शासदśāsad वह्निर्दुहितुर्नप्त्यंvahnirduhiturnaptyaṃ गादghād विद्वानvidvān रतस्यṛtasya दीधितिंसपर्यनdīdhitiṃsaparyan |

पिताpitā यत्रyatra दुहितुःduhituḥ सेकंsekaṃ रञ्जनṛñjan संsaṃ शग्म्येनśaghmyena मनसाmanasā दधन्वेdadhanve ||
WISE, teaching, following the thought of Order, the sonless gained a grandson from his daughter.
Fain, as a sire, to see his child prolific, he sped to meet her with an eager spirit.
3.31.1
नna जामयेjāmaye तान्वोtānvo रिक्थमारैकrikthamāraik चकारcakāra गर्भंgharbhaṃ सनितुर्निधानमsaniturnidhānam |

यदीyadī मातरोmātaro जनयन्तjanayanta वह्निमन्यःvahnimanyaḥ कर्ताkartā सुक्र्तोरन्यsukṛtoranya रन्धनṛndhan ||
The Son left not his portion to the brother, he made a home to hold him who should gain, it.
What time his Parents gave the Priest his being, of the good pair one acted, one promoted.
3.31.2
अग्निर्जज्ञेaghnirjajñe जुह्वाjuhvā रेजमानोrejamāno महसmahas पुत्रानरुषस्यputrānaruṣasya परयक्षेprayakṣe |

महानmahān गर्भोgharbho मह्याmahyā जातमेषांjātameṣāṃ महीmahī परव्र्दpravṛd धर्यश्वस्यdharyaśvasya यज्ञैःyajñaiḥ ||
Agni was born trembling with tongue that flickered, so that the Red's great children should be honoured.
Great is their germ, that born of them is mighty, great the Bays' Lord's approach through sacrifices.
3.31.3
अभिabhi जैत्रीरसचन्तjaitrīrasacanta सप्र्धानंspṛdhānaṃ महिmahi जयोतिस्तमसोjyotistamaso निरजाननnirajānan |

तंtaṃ जानतीःjānatīḥ परत्युदायन्नुषासःpratyudāyannuṣāsaḥ पतिर्गवामभवदेकpatirghavāmabhavadeka इन्द्रःindraḥ ||
Conquering bands upon the Warrior waited: they recognized great light from out the darkness.
The conscious Dawns went forth to meet his coming, and the sole Master of the kine was Indra.
3.31.4
वीळौvīḷau सतीरभिsatīrabhi धीराdhīrā अत्र्न्दनatṛndan पराचाहिन्वनprācāhinvan मनसाmanasā सप्तविप्राःsaptaviprāḥ |

विश्वामविन्दनviśvāmavindan पथ्यांpathyāṃ रतस्यṛtasya परजानन्नितprajānannit तानमसाtānamasā विवेशviveśa ||
The sages freed them from their firmbuilt prison: the seven priests drove them forward with their spirit.
All holy Order's pathway they discovered he, full of knowledge, shared these deeds through worship.
3.31.5
विददvidad यदीyadī सरमाsaramā रुग्णमद्रेर्महिrughṇamadrermahi पाथःpāthaḥ पूर्व्यंpūrvyaṃ सध्र्यकsadhryak कःkaḥ |

अग्रंaghraṃ नयतnayat सुपद्यक्षराणामछाsupadyakṣarāṇāmachā रवंravaṃ परथमाprathamā जानतीjānatī गातghāt ||
When Saramā had found the mountain's fissure, that vast and ancient place she plundered thoroughly.
In the floods' van she led them forth, light-footed: she who well knew came first unto their lowing.
3.31.6
अगछदुaghachadu विप्रतमःvipratamaḥ सखीयन्नसूदयतsakhīyannasūdayat सुक्र्तेsukṛte गर्भमद्रिःgharbhamadriḥ |

ससानsasāna मर्योmaryo युवभिर्मखस्यन्नथाभवदङगिराःyuvabhirmakhasyannathābhavadaṅghirāḥ सद्योsadyo अर्चनarcan ||
Longing for friendship came the noblest singer: the hill poured forth its treasure for the pious.
The Hero with young followers fought and conquered, and straightway Aṅgiras was singing praises,
3.31.7
सतः-सतःsataḥ-sataḥ परतिमानंpratimānaṃ पुरोभूर्विश्वाpurobhūrviśvā वेदveda जनिमाjanimā हन्तिhanti शुष्णमśuṣṇam |

