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    Stanza 8.66.1

    तरो॑भिर्वो वि॒दद्व॑सु॒मिन्द्रं॑ स॒बाध॑ ऊ॒तये॑ | बृ॒हद्गाय॑न्तः सु॒तसो॑मे अध्व॒रे हु॒वे भरं॒ न का॒रिण॑म् ||

    tárobhir vo vidádvasum índraṁ sabā́dha ūtáye br̥hád gā́yantaḥ sutásome adhvaré huvé bháraṁ ná kāríṇam

    With mighty efforts and loud songs, we priests, at the sacrifice where Soma is pressed, invoke you, O Indra, as the bestower of wealth, for your assistance. We call you, just as one calls a supporter of a singer.

    Stanza 8.66.2

    न यं दु॒ध्रा वर॑न्ते॒ न स्थि॒रा मुरो॒ मदे॑ सुशि॒प्रमन्ध॑सः | य आ॒दृत्या॑ शशमा॒नाय॑ सुन्व॒ते दाता॑ जरि॒त्र उ॒क्थ्य॑म् ||

    ná yáṁ dudhrā́ várante ná sthirā́ múro máde suśiprám ándhasaḥ yá ādŕ̥tyā śaśamānā́ya sunvaté dā́tā jaritrá ukthyàm

    Those who are mighty and unwavering do not hinder him, O Indra, who is resplendent with a fine countenance, during the intoxicating Soma juice. He, the giver, bestows praise and glory upon the worshipper who, with reverence, performs the Soma pressing.

    Stanza 8.66.3

    यः श॒क्रो मृ॒क्षो अश्व्यो॒ यो वा॒ कीजो॑ हिर॒ण्ययः॑ | स ऊ॒र्वस्य॑ रेजय॒त्यपा॑वृति॒मिन्द्रो॒ गव्य॑स्य वृत्र॒हा ||

    yáḥ śakró mr̥kṣó áśvyo yó vā kī́jo hiraṇyáyaḥ sá ūrvásya rejayaty ápāvr̥tim índro gávyasya vr̥trahā́

    He, the powerful one, is like a horse groomer, or a golden goad. Indra, the slayer of Vritra, makes the enclosure of cows tremble.

    Stanza 8.66.4

    निखा॑तं चि॒द्यः पु॑रुसम्भृ॒तं वसूदिद्वप॑ति दा॒शुषे॑ | व॒ज्री सु॑शि॒प्रो हर्य॑श्व॒ इत्क॑र॒दिन्द्रः॒ क्रत्वा॒ यथा॒ वश॑त् ||

    níkhātaṁ cid yáḥ purusambhr̥táṁ vásū́d íd vápati dāśúṣe vajrī́ suśipró háryaśva ít karad índraḥ krátvā yáthā váśat

    He, the thunderbolt-wielder, the sharp-faced, the owner of bay horses, scatters forth wealth, even buried wealth, for the worshipper. May Indra act according to his own will.

    Stanza 8.66.5

    यद्वा॒वन्थ॑ पुरुष्टुत पु॒रा चि॑च्छूर नृ॒णाम् | व॒यं तत्त॑ इन्द्र॒ सं भ॑रामसि य॒ज्ञमु॒क्थं तु॒रं वचः॑ ||

    yád vāvántha puruṣṭuta purā́ cic chūra nr̥ṇā́m vayáṁ tát ta indra sám bharāmasi yajñám uktháṁ turáṁ vácaḥ

    O Indra, praised by many, hero, what you have desired from men in the past, all that, O Indra, we bring to you now, this sacrifice, this hymn, this potent speech.

    Stanza 8.66.6

    सचा॒ सोमे॑षु पुरुहूत वज्रिवो॒ मदा॑य द्युक्ष सोमपाः | त्वमिद्धि ब्र॑ह्म॒कृते॒ काम्यं॒ वसु॒ देष्ठः॑ सुन्व॒ते भुवः॑ ||

    sácā sómeṣu puruhūta vajrivo mádāya dyukṣa somapāḥ tvám íd dhí brahmakŕ̥te kā́myaṁ vásu déṣṭhaḥ sunvaté bhúvaḥ

    Come, O much-invited one, O thunder-armed Indra, for enjoyment in the Soma. O celestial, O Soma-drinker, you are the best giver of desirable wealth to the one who praises and presses Soma.

    Stanza 8.66.7

    व॒यमे॑नमि॒दा ह्योऽपी॑पेमे॒ह व॒ज्रिण॑म् | तस्मा॑ उ अ॒द्य स॑म॒ना सु॒तं भ॒रा नू॒नं भू॑षत श्रु॒ते ||

    vayám enam idā́ hyó 'pīpemehá vajríṇam tásmā u adyá samanā́ sutám bharā́ nūnám bhūṣata śruté

    We, O thunder-wielder, yesterday allowed you to drink the Soma. Today, we offer you the Soma. Come now, O glorious one, to us.

