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    Stanza 4.42.1

    मम॑ द्वि॒ता रा॒ष्ट्रं क्ष॒त्रिय॑स्य वि॒श्वायो॒र्विश्वे॑ अ॒मृता॒ यथा॑ नः | क्रतुं॑ सचन्ते॒ वरु॑णस्य दे॒वा राजा॑मि कृ॒ष्टेरु॑प॒मस्य॑ व॒व्रेः ||

    máma dvitā́ rāṣṭráṁ kṣatríyasya viśvā́yor víśve amŕ̥tā yáthā naḥ krátuṁ sacante váruṇasya devā́ rā́jāmi kr̥ṣṭér upamásya vavréḥ

    Mine is the kingdom, the dominion belongs to the ruler. All immortal beings serve me, just as all the gods obey Varuna's will. I rule over humankind in the highest dwelling.

    Stanza 4.42.2

    अ॒हं राजा॒ वरु॑णो॒ मह्यं॒ तान्य॑सु॒र्या॑णि प्रथ॒मा धा॑रयन्त | क्रतुं॑ सचन्ते॒ वरु॑णस्य दे॒वा राजा॑मि कृ॒ष्टेरु॑प॒मस्य॑ व॒व्रेः ||

    aháṁ rā́jā váruṇo máhyaṁ tā́ny asuryāā̀ṇi prathamā́ dhārayanta krátuṁ sacante váruṇasya devā́ rā́jāmi kr̥ṣṭér upamásya vavréḥ

    I am King Varuṇa; to me were given these primal divine powers. The gods follow my will. I rule over humankind.

    Stanza 4.42.3

    अ॒हमिन्द्रो॒ वरु॑ण॒स्ते म॑हि॒त्वोर्वी ग॑भी॒रे रज॑सी सु॒मेके॑ | त्वष्टे॑व॒ विश्वा॒ भुव॑नानि वि॒द्वान्त्समै॑रयं॒ रोद॑सी धा॒रयं॑ च ||

    ahám índro váruṇas té mahitvórvī́ gabhīré rájasī suméke tváṣṭeva víśvā bhúvanāni vidvā́n sám airayaṁ ródasī dhāráyaṁ ca

    I am Indra, I am Varuṇa; through my greatness, these two vast and deep realms of space, fair in their parts, were established. Knowing all beings, like Tvaṣṭar, I have joined and sustained the two worlds.

    Stanza 4.42.4

    अ॒हम॒पो अ॑पिन्वमु॒क्षमा॑णा धा॒रयं॒ दिवं॒ सद॑न ऋ॒तस्य॑ | ऋ॒तेन॑ पु॒त्रो अदि॑तेर्ऋ॒तावो॒त त्रि॒धातु॑ प्रथय॒द्वि भूम॑ ||

    ahám apó apinvam ukṣámāṇā dhāráyaṁ dívaṁ sádana r̥tásya r̥téna putró áditer r̥tā́votá tridhā́tu prathayad ví bhū́ma

    I made the waters flow, and fixed the heaven in the seat of Order. By Order, the son of Aditi, observer of Order, has spread the world in threefold measure.

    Stanza 4.42.5

    मां नरः॒ स्वश्वा॑ वा॒जय॑न्तो॒ मां वृ॒ताः स॒मर॑णे हवन्ते | कृ॒णोम्या॒जिं म॒घवा॒हमिन्द्र॒ इय॑र्मि रे॒णुम॒भिभू॑त्योजाः ||

    mā́ṁ náraḥ sváśvā vājáyanto mā́ṁ vr̥tā́ḥ samáraṇe havante kr̥ṇómy ājím maghávāhám índra íyarmi reṇúm abhíbhūtyojāḥ

    Heroes with fine horses, eager for wealth, and chosen warriors call on me in battle. I, Indra the generous, incite the contest; I stir the dust, mighty by surpassing strength.

    Stanza 4.42.6

    अ॒हं ता विश्वा॑ चकरं॒ नकि॑र्मा॒ दैव्यं॒ सहो॑ वरते॒ अप्र॑तीतम् | यन्मा॒ सोमा॑सो म॒मद॒न्यदु॒क्थोभे भ॑येते॒ रज॑सी अपा॒रे ||

    aháṁ tā́ víśvā cakaraṁ nákir mā daívyaṁ sáho varate ápratītam yán mā sómāso mamádan yád ukthóbhé bhayete rájasī apāré

    All these things I have done. No divine power can impede me. When the Somas and praises invigorate me, both unbounded realms become fearful.

    Stanza 4.42.7

    वि॒दुष्टे॒ विश्वा॒ भुव॑नानि॒ तस्य॒ ता प्र ब्र॑वीषि॒ वरु॑णाय वेधः | त्वं वृ॒त्राणि॑ शृण्विषे जघ॒न्वान्त्वं वृ॒ताँ अ॑रिणा इन्द्र॒ सिन्धू॑न् ||

    vidúṣ te víśvā bhúvanāni tásya tā́ prá bravīṣi váruṇāya vedhaḥ tváṁ vr̥trā́ṇi śr̥ṇviṣe jaghanvā́n tváṁ vr̥tā́m̐ ariṇā indra síndhūn

    All beings know your deeds. You declare these to Varuṇa, O Disposer! You are known to have slain the Vṛtras; you, Indra, set free the blocked rivers.

    Stanza 4.42.8

    अ॒स्माक॒मत्र॑ पि॒तर॒स्त आ॑सन्त्स॒प्त ऋष॑यो दौर्ग॒हे ब॒ध्यमा॑ने | त आय॑जन्त त्र॒सद॑स्युमस्या॒ इन्द्रं॒ न वृ॑त्र॒तुर॑मर्धदे॒वम् ||

    asmā́kam átra pitáras tá āsan saptá ŕ̥ṣayo daurgahé badhyámāne tá ā́yajanta trasádasyum asyā índraṁ ná vr̥tratúram ardhadevám

    Our fathers were there, the Seven Sages, when Durgaha was being captured. For her (Durgaha's family/clan), they sacrificed to obtain Trasadasyu, like Indra, the slayer of enemies, a demigod.

    Stanza 4.42.9

    पु॒रु॒कुत्सा॑नी॒ हि वा॒मदा॑शद्ध॒व्येभि॑रिन्द्रावरुणा॒ नमो॑भिः | अथा॒ राजा॑नं त्र॒सद॑स्युमस्या वृत्र॒हणं॑ ददथुरर्धदे॒वम् ||

    purukútsānī hí vām ádāśad dhavyébhir indrāvaruṇā námobhiḥ áthā rā́jānaṁ trasádasyum asyā vr̥traháṇaṁ dadathur ardhadevám

    The wife of Purukutsa indeed offered sacrifices and homage to you, Indra and Varuṇa. Therefore, you two gave her King Trasadasyu, the slayer of Vṛtras, a demigod.

    Stanza 4.42.10

    रा॒या व॒यं स॑स॒वांसो॑ मदेम ह॒व्येन॑ दे॒वा यव॑सेन॒ गावः॑ | तां धे॒नुमि॑न्द्रावरुणा यु॒वं नो॑ वि॒श्वाहा॑ धत्त॒मन॑पस्फुरन्तीम् ||

    rāyā́ vayáṁ sasavā́ṁso madema havyéna devā́ yávasena gā́vaḥ tā́ṁ dhenúm indrāvaruṇā yuváṁ no viśvā́hā dhattam ánapasphurantīm

    May we, having wealth, delight in riches, the gods in oblations, and the kine in fodder. O Indra and Varuṇa, grant us that ever-yielding milch-cow.

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