Samaveda 459

459

navama prapāṭhakaḥ . tṛtīyo 'rdhaḥ
4 9 3 0101a āśuḥ śiśāno vṛṣabho na bhīmo ghanāghanaḥ kṣobhaṇaścarṣaṇīnām .
4 9 3 0101c saṅkrandano 'nimiṣa ekavīraḥ śataṃ senā ajayatsākamindraḥ .. 1849
4 9 3 0102a saṅkrandanenānimiṣeṇa jiṣṇunā yutkāreṇa duścyavanena dhṛṣṇunā .
4 9 3 0102c tadindreṇa jayata tatsahadhvaṃ yudho nara iṣuhastena vṛṣṇā .. 1850
4 9 3 0103a sa iṣuhastaiḥ sa niṣaṅgibhirvaśī saṃsraṣṭā sa yudha indro gaṇena .
4 9 3 0103c saṃ sṛṣṭajitsomapā bāhuśardhyū3gradhanvā pratihitābhirastā .. 1851

Swift, rapidly striking, like a bull who sharpens his horns, terrific, stirring up the people.
With eyes that close not, bellowing, sole hero, Indra subdued at once a hundred armies.

With him loud-roaring, ever watchful victcr, bold, hard to overthrow, rouser of battle,
Indra. the strong, whose hand bears arrows, conquer, ye heroes, now, now vanquish in the combat!

He rules with those who carry shafts and quivers, Indra who with his band brings hosts together,
Foe-conquering strong of arm the Soma-drinker, with mighty bow, shooting with well-laid arrows.