इन्द्रासोमा दुष्कृतो वव्रे अन्तरनारम्भणे तमसि प्र विध्यतम् । यतो नैषां पुनरेकश्चनोदयत्तद्वामस्तु सहसे मन्युमच्छवः
O Indra and Soma, hurl the evil-doers into the pit, into the darkness without support. Let none of them rise again; may your wrath, full of power, prevail over them.
इन्द्रासोमा वर्तयतं दिवो वधं सं पृथिव्या अघशंसाय तर्हणम् । उत्तक्षतं स्वर्यं१ पर्वतेभ्यो येन रक्षो वावृधानं निजूर्वथः
O Indra and Soma, send down the blow from heaven, and the destruction from earth, against the evil-wisher. Draw forth the sunlit radiance from the mountains, by which you will destroy the swelling demon.
इन्द्रासोमा वर्तयतं दिवस्पर्यग्नितप्तेभिर्युवमश्महन्मभिः । तपुर्वधेभिरजरेभिरत्त्रिणो नि पर्शाने विध्यतं यन्तु निस्वरम्
O Indra and Soma, send down the heavenly blow, with stones heated by Agni. With sharp, ageless weapons, strike down the devourer; let them go, silent, to destruction.
इन्द्रासोमा परि वां भूतु विश्वत इयं मतिः कक्ष्याश्वेव वाजिना । यां वां होत्रां परिहिनोमि मेधयेमा ब्रह्माणि नृपती इव जिन्वतम्
O Indra and Soma, may this prayer of ours encompass you on all sides, like a swift horse in the field. The offering I present to you as priests—may you, like kings, win these prayers for wisdom.
प्रति स्मरेथां तुजयद्भिरेवैर्हतं द्रुहो रक्षसो भङ्गुरावतः । इन्द्रासोमा दुष्कृते मा सुगं भूद्यो मा कदा चिदभिदासति द्रुहुः
Remember, with victorious allies, to slay the deceivers, the demons, the breakers. O Indra and Soma, let not the evil-doer find an easy path; may the foe never assail us.
यो मा पाकेन मनसा चरन्तमभिचष्टे अनृतेभिर्वचोभिः । आप इव काशिना सम्गृभीता असन्न् अस्त्वसतः इन्द्र वक्ता
Whoever, with evil mind, watches me as I move, with false words—may he, like one seized by the rushing waters, be lost among the false, O Indra, and not be the speaker.
ये पाकशंसं विहरन्त एवैर्ये वा भद्रं दूषयन्ति स्वधाभिः । अहये वा तान् प्रददातु सोम आ वा दधातु निर्ऋतेरुपष्ठे
Those who consort with the destroyer of ripeness, or who corrupt what is good with their own offerings—may Soma give them over to the serpent, or place them in the lap of destruction.
यो नो रसं दिप्सति पित्वो अग्ने अश्वानां गवां यस्तनूनाम् । रिपु स्तेन स्तेयकृद्दभ्रमेतु नि ष हीयतां तन्वा तना च
Whoever covets our essence, O Agni, whether of horses, cattle, or our own bodies—let the enemy, the thief, the stealer, wander lost; let him be diminished in his body and his offspring.
{९} परः सो अस्तु तन्वा तना च तिस्रः पृथिवीरधो अस्तु विश्वाः । प्रति शुष्यतु यशो अस्य देवा यो मा दिवा दिप्सति यश्च नक्तम्
Let him be far removed in body and in progeny; let him be cast down to the lowest of the three earths; let all his glory wither, O gods, whoever desires to harm me by day or by night.
सुविज्ञानं चिकितुषे जनाय सच्चासच्च वचसी पस्पृधाते । तस्योर्यत्सत्यं यतरदृजीयस्तदित्सोमोऽवति हन्त्यासत्
Clear discernment is for the one who seeks understanding; truth and falsehood contend in speech. Of these, whatever is true and more righteous, that Soma protects; he strikes down what is false.
न वा उ सोमो वृजिनं हिनोति न क्षत्रियं मिथुया धारयन्तम् । हन्ति रक्षो हन्त्यासद्वदन्तमुभाविन्द्रस्य प्रसितौ शयाते
Soma does not harm the innocent, nor the ruler who upholds justice; he strikes down the demon, he strikes down the liar—both lie defeated under Indra's might.
यदि वाहमनृतदेवो अस्मि मोघं वा देवामप्यूहे अग्ने । किमस्मभ्यं जातवेदो हृणीषे द्रोघवाचस्ते निर्ऋथं सचन्ताम्
If I am a false god, or if I have vainly invoked the gods, O Agni, what do you begrudge us, O Jātavedas? Let those who speak deceitfully join with destruction.
अद्या मुरीय यदि यातुधानो अस्मि यदि वायुस्ततप पुरुषस्य । अधा स वीरैर्दशभिर्वि यूया यो मा मोघं यातुधानेत्याह
Today let me perish, if I am a sorcerer, or if I have harmed a man’s spirit; then let him be separated from his ten heroes, whoever falsely calls me a sorcerer.
यो मायातुं यातुधानेत्याह यो वा रक्षाः शिचिरस्मीत्याह । इन्द्रस्तं हन्तु महता वधेन विश्वस्य जन्तोरधमस्पदीष्ट
Whoever calls me a sorcerer, or claims, 'I am a demon,' may Indra strike him down with a mighty blow, and cast him to the lowest place among all beings.
