Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 3 — Chapter 34

RV 3 34.1

इन्द्रः पूर्भिद् आतिरद् दासम् अर्कैर् विदद्वसुर् दयमानो वि शत्रून् । ब्रह्मजूतस् तन्वा वावृधानो भूरिदात्र आपृणद् रोदसी उभे

indraḥ pūrbhid ātirad dāsam arkair vidadvasur dayamāno vi śatrūn | brahmajūtas tanvā vāvṛdhāno bhūridātra āpṛṇad rodasī ubhe

Indra the fort-breaker overcame the Dāsa with his chants, finder of goods, dealing out (wealth), scattering the foes; sped by the sacred formula, growing strong in his body, of abundant gifts he filled both worlds.

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RV 3 34.2

मखस्य ते तविषस्य प्र जूतिम् इयर्मि वाचम् अमृताय भूषन् । इन्द्र क्षितीनाम् असि मानुषीणाꣳ विशाꣳ दैवीनाम् उत पूर्वयावा

makhasya te taviṣasya pra jūtim iyarmi vācam amṛtāya bhūṣan | indra kṣitīnām asi mānuṣīṇāṁ viśāṁ daivīnām uta pūrvayāvā

I set in motion the rush of you, the exuberant and mighty one, adorning my speech for the immortal one; Indra, you are the one who goes in front of the human settlements and of the divine clans.

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RV 3 34.3

इन्द्रो वृत्रम् अवृणोच् छर्धनीतिः प्र मायिनाम् अमिनाद् वर्पणीतिः । अहन् व्यꣳसम् उशधग् वनेष्व् आविर् धेना अकृणोद् राम्याणाम्

indro vṛtram avṛṇoc chardhanītiḥ pra māyinām aminād varpaṇītiḥ | ahan vyaṁsam uśadhag vaneṣv āvir dhenā akṛṇod rāmyāṇām

Indra covered over Vṛtra, having a troop for his method; he diminished the wielders of māyā, having craft for his method; he slew Vyaṁsa, burning eagerly in the woods; he made manifest the streams of the nights.

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RV 3 34.4

इन्द्रः स्वर्षा जनयन्न् अहानि जिगायोशिग्भिः पृतना अभिष्टिः । प्रारोचयन् मनवे केतुम् अह्नाम् अविन्दज् ज्योतिर् बृहते रणाय

indraḥ svarṣā janayann ahāni jigāyośigbhiḥ pṛtanā abhiṣṭiḥ | prārocayan manave ketum ahnām avindaj jyotir bṛhate raṇāya

Indra, winner of the sun, generating the days, victorious, won the battles with the Uśij-priests; he made the banner of the days shine forth for Manu, he found the light for the great delight.

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RV 3 34.5

इन्द्रस् तुजो बर्हणा आ विवेश नृवद् दधानो नर्या पुरूणि । अचेतयद् धिय इमा जरित्रे प्रेमꣳ वर्णम् अतिरच् छुक्रम् आसाम्

indras tujo barhaṇā ā viveśa nṛvad dadhāno naryā purūṇi | acetayad dhiya imā jaritre premaṁ varṇam atirac chukram āsām

Indra entered upon onslaughts with force, holding in manly fashion many manly things; he made these insights known to the singer, and he extended further this bright colour of theirs.

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RV 3 34.6

महो महानि पनयन्त्य् अस्येन्द्रस्य कर्म सुकृता पुरूणि । वृजनेन वृजिनान् सम् पिपेष मायाभिर् दस्यूꣳर् अभिभूत्योजाः

maho mahāni panayanty asyendrasya karma sukṛtā purūṇi | vṛjanena vṛjinān sam pipeṣa māyābhir dasyūm̐r abhibhūtyojāḥ

They praise the great deeds of the great one, the many well-wrought works of this Indra; with his force he crushed the crooked ones, he of overpowering strength (crushed) the Dasyus by his magic arts.

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RV 3 34.7

युधेन्द्रो मह्ना वरिवश् चकार देवेभ्यः सत्पतिश् चर्षणिप्राः । विवस्वतः सदने अस्य तानि विप्रा उक्थेभिः कवयो गृणन्ति

yudhendro mahnā varivaś cakāra devebhyaḥ satpatiś carṣaṇiprāḥ | vivasvataḥ sadane asya tāni viprā ukthebhiḥ kavayo gṛṇanti

By battle Indra in his greatness made wide room for the gods, the true lord, the filler of the peoples; in the seat of Vivasvat the inspired sage-poets sing these (deeds) of his with their verses.

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RV 3 34.8

सत्रासाहꣳ वरेण्यꣳ सहोदाꣳ ससवाꣳसꣳ स्वर् अपश् च देवीः । ससान यः पृथिवीꣳ द्याम् उतेमाम् इन्द्रम् मदन्त्य् अनु धीरणासः

satrāsāhaṁ vareṇyaṁ sahodāṁ sasavāṁsaṁ svar apaś ca devīḥ | sasāna yaḥ pṛthivīṁ dyām utemām indram madanty anu dhīraṇāsaḥ

The one who overcomes utterly, choiceworthy, giver of might, who has won the sun and the divine waters — who won this earth and heaven: the steadfast ones exult after Indra.

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RV 3 34.9

ससानात्याꣳ उत सूर्यꣳ ससानेन्द्रः ससान पुरुभोजसꣳ गाम् । हिरण्ययम् उत भोगꣳ ससान हत्वी दस्यून् प्रार्यꣳ वर्णम् आवत्

sasānātyām̐ uta sūryaṁ sasānendraḥ sasāna purubhojasaṁ gām | hiraṇyayam uta bhogaṁ sasāna hatvī dasyūn prāryaṁ varṇam āvat

He won the steeds and won the sun; Indra won the cow that feeds many; he won golden wealth too; having slain the Dasyus he furthered the Aryan colour.

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RV 3 34.10

इन्द्र ओषधीर् असनोद् अहानि वनस्पतीꣳर् असनोद् अन्तरिक्षम् । बिभेद वलꣳ नुनुदे विवाचो ऽथाभवद् दमिताभिक्रतूनाम्

indra oṣadhīr asanod ahāni vanaspatīm̐r asanod antarikṣam | bibheda valaṁ nunude vivāco 'thābhavad damitābhikratūnām

Indra won the plants, won the days, won the forest-trees, won the midspace; he split Vala, thrust back those who spoke against (him); then he became the tamer of those set against (his) purpose.

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RV 3 34.11

शुनꣳ हुवेम मघवानम् इन्द्रम् अस्मिन् भरे नृतमꣳ वाजसातौ । शृण्वन्तम् उग्रम् ऊतये समत्सु घ्नन्तꣳ वृत्राणि सꣳजितꣳ धनानाम्

śunaṁ huvema maghavānam indram asmin bhare nṛtamaṁ vājasātau | śṛṇvantam ugram ūtaye samatsu ghnantaṁ vṛtrāṇi saṁjitaṁ dhanānām

For good fortune let us call bounteous Indra, the most manly, in this contest, at the winning of the prize — the one who hears, the fierce one, for aid in battles, who strikes down obstacles, who wins riches together.

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