ह्रदं न हि त्वा न्यृषन्त्यूर्मयो ब्रह्माणीन्द्र तव यानि वर्धना । त्वष्टा चित्ते युज्यं वावृधे शवस्ततक्ष वज्रमभिभूत्योजसम्
The waves do not reach you, like a deep pool, O Indra, for your praises are what increase you. Even Tvaṣṭṛ, with skill, has increased your might; he fashioned the thunderbolt, overwhelming in strength.
जघन्वाँ उ हरिभिः सम्भृतक्रतविन्द्र वृत्रं मनुषे गातुयन्नपः । अयच्छथा बाह्वोर्वज्रमायसमधारयो दिव्या सूर्यं दृशे
You, having struck down Vṛtra with your steeds, O Indra, making a path for man, released the waters. You bestowed the iron thunderbolt from your arms, and you held up the sun in the sky for sight.
बृहत्स्वश्चन्द्रममवद्यदुक्थ्यमकृण्वत भियसा रोहणं दिवः । यन्मानुषप्रधना इन्द्रमूतयः स्वर्नृषाचो मरुतोऽमदन्ननु
The great, shining, praiseworthy hymn they made out of fear, as if climbing to the summit of heaven, when the Maruts, delighting in songs, rejoiced with Indra, the leader of men.
द्यौश्चिदस्यामवाँ अहेः स्वनादयोयवीद्भियसा वज्र इन्द्र ते । वृत्रस्य यद्बद्बधानस्य रोदसी मदे सुतस्य शवसाभिनच्छिरः
Even the sky, at the roar of your thunder, O Indra, trembled with fear at the sound of your thunderbolt. When, in your exhilaration, you struck off the head of Vṛtra, who was bound, with the strength of the pressed Soma.
यदिन्न्विन्द्र पृथिवी दशभुजिरहानि विश्वा ततनन्त कृष्टयः । अत्राह ते मघवन्विश्रुतं सहो द्यामनु शवसा बर्हणा भुवत्
When, O Indra, the earth with ten arms and all the peoples stretched out, then, O bountiful one, your renowned might became manifest, and your power was exalted to the sky.
त्वमस्य पारे रजसो व्योमनः स्वभूत्योजा अवसे धृषन्मनः । चकृषे भूमिं प्रतिमानमोजसोऽपः स्वः परिभूरेष्या दिवम्
You, with your own power, O Indra, and bold mind, have crossed to the farthest end of the atmosphere and the sky. You made the earth a measure of your strength; you encompassed the waters and the sun, and you reach the heavens.
त्वं भुवः प्रतिमानं पृथिव्या ऋष्ववीरस्य बृहतः पतिर्भूः । विश्वमाप्रा अन्तरिक्षं महित्वा सत्यमद्धा नकिरन्यस्त्वावान्
You are the measure of the earth, the lord of the lofty, mighty world. You have encompassed all the midspace in your greatness; truly, there is no one else like you.
न यस्य द्यावापृथिवी अनु व्यचो न सिन्धवो रजसो अन्तमानशुः । नोत स्ववृष्टिं मदे अस्य युध्यत एको अन्यच्चकृषे विश्वमानुषक्
For whom neither heaven nor earth can reach the limit, nor the rivers attain the end of his might; nor, in his exhilaration, do the streams, in battle, match him—he alone has accomplished all among men.
आर्चन्नत्र मरुतः सस्मिन्नाजौ विश्वे देवासो अमदन्ननु त्वा । वृत्रस्य यद्भृष्टिमता वधेन नि त्वमिन्द्र प्रत्यानं जघन्थ
Here the Maruts shouted in that battle; all the gods rejoiced together with you, when, by the blazing weapon, you, O Indra, struck down the retreat of Vṛtra.
न्यू षु वाचं प्र महे भरामहे गिर इन्द्राय सदने विवस्वतः । नू चिद्धि रत्नं ससतामिवाविदन्न दुष्टुतिर्द्रविणोदेषु शस्यते
Now let us bring forth speech for the great, let us raise songs to Indra in the house of the Sun. For even now, the treasure is found as if by those seeking it; no ill-praised one is praised among the givers of wealth.
