You urged them to slay Vṛtra and stirred men to brave deeds; bolt‑bearer, if hidden among poets are the hosts of stars, reveal them.

Hero, Indra, wielder of the thunderbolt, you have animated those chiefs (the Maruts) to the slaughterof Vṛtra in battle, when (you hear) the mystical (praises) of the sages, the worshippers praising the might of theconstellations.

Urge thou these heroes on to slay the enemy, brave Thunderer! in the fight with swords. Even when hid among the tribes of Sages numerous as stars.