परpra णोṇo दिवःdivaḥ पदवीर्गव्युरर्चनpadavīrghavyurarcan सखाsakhā सखीन्रमुञ्चनsakhīnramuñcan निरवद्यातniravadyāt ||
Peer of each noble thing, yea, all excelling, all creatures doth he know, he slayeth Śuṣṇa.
Our leader, fain for war, singing from heaven, as Friend he saved his lovers from dishonour.
3.31.8
निni गव्यताghavyatā मनसाmanasā सेदुरर्कैःsedurarkaiḥ कर्ण्वानासोkṛṇvānāso अम्र्तत्वायamṛtatvāya गातुमghātum |

इदंidaṃ चिनcin नुnu सदनंsadanaṃ भूर्येषांbhūryeṣāṃ येनyena मासानसिषासन्न्र्तेनmāsānasiṣāsannṛtena ||
They sate them down with spirit fain for booty, making with hymns a way to life eternal.
And this is still their place of frequent session, whereby they sought to gain the months through Order.
3.31.9
सम्पश्यमानाsampaśyamānā अमदन्नभिamadannabhi सवंsvaṃ पयःpayaḥ परत्नस्यpratnasya रेतसोretaso दुघानाःdughānāḥ |

विvi रोदसीrodasī अतपदatapad घोषghoṣa एषांeṣāṃ जातेjāte निष्ठामदधुर्गोषुniṣṭhāmadadhurghoṣu वीरानvīrān ||
Drawing the milk of ancient seed prolific, they joyed as they beheld their own possession.
Their shout of triumph heated earth and heaven. When the kine showed, they bade the heroes rouse them.
3.31.10
सsa जातेभिर्व्र्त्रहाjātebhirvṛtrahā सेदुsedu हव्यैरुदुस्रियाhavyairudusriyā अस्र्जदिन्द्रोasṛjadindro अर्कैःarkaiḥ |

उरूच्यस्मैurūcyasmai घर्तवदghṛtavad भरन्तीbharantī मधुmadhu सवाद्मsvādma दुदुहेduduhe जेन्याjenyā गौःghauḥ ||
Indra drove forth the kine, that Vṛtra-slayer, while hymns of praise rose up and gifts were offered.
For him the Cow, noble and far-extending, poured pleasant juices, bringing oil and sweetness.
3.31.11
पित्रेpitre चिच्चक्रुःciccakruḥ सदनंsadanaṃ समस्मैsamasmai महिmahi तविषीमतtviṣīmat सुक्र्तोsukṛto विहिvihi खयनkhyan |

विष्कभ्नन्तviṣkabhnanta सकम्भनेनाskambhanenā जनित्रीjanitrī आसीनाāsīnā ऊर्ध्वंūrdhvaṃ रभसंrabhasaṃ विvi मिन्वनminvan ||
They made a mansion for their Father, deftly provided him a great and glorious dwelling;
With firm support parted and stayed the Parents, and, sitting, fixed him there erected, mighty.
3.31.12
महीmahī यदिyadi धिषणाdhiṣaṇā शिश्नथेśiśnathe धातdhāt सद्योव्र्धंsadyovṛdhaṃ विभ्वंvibhvaṃ रोदस्योःrodasyoḥ |

गिरोghiro यस्मिन्ननवद्याःyasminnanavadyāḥ समीचीर्विश्वाsamīcīrviśvā इन्द्रायindrāya तविषीरनुत्ताःtaviṣīranuttāḥ ||
What time the ample chalice had impelled him, swift waxing, vast, to pierce the earth and heaven,—
Him in whom blameless songs are all united: all powers invincible belong to Indra.
3.31.13
मह्याmahyā तेte सख्यंsakhyaṃ वश्मिvaśmi शक्तीराśaktīrā वर्त्रघ्नेvṛtraghne नियुतोniyuto यन्तिyanti पूर्वीःpūrvīḥ |

महिmahi सतोत्रमवstotramava आगन्मāghanma सूरेरस्माकंsūrerasmākaṃ सुsu मघवनmaghavan बोधिbodhi गोपाःghopāḥ ||
I crave thy powers, I crave thy mighty friendship: full many a team goes to the Vṛtra-slayer.
Great is the laud, we seek the Princes' favour. Be thou, O Maghavan, our guard and keeper.
3.31.14
महिmahi कषेत्रंkṣetraṃ पुरुpuru शचन्द्रंścandraṃ विविद्वानादितvividvānādit सखिभ्यश्चरथंsakhibhyaścarathaṃ समैरतsamairat |