दुरो अश्वस्य दुर इन्द्र गोरसि दुरो यवस्य वसुन इनस्पतिः । शिक्षानरः प्रदिवो अकामकर्शनः सखा सखिभ्यस्तमिदं गृणीमसि
Far is the horse, far, O Indra, is the cow; far is the barley, O Lord of wealth. O men, learn this: the friend, not desiring, from the highest heaven, we praise with friends.
शचीव इन्द्र पुरुकृद्द्युमत्तम तवेदिदमभितश्चेकिते वसु । अतः संगृभ्याभिभूत आ भर मा त्वायतो जरितुः काममूनयीः
Like a strong woman, O Indra, doer of many deeds, most radiant, your wealth is watched on every side. Therefore, having gathered, bring it here, overcoming; let not the singer’s desire fail you.
एभिर्द्युभिः सुमना एभिरिन्दुभिर्निरुन्धानो अमतिं गोभिरश्विना । इन्द्रेण दस्युं दरयन्त इन्दुभिर्युतद्वेषसः समिषा रभेमहि
With these shining ones, with these drops, well-minded, restraining folly with cows and horses, with Indra, may we destroy the foe with the drops; and, free from hatred, may we obtain the prize together.
समिन्द्र राया समिषा रभेमहि सं वाजेभिः पुरुश्चन्द्रैरभिद्युभिः । सं देव्या प्रमत्या वीरशुष्मया गोअग्रयाश्वावत्या रभेमहि
Together with Indra, with wealth, may we obtain the prize; together with steeds, shining in the forefront, victorious. Together with the goddess, with the mighty, heroic, cow-rich, horse-bearing, may we obtain the prize.
ते त्वा मदा अमदन्तानि वृष्ण्या ते सोमासो वृत्रहत्येषु सत्पते । यत्कारवे दश वृत्राण्यप्रति बर्हिष्मते नि सहस्राणि बर्हयः
Those exhilarations, O mighty one, those strengths have delighted you; those Somas, O lord of the good, in the slaying of Vṛtra. When for Kārava you struck down ten Vṛtras, you cast down thousands for the one who sits on the grass.
युधा युधमुप घेदेषि धृष्णुया पुरा पुरं समिदं हंस्योजसा । नम्या यदिन्द्र सख्या परावति निबर्हयो नमुचिं नाम मायिनम्
With battle you approach battle, with boldness; of old you destroyed the city with your might. When, O Indra, with worthy friendship at the border, you struck down Namuci, the crafty one, by name.
त्वं करञ्जमुत पर्णयं वधीस्तेजिष्ठयातिथिग्वस्य वर्तनी । त्वं शता वङ्गृदस्याभिनत्पुरोऽनानुदः परिषूता ऋजिश्वना
You slew Karañja and Parṇaya with your sharpest weapon on Atithigva’s path. You broke a hundred fortresses of Vaṅgṛdas, you drove away the defenders with Ṛjiśvan.
त्वमेताञ्जनराज्ञो द्विर्दशाबन्धुना सुश्रवसोपजग्मुषः । षष्टिं सहस्रा नवतिं नव श्रुतो नि चक्रेण रथ्या दुष्पदावृणक्
You, for these, the sons of Janarāja, twice ten, with their kinsman Suśravas, who had come near, you, famed one, struck down sixty thousand and ninety-nine with the wheel of your chariot, O breaker of obstacles.
त्वमाविथ सुश्रवसं तवोतिभिस्तव त्रामभिरिन्द्र तूर्वयाणम् । त्वमस्मै कुत्समतिथिग्वमायुं महे राज्ञे यूने अरन्धनायः
You aided Suśravas with your protections, with your safeguards, O Indra, you aided Tūrvayāṇa. You gave Kutsā, Atithigva, and Āyu to him, to the great, youthful king, for victory.
य उदृचीन्द्र देवगोपाः सखायस्ते शिवतमा असाम । त्वां स्तोषाम त्वया सुवीरा द्राघीय आयुः प्रतरं दधानाः
Those who, O Indra, are your friends, the divine guardians, are most auspicious. We will praise you; with you as our ally, may we, possessing good men, hold a longer, further life.
