White Yajurveda — Vajasaneyi Samhita — Chapter 28

VS 28.1

होता यक्षद् समिधेन्द्रम् इडस् पदे नाभा पृथिव्या अधि दिवो वर्ष्मन्त् सम् इध्यत ओजिष्ठश् चर्षणीसहां वेत्व् आज्यस्य होतर् यज

hotā yakṣad samidhendram iḍas pade nābhā pṛthivyā adhi divo varṣmant sam idhyata ojiṣṭhaś carṣaṇīsahāṃ vetv ājyasya hotar yaja

May the hotṛ worship with the kindling-wood: Indra in the seat of Iḍā, at the navel of the earth, on the height of heaven; he was kindled, most mighty, overpowering the peoples. May he partake of the melted butter. Hotṛ, sacrifice!

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

VS 28.2

होता यक्षत् तनूनपातम् ऊतिभिर् जेतारम् अपराजितम् इन्द्रं देवꣳ स्वर्विदं पथिभिर् मधुमत्तमैर् नराशꣳसेन तेजसा वेत्व् आज्यस्य होतर् यज

hotā yakṣat tanūnapātam ūtibhir jetāram aparājitam indraṃ devaṁ svarvidaṃ pathibhir madhumattamair narāśaṁsena tejasā vetv ājyasya hotar yaja

May the hotṛ worship Tanūnapāt: the conqueror with his aids, unconquered, Indra the god who finds the light of heaven, by the paths richest in honey, with the brilliance of Narāśaṁsa. May he partake of the melted butter. Hotṛ, sacrifice!

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

VS 28.3

होता यक्षद् इडाभिर् इन्द्रम् ईडितम् आजुह्वानम् अमर्त्यम् देवो देवैः सवीर्यो वज्रहस्तः पुरंदरो वेत्व् आज्यस्य होतर् यज

hotā yakṣad iḍābhir indram īḍitam ājuhvānam amartyam devo devaiḥ savīryo vajrahastaḥ puraṃdaro vetv ājyasya hotar yaja

May the hotṛ worship with the iḍā-calls: Indra, praised, invoked (with poured offering), immortal, the god with the gods, possessed of manly power, with the vajra in his hand, the breaker of forts. May he partake of the melted butter. Hotṛ, sacrifice!

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VS 28.4

होता यक्षद् बरिषीन्द्रं निषद्वरं वृषभं नर्यापसम् वसुभी रुद्रैर् आदित्यैः सुयुग्भिर् बर्हिर् आसदद् वेत्व् आज्यस्य होतर् यज

hotā yakṣad bariṣīndraṃ niṣadvaraṃ vṛṣabhaṃ naryāpasam vasubhī rudrair ādityaiḥ suyugbhir barhir āsadad vetv ājyasya hotar yaja

May the hotṛ worship with the barhis: Indra, who sits down (upon it), the bull whose work is manly; with the Vasus, the Rudras, the Ādityas, well-yoked, he has sat upon the barhis. May he partake of the melted butter. Hotṛ, sacrifice!

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VS 28.5

होता यक्षद् ओजो न वीर्यꣳ सहो द्वार इन्द्रम् अवर्धयन् सुप्रायणा अस्मिन् यज्ञे वि श्रयन्ताम् ऋतावृधो स्वार इन्द्राय मीढुषे व्यन्त्व् आज्यस्य होतर् यज

hotā yakṣad ojo na vīryaṁ saho dvāra indram avardhayan suprāyaṇā asmin yajñe vi śrayantām ṛtāvṛdho svāra indrāya mīḍhuṣe vyantv ājyasya hotar yaja

May the hotṛ worship: vigour, and manly power, and might — the doors magnified Indra; easy of approach, let them open wide at this sacrifice, they that increase ṛta, sounding (their welcome) for Indra the bountiful. May they partake of the melted butter. Hotṛ, sacrifice!

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

VS 28.6

होता यक्षद् उषे इन्द्रस्य धेनू सुदुघे मातरा मही सवातरौ न तेजसा वत्सम् इन्द्रम् अवर्धतां वीताम् आज्यस्य होतर् यज

hotā yakṣad uṣe indrasya dhenū sudughe mātarā mahī savātarau na tejasā vatsam indram avardhatāṃ vītām ājyasya hotar yaja

May the hotṛ worship the two Dawns, Indra's two milch-cows, good milkers, the two great mothers, having as it were the same calf; with their brilliance they made the calf Indra grow. May the two partake of the melted butter. Hotṛ, sacrifice!

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VS 28.7

होता यक्षद् दैव्या होतारा भिषजा सखाया हविषेन्द्रं भिषज्यतः कवी देवौ प्रचेतसाव् इन्द्राय धत्त इन्द्रियं वीताम् आज्यस्य होतर् यज

hotā yakṣad daivyā hotārā bhiṣajā sakhāyā haviṣendraṃ bhiṣajyataḥ kavī devau pracetasāv indrāya dhatta indriyaṃ vītām ājyasya hotar yaja

May the hotṛ worship the two divine hotṛs, the two physicians, the two comrades; with the oblation they heal Indra; the two sage gods, the wise ones, bestow indriya-power upon Indra. May the two partake of the melted butter. Hotṛ, sacrifice!

