Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 6 — Chapter 25

RV 6 25.1

या त ऊतिर् अवमा या परमा या मध्यमेन्द्र शुष्मिन्न् अस्ति । ताभिर् ऊ षु वृत्रहत्ये ऽवीर् न एभिश् च वाजैर् महान् न उग्र

yā ta ūtir avamā yā paramā yā madhyamendra śuṣminn asti | tābhir ū ṣu vṛtrahatye 'vīr na ebhiś ca vājair mahān na ugra

That help of thine which is nearest, which is farthest, which is midmost, O impetuous Indra — with those help us well in the slaying of Vṛtra, and with these prizes (be) great for us, O mighty one.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 6 25.2

आभिः स्पृधो मिथतीर् अरिषण्यन्न् अमित्रस्य व्यथया मन्युम् इन्द्र । आभिर् विश्वा अभियुजो विषूचीर् आर्याय विशो ऽव तारीर् दासीः

ābhiḥ spṛdho mithatīr ariṣaṇyann amitrasya vyathayā manyum indra | ābhir viśvā abhiyujo viṣūcīr āryāya viśo 'va tārīr dāsīḥ

With these (helps), unfailing, make the fury of contending rivals, of the foe, to waver, O Indra; with these (scatter) all the assaults in every direction; subdue the Dāsa clans for the Ārya.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 6 25.3

इन्द्र जामय उत ये ऽजामयो ऽर्वाचीनासो वनुषो युयुज्रे । त्वम् एषाꣳ विथुरा शवाꣳसि जहि वृष्ण्यानि कृणुही पराचः

indra jāmaya uta ye 'jāmayo 'rvācīnāso vanuṣo yuyujre | tvam eṣāṁ vithurā śavāṁsi jahi vṛṣṇyāni kṛṇuhī parācaḥ

Indra, the kinsmen and those who are not kinsmen, the grudging ones who have yoked themselves and come near — make thou their powers unsteady, smite their manly strengths, drive them far away.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 6 25.4

शूरो वा शूरꣳ वनते शरीरैस् तनूरुचा तरुषि यत् कृण्वैते । तोके वा गोषु तनये यद् अप्सु वि क्रन्दसी उर्वरासु ब्रवैते

śūro vā śūraṁ vanate śarīrais tanūrucā taruṣi yat kṛṇvaite | toke vā goṣu tanaye yad apsu vi krandasī urvarāsu bravaite

Hero wins hero with (their) bodies, when the two, gleaming of body, make a struggle; or when, for offspring, for cows, for progeny, for waters, the two shouting hosts dispute over the fields.

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

RV 6 25.5

नहि त्वा शूरो न तुरो न धृष्णुर् न त्वा योधो मन्यमानो युयोध । इन्द्र नकिष् ट्वा प्रत्य् अस्त्य् एषाꣳ विश्वा जातान्य् अभ्य् असि तानि

nahi tvā śūro na turo na dhṛṣṇur na tvā yodho manyamāno yuyodha | indra nakiṣ ṭvā praty asty eṣāṁ viśvā jātāny abhy asi tāni

For no hero, no swift one, no bold one has fought thee, nor the warrior who thinks himself (a match); Indra, none of these stands against thee; thou art above all these born beings.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 6 25.6

स पत्यत उभयोर् नृम्णम् अयोर् यदी वेधसः समिथे हवन्ते । वृत्रे वा महो नृवति क्षये वा व्यचस्वन्ता यदि वितन्तसैते

sa patyata ubhayor nṛmṇam ayor yadī vedhasaḥ samithe havante | vṛtre vā maho nṛvati kṣaye vā vyacasvantā yadi vitantasaite

He is master of the manly might of both these (parties), when the ordainers call (him) in the encounter, whether over Vṛtra or over a great dwelling full of men, when the two wide-reaching ones strive with one another.

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

RV 6 25.7

अध स्मा ते चर्षणयो यद् एजान् इन्द्र त्रातोत भवा वरूता । अस्माकासो ये नृतमासो अर्य इन्द्र सूरयो दधिरे पुरो नः

adha smā te carṣaṇayo yad ejān indra trātota bhavā varūtā | asmākāso ye nṛtamāso arya indra sūrayo dadhire puro naḥ

Then indeed, when the peoples stir, Indra, be thou rescuer and defender; ours are those most manly ones, the patrons, O Indra, who have set us before the stranger-lord.

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

RV 6 25.8

अनु ते दायि मह इन्द्रियाय सत्रा ते विश्वम् अनु वृत्रहत्ये । अनु क्षत्रम् अनु सहो यजत्रेन्द्र देवेभिर् अनु ते नृषह्ये

anu te dāyi maha indriyāya satrā te viśvam anu vṛtrahatye | anu kṣatram anu saho yajatrendra devebhir anu te nṛṣahye

It was granted to thee, for (thy) great Indra-power; wholly all is thine in the slaying of Vṛtra; dominion was granted, power was granted, O worshipful Indra, granted to thee by the gods for the overcoming of men.

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

RV 6 25.9

एवा नः स्पृधः सम् अजा समत्स्व् इन्द्र रारन्धि मिथतीर् अदेवीः । विद्याम वस्तोर् अवसा गृणन्तो भरद्वाजा उत त इन्द्र नूनम्

evā naḥ spṛdhaḥ sam ajā samatsv indra rārandhi mithatīr adevīḥ | vidyāma vastor avasā gṛṇanto bharadvājā uta ta indra nūnam

So drive together our rivals in the battles, Indra; subject the contending, godless (hosts). Praising, may we find (light) at daybreak by thy help — we Bharadvājas, and (may we be) thine now, Indra.

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