मा नो अस्मिन्मघवन्पृत्स्वंहसि नहि ते अन्तः शवसः परीणशे । अक्रन्दयो नद्यो रोरुवद्वना कथा न क्षोणीर्भियसा समारत
Do not, O generous one, abandon us in this contest; there is no end to your might. The rivers roar aloud, the forests resound; as if the earths, from fear, have come together.
अर्चा शक्राय शाकिने शचीवते शृण्वन्तमिन्द्रं महयन्नभि ष्टुहि । यो धृष्णुना शवसा रोदसी उभे वृषा वृषत्वा वृषभो न्यृञ्जते
Sing praise to Śakra, the mighty, the powerful, magnify Indra who hears, with your hymn. Who, with boldness and strength, the bull, subdues both worlds, by his virility, the bull, the hero, harnesses his chariot.
अर्चा दिवे बृहते शूष्यं वचः स्वक्षत्रं यस्य धृषतो धृषन्मनः । बृहच्छ्रवा असुरो बर्हणा कृतः पुरो हरिभ्यां वृषभो रथो हि षः
Sing to the great heaven with a strong voice, whose power is his own, whose mind is bold. The widely famed Asura, exalted, made the fortresses; the bull, with his two bays, his chariot indeed.
त्वं दिवो बृहतः सानु कोपयोऽव त्मना धृषता शम्बरं भिनत् । यन्मायिनो व्रन्दिनो मन्दिना धृषच्छितां गभस्तिमशनिं पृतन्यसि
You, from the great heaven, rouse the summit; with your own boldness you broke Śambara. When, with your joy, you, the bold, cast the lightning, the snare, at the cunning, the hostile, the reviler.
नि यद्वृणक्षि श्वसनस्य मूर्धनि शुष्णस्य चिद्व्रन्दिनो रोरुवद्वना । प्राचीनेन मनसा बर्हणावता यदद्या चित्कृणवः कस्त्वा परि
When you strike upon the head of the wind, even the forests of the roaring, hostile Śuṣṇa. With ancient mind, with exaltation, what, even today, do you accomplish? Who is your equal?
त्वमाविथ नर्यं तुर्वशं यदुं त्वं तुर्वीतिं वय्यं शतक्रतो । त्वं रथमेतशं कृत्व्ये धने त्वं पुरो नवतिं दम्भयो नव
You aided the noble Turvaśa and Yadu; you, O hundred-powered, aided Turvīti and Vayya. You gave the chariot to Etaśa for the prize; you broke ninety and nine fortresses.
स घा राजा सत्पतिः शूशुवज्जनो रातहव्यः प्रति यः शासमिन्वति । उक्था वा यो अभिगृणाति राधसा दानुरस्मा उपरा पिन्वते दिवः
He indeed is king, lord of the good, the shining one, who, called to the offering, listens to the supplicant. Or whoever praises him with hymns for wealth, for him the bow pours down from the sky.
असमं क्षत्रमसमा मनीषा प्र सोमपा अपसा सन्तु नेमे । ये त इन्द्र ददुषो वर्धयन्ति महि क्षत्रं स्थविरं वृष्ण्यं च
Unmatched is his power, unmatched his thought; let these be Soma-drinkers, let these be helpers. Those, O Indra, who support you, the giver, increase your great and ancient might and virility.
तुभ्येदेते बहुला अद्रिदुग्धाश्चमूषदश्चमसा इन्द्रपानाः । व्यश्नुहि तर्पया काममेषामथा मनो वसुदेयाय कृष्व
These abundant cups, filled from the mountain, are for you, Indra, to drink; pour them out, satisfy your desire, and then turn your mind to granting wealth.
अपामतिष्ठद्धरुणह्वरं तमोऽन्तर्वृत्रस्य जठरेषु पर्वतः । अभीमिन्द्रो नद्यो वव्रिणा हिता विश्वा अनुष्ठाः प्रवणेषु जिघ्नते
The mountain stood in the hollow of darkness, within the belly of the serpent; Indra, with force, split the rivers, and all the streams rushed forth, flowing down.