शंसाśaṃsā महामिन्द्रंmahāmindraṃ यस्मिनyasmin विश्वाviśvā आā कर्ष्टयःkṛṣṭayaḥ सोमपाःsomapāḥ काममव्यनkāmamavyan |

यंyaṃ सुक्रतुंsukratuṃ धिषणेdhiṣaṇe विभ्वतष्टंvibhvataṣṭaṃ घनंghanaṃ वर्त्राणांvṛtrāṇāṃ जनयन्तjanayanta देवाःdevāḥ ||
GREAT Indra will I laud, in whom all people who drink the Soma have attained their longing;
Whom, passing wise, Gods, Heaven and Earth, engendered, formed by a Master's hand, to crush the Vṛtras.
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यंyaṃ नुnu नकिःnakiḥ पर्तनासुpṛtanāsu सवराजंsvarājaṃ दविताdvitā तरतिtarati नर्तमंnṛtamaṃ हरिष्ठामhariṣṭhām |

इनतमःinatamaḥ सत्वभिर्योsatvabhiryo हha शूषैःśūṣaiḥ पर्थुज्रयाpṛthujrayā अमिनादायुर्दस्योःaminādāyurdasyoḥ ||
Whom, most heroic, borne by Tawny Coursers, verily none subdueth in the battle;
Who, reaching far, most vigorous, hath shortened the Dasyu's life with Warriors bold of spirit.
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सहावाsahāvā पर्त्सुpṛtsu तरणिर्नार्वाtaraṇirnārvā वयानशीvyānaśī रोदसीrodasī मेहनावानmehanāvān |

भगोbhagho नna कारेkāre हव्योhavyo मतीनांmatīnāṃ पितेवpiteva चारुःcāruḥ सुहवोsuhavo वयोधाःvayodhāḥ ||
Victor in fight, swift mover like a warhorse, pervading both worlds, rainer down of blessings,
To he invoked in war like Bhaga, Father, as ’twere, of hymns, fair, prompt to hear, strength-giver.
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धर्ताdhartā दिवोdivo रजससrajasas पर्ष्टpṛṣṭa ऊर्ध्वोūrdhvo रथोratho नna वायुर्वसुभिर्नियुत्वानvāyurvasubhirniyutvān |

कषपांkṣapāṃ वस्ताvastā जनिताjanitā सूर्यस्यsūryasya विभक्ताvibhaktā भागंbhāghaṃ धिषणेवdhiṣaṇeva वाजमvājam ||
Supporting heaven, the high back of the region, his car is Vāyu with his team of Vasus.
Illumining the nights, the Sun's creator, like Dhiṣaṇā he deals forth strength and riches.
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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 treasure.
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