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    Stanza 6.25.1

    या त॑ ऊ॒तिर॑व॒मा या प॑र॒मा या म॑ध्य॒मेन्द्र॑ शुष्मि॒न्नस्ति॑ | ताभि॑रू॒ षु वृ॑त्र॒हत्ये॑ऽवीर्न ए॒भिश्च॒ वाजै॑र्म॒हान्न॑ उग्र ||

    yā́ ta ūtír avamā́ yā́ paramā́ yā́ madhyaméndra śuṣminn ásti tā́bhir ū ṣú vr̥trahátye 'vīr na ebhíś ca vā́jair mahā́n na ugra

    O Mighty Indra, may your help, whether it be the least, the highest, or the middle kind, be with us. With these forces and aids, O powerful one, make us great, and in the battle against Vritra, protect us.

    Stanza 6.25.2

    आभिः॒ स्पृधो॑ मिथ॒तीररि॑षण्यन्न॒मित्र॑स्य व्यथया म॒न्युमि॑न्द्र | आभि॒र्विश्वा॑ अभि॒युजो॒ विषू॑ची॒रार्या॑य॒ विशोऽव॑ तारी॒र्दासीः॑ ||

    ā́bhi spŕ̥dho mithatī́r áriṣaṇyann amítrasya vyathayā manyúm indra ā́bhir víśvā abhiyújo víṣūcīr ā́ryāya víśó 'va tārīr dā́sīḥ

    With these, Indra, scatter the opposing enemies and discomfit their wrath. With these same aids, conquer all invading forces and drive away the Dasa tribes for the Arya.

    Stanza 6.25.3

    इन्द्र॑ जा॒मय॑ उ॒त येऽजा॑मयोऽर्वाची॒नासो॑ व॒नुषो॑ युयु॒ज्रे | त्वमे॑षां विथु॒रा शवां॑सि ज॒हि वृष्ण्या॑नि कृणु॒ही परा॑चः ||

    índra jāmáya utá yé 'jāmayo 'rvācīnā́so vanúṣo yuyujré tvám eṣāṁ vithurā́ śávāṁsi jahí vŕ̥ṣṇyāni kr̥ṇuhī́ párācaḥ

    O Indra, strike down the strength of these enemies, whether they are kin or not, who have arrayed themselves against us. Destroy their valorous power and make them flee in confusion.

    Stanza 6.25.4

    शूरो॑ वा॒ शूरं॑ वनते॒ शरी॑रैस्तनू॒रुचा॒ तरु॑षि॒ यत्कृ॒ण्वैते॑ | तो॒के वा॒ गोषु॒ तन॑ये॒ यद॒प्सु वि क्रन्द॑सी उ॒र्वरा॑सु॒ ब्रवै॑ते ||

    śū́ro vā śū́raṁ vanate śárīrais tanūrúcā táruṣi yát kr̥ṇvaíte toké vā góṣu tánaye yád apsú ví krándasī urvárāsu brávaite

    Indeed, a hero defeats a hero with his bodily strength, shining in his armor, when engaging in battle. When two opposing sides clash over offspring, cattle, water, or fertile lands, may they contend.

    Stanza 6.25.5

    न॒हि त्वा॒ शूरो॒ न तु॒रो न धृ॒ष्णुर्न त्वा॑ यो॒धो मन्य॑मानो यु॒योध॑ | इन्द्र॒ नकि॑ष्ट्वा॒ प्रत्य॑स्त्येषां॒ विश्वा॑ जा॒तान्य॒भ्य॑सि॒ तानि॑ ||

    nahí tvā śū́ro ná turó ná dhr̥ṣṇúr ná tvā yodhó mányamāno yuyódha índra nákiṣ ṭvā práty asty eṣāṁ víśvā jātā́ny abhy àsi tā́ni

    No strong man, nor swift, nor brave, nor a warrior thinking himself capable, has ever fought against you, O Indra. None can stand against you; you surpass all beings.

    Stanza 6.25.6

    स प॑त्यत उ॒भयो॑र्नृ॒म्णम॒योर्यदी॑ वे॒धसः॑ समि॒थे हव॑न्ते | वृ॒त्रे वा॑ म॒हो नृ॒वति॒ क्षये॑ वा॒ व्यच॑स्वन्ता॒ यदि॑ वितन्त॒सैते॑ ||

    sá patyata ubháyor nr̥mṇám ayór yádī vedhásaḥ samithé hávante vr̥tré vā mahó nr̥váti kṣáye vā vyácasvantā yádi vitantasaíte

    He (Indra) rules over the valor of both armies, when the leaders call them to battle. Whether in fighting a great foe or in defending a home with heroes, may they be guided by him.

    Stanza 6.25.7

    अध॑ स्मा ते चर्ष॒णयो॒ यदेजा॒निन्द्र॑ त्रा॒तोत भ॑वा वरू॒ता | अ॒स्माका॑सो॒ ये नृत॑मासो अ॒र्य इन्द्र॑ सू॒रयो॑ दधि॒रे पु॒रो नः॑ ||

    ádha smā te carṣaṇáyo yád éjān índra trātótá bhavā varūtā́ asmā́kāso yé nŕ̥tamāso aryá índra sūráyo dadhiré puró naḥ

    When people engage in battle, O Indra, may you be our protector and savior. Those who are most heroic among our friends, the pious ones, have placed themselves foremost, O Indra, for us.

    Stanza 6.25.8

    अनु॑ ते दायि म॒ह इ॑न्द्रि॒याय॑ स॒त्रा ते॒ विश्व॒मनु॑ वृत्र॒हत्ये॑ | अनु॑ क्ष॒त्रमनु॒ सहो॑ यज॒त्रेन्द्र॑ दे॒वेभि॒रनु॑ ते नृ॒षह्ये॑ ||

    ánu te dāyi mahá indriyā́ya satrā́ te víśvam ánu vr̥trahátye ánu kṣatrám ánu sáho yajatréndra devébhir ánu te nr̥ṣáhye

    For your great divine power, O Indra, all dominion has been given, and it remains with you forever. All strength and might are yours, especially in the destruction of Vritra. O worshippable one, following the gods, your power to conquer men is affirmed.

    Stanza 6.25.9

    ए॒वा नः॒ स्पृधः॒ सम॑जा स॒मत्स्विन्द्र॑ रार॒न्धि मि॑थ॒तीरदे॑वीः | वि॒द्याम॒ वस्तो॒रव॑सा गृ॒णन्तो॑ भ॒रद्वा॑जा उ॒त त॑ इन्द्र नू॒नम् ||

    evā́ na spŕ̥dhaḥ sám ajā samátsv índra rārandhí mithatī́r ádevīḥ vidyā́ma vástor ávasā gr̥ṇánto bharádvājā utá ta indra nūnám

    So, O Indra, drive together our adversaries in battles and make the godless enemies yield. May we, singing praises, find your protection at dawn, O Indra, and now too, we Bharadvajas.

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