Rig Veda Sukta 116
Mandala 10Sukta 1168 Mantras

Sukta 116

Sukta 10.116

Devata

Indra (with Soma as offering-power)

ຄຳອວຍພຣະນີ້ເປັນການອວຍພຣະອິນທຣະຢ່າງກະຕືລັດ ໃຫ້ຊົມສົມະສາ ແລະ ລຸກຂຶ້ນສູ່ຄວາມສາມາດອັນຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ ເພື່ອທຳລາຍກຳລັງທີ່ຂັດຂວາງ ແລະ ປົກປ້ອງຄວາມຈະເລີນຂອງຜູ້ນັບຖື. ມັນປະສົມພາບພາຍະທານທາງການທັບ ກັບການປະຕິບັດພິທີທາງວັດວາອັດຖະ: ຄຳເວົ້າຂອງຮິຊີຖື້ນສົ່ງອອກຄືກັບເຮືອ ເພື່ອນຳຄຳສັງສະຫຼອງໄປສູ່ພະເຈົ້າ ເພື່ອຂໍຄວາມຮັ່ງກຳພອນ, ການເປີດທາງ ແລະ ການເດີນທາງທີ່ປອດໄພ.

Recitation with translationRig Veda 10.116

Mantras

Mantra 1

पिबा सोमं महत इन्द्रियाय पिबा वृत्राय हन्तवे शविष्ठ । पिब राये शवसे हूयमानः पिब मध्वस्तृपदिन्द्रा वृषस्व ॥

ຈົ່ງດື່ມໂສມເພື່ອພະລັງອັນໃຫຍ່ຂອງອິນທຣະ; ຈົ່ງດື່ມເພື່ອສັງຫາວິຣຸຕຣະ, ໂອຜູ້ຮຸນແຮງທີ່ສຸດ. ຈົ່ງດື່ມເພື່ອຄວາມສົມບູນແລະພະລັງເມື່ອທ່ານຖືກເອີ້ນ; ຈົ່ງດື່ມນໍ້າຜຶ້ງ, ຈົ່ງເຕັມໃຈ, ໂອອິນທຣະ, ແລະເພີ່ມພະລັງຊະນະພາຍໃນພວກເຮົາ.

Mantra 2

अस्य पिब क्षुमतः प्रस्थितस्येन्द्र सोमस्य वरमा सुतस्य । स्वस्तिदा मनसा मादयस्वार्वाचीनो रेवते सौभगाय ॥

ຈົ່ງດື່ມໂສມນີ້, ອັນມີນໍ້າເມັດສົດຖ່າວແລະຖືກນຳອອກມາ, ໂອອິນທຣະ, ຈົ່ງດື່ມສ່ວນທີ່ດີທີ່ສຸດຂອງຄວາມສຸກໃຈທີ່ຖືກຄັ້ນອອກ. ໂອຜູ້ປະທານຄວາມສະຫງົບ, ດ້ວຍໃຈຂອງທ່ານ, ຈົ່ງເຂົ້າສູ່ຄວາມປິຕິຍິນດີ, ຫັນເຂົ້າຫາພວກເຮົາເພື່ອຄວາມອຸດົມສົມບູນອັນສະຫວ່າງແລະໂຊກຊະຕາອັນດີງາມຂອງວິນຍານ.

Mantra 3

ममत्तु त्वा दिव्यः सोम इन्द्र ममत्तु यः सूयते पार्थिवेषु । ममत्तु येन वरिवश्चकर्थ ममत्तु येन निरिणासि शत्रून् ॥

ຂໍໃຫ້ໂສມສະຫວັນຊົດເຊົາທ່ານ, ໂອອິນທຣະ; ຂໍໃຫ້ໂສມທີ່ຖືກຄັ້ນໃນບັນດາໂລກທາງໂລກຊົດເຊົາທ່ານ. ຂໍໃຫ້ໂສມທີ່ທ່ານໄດ້ເຮັດໃຫ້ມີທີ່ວ່າງກວ້າງໃຫ້ພວກເຮົາຊົດເຊົາທ່ານ; ຂໍໃຫ້ໂສມທີ່ທ່ານໄລ່ຂົ່ມຂູ່ສັດຕູອອກໄປຊົດເຊົາທ່ານ.

