इन्द्रंindraṃ मतिर्ह्र्दmatirhṛda आā वच्यमानाछाvacyamānāchā पतिंpatiṃ सतोमतष्टाstomataṣṭā जिगातिjighāti |

याyā जाग्र्विर्विदथेjāghṛvirvidathe शस्यमानेन्द्रśasyamānendra यतyat तेte जायतेjāyate विद्धिviddhi तस्यtasya ||
To Indra from the heart the hymn proceedeth, to him the Lord, recited, built with praises;
The wakening song sung forth in holy synod: that which is born for thee, O Indra, notice.
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दिवश्चिदाdivaścidā पूर्व्याpūrvyā जायमानाjāyamānā विvi जाग्र्विर्विदथेjāghṛvirvidathe शस्यमानाśasyamānā |

भद्राbhadrā वस्त्राण्यर्जुनाvastrāṇyarjunā वसानाvasānā सेयमस्मेseyamasme सनजापित्र्याsanajāpitryā धीःdhīḥ ||
Born from the heaven e’en in the days aforetime, wakening, sting aloud in holy synod,
Auspicious, clad in white and shining raiment, this is the ancient hymn of our forefathers.
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यमाyamā चिदत्रcidatra यमसूरसूतyamasūrasūta जिह्वायाjihvāyā अग्रंaghraṃ पतदाpatadā हयस्थातhyasthāt |

वपूंषिvapūṃṣi जाताjātā मिथुनाmithunā सचेतेsacete तमोहनाtamohanā तपुषोtapuṣo बुध्नbudhna एताetā ||
The Mother of the Twins hath borne Twin Children: my tongue's tip raised itself and rested silent.
Killing the darkness at the light's foundation, the Couple newly born attain their beauty.
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नकिरेषांnakireṣāṃ निन्दिताninditā मर्त्येषुmartyeṣu येye अस्माकंasmākaṃ पितरोpitaro गोषुghoṣu योधाःyodhāḥ |

इन्द्रindra एषांeṣāṃ दरंहिताdṛṃhitā माहिनावानुदmāhināvānud गोत्राणिghotrāṇi सस्र्जेsasṛje दंसनावानdaṃsanāvān ||
Not one is found among them, none of mortals, to blame our sires who fought to win the cattle.
Their strengthener was Indra the Majestic he spread their stalls of kine the Wonder-Worker.
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सखाsakhā हha यत्रyatra सखिभिर्नवग्वैरभिज्ञ्वाsakhibhirnavaghvairabhijñvā सत्वभिर्गाsatvabhirghā अनुग्मनanughman |

सत्यंsatyaṃ तदिन्द्रोtadindro दसभिर्दशग्भिःdasabhirdaśaghbhiḥ सूर्यंsūryaṃ विवेदतमसिvivedatamasi कषियन्तमkṣiyantam ||
Where as a Friend with friendly men, Navagvas, with heroes, on his knees he sought the cattle.
There, verily with ten Daśagvas Indra found the Sun lying hidden in the darkness.
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इन्द्रोindro मधुmadhu सम्भ्र्तमुस्रियायांsambhṛtamusriyāyāṃ पद्वदpadvad विवेदviveda शफवनśaphavan नमेगोःnameghoḥ |

गुहाghuhā हितंhitaṃ गुह्यंghuhyaṃ गूळ्हमप्सुghūḷhamapsu हस्तेhaste दधेdadhe दक्षिणेdakṣiṇe दक्षिणावानdakṣiṇāvān ||
Indra found meath collected in the milch-cow, by foot and hoof, in the cow's place of pasture.
That which lay secret, hidden in the waters, he held in his right hand, the rich rewarder.
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जयोतिर्व्र्णीतjyotirvṛṇīta तमसोtamaso विजानन्नारेvijānannāre सयामsyāma दुरितादभीकेduritādabhīke |

इमाimā गिरःghiraḥ सोमपाःsomapāḥ सोमव्र्द्धsomavṛddha जुषस्वेन्द्रjuṣasvendra पुरुतमस्यpurutamasya कारोःkāroḥ ||
He took the light, discerning it from darkness: may we be far removed from all misfortune.
These songs, O Soma-drinker, cheered by Soma, Indra, accept from thy most zealous poet.
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जयोतिर्यज्ञायjyotiryajñāya रोदसीrodasī अनुanu षयादारेṣyādāre सयामsyāma दुरितस्यduritasya भूरेःbhūreḥ |

भूरिbhūri चिदcid धिdhi तुजतोtujato मर्त्यस्यmartyasya सुपारासोsupārāso वसवोvasavo बर्हणावतbarhaṇāvat ||
Let there be light through both the worlds for worship: may we be far from most overwhelming evil.
Great woe comes even from the hostile mortal, piled up; but good at rescue are the Vasus.
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शुनंśunaṃ हुवेमhuvema ...... ||
Call we on Maghavan, auspicious Indra, best Hero in the fight where spoil is gathered,
The Strong, who listens, who gives aid in battles, who slays the Vṛtras, wins and gathers riches.
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