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1. THOU wast born mighty for
victorious valour, exulting, strongest, full of pride and courage.
There, even there, the Maruts strengthened
Indra when. his most rapid Mother stirred the Hero.
2 There with fiend's ways e'en
Prsni was seated: with much laudation they exalted Indra.
As if encompassed by the Mighty-footed, from
darkness, near at hand, forth came the Children.
3 High are thy feet when on
thy way thou goest: the strength thou foundest here hath lent thee vigour.
Thousand hyenas in thy mouth thou holdest. O
Indra, mayst thou turn the Asvins hither.
4 Speeding at once to
sacrifice thou comest for friendship thou art bringing both Nasatyas.
Thou hadst a thousand treasures in possession.
The Asvins, O thou Hero, gave thee riches.
5 Glad, for the race that
rests on holy Order, with friends who hasten to their goal, hath Indra
With these his magic powers assailed the Dasyu:
he cast away the gloomy mists, the darkness.
6 Two of like name for him
didst thou demolish, as Indra striking down the car of Usas.
With thy beloved lofty Friends thou camest, and
with the assurance of thine heart thou slewest.
7 War-loving Namuci thou
smotest, robbing the Dasa of his magic for the Rsi.
For man thou madest ready pleasant pathways,
paths leading as it were directly God-ward.
8 These names of thine thou
hast fulfilled completely: as Lord, thou boldest in thine arm, O Indra.
In thee, through thy great might, the Gods are
joyful: the roots of trees hast thou directed upward.
9 May the sweet Soma juices
make him happy to cast his quoit that lies in depth of waters.
Thou from the udder which o'er earth is
fastened hast poured the milk into the kine and herbage.
10 When others call him
offspring of the Courser, my meaning is that Mighty Power produced him.
He came from Manyu and remained in houses:
whence he hath sprung is known to Indra only.
11 Like birds of beauteous
wing the Priyamedhas, Rsis, imploring, have come nigh to Indra:
Dispel the darkness and fill full our vision
deliver us as men whom snares entangle.
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