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VS 28.8

होता यक्षत् तिस्रो देवीर् न भेषजं त्रयस् त्रिधातवो पस इडा सरस्वत् भारती महीः इन्द्रपत्नीर् हविष्मतीर् व्यन्त्व् आज्यस्य होतर् यज

hotā yakṣat tisro devīr na bheṣajaṃ trayas tridhātavo pasa iḍā sarasvat bhāratī mahīḥ indrapatnīr haviṣmatīr vyantv ājyasya hotar yaja

May the hotṛ worship the three goddesses, like a medicine, the three of threefold substance (in their) work: Iḍā, Sarasvatī, Bhāratī, the great ones, the wives of Indra, bearing the oblation. May they partake of the melted butter. Hotṛ, sacrifice!

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VS 28.9

होता यक्षत् त्वष्टारम् इन्द्रं देवं भिषजꣳ सुयजं घृतश्रियम् पुरुरूपꣳ सुरेतसं मघोनम् इन्द्राय त्वष्टा दधद् इन्द्रियाणि वेत्व् आज्यस्य होतर् यज

hotā yakṣat tvaṣṭāram indraṃ devaṃ bhiṣajaṁ suyajaṃ ghṛtaśriyam pururūpaṁ suretasaṃ maghonam indrāya tvaṣṭā dadhad indriyāṇi vetv ājyasya hotar yaja

May the hotṛ worship Tvaṣṭṛ: Indra the god, the physician, well worshipped, adorned with ghee, of many forms, of good seed, the bounteous one; Tvaṣṭṛ bestows the indriya-powers upon Indra. May he partake of the melted butter. Hotṛ, sacrifice!

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VS 28.10

होता यक्षद् वनस्पतिꣳ शमितारꣳ शतक्रतुं धियो जोष्टारम् इन्द्रियम् मध्वा समञ्जन् पथिभिः सुगेभिः स्वदाति यज्ञं मधुना घृतेन वेत्व् आज्यस्य होतर् यज

hotā yakṣad vanaspatiṁ śamitāraṁ śatakratuṃ dhiyo joṣṭāram indriyam madhvā samañjan pathibhiḥ sugebhiḥ svadāti yajñaṃ madhunā ghṛtena vetv ājyasya hotar yaja

May the hotṛ worship Vanaspati, the immolator, of a hundred powers, the one who takes pleasure in (our) thoughts, (who is) indriya-power; anointing (the offering) with honey, by easy paths may he make the sacrifice sweet with honey and with ghee. May he partake of the melted butter. Hotṛ, sacrifice!

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VS 28.11

होता यक्षद् इन्द्रꣳ स्वाहाज्यस्य स्वाहा मेदसः स्वाहा स्तोकानाꣳ स्वाहा स्वाहाकृतीनाꣳ स्वाहा हव्यसूक्तीनाम् स्वाहा देवा आज्यपा जुषाणा इन्द्र आज्यस्य व्यन्तु होतर् यज

hotā yakṣad indraṁ svāhājyasya svāhā medasaḥ svāhā stokānāṁ svāhā svāhākṛtīnāṁ svāhā havyasūktīnām svāhā devā ājyapā juṣāṇā indra ājyasya vyantu hotar yaja

May the hotṛ worship Indra: svāhā! Svāhā to the melted butter, svāhā to the fat, svāhā to the drops, svāhā to the things made with svāhā, svāhā to the well-spoken offerings. Svāhā! May the gods who drink the melted butter, taking pleasure (in it), with Indra, partake of the melted butter. Hotṛ, sacrifice!

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VS 28.12

देवं बर्हिर् इन्द्रꣳ सुदेवं देवैर् वीरवत् स्तीर्णं वेद्याम् अवर्धयत् वस्तोर् वृतं प्राक्तोर् भृतꣳ राया बर्हिष्मतो त्य् अगाद् वसुवने वसुधेयस्य वेतु यज

devaṃ barhir indraṁ sudevaṃ devair vīravat stīrṇaṃ vedyām avardhayat vastor vṛtaṃ prāktor bhṛtaṁ rāyā barhiṣmato ty agād vasuvane vasudheyasya vetu yaja

The divine barhis made Indra, the good god, to grow along with the gods, strewn upon the vedi so as to bring heroes; chosen at daybreak, brought before dawn — with wealth he who possesses the barhis has gone beyond (all). In the winning of wealth may he partake of the bestowal of wealth. Sacrifice!

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VS 28.13

देवीर् द्वार इन्द्रꣳ संघाते वीड्वीर् यामन्न् अवर्धयन् आ वत्सेन तरुणेन कुमारेण च मीवतापार्वाणꣳ रेणुककाटं नुदन्तां वसुवने वसुधेयस्य व्यन्तु यज

devīr dvāra indraṁ saṃghāte vīḍvīr yāmann avardhayan ā vatsena taruṇena kumāreṇa ca mīvatāpārvāṇaṁ reṇukakāṭaṃ nudantāṃ vasuvane vasudheyasya vyantu yaja

The divine doors, firm in the throng, on the way made Indra grow; with the calf, the young one, and with the boy (?) let them thrust away the jointless one, the dust-heap (?). In the winning of wealth may they partake of the bestowal of wealth. Sacrifice!

