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आ सत्यो यातु मघवाँ ऋजीषी द्रवन्त्वस्य हरय उप नः। तस्मा इदन्धः सुषुमा सुदक्षमिहाभिपित्वं करते गृणानः॥

ā satyo yātu maghavā ṛjīṣī dravantvasya haraya upa naḥ | tasmā idandhaḥ suṣumā sudakṣamihābhipitvaṁ karate gṛṇānaḥ ||

IMPETUOUS, true, let Maghavan come hither, and let his Tawny Coursers speed to reach us. For him have we pressed juice exceeding potent: here, praised with song, let him effect his visit.

अव स्य शूराध्वनो नान्तेऽस्मिन्नो अद्य सवने मन्दध्यै। शंसात्युक्थमुशनेव वेधाश्चिकितुषे असुर्याय मन्म॥

ava sya śūrādhvano nānte'sminno adya savane mandadhyai | śaṁsātyukthamuśaneva vedhāścikituṣe asuryāya manma ||

Unyoke, as at thy journey's end, O Hero, to gladden thee today at this libation. Like Usana, the priest a laud shall utter, a hymn to thee, the Lord Divine, who markest.

कविर्न निण्यं विदथानि साधन्वृषा यत्सेकं विपिपानो अर्चात्। दिव इत्था जीजनत्सप्त कारूनह्ना चिच्चक्रुर्वयुना गृणन्तः॥

kavirna niṇyaṁ vidathāni sādhanvṛṣā yatsekaṁ vipipāno arcāt | diva itthā jījanatsapta kārūnahnā ciccakrurvayunā gṛṇantaḥ ||

When the Bull, quaffing, praises our Iibation, as a sage paying holy rites in secret, Seven singers here from heaven hath he begotten, who e'en by day have wrought their works while singing.

स्वर्यद्वेदि सुदृशीकमर्कैर्महि ज्योती रुरुचुर्यद्ध वस्तोः। अन्धा तमांसि दुधिता विचक्षे नृभ्यश्चकार नृतमो अभिष्टौ॥

svaryadvedi sudṛśīkamarkairmahi jyotī rurucuryaddha vastoḥ | andhā tamāṁsi dudhitā vicakṣe nṛbhyaścakāra nṛtamo abhiṣṭau ||

When heaven's fair light by hymns was made apparent (they made great splendour shine at break of morning), He with his succour, best of Heroes, scattered the blinding darkness so that men saw clearly.

ववक्ष इन्द्रो अमितमृजीष्युभे आ पप्रौ रोदसी महित्वा। अतश्चिदस्य महिमा वि रेच्यभि यो विश्वा भुवना बभूव॥

vavakṣa indro amitamṛjīṣyubhe ā paprau rodasī mahitvā | ataścidasya mahimā vi recyabhi yo viśvā bhuvanā babhūva ||

Indra, Impetuous One, hath waxed immensely: he with his vastness hath filled earth and heaven. E'en beyond this his majesty extendeth who hath exceeded all the worlds in greatness.

विश्वानि शक्रो नर्याणि विद्वानपो रिरेच सखिभिर्निकामैः। अश्मानं चिद्ये बिभिदुर्वचोभिर्व्रजं गोमन्तमुशिजो वि वव्रुः॥

viśvāni śakro naryāṇi vidvānapo rireca sakhibhirnikāmaiḥ | aśmānaṁ cidye bibhidurvacobhirvrajaṁ gomantamuśijo vi vavruḥ ||

Sakra who knoweth well all human actions hath with his eager Friends let loose the waters. They with their songs cleft e'en the mountain open and willingly disclosed the stall of cattle.

अपो वृत्रं वव्रिवांसं पराहन्प्रावत्ते वज्रं पृथिवी सचेताः। प्रार्णांसि समुद्रियाण्यैनोः पतिर्भवञ्छवसा शूर धृष्णो॥

apo vṛtraṁ vavrivāṁsaṁ parāhanprāvatte vajraṁ pṛthivī sacetāḥ | prārṇāṁsi samudriyāṇyainoḥ patirbhavañchavasā śūra dhṛṣṇo ||

He smote away the floods' obstructer, Vrtra; Earth, conscious, lent her aid to speed thy thunder. Thou sentest forth the waters of the ocean, as Lord through power and might, O daring Hero.

