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    Stanza 10.48.1

    अ॒हं भु॑वं॒ वसु॑नः पू॒र्व्यस्पति॑र॒हं धना॑नि॒ सं ज॑यामि॒ शश्व॑तः | मां ह॑वन्ते पि॒तरं॒ न ज॒न्तवो॒ऽहं दा॒शुषे॒ वि भ॑जामि॒ भोज॑नम् ||

    ahám bhuvaṁ vásunaḥ pūrvyás pátir aháṁ dhánāni sáṁ jayāmi śáśvataḥ mā́ṁ havante pitáraṁ ná jantávo 'háṁ dāśúṣe ví bhajāmi bhójanam

    I existed as the lord of wealth, the first master. I win and gather all riches always. Creatures call on me as a father. I distribute food to the sacrificer.

    Stanza 10.48.2

    अ॒हमिन्द्रो॒ रोधो॒ वक्षो॒ अथ॑र्वणस्त्रि॒ताय॒ गा अ॑जनय॒महे॒रधि॑ | अ॒हं दस्यु॑भ्यः॒ परि॑ नृ॒म्णमा द॑दे गो॒त्रा शिक्ष॑न्दधी॒चे मा॑त॒रिश्व॑ने ||

    ahám índro ródho vákṣo átharvaṇas tritā́ya gā́ ajanayam áher ádhi aháṁ dásyubhyaḥ pári nr̥mṇám ā́ dade gotrā́ śíkṣan dadhīcé mātaríśvane

    I am Indra, the support and strength of Atharvan. I brought forth cows from the serpent for Trita. I took away might from the enemies. I gave stalls to Matarishvan.

    Stanza 10.48.3

    मह्यं॒ त्वष्टा॒ वज्र॑मतक्षदाय॒सं मयि॑ दे॒वासो॑ऽवृज॒न्नपि॒ क्रतु॑म् | ममानी॑कं॒ सूर्य॑स्येव दु॒ष्टरं॒ मामार्य॑न्ति कृ॒तेन॒ कर्त्वे॑न च ||

    máhyaṁ tváṣṭā vájram atakṣad āyasám máyi devā́so 'vr̥jann ápi krátum mámā́nīkaṁ sū́ryasyeva duṣṭáram mā́m ā́ryanti kr̥téna kártvena ca

    For me, Tvashṭar fashioned the thunderbolt of iron. The gods placed strength within me. My form is like the sun, difficult to endure. They honor me for my deeds, done and to be done.

    Stanza 10.48.4

    अ॒हमे॒तं ग॒व्यय॒मश्व्यं॑ प॒शुं पु॑री॒षिणं॒ साय॑केना हिर॒ण्यय॑म् | पु॒रू स॒हस्रा॒ नि शि॑शामि दा॒शुषे॒ यन्मा॒ सोमा॑स उ॒क्थिनो॒ अम॑न्दिषुः ||

    ahám etáṁ gavyáyam áśvyam paśúm purīṣíṇaṁ sā́yakenā hiraṇyáyam purū́ sahásrā ní śiśāmi dāśúṣe yán mā sómāsa ukthíno ámandiṣuḥ

    I, with my destructive bolt, have acquired these cattle, horses, and gold. I grant thousands to the worshipper. They rejoice when I, filled with Soma and praise, am happy.

    Stanza 10.48.5

    अ॒हमिन्द्रो॒ न परा॑ जिग्य॒ इद्धनं॒ न मृ॒त्यवेऽव॑ तस्थे॒ कदा॑ च॒न | सोम॒मिन्मा॑ सु॒न्वन्तो॑ याचता॒ वसु॒ न मे॑ पूरवः स॒ख्ये रि॑षाथन ||

    ahám índro ná párā jigya íd dhánaṁ ná mr̥tyávé 'va tasthe kádā caná sómam ín mā sunvánto yācatā vásu ná me pūravaḥ sakhyé riṣāthana

    I am Indra; I have never been defeated in gaining wealth. I have never yielded to death. Pressing Soma, ask wealth from me alone. O Pūrus, in my friendship you will not suffer harm.

