सद्योsadyo हha जातोjāto वर्षभःvṛṣabhaḥ कनीनःkanīnaḥ परभर्तुमावदन्धसःprabhartumāvadandhasaḥ सुतस्यsutasya |

साधोःsādhoḥ पिबpiba परतिकामंpratikāmaṃ यथाyathā तेte रसाशिरःrasāśiraḥ परथमंprathamaṃ सोम्यस्यsomyasya ||
SOON as the young Bull sprang into existence he longed to taste the pressed-out Soma's liquor.
Drink thou thy fill, according to thy longing, first, of the goodly mixture blent with Soma.
3.48.1
यज्जायथास्तदहरस्यyajjāyathāstadaharasya कामे.अंशोःkāme.aṃśoḥ पीयूषमपिबोpīyūṣamapibo गिरिष्ठामghiriṣṭhām |

तंtaṃ तेte माताmātā परिpari योषाyoṣā जनित्रीjanitrī महःmahaḥ पितुर्दमpiturdama आसिञ्चदग्रेāsiñcadaghre ||
That day when thou wast born thou, fain to taste it, drankest the plant's milk which the mountains nourish.
That milk thy Mother first, the Dame who bare thee, poured for thee in thy mighty Father's dwelling.
3.48.2
उपस्थायupasthāya मातरमन्नमैट्टmātaramannamaiṭṭa तिग्ममपश्यदभिtighmamapaśyadabhi सोममूधःsomamūdhaḥ |

परयावयन्नचरदprayāvayannacarad गर्त्सोghṛtso अन्यानanyān महानिmahāni चक्रेcakre पुरुधप्रतीकःpurudhapratīkaḥ ||
Desiring food he came unto his Mother, and on her breast beheld the pungent Soma.
Wise, he moved on, keeping aloof the others, and wrought great exploits in his varied aspects.
3.48.3
उग्रस्तुराषाळughrasturāṣāḷ अभिभूत्योजाabhibhūtyojā यथावशंyathāvaśaṃ तन्वंtanvaṃ चक्रcakra एषःeṣaḥ |

तवष्टारमिन्द्रोtvaṣṭāramindro जनुषाभिभूयामुष्याjanuṣābhibhūyāmuṣyā सोममपिबच्चमूषुsomamapibaccamūṣu ||
Fierce, quickly conquering, of surpassing vigour, he framed his body even as he listed.
E’en from his birth-time Indra conquered Tvaṣṭar, bore off the Soma and in beakers drank it.
3.48.4
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.
3.48.5