Sukta 86
सूक्तम् 86
Hymn 86 of Rigveda Mandala 10.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 86 · Verse 10.86.1
वि हि सोतो॒रसृ॑क्षत॒ नेन्द्रं॑ दे॒वम॑मंसत । यत्राम॑दद्वृ॒षाक॑पिर॒र्यः पु॒ष्टेषु॒ मत्स॑खा॒ विश्व॑स्मा॒दिन्द्र॒ उत्त॑रः
vi hi sotorasṛkṣata nendraṃ devamamaṃsata yatrāmadadvṛṣākapiraryaḥ puṣṭeṣu matsakhā viśvasmādindra uttaraḥ
He protected the bovine herd; Indra the god perceived. Where the bull-roarer leaped among the abundant kine, a friend to strength—hence Indra, the mighty, was invoked.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 86 · Verse 10.86.2
परा॒ ही॑न्द्र॒ धाव॑सि वृ॒षाक॑पे॒रति॒ व्यथिः॑ । नो अह॒ प्र वि॑न्दस्य॒न्यत्र॒ सोम॑पीतये॒ विश्व॑स्मा॒दिन्द्र॒ उत्त॑रः
parā hīndra dhāvasi vṛṣākaperati vyathiḥ no aha pra vindasyanyatra somapītaye viśvasmādindra uttaraḥ
Far away, Indra runs from the bull-roarer; he is troubled for the bull-roarer. May he not find elsewhere the pressed Soma to drink; hence Indra, the mighty, was invoked.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 86 · Verse 10.86.3
किम॒यं त्वां वृ॒षाक॑पिश्च॒कार॒ हरि॑तो मृ॒गः । यस्मा॑ इर॒स्यसीदु॒ न्व१॒॑र्यो वा॑ पुष्टि॒मद्वसु॒ विश्व॑स्मा॒दिन्द्र॒ उत्त॑रः
kimayaṃ tvāṃ vṛṣākapiścakāra harito mṛgaḥ yasmā irasyasīdu nva1ryo vā puṣṭimadvasu viśvasmādindra uttaraḥ
What did that verdant stag with the bull-roarer do to you? Whoever was the cause of his standing there, whether warrior or lord, the Vasus strengthened him—hence Indra, the mighty, was invoked.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 86 · Verse 10.86.4
यमि॒मं त्वं वृ॒षाक॑पिं प्रि॒यमि॑न्द्राभि॒रक्ष॑सि । श्वा न्व॑स्य जम्भिष॒दपि॒ कर्णे॑ वराह॒युर्विश्व॑स्मा॒दिन्द्र॒ उत्त॑रः
yamimaṃ tvaṃ vṛṣākapiṃ priyamindrābhirakṣasi śvā nvasya jambhiṣadapi karṇe varāhayurviśvasmādindra uttaraḥ
I loved this bull-roarer; I kept it for Indra's protection. May his tusks, even if rubbed, be strong in the ear like a boar—hence Indra, the mighty, was invoked.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 86 · Verse 10.86.5
प्रि॒या त॒ष्टानि॑ मे क॒पिर्व्य॑क्ता॒ व्य॑दूदुषत् । शिरो॒ न्व॑स्य राविषं॒ न सु॒गं दु॒ष्कृते॑ भुवं॒ विश्व॑स्मा॒दिन्द्र॒ उत्त॑रः
priyā taṣṭāni me kapirvyaktā vyadūduṣat śiro nvasya rāviṣaṃ na sugaṃ duṣkṛte bhuvaṃ viśvasmādindra uttaraḥ
My dear ape revealed and cast off harm. Place the poison not upon the head; it does not easily harm a noble one—hence Indra, the mighty, was invoked.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 86 · Verse 10.86.6
न मत्स्त्री सु॑भ॒सत्त॑रा॒ न सु॒याशु॑तरा भुवत् । न मत्प्रति॑च्यवीयसी॒ न सक्थ्युद्य॑मीयसी॒ विश्व॑स्मा॒दिन्द्र॒ उत्त॑रः
na matstrī subhasattarā na suyāśutarā bhuvat na matpraticyavīyasī na sakthyudyamīyasī viśvasmādindra uttaraḥ
