1.175.1
मत्स्यपा॑यि ते॒ मह॒: पात्र॑स्येव हरिवो मत्स॒रो मद॑: |
वृषा॑ ते॒ वृष्ण॒ इन्दु॑र्वा॒जी स॑हस्र॒सात॑मः ||
GLAD thee: thy glory hath been quaffed, Lord of Bay Steeds, as ’twere the bowl's enlivening mead. For thee the Strong there is strong drink, mighty, omnipotent to win.
Be glad—your glory has been quaffed like bowl-mead, Lord of Bay Steeds; for you the Strong there is mighty drink to win.
Yaśas as drunk mead: fame itself exhilarates Indra. Strong drink for the Strong is reciprocal ūrja—offering matches the deity's nature.
Match fuel to capacity: give high performers the resources and recognition that actually empower results.
1.175.2
आ न॑स्ते गन्तु मत्स॒रो वृषा॒ मदो॒ वरे॑ण्यः |
स॒हावाँ॑ इन्द्र सान॒सिः पृ॑तना॒षाळम॑र्त्यः ||
Let our strong drink, most excellent, exhilarating, come to thee, Victorious, Indra! bringing gain, immortal conquering in fight,
Let our excellent exhilarating drink come to you, victorious Indra—gain-bringing, immortal, conquering in fight.
Strong drink as amṛta-like, jayin, gain-bringing. The offering is framed as partner in Indra's victory, not mere bribe—sahayoga of rasa and śakti.
Offer your best energy to the mission that must win; quality input supports quality outcomes.
1.175.3
त्वं हि शूर॒: सनि॑ता चो॒दयो॒ मनु॑षो॒ रथ॑म् |
स॒हावा॒न् दस्यु॑मव्र॒तमोष॒: पात्रं॒ न शो॒चिषा॑ ||
Thou, Hero, winner of the spoil, urgest to speed the car of man. Burn, like a vessel with the flame, the lawless Dasyu, Conqueror!
Hero, spoil-winner, you urge man's car; burn the lawless Dasyu like a vessel in flame, O Conqueror.
Indra accelerates human ratha and burns adharma. Flame-vessel image: purifying heat that consumes what refuses ṛta.
Accelerate ethical progress and apply decisive heat to patterns that chronically violate shared rules.
1.175.4
मु॒षा॒य सूर्यं॑ कवे च॒क्रमीशा॑न॒ ओज॑सा |
वह॒ शुष्णा॑य व॒धं कुत्सं॒ वात॒स्याश्वै॑: ||
Empowered by thine own might, O Sage, thou stolest Sūrya's chariot wheel. Thou barest Kutsa with the steeds of Wind to Śuṣṇa as his death.
By your own might you stole Sūrya's chariot wheel and bore Kutsa with Wind's steeds to Śuṣṇa as death.
Famous Indra-Kutsa-Śuṣṇa cycle and Sūrya-wheel: mastery over time/light cycles and drought-demon. Own might underlines self-sourced divine power.
Own your agency. Sometimes breakthrough requires seizing the wheel of timing and riding unexpected alliances against draining problems.
1.175.5
शु॒ष्मिन्त॑मो॒ हि ते॒ मदो॑ द्यु॒म्निन्त॑म उ॒त क्रतु॑: |
वृ॒त्र॒घ्ना व॑रिवो॒विदा॑ मंसी॒ष्ठा अ॑श्व॒सात॑मः ||
Most mighty is thy rapturous joy, most splendid is thine active power, Wherewith, foe-slaying, sending bliss, thou art supreme in gaining steeds.
Most mighty your rapture, most splendid your power, whereby foe-slaying and bliss-sending you reign supreme in gaining steeds.
Mada and śavas; foe-slaying and bliss-sending: Indra's joy is not cruelty—it sends wellbeing while defeating foes. Gaining steeds: vital mobile power.
Powerful joy that protects and blesses beats grim force. Seek excellence that increases vitality, not only trophies.
1.175.6
यथा॒ पूर्वे॑भ्यो जरि॒तृभ्य॑ इन्द्र॒ मय॑ इ॒वापो॒ न तृष्य॑ते ब॒भूथ॑ |
तामनु॑ त्वा नि॒विदं॑ जोहवीमि वि॒द्यामे॒षं वृ॒जनं॑ जी॒रदा॑नुम् ||
As thou, O Indra, to the ancient singers wast ever joy, as water to the thirsty, So unto thee I sing this invocation. May we find strengthening food in full abundance.
As you were ever joy to ancient singers like water to the thirsty, I sing this call; may we find strengthening food in abundance.
Paramparā: Indra as joy to ancient singers like water to the thirsty. Continuity of stuti across ages; closing food-prayer embodies grace.
Be refreshment for people doing hard creative work—and close efforts by ensuring basic needs are met.