    Stanza 8.66.8

    वृक॑श्चिदस्य वार॒ण उ॑रा॒मथि॒रा व॒युने॑षु भूषति | सेमं नः॒ स्तोमं॑ जुजुषा॒ण आ ग॒हीन्द्र॒ प्र चि॒त्रया॑ धि॒या ||

    vŕ̥kaś cid asya vāraṇá urāmáthir ā́ vayúneṣu bhūṣati sémáṁ na stómaṁ jujuṣāṇá ā́ gahi índra prá citráyā dhiyā́

    Even the wolf, the protector, follows the order in his actions. So, O Indra, accepting our praise, come to us with your brilliant thought.

    Stanza 8.66.9

    कदू॒ न्व१॒॑स्याकृ॑त॒मिन्द्र॑स्यास्ति॒ पौंस्य॑म् | केनो॒ नु कं॒ श्रोम॑तेन॒ न शु॑श्रुवे ज॒नुषः॒ परि॑ वृत्र॒हा ||

    kád ū nv àsyā́kr̥tam índrasyāsti paúṁsyam kéno nú kaṁ śrómatena ná śuśruve janúṣaḥ pári vr̥trahā́

    What is left undone of Indra's might? Who has not heard of the Vritra-slayer's deeds from his birth?

    Stanza 8.66.10

    कदू॑ म॒हीरधृ॑ष्टा अस्य॒ तवि॑षीः॒ कदु॑ वृत्र॒घ्नो अस्तृ॑तम् | इन्द्रो॒ विश्वा॑न्बेक॒नाटाँ॑ अह॒र्दृश॑ उ॒त क्रत्वा॑ प॒णीँर॒भि ||

    kád ū mahī́r ádhr̥ṣṭā asya táviṣīḥ kád u vr̥traghnó ástr̥tam índro víśvān bekanā́ṭām̐ ahardŕ̥śa utá krátvā paṇī́m̐r abhí

    How great are his powerful, unhindered strengths? How invincible is the Vritra-slayer's might? Indra surpasses all greedy merchants and traffickers in strength.

    Stanza 8.66.11

    व॒यं घा॑ ते॒ अपू॒र्व्येन्द्र॒ ब्रह्मा॑णि वृत्रहन् | पु॒रू॒तमा॑सः पुरुहूत वज्रिवो भृ॒तिं न प्र भ॑रामसि ||

    vayáṁ ghā te ápūrvyéndra bráhmāṇi vr̥trahan purūtámāsaḥ puruhūta vajrivo bhr̥tíṁ ná prá bharāmasi

    O Indra, Vritra-slayer, we, your ever-present worshippers, bring you these unprecedented hymns. O much-invoked, O thunder-armed one, we offer them as your rightful due.

    Stanza 8.66.12

    पू॒र्वीश्चि॒द्धि त्वे तु॑विकूर्मिन्ना॒शसो॒ हव॑न्त इन्द्रो॒तयः॑ | ति॒रश्चि॑द॒र्यः सव॒ना व॑सो गहि॒ शवि॑ष्ठ श्रु॒धि मे॒ हव॑म् ||

    pūrvī́ś cid dhí tvé tuvikūrminn āśáso hávanta indrotáyaḥ tiráś cid aryáḥ sávanā́ vaso gahi śáviṣṭha śrudhí me hávam

    O Indra, of mighty deeds, we call upon you, who possess many powers. Come to us past the offerings and beyond the wealth of the noble ones, O Vasu, Strongest one, hear our call.

    Stanza 8.66.13

    व॒यं घा॑ ते॒ त्वे इद्विन्द्र॒ विप्रा॒ अपि॑ ष्मसि | न॒हि त्वद॒न्यः पु॑रुहूत॒ कश्च॒न मघ॑व॒न्नस्ति॑ मर्डि॒ता ||

    vayáṁ ghā te tvé íd v índra víprā ápi ṣmasi nahí tvád anyáḥ puruhūta káś caná mághavann ásti marḍitā́

    We, O Indra, wise ones, are truly yours. No one else, O much-invoked Maghavan, is a protector for us.

    Stanza 8.66.14

    त्वं नो॑ अ॒स्या अम॑तेरु॒त क्षु॒धो॒३॒॑ऽभिश॑स्ते॒रव॑ स्पृधि | त्वं न॑ ऊ॒ती तव॑ चि॒त्रया॑ धि॒या शिक्षा॑ शचिष्ठ गातु॒वित् ||

    tváṁ no asyā́ ámater utá kṣudhò 'bhíśaster áva spr̥dhi tváṁ na ūtī́ táva citráyā dhiyā́ śíkṣā śaciṣṭha gātuvít

    O Indra, protect us from this misery and hunger, and from this curse. With your help and wondrous thought, teach us the way, O most mighty one.

    Stanza 8.66.15

    सोम॒ इद्वः॑ सु॒तो अ॑स्तु॒ कल॑यो॒ मा बि॑भीतन | अपेदे॒ष ध्व॒स्माय॑ति स्व॒यं घै॒षो अपा॑यति ||

    sóma íd vaḥ sutó astu kálayo mā́ bibhītana ápéd eṣá dhvasmā́yati svayáṁ ghaiṣó ápāyati

    Let your Soma be pressed, O sons of Kali; do not fear. That darkness approaches and departs by itself.

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