इन्द्रं गृणन्तु नो धियः
इन्द्रं वदन्तु नो गिरः ।
इन्द्रं हृदि समाश्रित्य
न बिभेमः किञ्चन ॥

वज्रं यस्य करे दीप्तं
बलं यस्य महत्तरम् ।
तमिन्द्रमभिसंश्रित्य
जयेमा रिपुसङ्गतान् ॥

यः सूर्यं दिवमारोहयत्
तमसो ज्योतिरुत्तमम् ।
स नः प्रज्ञां प्रकाशेन
दीपयत्वक्षयं शुभम् ॥

योऽद्रिं वज्रेण निर्भिद्य
गूढं गोभिर्विमोचयत् ।
स नः सर्वाणि बन्धानि
भित्त्वा मार्गान् प्रदर्शयेत् ॥

वाजेषु नोऽविता भूयाः
रणेषु विजयी भव ।
सहस्रेषु च सङ्ग्रामेषु
नः शौर्यं विवर्धय ॥

न दैन्यं न च वैक्लव्यं
न भीतिः शत्रुदर्शने ।
इन्द्रस्य वज्रमादाय
चरामो धैर्यसंयुताः ॥

महतोऽपि विपत्तेः स्यात्
मनसः पर्वतो यदि ।
वज्रसङ्कल्पमास्थाय
भिन्द्याम तं दृढं गिरिम् ॥

यथा वृषा महावेगः
यूथानि परिरक्षति ।
एवं नः पाहि सर्वतः
शक्त्या सत्येन तेजसा ॥

एक एव जनानां त्वं
नेता वीर्यसमन्वितः ।
अस्माकं केवलो नाथो
भव हृद्यविजृम्भितः ॥

विश्वतः परि नो रक्ष
इन्द्र शक्त्या महाबल ।
जयमस्मासु धेहि त्वं
भयं नः परिहर्तु च ॥

उत्तिष्ठत वीराः सर्वे
न मृत्योर्भीतिमाश्रयत ।
इन्द्रवज्रसमं चेतः
कृत्वा युध्यध्वमुत्तमाः ॥

यत्र धैर्यं तत्र इन्द्रः
यत्र तेजस्तत्र जयः ।
यत्र सत्यं च संकल्पः
तत्र नः श्रीरनुत्तरा ॥

इन्द्रं वयं हवामहे
वज्रिणं वीरवर्धनम् ।
स नो वीर्यं प्रयच्छतु
स नो धैर्यं विवर्धयतु ॥

Meaning And Word Forms

इन्द्रं गृणन्तु नो धियः

इन्द्रं वदन्तु नो गिरः ।
इन्द्रं हृदि समाश्रित्य
न बिभेमः किञ्चन ॥

Word Forms

• इन्द्रम् — accusative singular of इन्द्र — Indra
• गृणन्तु — √गृ, 3rd person plural imperative — let them praise, let them laud
• नः — genitive/dative plural — our / for us
• धियः — nominative plural of धि — thoughts, intellects, inspired faculties
• वदन्तु — √वद्, 3rd person plural imperative — let them speak, let them utter
• गिरः — nominative plural of गिर् — voices, utterances, words
• हृदि — locative singular — in the heart
• समाश्रित्य — सम् + आ + √श्रि, absolutive — having taken refuge in / relying upon
• न — not
• बिभेमः — √भी, 1st person plural present — we fear
• किञ्चन — anything at all

Literal Meaning

Let our thoughts praise Indra;
let our voices speak Indra.
Having taken refuge in Indra in the heart,
we fear nothing at all.