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

VS 28.14

देवी उषासानक्तेन्द्रं यज्ञे प्रयत्य् अह्वेताम् दैवीर् विशः प्रायासिष्टाꣳ सुप्रीते सुधिते वसुवने वसुधेयस्य वीतां यज

devī uṣāsānaktendraṃ yajñe prayaty ahvetām daivīr viśaḥ prāyāsiṣṭāṁ suprīte sudhite vasuvane vasudheyasya vītāṃ yaja

The two goddesses Dawn and Night called Indra as the sacrifice went forward; they came forth (before) the divine clans, well gratified, well established. In the winning of wealth may the two partake of the bestowal of wealth. Sacrifice!

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VS 28.15

देवी जोष्ट्री वसुधिती देवम् इन्द्रम् अवर्धताम् अयाव्य् अन्याघा द्वेषाꣳस्य् आन्या वक्षद् वसु वार्याणि यजमानाय शिक्षिते वसुवने वसुधेयस्य वीतां यज

devī joṣṭrī vasudhitī devam indram avardhatām ayāvy anyāghā dveṣāṁsy ānyā vakṣad vasu vāryāṇi yajamānāya śikṣite vasuvane vasudheyasya vītāṃ yaja

The two goddesses, the Enjoyer and the Wealth-holder, made the god Indra grow; the one drove off the evils and hostilities, the other brought good things and choice ones, the two being ready to help the sacrificer. In the winning of wealth may the two partake of the bestowal of wealth. Sacrifice!

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

VS 28.16

देवी ऊर्जाहुती दुघे पयसेन्द्रम् अवर्धताम् इषम् ऊर्जम् अन्या वक्षत् सग्धिꣳ सपीतिम् अन्या नवेन पूर्वं दयमाने पुराणेन नवम् अधाताम् ऊर्जम् ऊर्जाहुती ऊर्जयमाने वसु वृयाणि यजमानाय शिक्षिते वसुवने वसुधेयस्य वीतां यज

devī ūrjāhutī dughe payasendram avardhatām iṣam ūrjam anyā vakṣat sagdhiṁ sapītim anyā navena pūrvaṃ dayamāne purāṇena navam adhātām ūrjam ūrjāhutī ūrjayamāne vasu vṛyāṇi yajamānāya śikṣite vasuvane vasudheyasya vītāṃ yaja

The two goddesses, the Offerings of Strength, yielding milk, made Indra grow with their milk; the one conveys refreshment and strength, the other conveys eating together and drinking together; apportioning the former with the new and the new with the old, the two Offerings of Strength set down strength, themselves being filled with strength, ready to help the sacrificer with goods and with choice things. In the winning of wealth may the two partake of the bestowal of wealth. Sacrifice!

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

VS 28.17

देवा देव्या होतारा देवम् इन्द्रम् अवर्धताम् हताघशꣳसाव् आभार्ष्टां वसु वार्याणि यजमानाय शिक्षितौ वसुवने वसुधेयस्य वीतां यज

devā devyā hotārā devam indram avardhatām hatāghaśaṁsāv ābhārṣṭāṃ vasu vāryāṇi yajamānāya śikṣitau vasuvane vasudheyasya vītāṃ yaja

The two divine hotṛs, together with the goddess, strengthened the god Indra; having slain the evil-speaker, they have brought choice goods; instructed for the sacrificer, let the two partake of the treasure-giving in the treasure-winning (rite). Sacrifice!

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VS 28.18

देवीस् तिस्रस् तिस्रो देवीः पतिम् इन्द्रम् अवर्धयन् अस्पृक्षद् भारती दिवꣳ रुद्रैर् यज्ञꣳ सरस्वतीडा वसुमती गृहान् वसुवने वसुधेयस्य व्यन्तु यज

devīs tisras tisro devīḥ patim indram avardhayan aspṛkṣad bhāratī divaṁ rudrair yajñaṁ sarasvatīḍā vasumatī gṛhān vasuvane vasudheyasya vyantu yaja

The goddesses, three, the three goddesses, strengthened Indra the lord; Bhāratī touched heaven with the Rudras, Sarasvatī the sacrifice, Iḍā rich in wealth the houses; let them partake of the treasure-giving in the treasure-winning (rite). Sacrifice!

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VS 28.19

देव इन्द्रो नराशꣳसस् त्रिवरूथस् त्रिबन्धुरो देवम् इन्द्रम् अवर्धयत् शतेन शितिपृष्ठानाम् आहितः सहस्रेण प्र वर्तते मित्रावरुणेद् अस्य होत्रम् अर्हतो बृहस्पति स्तोत्रम् अश्विनाध्वर्यवं वसुवने वसुधेयस्य वेतु यज

deva indro narāśaṁsas trivarūthas tribandhuro devam indram avardhayat śatena śitipṛṣṭhānām āhitaḥ sahasreṇa pra vartate mitrāvaruṇed asya hotram arhato bṛhaspati stotram aśvinādhvaryavaṃ vasuvane vasudheyasya vetu yaja

The god Indra, (and) Narāśaṁsa, with threefold shelter and three seats, strengthened the god Indra; set up with a hundred of the white-backed ones, he rolls forth with a thousand; Mitra and Varuṇa and Iḍā are worthy of his hotṛ-office, Bṛhaspati of the praise, the Aśvins of the adhvaryu-office; let him partake of the treasure-giving in the treasure-winning (rite). Sacrifice!

