वयमुvayamu तवामपूर्व्यtvāmapūrvya सथूरंsthūraṃ नna कच्चिदkaccid भरन्तो.अवस्यवःbharanto.avasyavaḥ |

वाजेvāje चित्रंcitraṃ हवामहेhavāmahe ||
WE call on thee, O Matchless One! We seeking help, possessing nothing firm ourselves,
Call on thee wonderful in fight
8.21.1
उपupa तवाtvā कर्मन्नूतयेkarmannūtaye सsa नोno युवोग्रश्चक्रामyuvoghraścakrāma योyo धर्षतdhṛṣat |

तवामिदtvāmid धयवितारंdhyavitāraṃ वव्र्महेvavṛmahe सखायsakhāya इन्द्रindra सानसिमsānasim ||
On thee for aid in sacrifice. This youth of ours, the bold, the mighty, hath gonse forth.
We therefore, we thy friends, Indra, havie chosen thee, free-giver, as our Guardian God.
8.21.2
आā याहीमyāhīma इन्दवो.अश्वपतेindavo.aśvapate गोपतghopata उर्वरापतेurvarāpate |

सोमंsomaṃ सोमपतेsomapate पिबpiba ||
Come hither, for the drops are here, O Lord of corn-lands. Lord of horses, Lord of kine:
Drink thou the Soma, Soma's Lord!
8.21.3
वयंvayaṃ हिhi तवाtvā बन्धुमन्तमबन्धवोbandhumantamabandhavo विप्रासviprāsa इन्द्रindra येमिमyemima |

याyā तेte धामानिdhāmāni वर्षभvṛṣabha तेभिराtebhirā गहिghahi विश्वेभिःviśvebhiḥ सोमपीतयेsomapītaye ||
For we the kinless singers have drawn hither thee, O Indra, who hast numerous kin.
With all the forms thou hast, comic thou of bull-like strength, come near to drink the Soma juice.
8.21.4
सीदन्तस्तेsīdantaste वयोvayo यथाyathā गोश्रीतेghośrīte मधौmadhau मदिरेmadire विवक्षणेvivakṣaṇe |

अभिabhi तवामिन्द्रtvāmindra नोनुमःnonumaḥ ||
Sitting like birds beside thy meath., mingled with milk, that gladdeneth and exalteth thee,
Indra, to thee we sing aloud.
8.21.5
अछाachā चca तवैनाtvainā नमसाnamasā वदामसिvadāmasi किंkiṃ मुहुश्चिदmuhuścid विvi दीधयःdīdhayaḥ |

सन्तिsanti कामासोkāmāso हरिवोharivo ददिषdadiṣ टवंṭvaṃ समोsmo वयंvayaṃ सन्तिsanti नोno धियःdhiyaḥ ||
We speak to thee with this our reverential prayer. Why art thou pondering yet awhile?
Here are our wishes; thou art liberal, Lord of Bays: we and our hymns are present here.
8.21.6
नूत्नाnūtnā इदिन्द्रidindra तेte वयमूतीvayamūtī अभूमabhūma नहिnahi नूnū तेte अद्रिवःadrivaḥ |

विद्माvidmā पुराpurā परीणसःparīṇasaḥ ||
For not in recent times alone, O Indra, Thunder-armed, have we obtained thine aid.
Of old we knew thy plenteous wealth.
8.21.7
विद्माvidmā सखित्वमुतsakhitvamuta शूरśūra भोज्यमाbhojyamā तेte ताtā वज्रिन्नीमहेvajrinnīmahe |

उतोuto समस्मिन्नाsamasminnā शिशीहिśiśīhi नोno वसोvaso वाजेvāje सुशिप्रsuśipra गोमतिghomati ||
Hero, we knew thy friendship and thy rich rewards: these, Thunderer, now we crave of thee.
O Vasu, for all wealth that cometh of the kine, sharpen our powers, fair-visored God.
8.21.8
योyo नna इदम-इदंidam-idaṃ पुराpurā परpra वस्यvasya आनिनायānināya तमुtamu वva सतुषेstuṣe |

सखायsakhāya इन्द्रमूतयेindramūtaye ||
Him who of old hath brought to us this and that blessing, him I magnify for you,
Even Indra, O my friends, for help
8.21.9
हर्यश्वंharyaśvaṃ सत्पतिंsatpatiṃ चर्षणीसहंcarṣaṇīsahaṃ सsa हिhi षमाṣmā योyo अमन्दतamandata |

