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    Stanza 8.2.1

    इ॒दं व॑सो सु॒तमन्धः॒ पिबा॒ सुपू॑र्णमु॒दर॑म् | अना॑भयिन्ररि॒मा ते॑ ||

    idáṁ vaso sutám ándhaḥ píbā súpūrṇam udáram ánābhayin rarimā́ te

    Drink this prepared Soma, O Vasu! May your belly be full. We, without fear, offer it to you.

    Stanza 8.2.2

    नृभि॑र्धू॒तः सु॒तो अश्नै॒रव्यो॒ वारैः॒ परि॑पूतः | अश्वो॒ न नि॒क्तो न॒दीषु॑ ||

    nŕ̥bhir dhūtáḥ sutó áśnair ávyo vā́raiḥ páripūtaḥ áśvo ná niktó nadī́ṣu

    Pressed by men, strained through wool, it is purified; like a horse bathed in rivers.

    Stanza 8.2.3

    तं ते॒ यवं॒ यथा॒ गोभिः॑ स्वा॒दुम॑कर्म श्री॒णन्तः॑ | इन्द्र॑ त्वा॒स्मिन्त्स॑ध॒मादे॑ ||

    táṁ te yávaṁ yáthā góbhiḥ svādúm akarma śrīṇántaḥ índra tvāsmín sadhamā́de

    We have made this Soma sweet for you, like barley mixed with milk. Indra, we invite you to this feast.

    Stanza 8.2.4

    इन्द्र॒ इत्सो॑म॒पा एक॒ इन्द्रः॑ सुत॒पा वि॒श्वायुः॑ | अ॒न्तर्दे॒वान्मर्त्याँ॑श्च ||

    índra ít somapā́ éka índraḥ sutapā́ viśvā́yuḥ antár devā́n mártyāṁś ca

    Indra alone drinks the Soma; he alone is the presser of Soma, the universe's companion. He is among the gods and mortals.

    Stanza 8.2.5

    न यं शु॒क्रो न दुरा॑शी॒र्न तृ॒प्रा उ॑रु॒व्यच॑सम् | अ॒प॒स्पृ॒ण्व॒ते सु॒हार्द॑म् ||

    ná yáṁ śukró ná dúrāśīr ná tr̥prā́ uruvyácasam apaspr̥ṇvaté suhā́rdam

    The pure, the mixed, and the potent drinks do not overwhelm him. The widely-extended, friendly one cannot be repelled.

    Stanza 8.2.6

    गोभि॒र्यदी॑म॒न्ये अ॒स्मन्मृ॒गं न व्रा मृ॒गय॑न्ते | अ॒भि॒त्सर॑न्ति धे॒नुभिः॑ ||

    góbhir yád īm anyé asmán mr̥gáṁ ná vrā́ mr̥gáyante abhitsáranti dhenúbhiḥ

    With milk, while others seek him like a hunter seeks a deer, they approach him, and with cows.

    Stanza 8.2.7

    त्रय॒ इन्द्र॑स्य॒ सोमाः॑ सु॒तासः॑ सन्तु दे॒वस्य॑ | स्वे क्षये॑ सुत॒पाव्नः॑ ||

    tráya índrasya sómāḥ sutā́saḥ santu devásya své kṣáye sutapā́vnaḥ

    May three pressed Somadraughts be for Indra, the God, in his own dwelling, for the drinker of Soma.

    Stanza 8.2.8

    त्रयः॒ कोशा॑सः श्चोतन्ति ति॒स्रश्च॒म्व१॒॑ः सुपू॑र्णाः | स॒मा॒ने अधि॒ भार्म॑न् ||

    tráyaḥ kóśāsa ścotanti tisráś camvàḥ súpūrṇāḥ samāné ádhi bhā́rman

    Three vessels overflow, three brimming cups drip, together in the same place.

