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1. EVEN as an archer shoots
afar his arrow, offer the laud to him with meet adornment.
Quell with your voice the wicked's voice, O
sages. Singer, make Indra rest beside the Soma.
2 Draw thy Friend to thee like
a cow at milking: O Singer, wake up Indra as a lover.
Make thou the Hero haste to give us riches even
as a vessel filled brimful with treasure.
3 Why, Maghavan, do they call
thee Bounteous; Giver? Quicken me: thou, I hear, art he who quickens.
Sakra, let my intelligence be active, and bring
us luck that finds great wealth, O Indra.
4 Standing, in battle for
their rights, together, the people, Indra, in the fray invoke thee.
Him who brings gifts the Hero makes his
comrade: with him who pours no juice he seeks not friendship.
5 Whoso with plenteous food
for him expresses strong Somas as much quickly-coming treasure,
For him he overthrows in early morning his
swift well-weaponed foes, and slays the tyrant.
6 He unto whom we offer
praises, Indra, Maghavan, who hath joined to ours his wishes, -
Before him even afar the foe must tremble: low
before him must bow all human glories.
7 With thy fierce bolt, O God
invoked of many, drive to a distance from afar the foeman.
O Indra, give us wealth in corn and cattle, and
make thy singer's prayer gain strength and riches.
8 Indra, the swallower of
strong libations rich in the boons they bring, the potent Somas,
He, Maghavan, will not restrict his bounty he
brings much wealth unto the Soma-presser.
9 Yea, by superior play he
wins advantage, when he, a gambler, piles his gains in season.
Celestial-natured, he o'erwhelms with riches
the devotee who keeps not back his treasure.
10 O Much-invoked, may we
subdue all famine and evil want with store of grain and cattle.
May we allied, as first in rank, with princes
obtain possessions by our own exertion.
11 Brhaspati protect us from
the rearward, and from above, and from below, from sinners!
May Indra from the front, and from the centre,
as Friend to friends, vouchsafe us room and freedom.
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