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VS 28.20

देवो देवैर् वनस्पतिर् हिरण्यपर्णो मधुशाखः सुपिप्पलो देवम् इन्द्रम् अवर्धयत् दिवम् अग्रेणास्पृक्षद् आन्तरिक्सं पृथिवीम् अदृम्हीद् वसुवने वसुधेयस्य वेतु यज

devo devair vanaspatir hiraṇyaparṇo madhuśākhaḥ supippalo devam indram avardhayat divam agreṇāspṛkṣad āntariksaṃ pṛthivīm adṛmhīd vasuvane vasudheyasya vetu yaja

The god Vanaspati with the gods, golden-leaved, with honeyed branches, with fine fruit, strengthened the god Indra; with his top he touched heaven, he made firm the mid-air and the earth; let him partake of the treasure-giving in the treasure-winning (rite). Sacrifice!

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VS 28.21

देवं बर्हिर् वारितीनां देवम् इन्द्रम् अवर्धयत् स्वासस्थम् इन्द्रेणासन्नम् अन्या बर्हीꣳष्य् अभ्य् अभूद् वसुवने वसुधेयस्य वेतु यज

devaṃ barhir vāritīnāṃ devam indram avardhayat svāsastham indreṇāsannam anyā barhīṁṣy abhy abhūd vasuvane vasudheyasya vetu yaja

The divine barhis of the (grasses?) strengthened the god Indra; having a good seat, being sat upon by Indra, it surpassed the other grass-strewings; let it partake of the treasure-giving in the treasure-winning (rite). Sacrifice!

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VS 28.22

देवो अग्निः स्विष्टकृद् देवम् इन्द्रम् अवर्धयत् स्विष्टं कुर्वन्त् स्विष्टकृत् स्विष्टम् अद्य करोतु नो वसुवने वसुधेयस्य वेतु यज

devo agniḥ sviṣṭakṛd devam indram avardhayat sviṣṭaṃ kurvant sviṣṭakṛt sviṣṭam adya karotu no vasuvane vasudheyasya vetu yaja

The god Agni, maker of good offering, strengthened the god Indra; making the offering well-offered, the maker of good offering—let him today make our offering well-offered; let him partake of the treasure-giving in the treasure-winning (rite). Sacrifice!

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VS 28.23

अग्निम् अद्य होतारम् अवृणीतायं यजमानः पचन् पक्तीः पचन् पुरोडाशं बध्नन्न् इन्द्राय छागम् सूपस्था अद्य देवो वनस्पतिर् अभवद् इन्द्राय छागेन अघत् तं मेदस्तः प्रति पचताग्रभीद् अवीवृधत् पुरोडाशेन त्वाम् अद्य ऋष आर्षेय ऋषीणां नपाद् अवृणीताय्ं यजमानो बहुभ्य आ संगतेभ्य एष मे देवेषु वसु वार्यायक्ष्यत इति ता या देवा देव दानान्य् अदुस् तान्य् अस्मा आ च शास्स्वा च गुरस्वेषितश् च होतर् असि भद्रवाच्याय प्रेषितो मानुषः सूक्तवाकाय सूक्ता ब्रूहि

agnim adya hotāram avṛṇītāyaṃ yajamānaḥ pacan paktīḥ pacan puroḍāśaṃ badhnann indrāya chāgam sūpasthā adya devo vanaspatir abhavad indrāya chāgena aghat taṃ medastaḥ prati pacatāgrabhīd avīvṛdhat puroḍāśena tvām adya ṛṣa ārṣeya ṛṣīṇāṃ napād avṛṇītāyṃ yajamāno bahubhya ā saṃgatebhya eṣa me deveṣu vasu vāryāyakṣyata iti tā yā devā deva dānāny adus tāny asmā ā ca śāssvā ca gurasveṣitaś ca hotar asi bhadravācyāya preṣito mānuṣaḥ sūktavākāya sūktā brūhi

Today this sacrificer has chosen Agni as hotṛ, cooking the cooked offerings, cooking the puroḍāśa, binding the he-goat for Indra. Today the god Vanaspati has become a good station; he has (borne?) the he-goat to Indra; him he has grasped from the fat-part, along with the cooking; he has strengthened (him) with the puroḍāśa. Today this sacrificer has chosen you, O ṛṣi, descended from ṛṣis, grandson of the ṛṣis, out of many who had assembled, (saying:) "This man will sacrifice for me for choice wealth among the gods." Those gifts which the gods gave, O god—recount them to him and approve them; and you, O hotṛ, are urged on to auspicious speech; sent forth as a human for the sūktavāka, speak the well-spoken words.

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VS 28.24

होता यक्षत् समिधानं महद् यशः सुसमिद्धं वरेण्यम् अग्निम् इन्द्रं वयोधसम् गायत्रीं छन्द इन्द्रियं त्र्यविं गां वयो दधद् वेत्व् आज्यस्य होतर् यज

hotā yakṣat samidhānaṃ mahad yaśaḥ susamiddhaṃ vareṇyam agnim indraṃ vayodhasam gāyatrīṃ chanda indriyaṃ tryaviṃ gāṃ vayo dadhad vetv ājyasya hotar yaja

Let the hotṛ sacrifice to the kindled one, the great glory, the well-kindled, the choiceworthy—Agni, Indra, the giver of vigour—placing in (him) the Gāyatrī metre, Indra-power, a three-year-old cow, vigour; let him partake of the melted butter. O hotṛ, sacrifice!