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वज्रं यस्य करे दीप्तं

बलं यस्य महत्तरम् ।
तमिन्द्रमभिसंश्रित्य
जयेमा रिपुसङ्गतान् ॥

Word Forms

• वज्रम् — accusative singular — Vajra, thunderbolt
• यस्य — genitive singular — whose
• करे — locative singular — in the hand
• दीप्तम् — accusative singular — shining, radiant
• बलम् — nominative singular — strength, power
• महत्तरम् — comparative — greater, mightier
• तम् — accusative singular — him
• इन्द्रम् — accusative singular — Indra
• अभिसंश्रित्य — absolutive — having completely taken refuge in / relying completely upon
• जयेमा — √जि, 1st person plural optative — may we conquer
• रिपुसङ्गतान् — accusative plural — assembled enemies / gathered foes

Literal Meaning

Whose Vajra shines in his hand,
whose strength is mightier—
having taken refuge in that Indra,
may we conquer the assembled foes.

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यः सूर्यं दिवमारोहयत्

तमसो ज्योतिरुत्तमम् ।
स नः प्रज्ञां प्रकाशेन
दीपयत्वक्षयं शुभम् ॥

Word Forms

• यः — nominative singular — who
• सूर्यम् — accusative singular — Sun
• दिवम् — accusative singular — heaven, sky
• आरोहयत् — causative form of √रुह् — caused to ascend, raised up
• तमसः — ablative singular — from darkness
• ज्योतिः — nominative/accusative singular — light
• उत्तमम् — highest, supreme
• सः — nominative singular — he
• नः — dative — for us
• प्रज्ञाम् — accusative singular — discernment, wisdom, higher understanding
• प्रकाशेन — instrumental singular — with light, by illumination
• दीपयतु — √दीप्, imperative — may he illuminate, cause to shine
• अक्षयम् — imperishable, undiminishing
• शुभम् — auspicious, good

Literal Meaning

He who caused the Sun to ascend to heaven,
the supreme light from darkness—
may he illuminate our discernment with light,
[and make it] imperishable and auspicious.

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योऽद्रिं वज्रेण निर्भिद्य

गूढं गोभिर्विमोचयत् ।
स नः सर्वाणि बन्धानि
भित्त्वा मार्गान् प्रदर्शयेत् ॥

Word Forms

• यः — nominative singular — who
• अद्रिम् — accusative singular — rock, mountain
• वज्रेण — instrumental singular — with the Vajra
• निर्भिद्य — absolutive of √भिद् — having split/broken through
• गूढम् — accusative singular — hidden, concealed
• गोभिः — instrumental plural — with/by go
• विमोचयत् — causative form of √मुच् — released, set free
• सः — nominative singular — he
• नः — for us
• सर्वाणि — accusative plural neuter — all
• बन्धानि — accusative plural — bonds, fetters, constraints
• भित्त्वा — absolutive of √भिद् — having broken
• मार्गान् — accusative plural — paths, ways
• प्रदर्शयेत् — causative optative — may he show, reveal

Literal Meaning

He who, splitting the rock with the Vajra,
released what was hidden with the go—
may he, breaking all our bonds,
reveal the paths for us.

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वाजेषु नोऽविता भूयाः

रणेषु विजयी भव ।
सहस्रेषु च सङ्ग्रामेषु
नः शौर्यं विवर्धय ॥

Word Forms

• वाजेषु — locative plural — in contests, struggles, pursuits of strength/victory
• नः — for us / our
• अविता — nominative singular — protector, helper
• भूयाः — √भू, 2nd person singular optative — may you be
• रणेषु — locative plural — in battles
• विजयी — nominative singular — victorious
• भव — √भू, 2nd person singular imperative — be
• सहस्रेषु — locative plural — in thousands
• च — and
• सङ्ग्रामेषु — locative plural — in battles, conflicts
• शौर्यम् — accusative singular — heroism, valour
• विवर्धय — causative of √वृध्, imperative — increase, cause to grow

Literal Meaning

May you be our protector in the contests;
be victorious in the battles.
And in thousands of struggles,
increase our heroism.