    Stanza 8.2.9

    शुचि॑रसि पुरुनिः॒ष्ठाः क्षी॒रैर्म॑ध्य॒त आशी॑र्तः | द॒ध्ना मन्दि॑ष्ठः॒ शूर॑स्य ||

    śúcir asi puruniṣṭhā́ḥ kṣīraír madhyatá ā́śīrtaḥ dadhnā́ mándiṣṭhaḥ śū́rasya

    You are pure, placed in many places, mixed with milk and curd, most delightful for the Hero.

    Stanza 8.2.10

    इ॒मे त॑ इन्द्र॒ सोमा॑स्ती॒व्रा अ॒स्मे सु॒तासः॑ | शु॒क्रा आ॒शिरं॑ याचन्ते ||

    imé ta indra sómās tīvrā́ asmé sutā́saḥ śukrā́ āśíraṁ yācante

    These Soma-draughts are for you, Indra, strong and pure, pressed by us. They desire admixture.

    Stanza 8.2.11

    ताँ आ॒शिरं॑ पुरो॒ळाश॒मिन्द्रे॒मं सोमं॑ श्रीणीहि | रे॒वन्तं॒ हि त्वा॑ शृ॒णोमि॑ ||

    tā́m̐ āśíram puroḷā́śam índremáṁ sómaṁ śrīṇīhi revántaṁ hí tvā śr̥ṇómi

    Mix these Somadraughts and cake for Indra. We hear you are wealthy, Indra, you who possess much.

    Stanza 8.2.12

    हृ॒त्सु पी॒तासो॑ युध्यन्ते दु॒र्मदा॑सो॒ न सुरा॑याम् | ऊध॒र्न न॒ग्ना ज॑रन्ते ||

    hr̥tsú pītā́so yudhyante durmádāso ná súrāyām ū́dhar ná nagnā́ jarante

    Those who have drunk fight within their hearts, not intoxicated like with spirits. The naked do not wither.

    Stanza 8.2.13

    रे॒वाँ इद्रे॒वतः॑ स्तो॒ता स्यात्त्वाव॑तो म॒घोनः॑ | प्रेदु॑ हरिवः श्रु॒तस्य॑ ||

    revā́m̐ íd reváta stotā́ syā́t tvā́vato maghónaḥ préd u harivaḥ śrutásya

    May the praiser be wealthy, like the wealthy Indra, munificent, and famous. May he advance in greatness, O Indra, known for your glory.

    Stanza 8.2.14

    उ॒क्थं च॒न श॒स्यमा॑न॒मगो॑र॒रिरा चि॑केत | न गा॑य॒त्रं गी॒यमा॑नम् ||

    uktháṁ caná śasyámānam ágor arír ā́ ciketa ná gāyatráṁ gīyámānam

    He does not heed the non-milk-offerer, nor the chanted hymn, nor the sung psalm.

    Stanza 8.2.15

    मा न॑ इन्द्र पीय॒त्नवे॒ मा शर्ध॑ते॒ परा॑ दाः | शिक्षा॑ शचीवः॒ शची॑भिः ||

    mā́ na indra pīyatnáve mā́ śárdhate párā dāḥ śíkṣā śacīvaḥ śácībhiḥ

    Indra, do not give us to the scornful or proud. Do not abandon us! Help us with your mighty powers.

    Stanza 8.2.16

    व॒यमु॑ त्वा त॒दिद॑र्था॒ इन्द्र॑ त्वा॒यन्तः॒ सखा॑यः | कण्वा॑ उ॒क्थेभि॑र्जरन्ते ||

    vayám u tvā tadídarthā índra tvāyántaḥ sákhāyaḥ káṇvā ukthébhir jarante

    We, your friends, Indra, desiring you, praise you with hymns; we, the Kanvas, sing.

    Stanza 8.2.17

    न घे॑म॒न्यदा प॑पन॒ वज्रि॑न्न॒पसो॒ नवि॑ष्टौ | तवेदु॒ स्तोमं॑ चिकेत ||

    ná ghem anyád ā́ papana vájrinn apáso náviṣṭau távéd u stómaṁ ciketa

    We have praised nothing else, O Thunderer, in this eulogy. We have thought only of your land.

