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1.
THOU art the Mighty One; when born, O Indra, with power thou tcrrifiedst earth
and heaven -
When, in
their fear of thee, all firm-set mountains and monstrous creatures shook like
dust before thee.
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.
3
Faithful art thou, these thou defiest, Indra; thou art the Rbhus' Lord, heroic,
victor.
Thou, by
his side, for young and glorious Kutsa, with steed and car in battle slewest
Susna,
4
That, as a friend, thou furtheredst, O Indra, when, Thundcrer, -strong in act,
thou crushedst Vrtra;
When, Hero,
thou, great-souled, with easy conquest didst rend the Dasyus in their
distant
dwelling.
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, Thunderarmed 1 our
foemen.
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.
7
Warring for Purukutsa thou, O Indra, Thunder-armed I breakest down the seven
castles;
Easily, for
Sudis, like grass didst rend them, and out of need, King, broughtest gain to
Puru.
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.
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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