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न दैन्यं न च वैक्लव्यं

न भीतिः शत्रुदर्शने ।
इन्द्रस्य वज्रमादाय
चरामो धैर्यसंयुताः ॥

Word Forms

• न — not
• दैन्यम् — nominative/accusative singular — weakness, dejection, helplessness
• च — and
• वैक्लव्यम् — nominative/accusative singular — confusion, dismay, loss of courage
• भीतिः — nominative singular — fear
• शत्रुदर्शने — locative singular — at the sight of the enemy
• इन्द्रस्य — genitive singular — of Indra
• वज्रम् — accusative singular — Vajra
• आदाय — आ + √दा, absolutive — taking, having taken
• चरामः — √चर्, 1st person plural present — we move, walk, conduct ourselves
• धैर्यसंयुताः — nominative plural — endowed with courage/steadfastness

Literal Meaning

No weakness, nor dismay,
nor fear at the sight of the enemy.
Taking Indra’s Vajra,
we move forth endowed with courage.

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महतोऽपि विपत्तेः स्यात्

मनसः पर्वतो यदि ।
वज्रसङ्कल्पमास्थाय
भिन्द्याम तं दृढं गिरिम् ॥

Word Forms

• महतः — ablative singular — from great / of great
• अपि — even
• विपत्तेः — ablative singular — from adversity, calamity
• स्यात् — √अस्, 3rd person singular optative — may be / were to be
• मनसः — genitive singular — of the mind
• पर्वतः — nominative singular — mountain
• यदि — if
• वज्रसङ्कल्पम् — accusative singular — Vajra-like resolve / thunderbolt-firm determination
• आस्थाय — आ + √स्था, absolutive — having adopted, standing upon
• भिन्द्याम — √भिद्, 1st person plural optative — may we break/split
• तम् — accusative singular — that
• दृढम् — accusative singular — firm, hard
• गिरिम् — accusative singular — mountain, rock

Literal Meaning

Even if, from great adversity,
there were a mountain of the mind,
having adopted Vajra-like resolve,
may we break that firm mountain.

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यथा वृषा महावेगः

यूथानि परिरक्षति ।
एवं नः पाहि सर्वतः
शक्त्या सत्येन तेजसा ॥

Word Forms

• यथा — just as
• वृषा — nominative singular — bull, mighty one
• महावेगः — nominative singular — of great force/speed
• यूथानि — accusative plural — herds, groups
• परिरक्षति — परि + √रक्ष्, 3rd person singular — protects, guards all around
• एवम् — thus, in this manner
• नः — us
• पाहि — √पा, 2nd person singular imperative — protect, guard
• सर्वतः — from all sides, everywhere
• शक्त्या — instrumental singular — with power, strength
• सत्येन — instrumental singular — with truth
• तेजसा — instrumental singular — with radiance, energy, brilliance

Literal Meaning

Just as a mighty, swift bull
protects the herds,
so protect us from all sides
with power, truth and radiance.

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एक एव जनानां त्वं

नेता वीर्यसमन्वितः ।
अस्माकं केवलो नाथो
भव हृद्यविजृम्भितः ॥

Word Forms

• एकः एव — one alone
• जनानाम् — genitive plural — of the people / of men
• त्वम् — nominative singular — you
• नेता — nominative singular — leader, guide
• वीर्यसमन्वितः — nominative singular — endowed with heroic power
• अस्माकम् — genitive plural — our
• केवलः — nominative singular — sole, only
• नाथः — nominative singular — lord, protector
• भव — √भू, 2nd person singular imperative — be
• हृद्यविजृम्भितः — nominative singular — expanded/flourishing in the heart; manifest in the heart

Literal Meaning

You alone are the leader of the people,
endowed with heroic power.
Be the sole lord and protector of us,
manifest and flourishing in our hearts.

