सखाय आ शिषामहि ब्रह्मेन्द्राय वज्रिणे । स्तुष ऊ षु वो नृतमाय धृष्णवे
Friends, let us seek Indra, the wielder of the bolt, with our hymns; let us praise the most heroic and bold one among men.
शवसा ह्यसि श्रुतो वृत्रहत्येन वृत्रहा । मघैर्मघोनो अति शूर दाशसि
For you are renowned for your might, slayer of Vṛtra, by your heroic deeds; generous one, you surpass the generous with your gifts.
स न स्तवान आ भर रयिं चित्रश्रवस्तमम् । निरेके चिद्यो हरिवो वसुर्ददिः
May he, whom we praise, bring us wealth, most splendid in fame; even to the one who is apart, O eager one, you give riches.
आ निरेकमुत प्रियमिन्द्र दर्षि जनानाम् । धृषता धृष्णो स्तवमान आ भर
You have seen the one who is apart, and also the dear one among people, O Indra; mighty and bold, bring what we praise.
न ते सव्यं न दक्षिणं हस्तं वरन्त आमुरः । न परिबाधो हरिवो गविष्टिषु
No foe can restrain your left or right hand, O eager one; nor can any hindrance stop you in your contests for cattle.
आ त्वा गोभिरिव व्रजं गीर्भिरृणोम्यद्रिवः । आ स्मा कामं जरितुरा मनः पृण
O stone-bearer, I urge you with words as with cows into the pen; fulfill the desire of the singer, fill his mind.
विश्वानि विश्वमनसो धिया नो वृत्रहन्तम । उग्र प्रणेतरधि षू वसो गहि
Slayer of Vṛtra, with your all-encompassing mind and wisdom, mighty one, come with help for us, O Vasu.
वयं ते अस्य वृत्रहन्विद्याम शूर नव्यसः । वसो स्पार्हस्य पुरुहूत राधसः
O slayer of Vṛtra, may we know your newest favor, O heroic one; O much-invoked Vasu, of your splendid bounty.
इन्द्र यथा ह्यस्ति तेऽपरीतं नृतो शवः । अमृक्ता रातिः पुरुहूत दाशुषे
Indra, as your heroic power is unfailing, O leader, so is your untainted bounty, much-invoked one, for the worshipper.
आ वृषस्व महामह महे नृतम राधसे । दृळ्हश्चिद्दृह्य मघवन्मघत्तये
Pour forth, O mighty one, for the great rite, for the most heroic reward; even the firm, O generous one, you make firm for the gift.
नू अन्यत्रा चिदद्रिवस्त्वन्नो जग्मुराशसः । मघवञ्छग्धि तव तन्न ऊतिभिः
Now, O stone-bearer, even if desires have gone elsewhere, O generous one, may you quickly grant that to us with your aids.
नह्यङ्ग नृतो त्वदन्यं विन्दामि राधसे । राये द्युम्नाय शवसे च गिर्वणः
Indeed, O leader, I find no other than you for wealth, for riches, for glory and strength, O song-loving one.
एन्दुमिन्द्राय सिञ्चत पिबाति सोम्यं मधु । प्र राधसा चोदयाते महित्वना
Pour the Soma for Indra; he drinks the honeyed elixir. By his generosity, he is stirred to greatness.
उपो हरीणां पतिं दक्षं पृञ्चन्तमब्रवम् । नूनं श्रुधि स्तुवतो अश्व्यस्य
I have approached the lord of the bays, the skilled one, who is ready to bestow; surely, hear the praise of the one with horses.
नह्यङ्ग पुरा चन जज्ञे वीरतरस्त्वत् । नकी राया नैवथा न भन्दना
Truly, never before has there been a hero greater than you; neither in wealth, nor in gifts, nor in contests.
एदु मध्वो मदिन्तरं सिञ्च वाध्वर्यो अन्धसः । एवा हि वीर स्तवते सदावृधः
Now, O officiant, pour the exhilarating, most intoxicating drink. For thus the ever-strong hero is praised.
इन्द्र स्थातर्हरीणां नकिष्टे पूर्व्यस्तुतिम् । उदानंश शवसा न भन्दना
Indra, steadfast among the bays, no former praise is yours; by your might, your song rises, not to be restrained.
तं वो वाजानां पतिमहूमहि श्रवस्यवः । अप्रायुभिर्यज्ञेभिर्वावृधेन्यम्
We call upon him, the lord of prizes, for fame; let him be increased by sacrifices that do not fail.
एतो न्विन्द्रं स्तवाम सखाय स्तोम्यं नरम् । कृष्टीर्यो विश्वा अभ्यस्त्येक इत्
Now, O friends, let us praise Indra, the man worthy of song, who alone has protected all peoples.
अगोरुधाय गविषे द्युक्षाय दस्म्यं वचः । घृतात्स्वादीयो मधुनश्च वोचत
For the one who seeks cattle, for the strong, for the brilliant, let the noble speech be spoken; let it be sweeter than clarified butter and honey.
यस्यामितानि वीर्या न राधः पर्येतवे । ज्योतिर्न विश्वमभ्यस्ति दक्षिणा
Whose immeasurable powers, whose generosity cannot be surpassed; like light, his right hand pervades all.
स्तुहीन्द्रं व्यश्ववदनूर्मिं वाजिनं यमम् । अर्यो गयं मंहमानं वि दाशुषे
Praise Indra, who has the face of a horse, the wave, the prize-winner, the restrainer; who, for the Arya, divides the life of the arrogant for the worshipper.
एवा नूनमुप स्तुहि वैयश्व दशमं नवम् । सुविद्वांसं चर्कृत्यं चरणीनाम्
Thus now, praise the tenth and ninth Vaiyasva; the wise, the praiseworthy among the singers.
वेत्था हि निरृतीनां वज्रहस्त परिवृजम् । अहरहः शुन्ध्युः परिपदामिव
For you know, O wielder of the bolt, the courses of destruction; day by day, you cleanse as if the footprints.
तदिन्द्राव आ भर येना दंसिष्ठ कृत्वने । द्विता कुत्साय शिश्नथो नि चोदय
Bring that, O Indra, by which you are most powerful in deed; for the second time, urge on the Kutsas, do not hold back.
तमु त्वा नूनमीमहे नव्यं दंसिष्ठ सन्यसे । स त्वं नो विश्वा अभिमातीः सक्षणिः
Now we seek you, the newest, most powerful in deed; so may you overcome all hostilities for us.
य ऋक्षादंहसो मुचद्यो वार्यात्सप्त सिन्धुषु । वधर्दासस्य तुविनृम्ण नीनमः
He who released from sin, from want, in the seven rivers; the slayer of the Dasa, of mighty strength, we bow to him.
यथा वरो सुषाम्णे सनिभ्य आवहो रयिम् । व्यश्वेभ्यः सुभगे वाजिनीवति
As you brought wealth to the excellent Suṣāman, so bring riches to the companions, to the fortunate, to the possessors of horses.
आ नार्यस्य दक्षिणा व्यश्वाँ एतु सोमिनः । स्थूरं च राधः शतवत्सहस्रवत्
Let the reward of the generous woman, of the Soma-presser, come forth; abundant wealth, with a hundred and a thousand cattle.
यत्त्वा पृच्छादीजानः कुहया कुहयाकृते । एषो अपश्रितो वलो गोमतीमव तिष्ठति
When the knowing one asks you, with cunning, for the sake of cunning; here, the hidden Vala stands by the rich one.