itthā hi soma in made brahmā cakāra vardhanam | śaviṣṭha vajrinn ojasā pṛthivyā niḥ śaśā ahim arcann anu svarājyam ||
Thus in the Soma, in wild joy the Brahman hath exalted thee: Thou, mightiest thunder-armed, hast driven by force the Dragon from the earth, lauding thine own imperial sway.
sa tvāmadad vṛṣā madaḥ somaḥ śyenābhṛtaḥ sutaḥ | yenā vṛtraṃ nir adbhyo jaghantha vajrinn ojasārcann anu svarājyam ||
The mighty flowing Soma-draught, brought by the Hawk, hath gladdened thee, That in thy strength, O Thunderer, thou hast struck down Vrtra from the floods, lauding thine own imperial sway.
प्रेह्य् अभीहि धृष्णुहि न ते वज्रो नि यंसते । इन्द्र नृम्णं हि ते शवो हनो वृत्रं जया अपो ऽर्चन्न् अनु स्वराज्यम् ॥
prehy abhīhi dhṛṣṇuhi na te vajro ni yaṃsate | indra nṛmṇaṃ hi te śavo hano vṛtraṃ jayā apo 'rcann anu svarājyam ||
Go forward, meet the foe, be bold; thy bolt of thunder is not checked. Manliness, Indra, is thy might: stay Vrtra, make the waters thine, lauding thine own imperial sway.
nir indra bhūmyā adhi vṛtraṃ jaghantha nir divaḥ | sṛjā marutvatīr ava jīvadhanyā imā apo 'rcann anu svarājyam ||
Thou smotest Vrtra from the earth, smotest him, Indra, from the sky. Let these life-fostering waters flow attended by the Marut host, lauding thine own imperial sway.
The wrathful Indra with his bolt of thunder rushing on the foe, Smote fierce on trembling Vrtra's back, and loosed the waters free to run, lauding his own imperial sway.
adhi sānau ni jighnate vajreṇa śataparvaṇā | mandāna indro andhasaḥ sakhibhyo gātum icchaty arcann anu svarājyam ||
With hundred-jointed thunderbolt Indra hath struck him on the back, And, while rejoicing in the juice, seeketh prosperity for friends, lauding his own imperial sway.
indra tubhyam id adrivo 'nuttaṃ vajrin vīryam | yad dha tyam māyinam mṛgaṃ tam u tvam māyayāvadhīr arcann anu svarājyam ||
Indra, unconquered might is thine, Thunderer, Caster of the Stone; For thou with thy surpassing power smotest to death the guileful beast, lauding thine own imperial sway.
वि ते वज्रासो अस्थिरन् नवतिं नाव्या अनु । महत् त इन्द्र वीर्यम् बाह्वोस् ते बलं हितम् अर्चन्न् अनु स्वराज्यम् ॥
vi te vajrāso asthiran navatiṃ nāvyā anu | mahat ta indra vīryam bāhvos te balaṃ hitam arcann anu svarājyam ||
Far over ninety spacious floods thy thunderbolts were cast abroad: Great, Indra, is thy hero might, and strength is seated in thine arms, lauding thine own imperial sway.
sahasraṃ sākam arcata pari ṣṭobhata viṃśatiḥ | śatainam anv anonavur indrāya brahmodyatam arcann anu svarājyam ||
Laud him a thousand all at once, shout twenty forth the hymn of praise. Hundreds have sung aloud to him, to Indra hath the prayer been raised, lauding his own imperial sway.
indro vṛtrasya taviṣīṃ nir ahan sahasā sahaḥ | mahat tad asya pauṃsyaṃ vṛtraṃ jaghanvāṃ asṛjad arcann anu svarājyam ||
Indra hath smitten down the power of Vrtra,--might with stronger might. This was his manly exploit, he slew Vrtra and let loose the floods, lauding his own imperial sway.
ime cit tava manyave vepete bhiyasā mahī | yad indra vajrinn ojasā vṛtram marutvāṃ avadhīr arcann anu svarājyam ||
Yea, even this great Pair of Worlds trembled in terror at thy wrath, When, Indra, Thunderer, Marut-girt, thou slewest Vrtra in thy strength, lauding thine own imperial sway.
न वेपसा न तन्यतेन्द्रं वृत्रो वि बीभयत् । अभ्य् एनं वज्र आयसः सहस्रभृष्टिर् आयतार्चन्न् अनु स्वराज्यम् ॥
na vepasā na tanyatendraṃ vṛtro vi bībhayat | abhy enaṃ vajra āyasaḥ sahasrabhṛṣṭir āyatārcann anu svarājyam ||
But Vrtra scared not Indra with his shaking or his thunder roar. On him that iron thunderbolt fell fiercely with its thousand points, lauding his own imperial sway.
yad vṛtraṃ tava cāśaniṃ vajreṇa samayodhayaḥ | ahim indra jighāṃsato divi te badbadhe śavo 'rcann anu svarājyam ||
When with the thunder thou didst make thy dart and Vrtra meet in war, Thy might, O Indra, fain to slay the Dragon, was set firm in heaven, lauding thine own imperial sway.
अभिष्टने ते अद्रिवो यत् स्था जगच् च रेजते । त्वष्टा चित् तव मन्यव इन्द्र वेविज्यते भियार्चन्न् अनु स्वराज्यम् ॥
abhiṣṭane te adrivo yat sthā jagac ca rejate | tvaṣṭā cit tava manyava indra vevijyate bhiyārcann anu svarājyam ||
When at thy shout, O Thunder-armed, each thing both fixed and moving shook, E'en Tvastar trembled at thy wrath and quaked with fear because of thee, lauding thine own imperial sway.
nahi nu yād adhīmasīndraṃ ko vīryā paraḥ | tasmin nṛmṇam uta kratuṃ devā ojāṃsi saṃ dadhur arcann anu svarājyam ||
There is not, in our knowledge, one who passeth Indra in his strength: In him the Deities have stored manliness, insight, power and might, lauding his own imperial sway.
yām atharvā manuṣ pitā dadhyaṅ dhiyam atnata | tasmin brahmāṇi pūrvathendra ukthā sam agmatārcann anu svarājyam ||
Still as of old, whatever rite Atharvan, Manus sire of all, Dadhyach performed, their prayer and praise united in that Indra meet, lauding his own imperial sway.