यूयं गावो मेदयथा कृशं चिदश्रीरं चित्कृणुथा सुप्रतीकम् । भद्रं गृहं कृणुथ भद्रवाचो बृहद्वो वय उच्यते सभासु
You cows, you make even the thin one thrive, you make even the unlovely one handsome; you make the home auspicious, your voices are auspicious, and your fame is proclaimed in the gatherings.
प्रजावतीः सूयवसं रिशन्तीः शुद्धा अपः सुप्रपाणे पिबन्तीः । मा व स्तेन ईशत माघशंसः परि वो हेती रुद्रस्य वृज्याः
Full of offspring, grazing on rich pastures, drinking pure waters with good mouths—may neither thief nor evil-wisher rule over you; may you avoid the weapon of Rudra.
उपेदमुपपर्चनमासु गोषूप पृच्यताम् । उप ऋषभस्य रेतस्युपेन्द्र तव वीर्ये
Let this offering be made among the cows, let it be inquired among them; let it be in the seed of the bull, in your strength, O Indra.
इन्द्रं वो नरः सख्याय सेपुर्महो यन्तः सुमतये चकानाः । महो हि दाता वज्रहस्तो अस्ति महामु रण्वमवसे यजध्वम्
Men, for friendship, we have chosen Indra—great, coming for our favor, delighting in us; for he is a great giver, wielder of the bolt—sacrifice to the mighty one for help.
आ यस्मिन्हस्ते नर्या मिमिक्षुरा रथे हिरण्यये रथेष्ठाः । आ रश्मयो गभस्त्यो स्थूरयोराध्वन्नश्वासो वृषणो युजानाः
In whose hand, eager for manly deeds, are the golden chariots, standing on the chariot; the reins, the grasping hands, are strong, the stallions, the mighty ones, are yoked.
श्रिये ते पादा दुव आ मिमिक्षुर्धृष्णुर्वज्री शवसा दक्षिणावान् । वसानो अत्कं सुरभिं दृशे कं स्वर्ण नृतविषिरो बभूथ
For splendor, your feet, O strong one, are eager; bold, wielding the bolt, powerful, skillful; wearing a fragrant garment, pleasing to behold, O golden one, you have become the leader of men.
स सोम आमिश्लतमः सुतो भूद्यस्मिन्पक्तिः पच्यते सन्ति धानाः । इन्द्रं नर स्तुवन्तो ब्रह्मकारा उक्था शंसन्तो देववाततमाः
That Soma, most mingled, is pressed; in him the meal is cooked, the grains are present; praising Indra, the men, makers of hymns, reciting praises, most inspired by the gods.
न ते अन्तः शवसो धाय्यस्य वि तु बाबधे रोदसी महित्वा । आ ता सूरिः पृणति तूतुजानो यूथेवाप्सु समीजमान ऊती
There is no end to your might, O powerful one; your greatness has not been confined by heaven and earth; the sun fills them, moving swiftly, like a leader assembling the troops in the waters.
एवेदिन्द्रः सुहव ऋष्वो अस्तूती अनूती हिरिशिप्रः सत्वा । एवा हि जातो असमात्योजाः पुरू च वृत्रा हनति नि दस्यून्
Thus is Indra, easily invoked, exalted, praised and unpraised, with tawny beard, mighty; so born, unequaled in strength, he slays many foes and casts down the Dasyus.
भूय इद्वावृधे वीर्यायँ एको अजुर्यो दयते वसूनि । प्र रिरिचे दिव इन्द्रः पृथिव्या अर्धमिदस्य प्रति रोदसी उभे
Ever more he has grown in strength; alone, undecaying, he dispenses treasures; Indra has expanded over heaven and earth, taking half of both worlds for himself.
अधा मन्ये बृहदसुर्यमस्य यानि दाधार नकिरा मिनाति । दिवेदिवे सूर्यो दर्शतो भूद्वि सद्मान्युर्विया सुक्रतुर्धात्
Then I consider his great lordship—what he upholds, none diminishes; day by day the sun appears to be seen, the dwellings are wide, the wise one has established them.
अद्या चिन्नू चित्तदपो नदीनां यदाभ्यो अरदो गातुमिन्द्र । नि पर्वता अद्मसदो न सेदुस्त्वया दृळ्हानि सुक्रतो रजांसि
Even today, O Indra, you have made a path for the waters, when you have led them forth; the mountains, like those sitting at the meal, did not stand firm; by you, O wise one, the firm regions were opened.
सत्यमित्तन्न त्वावाँ अन्यो अस्तीन्द्र देवो न मर्त्यो ज्यायान् । अहन्नहिं परिशयानमर्णोऽवासृजो अपो अच्छा समुद्रम्
Truly, there is no other god like you, Indra, nor any mortal greater; you slew the serpent lying in the waters, you released the waters to flow to the sea.
त्वमपो वि दुरो विषूचीरिन्द्र दृळ्हमरुजः पर्वतस्य । राजाभवो जगतश्चर्षणीनां साकं सूर्यं जनयन्द्यामुषासम्
You, Indra, have divided the waters, parted the barriers, shattered the mountain's firmness; you became king of the moving peoples, together generating the sun, the sky, and the dawn.
अभूरेको रयिपते रयीणामा हस्तयोरधिथा इन्द्र कृष्टीः । वि तोके अप्सु तनये च सूरेऽवोचन्त चर्षणयो विवाचः
You alone, O Indra, lord of riches, have become the master of wealth; you have placed the peoples in your two hands. In offspring, in waters, in sons, in the sun, the peoples speak forth various words.
