कथाkathā तेte अग्नेaghne शुचयन्तśucayanta आयोर्ददाशुर्वाजेभिराशुषाणाःāyordadāśurvājebhirāśuṣāṇāḥ |

उभेubhe यतyat तोकेtoke तनयेtanaye दधानाdadhānā रतस्यṛtasya सामनsāman रणयन्तदेवाःraṇayantadevāḥ ||
How, Agni, have the radiant ones, aspiring, endued thee with the vigour of the living,
So that on both sides fostering seed and offspring, the Gods may joy in Holy Law's fulfilment?
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बोधाbodhā मेme अस्यasya वचसोvacaso यविष्ठyaviṣṭha मंहिष्ठस्यmaṃhiṣṭhasya परभ्र्तस्यprabhṛtasya सवधावःsvadhāvaḥ |

पीयतिpīyati तवोtvo अनुanu तवोtvo गर्णातिghṛṇāti वन्दारुस्तेvandāruste तन्वंtanvaṃ वन्देग्नेvandeaghne ||
Mark this my speech, Divine One, thou, Most Youthful! offered to thee by him who gives most freely.
One hates thee, and another sings thy praises: I thine adorer laud thy form, O Agni.
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येye पायवोpāyavo मामतेयंmāmateyaṃ तेte अग्नेaghne पश्यन्तोpaśyanto अन्धंandhaṃ दुरितादरक्षनduritādarakṣan |

ररक्षrarakṣa तानtān सुक्र्तोsukṛto विश्ववेदाviśvavedā दिप्सन्तdipsanta इदid रिपवोripavo नाहnāha देभुःdebhuḥ ||
Thy guardian rays, O Agni, when they saw him, preserved blind Māmateya from affliction.
Lord of all riches, he preserved the pious the foes who fain would harm them did no mischief.
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योyo नोno अग्नेaghne अररिवानघायुररातीवाararivānaghāyurarātīvā मर्चयतिmarcayati दवयेनdvayena |

मन्त्रोmantro गुरुःghuruḥ पुनरस्तुpunarastu सोso अस्माasmā अनुanu मर्क्षीष्टmṛkṣīṣṭa तन्वंtanvaṃ दुरुक्तैःduruktaiḥ ||
The sinful man who worships not, O Agni, who, offering not, harms us with double-dealing,—
Be this in turn to him a heavy sentence: may he distress himself by his revilings.
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उतuta वाvā यःyaḥ सहस्यsahasya परविद्वानpravidvān मर्तोmarto मर्तंmartaṃ मर्चयतिmarcayati दवयेनdvayena |

अतःataḥ पाहिpāhi सतवमानstavamāna सतुवन्तमग्नेstuvantamaghne माकिर्नोmākirno दुरितायduritāya धायीःdhāyīḥ ||
Yea, when a mortal knowingly, O Victor, injures with double tongue a fellow-mortal,
From him, praised Agni! save thou him that lauds thee: bring us not into trouble and affliction.
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