1.  Three [things] Aryaman [maintains] throughout deva-s' presence,
    three celestial luminous spheres they maintain.
    Having refined power of discernment Marut-s illuminate thee by means of speech,
    having mental schemas for an effective contemplation, thou are their seer, O Indra!

2.  After that Marut-s illuminated by means of speech exalting Indra
    who has drank extracted [Soma];
    he reclaimed thunderbolt. When he hit the snake¹,
    he released restless waters to flow. 

3.  And may Indra, O Marut-s--formulators,
    drink of well-pressed Soma for my sake!
    This oblation found cows for an intelligent man,
    Indra drinking it slayed the snake.

4.  Afterwards, he shall prop the two Rodas-es farther off,
    so that even clothed he would scare the beast;
    taunting the swallower, in opposition to the hissing one, 
    Indra fended off the demon,².
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5.  Then through understanding, O munificent one, 
    all deva-s yielded to thee a drink of Soma
    when in the course of flickering
    you made flying in the east bay mares³ of the sun secondary.
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6.  When with the thunderbolt the munificent one shall cut 
    simultaneously nine and ninety coils of this one into pieces,
    by means of speech Marut-s [would] illuminate Indra in the meeting place.
    Do ye vex the Heaven with an utterance in triṣṭubʰ meter!

7.  A companion for a companion, Agni quickly roasted
    using resourcefulness of this one, three hundred buffaloes.
    To slay Vṛtra, Indra shall drink the extracted Soma ---
    three channels of a man at the same time.

8.  When thou devoured three hundred buffaloes in a month,
    [and when] thou, the munificent one, drank up three containing Soma channels,
    all deva-s called up a battle, as if [it was] a song, for Indra's sake
    so that he would slay the snake.

9.  When you two, Uśanas with overwhelming ones [and thou], O Indra,
    came to the house by means of speeding horses,
    making a warrior on a chariot within thy reach⁴,
    thou traveled with Kutsa; with deva-s thou placed Śuṣṇa within his reach.

10. Thou teared off the other wheel of the sun;
    for Kutsa thou created another mental space to move [in]. 
    Thou crushed faceless dasyu-s with a deadly weapon,
    thou put into a bind those whose speech is insulting.

11. Gaurivīti's hymns of praise strengthened thee,
    thou made Pipru to submit to Vaidatʰina,
    Ṛjiśvan made thee ready for companionship.
    Ripening what is being ``cooked'', thou drank Soma of this one.

12. Navagva-s who pressed Soma, daśagva-s
    praise Indra with hymns of illumination.
    Exerting themselves men uncovered just that ---
    related to cows, wide, providing shelter [place].

13. How shall I, knowing thee, encompass heroic [deeds]
    that thou performed [before], O munificent one,
    and those recent [ones] that you performed, O most swollen?
    During knowledge-sharing sessions we will only proclaim those of thee.

14. Performing all these repeatedly, O Indra,
    through valor unencompassed by circumstances of manifestation,
    [and because of these] which thou, O thunderbolt-wielder, daring, performed,
    no one who [can] remove this thy controlling power.

15. O Indra, enjoy this sacred formulation, [this] being made [pressings⁵ of Soma] 
    which we, novices, made for thee, O most swollen one!
    Like lovely well-made garments, like an intelligent artificer --- a chariot,
    I, seeking what's beneficial, formed in mind [this formulation].

1.  Where [is] that hero who beheld having easy-going chariot Indra,
    coming again and again by means of two tawny ones,
    [the hero] who, seeking pressed out Soma, by means of the treasure [becomes] thunderbolt-wielder
    when the much-invoked-together-with-[his]-assistance one¹ [is] coming home.

2.  Secretly, I spotted his² track;
    endeavoring, I went along with the wrath of him who makes impact;
    I asked others and they told me
    [that] men who are awake can attain Indra.

3.  Now, at a Soma libation, which thy deeds we proclaim,
    O Indra, which thou shall frequent for us?
    [Those ones] he who has not experienced shall experience, and he who has experienced shall be attentive ---
    this generous one conveys himself as an entire army.

4.  The very moment [thou were] born, thou made the mind steady, O Indra;
    even [being] alone, thou eagerly seek to engage in battle ever more numerous [opponents];
    with the power to change [perception] thou have made even a stone to appear shining;
    thou shall discern the wide [space] of appearing at dawn cows³.

5.  When thou, the ultimate one, have manifested thyself as an extreme one,
    bearing far-and-wide the famous mark⁴
    (that's why deva-s were afraid of Indra ---
    he overcame all waters [that were] the mistresses⁵ of the demon),

6.  [then] just for thee these providing comfort Marut-s⁶, 
    sing a hymn of illumination, press the herb [for Soma] ---
    Indra shall pursue imposing, lying against waters snake
    which has the power to frame [ideas and perception] with illusions.

7.  Thou, through circumstances of manifestation driving an increase [in strength, speed, etc.],
    O generous one, satisfied with an evocative expression⁷ [thou] easily disperse inhibitions ---
    in this case, the head⁸ of demon Namuci
    that thou, seeking an unimpeded pathway for an intelligent man, have caused to whirl⁹.

8.  Just after thou, O Indra, made me yoked,
    [thou ---] whirling around the head of demon Namuci,
    indeed, [made] the rock¹⁰ resounding, spinning,
    the two Rodas-es, like two wheels [to a chariot], [became harnessed] for the sake of the Marut-s.

