The warrior’s gaze is like a thundercloud, when clad in armor, he seeks the battlefield. May you be victorious with an unharmed body; may your armor protect you thickly.
With the Bow, let us win cattle, with the Bow the battle, with the Bow let us be victors in our fierce encounters. The Bow brings grief and sorrow to the enemy; armed with the Bow, may we subdue all regions.
Close to his chariot, she presses, holding her beloved close in embrace. Strained on the Bow, she whispers like a woman—this Bowstring that preserves us in the fight.
These, meeting like a woman and her lover, bear, mother-like, their child upon their bosom. May the two Bow-ends, starting swift apart, scatter, in unison, the foes who hate us.
With many sons, father of many daughters, He clangs and clashes as he goes to battle. Slung on the back, pouring his offspring, the Quiver vanquishes all opposing bands and armies.
Upstanding in the Car, the skilled Charioteer guides his strong Horses wherever he wills. See and admire the strength of those controlling reins which from behind declare the will of him who drives.
Horses whose hooves rain dust neigh loudly, yoked to the Chariots, showing forth their vigor, With their forefeet descending on the enemy, they, never flinching, trample and destroy them.
Car-bearer is the name of his offering, whereon are laid his Weapons and his Armor. So let us here, each day that passes, honor the helpful Car with hearts exceeding joy.
In sweet association lived the fathers who gave us life, profound and strong in trouble, Unwearied, armed with shafts and wondrous weapons, free, real heroes, conquerors of armies.
The Brahmanas, and the Fathers meet for Soma-drinks, and, graciously inclined, unequalled Heaven and Earth. Guard us from evil, Pūṣan, guard us, strengtheners of Law: let not the evil-wisher master us.
Her tooth a deer, dressed in an eagle's feathers, bound with cowhide, launched forth, She flies onward. There where the heroes speed hither and thither, there may the Arrows shelter and protect us.
Avoid us thou whose flight