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य एक इद्धव्यश्चर्षणीनामिन्द्रं तं गीर्भिरभ्यर्च आभिः। यः पत्यते वृषभो वृष्ण्यावान्सत्यः सत्वा पुरुमायः सहस्वान्॥

ya eka iddhavyaścarṣaṇīnāmindraṁ taṁ gīrbhirabhyarca ābhiḥ | yaḥ patyate vṛṣabho vṛṣṇyāvānsatyaḥ satvā purumāyaḥ sahasvān ||

WITH these my hymns I glorify that Indra who is alone to be invoked by mortals, The Lord, the Mighty One, of manly vigour, victorious, Hero, true, and full of wisdom.

तमु नः पूर्वे पितरो नवग्वाः सप्त विप्रासो अभि वाजयन्तः। नक्षद्दाभं ततुरिं पर्वतेष्ठामद्रोघवाचं मतिभिः शविष्ठम्॥

tamu naḥ pūrve pitaro navagvāḥ sapta viprāso abhi vājayantaḥ | nakṣaddābhaṁ taturiṁ parvateṣṭhāmadroghavācaṁ matibhiḥ śaviṣṭham ||

Our sires of old,. Navagvas, sages seven, while urging him to show his might, extolled him, Dwelling on heights, swift, smiting down opponents, guileless in word, and in his thoughts most mighty.

तमीमह इन्द्रमस्य रायः पुरुवीरस्य नृवतः पुरुक्षोः। यो अस्कृधोयुरजरः स्वर्वान्तमा भर हरिवो मादयध्यै॥

tamīmaha indramasya rāyaḥ puruvīrasya nṛvataḥ purukṣoḥ | yo askṛdhoyurajaraḥ svarvāntamā bhara harivo mādayadhyai ||

We seek that Indra to obtain his riches that bring much food, and men, and store of heroes. Bring us, Lord of Bay Steeds, to make us joyful, celestial wealth, abundant, undecaying.

तन्नो वि वोचो यदि ते पुरा चिज्जरितार आनशुः सुम्नमिन्द्र। कस्ते भागः किं वयो दुध्र खिद्वः पुरुहूत पुरूवसोऽसुरघ्नः॥

tanno vi voco yadi te purā cijjaritāra ānaśuḥ sumnamindra | kaste bhāgaḥ kiṁ vayo dudhra khidvaḥ puruhūta purūvaso'suraghnaḥ ||

Tell thou us this, if at thy hand aforetime the earlier singers have obtained good fortune, What is thy share and portion, Strong Subduer, Asura-slayer, rich, invoked of many?

तं पृच्छन्ती वज्रहस्तं रथेष्ठामिन्द्रं वेपी वक्वरी यस्य नू गीः। तुविग्राभं तुविकूर्मिं रभोदां गातुमिषे नक्षते तुम्रमच्छ॥

taṁ pṛcchantī vajrahastaṁ ratheṣṭhāmindraṁ vepī vakvarī yasya nū gīḥ | tuvigrābhaṁ tuvikūrmiṁ rabhodāṁ gātumiṣe nakṣate tumramaccha ||

He who for car-borne Indra, armed with thunder, hath a hymn, craving, deeply-piercing, fluent, Who sends a song effectual, firmly-grasping, and strength-bestowing, he comes near the mighty.

अया ह त्यं मायया वावृधानं मनोजुवा स्वतवः पर्वतेन। अच्युता चिद्वीळिता स्वोजो रुजो वि दृळ्हा धृषता विरप्शिन्॥

ayā ha tyaṁ māyayā vāvṛdhānaṁ manojuvā svatavaḥ parvatena | acyutā cidvīḻitā svojo rujo vi dṛḻhā dhṛṣatā virapśin ||

Strong of thyself, thou by this art hast shattered, with thought-swift Parvata, him who waxed against thee, And, Mightiest! roaring! boldly rent in pieces things that were firmly fixed and never shaken.

तं वो धिया नव्यस्या शविष्ठं प्रत्नं प्रत्नवत्परितंसयध्यै। स नो वक्षदनिमानः सुवह्मेन्द्रो विश्वान्यति दुर्गहाणि॥

taṁ vo dhiyā navyasyā śaviṣṭhaṁ pratnaṁ pratnavatparitaṁsayadhyai | sa no vakṣadanimānaḥ suvahmendro viśvānyati durgahāṇi ||

Him will we fit for you with new devotion, the strongest Ancient One, in ancient manner. So may that Indra, boundless, faithful Leader, conduct us o'er all places hard to traverse.

आ जनाय द्रुह्वणे पार्थिवानि दिव्यानि दीपयोऽन्तरिक्षा। तपा वृषन्विश्वतः शोचिषा तान्ब्रह्मद्विषे शोचय क्षामपश्च॥

ā janāya druhvaṇe pārthivāni divyāni dīpayo'ntarikṣā | tapā vṛṣanviśvataḥ śociṣā tānbrahmadviṣe śocaya kṣāmapaśca ||

Thou for the people who oppress hast kindled the earthly firmament and that of heaven. With heat, O Bull, on every side consume them: heat earth and flood for him who hates devotion.

भुवो जनस्य दिव्यस्य राजा पार्थिवस्य जगतस्त्वेषसंदृक्। धिष्व वज्रं दक्षिण इन्द्र हस्ते विश्वा अजुर्य दयसे वि मायाः॥

bhuvo janasya divyasya rājā pārthivasya jagatastveṣasaṁdṛk | dhiṣva vajraṁ dakṣiṇa indra haste viśvā ajurya dayase vi māyāḥ ||

Of all the Heavenly Folk, of earthly creatures thou art the King, O God of splendid aspect. In thy right hand, O Indra, grasp die thunder: Eternal! thou destroyest all enchantments.

आ संयतमिन्द्र णः स्वस्तिं शत्रुतूर्याय बृहतीममृध्राम्। यया दासान्यार्याणि वृत्रा करो वज्रिन्सुतुका नाहुषाणि॥

ā saṁyatamindra ṇaḥ svastiṁ śatrutūryāya bṛhatīmamṛdhrām | yayā dāsānyāryāṇi vṛtrā karo vajrinsutukā nāhuṣāṇi ||

Give us confirmed prosperity, O Indra, vast and exhaustless for the foe's subduing. Strengthen therewith the Arya's hate and Dasa's, and let the arms of Nahusas be mighty.

स नो नियुद्भिः पुरुहूत वेधो विश्ववाराभिरा गहि प्रयज्यो। न या अदेवो वरते न देव आभिर्याहि तूयमा मद्र्यद्रिक्॥

sa no niyudbhiḥ puruhūta vedho viśvavārābhirā gahi prayajyo | na yā adevo varate na deva ābhiryāhi tūyamā madryadrik ||

Come with thy team which brings all blessings hither, Disposer, much-invoked, exceeding holy. Thou whom no fiend, no God can stay or hinder, come swittly with these Steeds in my direction.