Sharpened up is this incantation (? bráhman) of mine; sharpened up [my] heroism, strength; sharpened up, victorious, be the unwasting authority (kṣatrá) [of them] of whom I am the household priest (puróhita).
nīcaiḥ padyantām adhare bhavantu ye naḥ sūriṃ maghavānaṃ pṛtanyān | kṣiṇāmi brahmaṇāmitrān un nayāmi svān aham ||3||
Downward let them fall, let them become inferior, who shall fight against (pṛtany-) our bounteous patron (sūrí); I destroy the enemies by my incantation; I lead up our own men.
The weapons of them I sharpen up; their royalty having good heroes, I increase; be their authority unwasting, victorious; their intent let all the gods aid.
ud dharṣantāṃ maghavan vājināny ud vīrāṇāṃ jayatām etu ghoṣaḥ | pṛthag ghoṣā ululayaḥ ketumanta ud īratām | devā indrajyeṣṭhā maruto yantu senayā ||6||
Let their energies (vā́jina) be excited, O bounteous one (maghávan); let the noise of the conquering heroes arise; let the noises, the clear (ketumánt) halloos, go up severally; let the divine Maruts, with Indra as their chief, go with the army.
Go forth, conquer, O men; formidable be your arms (bāhú); having sharp arrows, slay them of weak bows; having formidable weapons, having formidable arms (bāhú), [slay] the weak ones.
avasṛṣṭā parā pata śaravye brahmasaṃśite | jaya amitrān pra padyasva jahy eṣāṃ varaṃvaraṃ māmīṣāṃ moci kaś cana ||8||
Being let loose, fly thou away, O volley, thou that art sharpened up by incantation; conquer the enemies; go forth; slay of them each best one; let no one soever of them yonder be released.