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    Stanza 7.23.1

    उदु॒ ब्रह्मा॑ण्यैरत श्रव॒स्येन्द्रं॑ सम॒र्ये म॑हया वसिष्ठ | आ यो विश्वा॑नि॒ शव॑सा त॒तानो॑पश्रो॒ता म॒ ईव॑तो॒ वचां॑सि ||

    úd u bráhmāṇy airata śravasyéndraṁ samaryé mahayā vasiṣṭha ā́ yó víśvāni śávasā tatā́nopaśrotā́ ma ī́vato vácāṁsi

    Lifted up by the desire for glory, Vasishtha, praise Indra in the assembly of warriors. He who, by his strength, has extended over all existence, may he, attentive, hear my words, as I speak to him.

    Stanza 7.23.2

    अया॑मि॒ घोष॑ इन्द्र दे॒वजा॑मिरिर॒ज्यन्त॒ यच्छु॒रुधो॒ विवा॑चि | न॒हि स्वमायु॑श्चिकि॒ते जने॑षु॒ तानीदंहां॒स्यति॑ पर्ष्य॒स्मान् ||

    áyāmi ghóṣa indra devájāmir irajyánta yác churúdho vívāci nahí svám ā́yuś cikité jáneṣu tā́nī́d áṁhāṁsy áti parṣy asmā́n

    A cry, pleasing to the gods, arose, O Indra, for strength. No one among men knows the span of his own life; may you carry us across these dangers.

    Stanza 7.23.3

    यु॒जे रथं॑ ग॒वेष॑णं॒ हरि॑भ्या॒मुप॒ ब्रह्मा॑णि जुजुषा॒णम॑स्थुः | वि बा॑धिष्ट॒ स्य रोद॑सी महि॒त्वेन्द्रो॑ वृ॒त्राण्य॑प्र॒ती ज॑घ॒न्वान् ||

    yujé ráthaṁ gavéṣaṇaṁ háribhyām úpa bráhmāṇi jujuṣāṇám asthuḥ ví bādhiṣṭa syá ródasī mahitvéndro vr̥trā́ṇy apratī́ jaghanvā́n

    I harness the chariot, seeking cows, to the horses; my prayers have reached him who accepted them with joy. Indra, when he had overcome the resistances, forcefully separated the two worlds with his might.

    Stanza 7.23.4

    आप॑श्चित्पिप्युः स्त॒र्यो॒३॒॑ न गावो॒ नक्ष॑न्नृ॒तं ज॑रि॒तार॑स्त इन्द्र | या॒हि वा॒युर्न नि॒युतो॑ नो॒ अच्छा॒ त्वं हि धी॒भिर्दय॑से॒ वि वाजा॑न् ||

    ā́paś cit pipyu staryò ná gā́vo nákṣann r̥táṁ jaritā́ras ta indra yāhí vāyúr ná niyúto no áchā tváṁ hí dhībhír dáyase ví vā́jān

    The waters swelled, not like cows (giving sustenance); the singers sought the truth for you, O Indra. Come to us like the wind with its teams; you indeed bestow riches through our thoughts.

    Stanza 7.23.5

    ते त्वा॒ मदा॑ इन्द्र मादयन्तु शु॒ष्मिणं॑ तुवि॒राध॑सं जरि॒त्रे | एको॑ देव॒त्रा दय॑से॒ हि मर्ता॑न॒स्मिञ्छू॑र॒ सव॑ने मादयस्व ||

    té tvā mádā indra mādayantu śuṣmíṇaṁ tuvirā́dhasaṁ jaritré éko devatrā́ dáyase hí mártān asmíñ chūra sávane mādayasva

    May these exhilarations, O Indra, gladden you, the strong, the abundant giver to the singer. Alone among the gods you bestow favour on mortals; rejoice, O Hero, in this offering.

    Stanza 7.23.6

    ए॒वेदिन्द्रं॒ वृष॑णं॒ वज्र॑बाहुं॒ वसि॑ष्ठासो अ॒भ्य॑र्चन्त्य॒र्कैः | स नः॑ स्तु॒तो वी॒रव॑द्धातु॒ गोम॑द्यू॒यं पा॑त स्व॒स्तिभिः॒ सदा॑ नः ||

    evéd índraṁ vŕ̥ṣaṇaṁ vájrabāhuṁ vásiṣṭhāso abhy àrcanty arkaíḥ sá na stutó vīrávad dhātu gómad yūyám pāta svastíbhiḥ sádā naḥ

    Thus the Vasishthas praise Indra, the powerful, the thunderbolt-wielder, with hymns. May he, being praised, grant us strength and cattle. You gods, protect us always with blessings.

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