Mantra 4

आ द्विबर्हा अमिनो यात्विन्द्रो वृषा हरिभ्यां परिषिक्तमन्धः । गव्या सुतस्य प्रभृतस्य मध्वः सत्रा खेदामरुशहा वृषस्व ॥

ຂໍໃຫ້ອິນທຣະ ໂຕເປັນຂຸນຂອງຄວາມຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ສອງເທົ່າ ຈົ່ງມາຢ່າງແຂງແຮງ ພ້ອມດ້ວຍມ້າສີທອງທັງສອງ ມາສູ່ຄວາມຊົມຊື່ນໃນໂຊມທີ່ຖອກອອກມາທົ່ວທຸກທິດ ດ້ວຍຄວາມຫວານທີ່ເກີດຈາກໂຄນ ຈາກໂຊມທີ່ຄັ້ນແລະຖວາຍແລ້ວ ຈົ່ງເພີ່ມພະລັງ ຜູ້ທໍາລາຍກໍາລັງແຫ່ງຄວາມບໍ່ເປັນລະບຽບ ແລະ ຈົ່ງຜ່ານຜ່າຄວາມເມື່ອຍທັງໝົດໃນທັນໃດ

Mantra 5

नि तिग्मानि भ्राशयन्भ्राश्यान्यव स्थिरा तनुहि यातुजूनाम् । उग्राय ते सहो बलं ददामि प्रतीत्या शत्रून्विगदेषु वृश्च ॥

ຂ້າຖິ້ມອາວຸດຄົມແຫລມ ແລະ ກໍາລັງແສງສະຫວ່າງລົງ ຈົ່ງທໍາລາຍກໍາລັງທີ່ໝັ້ນຄົງຂອງຜູ້ໂຈມຕີດ້ວຍເວດມົນຕຣະ ຕໍ່ທ່ານ ຜູ້ທີ່ຮຸນແຮງ ຂ້າຂຽນມອບກໍາລັງ ແລະ ພະລັງໃຫ້ ໂດຍກ້າວໄປຕໍ່ສູ້ກັບພວກເຂົາ ຈົ່ງຕັດທໍາກໍາລັງຂອງສັດຕູໃນບ່ອນທີ່ພວກເຂົາພັນຜູກກັນ

Mantra 7

इदं हविर्मघवन्तुभ्यं रातं प्रति सम्राळहृणानो गृभाय । तुभ्यं सुतो मघवन्तुभ्यं पक्वोऽद्धीन्द्र पिब च प्रस्थितस्य ॥

ບູຊານີ້ ຜູ້ມີຄວາມໃຈກວ້າງ ຖືກມອບໃຫ້ທ່ານແລ້ວ ຈົ່ງຮັບເອົາ ໂອ ກະສັດ ຢ່າປະຕິເສດ ຈົ່ງຈັບເອົາໄວ້ໃນມື ເພື່ອທ່ານ ໂຊມຖືກຄັ້ນແລ້ວ ຜູ້ມີຄວາມໃຈກວ້າງ ເພື່ອທ່ານ ມັນສຸກແລ້ວ ຈົ່ງກິນ ໂອ ອິນທຣະ ແລະ ຈົ່ງດື່ມສິ່ງທີ່ຖືກຕັ້ງໄວ້ນັ້ນເຊັ່ນດຽວກັນ

Mantra 8

अद्धीदिन्द्र प्रस्थितेमा हवींषि चनो दधिष्व पचतोत सोमम् । प्रयस्वन्तः प्रति हर्यामसि त्वा सत्याः सन्तु यजमानस्य कामाः ॥

ໂອ ອິນທຣະ ຈົ່ງກິນບູຊາເຫລົ່ານີ້ທີ່ຖືກຕັ້ງໄວ້ຢ່າງແທ້ຈິງ ຈົ່ງຮັບເອົາໂຊມທີ່ກໍາລັງຖືກປຸງ ແລະ ສຸກນັ້ນເຊັ່ນດຽວກັນ ດ້ວຍພະລັງງານທີ່ກ້າວໄປຂ້າງໜ້າຂອງພວກຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ ພວກຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຮຽກທ່ານ ແລະ ດຶງດູດທ່ານໃຫ້ໃກ້ຊິດດ້ວຍຄວາມຊົມຊື່ນ ຂໍໃຫ້ຄວາມປາຖະໜາຂອງຜູ້ບູຊາຈົ່ງເປັນຈິງ ຂໍໃຫ້ຄວາມປາຖະໜາພາຍໃນຂອງລາວຈົ່ງສົມບູນໃນຄວາມຈິງ

Mantra 9

प्रेन्द्राग्निभ्यां सुवचस्यामियर्मि सिन्धाविव प्रेरयं नावमर्कैः । अया इव परि चरन्ति देवा ये अस्मभ्यं धनदा उद्भिदश्च ॥

ຕໍ່ອິນທຣະ ແລະ ອັຄນີ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຕັ້ງຄໍາເວົ້າຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າໃນການເຄື່ອນໄຫວທີ່ຊັດເຈນ ແລະ ໂຊກດີ ດ້ວຍບົດສວາຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າປຸກຄໍາເວົ້ານັ້ນຄືກັບເຮືອຢູ່ເທິງແມ່ນໍ້າ ພະເຈົ້າຜູ້ເຄື່ອນໄຫວຢູ່ຮອບຂ້າງພວກຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຄືກັບກະແສນໍ້າທີ່ນໍາພາ ຜູ້ໃຫ້ຄວາມຮັ່ງມີ ແລະ ຜູ້ເປີດທາງອອກຈາກບ່ອນທີ່ປິດລ້ອມ ຂໍໃຫ້ພວກພະເຈົ້າຈົ່ງຊ່ວຍໃຫ້ພວກຂ້າພະເຈົ້າໄດ້ເປັນໄປ

Inside Sukta 116

How it unfolds

  1. Where it opens

    A direct summons to Indra: drink Soma for great indriya (power), for Vṛtra’s defeat, and for the worshippers’ prosperity.

