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1 ON flows the potent juice, sustainer of the heavens, the strength of Gods, whom men must hail with shouts of joy. The Gold-hued, started like a courser by brave men, impetuously winneth splendour in the streams.

śū́ro ná dhatta ā́yudhā gábhastiyoḥ súvaḥ síṣāsan rathiró gáviṣṭiṣu |
índrasya śúṣmam īráyann apasyúbhir índur hinvānó ajyate manīṣíbhiḥ ||

2 He takes his weapons, like a hero, in his hands, fain to win light, car-borne, in forays for the kine. Indu, while stimulating India's might, is urged forward and balmed by sages skilful in their task.

índrasya soma pávamāna ūrmíṇā taviṣyámāṇo jaṭháreṣu ā́ viśa |
prá ṇaḥ pinva vidyúd abhréva ródasī dhiyā́ ná vā́jām̐ úpa māsi śáśvataḥ ||

3 Soma, as thou art purified with flowing wave, exhibiting thy strength enter thou Indra's throat. Make both worlds stream for us, as lightning doth the clouds: mete out exhaustless powers for us, as ’twere through song.

víśvasya rā́jā pavate suvardŕ̥śa r̥tásya dhītím r̥ṣiṣā́ḷ avīvaśat |
yáḥ sū́riyasya ásireṇa mr̥jyáte pitā́ matīnā́m ásamaṣṭakāviyaḥ ||

4 Onward he flows, the King of all that sees the light: the Ṛṣis’ Lord hath raised the song of sacrifice; Even he who is adorned with Sūrya's arrowy beam, Father of hymns, whose wisdom is beyond our reach.

vŕ̥ṣeva yūthā́ pári kóśam arṣasi apā́m upásthe vr̥ṣabháḥ kánikradat |
sá índrāya pavase matsaríntamo yáthā jéṣāma samithé tuvótayaḥ ||

5 Like as a bull to herds, thou flowest to the pail, bellowing as a steer upon the water's lap. So, best of Cheerers, thou for Indra flowest on that we, with thy protection, may o’ercome in fight.

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