    Stanza 8.2.18

    इ॒च्छन्ति॑ दे॒वाः सु॒न्वन्तं॒ न स्वप्ना॑य स्पृहयन्ति | यन्ति॑ प्र॒माद॒मत॑न्द्राः ||

    ichánti devā́ḥ sunvántaṁ ná svápnāya spr̥hayanti yánti pramā́dam átandrāḥ

    The Gods seek the one who presses Soma; they do not desire sleep. They punish idleness, being vigilant.

    Stanza 8.2.19

    ओ षु प्र या॑हि॒ वाजे॑भि॒र्मा हृ॑णीथा अ॒भ्य१॒॑स्मान् | म॒हाँ इ॑व॒ युव॑जानिः ||

    ó ṣú prá yāhi vā́jebhir mā́ hr̥ṇīthā abhy àsmā́n mahā́m̐ iva yúvajāniḥ

    Come quickly with wealth! Do not be angry with us! Like a great man with a youthful bride.

    Stanza 8.2.20

    मो ष्व१॒॑द्य दु॒र्हणा॑वान्त्सा॒यं क॑रदा॒रे अ॒स्मत् | अ॒श्री॒र इ॑व॒ जामा॑ता ||

    mó ṣv àdyá durháṇāvān sāyáṁ karad āré asmát aśrīrá iva jā́mātā

    Do not be angry with us today, staying far from us. Like an unwelcoming son-in-law.

    Stanza 8.2.21

    वि॒द्मा ह्य॑स्य वी॒रस्य॑ भूरि॒दाव॑रीं सुम॒तिम् | त्रि॒षु जा॒तस्य॒ मनां॑सि ||

    vidmā́ hy àsya vīrásya bhūridā́varīṁ sumatím triṣú jātásya mánāṁsi

    We know his loving-kindness, the giver of much, his plans in the three worlds.

    Stanza 8.2.22

    आ तू षि॑ञ्च॒ कण्व॑मन्तं॒ न घा॑ विद्म शवसा॒नात् | य॒शस्त॑रं श॒तमू॑तेः ||

    ā́ tū́ ṣiñca káṇvamantaṁ ná ghā vidma śavasānā́t yaśástaraṁ śatámūteḥ

    Pour forth the Soma, which the Kanvas bring. We know no one more glorious than the strong one, with a hundred aids.

    Stanza 8.2.23

    ज्येष्ठे॑न सोत॒रिन्द्रा॑य॒ सोमं॑ वी॒राय॑ श॒क्राय॑ | भरा॒ पिब॒न्नर्या॑य ||

    jyéṣṭhena sotar índrāya sómaṁ vīrā́ya śakrā́ya bhárā píban náryāya

    O presser, offer Soma first to Indra, the hero, the mighty one, the friend of men, so he may drink.

    Stanza 8.2.24

    यो वेदि॑ष्ठो अव्य॒थिष्वश्वा॑वन्तं जरि॒तृभ्यः॑ | वाजं॑ स्तो॒तृभ्यो॒ गोम॑न्तम् ||

    yó védiṣṭho avyathíṣv áśvāvantaṁ jaritŕ̥bhyaḥ vā́jaṁ stotŕ̥bhyo gómantam

    He is the best provider in untroubled ways, giving strength to his worshippers, with horses and cattle.

    Stanza 8.2.25

    पन्य॑म्पन्य॒मित्सो॑तार॒ आ धा॑वत॒ मद्या॑य | सोमं॑ वी॒राय॒ शूरा॑य ||

    pányam-panyam ít sotāra ā́ dhāvata mádyāya sómaṁ vīrā́ya śū́rāya

    O pressers, prepare the excellent Soma juice for the mighty hero, for his enjoyment.