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VS 28.25

होता यक्षत् तनूनपातम् उद्भिदं यं गर्भम् अदितिर् दधे शुचिम् इन्द्रं वयोधसम् उष्णिहं छन्द इन्द्रियं दित्यवाहं गां वयो दधद् वेत्व् आज्यस्य होतर् यज

hotā yakṣat tanūnapātam udbhidaṃ yaṃ garbham aditir dadhe śucim indraṃ vayodhasam uṣṇihaṃ chanda indriyaṃ dityavāhaṃ gāṃ vayo dadhad vetv ājyasya hotar yaja

Let the hotṛ sacrifice to Tanūnapāt, the up-breaking one, whom Aditi received as a pure embryo—Indra, the giver of vigour—placing in (him) the Uṣṇih metre, Indra-power, a two-year-old draught-ox, vigour; let him partake of the melted butter. O hotṛ, sacrifice!

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VS 28.26

होता यक्षद् ईडेन्यम् ईडितं वृत्रहन्तमम् इडाभिर् ईड्यꣳ सहः सोमम् इन्द्रꣳ वयोधसम् अनुष्टुभं छन्द इन्द्रियं पञ्चाविं गां वयो दधद् वेत्व् आज्यस्य होतर् यज

hotā yakṣad īḍenyam īḍitaṃ vṛtrahantamam iḍābhir īḍyaṁ sahaḥ somam indraṁ vayodhasam anuṣṭubhaṃ chanda indriyaṃ pañcāviṃ gāṃ vayo dadhad vetv ājyasya hotar yaja

Let the hotṛ sacrifice to the praiseworthy, the praised, the best slayer of Vṛtra, the might to be invoked with invocations—Soma, Indra, the giver of vigour—placing in (him) the Anuṣṭubh metre, Indra-power, a five-year-old cow, vigour; let him partake of the melted butter. O hotṛ, sacrifice!

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VS 28.27

होता यक्षत् सुबर्हिषं पूषण्वन्तम् अमर्त्यꣳ सीदन्तं बर्हिषि प्रिये मृतेन्द्रं वयोधसम् बृहतीं छन्द इन्द्रियं त्रिवत्सं गां वयो दधद् वेत्व् आज्यस्य होतर् यज

hotā yakṣat subarhiṣaṃ pūṣaṇvantam amartyaṁ sīdantaṃ barhiṣi priye mṛtendraṃ vayodhasam bṛhatīṃ chanda indriyaṃ trivatsaṃ gāṃ vayo dadhad vetv ājyasya hotar yaja

Let the hotṛ sacrifice to him of the good barhis, accompanied by Pūṣan, the immortal, seated on the dear strewn grass—Indra, the giver of vigour—placing in (him) the Bṛhatī metre, Indra-power, a three-year-old cow, vigour; let him partake of the melted butter. O hotṛ, sacrifice!

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VS 28.28

होता यक्षद् व्यचस्वतीः सुप्रायणा ऋतावृधो द्वारो देवीर् हिरण्ययीर् ब्रह्माणम् इन्द्रं वयोधसम् पङ्क्तिं छन्द इहेन्द्रियं तुर्यवाहं गां वयो दधद् व्यन्त्व् आज्यस्य होतर् यज

hotā yakṣad vyacasvatīḥ suprāyaṇā ṛtāvṛdho dvāro devīr hiraṇyayīr brahmāṇam indraṃ vayodhasam paṅktiṃ chanda ihendriyaṃ turyavāhaṃ gāṃ vayo dadhad vyantv ājyasya hotar yaja

Let the hotṛ sacrifice to the wide-spreading, easy of access, ṛta-increasing divine golden doors—to the brahman, Indra, the giver of vigour—placing here (in him) the Paṅkti metre, Indra-power, a four-year-old draught-ox, vigour; let them partake of the melted butter. O hotṛ, sacrifice!

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VS 28.29

होता यक्षत् सुपेशसा सुशिल्पे बृहती उभे नक्तोषासा न दर्शते विश्वम् इन्द्रं वयोधसम् त्रिष्टुभं छन्द इहेन्द्रियं पष्ठवहं गां वयो दधद् वीताम् आज्यस्य होतर् यज

hotā yakṣat supeśasā suśilpe bṛhatī ubhe naktoṣāsā na darśate viśvam indraṃ vayodhasam triṣṭubhaṃ chanda ihendriyaṃ paṣṭhavahaṃ gāṃ vayo dadhad vītām ājyasya hotar yaja

Let the hotṛ sacrifice to the two well-adorned, well-fashioned, lofty ones, Night and Dawn, both, not to be looked upon—to the all, Indra, the giver of vigour—placing here (in him) the Triṣṭubh metre, Indra-power, a six-year-old draught-ox, vigour; let the two partake of the melted butter. O hotṛ, sacrifice!

