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.
ये च देवा अयजन्ताथो ये च पराददिः । सूर्यो दिवमिव गत्वाय मघवा नो वि रप्शते
And those gods who did not sacrifice, and those who gave away to others—having gone to heaven like the Sun, Maghavan does not abandon us.
योऽनाक्ताक्षो अनभ्यक्तो अमणिवो अहिरण्यवः । अब्रह्मा ब्रह्मणः पुत्रस्तोता कल्पेषु संमिता
He whose eyes are unwashed, who is unadorned, who is without a necklace, who is without gold, who is not a priest, the son of a priest—he is a chanter, recognized in the rituals.
य आक्ताक्षः सुभ्यक्तः सुमणिः सुहिरण्यवः । सुब्रह्मा ब्रह्मणः पुत्रस्तोता कल्पेषु संमिता
He whose eyes are washed, who is well adorned, who is well decked with a necklace, who is richly golden, who is a good priest, the son of a priest—he is a chanter, recognized in the rituals.
प्रपाणा च वेशन्ता रेवामप्रतिदिश्ययः । अयभ्या कन्या कल्याणी तोता कल्पेषु संमिता
She who has broad palms, who is adorned, who is splendid in every direction, the maiden, beautiful and worthy, is a chanter, recognized in the rituals.
सुप्रपाणा च वेशन्ता रेवान्त्सुप्रतिदिश्ययः । सुयभ्या कन्या कल्याणी तोता कल्पेषु संमिता
She who has beautiful broad palms, who is adorned, who is splendid in every direction, the maiden, beautiful and worthy, is a chanter, recognized in the rituals.
परिवृक्ता च महिषी स्वस्त्या च युधिं गमः । अनाशुरश्चायामी तोता कल्पेषु संमिता
She who is set apart, the queen, who goes to battle with well-being, and he who is tireless and strong—these are chanters, recognized in the rituals.
वावाता च महिषी स्वस्त्या च युधिं गमः । श्वाशुरश्चायामी तोता कल्पेषु संमिता
May you, O queen, go forth to battle with favoring winds and with well-being; may your father-in-law and mother-in-law be in harmony with you in the assemblies.
यदिन्द्रादो दाशराज्ञे मानुषं वि गाहथाः । विरूपः सर्वस्मा आसीत्सह यक्षाय कल्पते
Whatever, O Indra, you have done for the king of the people, dividing mankind, all that was wondrous and diverse; it is fit for the sacrifice.
त्वं वृषाक्षुं मघवन्न् अम्रं मर्याकरो रविः । त्वं रौहिणं व्यास्यो वि वृत्रस्याभिनच्छिरः
You, O bountiful one, made the bull strong, made the mortal radiant like the sun; you shattered the head of Vritra, you drove away the demon Rauhiṇa.
यः पर्वतान् व्यदधाद्यो अपो व्यगाहथाः । इन्द्रो यो वृत्रहान्महं तस्मादिन्द्र नमोऽस्तु ते
He who set the mountains in place, who entered the waters, Indra, the great slayer of Vritra—to you, Indra, be homage.