My wife is not more beautiful than yours, nor more famed. Nor is my strength superior to yours, nor my striving—hence Indra, the mighty, was invoked.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 86 · Verse 10.86.7
उ॒वे अ॑म्ब सुलाभिके॒ यथे॑वा॒ङ्ग भ॑वि॒ष्यति॑ । भ॒सन्मे॑ अम्ब॒ सक्थि॑ मे॒ शिरो॑ मे॒ वी॑व हृष्यति॒ विश्व॑स्मा॒दिन्द्र॒ उत्त॑रः
uve amba sulābhike yathevāṅga bhaviṣyati bhasanme amba sakthi me śiro me vīva hṛṣyati viśvasmādindra uttaraḥ
O mother, may she be close and as the limb shall be. Strengthen my body, make my head firm and my heart rejoice—hence Indra, the mighty, was invoked.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 86 · Verse 10.86.8
किं सु॑बाहो स्वङ्गुरे॒ पृथु॑ष्टो॒ पृथु॑जाघने । किं शू॑रपत्नि न॒स्त्वम॒भ्य॑मीषि वृ॒षाक॑पिं॒ विश्व॑स्मा॒दिन्द्र॒ उत्त॑रः
kiṃ subāho svaṅgure pṛthuṣṭo pṛthujāghane kiṃ śūrapatni nastvamabhyamīṣi vṛṣākapiṃ viśvasmādindra uttaraḥ
What, O splendid-armed one, is your boast, famed in battles and slaying enemies? What bold wife do you not desire, O bull-roarer—hence Indra, the mighty, was invoked.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 86 · Verse 10.86.9
अ॒वीरा॑मिव॒ माम॒यं श॒रारु॑र॒भि म॑न्यते । उ॒ताहम॑स्मि वी॒रिणीन्द्र॑पत्नी म॒रुत्स॑खा॒ विश्व॑स्मा॒दिन्द्र॒ उत्त॑रः
avīrāmiva māmayaṃ śarārurabhi manyate utāhamasmi vīriṇīndrapatnī marutsakhā viśvasmādindra uttaraḥ
Like one unafraid, she regards me as born from a rugged serpent; I am indeed the brave wife of Indra, companion of the Maruts, trusted by all — hail Indra, onward.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 86 · Verse 10.86.10
सं॒हो॒त्रं स्म॑ पु॒रा नारी॒ सम॑नं॒ वाव॑ गच्छति । वे॒धा ऋ॒तस्य॑ वी॒रिणीन्द्र॑पत्नी महीयते॒ विश्व॑स्मा॒दिन्द्र॒ उत्त॑रः
saṃhotraṃ sma purā nārī samanaṃ vāva gacchati vedhā ṛtasya vīriṇīndrapatnī mahīyate viśvasmādindra uttaraḥ
Formerly the woman entered the common household rite together; the brave wife of Indra is praised by the laws, trusted by all — hail Indra, onward.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 86 · Verse 10.86.11
इ॒न्द्रा॒णीमा॒सु नारि॑षु सु॒भगा॑म॒हम॑श्रवम् । न॒ह्य॑स्या अप॒रं च॒न ज॒रसा॒ मर॑ते॒ पति॒र्विश्व॑स्मा॒दिन्द्र॒ उत्त॑रः
indrāṇīmāsu nāriṣu subhagāmahamaśravam nahyasyā aparaṃ cana jarasā marate patirviśvasmādindra uttaraḥ
Among women I am fortunate, famed for good qualities and fame; none dies prematurely from old age — the husband is trusted by all — hail Indra, onward.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 86 · Verse 10.86.12
नाहमि॑न्द्राणि रारण॒ सख्यु॑र्वृ॒षाक॑पेरृ॒ते । यस्ये॒दमप्यं॑ ह॒विः प्रि॒यं दे॒वेषु॒ गच्छ॑ति॒ विश्व॑स्मा॒दिन्द्र॒ उत्त॑रः
