वयं मरुत्वन्तमिहार्थनाशनंह्वयामहे त्वच्छ्रवसा हतत्विषम् । अयातयामोपहवैरनन्तरंप्रसह्य राजन् जुहवाम तेऽहितम् ॥ २८ ॥
vayam marutvantam ihartha-nasanam hvayamahe tvac-chravasa hata-tvisam ayatayamopahavair anantaram prasahya rajan juhavama te ’hitam
- vayam
- we
- marut-vantam
- King Indra
- iha
- here
- artha
- of your interest
- nasanam
- the destroyer
- hvayamahe
- we shall call
- tvat-sravasa
- by your glory
- hata-tvisam
- already bereft of his power
- ayatayama
- never before used
- upahavaih
- by mantras of invocation
- anantaram
- without delay
- prasahya
- by force
- rajan
- O King
- juhavama
- we shall sacrifice in the fire
- te
- your
- ahitam
- enemy.
Dear King, Indra’s powers are already reduced due to his attempt to impede the execution of your sacrifice. We shall call him by Vedic mantras which were never before used, and certainly he will come. Thus by the power of our mantra, we shall cast him into the fire because he is your enemy.