कोko अद्यadya नर्योnaryo देवकामdevakāma उशन्नuśann इन्द्रस्यindrasya सख्यंsakhyaṃ जुजोषjujoṣa |

कोko वाvā महेmahe ऽवसे'vase पार्यायpāryāya समिद्धेsamiddhe अग्नौaghnau सुतसोमsutasoma ईट्टेīṭṭe ||
WHAT friend of man, God-loving, hath delighted, yearning therefor, this day in Indra's friendship?
Who with enkindled flame and flowing Soma laudeth him for his great protecting favour?
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कोko नानामnānāma वचसाvacasā सोम्यायsomyāya मनायुरmanāyur वाvā भवतिbhavati वस्तvasta उस्राःusrāḥ |

कka इन्द्रस्यindrasya युज्यंyujyaṃ कःkaḥ सखित्वंsakhitvaṃ कोko भरात्रंbhrātraṃ वष्टिvaṣṭi कवयेkavaye कka ऊतीūtī ||
Who hath with prayer bowed to the Soma-lover? What pious man endues the beams of morning?
Who seeks bond, friendship, brotherhood with Indra? Who hath recourse unto the Sage for succour?
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कोko देवानामdevānām अवोavo अद्याadyā वर्णीतेvṛṇīte कka आदित्यांādityāṃ अदितिंaditiṃ जयोतिरjyotir ईट्टेīṭṭe |

कस्याश्विनावkasyāśvināv इन्द्रोindro अग्निःaghniḥ सुतस्यांशोःsutasyāṃśoḥ पिबन्तिpibanti मनसाविवेनमmanasāvivenam ||
Who claims to-day the Deities' protection, asks Aditi for light, or the Ādityas?
Of whose pressed stalk of Soma drink the Aśvins, Indra, and Agni, well-inclined in spirit?
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तस्माtasmā अग्निरaghnir भारतःbhārataḥ शर्मśarma यंसजyaṃsaj जयोकjyok पश्यातpaśyāt सूर्यमsūryam उच्चरन्तमuccarantam |

यya इन्द्रायindrāya सुनवामेत्यsunavāmety आहāha नरेnare नर्यायnaryāya नर्तमायnṛtamāya नर्णामnṛṇām ||
To him shall Agni Bhārata give shelter: long shall he look upon the Sun up-rising,
Who sayeth, Let us press the juice for Indra, man's Friend, the Hero manliest of heroes.
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नna तंtaṃ जिनन्तिjinanti बहवोbahavo नna दभ्राdabhrā उर्वurv अस्माasmā अदितिःaditiḥ शर्मśarma यंसतyaṃsat |

परियःpriyaḥ सुक्र्तsukṛt परियpriya इन्द्रेindre मनायुःmanāyuḥ परियःpriyaḥ सुप्रावीःsuprāvīḥ परियोpriyo अस्यasya सोमीsomī ||
Him neither few men overcome, nor many to him shall Aditi give spacious shelter.
Dear is the pious, the devout, to Indra dear is the zealous, dear the Soma-bringer.
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सुप्राव्यःsuprāvyaḥ पराशुषाळprāśuṣāḷ एषeṣa वीरःvīraḥ सुष्वेःsuṣveḥ पक्तिंpaktiṃ कर्णुतेkṛṇute केवलेन्द्रःkevalendraḥ |

नासुष्वेरnāsuṣver आपिरāpir नna सखाsakhā नna जामिरjāmir दुष्प्राव्योduṣprāvyo ऽवहन्तेद'vahanted अवाचःavācaḥ ||
This Hero curbs the mighty for the zealous: the presser's brew Indra possesses solely:
No brother, kin, or friend to him who pours not, destroyer of the dumb who would resist him.
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नna रेवताrevatā पणिनाpaṇinā सख्यमsakhyam इन्द्रोindro ऽसुन्वता'sunvatā सुतपाःsutapāḥ संsaṃ गर्णीतेghṛṇīte |

आस्यāsya वेदःvedaḥ खिदतिkhidati हन्तिhanti नग्नंnaghnaṃ विvi सुष्वयेsuṣvaye पक्तयेpaktaye केवलोkevalo भूतbhūt ||
Not with the wealthy churl who pours no Soma doth Indra, Soma-drinker, bind alliance.
He draws away his wealth and slays him naked, own Friend to him who offers, for oblation.
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इन्द्रमindram परेpare ऽवरे'vare मध्यमासmadhyamāsa इन्द्रंindraṃ यान्तोyānto ऽवसितास'vasitāsa इन्द्रमindram |

इन्द्रंindraṃ कषियन्तkṣiyanta उतuta युध्यमानाyudhyamānā इन्द्रंindraṃ नरोnaro वाजयन्तोvājayanto हवन्तेhavante ||
Highest and lowest, men who stand between diem, going, returning, dwelling in contentment,
Those who show forth their strength when urged to battle-these are the men who call for aid on Indra.
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