    Stanza 10.48.6

    अ॒हमे॒ताञ्छाश्व॑सतो॒ द्वाद्वेन्द्रं॒ ये वज्रं॑ यु॒धयेऽकृ॑ण्वत | आ॒ह्वय॑मानाँ॒ अव॒ हन्म॑नाहनं दृ॒ळ्हा वद॒न्नन॑मस्युर्नम॒स्विनः॑ ||

    ahám etā́ñ chā́śvasato dvā́ dvéndraṁ yé vájraṁ yudháyé 'kr̥ṇvata āhváyamānām̐ áva hánmanāhanaṁ dr̥ḷhā́ vádann ánamasyur namasvínaḥ

    I struck down these roaring ones, two by two, who fashioned the thunderbolt for battle. Challenging ones, I struck down with my weapon. The strong speak, and the disrespectful become respectful.

    Stanza 10.48.7

    अ॒भी॒३॒॑दमेक॒मेको॑ अस्मि नि॒ष्षाळ॒भी द्वा किमु॒ त्रयः॑ करन्ति | खले॒ न प॒र्षान्प्रति॑ हन्मि॒ भूरि॒ किं मा॑ निन्दन्ति॒ शत्र॑वोऽनि॒न्द्राः ||

    abhīā̀dám ékam éko asmi niṣṣā́ḷ abhī́ dvā́ kím u tráyaḥ karanti khále ná parṣā́n práti hanmi bhū́ri kím mā nindanti śátravo 'nindrā́ḥ

    I am one, supreme. What can two or three do to me? I strike down crowds like sheaves in a threshing floor. Why do my enemies, who lack Indra, revile me?

    Stanza 10.48.8

    अ॒हं गु॒ङ्गुभ्यो॑ अतिथि॒ग्वमिष्क॑र॒मिषं॒ न वृ॑त्र॒तुरं॑ वि॒क्षु धा॑रयम् | यत्प॑र्णय॒घ्न उ॒त वा॑ करञ्ज॒हे प्राहं म॒हे वृ॑त्र॒हत्ये॒ अशु॑श्रवि ||

    aháṁ guṅgúbhyo atithigvám íṣkaram íṣaṁ ná vr̥tratúraṁ vikṣú dhārayam yát parṇayaghná utá vā karañjahé prā́hám mahé vr̥trahátye áśuśravi

    I made Atithigva strong against the Gungus. I placed strength among the people, like strength that conquers Vr̥tra. I heard of my great victory in battle, where enemies like Parnaya and Karanja were slain.

    Stanza 10.48.9

    प्र मे॒ नमी॑ सा॒प्य इ॒षे भु॒जे भू॒द्गवा॒मेषे॑ स॒ख्या कृ॑णुत द्वि॒ता | दि॒द्युं यद॑स्य समि॒थेषु॑ मं॒हय॒मादिदे॑नं॒ शंस्य॑मु॒क्थ्यं॑ करम् ||

    prá me námī sāpyá iṣé bhujé bhūd gávām éṣe sakhyā́ kr̥ṇuta dvitā́ didyúṁ yád asya samithéṣu maṁháyam ā́d íd enaṁ śáṁsyam ukthyàṁ karam

    Namī Sāpya approached me for food and enjoyment. He sought my friendship for cows. I gave him a brilliant arrow for the battle, making him worthy of praise and hymns.

    Stanza 10.48.10

    प्र नेम॑स्मिन्ददृशे॒ सोमो॑ अ॒न्तर्गो॒पा नेम॑मा॒विर॒स्था कृ॑णोति | स ति॒ग्मशृ॑ङ्गं वृष॒भं युयु॑त्सन्द्रु॒हस्त॑स्थौ बहु॒ले ब॒द्धो अ॒न्तः ||

    prá némasmin dadr̥śe sómo antár gopā́ némam āvír asthā́ kr̥ṇoti sá tigmáśr̥ṅgaṁ vr̥ṣabháṁ yúyutsan druhás tasthau bahulé baddhó antáḥ

    In this, Soma is seen within. The herdsman reveals the other. He, the bull with sharp horns, eager to fight, stood bound within the demon's vastness.

    Stanza 10.48.11

    आ॒दि॒त्यानां॒ वसू॑नां रु॒द्रिया॑णां दे॒वो दे॒वानां॒ न मि॑नामि॒ धाम॑ | ते मा॑ भ॒द्राय॒ शव॑से ततक्षु॒रप॑राजित॒मस्तृ॑त॒मषा॑ळ्हम् ||

    ādityā́nāṁ vásūnāṁ rudríyāṇāṁ devó devā́nāṁ ná mināmi dhā́ma té mā bhadrā́ya śávase tatakṣur áparājitam ástr̥tam áṣāḷham

    As a god, I do not break the laws of the Adityas, Vasus, and Rudriyas. The gods fashioned me for auspicious strength. I am unconquered, invincible, and unbeatable.

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