आā घाghā येye अग्निमिन्धतेaghnimindhate सत्र्णन्तिstṛṇanti बर्हिरानुषकbarhirānuṣak |

येषामिन्द्रोyeṣāmindro युवाyuvā सखाsakhā ||
HITHERWARD! they who light flame and straightway trim the sacred grass.
Whose Friend is Indra ever young.
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बर्हन्निदिध्मbṛhannididhma एषांeṣāṃ भूरिbhūri शस्तंśastaṃ पर्थुःpṛthuḥ सवरुःsvaruḥ |

येषामिन्द्रोyeṣāmindro युवाyuvā सखाsakhā ||
High is their fuel, great their laud, wide is their splinter from the stake,
Whose Friend is Indra ever young.
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अयुद्धayuddha इदid युधाyudhā वर्तंvṛtaṃ शूरśūra आजतिājati सत्वभिःsatvabhiḥ |

येषामिन्द्रोyeṣāmindro युवाyuvā सखाsakhā ||
Unequalled
in fight the hero leads his army with the warrior chiefs.
Whose Friend is Indra ever young.
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आā बुन्दंbundaṃ वर्त्रहाvṛtrahā ददेdade जातःjātaḥ पर्छदpṛchad विvi मातरमmātaram |

कka उग्राःughrāḥ केke हha शर्ण्विरेśṛṇvire ||
The new-born Vṛtra-slayer asked his Mother, as he seized his shaft,
Who are the fierce? Who are renowned?
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परतिprati तवाtvā शवसीśavasī वददvadad गिरावप्सोghirāvapso नna योधिषतyodhiṣat |

यस्तेyaste शत्रुत्वमाचकेśatrutvamācake ||
Śavasī answered, He who seeks thine enmity will battle like
A stately elephant on a hill.
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उतuta तवंtvaṃ मघवञ्छ्र्णुmaghavañchṛṇu यस्तेyaste वष्टिvaṣṭi ववक्षिvavakṣi ततtat |

यदyad वीळयासिvīḷayāsi वीळुvīḷu ततtat ||
And hear, O Maghavan; to him who craves of thee thou grantest all
Whate’er thou makest firm is firm.
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यदाजिंyadājiṃ यात्याजिक्र्दिन्द्रःyātyājikṛdindraḥ सवश्वयुरुपsvaśvayurupa |

रथीतमोrathītamo रथीनामrathīnām ||
What time the Warrior Indra goes to battle, borne by noble steeds,
Best of all charioteers is he.
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विvi षुṣu विश्वाviśvā अभियुजोabhiyujo वज्रिनvajrin विष्वगviṣvagh यथाyathā वर्हvṛha |

भवाbhavā नःnaḥ सुश्रवस्तमःsuśravastamaḥ ||
Repel, O Thunder-armed, in all directions all attacks on us:
And be our own most glorious God.
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अस्माकंasmākaṃ सुsu रथंrathaṃ पुरpura इन्द्रःindraḥ कर्णोतुkṛṇotu सातयेsātaye |

नna यंyaṃ धूर्वन्तिdhūrvanti धूर्तयःdhūrtayaḥ ||
May Indra set our car in front, in foremost Place to win the spoil,
He whom the wicked injure not.
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वर्ज्यामvṛjyāma तेte परिpari दविषो.अरंdviṣo.araṃ तेte शक्रśakra दावनेdāvane |

गमेमेदिन्द्रगोमतःghamemedindraghomataḥ ||
Thine enmity may we escape, and, Śakra, for thy bounty, rich
In kine, may we come near to thee
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शनैश्चिदśanaiścid यन्तोyanto अद्रिवो.अश्वावन्तःadrivo.aśvāvantaḥ शतग्विनःśataghvinaḥ |

विवक्षणाvivakṣaṇā अनेहसःanehasaḥ ||
Softly approaching, Thunder-armed wealthy by hundreds, rich in steeds,
Unrivalled, ready with our gifts.
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ऊर्ध्वाūrdhvā हिhi तेte दिवे-दिवेdive-dive सहस्राsahasrā सून्र्ताsūnṛtā शताśatā |

जरित्रिभ्योविमंहतेjaritribhyovimaṃhate ||
For thine exalted excellence gives to thy worshippers each day
Hundreds and thousands of thy boons.
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विद्माvidmā हिhi तवाtvā धनंजयमिन्द्रdhanaṃjayamindra दर्ळ्हाdṛḷhā चिदारुजमcidārujam |

आदारिणंādāriṇaṃ यथाyathā गयमghayam ||
Indra, we know thee breaker-down even of strong forts, winner of spoil,
As one who conquers wealth for us.
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ककुहंkakuhaṃ चितcit तवाtvā कवेkave मन्दन्तुmandantu धर्ष्णविन्दवःdhṛṣṇavindavaḥ |

