जवस्ते अर्वन् निहितो गुहा यः श्येने वाते उत योऽचरत्परीत्तः । तेन त्वं वाजिन् बलवान् बलेनाजिं जय समने परयिष्णुः
Your swiftness, O horse, is hidden in secret, whether in the eagle, in the wind, or moving around; with that strength, O powerful one, win the contest, surpass your rivals in the race.
तनूष्टे वाजिन् तन्वं नयन्ती वाममस्मभ्यं धावतु शर्म तुभ्यम् । अह्रुतो महो धरुणाय देवो दिवीव ज्योतिः स्वमा मिमीयात्
May your own form, O steed, lead your body; may favor run to us and protection to you. May the god, unhurried, measure out great support for you, as the light in the sky measures its own.
यमो मृत्युरघमारो निर्ऋथो बभ्रुः शर्वोऽस्ता नीलशिखण्डः । देवजनाः सेनयोत्तस्थिवांसस्ते अस्माकं परि वृञ्जन्तु वीरान्
Yama, Death, Aghamāra, Nirṛti, Babhru, Sharva, Astā, and Nīlaśikhaṇḍa—the hosts of the divine beings have arisen; may they keep our heroes safe from harm.
मनसा होमैर्हरसा घृतेन शर्वायास्त्र उत राज्ञे भवाय । नमस्येभ्यो नम एभ्यः कृणोम्यन्यत्रास्मदघविषा नयन्तु
With mind, with offerings, with ghee, I honor Sharva, Astra, and the king Bhava; I bow to them, I make reverence to them—may they lead the harm-bringers away from us.
त्रायध्वं नो अघविषाभ्यो वधाद्विश्वे देवा मरुतो विश्ववेदसः । अग्नीषोमा वरुणः पूतदक्षा वातापर्जन्ययोः सुमतौ स्याम
Protect us from the harm-bringers, from slaughter, O all gods, O Maruts, all-knowing; Agni and Soma, Varuṇa of pure skill, may we be in the favor of Vāta and Parjanya.
सं वो मनांसि सं व्रता समाकूतीर्नमामसि । अमी ये विव्रता स्थन तान् वः सं नमयामसि
May your minds, your vows, your intentions be united; those of you who are divided, to them also I bring unity.
अहं गृभ्णामि मनसा मनांसि मम चित्तमनु चित्तेभिरेत । मम वशेषु हृदयानि वः कृणोमि मम यातमनुवर्त्मान एत
With my mind I take hold of your minds; let my thought enter your thoughts. I make your hearts subject to me; follow my path as you go.
ओते मे द्यावापृथिवी ओता देवी सरस्वती । ओतौ म इन्द्रश्चाग्निश्च र्ध्यास्मेदं सरस्वति
Heaven and earth are woven into me, and the goddess Sarasvatī; Indra and Agni are woven into me—may Sarasvatī grant me success in this.
अश्वत्थो देवसदनस्तृतीयस्यामितो दिवि । तत्रामृतस्य चक्षणं देवाः कुष्ठमवन्वत
The holy fig tree is the dwelling of the gods, the third in the boundless sky; there the gods found the healing kuṣṭha, the vision of immortality.
हिरण्ययी नौरचरद्धिरण्यबन्धना दिवि । तत्रामृतस्य पुष्पं देवाः कुष्ठमवन्वत
A golden ship, bound with gold, moved in the sky; there the gods found the flower of immortality, the healing kuṣṭha.
गर्भो अस्योषधीनां गर्भो हिमवतामुत । गर्भो विश्वस्य भूतस्येमं मे अगदं कृधि
It is the embryo of plants, the embryo of the snowy mountains, the embryo of all that exists—make this a healing remedy for me.
या ओषधयः सोमराज्ञीर्बह्वीः शतविचक्षणाः । बृहस्पतिप्रसूतास्ता नो मुञ्चन्त्वंहसः
You herbs, queens of Soma, many and far-seeing, born of Bṛhaspati—may you release us from harm.
मुञ्चन्तु मा शपथ्यादथो वरुण्यादुत । अथो यमस्य पड्वीशाद्विश्वस्माद्देवकिल्बिषात्
May they release me from curses, and also from Varuṇa’s bond, and from Yama’s fetter, from every divine offense.
यच्चक्षुषा मनसा यच्च वाचोपारिम जाग्रतो यत्स्वपन्तः । सोमस्तानि स्वधया नः पुनातु
Whatever, with eye, with mind, or with speech, we have done while awake or asleep—may Soma cleanse all that from us by his own power.
अभिभूर्यज्ञो अभिभूरग्निरभिभूः सोमो अभिभूरिन्द्रः । अभ्यहं विश्वाः पृतना यथासान्येवा विधेमाग्निहोत्रा इदं हविः
The sacrifice is victorious, Agni is victorious, Soma is victorious, Indra is victorious. May I overcome all battles as they arise; let us perform the Agnihotra, this offering.