अपो यदद्रिं पुरुहूत दर्दराविर्भुवत्सरमा पूर्व्यं ते। स नो नेता वाजमा दर्षि भूरिं गोत्रा रुजन्नङ्गिरोभिर्गृणानः॥

apo yadadriṁ puruhūta dardarāvirbhuvatsaramā pūrvyaṁ te | sa no netā vājamā darṣi bhūriṁ gotrā rujannaṅgirobhirgṛṇānaḥ ||

When, Much-invoked! the water's rock thou cleftest, Sarama showed herself and went before thee. Hymned by Angirases, bursting the cowstalls, much strength thou foundest for us as our leader.

अच्छा कविं नृमणो गा अभिष्टौ स्वर्षाता मघवन्नाधमानम्। ऊतिभिस्तमिषणो द्युम्नहूतौ नि मायावानब्रह्मा दस्युरर्त॥

acchā kaviṁ nṛmaṇo gā abhiṣṭau svarṣātā maghavannādhamānam | ūtibhistamiṣaṇo dyumnahūtau ni māyāvānabrahmā dasyurarta ||

Come, Maghavan, Friend of Man, to aid the singer imploring thee in battle for the sunlight. Speed him with help in his irypired invokings: down sink the sorcerer, the prayerless Dasyu.

आ दस्युघ्ना मनसा याह्यस्तं भुवत्ते कुत्सः सख्ये निकामः। स्वे योनौ नि षदतं सरूपा वि वां चिकित्सदृतचिद्ध नारी॥

ā dasyughnā manasā yāhyastaṁ bhuvatte kutsaḥ sakhye nikāmaḥ | sve yonau ni ṣadataṁ sarūpā vi vāṁ cikitsadṛtaciddha nārī ||

Come to our home resolved to slay the Dasyu: Kutsa longed eagerly to win thy friendship. Alike in form ye both sate in his dwelling the faithful Lady was in doubt between you.

यासि कुत्सेन सरथमवस्युस्तोदो वातस्य हर्योरीशानः। ऋज्रा वाजं न गध्यं युयूषन्कविर्यदहन्पार्याय भूषात्॥

yāsi kutsena sarathamavasyustodo vātasya haryorīśānaḥ | ṛjrā vājaṁ na gadhyaṁ yuyūṣankaviryadahanpāryāya bhūṣāt ||

Thou comest, fain to succour him, with Kutsa,-a goad that masters both the Wind-God's horses, That, holding the brown steeds like spoil for capture, the sage may on the final day be present.

कुत्साय शुष्णमशुषं नि बर्हीः प्रपित्वे अह्नः कुयवं सहस्रा। सद्यो दस्यून्प्र मृण कुत्स्येन प्र सूरश्चक्रं वृहतादभीके॥

kutsāya śuṣṇamaśuṣaṁ ni barhīḥ prapitve ahnaḥ kuyavaṁ sahasrā | sadyo dasyūnpra mṛṇa kutsyena pra sūraścakraṁ vṛhatādabhīke ||

For Kutsa, with thy thousand, thou at day-break didst hurl down greedy Susna, foe of harvest. Quickly with Kutsa's friend destroy the Dasyus, and roll the chariot-wheel of Sarya near us.

त्वं पिप्रुं मृगयं शूशुवांसमृजिश्वने वैदथिनाय रन्धीः। पञ्चाशत्कृष्णा नि वपः सहस्रात्कं न पुरो जरिमा वि दर्दः॥

tvaṁ pipruṁ mṛgayaṁ śūśuvāṁsamṛjiśvane vaidathināya randhīḥ | pañcāśatkṛṣṇā ni vapaḥ sahasrātkaṁ na puro jarimā vi dardaḥ ||

Thou to the son of Vidathin, Rjisvan, gavest up mighty Mrgaya and Pipru. Thou smotest down the swarthy fifty thousand, and rentest forts as age consumes a garment.

सूर उपाके तन्वं दधानो वि यत्ते चेत्यमृतस्य वर्पः। मृगो न हस्ती तविषीमुषाणः सिंहो न भीम आयुधानि बिभ्रत्॥

sūra upāke tanvaṁ dadhāno vi yatte cetyamṛtasya varpaḥ | mṛgo na hastī taviṣīmuṣāṇaḥ siṁho na bhīma āyudhāni bibhrat ||

What time thou settest near the Sun thy body, thy form, Immortal One, is seen expanding: Thou a wild elephant with might invested. like a dread lion as thou wieldest weapons.