nāhamindrāṇi rāraṇa sakhyurvṛṣākaperṛte yasyedamapyaṃ haviḥ priyaṃ deveṣu gacchati viśvasmādindra uttaraḥ
I am not one to offer Indra weak oblations like a friend of bulls; this very gift of sacrifice goes pleasingly to the gods — trusted by all — hail Indra, onward.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 86 · Verse 10.86.13
वृषा॑कपायि॒ रेव॑ति॒ सुपु॑त्र॒ आदु॒ सुस्नु॑षे । घस॑त्त॒ इन्द्र॑ उ॒क्षणः॑ प्रि॒यं का॑चित्क॒रं ह॒विर्विश्व॑स्मा॒दिन्द्र॒ उत्त॑रः
vṛṣākapāyi revati suputra ādu susnuṣe ghasatta indra ukṣaṇaḥ priyaṃ kācitkaraṃ havirviśvasmādindra uttaraḥ
Having brought forth many sons like a bull of bulls she loosed abundant offspring; Indra, bearer of sacrifice, favors some pleasing oblation — trusted by all — hail Indra, onward.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 86 · Verse 10.86.14
उ॒क्ष्णो हि मे॒ पञ्च॑दश सा॒कं पच॑न्ति विंश॒तिम् । उ॒ताहम॑द्मि॒ पीव॒ इदु॒भा कु॒क्षी पृ॑णन्ति मे॒ विश्व॑स्मा॒दिन्द्र॒ उत्त॑रः
ukṣṇo hi me pañcadaśa sākaṃ pacanti viṃśatim utāhamadmi pīva idubhā kukṣī pṛṇanti me viśvasmādindra uttaraḥ
Fifteen meats indeed the cooks boil, twenty they cook together; I am he who drinks both — my belly they fill — trusted by all — hail Indra, onward.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 86 · Verse 10.86.15
वृ॒ष॒भो न ति॒ग्मशृ॑ङ्गो॒ऽन्तर्यू॒थेषु॒ रोरु॑वत् । म॒न्थस्त॑ इन्द्र॒ शं हृ॒दे यं ते॑ सु॒नोति॑ भाव॒युर्विश्व॑स्मा॒दिन्द्र॒ उत्त॑रः
vṛṣabho na tigmaśaṛṅgo'ntaryūtheṣu roruvat manthasta indra śaṃ hṛde yaṃ te sunoti bhāvayurviśvasmādindra uttaraḥ
The bull did not low with trembling horn among the herds; Indra stirred that which delights the heart, which your sons may rouse — trusted by all — hail Indra, onward.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 86 · Verse 10.86.16
न सेशे॒ यस्य॒ रम्ब॑तेऽन्त॒रा स॒क्थ्या॒३॒॑ कपृ॑त् । सेदी॑शे॒ यस्य॑ रोम॒शं नि॑षे॒दुषो॑ वि॒जृम्भ॑ते॒ विश्व॑स्मा॒दिन्द्र॒ उत्त॑रः
na seśe yasya rambate'ntarā sakthyā3 kapṛt sedīśe yasya romaśaṃ niṣeduṣo vijṛmbhate viśvasmādindra uttaraḥ
He whose loins are not exhausted by desire made strength; on whose limb the hair stands erect the cow chews, trusted by all — hail Indra, onward.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 86 · Verse 10.86.17
न सेशे॒ यस्य॑ रोम॒शं नि॑षे॒दुषो॑ वि॒जृम्भ॑ते । सेदी॑शे॒ यस्य॒ रम्ब॑तेऽन्त॒रा स॒क्थ्या॒३॒॑ कपृ॒द्विश्व॑स्मा॒दिन्द्र॒ उत्त॑रः
na seśe yasya romaśaṃ niṣeduṣo vijṛmbhate sedīśe yasya rambate'ntarā sakthyā3 kapṛdviśvasmādindra uttaraḥ
He whose hair stands erect is not without; he whose loins tremble within is so; trusted by all — hail Indra, onward.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 86 · Verse 10.86.18
