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को अद्य नर्यो देवकाम उशन्निन्द्रस्य सख्यं जुजोष। को वा महेऽवसे पार्याय समिद्धे अग्नौ सुतसोम ईट्टे॥

ko adya naryo devakāma uśannindrasya sakhyaṁ jujoṣa | ko vā mahe'vase pāryāya samiddhe agnau sutasoma īṭṭe ||

WHAT friend of man, God-loving, hath delighted, yearning therefor, this day in Indra's friendship? Who with enkindled flame and flowing Soma laudeth him for his great protecting favour?

को नानाम वचसा सोम्याय मनायुर्वा भवति वस्त उस्राः। क इन्द्रस्य युज्यं कः सखित्वं को भ्रात्रं वष्टि कवये क ऊती॥

ko nānāma vacasā somyāya manāyurvā bhavati vasta usrāḥ | ka indrasya yujyaṁ kaḥ sakhitvaṁ ko bhrātraṁ vaṣṭi kavaye ka ūtī ||

Who hath with prayer bowed to the Soma-lover? What pious man endues the beams of morning? Who seeks bond, fritridship, brotherhood with Indra? Who hath recourse unto the Sage for succour?

को देवानामवो अद्या वृणीते क आदित्याँ अदितिं ज्योतिरीट्टे। कस्याश्विनाविन्द्रो अग्निः सुतस्यांशोः पिबन्ति मनसाविवेनम्॥

ko devānāmavo adyā vṛṇīte ka ādityā aditiṁ jyotirīṭṭe | kasyāśvināvindro agniḥ sutasyāṁśoḥ pibanti manasāvivenam ||

Who claims to-day the Deities' protection, asks Aditi for light, or the Adityas? Of whose pressed stalk of Soma drink the Asvins, Indra, and Agni, well-inclined in spirit?

तस्मा अग्निर्भारतः शर्म यंसज्ज्योक्पश्यात्सूर्यमुच्चरन्तम्। य इन्द्राय सुनवामेत्याह नरे नर्याय नृतमाय नृणाम्॥

tasmā agnirbhārataḥ śarma yaṁsajjyokpaśyātsūryamuccarantam | ya indrāya sunavāmetyāha nare naryāya nṛtamāya nṛṇām ||

To him shall Agni Bharata give shelter: long shall he look upon the Sun up-rising, Who sayeth, Let us press the juice for Indra, man's Friend, the Hero manliest of heroes.

न तं जिनन्ति बहवो न दभ्रा उर्वस्मा अदितिः शर्म यंसत्। प्रियः सुकृत्प्रिय इन्द्रे मनायुः प्रियः सुप्रावीः प्रियो अस्य सोमी॥

na taṁ jinanti bahavo na dabhrā urvasmā aditiḥ śarma yaṁsat | priyaḥ sukṛtpriya indre manāyuḥ priyaḥ suprāvīḥ priyo asya somī ||

Him neither few men overcome, nor many to him shall Aditi give spacious shelter. Dear is the pious, the devout, to Indra dear is the zealous, dear the Soma-bringer.

सुप्राव्यः प्राशुषाळेष वीरः सुष्वेः पक्तिं कृणुते केवलेन्द्रः। नासुष्वेरापिर्न सखा न जामिर्दुष्प्राव्योऽवहन्तेदवाचः॥

suprāvyaḥ prāśuṣāḻeṣa vīraḥ suṣveḥ paktiṁ kṛṇute kevalendraḥ | nāsuṣverāpirna sakhā na jāmirduṣprāvyo'vahantedavācaḥ ||

This Hero curbs the mighty for the zealous: the presser's brew Indra possesses solely: No brother, kin, or friend to him who pours not, destroyer of the dumb who would resist him.

न रेवता पणिना सख्यमिन्द्रोऽसुन्वता सुतपाः सं गृणीते। आस्य वेदः खिदति हन्ति नग्नं वि सुष्वये पक्तये केवलो भूत्॥

na revatā paṇinā sakhyamindro'sunvatā sutapāḥ saṁ gṛṇīte | āsya vedaḥ khidati hanti nagnaṁ vi suṣvaye paktaye kevalo bhūt ||

Not with the wealthy churl who pours no Soma doth Indra, Soma-drinker, bind alliance. He draws away his wealth and slays him naked, own Friend to him who offers, for oblation.

इन्द्रं परेऽवरे मध्यमास इन्द्रं यान्तोऽवसितास इन्द्रम्। इन्द्रं क्षियन्त उत युध्यमाना इन्द्रं नरो वाजयन्तो हवन्ते॥

indraṁ pare'vare madhyamāsa indraṁ yānto'vasitāsa indram | indraṁ kṣiyanta uta yudhyamānā indraṁ naro vājayanto havante ||

Highest and lowest, men who stand between diem, going, returning, dwelling in contentment, Those who show forth their strength when urged to battle-these are the men who call for aid on Indra.