सोमानंsomānaṃ सवरणंsvaraṇaṃ कर्णुहिkṛṇuhi बरह्मणसbrahmaṇas पतेpate |

कक्षीवन्तंkakṣīvantaṃ याुशिजःyāuśijaḥ ||
O BRĀHMAṆASPATI, make him who presses Soma glorious,
Even Kakṣīvān Auśija.
1.18.1
योyo रेवानrevān योyo अमीवहाamīvahā वसुवितvasuvit पुष्टिवर्धनःpuṣṭivardhanaḥ |

सsa नःnaḥ सिषक्तुsiṣaktu यस्तुरःyasturaḥ ||
The rich, the healer of disease, who giveth wealth, increaseth store,
The prompt,—may he be with us still.
1.18.2
माmā नःnaḥ शंसोśaṃso अररुषोararuṣo धूर्तिःdhūrtiḥ परणंpraṇaṃ मर्त्यस्यmartyasya |

रक्षाrakṣā णोṇo बरह्मणसbrahmaṇas पतेpate ||
Let not the foeman's curse, let not a mortal's onslaught fall on us
Preserve us, Brahmaṇaspati.
1.18.3
सsa घाghā वीरोvīro नna रिष्यतिriṣyati यमिन्द्रोyamindro बरह्मणसbrahmaṇas पतिःpatiḥ |

सोमोsomo हिनोतिhinoti मर्त्यमmartyam ||
Ne’er is the mortal hero harmed whom Indra, Brahmaṇaspati,
And Soma graciously inspire.
1.18.4
तवंtvaṃ तंtaṃ बरह्मणसbrahmaṇas पतेpate सोमsoma इन्द्रश्चindraśca मर्त्यमmartyam |

दक्षिणाdakṣiṇā पात्वंहसःpātvaṃhasaḥ ||
Do, thou, O Brahmaṇaspati, and Indra, Soma, Dakṣiṇā,
Preserve that mortal from distress.
1.18.5
सदससsadasas पतिमद्भुतंpatimadbhutaṃ परियमिन्द्रस्यpriyamindrasya काम्यमkāmyam |

सनिंsaniṃ मेधामयासिषमmedhāmayāsiṣam ||
To the Assembly's wondrous Lord, to Indra's lovely Friend who gives
Wisdom, have I drawn near in prayer.
1.18.6
यस्मादyasmād रतेṛte नna सिध्यतिsidhyati यज्ञोyajño विपश्चितश्चनvipaścitaścana |

सsa धीनांdhīnāṃ योगमिन्वतिyoghaminvati ||
He without whom no sacrifice, e’en of the wise man, prospers; he
Stirs up the series of thoughts.
1.18.7
आदād रध्नोतिṛdhnoti हविष्क्र्तिंhaviṣkṛtiṃ पराञ्चंprāñcaṃ कर्णोत्यध्वरमkṛṇotyadhvaram |

होत्राhotrā देवेषुdeveṣu गछतिghachati ||
He makes the oblation prosper, he promotes the course of sacrifice:
Our voice of praise goes to the Gods.
1.18.8
नराशंसंnarāśaṃsaṃ सुध्र्ष्टममपश्यंsudhṛṣṭamamapaśyaṃ सप्रथस्तममsaprathastamam |

दिवोdivo नसद्ममखसमnasadmamakhasam ||
I have seen Narāśaṁsa, him most resolute, most widely famed,
As ’twere the Household Priest of heaven.
1.18.9