अ॒यमि॑न्द्र वृ॒षाक॑पिः॒ पर॑स्वन्तं ह॒तं वि॑दत् । अ॒सिं सू॒नां नवं॑ च॒रुमादेध॒स्यान॒ आचि॑तं॒ विश्व॑स्मा॒दिन्द्र॒ उत्त॑रः
ayamindra vṛṣākapiḥ parasvantaṃ hataṃ vidat asiṃ sūnāṃ navaṃ carumādedhasyāna ācitaṃ viśvasmādindra uttaraḥ
This bull-stealer Indra perceived the vanquished as slain; he measured out nine new joys for the young wives and established them — trusted by all — hail Indra, onward.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 86 · Verse 10.86.19
अ॒यमे॑मि वि॒चाक॑शद्विचि॒न्वन्दास॒मार्य॑म् । पिबा॑मि पाक॒सुत्व॑नो॒ऽभि धीर॑मचाकशं॒ विश्व॑स्मा॒दिन्द्र॒ उत्त॑रः
ayamemi vicākaśadvicinvandāsamāryam pibāmi pākasutvano'bhi dhīramacākaśaṃ viśvasmādindra uttaraḥ
This I sought with a mind that discerns, searching for the noble; I drink cooked food with vigor, the steadfast one praised by Indra — trusted by all — hail Indra, onward.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 86 · Verse 10.86.20
धन्व॑ च॒ यत्कृ॒न्तत्रं॑ च॒ कति॑ स्वि॒त्ता वि योज॑ना । नेदी॑यसो वृषाक॒पेऽस्त॒मेहि॑ गृ॒हाँ उप॒ विश्व॑स्मा॒दिन्द्र॒ उत्त॑रः
dhanva ca yatkṛntatraṃ ca kati svittā vi yojanā nedīyaso vṛṣākape'stamehi gṛhām̐ upa viśvasmādindra uttaraḥ
The bow and what the threshing-floor and how many measures of grain — O bull-slayer, bring these home to my house, trusted by all — hail Indra, onward.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 86 · Verse 10.86.21
पुन॒रेहि॑ वृषाकपे सुवि॒ता क॑ल्पयावहै । य ए॒ष स्व॑प्न॒नंश॒नोऽस्त॒मेषि॑ प॒था पुन॒र्विश्व॑स्मा॒दिन्द्र॒ उत्त॑रः
punarehi vṛṣākape suvitā kalpayāvahai ya eṣa svapnanaṃśano'stameṣi pathā punarviśvasmādindra uttaraḥ
Bring again, O bull-slayer, the well-ordered one; he who is the eater of dreams goes this path again — trusted by all — hail Indra, onward.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 86 · Verse 10.86.22
यदुद॑ञ्चो वृषाकपे गृ॒हमि॒न्द्राज॑गन्तन । क्व१॒॑ स्य पु॑ल्व॒घो मृ॒गः कम॑गञ्जन॒योप॑नो॒ विश्व॑स्मा॒दिन्द्र॒ उत्त॑रः
yadudañco vṛṣākape gṛhamindrājagantana kva1 sya pulvagho mṛgaḥ kamagañjanayopano viśvasmādindra uttaraḥ
When the high-souled ones came to Indra's house; where is the pulvis-like deer that grazes in the marshy grass? — trusted by all — hail Indra, onward.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 10, Sukta 86 · Verse 10.86.23
पर्शु॑र्ह॒ नाम॑ मान॒वी सा॒कं स॑सूव विंश॒तिम् । भ॒द्रं भ॑ल॒ त्यस्या॑ अभू॒द्यस्या॑ उ॒दर॒माम॑य॒द्विश्व॑स्मा॒दिन्द्र॒ उत्त॑रः
parśurha nāma mānavī sākaṃ sasūva viṃśatim bhadraṃ bhala tyasyā abhūdyasyā udaramāmayadviśvasmādindra uttaraḥ
Named Parśuṛha, the woman gave twenty sons together; auspicious was the prosperity of her belly — trusted by all — hail Indra, onward.