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Ṛgveda Saṃhitā 10.29

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  1. Ṛgveda 10.29.1, English As sits the young bird on the tree rejoicing, ye, swift Pair, have been roused by clear laudation, Whose Herald-Priest through many days is Indra, earth's Guardian, Friend of men, the best of Heroes. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  2. Ṛgveda 10.29.2, English May we, when this Dawn and the next dance hither, be thy best servants, most heroic Hero! Let the victorious car with triple splendour bring hitherward the hundred chiefs with Kutsa. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  3. Ṛgveda 10.29.3, English What was the gladdening draught that pleased thee, Indra? Speed through our doors to songs, for thou art mighty. Why comest thou to me, what gift attracts thee? Fain would I bring thee food most meet to offer. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  4. Ṛgveda 10.29.4, English Indra, what fame hath one like thee mid heroes? With what plan wilt thou act? Why hast thou sought us? As a true Friend, Wide-Strider! to sustain us, since food absorbs the thought of each among us. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  5. Ṛgveda 10.29.5, English Speed happily those, as Surya ends his journey, who meet his wish as bridegrooms meet their spouses; Men who present, O Indra strong by nature, with food the many songs that tell thy praises. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  6. Ṛgveda 10.29.6, English Thine are two measures, Indra, wide-well meted, heaven for thy majesty, earth for thy wisdom. Here for thy choice are Somas mixed with butter: may the sweet meath be pleasant for thy drinking. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  7. Ṛgveda 10.29.7, English They have poured out a bowl to him, to Indra, full of sweet juice, for faithful is his bounty. O'er earth's expanse hath he grown great by wisdom, the Friend of man, and by heroic exploits. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  8. Ṛgveda 10.29.8, English Indra hath conquered in his wars, the Mighty: men strive in multitudes to win his friendship. Ascend thy chariot as it were in battle, which thou shalt drive to us with gracious favour. Ralph T.H. Griffith
  1. 10.29.1वने॒ न वा॒ यो न्य॑धायि चा॒कञ्छुचि॑र्वां॒ स्तोमो॑ भुरणावजीगः । यस्येदिन्द्र॑ः पुरु॒दिने॑षु॒ होता॑ नृ॒णां नर्यो॒ नृत॑मः क्ष॒पावा॑न् ॥
  2. 10.29.2प्र ते॑ अ॒स्या उ॒षस॒ः प्राप॑रस्या नृ॒तौ स्या॑म॒ नृत॑मस्य नृ॒णाम् । अनु॑ त्रि॒शोक॑ः श॒तमाव॑ह॒न्नॄन्कुत्से॑न॒ रथो॒ यो अस॑त्सस॒वान् ॥
  3. 10.29.3कस्ते॒ मद॑ इन्द्र॒ रन्त्यो॑ भू॒द्दुरो॒ गिरो॑ अ॒भ्यु१॒॑ग्रो वि धा॑व । कद्वाहो॑ अ॒र्वागुप॑ मा मनी॒षा आ त्वा॑ शक्यामुप॒मं राधो॒ अन्नै॑ः ॥
  4. 10.29.4कदु॑ द्यु॒म्नमि॑न्द्र॒ त्वाव॑तो॒ नॄन्कया॑ धि॒या क॑रसे॒ कन्न॒ आग॑न् । मि॒त्रो न स॒त्य उ॑रुगाय भृ॒त्या अन्ने॑ समस्य॒ यदस॑न्मनी॒षाः ॥
  5. 10.29.5प्रेर॑य॒ सूरो॒ अर्थं॒ न पा॒रं ये अ॑स्य॒ कामं॑ जनि॒धा इ॑व॒ ग्मन् । गिर॑श्च॒ ये ते॑ तुविजात पू॒र्वीर्नर॑ इन्द्र प्रति॒शिक्ष॒न्त्यन्नै॑ः ॥
  6. 10.29.6मात्रे॒ नु ते॒ सुमि॑ते इन्द्र पू॒र्वी द्यौर्म॒ज्मना॑ पृथि॒वी काव्ये॑न । वरा॑य ते घृ॒तव॑न्तः सु॒तास॒ः स्वाद्म॑न्भवन्तु पी॒तये॒ मधू॑नि ॥
  7. 10.29.7आ मध्वो॑ अस्मा असिच॒न्नम॑त्र॒मिन्द्रा॑य पू॒र्णं स हि स॒त्यरा॑धाः । स वा॑वृधे॒ वरि॑म॒न्ना पृ॑थि॒व्या अ॒भि क्रत्वा॒ नर्य॒ः पौंस्यै॑श्च ॥
  8. 10.29.8व्या॑न॒ळिन्द्र॒ः पृत॑ना॒ः स्वोजा॒ आस्मै॑ यतन्ते स॒ख्याय॑ पू॒र्वीः । आ स्मा॒ रथं॒ न पृत॑नासु तिष्ठ॒ यं भ॒द्रया॑ सुम॒त्या चो॒दया॑से ॥