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    Stanza 8.88.1

    तं वो॑ द॒स्ममृ॑ती॒षहं॒ वसो॑र्मन्दा॒नमन्ध॑सः | अ॒भि व॒त्सं न स्वस॑रेषु धे॒नव॒ इन्द्रं॑ गी॒र्भिर्न॑वामहे ||

    táṁ vo dasmám r̥tīṣáhaṁ vásor mandānám ándhasaḥ abhí vatsáṁ ná svásareṣu dhenáva índraṁ gīrbhír navāmahe

    We call upon you, Indra, the wonderful, the strong, with our songs, just as cows call their calves in their stalls. We invoke you, who rejoices in the nourishing essence.

    Stanza 8.88.2

    द्यु॒क्षं सु॒दानुं॒ तवि॑षीभि॒रावृ॑तं गि॒रिं न पु॑रु॒भोज॑सम् | क्षु॒मन्तं॒ वाजं॑ श॒तिनं॑ सह॒स्रिणं॑ म॒क्षू गोम॑न्तमीमहे ||

    dyukṣáṁ sudā́nuṁ táviṣībhir ā́vr̥taṁ giríṁ ná purubhójasam kṣumántaṁ vā́jaṁ śatínaṁ sahasríṇam makṣū́ gómantam īmahe

    We seek him, brilliant and bounteous, surrounded by might, like a mountain rich with possessions, swift, possessing much cattle, hundreds and thousands.

    Stanza 8.88.3

    न त्वा॑ बृ॒हन्तो॒ अद्र॑यो॒ वर॑न्त इन्द्र वी॒ळवः॑ | यद्दित्स॑सि स्तुव॒ते माव॑ते॒ वसु॒ नकि॒ष्टदा मि॑नाति ते ||

    ná tvā br̥hánto ádrayo váranta indra vīḷávaḥ yád dítsasi stuvaté mā́vate vásu nákiṣ ṭád ā́ mināti te

    O Indra, the great mountains cannot resist you, nor can the strong ones. Nothing hinders you when you wish to give wealth to the worshipper and to me who sings praises.

    Stanza 8.88.4

    योद्धा॑सि॒ क्रत्वा॒ शव॑सो॒त दं॒सना॒ विश्वा॑ जा॒ताभि म॒ज्मना॑ | आ त्वा॒यम॒र्क ऊ॒तये॑ ववर्तति॒ यं गोत॑मा॒ अजी॑जनन् ||

    yóddhāsi krátvā śávasotá daṁsánā víśvā jātā́bhí majmánā ā́ tvāyám arká ūtáye vavartati yáṁ gótamā ájījanan

    You are a warrior with strength, wisdom, and a wondrous deed, surpassing all born beings with your might. This hymn turns towards you for help, the one whom the Gotamas have produced.

    Stanza 8.88.5

    प्र हि रि॑रि॒क्ष ओज॑सा दि॒वो अन्ते॑भ्य॒स्परि॑ | न त्वा॑ विव्याच॒ रज॑ इन्द्र॒ पार्थि॑व॒मनु॑ स्व॒धां व॑वक्षिथ ||

    prá hí ririkṣá ójasā divó ántebhyas pári ná tvā vivyāca rája indra pā́rthivam ánu svadhā́ṁ vavakṣitha

    Indeed, with your power you extend beyond the ends of the sky. The earthly realm cannot encompass you, O Indra. You have grown according to your divine essence.

    Stanza 8.88.6

    नकिः॒ परि॑ष्टिर्मघवन्म॒घस्य॑ ते॒ यद्दा॒शुषे॑ दश॒स्यसि॑ | अ॒स्माकं॑ बोध्यु॒चथ॑स्य चोदि॒ता मंहि॑ष्ठो॒ वाज॑सातये ||

    nákiḥ páriṣṭir maghavan maghásya te yád dāśúṣe daśasyási asmā́kam bodhy ucáthasya coditā́ máṁhiṣṭho vā́jasātaye

    O Maghavan, when you bestow gifts upon the worshipper, no one can resist your wealth. Inspire our praise, O most liberal one, for the attainment of wealth.

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