Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 2 — Chapter 20

RV 2 20.1

वयꣳ ते वय इन्द्र विद्धि षु णः प्र भरामहे वाजयुर् न रथम् । विपन्यवो दीध्यतो मनीषा सुम्नम् इयक्षन्तस् त्वावतो नॄन्

vayaṁ te vaya indra viddhi ṣu ṇaḥ pra bharāmahe vājayur na ratham | vipanyavo dīdhyato manīṣā sumnam iyakṣantas tvāvato nṝn

We (bring) you vigour, Indra — do take note of us! We bring (it) forward as one wanting the prize (urges) his chariot. Praising, pondering with inspiration, we who seek the favour of men such as you.

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RV 2 20.2

त्वꣳ न इन्द्र त्वाभिर् ऊती त्वायतो अभिष्टिपासि जनान् । त्वम् इनो दाशुषो वरूतेत्थाधीर् अभि यो नक्षति त्वा

tvaṁ na indra tvābhir ūtī tvāyato abhiṣṭipāsi janān | tvam ino dāśuṣo varūtetthādhīr abhi yo nakṣati tvā

You, Indra, with your aids protect the people who are devoted to you; you, the mighty one, are the shield of the worshipper, of him who, so minded, comes to you.

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RV 2 20.3

स नो युवेन्द्रो जोहूत्रः सखा शिवो नराम् अस्तु पाता । यः शꣳसन्तꣳ यः शशमानम् ऊती पचन्तꣳ च स्तुवन्तꣳ च प्रणेषत्

sa no yuvendro johūtraḥ sakhā śivo narām astu pātā | yaḥ śaṁsantaṁ yaḥ śaśamānam ūtī pacantaṁ ca stuvantaṁ ca praṇeṣat

May that youthful Indra, much-called-upon, be our kindly friend and the protector of men — he who by his aid will lead forward the one who recites, the one who has laboured (at the rite), the one who cooks and the one who praises.

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RV 2 20.4

तम् उ स्तुष इन्द्रꣳ तꣳ गृणीषे यस्मिन् पुरा वावृधुः शाशदुश् च । स वस्वः कामम् पीपरद् इयानो ब्रह्मण्यतो नूतनस्यायोः

tam u stuṣa indraṁ taṁ gṛṇīṣe yasmin purā vāvṛdhuḥ śāśaduś ca | sa vasvaḥ kāmam pīparad iyāno brahmaṇyato nūtanasyāyoḥ

Him, Indra, I praise, him I sing, in whom of old (men) grew strong and prevailed. May he, when implored, fulfil the desire for goods of the man of prayer who lives now.

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RV 2 20.5

सो अङ्गिरसाम् उचथा जुजुष्वान् ब्रह्मा तूतोद् इन्द्रो गातुम् इष्णन् । मुष्णन्न् उषसः सूर्येण स्तवान् अश्नस्य चिच् छिश्नथत् पूर्व्याणि

so aṅgirasām ucathā jujuṣvān brahmā tūtod indro gātum iṣṇan | muṣṇann uṣasaḥ sūryeṇa stavān aśnasya cic chiśnathat pūrvyāṇi

He, having taken delight in the utterances of the Aṅgirases, Indra as brahman thrust (his way), sending forth a path; stealing away the dawns by means of the sun, being praised, he pierced even the ancient (strongholds) of Aśna.

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RV 2 20.6

स ह श्रुत इन्द्रो नाम देव ऊर्ध्वो भुवन् मनुषे दस्मतमः । अव प्रियम् अर्शसानस्य साह्वाञ् छिरो भरद् दासस्य स्वधावान्

sa ha śruta indro nāma deva ūrdhvo bhuvan manuṣe dasmatamaḥ | ava priyam arśasānasya sāhvāñ chiro bharad dāsasya svadhāvān

He indeed, the god renowned by the name Indra, arose upright, most wondrous for man; overpowering, he struck down the dear head of the Dāsa Arśasāna, he of his own power.

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RV 2 20.7

स वृत्रहेन्द्रः कृष्णयोनीः पुरꣳदरो दासीर् ऐरयद् वि । अजनयन् मनवे क्षाम् अपश् च सत्रा शꣳसꣳ यजमानस्य तूतोत्

sa vṛtrahendraḥ kṛṣṇayonīḥ puraṁdaro dāsīr airayad vi | ajanayan manave kṣām apaś ca satrā śaṁsaṁ yajamānasya tūtot

He, Indra the Vṛtra-slayer, breaker of strongholds, drove apart the Dāsa (hosts) of dark womb; he begot the earth and the waters for man, and wholly furthered the recitation of the sacrificer.

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RV 2 20.8

तस्मै तवस्य१म् अनु दायि सत्रेन्द्राय देवेभिर् अर्णसातौ । प्रति यद् अस्य वज्रम् बाह्वोर् धुर् हत्वी दस्यून् पुर आयसीर् नि तारीत्

tasmai tavasya1m anu dāyi satrendrāya devebhir arṇasātau | prati yad asya vajram bāhvor dhur hatvī dasyūn pura āyasīr ni tārīt

To him, to Indra, was strength granted altogether by the gods at the winning of the flood, when they set the vajra in his two arms; having slain the Dasyus, he laid low their iron strongholds.

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RV 2 20.9

नूनꣳ सा ते प्रति वरꣳ जरित्रे दुहीयद् इन्द्र दक्षिणा मघोनी । शिक्षा स्तोतृभ्यो माति धग् भगो नो बृहद् वदेम विदथे सुवीराः

nūnaṁ sā te prati varaṁ jaritre duhīyad indra dakṣiṇā maghonī | śikṣā stotṛbhyo māti dhag bhago no bṛhad vadema vidathe suvīrāḥ

Now, O Indra, may that bounteous gift of yours yield according to the singer's wish. Be generous to the praisers; let Bhaga not pass us by. May we speak loud at the ritual gathering, rich in heroes.

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