Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 7 — Chapter 21

RV 7 21.1

असावि देवꣳ गोऋजीकम् अन्धो न्य् अस्मिन्न् इन्द्रो जनुषेम् उवोच । बोधामसि त्वा हर्यश्व यज्ञैर् बोधा नः स्तोमम् अन्धसो मदेषु

asāvi devaṁ goṛjīkam andho ny asminn indro januṣem uvoca | bodhāmasi tvā haryaśva yajñair bodhā naḥ stomam andhaso madeṣu

The divine juice, sharpened with cow's milk, has been pressed; in it Indra has taken his pleasure from birth onward. We awaken thee with sacrifices, O lord of the bay horses; take notice of our praise in the intoxications of the juice.

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RV 7 21.2

प्र यन्ति यज्ञꣳ विपयन्ति बर्हिः सोममादो विदथे दुध्रवाचः । न्य् उ भ्रियन्ते यशसो गृभाद् आ दूरüपब्दो वृषणो नृषाचः

pra yanti yajñaṁ vipayanti barhiḥ somamādo vidathe dudhravācaḥ | ny u bhriyante yaśaso gṛbhād ā dūraüpabdo vṛṣaṇo nṛṣācaḥ

They go forth to the sacrifice, they strew the barhis, the soma-drinkers, of impetuous speech at the rite. And they are brought down from the grasping (hands), the glorious ones, far-resounding, the bulls that attend upon men.

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

RV 7 21.3

त्वम् इन्द्र स्रवितवा अपस् कः परिष्ठिता अहिना शूर पूर्वीः । त्वद् वावक्रे रथ्यो३ न धेना रेजन्ते विश्वा कृत्रिमाणि भीषा

tvam indra sravitavā apas kaḥ pariṣṭhitā ahinā śūra pūrvīḥ | tvad vāvakre rathyo3 na dhenā rejante viśvā kṛtrimāṇi bhīṣā

Thou, Indra, madest the many waters flow, which were hemmed in by the serpent, O hero. Through thee they rolled forth like the streams of a chariot; all made things tremble with fear.

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RV 7 21.4

भीमो विवेषायुधेभिर् एषाम् अपाꣳसि विश्वा नर्याणि विद्वान् । इन्द्रः पुरो जर्हृषाणो वि दूधोद् वि वज्रहस्तो महिना जघान

bhīmo viveṣāyudhebhir eṣām apāṁsi viśvā naryāṇi vidvān | indraḥ puro jarhṛṣāṇo vi dūdhod vi vajrahasto mahinā jaghāna

The fearsome one went to work with weapons against them, knowing all manly deeds. Indra, exulting, shook the forts apart; with the mace in his hand he smashed them apart by his greatness.

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RV 7 21.5

न यातव इन्द्र जूजुवुर् नो न वन्दना शविष्ठ वेद्याभिः । स शर्धद् अर्यो विषुणस्य जन्तोर् मा शिश्नदेवा अपि गुर् ऋतꣳ नः

na yātava indra jūjuvur no na vandanā śaviṣṭha vedyābhiḥ | sa śardhad aryo viṣuṇasya jantor mā śiśnadevā api gur ṛtaṁ naḥ

The sorcerers have not driven us on, Indra, nor the vandanā-demons with their devices, O mightiest. Let him show his strength against the stranger, against the creature of the other side; let not the phallus-worshippers come near our ṛta.

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

RV 7 21.6

अभि क्रत्वेन्द्र भूर् अध ज्मन् न ते विव्यङ् महिमानꣳ रजाꣳसि । स्वेना हि वृत्रꣳ शवसा जघन्थ न शत्रुर् अन्तꣳ विविदद् युधा ते

abhi kratvendra bhūr adha jman na te vivyaṅ mahimānaṁ rajāṁsi | svenā hi vṛtraṁ śavasā jaghantha na śatrur antaṁ vividad yudhā te

With thy resolve, Indra, thou hast overtopped (all) upon the earth; the spaces have not enclosed thy greatness. For with thine own might thou didst slay Vṛtra; no enemy found the end of thee in combat.

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RV 7 21.7

देवाश् चित् ते असुर्याय पूर्वे ऽनु क्षत्राय ममिरे सहाꣳसि । इन्द्रो मघानि दयते विषह्येन्द्रꣳ वाजस्य जोहुवन्त सातौ

devāś cit te asuryāya pūrve 'nu kṣatrāya mamire sahāṁsi | indro maghāni dayate viṣahyendraṁ vājasya johuvanta sātau

Even the gods of old conceded their forces to thy asura-power, to thy dominion. Indra apportions the bounties, having prevailed; Indra they call again and again at the winning of the prize.

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RV 7 21.8

कीरिश् चिद् धि त्वाम् अवसे जुहावेशानम् इन्द्र सौभगस्य भूरेः । अवो बभूथ शतमूते अस्मे अभिक्षत्तुस् त्वावतो वरूता

kīriś cid dhi tvām avase juhāveśānam indra saubhagasya bhūreḥ | avo babhūtha śatamūte asme abhikṣattus tvāvato varūtā

For even the poor man has called upon thee for help, thee, Indra, the lord of abundant good fortune. Thou hast been our help, O thou of a hundred aids, a shield against the attacker for one such as thee (befriends).

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RV 7 21.9

सखायस् त इन्द्र विश्वह स्याम नमोवृधासो महिना तरुत्र । वन्वन्तु स्मा ते ऽवसा समीके३ ऽभीतिम् अर्यो वनुषाꣳ शवाꣳसि

sakhāyas ta indra viśvaha syāma namovṛdhāso mahinā tarutra | vanvantu smā te 'vasā samīke3 'bhītim aryo vanuṣāṁ śavāṁsi

May we be thy friends, Indra, for all days, growing strong through homage, by thy greatness, O deliverer. Let them, with thy help, overcome in the encounter the onslaught of the stranger, the strengths of the envious.

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RV 7 21.10

स न इन्द्र त्वयताया इषे धास् त्मना च ये मघवानो जुनन्ति । वस्वी षु ते जरित्रे अस्तु शक्तिर् यूयम् पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः

sa na indra tvayatāyā iṣe dhās tmanā ca ye maghavāno junanti | vasvī ṣu te jaritre astu śaktir yūyam pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ

Set us, Indra, toward nourishment that comes from thee, and those bounteous patrons who urge (it) on of themselves. Let thy power be a good thing for the singer. Protect ye us always with your blessings.

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