तीव्राःtīvrāḥ सोमासsomāsa आā गह्याशीर्वन्तःghahyāśīrvantaḥ सुताsutā इमेime |

वायोvāyo तानtān परस्थितानprasthitān पिबpiba ||
STRONG are the Somas; come thou nigh; these juices have been mixt with milk:
Drink, Vāyu, the presented draughts.
1.23.1
उभाubhā देवाdevā दिविस्प्र्शेन्द्रवायूdivispṛśendravāyū हवामहेhavāmahe |

अस्यasya सोमस्यsomasya पीतयेpītaye ||
Both Deities who touch the heaven, Indra and Vāyu we invoke
To drink of this our Soma juice.
1.23.2
इन्द्रवायूindravāyū मनोजुवाmanojuvā विप्राviprā हवन्तhavanta ऊतयेūtaye |

सहस्राक्षाsahasrākṣā धियसdhiyas पतीpatī ||
The singers' for their aid, invoke Indra and Vāyu, swift as mind,
The thousand-eyed, the Lords of thought.
1.23.3
मित्रंmitraṃ वयंvayaṃ हवामहेhavāmahe वरुणंvaruṇaṃ सोमपीतयेsomapītaye |

जज्ञानाjajñānā पूतदक्षसाpūtadakṣasā ||
Mitra and Varuṇa, renowned as Gods of consecrated might,
We call to drink the Soma juice.
1.23.4
रतेनṛtena यावyāv रताव्र्धावṛtāvṛdhāv रतस्यṛtasya जयोतिषसjyotiṣas पतीpatī |

ताtā मित्रावरुणाmitrāvaruṇā हुवेhuve ||
Those who by Law uphold the Law, Lords of the shining light of Law,
Mitra I call, and Varuṇa.
1.23.5
वरुणःvaruṇaḥ पराविताprāvitā भुवनbhuvan मित्रोmitro विश्वाभिरूतिभिःviśvābhirūtibhiḥ |

करतांkaratāṃ नःnaḥ सुराधसःsurādhasaḥ ||
Let Varuṇa be our chief defence, let Mitra guard us with all aids
Both make us rich exceedingly.
1.23.6
मरुत्वन्तंmarutvantaṃ हवामहhavāmaha इन्द्रमाindramā सोमपीतयेsomapītaye |

सजूर्गणेनsajūrghaṇena तरिम्पतुtrimpatu ||
Indra, by Maruts girt, we call to drink the Soma juice: may he
Sate him in union with his troop.
1.23.7
इन्द्रज्येष्ठाindrajyeṣṭhā मरुद्गणाmarudghaṇā देवासःdevāsaḥ पूषरातयःpūṣarātayaḥ |

विश्वेviśve ममmama शरुताśrutā हवमhavam ||
Gods, Marut hosts whom Indra leads, distributers of Pūṣan's gifts,
Hearken ye all unto my cry.
1.23.8
हतhata वर्त्रंvṛtraṃ सुदानवsudānava इन्द्रेणindreṇa सहसाsahasā युजाyujā |

माmā नोno दुःशंसduḥśaṃsa ईशतīśata ||
With conquering Indra for ally, strike Vṛtra down, ye bounteous Gods
Let not the wicked master us.
1.23.9
विश्वानviśvān देवानdevān हवामहेhavāmahe मरुतःmarutaḥ सोमपीतयेsomapītaye |

उग्राughrā हिhi पर्श्निमातरःpṛśnimātaraḥ ||
We call the Universal Gods, and Maruts to the Soma draught,
For passing strong are Pṛśni's Sons.
1.23.10
जयतामिवjayatāmiva तन्यतुर्मरुतामेतिtanyaturmarutāmeti धर्ष्णुयाdhṛṣṇuyā |

यच्छुभंyacchubhaṃ याथनाyāthanā नरःnaraḥ ||
Fierce comes the Maruts’ thundering voice, like that of conquerors, when ye go
Forward to victory, O Men.
1.23.11
हस्कारादhaskārād विद्युतसvidyutas पर्यतोparyato जाताjātā अवन्तुavantu नःnaḥ |

