तम् महेन्द्रं हुवेम हि ।
शक्रं शूरं हवामहे ।
बलं वीर्यं च नो देहि ।
शक्तिं नः शक्र वर्धय ॥

युञ्जस्व हरी बलिनौ ।
रथे याहि मघवन् नः ।
श्रुधि नः स्तोममिन्द्र हि ।
सखे नः बोधय शूर ॥

दुर्गाणि नः तरामो हि ।
वज्रेण विघ्नं छिन्धि नः ।
मार्गं नः सुदृढं कुरु ।
ऊर्ध्वं नः शक्र नय त्वम् ॥

बलं नः वर्धय शक्र ।
नः रयिं च शतक्रतो ।
यशो वर्धय पुरंधर ।
वीर्यं नो च महाबल ॥

सख्ये तव वयं शूराः ।
न बिभीमः कदाचन ।
न वयं पृष्ठतः याम ।
जयेम अग्रतः सदा ॥

रुद्धद्वारं विवृणु त्वम् ।
तमो नः शक्र नाशय ।
प्रवाहान् नः सृज शक्र ।
ऊर्जं नः पूरय शक्र ॥

जहि सर्वं दुर्बलत्वम् ।
जहि चित्तस्य संशयम् ।
दृढं नः कुरु चेतांसि ।
कर्मसु नो प्रचोदय ॥

न वयं निवर्तामो हि ।
न वयं पराजीयेम ।
जयेम स्वेन वीर्येण ।
इन्द्रो नः सखा सदा हि ॥

वयं वर्धामहे वीर्ये ।
वयं वर्धामहे राये ।
इन्द्रो नः सखा सदा हि ।
जयेम वयमोजसा ॥

Detailed Meaning & Word forms

तम् महेन्द्रं हुवेम हि ।
शक्रं शूरं हवामहे ।
बलं वीर्यं च नो देहि ।
शक्तिं नः शक्र वर्धय ॥

तम् — pronoun तद्, accusative singular masculine — him, that one
महेन्द्रम् — महा + इन्द्र, accusative singular masculine — Great Indra
हुवेम — √हु, optative, first person plural, middle voice — may we invoke
हि — indeed, surely

शक्रम् — शक्र, accusative singular masculine — Śakra, the Mighty One
शूरम् — शूर, accusative singular masculine — heroic, valiant
हवामहे — √हु, present, first person plural, middle voice — we invoke

बलम् — बल, accusative singular neuter — strength, power
वीर्यम् — वीर्य, accusative singular neuter — heroic power, vigour
च — and
नः — pronoun, dative plural — to us, for us
देहि — √दा, imperative second person singular — give

शक्तिम् — शक्ति, accusative singular feminine — power, capability
नः — for us, our
शक्र — शक्र, vocative singular — O Śakra
वर्धय — causative √वृध्, imperative second person singular — increase, strengthen

Literal meaning:

May we indeed invoke that Great Indra.
We invoke Śakra, the Hero.
Give us strength and heroic power.
O Śakra, increase our power.

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युञ्जस्व हरी बलिनौ ।
रथे याहि मघवन् नः ।
श्रुधि नः स्तोममिन्द्र हि ।
सखे नः बोधय शूर ॥

युञ्जस्व — √युज्, imperative second person singular, middle voice — yoke, harness
हरी — हरि, accusative dual — the two Haris, steeds
बलिनौ — बलिन्, accusative dual — strong, mighty

रथे — रथ, locative singular — in/on the chariot
याहि — √या, imperative second person singular — come, go
मघवन् — मघवत्, vocative singular — O Maghavan, O Bountiful One
नः — to us, towards us

श्रुधि — √श्रु, imperative second person singular — hear
नः — our, us
स्तोमम् — स्तोम, accusative singular — hymn, praise
इन्द्र — vocative singular — O Indra
हि — indeed

सखे — सखि, vocative singular — O Friend
नः — us
बोधय — causative √बुध्, imperative second person singular — awaken, make aware
शूर — vocative singular — O Hero

Literal meaning:

Yoke the two mighty steeds.
Come in the chariot to us, O Maghavan.
Hear our hymn, O Indra, indeed.
O Hero, our Friend, awaken us.

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दुर्गाणि नः तरामो हि ।
वज्रेण विघ्नं छिन्धि नः ।
मार्गं नः सुदृढं कुरु ।
ऊर्ध्वं नः शक्र नय त्वम् ॥

दुर्गाणि — दुर्ग, accusative plural neuter — difficult passages, obstacles
नः — for us
तरामः — √तॄ, present first person plural — we cross, overcome
हि — indeed

वज्रेण — वज्र, instrumental singular — with/by the Vajra
विघ्नम् — विघ्न, accusative singular — obstacle, obstruction
छिन्धि — √छिद्, imperative second person singular — cut, sever
नः — for us

मार्गम् — मार्ग, accusative singular — path, way
नः — our, for us
सुदृढम् — सु + दृढ, accusative singular — very firm, exceedingly strong
कुरु — √कृ, imperative second person singular — make

ऊर्ध्वम् — adverb — upward, higher
नः — us
शक्र — vocative singular — O Śakra
नय — √नी, imperative second person singular — lead
त्वम् — you

Literal meaning:

We indeed cross the difficult passages.
With the Vajra, cut the obstruction for us.
Make our path very firm.
O Śakra, lead us upward.

