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एन्द्र सानसिं रयिं सजित्वानं सदासहम्। वर्षिष्ठमूतये भर॥

endra sānasiṁ rayiṁ sajitvānaṁ sadāsaham | varṣiṣṭhamūtaye bhara ||

INDRA, bring wealth that gives delight, the victor's ever-conquering wealth, Most excellent, to be our aid;

नि येन मुष्टिहत्यया नि वृत्रा रुणधामहै। त्वोतासो न्यर्वता॥

ni yena muṣṭihatyayā ni vṛtrā ruṇadhāmahai | tvotāso nyarvatā ||

By means of which we may repel our foes in battle hand to hand, By thee assisted with the car.

इन्द्र त्वोतास आ वयं वज्रं घना ददीमहि। जयेम सं युधि स्पृधः॥

indra tvotāsa ā vayaṁ vajraṁ ghanā dadīmahi | jayema saṁ yudhi spṛdhaḥ ||

Aided by thee, the thunder-armed, Indra, may we lift up the bolt, And conquer all our foes in fight.

वयं शूरेभिरस्तृभिरिन्द्र त्वया युजा वयम्। सासह्याम पृतन्यतः॥

vayaṁ śūrebhirastṛbhirindra tvayā yujā vayam | sāsahyāma pṛtanyataḥ ||

With thee, O India, for ally with missile-darting heroes, may We conquer our embattled foes.

महाँ इन्द्रः परश्च नु महित्वमस्तु वज्रिणे। द्यौर्न प्रथिना शवः॥

mahā indraḥ paraśca nu mahitvamastu vajriṇe | dyaurna prathinā śavaḥ ||

Mighty is Indra, yea supreme; greatness be his, the Thunderer: Wide as the heaven extends his power

समोहे वा य आशत नरस्तोकस्य सनितौ। विप्रासो वा धियायवः॥

samohe vā ya āśata narastokasya sanitau | viprāso vā dhiyāyavaḥ ||

Which aideth those to win them sons, who come as heroes to the fight, Or singers loving holy thoughts.

यः कुक्षिः सोमपातमः समुद्र इव पिन्वते। उर्वीरापो न काकुदः॥

yaḥ kukṣiḥ somapātamaḥ samudra iva pinvate | urvīrāpo na kākudaḥ ||

His belly, drinking deepest draughts of Soma, like an ocean swells, Like wide streams from the cope of heaven.

एवा ह्यस्य सूनृता विरप्शी गोमती मही। पक्वा शाखा न दाशुषे॥

evā hyasya sūnṛtā virapśī gomatī mahī | pakvā śākhā na dāśuṣe ||

So also is his excellence, great, vigorous, rich in cattle, like A ripe branch to the worshipper.

एवा हि ते विभूतय ऊतय इन्द्र मावते। सद्यश्चित्सन्ति दाशुषे॥

evā hi te vibhūtaya ūtaya indra māvate | sadyaścitsanti dāśuṣe ||

For verily thy mighty powers, Indra, are saving helps at once Unto a worshipper like me.

एवा ह्यस्य काम्या स्तोम उक्थं च शंस्या। इन्द्राय सोमपीतये॥

evā hyasya kāmyā stoma ukthaṁ ca śaṁsyā | indrāya somapītaye ||

So are his lovely gifts; let lauds and praises be to Indra sung, That he may drink the Soma juice.