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VS 28.30

होता यक्षत् प्रचेतसा देवानाम् उत्तमं यशो होतारा दैव्या कवी सयुजेन्द्रं वयोधसम् जगतीं छन्द इन्द्रियम् अनड्वाहं गां वयो दधद् वीताम् आज्यस्य होतर् यज

hotā yakṣat pracetasā devānām uttamaṃ yaśo hotārā daivyā kavī sayujendraṃ vayodhasam jagatīṃ chanda indriyam anaḍvāhaṃ gāṃ vayo dadhad vītām ājyasya hotar yaja

Let the hotṛ sacrifice to the two wise ones, the highest glory of the gods, the two divine hotṛs, the yoked seers—to Indra, the giver of vigour—placing (in him) the Jagatī metre, Indra-power, a draught-ox, a cow, vigour; let the two partake of the melted butter. O hotṛ, sacrifice!

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VS 28.31

होता यक्षत् पेशस्वतीस् तिस्रो देवीर् हिरण्ययीर् भारतीर् बृहतीर् महीः पतिम् इन्द्रं वयोधसम् विराजं छन्द इहेन्द्रियं धेनुं गां न वयो दधद् व्यन्त्व् आज्यस्य होतर् यज

hotā yakṣat peśasvatīs tisro devīr hiraṇyayīr bhāratīr bṛhatīr mahīḥ patim indraṃ vayodhasam virājaṃ chanda ihendriyaṃ dhenuṃ gāṃ na vayo dadhad vyantv ājyasya hotar yaja

Let the hotṛ sacrifice to the three adorned golden goddesses, the Bhāratīs, the lofty, the great—to the lord, Indra, the giver of vigour—placing here (in him) the Virāj metre, Indra-power, a milch-cow, as it were a cow, vigour; let them partake of the melted butter. O hotṛ, sacrifice!

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VS 28.32

होता यक्षत् सुरेतसं त्वष्टारं पुष्टिवर्धनꣳ रूपाणि बिभ्रतं पृथक् पुष्टिम् इन्द्रं वयोधसम् द्विपदं छन्द इन्द्रियम् उक्षाणं गां न वयो दधद् वेत्व् आज्यस्य होतर् यज

hotā yakṣat suretasaṃ tvaṣṭāraṃ puṣṭivardhanaṁ rūpāṇi bibhrataṃ pṛthak puṣṭim indraṃ vayodhasam dvipadaṃ chanda indriyam ukṣāṇaṃ gāṃ na vayo dadhad vetv ājyasya hotar yaja

Let the hotṛ sacrifice to the one of good seed, Tvaṣṭar, the increaser of thriving, who bears the forms separately—to thriving, Indra, the giver of vigour—placing (in him) the Dvipadā metre, Indra-power, a bull, as it were a cow, vigour; let him partake of the melted butter. O hotṛ, sacrifice!

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VS 28.33

होता यक्षद् वनस्पतिꣳ शमितारꣳ शतक्रतुꣳ हिरण्यपर्णम् उक्थिनꣳ रशनां बिभ्रतं वशिं भगम् इन्द्रं वयोधसम् ककुभं छन्द इहेन्द्रियं वशां वेहतं गां वयो दधद् वेत्व् आज्यस्य होतर् यज

hotā yakṣad vanaspatiṁ śamitāraṁ śatakratuṁ hiraṇyaparṇam ukthinaṁ raśanāṃ bibhrataṃ vaśiṃ bhagam indraṃ vayodhasam kakubhaṃ chanda ihendriyaṃ vaśāṃ vehataṃ gāṃ vayo dadhad vetv ājyasya hotar yaja

Let the hotṛ sacrifice to Vanaspati, the immolator, of a hundred powers, golden-leaved, uttering the ukthas, bearing the cord, the controller—to Bhaga, Indra, the giver of vigour—placing here (in him) the Kakubh metre, Indra-power, a barren cow, one that miscarries, a cow, vigour; let him partake of the melted butter. O hotṛ, sacrifice!

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VS 28.34

होता यक्षत् स्वाहाकृतीर् अग्निं गृहपतिं पृथग् वरुणं भेषजं कविं क्षत्रम् इन्द्रं वयोधसम् अतिच्छन्दसं छन्द इन्द्रियं बृहद् ऋषभं गां वयो दधद् व्यन्त्व् आज्यस्य होतर् यज

hotā yakṣat svāhākṛtīr agniṃ gṛhapatiṃ pṛthag varuṇaṃ bheṣajaṃ kaviṃ kṣatram indraṃ vayodhasam aticchandasaṃ chanda indriyaṃ bṛhad ṛṣabhaṃ gāṃ vayo dadhad vyantv ājyasya hotar yaja

Let the hotṛ sacrifice to the svāhā-utterances, to Agni the lord of the house, separately to Varuṇa the healing seer—to lordship, Indra, the giver of vigour—placing (in him) the Aticchandas metre, Indra-power, a great bull, a cow, vigour; let them partake of the melted butter. O hotṛ, sacrifice!

