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1 THOU art the Mighty One; when born, O Indra, with power thou terrifiedst earth and heaven; When, in their fear of thee, all firm-set mountains and monstrous creatures shook like dust before thee.

ā́ yád dhárī indara+ vívratā vér ā́ te vájraṃ jaritā́ bāhuvór dhāt |
yénāviharyatakrato amítrān púra iṣṇā́si puruhūta pūrvī́ḥ ||

2 When thy two wandering Bays thou drawest hither, thy praiser laid within thine arms the thunder, Wherewith, O Much-invoked, in will resistless, thou smitest foemen down and many a castle.

tuváṃ satyá indara+ dhr̥ṣṇúr etā́n tuvám r̥bhukṣā́ náriyas tuváṃ ṣā́ṭ |
tuváṃ śúṣṇaṃ vr̥jáne pr̥kṣá āṇaú yū́ne kútsāya dyumáte sácāhan ||

3 Faithful art thou, these thou defiest, Indra; thou art the Ṛbhus' Lord, heroic, victor. Thou, by his side, for young and glorious Kutsa, with steed and car in battle slewest Śuṣṇa,

tuváṃ ha tyád indara+ codīḥ sákhā vr̥tráṃ yád vajrin vr̥ṣakarman ubhnā́ḥ |
yád dha śūra vr̥ṣamaṇaḥ parācaír ví dásyūm̐r yónāv ákr̥to vr̥thāṣā́ṭ ||

4 That, as a friend, thou furtheredst, O Indra, when, Thunderer, strong in act, thou crushedst Vṛtra; When, Hero, thou, great-souled, with easy conquest didst rend the Dasyus in their distant dwelling.

tuváṃ ha tyád indara+ áriṣaṇyan dr̥̄ḷhásya+ cin mártiānām° ájuṣṭau |
ví asmád ā́ kā́ṣṭhā árvate var ghanéva vajriñ chnathihi amítrān ||

5 This doest thou, and art not harmed, O Indra, e’en in the anger of the strongest mortal. Lay thou the race-course open for our horses: as with a club, slay, Thunder-armed! our foemen.

tuvā́ṃ ha tyád indara+ árṇasātau súvarmīḷhe nára ājā́ havante |
táva svadhāva iyám ā́ samaryá ūtír vā́jeṣu atasā́yiyā bhūt ||

6 Hence men invoke thee, Indra, in the tumult of battle, in the light-bestowing conflict. This aid of thine, O Godlike One, was ever to be implored in deeds of might in combat.

tuváṃ ha tyád indara+ saptá yúdhyan púro vajrin purukútsāya dardaḥ |
barhír ná yát · sudā́se vŕ̥thā várg aṃhó rājan várivaḥ pūráve kaḥ ||

7 Warring for Purukutsa thou, O Indra, Thunder-armed! breakest down the seven castles; Easily, for Sudās, like grass didst rend them, and out of need, King, broughtest gain to Pūru.

tuváṃ tyā́ṃ na indara+ deva citrā́m íṣam ā́po ná pīpayaḥ párijman |
yáyā śūra práti asmábhya° yáṃsi tmánam ū́rjaṃ ná viśvádha kṣáradhyai ||

8 O Indra, God who movest round about us, feed us with varied food plenteous as water—Food wherewithal, O Hero, thou bestowest vigour itself to flow to us for ever.

ákāri ta indara+ gótamebhir bráhmāṇi óktā námasā háribhyām |
supéśasaṃ · vā́jam ā́ bharā naḥ prātár makṣū́ dhiyā́vasur jagamyāt ||

9 Prayers have been made by Gotamas, O Indra, addressed to thee, with laud for thy Bay Horses. Bring us in noble shape abundant riches. May he, enriched with prayer, come soon and early.

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