Sukta 18

Mantra 1

व॒यमु॑ त्वा त॒दित॑र्था॒ इन्द्र॑ त्वा॒यन्तः॒ सखा॑यः । कण्वा॑ उ॒क्थेभि॑र्जरन्ते

We, even we, seeking that very end, O Indra—thy friends resorting unto thee—the Kaṇvas celebrate thee with solemn hymns.

Mantra 2

न घे॑म॒न्यदा प॑पन॒ वज्रि॑न्न॒पसो॒ नवि॑ष्टौ । तवेदु॒ स्तोमं॑ चिकेत

Not indeed at any other time, O Thunderer, have (men) reached thy mighty works as in this newest rite: do thou, for thy part, take heed of our praise.

Mantra 3

इ॒च्छन्ति॑ दे॒वाः सु॒न्वन्तं॒ न स्वप्ना॑य स्पृहयन्ति । यन्ति॑ प्र॒माद॒मत॑न्द्राः

The gods desire the soma-presser; they long not for sleep. Unwearied, they go unto (him who avoids) negligence.

Mantra 4

व॒यमि॑न्द्र त्वा॒यवो॒ऽभि प्र णो॑नुमो वृषन्। वि॒द्धि त्व॑१स्य नो॑ वसो

We, Indra, who are thine, urge thee on, yea forward, O Bull: take thou knowledge of this, O bounteous Vasú, for our behoof.

Mantra 5

मा नो॑ नि॒दे च॒ वक्त॑वे॒ऽर्यो र॑न्धी॒ररा॑व्णे । त्वे अपि॒ क्रतु॒र्मम॑

Let not the Aryan foe bring us to reproach and evil speech, to the ill-willed niggard: in thee, indeed, is my purpose set.

Mantra 6

त्वं वर्मा॑सि स॒प्रथः॑ पुरोयो॒धश्च॑ वृत्रहन्। त्वया॒ प्रति॑ ब्रुवे यु॒जा

Thou art our armour, broad outspread, and our fore-fighter, O Vṛtra-slayer: with thee as yoked ally I speak in answer (to the foe).