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VS 28.35

देवं बर्हिर् वयोधसं देवम् इन्द्रम् अवर्धयत् गायत्र्या छन्दसेन्द्रियं चक्षुर् इन्द्रे वयो दधद् वसुवने वसुधेयस्य वेतु यज

devaṃ barhir vayodhasaṃ devam indram avardhayat gāyatryā chandasendriyaṃ cakṣur indre vayo dadhad vasuvane vasudheyasya vetu yaja

The divine barhis, giver of vigour, strengthened the god Indra, placing in Indra by the Gāyatrī metre Indra-power, sight, vigour; let it partake of the treasure-giving in the treasure-winning (rite). Sacrifice!

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VS 28.36

देवीर् द्वारो वयोधसꣳ शुचिम् इन्द्रम् अवर्धयन् उष्णिहा छन्दसेन्द्रियं प्राणम् इन्द्रे वयो दधद् वसुवने वसुधेयस्य व्यन्तु यज

devīr dvāro vayodhasaṁ śucim indram avardhayan uṣṇihā chandasendriyaṃ prāṇam indre vayo dadhad vasuvane vasudheyasya vyantu yaja

The divine doors strengthened the pure Indra, giver of vigour, placing in Indra by the Uṣṇih metre Indra-power, breath, vigour; let them partake of the treasure-giving in the treasure-winning (rite). Sacrifice!

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VS 28.37

देवी उषासानक्ता देवम् इन्द्रं वयोधसं देवी देवम् अवर्धताम् अनुष्टुभा छन्दसेन्द्रियं बलम् इन्द्रे वयो दधद् वसुवने वसुधेयस्य वीतां यज

devī uṣāsānaktā devam indraṃ vayodhasaṃ devī devam avardhatām anuṣṭubhā chandasendriyaṃ balam indre vayo dadhad vasuvane vasudheyasya vītāṃ yaja

The two goddesses, Dawn and Night — the god Indra, the bestower of vigour: the two goddesses made the god grow; with the anuṣṭubh metre setting indriya-power, strength, and vigour in Indra, for the winner of wealth, let the two partake of the bestowal of wealth. Offer!

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VS 28.38

देवी जोष्ट्री वसुधिती देवम् इन्द्रं वयोधसं देवी देवम् अवर्धताम् बृहत्या छन्दसेन्द्रियꣳ श्रोत्रम् इन्द्रे वयो दधद् वसुवने वसुधेयस्य वीतां यज

devī joṣṭrī vasudhitī devam indraṃ vayodhasaṃ devī devam avardhatām bṛhatyā chandasendriyaṁ śrotram indre vayo dadhad vasuvane vasudheyasya vītāṃ yaja

The two goddesses, the Pleasing One and the Wealth-holder — the god Indra, the bestower of vigour: the two goddesses made the god grow; with the bṛhatī metre setting indriya-power, hearing, and vigour in Indra, for the winner of wealth, let the two partake of the bestowal of wealth. Offer!

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VS 28.39

देवी ऊर्जाहुती दुघे सुदुघे पयसेन्द्रं वयोधसं देवी देवम् अवर्धताम् पङ्क्त्या छन्दसेन्द्रियꣳ शुक्रम् इन्द्रे वयो दधद् वसुवने वसुधेयस्य वीतां यज

devī ūrjāhutī dughe sudughe payasendraṃ vayodhasaṃ devī devam avardhatām paṅktyā chandasendriyaṁ śukram indre vayo dadhad vasuvane vasudheyasya vītāṃ yaja

The two goddesses, the Strength-oblation pair, the two milkers, the good milkers, with milk — Indra the bestower of vigour: the two goddesses made the god grow; with the paṅkti metre setting indriya-power, the bright (seed), and vigour in Indra, for the winner of wealth, let the two partake of the bestowal of wealth. Offer!

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VS 28.40

देवा दैव्या होतारा देवम् इन्द्रं वयोधसं देवौ देवम् अवर्धताम् त्रिष्टुभा छन्दसेन्द्रियं त्विषिम् इन्द्रे वयो दधद् वसुवने वसुधेयस्य वीतां यज

devā daivyā hotārā devam indraṃ vayodhasaṃ devau devam avardhatām triṣṭubhā chandasendriyaṃ tviṣim indre vayo dadhad vasuvane vasudheyasya vītāṃ yaja

The two gods, the divine hotṛs — the god Indra, the bestower of vigour: the two gods made the god grow; with the triṣṭubh metre setting indriya-power, fiery vehemence, and vigour in Indra, for the winner of wealth, let the two partake of the bestowal of wealth. Offer!

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VS 28.41

देवीस् तिस्रस् तिस्रो देवीर् वयोधसं पतिम् इन्द्रम् अवर्धयन् जगत्या छन्दसेन्द्रियꣳ शूषम् इन्द्रे वयो दधद् वसुवने वसुधेयस्य व्यन्तु यज

devīs tisras tisro devīr vayodhasaṃ patim indram avardhayan jagatyā chandasendriyaṁ śūṣam indre vayo dadhad vasuvane vasudheyasya vyantu yaja

The goddesses, three, the three goddesses — Indra the lord, the bestower of vigour, they made to grow; with the jagatī metre setting indriya-power, impetuous force, and vigour in Indra, for the winner of wealth, let them partake of the bestowal of wealth. Offer!