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४. बलं नः वर्धय शक्र ।
नः रयिं च शतक्रतो ।
यशो वर्धय पुरंधर ।
वीर्यं नो च महाबल ॥

बलम् — बल, accusative singular neuter — strength, power
नः — our, for us
वर्धय — causative √वृध्, imperative — increase
शक्र — vocative singular — O Śakra

नः — for us, our
रयिम् — रयि, accusative singular — wealth, resources, abundance
च — and
शतक्रतो — शतक्रतु, vocative singular — O Śatakratu, O one of manifold powers

यशः — यशस्, accusative singular neuter — glory, renown, honour
वर्धय — increase
पुरंधर — vocative singular — O Purandhara, breaker of strongholds

वीर्यम् — वीर्य, accusative singular — heroic power, vigour
नः / नो — for us, our
च — and
महाबल — vocative singular — O Greatly Powerful One

Literal meaning:

Increase our strength, O Śakra.
And our wealth/resources, O Śatakratu.
Increase our glory, O Purandhara.
And our heroic power, O Greatly Powerful One.

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सख्ये तव वयं शूराः ।
न बिभीमः कदाचन ।
न वयं पृष्ठतः याम ।
जयेम अग्रतः सदा ॥

सख्ये — सख्य, locative singular — in friendship, in companionship
तव — pronoun, genitive singular — your
वयम् — pronoun, nominative plural — we
शूराः — शूर, nominative plural — heroes, valiant ones

न — not
बिभीमः — √भी, present first person plural — we fear
कदाचन — ever, at any time

न — not
वयम् — we
पृष्ठतः — backwards, from behind
याम — √या, first person plural — we go

जयेम — √जि, optative first person plural — may we conquer
अग्रतः — forward, in front
सदा — always

Literal meaning:

In your friendship, may we be heroes.
We shall never fear at any time.
We shall not go backward.
May we always conquer moving forward.

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रुद्धद्वारं विवृणु त्वम्
तमो नः शक्र नाशय ।
प्रवाहान् नः सृज शक्र ।
ऊर्जं नः पूरय शक्र ॥

रुद्ध-द्वारम् — रुद्ध + द्वार, accusative singular neuter — the closed/blocked door
विवृणु — √वृ, imperative second person singular — open, uncover
त्वम् — you

तमः / तमो — तमस्, accusative singular — darkness
नः — for us
शक्र — O Śakra
नाशय — causative √नश्, imperative — destroy

प्रवाहान् — प्रवाह, accusative plural — streams, flows
नः — for us
सृज — √सृज्, imperative — release, send forth
शक्र — O Śakra

ऊर्जम् — ऊर्ज् / ऊर्जा, accusative singular — energy, vital nourishment, vigour
नः — us, for us
पूरय — causative √पॄ, imperative — fill, make full
शक्र — O Śakra

Literal meaning:

Open the blocked door yourself.
Destroy the darkness for us, O Śakra.
Release the streams for us, O Śakra.
Fill us with energy, O Śakra.

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जहि सर्वं दुर्बलत्वम् ।
जहि चित्तस्य संशयम् ।
दृढं नः कुरु चेतांसि ।
कर्मसु नो प्रचोदय ॥

जहि — √हन्, imperative second person singular — strike down, destroy
सर्वम् — all
दुर्बलत्वम् — दुर्बलत्व, accusative singular — weakness, state of weakness

जहि — destroy
चित्तस्य — चित्त, genitive singular — of the mind
संशयम् — संशय, accusative singular — doubt, uncertainty

दृढम् — firm, strong
नः — our
कुरु — √कृ, imperative — make
चेतांसि — चेतस्, accusative plural neuter — minds, consciousnesses

कर्मसु — कर्मन्, locative plural — in actions, in deeds
नः / नो — us, our
प्रचोदय — causative √चुद्, imperative — impel, urge, inspire

Literal meaning:

Destroy all weakness.
Destroy the doubt of the mind.
Make our minds firm.
Impel us into action.

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न वयं निवर्तामो हि ।
न वयं पराजीयेम ।
जयेम स्वेन वीर्येण ।
इन्द्रो नः सखा सदा हि ॥

न — not
वयम् — we
निवर्तामः — √वृत्, present first person plural — we turn back, retreat
हि — indeed

न — not
वयम् — we
पराजीयेम — √जि with परा, optative first person plural — may we be defeated

जयेम — √जि, optative first person plural — may we conquer
स्वेन — स्व, instrumental singular — by our own
वीर्येण — वीर्य, instrumental singular — heroic power, vigour

इन्द्रः — इन्द्र, nominative singular — Indra
नः — our
सखा — सखि, nominative singular — friend
सदा — always
हि — indeed

Literal meaning:

We shall not turn back, indeed.
May we not be defeated.
May we conquer by our own heroic power.
Indra is indeed ever our Friend.

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वयं वर्धामहे वीर्ये ।
वयं वर्धामहे राये ।
इन्द्रो नः सखा सदा हि ।
जयेम वयमोजसा ॥

वयम् — we
वर्धामहे — √वृध्, present first person plural, middle voice — we grow, increase, flourish
वीर्ये — वीर्य, locative singular — in heroic power

वयम् — we
वर्धामहे — we grow, increase, flourish
राये — रयि, dative singular — for wealth, in abundance

इन्द्रः — Indra
नः — our
सखा — friend
सदा — always
हि — indeed

जयेम — √जि, optative first person plural — may we conquer
वयम् — we
ओजसा — ओजस्, instrumental singular — by strength, vigour, force

Literal meaning:

We grow in heroic power.
We grow in wealth and abundance.
Indra is indeed ever our Friend.
May we conquer by our strength.