परpra सम्राजंsamrājaṃ चर्षणीनामिन्द्रंcarṣaṇīnāmindraṃ सतोताstotā नव्यंnavyaṃ गीर्भिःghīrbhiḥ |

नरंnaraṃ नर्षाहंnṛṣāhaṃ मंहिष्ठमmaṃhiṣṭham ||
PRAISE Indra whom our songs must laud, sole Sovran of mankind, the Chief
Most liberal who controlleth men.
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यस्मिन्नुक्थानिyasminnukthāni रण्यन्तिraṇyanti विश्वानिviśvāni चca शरवस्याśravasyā |

अपामवोनapāmavona समुद्रेsamudre ||
In whom the hymns of praise delight, and all the glory-giving songs.
Like the floods' longing for the sea.
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तंtaṃ सुष्टुत्याsuṣṭutyā विवासेvivāse जयेष्ठराजंjyeṣṭharājaṃ भरेbhare कर्त्नुमkṛtnum |

महोmaho वाजिनंvājinaṃ सनिभ्यःsanibhyaḥ ||
Him I invite with eulogy, best King, effective in the fight,
Strong for the gain of mighty spoil.
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यस्यानूनाyasyānūnā गभीराghabhīrā मदाmadā उरवस्तरुत्राःuravastarutrāḥ |

हर्षुमन्तःशूरसातौharṣumantaḥśūrasātau ||
Whose perfect ecstasies are wide, profound, victorious, and give
joy in the field where heroes win.
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तमिदtamid धनेषुdhaneṣu हितेष्वधिवाकायhiteṣvadhivākāya हवन्तेhavante |

येषामिन्द्रस्तेyeṣāmindraste जयन्तिjayanti ||
Him, when the spoils of war are staked, men call to be their advocate:
They who have Indra win the day.
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तमिच्च्यौत्नैरार्यन्तिtamiccyautnairāryanti तंtaṃ कर्तेभिश्चर्षणयःkṛtebhiścarṣaṇayaḥ |

एषैन्द्रोeṣaindro वरिवस्क्र्तvarivaskṛt ||
Men honour him with stirring songs and magnify with solemn rites:
Indra is he who giveth case.
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इन्द्रोindro बरह्मेन्द्रbrahmendra रषिरिन्द्रःṛṣirindraḥ पुरूpurū पुरुहूतःpuruhūtaḥ |

महानmahān महीभिःmahībhiḥ शचीभिःśacībhiḥ ||
Indra is priest and Ṛṣi, he is much invoked by many men,
And mighty by his mighty powers.
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सsa सतोम्यःstomyaḥ सsa हव्यःhavyaḥ सत्यःsatyaḥ सत्वाsatvā तुविकूर्मिःtuvikūrmiḥ |

एकश्चित्सन्नभिभूतिःekaścitsannabhibhūtiḥ ||
Meet to be lauded and invoked, true Hero with his deeds of might,
Victorious even when alone.
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तमर्केभिस्तंtamarkebhistaṃ सामभिस्तंsāmabhistaṃ गायत्रैश्चर्षणयःghāyatraiścarṣaṇayaḥ |

इन्द्रंindraṃ वर्धन्तिvardhanti कषितयःkṣitayaḥ ||
The men, the people magnify that Indra with their Slina. songs,
With hymns and sacred eulogies
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परणेतारंpraṇetāraṃ वस्योvasyo अछाachā कर्तारंkartāraṃ जयोतिःjyotiḥ समत्सुsamatsu |

सासह्वांसंsāsahvāṃsaṃ युधामित्रानyudhāmitrān ||
Him who advances them to wealth, sends light to lead them in the war,
And quells their foemen in the fray.
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सsa नःnaḥ पप्रिःpapriḥ पारयातिpārayāti सवस्तिsvasti नावाnāvā पुरुहूतःpuruhūtaḥ |

इन्द्रोindro विश्वाviśvā अतिati दविषःdviṣaḥ ||
May he, the saviour much-invoked, may Indra bear us in a ship
Safely beyond all enemies.
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सsa तवंtvaṃ नna इन्द्रindra वाजेभिर्दशस्याvājebhirdaśasyā चca गातुयाghātuyā चca |

अछाachā चनःcanaḥ सुम्नंsumnaṃ नेषिneṣi ||
As such, O Indra, honour us with gifts of booty, further us,
And lead us to felicity.
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