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    Stanza 6.22.1

    य एक॒ इद्धव्य॑श्चर्षणी॒नामिन्द्रं॒ तं गी॒र्भिर॒भ्य॑र्च आ॒भिः | यः पत्य॑ते वृष॒भो वृष्ण्या॑वान्त्स॒त्यः सत्वा॑ पुरुमा॒यः सह॑स्वान् ||

    yá éka íd dhávyaś carṣaṇīnā́m índraṁ táṁ gīrbhír abhy àrca ābhíḥ yáḥ pátyate vr̥ṣabhó vŕ̥ṣṇyāvān satyáḥ sátvā purumāyáḥ sáhasvān

    To that Indra, who is the unique, worshipful one among people, I offer these hymns. He is the Lord who prevails with strength, a true hero, full of might and great wisdom.

    Stanza 6.22.2

    तमु॑ नः॒ पूर्वे॑ पि॒तरो॒ नव॑ग्वाः स॒प्त विप्रा॑सो अ॒भि वा॒जय॑न्तः | न॒क्ष॒द्दा॒भं ततु॑रिं पर्वते॒ष्ठामद्रो॑घवाचं म॒तिभिः॒ शवि॑ष्ठम् ||

    tám u naḥ pū́rve pitáro návagvāḥ saptá víprāso abhí vājáyantaḥ nakṣaddābháṁ táturim parvateṣṭhā́m ádroghavācam matíbhiḥ śáviṣṭham

    Our ancient ancestors, the Navagvas and the seven wise ones, praised him while striving for victory. He reached out to us, the swift conqueror on the mountain, with honest speech and great power through their wisdom.

    Stanza 6.22.3

    तमी॑मह॒ इन्द्र॑मस्य रा॒यः पु॑रु॒वीर॑स्य नृ॒वतः॑ पुरु॒क्षोः | यो अस्कृ॑धोयुर॒जरः॒ स्व॑र्वा॒न्तमा भ॑र हरिवो माद॒यध्यै॑ ||

    tám īmaha índram asya rāyáḥ puruvī́rasya nr̥vátaḥ purukṣóḥ yó áskr̥dhoyur ajáraḥ svàrvān tám ā́ bhara harivo mādayádhyai

    We seek that Indra for his wealth, which brings many heroes and men. O Lord of horses, bring us celestial riches and joy, so we can be happy.

    Stanza 6.22.4

    तन्नो॒ वि वो॑चो॒ यदि॑ ते पु॒रा चि॑ज्जरि॒तार॑ आन॒शुः सु॒म्नमि॑न्द्र | कस्ते॑ भा॒गः किं वयो॑ दुध्र खिद्वः॒ पुरु॑हूत पुरूवसोऽसुर॒घ्नः ||

    tán no ví voco yádi te purā́ cij jaritā́ra ānaśúḥ sumnám indra kás te bhāgáḥ kíṁ váyo dudhra khidvaḥ púruhūta purūvaso 'suraghnáḥ

    Tell us, Indra, if formerly the singers have obtained your favor. What is your share, O much-invoked and mighty one, who slays the Asuras? What is your bounty, what is your nourishment?

    Stanza 6.22.5

    तं पृ॒च्छन्ती॒ वज्र॑हस्तं रथे॒ष्ठामिन्द्रं॒ वेपी॒ वक्व॑री॒ यस्य॒ नू गीः | तु॒वि॒ग्रा॒भं तु॑विकू॒र्मिं र॑भो॒दां गा॒तुमि॑षे॒ नक्ष॑ते॒ तुम्र॒मच्छ॑ ||

    tám pr̥chántī vájrahastaṁ ratheṣṭhā́m índraṁ vépī vákvarī yásya nū́ gī́ḥ tuvigrābháṁ tuvikūrmíṁ rabhodā́m gātúm iṣe nákṣate túmram ácha

    We approach the thunderbolt-wielding Indra, who is in his chariot. The singer, with her strong, wise hymn, reaches for him. He, strong and with great skill, reaches for the food and for the mighty one.

