नाहमिन्द्राणि रारण सख्युर्वृषाकपेर्ऋते । यस्येदमप्यं हविः प्रियं देवेषु गच्छति विश्वस्मादिन्द्र उत्तरः
I, O Indrani, have not delighted in the friendship of Vrishakapi, whose offering, even this, dear among the gods, goes forth; Indra surpasses all.
वृषाकपायि रेवति सुपुत्र आदु सुस्नुषे । घसत्त इन्द्र उक्षणः प्रियं काचित्करं हविर्विश्वस्मादिन्द्र उत्तरः
O Revati, wife of Vrishakapi, with good sons and good daughters-in-law, Indra, the bull, has devoured some beloved, well-made oblation; Indra surpasses all.
उक्ष्णो हि मे पञ्चदश साकं पचन्ति विंसतिम् । उताहमद्मि पीव इदुभा कुक्षी पृणन्ति मे विश्वस्मादिन्द्र उत्तरः
Fifteen of my oxen cook together with twenty; and I have eaten, being full, both, my two bellies are filled; Indra surpasses all.
वृषभो न तिग्मशृङ्गोऽन्तर्यूथेषु रोरुवत्। मन्थस्त इन्द्र शं हृदे यं ते सुनोति भावयुर्विश्वस्मादिन्द्र उत्तरः
Like a bull with sharp horns bellowing among the herds, Indra, the churner, brings joy to the heart for whom the inspired one prepares the offering; Indra surpasses all.
न सेशे यस्य रम्बतेऽन्तरा सक्थ्या कपृत्। सेदीशे यस्य रोमशं निषेदुषो विजृम्भते विश्वस्मादिन्द्र उत्तरः
He does not lie down, whose thigh quivers within; he does lie down, whose hairy part stretches forth as he sits; Indra surpasses all.
न सेशे यस्य रोमशं निषेदुषो विजृम्भते । सेदीशे यस्य रम्बतेऽन्तरा सक्थ्या कपृत्विश्वस्मादिन्द्र उत्तरः
He does not lie down, whose hairy part stretches forth as he sits; he does lie down, whose thigh quivers within; Indra surpasses all.
अयमिन्द्र वृषाकपिः परस्वन्तं हतं विदत्। असिं सूनां नवं चरुमादेधस्यान आचितं विश्वस्मादिन्द्र उत्तरः
This Indra, Vrishakapi, knows the slain one who possesses wealth; he has taken up the new, sharpened knife, the offering placed upon the kindling; Indra surpasses all.
अयमेमि विचाकशद्विचिन्वन् दासमार्यम् । पिबामि पाकसुत्वनोऽभि धीरमचाकशं विश्वस्मादिन्द्र उत्तरः
This one comes, searching, observing, seeking the Dasa and the Arya; I drink the pressed Soma, approaching the steadfast, the unshaken; Indra surpasses all.
धन्व च यत्कृन्तत्रं च कति स्वित्ता वि योजना । नेदीयसो वृषाकपेऽस्तमेहि गृहामुप विश्वस्मादिन्द्र उत्तरः
Whether it is desert or forest, how many yojanas are there? Come closer, Vrishakapi, at sunset, enter the house; Indra surpasses all.
पुनरेहि वृषाकपे सुविता कल्पयावहै । य एष स्वप्ननंशनोऽस्तमेषि पथा पुनर्विश्वस्मादिन्द्र उत्तरः
Return, Vrishakapi, let us prepare good fortune; this one, who eats dreams, returns home again by the path; Indra surpasses all.
यदुदञ्चो वृषाकपे गृहमिन्द्राजगन्तन । क्व स्य पुल्वघो मृगः कमगं जनयोपनो विश्वस्मादिन्द्र उत्तरः
When you, Vrishakapi, came northward to Indra's house, where is that spotted deer, what path did the mother give birth to the calf? Indra surpasses all.
पर्शुर्ह नाम मानवी साकं ससूव विंशतिम् । भद्रं भल त्यस्या अभूद्यस्या उदरमामयद्विश्वस्मादिन्द्र उत्तरः
Parshurha, a woman by name, together bore twenty; her womb became fortunate, her belly swelled; Indra surpasses all.
इदं जना उप श्रुत नराशंस स्तविष्यते । षष्टिं सहस्रा नवतिं च कौरम आ रुशमेषु दद्महे
Hear this, O people; Narashansa is to be praised. Sixty thousand and ninety Kauramas we have placed among the Rusamas.
उष्ट्रा यस्य प्रवाहणो वधूमन्तो द्विर्दश । वर्ष्मा रथस्य नि जिहीडते दिव ईषमाणा उपस्पृशः
His camels, belonging to Pravahana, with brides, are twelve; the body of the chariot does not descend, reaching the sky, the upraised ones touch.