इन्द्रोindro नर्भिरजनदnṛbhirajanad दीद्यानःdīdyānaḥ साकंsākaṃ सूर्यमुषसंsūryamuṣasaṃ गातुमग्निमghātumaghnim ||
He, having found great, splendid, rich dominion, sent life and motion to his friends and lovers.
Indra who shone together with the Heroes begot the song, the fire, and Sun and Morning.
3.31.15
अपश्चिदेषapaścideṣa विभ्वोvibhvo दमूनाःdamūnāḥ परpra सध्रीचीरस्र्जदsadhrīcīrasṛjad विश्वश्चन्द्राःviśvaścandrāḥ |

मध्वःmadhvaḥ पुनानाःpunānāḥ कविभिःkavibhiḥ पवित्रैर्द्युभिर्हिन्वन्त्यक्तुभिर्धनुत्रीःpavitrairdyubhirhinvantyaktubhirdhanutrīḥ ||
Vast, the House-Friend, he set the waters flowing, all-lucid, widely spread, that move together.
By the wise cleansings of the meath made holy, through days, and nights they speed the swift streams onward.
3.31.16
अनुanu कर्ष्णेkṛṣṇe वसुधितीvasudhitī जिहातेjihāte उभेubhe सूर्यस्यsūryasya मंहनाmaṃhanā यजत्रेyajatre |

परिpari यतyat तेte महिमानंmahimānaṃ वर्जध्यैvṛjadhyai सखायsakhāya इन्द्रindra काम्याkāmyā रजिप्याःṛjipyāḥ ||
To thee proceed the dark, the treasure-holders, both of them sanctified by Sūrya's bounty.
The while thy ovely storming Friends, O Indra, fail to attain the measure of thy greatness.
3.31.17
पतिर्भवpatirbhava वर्त्रहनvṛtrahan सून्र्तानांsūnṛtānāṃ गिरांghirāṃ विश्वायुर्व्र्षभोviśvāyurvṛṣabho वयोधाःvayodhāḥ |

आā नोno गहिghahi सख्येभिःsakhyebhiḥ शिवेभिर्महानśivebhirmahān महीभिरूतिभिःmahībhirūtibhiḥ सरण्यनsaraṇyan ||
Be Lord of joyous songs, O Vṛtra-slayer, Bull dear to all, who gives the power of living.
Come unto us with thine auspicious friendship, hastening, Mighty One, with mighty succours.
3.31.18
तमङगिरस्वनtamaṅghirasvan नमसाnamasā सपर्यनsaparyan नव्यंnavyaṃ कर्णोमिkṛṇomi सन्यसेsanyase पुराजामpurājām |

दरुहोdruho विvi याहिyāhi बहुलाbahulā अदेवीःadevīḥ सवश्चsvaśca नोno मघवनmaghavan सातयेsātaye धाःdhāḥ ||
Like Aṅgiras I honour him with worship, and renovate old song for him the Ancient.
Chase thou the many godless evil creatures, and give us, Maghavan, heaven's light to help m.
3.31.19
मिहःmihaḥ पावकाःpāvakāḥ परतताpratatā अभूवनabhūvan सवस्तिsvasti नःnaḥ पिप्र्हिpipṛhi पारमासामpāramāsām |

इन्द्रindra तवंtvaṃ रथिरःrathiraḥ पाहिpāhi नोno रिषोriṣo मक्षू-मक्षूmakṣū-makṣū कर्णुहिkṛṇuhi गोजितोghojito नःnaḥ ||
Far forth are spread the purifying waters convey thou us across them unto safety.
Save us, our Charioteer, from harm, O Indra, soon, very soon, make us win spoil of cattle.
3.31.20
अदेदिष्टadediṣṭa वर्त्रहाvṛtrahā गोपतिर्गाghopatirghā अन्तःantaḥ कर्ष्णानरुषैर्धामभिर्गातkṛṣṇānaruṣairdhāmabhirghāt |

परpra सून्र्ताsūnṛtā दिशमानdiśamāna रतेनṛtena दुरश्चduraśca विश्वाviśvā अव्र्णोदपavṛṇodapa सवाःsvāḥ ||
His kine their Lord hath shown, e’en Vṛtra's slayer, through the black hosts he passed with red attendants.
Teaching us pleasant things by holy Order, to, us hath he thrown open all his portals.
3.31.21
शुनंśunaṃ हुवेमhuvema ...... ||
Call we on Maghavan, auspicious Indra, best Hero in this fight where spoil is gathered.
The Strong who listens, who gives aid in battles, who slays the Vṛtras, wins and gathers riches.
3.31.22