    Stanza 6.22.6

    अ॒या ह॒ त्यं मा॒यया॑ वावृधा॒नं म॑नो॒जुवा॑ स्वतवः॒ पर्व॑तेन | अच्यु॑ता चिद्वीळि॒ता स्वो॑जो रु॒जो वि दृ॒ळ्हा धृ॑ष॒ता वि॑रप्शिन् ||

    ayā́ ha tyám māyáyā vāvr̥dhānám manojúvā svatavaḥ párvatena ácyutā cid vīḷitā́ svojo rujó ví dr̥ḷhā́ dhr̥ṣatā́ virapśin

    You, with your own power and by this skill, have grown strong. With the mind-swift chariot, O self-reliant one, you broke apart the firmly fixed and unshakeable things, O roaring, mightiest one.

    Stanza 6.22.7

    तं वो॑ धि॒या नव्य॑स्या॒ शवि॑ष्ठं प्र॒त्नं प्र॑त्न॒वत्प॑रितंस॒यध्यै॑ | स नो॑ वक्षदनिमा॒नः सु॒वह्मेन्द्रो॒ विश्वा॒न्यति॑ दु॒र्गहा॑णि ||

    táṁ vo dhiyā́ návyasyā śáviṣṭham pratnám pratnavát paritaṁsayádhyai sá no vakṣad animānáḥ suváhméndro víśvāny áti durgáhāṇi

    We will prepare that strongest, ancient Indra for you with new devotion, in the ancient way. May he, the boundless Indra, guide us through all difficult places.

    Stanza 6.22.8

    आ जना॑य॒ द्रुह्व॑णे॒ पार्थि॑वानि दि॒व्यानि॑ दीपयो॒ऽन्तरि॑क्षा | तपा॑ वृषन्वि॒श्वतः॑ शो॒चिषा॒ तान्ब्र॑ह्म॒द्विषे॑ शोचय॒ क्षाम॒पश्च॑ ||

    ā́ jánāya drúhvaṇe pā́rthivāni divyā́ni dīpayo 'ntárikṣā tápā vr̥ṣan viśvátaḥ śocíṣā tā́n brahmadvíṣe śocaya kṣā́m apáś ca

    Ignite the earthly, heavenly, and atmospheric realms for the people who oppress. Burn them with heat, O strong one, on all sides. Burn the earth and waters for the enemy of devotion.

    Stanza 6.22.9

    भुवो॒ जन॑स्य दि॒व्यस्य॒ राजा॒ पार्थि॑वस्य॒ जग॑तस्त्वेषसंदृक् | धि॒ष्व वज्रं॒ दक्षि॑ण इन्द्र॒ हस्ते॒ विश्वा॑ अजुर्य दयसे॒ वि मा॒याः ||

    bhúvo jánasya divyásya rā́jā pā́rthivasya jágatas tveṣasaṁdr̥k dhiṣvá vájraṁ dákṣiṇa indra háste víśvā ajurya dayase ví māyā́ḥ

    You rule the heavenly beings, the earthly beings, and the moving world. O Indra, grasp the thunderbolt in your right hand, O undecaying one! Destroy all enchantments.

    Stanza 6.22.10

    आ सं॒यत॑मिन्द्र णः स्व॒स्तिं श॑त्रु॒तूर्या॑य बृह॒तीममृ॑ध्राम् | यया॒ दासा॒न्यार्या॑णि वृ॒त्रा करो॑ वज्रिन्त्सु॒तुका॒ नाहु॑षाणि ||

    ā́ saṁyátam indra ṇaḥ svastíṁ śatrutū́ryāya br̥hatī́m ámr̥dhrām yáyā dā́sāny ā́ryāṇi vr̥trā́ káro vajrin sutúkā nā́huṣāṇi

    O Indra, grant us firm prosperity for overcoming enemies, which is vast and unfailing. With it, empower the Dasas and the Aryas, and make the Nahushas mighty.

    Stanza 6.22.11

    स नो॑ नि॒युद्भिः॑ पुरुहूत वेधो वि॒श्ववा॑राभि॒रा ग॑हि प्रयज्यो | न या अदे॑वो॒ वर॑ते॒ न दे॒व आभि॑र्याहि॒ तूय॒मा म॑द्र्य॒द्रिक् ||

    sá no niyúdbhiḥ puruhūta vedho viśvávārābhir ā́ gahi prayajyo ná yā́ ádevo várate ná devá ā́bhir yāhi tū́yam ā́ madryadrík

    Come to us with your horses, O much-invoked Indra, who brings all blessings. No god or demon can stop you. Come swiftly with these horses, O powerful one.

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