HYMN CLXXI. Indra. – Rig Veda – Book 10
तवं तयमिटतो रथमिन्द्र परावः सुतावतः |
अश्र्णोः सोमिनो हवम ||
तवं मखस्य दोधतः शिरो.अव तवचो भरः |
अगछःसोमिनो गर्हम ||
तवं तयमिन्द्र मर्त्यमास्त्रबुध्नाय वेन्यम |
मुहुःश्रथ्ना मनस्यवे ||
तवं तयमिन्द्र सूर्यं पश्चा सन्तं पुरस कर्धि |
देवानां चित तिरो वशम ||
tvaṃ tyamiṭato rathamindra prāvaḥ sutāvataḥ |
aśṛṇoḥ somino havam ||
tvaṃ makhasya dodhataḥ śiro.ava tvaco bharaḥ |
aghachaḥsomino ghṛham ||
tvaṃ tyamindra martyamāstrabudhnāya venyam |
muhuḥśrathnā manasyave ||
tvaṃ tyamindra sūryaṃ paścā santaṃ puras kṛdhi |
devānāṃ cit tiro vaśam ||
English Translation
Translated by Ralph T.H. Griffith
1. FOR Iṭa’s sake who pressed the juice, thou, Indra, didst protect his car,
And hear the Soma-giver’s call.
2 Thou from his skin hast borne the head of the swift-moving combatant,
And sought the Soma-pourer’s home.
3 Venya, that mortal man, hast thou, for Āstrabudhna the devout,
O Indra, many a time set free.
4 Bring, Indra, to the east again that Sun who now is in the west,
Even against the will of Gods.