पदार्थान्वयभाषाः - (रायस्कामः) यो धनानि कामयते सः (वज्रहस्तम्) शस्त्रास्त्रपाणिम् (सुदक्षिणम्) शोभना दक्षिणा यस्य तम् (पुत्रः) (न) इव (पितरम्) जनकम् (हुवे) ॥३॥

पदार्थान्वयभाषाः - Dedicated to the honour and prosperity of the human nation, and keen to realise the excellence of life for myself too, I invoke generous Indra, lord ruler of the world, wielder of the thunderbolt of defence and protection in hand as keeper of the law and justice of the order of governance. I invoke him like a child yearning for the father for his generosity.