इन्द्रं कामा वसूयन्तो अग्मन्स्वर्मीळ्हे न सवने चकानाः। श्रवस्यवः शशमानास उक्थैरोको न रण्वा सुदृशीव पुष्टिः॥

indraṁ kāmā vasūyanto agmansvarmīḻhe na savane cakānāḥ | śravasyavaḥ śaśamānāsa ukthairoko na raṇvā sudṛśīva puṣṭiḥ ||

Wishes for wealth have gone to Indra, longing for him in war for light and at libation, Eager for glory, labouring with praisesongs: he is like home, like sweet and fair nutrition.

तमिद्व इन्द्रं सुहवं हुवेम यस्ता चकार नर्या पुरूणि। यो मावते जरित्रे गध्यं चिन्मक्षू वाजं भरति स्पार्हराधाः॥

tamidva indraṁ suhavaṁ huvema yastā cakāra naryā purūṇi | yo māvate jaritre gadhyaṁ cinmakṣū vājaṁ bharati spārharādhāḥ ||

Call we for you that Indra, prompt to listen, him who hath done so much for men's advantage; Who, Lord of envied bounty, to a singer like me brings quickly booty worth the capture.

तिग्मा यदन्तरशनिः पताति कस्मिञ्चिच्छूर मुहुके जनानाम्। घोरा यदर्य समृतिर्भवात्यध स्मा नस्तन्वो बोधि गोपाः॥

tigmā yadantaraśaniḥ patāti kasmiñcicchūra muhuke janānām | ghorā yadarya samṛtirbhavātyadha smā nastanvo bodhi gopāḥ ||

When the sharp-pointed arrow, O thou Hero, flieth mid any conflict of the people, When, Faithful One, the dread encounter cometh, then be thou the Protector of our body.

भुवोऽविता वामदेवस्य धीनां भुवः सखावृको वाजसातौ। त्वामनु प्रमतिमा जगन्मोरुशंसो जरित्रे विश्वध स्याः॥

bhuvo'vitā vāmadevasya dhīnāṁ bhuvaḥ sakhāvṛko vājasātau | tvāmanu pramatimā jaganmoruśaṁso jaritre viśvadha syāḥ ||

Further the holy thoughts of Vamadeva be thou a guileless Friend in fight for booty. We come to thee whose providence protects us: wide be thy sway for ever for thy singer.

एभिर्नृभिरिन्द्र त्वायुभिष्ट्वा मघवद्भिर्मघवन्विश्व आजौ। द्यावो न द्युम्नैरभि सन्तो अर्यः क्षपो मदेम शरदश्च पूर्वीः॥

ebhirnṛbhirindra tvāyubhiṣṭvā maghavadbhirmaghavanviśva ājau | dyāvo na dyumnairabhi santo aryaḥ kṣapo madema śaradaśca pūrvīḥ ||

O Indra, with these men who love thee truly, free givers, Maghavan, in every battle, May we rejoice through many autumns, quelling our foes, as days subdue the nights with splendour.

एवेदिन्द्राय वृषभाय वृष्णे ब्रह्माकर्म भृगवो न रथम्। नू चिद्यथा नः सख्या वियोषदसन्न उग्रोऽविता तनूपाः॥

evedindrāya vṛṣabhāya vṛṣṇe brahmākarma bhṛgavo na ratham | nū cidyathā naḥ sakhyā viyoṣadasanna ugro'vitā tanūpāḥ ||

Now, as the Bhrgus wrought a car, for Indra the Strong, the Mighty, we our prayer have fashioned, That he may, ne'er withdraw from us his friendship, but be our bodies' guard and strong defender.

नू ष्टुत इन्द्र नू गृणान इषं जरित्रे नद्यो न पीपेः। अकारि ते हरिवो ब्रह्म नव्यं धिया स्याम रथ्यः सदासाः॥

nū ṣṭuta indra nū gṛṇāna iṣaṁ jaritre nadyo na pīpeḥ | akāri te harivo brahma navyaṁ dhiyā syāma rathyaḥ sadāsāḥ ||

Now, Indra! lauded, glorified with praises, let power swell. high like rivers for the singer. For thee a new hymn, Lord of Bays, is fashioned. May we, car-borne, through song be victors ever.