Sing forth the praise-song like a bursting bird, let us sing this hymn that expands like heaven’s light, That the milk-giving cows may call the Gods’ assembly unhindered to the sacred grass.
Let the Bull sing with the Bulls whose labor is worship, with a loud roar like a wild beast hungry. Praised God! The glad priest brings his heartfelt devotion; the holy youth offers two-fold oblation.
May the Priest circle the measured stations and bring the earth’s autumnal fruits with him. Let the Horse neigh and the Steer bellow; let the Voice go between both worlds as herald.
We offer you these welcome oblations, the pious bringing their strength-inspiring praises. May Indra, wondrous in his might, accept them, car-borne and swift to move like the Nāsatyas.
Praise thou that Indra who is truly mighty, the car-borne Warrior, Maghavan the Hero; Stronger in war than those who fight against him, borne by strong steeds, who kills enclosing darkness;
Him who surpasses heroes in his greatness: the earth and heavens do not suffice for his girdles. Indra endows the earth to be his garment, and, God-like, wears the heaven as a frontlet,
You, Hero, guardian of the brave in battles, who roams in the van—draw us to you, Indra, the hosts agree beside the Soma, and joy, for his great actions, in the Chieftain.
Offerings in the sea to you are pleasant, when your divine floods come to cheer these people. To you the Cow is the sum of all things grateful, when with the wish you seek men and princes.
May we in this One be well befriended, well aided as it were through praise of chieftains, That Indra still may linger at our worship, as one led swift to work, to hear our praises.
Like men in rivalry extolling princes, our Friend be Indra, wielder forgetful of the thunder. Like true friends of some city’s lord within them held in good rule with sacrifice they help him.
For every sacrifice makes Indra stronger, yes, when he goes around angry in spirit; As pleasure at the ford invites the thirsty, as the long way brings him who gains his object.
Let us not here contend with Gods