आā तवाtvā पणिंpaṇiṃ यदीमहेyadīmahe ||
Though thou art highest, Sage and Bold! let the drops cheer thee when we come
To thee as to a trafficker.
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यस्तेyaste रेवानदाशुरिःrevānadāśuriḥ परममर्षpramamarṣa मघत्तयेmaghattaye |

तस्यtasya नोno वेदveda आā भरbhara ||
Bring unto us the treasure of the opulent man who, loth to give,
Hath slighted thee for gain of wealth.
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इमima उu तवाtvā विvi चक्षतेcakṣate सखायsakhāya इन्द्रindra सोमिनःsominaḥ |

पुष्टावन्तोpuṣṭāvanto यथाyathā पशुमpaśum ||
Indra, these friends of ours, supplied with Soma, wait and look to thee,
As men with fodder to the herd.
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उतuta तवाबधिरंtvābadhiraṃ वयंvayaṃ शरुत्कर्णंśrutkarṇaṃ सन्तमूतयेsantamūtaye |

दूरादिहdūrādiha हवामहेhavāmahe ||
And thee who art not deaf, whose cars are quick to listen, for our aid,
We call to us from far away.
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यच्छुश्रूयाyacchuśrūyā इमंimaṃ हवंhavaṃ दुर्मर्षंdurmarṣaṃ चक्रियाcakriyā उतuta |

भवेरापिर्नोbhaverāpirno अन्तमःantamaḥ ||
When thou hast listened, make our call one which thou never wilt forget,
And be our very nearest Friend.
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यच्चिदyaccid धिdhi तेte अपिapi वयथिर्जगन्वांसोvyathirjaghanvāṃso अमन्महिamanmahi |

गोदाghodā इदिन्द्रidindra बोधिbodhi नःnaḥ ||
When even now, when we have been in trouble, we have thought of thee,
O Indra, give us gifts of kine.
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आā तवाtvā रम्भंrambhaṃ नna जिव्रयोjivrayo ररभ्माrarabhmā शवससśavasas पतेpate |

उश्मसिuśmasi तवाtvā सधस्थsadhastha आā ||
O Lord of Strength, we rest on thee, as old men rest upon a staff:
We long to have. thee dwell with us.
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सतोत्रमिन्द्रायstotramindrāya गायतghāyata पुरुन्र्म्णायpurunṛmṇāya सत्वनेsatvane |

नकिर्यंnakiryaṃ वर्ण्वतेvṛṇvate युधिyudhi ||
To Indra sing a song of praise, Hero of mighty valour, him
Whom no one challenges to war.
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अभिabhi तवाtvā वर्षभाvṛṣabhā सुतेsute सुतंsutaṃ सर्जामिsṛjāmi पीतयेpītaye |

तर्म्पाtṛmpā वयश्नुहीvyaśnuhī मदमmadam ||
Hero, the Soma being shed, I pour the juice for thee to drink:
Sate thee and finish thy carouse.
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माmā तवाtvā मूराmūrā अविष्यवोaviṣyavo मोपहस्वानmopahasvāna आā दभनdabhan |

माकींmākīṃ बरह्मद्विषोbrahmadviṣo वनःvanaḥ ||
Let not the fools, or those who mock beguile thee when they seek thine aid
Love not the enemies of prayer.
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इहiha तवाtvā गोपरीणसाghoparīṇasā महेmahe मन्दन्तुmandantu राधसेrādhase |

सरोsaro गौरोghauro यथाyathā पिबpiba ||
Here let them with rich milky draught cheer thee to great munificence:
Drink as the wild-bull drinks the lake.
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याyā वर्त्रहाvṛtrahā परावतिparāvati सनाsanā नवाnavā चca चुच्युवेcucyuve |

ताtā संसत्सुप्रsaṃsatsupra वोचतvocata ||
Proclaim in our assemblies what deeds, new and ancient, far away,
The Vṛtra-slayer hath achieved.
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अपिबतapibat कद्रुवःkadruvaḥ सुतमिन्द्रःsutamindraḥ सहस्रबाह्वेsahasrabāhve |

अत्रादेदिष्टatrādediṣṭa पौंस्यमpauṃsyam ||
In battle of a thousand arms Indra drank Kadrū's Soma juice:
There he displayed his manly might.
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सत्यंsatyaṃ ततtat तुर्वशेturvaśe यदौyadau विदानोvidāno अह्नवाय्यमahnavāyyam |

वयानटvyānaṭ तुर्वणेturvaṇe शमिśami ||
True undeniable strength he found in Yadu and in Turvaśa,
And conquered through the sacrifice.
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तरणिंtaraṇiṃ वोvo जनानांjanānāṃ तरदंtradaṃ वाजस्यvājasya गोमतःghomataḥ |

समानमुsamānamu परpra शंसिषमśaṃsiṣam ||
Him have I magnified, our Lord in, common, Guardian of your folk,
Discloser of great wealth in kine;
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रभुक्षणंṛbhukṣaṇaṃ नna वर्तवvartava उक्थेषुuktheṣu तुग्र्याव्र्धमtughryāvṛdham |