    Stanza 8.2.26

    पाता॑ वृत्र॒हा सु॒तमा घा॑ गम॒न्नारे अ॒स्मत् | नि य॑मते श॒तमू॑तिः ||

    pā́tā vr̥trahā́ sutám ā́ ghā gaman nā́ré asmát ní yamate śatámūtiḥ

    May the Soma-drinker, the slayer of Vritra, drink! May he not stay far from us! The one with a hundred aids approaches.

    Stanza 8.2.27

    एह हरी॑ ब्रह्म॒युजा॑ श॒ग्मा व॑क्षतः॒ सखा॑यम् | गी॒र्भिः श्रु॒तं गिर्व॑णसम् ||

    éhá hárī brahmayújā śagmā́ vakṣataḥ sákhāyam gīrbhíḥ śrutáṁ gírvaṇasam

    May the strong, prayer-yoked horses bring the friend, the renowned, the song-lover, to us with songs.

    Stanza 8.2.28

    स्वा॒दवः॒ सोमा॒ आ या॑हि श्री॒ताः सोमा॒ आ या॑हि | शिप्रि॒न्नृषी॑वः॒ शची॑वो॒ नायमच्छा॑ सध॒माद॑म् ||

    svādávaḥ sómā ā́ yāhi śrītā́ḥ sómā ā́ yāhi śíprinn ŕ̥ṣīvaḥ śácīvo nā́yám áchā sadhamā́dam

    Sweet Soma juices, come! Blended Soma juices, come! O swift one, O sage-like one, O mighty one, come quickly to the feast.

    Stanza 8.2.29

    स्तुत॑श्च॒ यास्त्वा॒ वर्ध॑न्ति म॒हे राध॑से नृ॒म्णाय॑ | इन्द्र॑ का॒रिणं॑ वृ॒धन्तः॑ ||

    stútaś ca yā́s tvā várdhanti mahé rā́dhase nr̥mṇā́ya índra kāríṇaṁ vr̥dhántaḥ

    And the praises that strengthen you, Indra, for great bounty and valor, and the hymns that exalt you, the doer of deeds.

    Stanza 8.2.30

    गिर॑श्च॒ यास्ते॑ गिर्वाह उ॒क्था च॒ तुभ्यं॒ तानि॑ | स॒त्रा द॑धि॒रे शवां॑सि ||

    gíraś ca yā́s te girvāha ukthā́ ca túbhyaṁ tā́ni satrā́ dadhiré śávāṁsi

    And the songs to you, O lover of songs, and the hymns for you - they have established your strength eternally.

    Stanza 8.2.31

    ए॒वेदे॒ष तु॑विकू॒र्मिर्वाजाँ॒ एको॒ वज्र॑हस्तः | स॒नादमृ॑क्तो दयते ||

    evéd eṣá tuvikūrmír vā́jām̐ éko vájrahastaḥ sanā́d ámr̥kto dayate

    Thus, O Stone-hurler, you are the one, the thunderbolt-wielder, giving strength. You are eternally undefeated.

    Stanza 8.2.32

    हन्ता॑ वृ॒त्रं दक्षि॑णे॒नेन्द्रः॑ पु॒रू पु॑रुहू॒तः | म॒हान्म॒हीभिः॒ शची॑भिः ||

    hántā vr̥tráṁ dákṣiṇenéndraḥ purū́ puruhūtáḥ mahā́n mahī́bhiḥ śácībhiḥ

    Indra, the slayer of Vritra with his right hand, the greatly invoked, the mighty, with great powers.

    Stanza 8.2.33

    यस्मि॒न्विश्वा॑श्चर्ष॒णय॑ उ॒त च्यौ॒त्ना ज्रयां॑सि च | अनु॒ घेन्म॒न्दी म॒घोनः॑ ||

    yásmin víśvāś carṣaṇáya utá cyautnā́ jráyāṁsi ca ánu ghén mandī́ maghónaḥ

    On whom all people, and regions, and achievements depend, he rejoices in the wealthy.