त्वद्भियेन्द्र पार्थिवानि विश्वाच्युता चिच्च्यावयन्ते रजांसि । द्यावाक्षामा पर्वतासो वनानि विश्वं दृळ्हं भयते अज्मन्ना ते
Because of your might, O Indra, all things on earth, even the immovable, tremble; the realms, the heavens and earth, the mountains and forests—all that is firm is made to fear by your birth.
त्वं कुत्सेनाभि शुष्णमिन्द्राशुषं युध्य कुयवं गविष्टौ । दश प्रपित्वे अध सूर्यस्य मुषायश्चक्रमविवे रपांसि
With Kutsa, O Indra, you fought against Shushna and Kuyava in the contest for the cows; for ten generations, you have divided the treasures of the sun and shattered the fortresses of the thieves.
त्वं शतान्यव शम्बरस्य पुरो जघन्थाप्रतीनि दस्योः । अशिक्षो यत्र शच्या शचीवो दिवोदासाय सुन्वते सुतक्रे भरद्वाजाय गृणते वसूनि
You have destroyed hundreds of forts of Shambara, the unconquerable of the Dasyus; with your power, you have brought riches for Divodāsa, who presses Soma, and for Bharadvāja, who praises you.
स सत्यसत्वन्महते रणाय रथमा तिष्ठ तुविनृम्ण भीमम् । याहि प्रपथिन्नवसोप मद्रिक्प्र च श्रुत श्रावय चर्षणिभ्यः
O mighty one of true strength, mount your chariot for great battle, O Indra, of terrible power; come on the path with new riches to our aid, and make our praises heard among the peoples.
अपूर्व्या पुरुतमान्यस्मै महे वीराय तवसे तुराय । विरप्शिने वज्रिणे शंतमानि वचांस्यासा स्थविराय तक्षम्
For him, the mighty, the most powerful, the heroic, the strong, the wielder of the thunderbolt, Virapśin, I fashion new, most pleasing words, for the ancient one.
स मातरा सूर्येणा कवीनामवासयद्रुजदद्रिं गृणानः । स्वाधीभिरृक्वभिर्वावशान उदुस्रियाणामसृजन्निदानम्
He, praised, with the sun, the mother of the wise, broke open the mountain; with his own songs, rejoicing, he released the dwelling places of the cows.
स वह्निभिरृक्वभिर्गोषु शश्वन्मितज्ञुभिः पुरुकृत्वा जिगाय । पुरः पुरोहा सखिभिः सखीयन्दृळ्हा रुरोज कविभिः कविः सन्
He, ever victorious with fires and songs, with those who know the measure, accomplished many deeds; breaker of forts with friends, the wise one, being wise, shattered the strongholds with the wise.
स नीव्याभिर्जरितारमच्छा महो वाजेभिर्महद्भिश्च शुष्मैः । पुरुवीराभिर्वृषभ क्षितीनामा गिर्वणः सुविताय प्र याहि
With bands of heroes, O bull among men, approach the singer with great prizes and mighty strength; O song-loving one, come for good fortune.
स सर्गेण शवसा तक्तो अत्यैरप इन्द्रो दक्षिणतस्तुराषाट् । इत्था सृजाना अनपावृदर्थं दिवेदिवे विविषुरप्रमृष्यम्
With his rush and might, Indra, marked by power, drove away the foes from the south; thus, ever sending forth, they sought the unassailable wealth, day by day, unwearied.
य ओजिष्ठ इन्द्र तं सु नो दा मदो वृषन्स्वभिष्टिर्दास्वान् । सौवश्व्यं यो वनवत्स्वश्वो वृत्रा समत्सु सासहदमित्रान्
O Indra, strongest one, grant us that strength, O bull, giver of desired gifts, generous; may he who is rich in horses, who conquers with his own horses, overcome enemies and foes in battles.
त्वां हीन्द्रावसे विवाचो हवन्ते चर्षणयः शूरसातौ । त्वं विप्रेभिर्वि पणीँरशायस्त्वोत इत्सनिता वाजमर्वा
For you, O Indra, the peoples call in rivalry for help in the contest for the prize; you, with the wise, scatter the Panis, and with your aid, the swift one, you win the prize.
त्वं ताँ इन्द्रोभयाँ अमित्रान्दासा वृत्राण्यार्या च शूर । वधीर्वनेव सुधितेभिरत्कैरा पृत्सु दर्षि नृणां नृतम
You, O Indra, have slain both enemies, Dasyus and Vritras, and the noble ones, O hero; you strike down the foes with well-whetted weapons, and in battles you see the best of men.
स त्वं न इन्द्राकवाभिरूती सखा विश्वायुरविता वृधे भूः । स्वर्षाता यद्ध्वयामसि त्वा युध्यन्तो नेमधिता पृत्सु शूर
So may you, O Indra, with unfailing aid, be our friend, protector of all life, for increase; when we call upon you for sunlight, O hero, fighting, we do not falter in battles.
नूनं न इन्द्रापराय च स्या भवा मृळीक उत नो अभिष्टौ । इत्था गृणन्तो महिनस्य शर्मन्दिवि ष्याम पार्ये गोषतमाः
Now, O Indra, may you be for us and for our descendants, gracious and helpful; thus, praising, may we dwell in the shelter of your greatness, in the highest heaven, most rich in cows.
सं च त्वे जग्मुर्गिर इन्द्र पूर्वीर्वि च त्वद्यन्ति विभ्वो मनीषाः । पुरा नूनं च स्तुतय ऋषीणां पस्पृध्र इन्द्रे अध्युक्थार्का
To you, O Indra, many songs have come together, and many thoughts come to you, O mighty one; both ancient and now, the praises of the seers have vied with each other in hymns addressed to Indra.