9.  Since the demon has made the females¹¹ [his] weapons,
    what could they do against me? His armies lack strength.
    Since he¹² observed [them] within both his¹³ nourishing streams¹⁴,
    therefore Indra approached [them] to fight the impulse to suffer want.

10. In this case cows¹⁵ on both sides¹⁶ found their way,
    when here and there they were separated from calves¹⁷,
    and Indra by his powers united them
    when well-extracted drops of Soma inflamed him.

11. When stirred-by-Babʰru drops of Soma exhilarated him,
    he, resembling a bull, howled loudly in the seats¹⁸.
    Stronghold-breaker Indra, having drunk of it¹⁹,
    shall yield [the calves²⁰] of appearing at dawn cows²¹.

12. Ruśama-s, granting four thousands of cows,
    made this [endeavor²²] fortunate, O Agni,
    ``we took hold of far-extending bounties 
    of debt-collecting²³ one, of the most manly of men''

13. Ruśama-s send me off home well-decorated
    with thousands of cows, O Agni!
    Pungent, pressed out [drops of Soma] inflamed Indra
    at night, at first lights [of dawn] --- [away] from the uncertainty.

14. That night of rest which [was] uncertain has grown bright
    for the debt-collecting one, for the chieftain of Ruśama-s.
    Like fleet, capable of a rush of vigour courser [is] anointed [with honors],
    [so] Babʰru procured four thousands [cows].

15. Among Ruśama-s we have taken hold
    of four-thousand-strong herd consisting of cows, O Agni,!
    Also, [we have taken hold of] the heated cauldron²⁴ which was to be plucked forth²⁵;
    but that one²⁶, made of metal, we, inspired ones, take [back].

1.  Indra makes a swift course for a chariot¹ 
    that he, generous, ascended, [that] employs a rush of vigour.
    Like herdsman leads on a herd of cattle,
    he², proof against injury, wishing to procure [an advantage for his companions], advances first.

2.  Rush forth here, O accompanied-by-tawny-ones one, do not be illdisposed
    to yielding flame-like [burst of energy³], accompany us! 
    Surely there is nothing better than thee, O Indra,
    thou have made even those who lack anything to barter to be with a wife.
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3.  When he has begot overwhelming strength from overwhelming strength [of that flame-like burst of energy],
    Indra directs all of the powers over affections.
    He drove abundant [waters] inside the cave,
    he illumined conglomerated [there] darkness with light.
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4.  Anu people shall prepare thy chariot for a horse,
    Tvaṣṭṛ --- bright thunderbolt, O much invoked one!
    Formulators, magnifying Indra with hymns of illumination,
    make [him too] strong for the snake to slay [him].

5.  When for thee, for the bull, O Indra, bulls sing a hymn of illumination ---
    singers and Aditi acting in harmony with each other,
    without a horse, without a chariot, driven by Indra,
    the purifying [waters] turn towards impulses to suffer want.
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6.  I shall mention thy former deeds,
    then recent ones that thou, O generous one, performed:
    [the deeds] when, O possessing powers, thou hold in equipoise both Rodas-es
    [thus] winning for an intelligent [man] waters whose drops are manifold.

7.  Just that thy deed, O inspired, accomplishing wonderful deeds one,
    [that] in that case, when slaying the snake, thou have moderated [thy] frenzy,
    thou enveloped even Śuṣṇa's illusions;
    continuing to fly forth⁴ thou drove back impulses to suffer want.

8.  Thou made abundant waters to stay [as if] still for Yadu [and] Turvaśa
    [when] bringing [them] over, O Indra! 
    You two became ferocious [when] thou did lead Kutsa
    when indeed deva-s zealously joined you two.

9.  O Indra [and] Kutsa, conveying yourselves by means of a chariot,
    let the steeds bring you here, near the ear⁵!
    You two blow it out of there, away from the meeting place
    [and] keep away mental obscurations from the heart of a bountiful [worshiper].
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10. This poet, seeking help, also approached
    yoked, even well yoked horses of Vāta;
    in this case all thy companion Marut-s, O Indra,
    did strengthen formulations, the power to control.

11. During uncertainty, even the chariot of him⁶ who vivifies,
    that [was] behind, he⁷ makes being in front, speeding.
    The flickering one⁸ shall bring the wheel⁹ --- he repairs [it].
    Accepting in advance [our sacrifice] he¹⁰ will procure for us resourcefulness.
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12. This one, O people, came here to behold a friend, 
    [this one,] Indra seeking pressed out Soma,
    so that speaking [now] singer,
    whose quick movement adʰvaryu-s will follow, would be brought away [from here], to the altar.

13. Who would strive after [it] those shall strive after [it] now.
    Mortals, O immortal one --- may they not fall into anxiety!
    Place those who seek to sacrifice within [thy] reach, and put the vigour into them ---
    into folks who might become thy.

1.  Thou did burst again and again the spring, did pour [waters] forth through apertures,
    thou calmed repeatedly repressed floods¹.
    When thou shall present a mighty knotty one,
    thou should discharge streams that maintain, thou should drive away Dānava,².

2.  Thou hastened according to the proper sequence repeatedly repressed springs,
    the udder of the knotty one, O bearer of thunderbolt!
    Also, O ferocious one, having struck reposing, confused snake,
    thou, O Indra, have effected the power to control.

3.  Indra, using [his] powers to control, has knocked out
    the destructive weapon even of that mighty beast
    who considered himself to be the only irresistible one ---
    then another emerged, stronger than him.