tam u ṣṭuhi yo abhibhūtyojā vanvann avātaḥ puruhūta indraḥ | aṣāḷham ugraṃ sahamānam ābhir gīrbhir vardha vṛṣabhaṃ carṣaṇīnām ||
Glorify him whose might is all-surpassing, Indra the much-invoked who fights uninjured. Magnify with these songs the never-vanquished, the Strong, the Bull of men, the Mighty Victor.
He, Champion, Hero, Warrior, Lord of battles, impetuous, loudly roaring, great destroyer, Who whirls the dust on high, alone, oerthrower, hath made all races of mankind his subjects.
tvaṃ ha nu tyad adamāyo dasyūṃr ekaḥ kṛṣṭīr avanor āryāya | asti svin nu vīryaṃ tat ta indra na svid asti tad ṛtuthā vi vocaḥ ||
Thou, thou alone, hast tamed the Dasyus; singly thou hast subdued the people for the Arya. In this, or is it not, thine hero exploit, Indra? Declare it at the proper season.
sad id dhi te tuvijātasya manye sahaḥ sahiṣṭha turatas turasya | ugram ugrasya tavasas tavīyo 'radhrasya radhraturo babhūva ||
For true, I deem, thy strength is, thine the Mighty, thine, O Most Potent, thine the Conquering Victor; Strong, of the strong, Most Mighty, of the mighty, thine, driver of the churl to acts of bounty.
tan naḥ pratnaṃ sakhyam astu yuṣme itthā vadadbhir valam aṅgirobhiḥ | hann acyutacyud dasmeṣayantam ṛṇoḥ puro vi duro asya viśvāḥ ||
Be this our ancient bond of friendship with you and with Angirases here who speak of Vala. Thou, Wondrous, Shaker of things firm, didst smite him in his fresh strength, and force his doors and castles.
स हि धीभिर् हव्यो अस्त्य् उग्र ईशानकृन् महति वृत्रतूर्ये । स तोकसाता तनये स वज्री वितन्तसाय्यो अभवत् समत्सु ॥
sa hi dhībhir havyo asty ugra īśānakṛn mahati vṛtratūrye | sa tokasātā tanaye sa vajrī vitantasāyyo abhavat samatsu ||
With holy thoughts must he be called, the Mighty, showing his power in the great fight with Vrtra. He must be called to give us seed and offspring, the Thunderer must he moved and sped to battle.
स मज्मना जनिम मानुषाणाम् अमर्त्येन नाम्नाति प्र सर्स्रे । स द्युम्नेन स शवसोत राया स वीर्येण नृतमः समोकाः ॥
sa majmanā janima mānuṣāṇām amartyena nāmnāti pra sarsre | sa dyumnena sa śavasota rāyā sa vīryeṇa nṛtamaḥ samokāḥ ||
He in his might, with name that lives for ever, hath far surpassed all human generations. He, most heroic, hath his home with splendour, with glory and with riches and with valour.
स यो न मुहे न मिथू जनो भूत् सुमन्तुनामा चुमुरिं धुनिं च । वृणक् पिप्रुं शम्बरं शुष्णम् इन्द्रः पुरां च्यौत्नाय शयथाय नू चित् ॥
sa yo na muhe na mithū jano bhūt sumantunāmā cumuriṃ dhuniṃ ca | vṛṇak pipruṃ śambaraṃ śuṣṇam indraḥ purāṃ cyautnāya śayathāya nū cit ||
Stranger to guile, who ne'er was false or faithless, bearing a name that may be well remembered, Indra crushed Cumuri, Dhuni, Sambara, Pipru, and Susna, that their castles fell in ruin.
उदावता त्वक्षसा पन्यसा च वृत्रहत्याय रथम् इन्द्र तिष्ठ । धिष्व वज्रं हस्त आ दक्षिणत्राभि प्र मन्द पुरुदत्र मायाः ॥
udāvatā tvakṣasā panyasā ca vṛtrahatyāya ratham indra tiṣṭha | dhiṣva vajraṃ hasta ā dakṣiṇatrābhi pra manda purudatra māyāḥ ||
With saving might that must be praised and lauded, Indra, ascend thy car to smite down Vrtra. In thy right hand hold fast thy bolt of thunder, and weaken, Bounteous Lord, his art and magic.
अग्निर् न शुष्कं वनम् इन्द्र हेती रक्षो नि धक्ष्य् अशनिर् न भीमा । गम्भीरय ऋष्वया यो रुरोजाध्वानयद् दुरिता दम्भयच् च ॥
agnir na śuṣkaṃ vanam indra hetī rakṣo ni dhakṣy aśanir na bhīmā | gambhīraya ṛṣvayā yo rurojādhvānayad duritā dambhayac ca ||
As Agni, as the dart burns the dry forest, like the dread shaft burn down the fiends, O Indra; Thou who with high deep-reaching spear hast broken, hast covered over mischief and destroyed it.
With wealth, by thousand paths come hither, Agni, paths that bring ample strength, O thou Most Splendid. Come, Son of Strength, o'er whom, Invoked of many! the godless hath no power to keep thee distant.
प्र तुविद्युम्नस्य स्थविरस्य घृष्वेर् दिवो ररप्शे महिमा पृथिव्याः । नास्य शत्रुर् न प्रतिमानम् अस्ति न प्रतिष्ठिः पुरुमायस्य सह्योः ॥
pra tuvidyumnasya sthavirasya ghṛṣver divo rarapśe mahimā pṛthivyāḥ | nāsya śatrur na pratimānam asti na pratiṣṭhiḥ purumāyasya sahyoḥ ||
From heaven, from earth is bruited forth the greatness of him the firm, the fiery, the resplendent. No foe hath he, no counterpart, no refuge is there from him the Conqueror full of wisdom
pra tat te adyā karaṇaṃ kṛtam bhūt kutsaṃ yad āyum atithigvam asmai | purū sahasrā ni śiśā abhi kṣām ut tūrvayāṇaṃ dhṛṣatā ninetha ||
This day the deed that thou hast done is famous, when thou, for him, with many thousand others Laidest low Kutsa, Ayu, Atithigva, and boldly didst deliver Turvayana.
anu tvāhighne adha deva devā madan viśve kavitamaṃ kavīnām | karo yatra varivo bādhitāya dive janāya tanve gṛṇānaḥ ||
In thee, O God, the wisest of the Sages, all Gods were joyful when thou slewest Ahi. When lauded for thyself, thou gavest freedom to sore-afflicted Heaven and to the people.
anu dyāvāpṛthivī tat ta ojo 'martyā jihata indra devāḥ | kṛṣvā kṛtno akṛtaṃ yat te asty ukthaṃ navīyo janayasva yajñaiḥ ||
This power of thine both heaven and earth acknowledge, the deathless Gods acknowledge it, O Indra. Do what thou ne'er hast done, O Mighty Worker: beget a new hymn at thy sacrifices.