Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 6 — Chapter 19

RV 6 19.1

महाꣳ इन्द्रो नृवद् आ चर्षणिप्रा उत द्विबर्हा अमिनः सहोभिः । अस्मद्र्यग् वावृधे वीर्यायोरुः पृथुः सुकृतः कर्तृभिर् भूत्

mahām̐ indro nṛvad ā carṣaṇiprā uta dvibarhā aminaḥ sahobhiḥ | asmadryag vāvṛdhe vīryāyoruḥ pṛthuḥ sukṛtaḥ kartṛbhir bhūt

Dhiṣaṇā has set Indra alone for the winning—the lofty, the towering, the unaging, the youthful, swollen with unconquerable power, who even in a single day grew great, not by halves.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 6 19.2

इन्द्रम् एव धिषणा सातये धाद् बृहन्तम् ऋष्वम् अजरꣳ युवानम् । अषाऴ्हेन शवसा शूशुवाꣳसꣳ सद्यश् चिद् यो वावृधे असामि

indram eva dhiṣaṇā sātaye dhād bṛhantam ṛṣvam ajaraṁ yuvānam | aṣāḻhena śavasā śūśuvāṁsaṁ sadyaś cid yo vāvṛdhe asāmi

Broad are your arms, ample your two hands—measure out glories in our direction; as a herdsman, a house-lord, (turns) a herd of cattle, turn yourself toward us, Indra, in the contest.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 6 19.3

पृथू करस्ना बहुला गभस्ती अस्मद्र्य१क् सम् मिमीहि श्रवाꣳसि । यूथेव पश्वः पशुपा दमूना अस्माꣳ इन्द्राभ्य् आ ववृत्स्वाजौ

pṛthū karasnā bahulā gabhastī asmadrya1k sam mimīhi śravāṁsi | yūtheva paśvaḥ paśupā damūnā asmām̐ indrābhy ā vavṛtsvājau

That Indra of yours, the powerful one, we would now call here with his mights, seeking the prize, as even the earlier singers were—unreproached, blameless, unharmed.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

RV 6 19.4

तꣳ व इन्द्रꣳ चतिनम् अस्य शाकैर् इह नूनꣳ वाजयन्तो हुवेम । यथा चित् पूर्वे जरितार आसुर् अनेद्या अनवद्या अरिष्टाः

taṁ va indraṁ catinam asya śākair iha nūnaṁ vājayanto huvema | yathā cit pūrve jaritāra āsur anedyā anavadyā ariṣṭāḥ

That Indra of yours, steadfast(?), with his powers we would call here now, seeking prizes — just as the earlier singers were, irreproachable, blameless, unharmed.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

RV 6 19.5

धृतव्रतो धनदाः सोमवृद्धः स हि वामस्य वसुनः पुरुक्षुः । सꣳ जग्मिरे पथ्या३ रायो अस्मिन् समुद्रे न सिन्धवो यादमानाः

dhṛtavrato dhanadāḥ somavṛddhaḥ sa hi vāmasya vasunaḥ purukṣuḥ | saṁ jagmire pathyā3 rāyo asmin samudre na sindhavo yādamānāḥ

Firm in his commandment, giver of wealth, strengthened by soma — for he has much sustenance of precious goods. Riches have come together in him along the paths, as rivers hastening into the sea.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 6 19.6

शविष्ठꣳ न आ भर शूर शव ओजिष्ठम् ओजो अभिभूत उग्रम् । विश्वा द्युम्ना वृष्ण्या मानुषाणाम् अस्मभ्यꣳ दा हरिवो मादयध्यै

śaviṣṭhaṁ na ā bhara śūra śava ojiṣṭham ojo abhibhūta ugram | viśvā dyumnā vṛṣṇyā mānuṣāṇām asmabhyaṁ dā harivo mādayadhyai

Bring us the mightiest might, O hero, the strongest strength, fierce, O overpowering one; all the bullish splendours of men give to us, O lord of the bays, for our exhilaration.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 6 19.7

यस् ते मदः पृतनाषाऴ् अमृध्र इन्द्र तꣳ न आ भर शूशुवाꣳसम् । येन तोकस्य तनयस्य सातौ मꣳसीमहि जिगीवाꣳसस् त्वोताः

yas te madaḥ pṛtanāṣāḻ amṛdhra indra taṁ na ā bhara śūśuvāṁsam | yena tokasya tanayasya sātau maṁsīmahi jigīvāṁsas tvotāḥ