प्र या जिगाति खर्गलेव नक्तमप द्रुहुस्तन्वं१ गूहमाना । वव्रमनन्तमव सा पदीष्ट ग्रावाणो घ्नन्तु रक्षस उपब्दैः
She who creeps at night like a mongoose, hiding her harmful form—let her fall into a bottomless pit; let the stones crush the demon with their blows.
वि तिष्ठध्वं मरुतो विक्ष्विच्छत गृभायत रक्षसः सं पिनष्टन् । वयो ये भूत्वा पतयन्ति नक्तभिर्ये वा रिपो दधिरे देवे अध्वरे
Stand forth, O Maruts, scatter the demons, seize and crush them; those who become birds and fly by night, or those enemies who have taken their place among the gods at the sacrifice.
प्र वर्तय दिवोऽश्मानमिन्द्र सोमशितं मघवन्त्सं शिशाधि । प्राक्तो अपाक्तो अधरादुदक्तोऽभि जहि रक्षसः पर्वतेन
Roll down the stone from heaven, O Indra, O Soma-drinker, O generous one, press it down; from east, from west, from below, from above—strike the demons with the mountain.
एत उ त्ये पतयन्ति श्वयातव इन्द्रं दिप्सन्ति दिप्सवोऽदाभ्यम् । शिशीते शक्रः पिशुनेभ्यो वधं नुनं सृजदशनिं यातुमद्भ्यः
These, the flesh-eaters, fly about, seeking to harm Indra, eager to attack the innocent; now, O Shakra, unleash the weapon against the slanderers, let the thunderbolt fall upon the sorcerers.
{१०} इन्द्रो यातूनामभवत्पराशरो हविर्मथीनामभ्याविवासताम् । अभीदु शक्रः परशुर्यथा वनं पात्रेव भिन्दन्त्सत एतु रक्षसः
Indra became the destroyer of sorcerers, the expeller of those who steal the offering; Shakra, like an axe in the forest, let him come, breaking them as a vessel, against the demons.
उलूकयातुं शुशुलूकयातुं जहि श्वयातुमुत कोकयातुम् । सुपर्णयातुमुत गृध्रयातुं दृषदेव प्र मृण रक्ष इन्द्र
Strike down the owl-demon, the screech-owl demon, the flesh-eater, and the cuckoo-demon; the eagle-demon and the vulture-demon—O Indra, crush the demon as with a stone.
मा नो रक्षो अभि नड्यातुमावदपोच्छन्तु मिथुना ये किमीदिनः । पृथिवी नः पार्थिवात्पात्वंहसोऽन्तरिक्षं दिव्यात्पात्वस्मान्
Let not the demon, nor the reed-demon, nor the paired, ambiguous ones, approach us; may the earth protect us from earthly harm, the midspace from atmospheric, the sky from celestial.
इन्द्र जहि पुमांसं यातुधानमुत स्त्रियं मायया शाशदानाम् । विग्रीवासो मूरदेवा ऋदन्तु मा ते दृशन्त्सूर्यमुच्चरन्तम्
Indra, strike down the male sorcerer and also the woman who deceives with magic; let the crooked-necked, root-gods perish—let them not see you when the sun rises.
प्रति चक्ष्व वि चक्ष्वेन्द्रश्च सोम जागृतम् । रक्षोभ्यो वधमस्यतमशनिं यातुमद्भ्यः
Look forth, look around, O Indra and Soma, be awake; let the weapon fall upon the demons, the thunderbolt upon the sorcerers.
8.5 अयं प्रतिसरो मणिर्वीरो वीराय बध्यते । वीर्यवान्त्सपत्नहा शूरवीरः परिपाणः सुमङ्गलः
This protective amulet, heroic, is bound for the hero; endowed with valor, destroyer of rivals, brave and heroic, guardian, and most auspicious.
अयं मणिः सपत्नहा सुवीरः सहस्वान् वाजी सहमान उग्रः । प्रत्यक्कृत्या दूषयन्न् एति वीरः
This jewel is the destroyer of rivals, endowed with brave strength, powerful, victorious, enduring, and fierce. The hero advances, confronting and defeating adversaries.
अनेनेन्द्रो मणिना वृत्रमहन्न् अनेनासुरान् पराभावयन् मनीषी । अनेनाजयद्द्यावापृथिवी उभे इमे अनेनाजयत्प्रदिशश्चतस्रः
With this jewel, Indra slew Vṛtra; with this, the wise one overcame the Asuras. With this, he conquered both heaven and earth; with this, he subdued all four directions.
अयं स्राक्त्यो मणिः प्रतीवर्तः प्रतिसरः । ओजस्वान् विमृधो वशी सो अस्मान् पातु सर्वतः
This Srāktya jewel is a turning amulet, a protective charm. Mighty, crushing, and sovereign, may it guard us from every side.
तदग्निराह तदु सोम आह बृहस्पतिः सविता तदिन्द्रः । ते मे देवाः पुरोहिताः प्रतीचीः कृत्याः प्रतिसरैरजन्तु
Agni declared this, Soma declared this, Bṛhaspati, Savitṛ, and Indra declared this. May these gods, my priests, defeat hostile actions with protective charms.
अन्तर्दधे द्यावापृथिवी उताहरुत सूर्यम् । ते मे देवाः पुरोहिताः प्रतीचीः कृत्याः प्रतिसरैरजन्तु
He concealed heaven and earth, and called forth the sun. May these gods, my priests, defeat hostile actions with protective charms.
ये स्राक्त्यं मणिं जना वर्माणि कृण्वते । सूर्य इव दिवमारुह्य वि कृत्या बाधते वशी
Those who make the Srāktya jewel their armor ascend to the sky like the sun, and, sovereign, drive away hostile actions.