    Stanza 8.2.34

    ए॒ष ए॒तानि॑ चका॒रेन्द्रो॒ विश्वा॒ योऽति॑ शृ॒ण्वे | वा॒ज॒दावा॑ म॒घोना॑म् ||

    eṣá etā́ni cakāréndro víśvā yó 'ti śr̥ṇvé vājadā́vā maghónām

    Indra, the renowned, has done all this. He is the giver of strength to the wealthy.

    Stanza 8.2.35

    प्रभ॑र्ता॒ रथं॑ ग॒व्यन्त॑मपा॒काच्चि॒द्यमव॑ति | इ॒नो वसु॒ स हि वोळ्हा॑ ||

    prábhartā ráthaṁ gavyántam apākā́c cid yám ávati inó vásu sá hí vóḷhā

    He drives his chariot seeking wealth, bringing it from afar. The powerful one is swift to bring wealth.

    Stanza 8.2.36

    सनि॑ता॒ विप्रो॒ अर्व॑द्भि॒र्हन्ता॑ वृ॒त्रं नृभिः॒ शूरः॑ | स॒त्यो॑ऽवि॒ता वि॒धन्त॑म् ||

    sánitā vípro árvadbhir hántā vr̥tráṁ nŕ̥bhiḥ śū́raḥ satyò 'vitā́ vidhántam

    The wise one wins, with steeds, the slayer of Vritra with men, the hero, the true protector of the devoted.

    Stanza 8.2.37

    यज॑ध्वैनं प्रियमेधा॒ इन्द्रं॑ स॒त्राचा॒ मन॑सा | यो भूत्सोमैः॑ स॒त्यम॑द्वा ||

    yájadhvainam priyamedhā índraṁ satrā́cā mánasā yó bhū́t sómaiḥ satyámadvā

    Worship him, O Priyamedhas, with focused mind, Indra, who has been strengthened by Soma, who truly eats.

    Stanza 8.2.38

    गा॒थश्र॑वसं॒ सत्प॑तिं॒ श्रव॑स्कामं पुरु॒त्मान॑म् | कण्वा॑सो गा॒त वा॒जिन॑म् ||

    gātháśravasaṁ sátpatiṁ śrávaskāmam purutmā́nam káṇvāso gātá vājínam

    O Kanvas, sing to the famous one, the lord of heroes, the one desiring fame, the all-pervading, the powerful one.

    Stanza 8.2.39

    य ऋ॒ते चि॒द्गास्प॒देभ्यो॒ दात्सखा॒ नृभ्यः॒ शची॑वान् | ये अ॑स्मि॒न्काम॒मश्रि॑यन् ||

    yá r̥té cid gā́s padébhyo dā́t sákhā nŕ̥bhyaḥ śácīvān yé asmin kā́mam áśriyan

    The strong friend, who without trace gives cattle back to men, on whom they have relied for desire.

    Stanza 8.2.40

    इ॒त्था धीव॑न्तमद्रिवः का॒ण्वं मेध्या॑तिथिम् | मे॒षो भू॒तो॒३॒॑ऽभि यन्नयः॑ ||

    itthā́ dhī́vantam adrivaḥ kāṇvám médhyātithim meṣó bhūtò 'bhí yánn áyaḥ

    Thus, O stone-hurler, you appeared as a ram to the Kanva, Medhyatithi.

    Stanza 8.2.41

    शिक्षा॑ विभिन्दो अस्मै च॒त्वार्य॒युता॒ दद॑त् | अ॒ष्टा प॒रः स॒हस्रा॑ ||

    śíkṣā vibhindo asmai catvā́ry ayútā dádat aṣṭā́ paráḥ sahásrā

    Help him, O Vibhindu, giving him four times ten thousand, and eight thousand more.

    Stanza 8.2.42

    उ॒त सु त्ये प॑यो॒वृधा॑ मा॒की रण॑स्य न॒प्त्या॑ | ज॒नि॒त्व॒नाय॑ मामहे ||

    utá sú tyé payovŕ̥dhā mākī́ ráṇasya naptyāā̀ janitvanā́ya māmahe

    And these two, nourishing with milk, creative, daughters of joy, we invoke for procreation.

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