Rig Veda
pra ghā nv asya mahato mahāni satyā satyasya karaṇāni vocam trikadrukeṣv apibat sutasyāsya made ahim indro jaghāna
Now, verily, will I declare the exploits, mighty and true, of him the True and Mighty. In the Trikadrukas he drank the Soma then in its rapture Indra slew the Dragon.
avaṃśe dyām astabhāyad bṛhantam ā rodasī apṛṇad antarikṣam sa dhārayat pṛthivīm paprathac ca somasya tā mada indraś cakāra
High heaven unsupported in space he stablished: he filled the two worlds and the air's mid-region. Earth he upheld, and gave it wide expansion. These things did Indra in the Soma's rapture.
sadmeva prāco vi mimāya mānair vajreṇa khāny atṛṇan nadīnām vṛthāsṛjat pathibhir dīrghayāthaiḥ somasya tā mada indraś cakāra
From front, as 'twere a house, he ruled and measured; pierced with his bolt the fountains of the rivers, And made them flow at ease by paths far-reaching, These things did Indra in the Soma's rapture.
sa pravoḍhṝn parigatyā dabhīter viśvam adhāg āyudham iddhe agnau saṃ gobhir aśvair asṛjad rathebhiḥ somasya tā mada indraś cakāra
Compassing those who bore away Dabhiti, in kindled fire he burnt up all their weapons. And made him rich with kine and cars and horses. These things did Indra in the Soma's rapture.
sa īm mahīṃ dhunim etor aramṇāt so asnātṝn apārayat svasti ta utsnāya rayim abhi pra tasthuḥ somasya tā mada indraś cakāra
The mighty roaring flood he stayed from flowing, and carried those who swam not safely over. They having crossed the stream attained to riches. These things did Indra in the Soma's rapture.
sodañcaṃ sindhum ariṇān mahitvā vajreṇāna uṣasaḥ sam pipeṣa ajavaso javinībhir vivṛścan somasya tā mada indraś cakāra
With mighty power he made the stream flow upward, crushed with his thunderbolt the car of Ushas, Rending her slow steeds with his rapid coursers. These things did Indra in the Soma's rapture.
sa vidvāṁ apagohaṃ kanīnām āvir bhavann ud atiṣṭhat parāvṛk prati śroṇa sthād vy anag acaṣṭa somasya tā mada indraś cakāra
Knowing the place wherein the maids were hiding, the outcast showed himself and stood before them. The cripple stood erect, the blind beheld them. These things did Indra in the Soma's rapture.
bhinad valam aṅgirobhir gṛṇāno vi parvatasya dṛṃhitāny airat riṇag rodhāṃsi kṛtrimāṇy eṣāṃ somasya tā mada indraś cakāra
Praised by the Angirases he slaughtered Vala, and burst apart the bulwarks of the mountain. He tore away their deftly-built defences. These things did Indra in the Soma's rapture.
svapnenābhyupyā cumuriṃ dhuniṃ ca jaghantha dasyum pra dabhītim āvaḥ rambhī cid atra vivide hiraṇyaṃ somasya tā mada indraś cakāra
Thou, with sleep whelming Chumuri and Dhuni, slewest the Dasyu, keptest safe Dabhiti. There the staff-bearer found the golden treasure. These things did Indra in the Soma's rapture.
nūnaṃ sā te prati varaṃ jaritre duhīyad indra dakṣiṇā maghonī śikṣā stotṛbhyo māti dhag bhago no bṛhad vadema vidathe suvīrāḥ
Now let that wealthy Cow of thine, O Indra , yield in return a boon to him who lauds thee. Give to thy praisers: let not fortune fail us. Loud may we speak, with brave men, in assembly.