एष इषाय मामहे शतं निष्कान् दश स्रजः । त्रीणि शतान्यर्वतां सहस्रा दश गोनाम्
For this we strive with desire: a hundred necklaces, ten garlands; three hundred horses, a thousand cows.
वच्यस्व रेभ वच्यस्व वृक्षे न पक्वे शकुनः । नष्टे जिह्वा चर्चरीति क्षुरो न भुरिजोरिव
Speak, Rebha, speak, like a bird on a ripe tree; when the tongue is lost, it chatters, like a razor on a whetstone.
प्र रेभासो मनीषा वृषा गाव इवेरते । अमोतपुत्रका एषाममोत गा इवासते
The Rebhas, with thought, go forth, like bulls, they protect the cows; their sons are safe, their cows are safe as well.
प्र रेभ धीं भरस्व गोविदं वसुविदम् । देवत्रेमां वाचं स्रीणीहीषुर्नावीरस्तारम्
Go forth, Rebha, bring forth thought, one who knows cows, one who knows wealth; utter this speech before the gods, O wise one, as a skilled sailor crosses.
राज्ञो विश्वजनीनस्य यो देवोमर्त्यामति । वैश्वानरस्य सुष्टुतिमा सुनोता परिक्षितः
To the king of all peoples, to the god whose wisdom is immortal among mortals, to Vaiśvānara, offer the well-composed praise, O Parikṣit.
परिछिन्नः क्षेममकरोत्तम आसनमाचरन् । कुलायन् कृण्वन् कौरव्यः पतिर्वदति जायया
Having set boundaries, he made security, establishing the highest seat; making a household, the Kauravya, as lord, speaks with his wife.
कतरत्त आ हराणि दधि मन्थां परि श्रुतम् । जायाः पतिं वि पृच्छति राष्ट्रे राज्ञः परिक्षितः
Who among you has taken away the curds, the churned and well-filtered? The wife asks her husband in the realm of King Parikṣit.
अभीवस्वः प्र जिहीते यवः पक्वः पथो बिलम् । जनः स भद्रमेधति राष्ट्रे राज्ञः परिक्षितः
The ripe barley, swelling, withdraws from the path into its hole; the people prosper in the realm of King Parikṣit.
इन्द्रः कारुमबूबुधदुत्तिष्ठ वि चरा जनम् । ममेदुग्रस्य चर्कृधि सर्व इत्ते पृणादरिः
Indra has awakened the poet; arise, move among the people. Do not praise the fierce one for me; let every enemy be filled by you.
इह गावः प्र जायध्वमिहाश्वा इह पूरुषाः । इहो सहस्रदक्षिणोपि पूषा नि षीदति
Here let cows be born, here horses, here men; here let Pūṣan, giver of a thousand gifts, sit down.
नेमा इन्द्र गावो रिषन् मो आसां गोप रीरिषत्। मासाममित्रयुर्जन इन्द्र मा स्तेन ईशत
Let not these cows, Indra, be harmed; let not their herdsman be injured. Let not any hostile man, Indra, nor thief, have power over them.
उप नो न रमसि सूक्तेन वचसा वयं भद्रेण वचसा वयम् । वनादधिध्वनो गिरो न रिष्येम कदा चन
With this hymn, with auspicious speech, may you delight in us; may we never lose our voices in the forest, nor at any time.
यः सभेयो विदथ्यः सुत्वा यज्वाथ पूरुषः । सूर्यं चामू रिशादसस्तद्देवाः प्रागकल्पयन्
He who is skilled in assemblies, wise in councils, a sacrificer and a man—him the gods first established as the devourer of the hosts and the Sun.
यो जाम्या अप्रथयस्तद्यत्सखायं दुधूर्षति । ज्येष्ठो यदप्रचेतास्तदाहुरधरागिति
He who surpasses his kin, who seeks to overcome his companion, when the eldest is without wisdom, they say he is the lowest.
यद्भद्रस्य पुरुषस्य पुत्रो भवति दाधृषिः । तद्विप्रो अब्रवीदु तद्गन्धर्वः काम्यं वचः
When the son of a noble man is steadfast, then the sage has spoken, then the Gandharva utters his desired speech.
यश्च पणि रघुजिष्ठ्यो यश्च देवामदाशुरिः । धीराणां शश्वतामहं तदपागिति शुश्रुम
He who is a Paṇi, swiftest in contest, and he who is a godless Dāśuri—of the wise and the eternal, I have heard that he is far away.