That exhilaration of yours which conquers armies and does not fail — bring that to us, O Indra, grown strong; by which, in the winning of offspring and progeny, we may be counted victorious, helped by you.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 6 19.8

आ नो भर वृषणꣳ शुष्मम् इन्द्र धनस्पृतꣳ शूशुवाꣳसꣳ सुदक्षम् । येन वꣳसाम पृतनासु शत्रून् तवोतिभिर् उत जामीꣳर् अजामीन्

ā no bhara vṛṣaṇaṁ śuṣmam indra dhanaspṛtaṁ śūśuvāṁsaṁ sudakṣam | yena vaṁsāma pṛtanāsu śatrūn tavotibhir uta jāmīm̐r ajāmīn

Bring us bullish ardour, Indra, wealth-snatching, grown strong, very skilful, by which with your aids we may overcome in battles the foes, both kin and not kin.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 6 19.9

आ ते शुष्मो वृषभ एतु पश्चाद् ओत्तराद् अधराद् आ पुरस्तात् । आ विश्वतो अभि सम् एत्व् अर्वाङ् इन्द्र द्युम्नꣳ स्वर्वद् धेह्य् अस्मे

ā te śuṣmo vṛṣabha etu paścād ottarād adharād ā purastāt | ā viśvato abhi sam etv arvāṅ indra dyumnaṁ svarvad dhehy asme

Let your ardour come, O bull, from behind, and from above, from below, from in front; let it come together hither from all sides. Indra, set in us splendour that brings the sun's light.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 6 19.10

नृवत् त इन्द्र नृतमाभिर् ऊती वꣳसीमहि वामꣳ श्रोमतेभिः । ईक्षे हि वस्व उभयस्य राजन् धा रत्नम् महि स्थूरम् बृहन्तम्

nṛvat ta indra nṛtamābhir ūtī vaṁsīmahi vāmaṁ śromatebhiḥ | īkṣe hi vasva ubhayasya rājan dhā ratnam mahi sthūram bṛhantam

With manly aid, Indra, with the most manly (aids), may we win what is good, along with (tokens of) renown. For you have both kinds of wealth in view, O king: grant a treasure great, solid, lofty.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

RV 6 19.11

मरुत्वन्तꣳ वृषभꣳ वावृधानम् अकवारिꣳ दिव्यꣳ शासम् इन्द्रम् । विश्वासाहम् अवसे नूतनायोग्रꣳ सहोदाम् इह तꣳ हुवेम

marutvantaṁ vṛṣabhaṁ vāvṛdhānam akavāriṁ divyaṁ śāsam indram | viśvāsāham avase nūtanāyograṁ sahodām iha taṁ huvema

Indra accompanied by the Maruts, the bull, ever growing, not stingy, the heavenly ruler, all-overcoming — him, the fierce giver of overpowering force, would we call here for new help.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 6 19.12

जनꣳ वज्रिन् महि चिन् मन्यमानम् एभ्यो नृभ्यो रन्धया येष्व् अस्मि । अधा हि त्वा पृथिव्याꣳ शूरसातौ हवामहे तनये गोष्व् अप्सु

janaṁ vajrin mahi cin manyamānam ebhyo nṛbhyo randhayā yeṣv asmi | adhā hi tvā pṛthivyāṁ śūrasātau havāmahe tanaye goṣv apsu

O vajra-bearer, make the people that thinks itself great subject to these men among whom I am; for indeed we call on you upon the earth, in the contest of heroes, for progeny, for cows, for waters.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 6 19.13

वयꣳ त एभिः पुरुहूत सख्यैः शत्रोः-शत्रोर् उत्तर इत् स्याम । घ्नन्तो वृत्राण्य् उभयानि शूर राया मदेम बृहता त्वोताः

vayaṁ ta ebhiḥ puruhūta sakhyaiḥ śatroḥ-śatror uttara it syāma | ghnanto vṛtrāṇy ubhayāni śūra rāyā madema bṛhatā tvotāḥ

With these friendships of yours, O much-invoked one, may we be superior to foe after foe; slaying obstacles of both kinds, O hero, may we rejoice in great wealth, helped by you.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition