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1. LOOKING to
you and your alliance, O ye Men, armed with broad axes they went forward, fain
for spoil.
Ye smote and slew his Dasa and his
Aryan enemies, and helped Sudas with favour, Indra-Varuna.
2 Where heroes
come together with their banners raised, in the encounter where is naught for
us to love,
Where all things that behold
the light are terrified, there did ye comfort us, O Indra-Varuna.
3 The
boundaries of earth were seen all dark with dust: O Indra-Varuna, the shout
went up to heaven.
The enmities of the people
compassed me about. Ye heard my calling and ye came to me with help.
4 With your
resistless weapons, Indra-Varuna, ye conquered Bheda and ye gave Sudas your
aid.
Ye heard the prayers of these
amid the cries of war: effectual was the service of the Trtsus' priest.
5 O
Indra-Varuna, the wickedness of foes and mine assailants' hatred sorely trouble
me.
Ye Twain are Lords of riches
both of earth and heaven: so grant to us your aid on the decisive day.
6 The men of
both the hosts invoked you in the fight, Indra and Varuna, that they might win
the wealth,
What time ye helped Sudas, with
all the Trtsu folk, when the Ten Kings had pressed him down in their attack.
7 Ten Kings
who worshipped not, O Indra-Varuna, confederate, in war prevailed not o'er
Sudas.
True was the boast of heroes
sitting at the feast: so at their invocations Gods were on their side.
8 O
Indra-Varuna, ye gave Sudas your aid when the Ten Kings in battle compassed him
about,
There where the white-robed
Trtsus with their braided hair, skilled in song worshipped you with homage and
with hymn.
9 One of you
Twain destroys the Vrtras in the fight, the Other evermore maintains his holy
Laws.
We call on you, ye Mighty, with
our hymns of praise. Vouchsafe us your protection, Indra-Varuna.
10 May Indra,
Varuna, Mitra, and Aryaman vouchsafe us glory and great shelter spreading far.
We think of the beneficent
light of Aditi, and Savitar's song of praise, the God who strengthens Law.
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