मथीदmathīd यदींyadīṃ विष्टोviṣṭo मातरिश्वाmātariśvā होतारंhotāraṃ विश्वाप्सुंviśvāpsuṃ विश्वदेव्यमviśvadevyam |

निni यंyaṃ दधुर्मनुष्यासुdadhurmanuṣyāsu विक्षुvikṣu सवर्णsvarṇa चित्रंcitraṃ वपुषेvapuṣe विभावमvibhāvam ||
WHAT Mātariśvan, piercing, formed by friction, Herald of all the Gods. in varied figure,
Is he whom they have set mid human houses, gay-hued as light and shining forth for beauty.
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ददानमिनdadānamin नna ददभन्तdadabhanta मन्माग्निर्वरूथंmanmāghnirvarūthaṃ ममmama तस्यtasya चाकनcākan |

जुषन्तjuṣanta विश्वन्यस्यviśvanyasya कर्मोपस्तुतिंkarmopastutiṃ भरमाणस्यbharamāṇasya कारोःkāroḥ ||
They shall not harm the man who brings thee praises: such as I am, Agni my help approves me.
All acts of mine shall they accept with pleasure, laudation from the singer who presents it.
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नित्येnitye चिनcin नुnu यंyaṃ सदनेsadane जग्र्भ्रेjaghṛbhre परशस्तिभिर्दधिरेpraśastibhirdadhire यज्ञियसःyajñiyasaḥ |

परpra सूsū नयन्तnayanta गर्भयन्तghṛbhayanta इष्टावश्वासोiṣṭāvaśvāso नna रथ्योररहणाःrathyorarahaṇāḥ ||
Him in his constant seat men skilled in worship have taken and with praises have established.
As, harnessed to a chariot fleet-foot horses, at his command let bearers lead him forward.
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पुरूणिpurūṇi दस्मोdasmo निni रिणातिriṇāti जम्भैरादjambhairād रोचतेrocate वनvana आā विभावाvibhāvā |

आदस्यādasya वातोvāto अनुanu वातिvāti शोचिरस्तुर्नśocirasturna शर्यामसनामनुśaryāmasanāmanu दयूनdyūn ||
Wondrous, full many a thing he chews and crunches: he shines amid the wood with spreading brightness.
Upon his glowing flames the wind blows daily, driving them like the keen shaft of an archer.
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नna यंyaṃ रिपवोripavo नna रिषण्यवोriṣaṇyavo गर्भेgharbhe सन्तंsantaṃ रेषणाreṣaṇā रेषयन्तिreṣayanti |

अन्धाandhā अपश्याapaśyā नna दभन्नभिख्याdabhannabhikhyā नित्यासnityāsa ईंīṃ परेतारोpretāro अरक्षनarakṣan ||
Him, whom while yet in embryo the hostile, both skilled and fain to harm, may never injure,
Men blind and sightless through his splendour hurt not: his never-failing lovers have preserved him.
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