs, O Apvā, go forth! Advance upon them, burn them out with pains in their hearts; let the foes be joined with blind darkness.

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RV 10 103.13

प्रेता जयता नर इन्द्रो वः शर्म यच्छतु । उग्रा वः सन्तु बाहवो ऽनाधृष्या यथासथ

pretā jayatā nara indro vaḥ śarma yacchatu | ugrā vaḥ santu bāhavo 'nādhṛṣyā yathāsatha

Go forth, conquer, O men! Let Indra grant you shelter. Let your arms be formidable, so that you may be unassailable.

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