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VS 28.42

देवो नराशꣳसो देवम् इन्द्रं वयोधसं देवो देवम् अवर्धयत् विराजा छन्दसेन्द्रियꣳ रुपम् इन्द्रे वयो दधद् वसुवने वसुधेयस्य वेतु यज

devo narāśaṁso devam indraṃ vayodhasaṃ devo devam avardhayat virājā chandasendriyaṁ rupam indre vayo dadhad vasuvane vasudheyasya vetu yaja

The god Narāśaṁsa — the god Indra, the bestower of vigour: the god made the god grow; with the virāj metre setting indriya-power, form, and vigour in Indra, for the winner of wealth, let him partake of the bestowal of wealth. Offer!

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VS 28.43

देवो वनस्पतिर् देवम् इन्द्रं वयोधसं देवो देवम् अवर्धयत् द्विपदा छन्दसेन्द्रियं भगम् इन्द्रे वयो दधद् वसुवने वसुधेयस्य वेतु यज

devo vanaspatir devam indraṃ vayodhasaṃ devo devam avardhayat dvipadā chandasendriyaṃ bhagam indre vayo dadhad vasuvane vasudheyasya vetu yaja

The god Vanaspati — the god Indra, the bestower of vigour: the god made the god grow; with the dvipadā metre setting indriya-power, good fortune, and vigour in Indra, for the winner of wealth, let him partake of the bestowal of wealth. Offer!

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VS 28.44

देवं बर्हिर् वारितीनां देवम् इन्द्रं वयोधसं देवं देवम् अवर्धयत् ककुभा छन्दसेन्द्रियं यश इन्द्रे वयो दधद् वसुवने वसुधेयस्य वेतु यज

devaṃ barhir vāritīnāṃ devam indraṃ vayodhasaṃ devaṃ devam avardhayat kakubhā chandasendriyaṃ yaśa indre vayo dadhad vasuvane vasudheyasya vetu yaja

The divine barhis of the (grasses) that ward off — the god Indra, the bestower of vigour: the god made the god grow; with the kakubh metre setting indriya-power, glory, and vigour in Indra, for the winner of wealth, let him partake of the bestowal of wealth. Offer!

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VS 28.45

देवो अग्निः स्विष्टकृद् देवम् इन्द्रं वयोधसं देवो देवम् अवर्धयत् अतिच्छन्दसा छन्दसेन्द्रियं क्षत्रम् इन्द्रे वयो दधद् वसुवने वसुधेयस्य वेतु यज

devo agniḥ sviṣṭakṛd devam indraṃ vayodhasaṃ devo devam avardhayat aticchandasā chandasendriyaṃ kṣatram indre vayo dadhad vasuvane vasudheyasya vetu yaja

The god Agni, the maker of the good offering — the god Indra, the bestower of vigour: the god made the god grow; with the aticchandas metre setting indriya-power, ruling power, and vigour in Indra, for the winner of wealth, let him partake of the bestowal of wealth. Offer!

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VS 28.46

अग्निम् अद्य होतारम् अवृणीतायं यजमानः पचन् पक्तीः पचन् पुरोडाशं बध्नन्न् इन्द्राय वयोधसे छागम् सूपस्था अद्य देवो वनस्पतिर् अभवद् इन्द्राय वयोधसे छागेन अघत् तं मेदस्तः प्रति पचताग्रभीद् अवीवृधत् पुरोडाशेन त्वाम् अद्य ऋष आर्षेय ऋषीणां नपाद् अवृणीताय्ं यजमानो बहुभ्य आ संगतेभ्य एष मे देवेषु वसु वार्यायक्ष्यत इति ता या देवा देव दानान्य् अदुस् तान्य् अस्मा आ च शास्स्वा च गुरस्वेषितश् च होतर् असि भद्रवाच्याय प्रेषितो मानुषः सूक्तवाकाय सूक्ता ब्रूहि

agnim adya hotāram avṛṇītāyaṃ yajamānaḥ pacan paktīḥ pacan puroḍāśaṃ badhnann indrāya vayodhase chāgam sūpasthā adya devo vanaspatir abhavad indrāya vayodhase chāgena aghat taṃ medastaḥ prati pacatāgrabhīd avīvṛdhat puroḍāśena tvām adya ṛṣa ārṣeya ṛṣīṇāṃ napād avṛṇītāyṃ yajamāno bahubhya ā saṃgatebhya eṣa me deveṣu vasu vāryāyakṣyata iti tā yā devā deva dānāny adus tāny asmā ā ca śāssvā ca gurasveṣitaś ca hotar asi bhadravācyāya preṣito mānuṣaḥ sūktavākāya sūktā brūhi

Today this sacrificer has chosen Agni as hotṛ, cooking the cooked portions, cooking the puroḍāśa, binding the he-goat for Indra the bestower of vigour. Today the god Vanaspati has been of good standing for Indra the bestower of vigour; he has eaten with the he-goat; him, from the fat onward, cook in due order; he has grasped, he has made (him) grow with the puroḍāśa. Today this sacrificer has chosen you, O ṛṣi, of ṛṣi lineage, descendant of the ṛṣis, out of the many who have assembled, saying: 'This one will sacrifice for me among the gods for the desirable good.' Whatever gifts the gods have given to a god, both proclaim them to him and welcome them. And you, O hotṛ, are urged on; sent forth for auspicious speech, a human, for the sūktavāka: speak the well-spoken words.

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