स्वधास्तु मित्रावरुणा विपश्चिता प्रजावत्क्षत्रं मधुनेह पिन्वतम् । बाधेथां दूरं निर्ऋतिं पराचैः कृतं चिदेनः प्र मुमुक्तमस्मत्
May Mitra and Varuna, wise and possessing offspring, grant strength here, pouring forth sweetness. Drive far away misfortune, send it away; even if a wrong has been done, release us from it.
इमं वीरमनु हर्षध्वमुग्रमिन्द्रं सखायो अनु सं रभध्वम् । ग्रामजितं गोजितं वज्रबाहुं जयन्तमज्म प्रमृणन्तमोजसा
Rejoice in this mighty hero, Indra, O friends; join together in his strength. He conquers in battle, wins cattle, wields the thunderbolt, is victorious in contests, and crushes foes with his power.
इन्द्रो जयाति न परा जयाता अधिराजो राजसु राजयातै । चर्कृत्य ईड्यो वन्द्यश्चोपसद्यो नमस्य्श्भवेह
Indra is victorious; let none else prevail. He is the supreme king among kings. He is to be praised, honored, approached, and worshipped here.
त्वमिन्द्राधिराजः श्रवस्युस्त्वं भूरभिभूतिर्जनानाम् । त्वं दैवीर्विश इमा वि राजायुष्मत्क्षत्रमजरं ते अस्तु
You, Indra, are the supreme king, renowned; you are the great overpowering force among people. You rule over these divine clans; may your royal power, endowed with life, be undecaying.
प्राच्या दिशस्त्वमिन्द्रासि राजोतोदीच्या दिशो वृत्रहन् छत्रुहोऽसि । यत्र यन्ति स्रोत्यास्तज्जितं ते दक्षिणतो वृषभ एषि हव्यः
From the eastern direction, you are king, Indra; from the northern, you are the slayer of Vritra, the destroyer of enemies. Wherever the streams go, there is your victory; from the south, O bull, you approach the offering.
अभि त्वेन्द्र वरिमतः पुरा त्वांहूरणाद्धुवे । ह्वयाम्युग्रं चेत्तारं पुरुणामानमेकजम्
I call upon you, Indra, from afar, as did our ancestors. I invoke the mighty one, the discerner, the renowned among many, the unique.
यो अद्य सेन्यो वधो जिघांसन् न उदीरते । इन्द्रस्य तत्र बाहू समन्तं परि दद्मः
Whoever today, as an enemy, seeks to slay us, let him not rise up. There, we place Indra's arms all around.
परि दद्म इन्द्रस्य बाहू समन्तं त्रातुस्त्रायतां नः । देव सवितः सोम राजन्त्सुमनसं मा कृणु स्वस्तये
We place Indra's arms all around for protection; may the savior protect us. O god Savitar, king Soma, make us of good mind for well-being.
देवा अदुः सूर्यो द्यौरदात्पृथिव्यदात्। तिस्रः सरस्वतिरदुः सचित्ता विषदूषणम्
The gods gave, the sun gave, the sky gave, the earth gave. Sarasvati, with her mind, gave three times, removing the poison.
यद्वो देवा उपजीका आसिञ्चन् धन्वन्युदकम् । तेन देवप्रसूतेनेदं दूषयता विषम्
Whatever water you gods poured onto the desert, with that, born from the gods, purify this poison.
असुराणां दुहितासि सा देवानामसि स्वसा । दिवस्पृथिव्याः संभूता सा चकर्थारसं विषम्
You are the daughter of the Asuras, the sister of the gods. Born from heaven and earth, you have made the sap, the poison.
आ वृषायस्व श्वसिहि वर्धस्व प्रथयस्व च । यथाङ्गं वर्धतां शेपस्तेन योषितमिज्जहि
Pour forth, breathe, grow, and expand. Let the penis grow as is fitting; with it, conquer the woman.
येन कृषं वाजयन्ति येन हिन्वन्त्यातुरम् । तेनास्य ब्रह्मणस्पते धनुरिवा तानया पसः
With that which makes the lean fat, with which they subdue the sick, with that, O Brahmanaspati, stretch forth his penis like a bowstring.
आहं तनोमि ते पसो अधि ज्यामिव धन्वनि । क्रमस्व ऋष इव रोहितमनवग्लायता सदा
I stretch forth your penis as the bowstring on a bow. Advance, like a red bull, never failing, always.
यथायं वाहो अश्विना समैति सं च वर्तते । एवा मामभि ते मनः समैतु सं च वर्तताम्
As this team of horses comes together and moves in harmony, so may your mind come together with me and move in harmony.