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विश्वतः परि नो रक्ष

इन्द्र शक्त्या महाबल ।
जयमस्मासु धेहि त्वं
भयं नः परिहर्तु च ॥

Word Forms

• विश्वतः — from all sides, everywhere
• परि — around, on every side
• नः — us
• रक्ष — √रक्ष्, 2nd person singular imperative — protect
• इन्द्र — vocative singular — O Indra
• शक्त्या — instrumental singular — with power
• महाबल — vocative singular — O greatly powerful one
• जयम् — accusative singular — victory
• अस्मासु — locative plural — in us / among us
• धेहि — √धा, 2nd person singular imperative — place, establish, bestow
• त्वम् — nominative singular — you
• भयम् — accusative singular — fear
• नः — of us / for us
• परिहर्तु — परि + √हृ, infinitive — to remove, take away
• च — and

Literal Meaning

Protect us from all sides,
O Indra, greatly powerful, with your strength.
Establish victory in us,
and remove our fear.

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उत्तिष्ठत वीराः सर्वे

न मृत्योर्भीतिमाश्रयत ।
इन्द्रवज्रसमं चेतः
कृत्वा युध्यध्वमुत्तमाः ॥

Word Forms

• उत्तिष्ठत — उद् + √स्था, 2nd person plural imperative — arise, stand up
• वीराः — nominative plural — heroes
• सर्वे — nominative plural — all
• न — not
• मृत्योः — genitive/ablative singular — of/from death
• भीतिम् — accusative singular — fear
• आश्रयत — आ + √श्रि, 2nd person plural imperative — take refuge in / resort to
• इन्द्रवज्रसमम् — accusative singular — equal to Indra’s Vajra / like Indra’s Vajra
• चेतः — accusative singular — mind, consciousness
• कृत्वा — √कृ, absolutive — having made
• युध्यध्वम् — √युध्, 2nd person plural middle imperative — fight, engage in battle
• उत्तमाः — nominative plural — excellent, supreme

Literal Meaning

Arise, all heroes;
do not take refuge in fear of death.
Having made the mind like Indra’s Vajra,
fight, O excellent ones.

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यत्र धैर्यं तत्र इन्द्रः

यत्र तेजस्तत्र जयः ।
यत्र सत्यं च संकल्पः
तत्र नः श्रीरनुत्तरा ॥

Word Forms

• यत्र — where
• धैर्यम् — nominative singular — courage, steadfastness
• तत्र — there
• इन्द्रः — nominative singular — Indra
• तेजः — nominative singular — radiance, energy, power
• जयः — nominative singular — victory
• सत्यम् — nominative singular — truth
• च — and
• सङ्कल्पः — nominative singular — resolve, determination
• श्रीः — nominative singular — prosperity, splendour, excellence
• अनुत्तरा — nominative singular feminine — unsurpassed, supreme

Literal Meaning

Where there is courage, there is Indra;
where there is radiance, there is victory.
Where there are truth and resolve,
there is our unsurpassed prosperity/excellence.

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इन्द्रं वयं हवामहे

वज्रिणं वीरवर्धनम् ।
स नो वीर्यं प्रयच्छतु
स नो धैर्यं विवर्धयतु ॥

Word Forms

• इन्द्रम् — accusative singular — Indra
• वयम् — nominative plural — we
• हवामहे — √हु, 1st person plural middle — we invoke, call upon
• वज्रिणम् — accusative singular — wielder of the Vajra
• वीरवर्धनम् — accusative singular — increaser of heroes / increaser of heroic power
• सः — nominative singular — he
• नः — for us
• वीर्यम् — accusative singular — heroic power, valour
• प्रयच्छतु — प्र + √यम्/दा, 3rd person singular imperative — may he grant, bestow
• सः — he
• नः — for us
• धैर्यम् — accusative singular — courage, steadfastness
• विवर्धयतु — causative of √वृध्, 3rd person singular imperative — may he increase

Literal Meaning

We invoke Indra,
the Vajra-wielder, increaser of heroes.
May he grant us heroic power;
may he increase our courage.