HYMN XXII. Indra: Rig Veda – Book 2 – Ralph T.H. Griffith, Translator

तरिकद्रुकेषु महिषो यवाशिरं तुविशुष्मस्त्र्पत सोममपिबद विष्णुना सुतं यथावशत |
स ईं ममाद महि कर्म कर्तवे महामुरुं सैनं सश्चद देवो देवं सत्यमिन्द्रंसत्य इन्दुः ||

अध तविषीमानभ्योजसा करिविं युधाभवदा रोदसी अप्र्णदस्य मज्मना पर वाव्र्धे |
अधत्तान्यं जठरे परेमरिच्यत सैनं … ||

साकं जातः करतुना साकमोजसा ववक्षिथ साकं वर्द्धो वीर्यैः सासहिर्म्र्धो विचर्षणिः |
दाता राधः सतुवते काम्यं वसु सैनं … ||

तव तयन नर्यं नर्तो.अप इन्द्र परथमं पूर्व्यं दिवि परवाच्यं कर्तम | यद देवस्य शवसा परारिणा असुं रिणन्नपः |
भुवद विश्वमभ्यादेवमोजसा विदादूर्जं शतक्रतुर्विदादिषम ||

trikadrukeṣu mahiṣo yavāśiraṃ tuviśuṣmastṛpat somamapibad viṣṇunā sutaṃ yathāvaśat |
sa īṃ mamāda mahi karma kartave mahāmuruṃ sainaṃ saścad devo devaṃ satyamindraṃsatya induḥ ||

adha tviṣīmānabhyojasā kriviṃ yudhābhavadā rodasī apṛṇadasya majmanā pra vāvṛdhe |
adhattānyaṃ jaṭhare premaricyata sainaṃ … ||

sākaṃ jātaḥ kratunā sākamojasā vavakṣitha sākaṃ vṛddho vīryaiḥ sāsahirmṛdho vicarṣaṇiḥ |
dātā rādhaḥ stuvate kāmyaṃ vasu sainaṃ … ||

tava tyan naryaṃ nṛto.apa indra prathamaṃ pūrvyaṃ divi pravācyaṃ kṛtam | yad devasya śavasā prāriṇā asuṃ riṇannapaḥ |
bhuvad viśvamabhyādevamojasā vidādūrjaṃ śatakraturvidādiṣam ||

English Translation

Translated by Ralph T.H. Griffith

1. At the Trikadrukas the Great and Strong hath drunk drink blent with meal. With Viṣṇu hath he quaffed the poured out Soma juice, all that he would.
That hath so heightened him the Great, the Wide, to do his mighty work.
So may the God attain the God, true Indu Indra who is true.

2 So he resplendent in the battle overcame Krivi by might. He with his majesty hath filled the earth and heaven, and waxen strong.
One share of the libation hath he swallowed down: one share he left.
So may the God attend the God, true Indu Indra who is true.

3 Brought forth together with wisdom and mighty power thou grewest great; with hero deeds subduing the malevolent, most swift in act;
Giving prosperity, and lovely wealth to him who praiseth thee. So may the God attend the God, true Indu Indra who is true.

4 This, Indra, was thy hero deed, Dancer, thy first and ancient work, worthy to be told forth in heaven,
What time thou sentest down life with a God’s own power, freeing the floods.
All that is godless may he conquer with his might, and, Lord of Hundred Powers, find for us strength and food.