1a Indra for you we invoke     On all sides from other men;     Be he ours only.     a Indra men call in reverence     That he may cause their prayers to be accomplished;     Hero, men overpowering, delighting in strength,     Do thou confer upon us a stall full of kine.     c O Çatakratu, the strength of thine     That is in the five folks,     That do I choose of thee.     d To thee hath been assigned for mighty power,     For ever, in the slaying of Vrtra,     All lordship, and all strength, O thou that art worthy of sacrifice     In the overcoming of man, by the gods, O Indra [1].     c In whom the seven Vasavas rest     As it were firm rooted,     The Rsi of farthest hearing,     The glowing pot is the guest of Indra.     f In the raw thou didst produce the cooked,     And madest the sun to mount in the sky;     Like the glowing pot heat ye the Saman     With good prayers, delightful to the lover of song.     g Indra the singers aloud,     Indra with praises the praisers,     Indra the songs have praised.     h The singers sing thee [2];     The praisers hymn thy praise;     The Brahmans raise thee,     0 Çatakratu, like a pole.     i Let us offer our praise to him who delivereth from trouble,     Swiftest to give, celebrating his loving kindness;     O Indra, accept this oblation;     May the desires of the sacrificer be fulfilled.     k That to which Dhisana impelled me have I produced;     I shall praise Indra before the decisive day;     Him that goeth as with a ship     Both parties invoke that there he may rescue us.     l First lord of sacrifices [3],     Freeing from trouble, the best of those worthy of offering,     Son of the waters, the impeller, O ye Açvins;     Do ye confer power and strength on this one.     m Smite away our foes, O Indra;     Cast down the warriors;     Make him low     Who is hostile to us.     n O Indra, thou wast born for rule, for prosperous strength     Of the people, O strong one;     Thou didst smite away the unfriendly folk,     And madest wide room for the gods.     o Like a dread beast, evil, roaming the mountains,     He hath come from the furthest place [4];     Sharpening thy lance, thy sharp edge, O Indra,     Smite the foes, drive away the enemy.     p Drive away the foe, the enemy,     Smash the jaws of Vrtra;     In rage do thou avert the anger     Of him who is hostile to us.     q The guardian Indra, the helper Indra,     The hero ready to hear at every call, Indra,     I invoke the strong one, invoked of many, Indra;     May Indra in his bounty bestow on us prosperity.     r May we not [5], O strong one, in this distress,     Be handed over to evil, O lord of the ways;     Guard us with true protection;     May we be dear to you among the princes.     s The Anus have wrought a chariot for thy steed;     Tvastr a glorious bolt, O thou invoked of many;     The Brahmans magnifying Indra with their praises     Have strengthened him for the slaying of the serpent.     t What time the strong sang praise to the strong,     O Indra, the stones and Aditi in unison,     Without steeds or chariots were the fellies     Which, sped by Indra, rolled against the Dasyus.