आā तुtu नःnaḥ सsa वयतिvayati गव्यमश्व्यंghavyamaśvyaṃ सतोत्र्भ्योstotṛbhyo मघवाmaghavā शतमśatam ||
Borne by Bay Steeds, the Lord of heroes, ruling men, for it is he who takes; delight.
May Maghavan bestow on us his worshippers hundreds of cattle and of steeds.
8.21.10
तवयाtvayā हha सविदsvid युजाyujā वयंvayaṃ परतिprati शवसन्तंśvasantaṃ वर्षभvṛṣabha बरुवीमहिbruvīmahi |

संस्थेsaṃsthe जनस्यjanasya गोमतःghomataḥ ||
Hero, may we, with thee for Friend, withstand the man who pants against us in his wrath,
In fight with people rich in kine.
8.21.11
जयेमjayema कारेkāre पुरुहूतpuruhūta कारिणो.अभिkāriṇo.abhi तिष्ठेमtiṣṭhema दूढ्यःdūḍhyaḥ |

नर्भिर्व्र्त्रंnṛbhirvṛtraṃ हन्यामhanyāma शूशुयामśūśuyāma चावेरिन्द्रcāverindra परpra णोṇo धियःdhiyaḥ ||
May we be victors in the singer's battlesong, and meet the wicked, Much invoked!
With heroes smite the foeman and show forth our strength. O Indra, further thou our thoughts.
8.21.12
अभ्रात्र्व्योabhrātṛvyo अनाanā तवमनापिरिन्द्रtvamanāpirindra जनुषाjanuṣā सनादसिsanādasi |

युधेदापित्वमिछसेyudhedāpitvamichase ||
O Indra, from all ancient time rivalless ever and companionless art thou:
Thou seekest comradeship in war.
8.21.13
नकीnakī रेवन्तंrevantaṃ सख्यायsakhyāya विन्दसेvindase पीयन्तिpīyanti तेte सुराश्वःsurāśvaḥ |

यदाyadā कर्णोषिkṛṇoṣi नदनुंnadanuṃ समूहस्यादितsamūhasyādit पितेवpiteva हूयसेhūyase ||
Thou findest not the wealthy man to be thy friend: those scorn thee who are flown with wine.
What time thou thunderest and gatherest, then thou, even as a Father, art invoked.
8.21.14
माmā तेte अमाजुरोamājuro यथाyathā मूरासmūrāsa इन्द्रindra सख्येsakhye तवावतःtvāvataḥ |

निni षदामṣadāma सचाsacā सुतेsute ||
O Indra, let us not, like fools who waste their lives at home, with friendship such as thine
Sit idly by the poured-out juice.
8.21.15
माmā तेte गोदत्रghodatra निररामnirarāma राधसrādhasa इन्द्रindra माmā तेte गर्हामहिghṛhāmahi |

दर्ळ्हाdṛḷhā चिदर्यःcidaryaḥ परpra मर्शाभ्याmṛśābhyā भरbhara नna तेte दामानdāmāna आदभेādabhe ||
Giver of kine, may we not miss thy gracious gifts: let us not rob thee of thine own.
Strip even the strong places of the foe, and bring: thy gifts can never be made vain.
8.21.16
इन्द्रोindro वाvā घेदियनghediyan मघंmaghaṃ सरस्वतीsarasvatī वाvā सुभगाsubhaghā ददिर्वसुdadirvasu |

तवंtvaṃ वाvā चित्रcitra दाशुषेdāśuṣe ||
Indra or blest Sarasvatī alone bestows such wealth, treasure so great, or thou,
O Citra, on the worshipper.
8.21.17
चित्रcitra इदid राजाrājā राजकाrājakā इदन्यकेidanyake यकेyake सरस्वतीमनुsarasvatīmanu |

पर्जन्यparjanya इवiva ततनदtatanad धिdhi वर्ष्ट्याvṛṣṭyā सहस्रमयुताsahasramayutā ददतdadat ||
Citra is King, and only kinglings are the rest who dwell beside Sarasvatī.
He, like Parjanya with his rain, hath spread himself with thousand, yea, with myriad gifts.
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