इन्द्रंindraṃ सोमेसचाsomesacā सुतेsute ||
Ṛbhukṣan, not to be restrained, who strengthened Tugra's son in lauds,
Indra beside the flowing juice;
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यःyaḥ कर्न्तदिदkṛntadid विvi योन्यंyonyaṃ तरिशोकायtriśokāya गिरिंghiriṃ पर्थुमpṛthum |

गोभ्योghobhyo गातुंghātuṃ निरेतवेniretave ||
Who for Triśoka clave the hill that formed a wide receptacle,
So that the cows might issue forth.
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यदyad दधिषेdadhiṣe मनस्यसिmanasyasi मन्दानःmandānaḥ परेदियक्षसिprediyakṣasi |

माmā ततtat करिन्द्रkarindra मर्ळयmṛḷaya ||
Whate’er thy plan or purpose be, whate’er, in transport, thou wouldst do,
Do it not, Indra, but be kind.
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दभ्रंdabhraṃ चिदcid धिdhi तवावतःtvāvataḥ कर्तंkṛtaṃ शर्ण्वेśṛṇve अधिadhi कषमिkṣami |

जिगात्विन्द्रjighātvindra तेte मनःmanaḥ ||
But little hath been heard of done upon the earth by one like thee i
Let thine heart, Indra, turn to us.
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तवेदुtavedu ताःtāḥ सुकीर्तयो.असन्नुतsukīrtayo.asannuta परशस्तयःpraśastayaḥ |

यदिन्द्रyadindra मर्ळयासिmṛḷayāsi नःnaḥ ||
Thine then shall be this high renown, thine shall these lofty praises be,
When, Indra, thou art kind to us.
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माmā नna एकस्मिन्नागसिekasminnāghasi माmā दवयोरुतdvayoruta तरिषुtriṣu |

वधीर्माvadhīrmā शूरśūra भूरिषुbhūriṣu ||
Not for one trespass, not for two, O Hero, slay us, nor for three,
Nor yet for many trespasses.
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बिभयाbibhayā हिhi तवावतtvāvata उग्रादभिप्रभङगिणःughrādabhiprabhaṅghiṇaḥ |

दस्मादहम्र्तीषहःdasmādahamṛtīṣahaḥ ||
I fear one powerful like thee, the crusher-down of enemies,
Mighty, repelling all attacks.
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माmā सख्युःsakhyuḥ शूनमाśūnamā विदेvide माmā पुत्रस्यputrasya परभूवसोprabhūvaso |

आव्र्त्वदāvṛtvad भूतुbhūtu तेte मनःmanaḥ ||
O wealthy God, ne’er may I live to see my friend or son in need:
Hitherward let thy heart be turned.
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कोko नुnu मर्याmaryā अमिथितःamithitaḥ सखाsakhā सखायमब्रवीतsakhāyamabravīt |

जहाjahā कोko अस्मदीषतेasmadīṣate ||
What friend, O people, unprovoked, hath ever said unto a friend,
He turns and leaves us in distress?
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एवारेevāre वर्षभाvṛṣabhā सुते.असिन्वनsute.asinvan भूर्यावयःbhūryāvayaḥ |

शवघ्नीवśvaghnīva निवताnivatā चरनcaran ||
Hero, insatiate enjoy this Soma juice so near to thee,
Even as a hunter rushing down.
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आā तta एताetā वचोयुजाvacoyujā हरीharī गर्भ्णेghṛbhṇe सुमद्रथाsumadrathā |

यदींyadīṃ बरह्मभ्यbrahmabhya इदid ददःdadaḥ ||
Hither I draw those Bays of thine yoked
by our hymn, with splendid car,
That thou mayst give unto the priests.
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भिन्धिbhindhi विश्वाviśvā अपapa दविषःdviṣaḥ परिpari बाधोbādho जहीjahī मर्धःmṛdhaḥ |

वसुस्पार्हंvasuspārhaṃ तदाtadā भरbhara ||
Drive all our enemies away, smite down the foes who press around,
And bring the wealth for which we long:
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यदyad वीळाविन्द्रvīḷāvindra यतyat सथिरेsthire यतyat पर्शानेparśāne पराभ्र्तमparābhṛtam |

वसुस्पार्हंvasuspārhaṃ तदाtadā भरbhara ||
O Indra, that which is concealed in strong firm place precipitous:
Bring us the wealth for which we long
8.45.41
यस्यyasya तेte विश्वमानुषोviśvamānuṣo भूरेर्दत्तस्यbhūrerdattasya वेदतिvedati |

वसुvasu सपार्हंspārhaṃ तदाtadā भरbhara ||
Great riches which the world of men shall recognize as sent by thee:
Bring us the wealth for which we long.
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