  2. Development

    The hymn intensifies into a battle-prayer: hostile forces, sorcerous attackers, and entangling ‘knots’ are named and targeted; Indra is armed through praise and offering.

  3. Climax

    Indra’s destructive-creative act peaks in the image of cutting down enemy powers and breaking firm-set strengths—obstruction is not merely resisted but dismantled at its joints.

  4. Where it settles

    The seer’s speech is set in motion like a boat on a river, concluding with an appeal to Indra-Agni and to wealth-giving, ‘opening’ gods who clear the way and secure abundance.

The deity: Indra

  • In the VedaIndra is praised as the vehement, bull-like hero who drinks Soma, expands in might, and breaks the powers of obstruction; he is called upon to destroy enemies and unravel hostile knots and entanglements.
  • Cosmic functionHe releases blocked energies—waters, light, and fortune—by breaking the ‘encloser’ principle (Vṛtra), restoring movement, order, and victory for the righteous allies of ṛta.
  • Inner significanceIndra represents awakened will-force and courageous clarity strengthened by Soma (ecstatic inspiration/energizing offering), cutting through inner inertia, fear, and deceptive impulses that bind the mind.

Famous verses

pibā somam… vṛtrāya hantave
Verse 10.116.1Core refrain of the hymn: Soma is offered as the energizing power that makes Indra expand, slay obstruction, and establish rāyī (plenitude) and śavas (strength) in the worshippers.Read verse 10.116.1 →
नि तिग्मानि भ्राशयन्भ्राश्यान्यव स्थिरा तनुहि यातुजूनाम् । उग्राय ते सहो बलं ददामि प्रतीत्या शत्रून्विगदेषु वृश्च ॥
Verse 10.116.5Defines the protective/anti-hostile thrust: Indra is asked to cast down sharp weapons and break the fixed strengths of yātujū (sorcerous assailants), cutting enemies in their ‘knots’.Read verse 10.116.5 →
sindhāv iva… nāvam arkaiḥ
Verse 10.116.9A memorable poetic closure: the hymn is ‘launched like a boat’ by sacred speech toward Indra-Agni, seeking wealth and the power to break open what is closed (udbhid).Read verse 10.116.9 →

Attributes of the deity

  • Soma-drinker (somapā) who grows in strength through offering
  • Vṛtra-slayer and remover of obstruction
  • Ugra (fierce, formidable) protector in conflict
  • Breaker of bonds/knots; disruptor of sorcery and hostile intent
  • Bestower of rāyī (plenitude/wealth) and bala (strength)
  • Allied with Agni as a dual power of ignition and victory

Also by this seer

  • Ascription uncertain; no dependable set of additional hymns can be attributed to this rishi on internal evidence alone.
  • The diction and themes align broadly with Maṇḍala 10 Indra and Indra-Agni praise-hymns used in Soma-pressing contexts.

The rite, step by step

  • Prepare the altar and kindle Agni; establish protective boundaries (rakṣā) through recitation.
  • Press Soma and filter it; consecrate the offering with Indra-directed stotra.
  • Recite the hymn with strong imperatives (pibā…) at the moment of offering, inviting Indra to ‘drink’ and increase in might.
  • Offer Soma into the ritual sequence (libation/oblation as prescribed by the rite), asking for Vṛtra-slaying power and the cutting of hostile bonds.
  • Conclude with a stabilizing praise that aligns speech and rite—‘launching’ the hymn like a boat—invoking Indra-Agni for wealth and ‘opening’ (udbhid) of closed places.

Offerings

  • Soma (primary)
  • Ghee/clarified butter (supporting oblation)
  • Fire offerings through Agni (as carrier)
  • Optional protective offerings in anti-hostile contexts (per śrauta/gr̥hya adaptation)

Frequently Asked Questions

It asks Indra to drink Soma, grow in power, destroy obstructing forces like Vṛtra, and protect the worshippers by granting strength and prosperity.

Soma is treated as the offering that energizes and enlarges Indra’s might; by ‘drinking’ it, Indra becomes able to break obstacles and secure victory and wealth.

It is a vivid way to say that hostile powers—outer enemies or inner confusions—bind and trap us; Indra is invoked to sever those bindings at their points of connection so the obstruction collapses.

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