मरुतोmaruto मर्ळयन्तुmṛḷayantu नःnaḥ ||
Born of the laughing lightning. may the Maruts guard us everywhere
May they be gracious unto Us.
1.23.12
आā पूषञ्चित्रबर्हिषमाघ्र्णेpūṣañcitrabarhiṣamāghṛṇe धरुणंdharuṇaṃ दिवःdivaḥ |

आजाājā नष्टंnaṣṭaṃ यथाyathā पशुमpaśum ||
Like some lost animal, drive to us, bright Pūṣan, him who bears up heaven,
Resting on many-coloured grass.
1.23.13
पूषाpūṣā राजानमाघ्र्णिरपगूळ्हंrājānamāghṛṇirapaghūḷhaṃ गुहाghuhā हितमhitam |

अविन्दच्चित्रबर्हिषमavindaccitrabarhiṣam ||
Pūṣan the Bright has found the King, concealed and hidden in a cave,
Who rests on grass of many hues.
1.23.14
उतोuto सsa मह्यमिन्दुभिःmahyamindubhiḥ षडṣaḍ युक्ताननुसेषिधतyuktānanuseṣidhat |

गोभिर्यवंghobhiryavaṃ नna चर्क्र्षतcarkṛṣat ||
And may he. duly bring to me the six bound closely, through these drops,
As one who ploughs with steers brings corn.
1.23.15
अम्बयोambayo यन्त्यध्वभिर्जामयोyantyadhvabhirjāmayo अध्वरीयतामadhvarīyatām |

पर्ञ्चतीर्मधुनाpṛñcatīrmadhunā पयःpayaḥ ||
Along their paths the Mothers go, Sisters of priestly ministrants,
Mingling their sweetness with the milk.
1.23.16
अमूर्याamūryā उपupa सूर्येsūrye याभिर्वाyābhirvā सूर्यःsūryaḥ सहsaha |

ताtā नोno हिन्वन्त्वध्वरमhinvantvadhvaram ||
May Waters gathered near the Sun, and those wherewith the Sun is joined,
Speed forth this sacrifice of ours.
1.23.17
अपोapo देवीरुपdevīrupa हवयेhvaye यत्रyatra गावःghāvaḥ पिबन्तिpibanti नःnaḥ |

सिन्दुभ्यःsindubhyaḥ कर्त्वंkartvaṃ हविःhaviḥ ||
I call the Waters, Goddesses, wherein our cattle quench their thirst;
Oblations to the Streams be given.
1.23.18
अप्स्वन्तरम्र्तमप्सुapsvantaramṛtamapsu भेषजमपामुतbheṣajamapāmuta परशस्तयेpraśastaye |

देवाभवतdevābhavata वाजिनःvājinaḥ ||
Amrit is in the Waters in the Waters there is healing balm
Be swift, ye Gods, to give them praise.
1.23.19
अप्सुapsu मेme सोमोsomo अब्रवीदन्तर्विश्वानिabravīdantarviśvāni भेषजाbheṣajā |

अग्निंaghniṃ चca विश्वशम्भुवमापश्चviśvaśambhuvamāpaśca विश्वभेषजीःviśvabheṣajīḥ ||
Within the Waters—Soma thus hath told me—dwell all balms that heal,
And Agni, he who blesseth all. The Waters hold all medicines.
1.23.20
आपःāpaḥ पर्णीतpṛṇīta भेषजंbheṣajaṃ वरूथंvarūthaṃ तन्वेtanve ममmama |

जयोकjyok चca सूर्यंsūryaṃ दर्शेdṛśe ||
O Waters, teem with medicine to keep my body safe from harm,
So that I long may see the Sun.
1.23.21
इदमापःidamāpaḥ परpra वहतvahata यतyat किंkiṃ चca दुरितंduritaṃ मयिmayi |

यदyad वाहमभिदुद्रोहvāhamabhidudroha यदyad वाvā शेपśepa उतान्र्तमutānṛtam ||
Whatever sin is found in me, whatever evil I have wrought.
If I have lied or falsely sworn, Waters, remove it far from me.
1.23.22
आपोāpo अद्यान्वचारिषंadyānvacāriṣaṃ रसेनrasena समगस्महिsamaghasmahi |

पयस्वानग्नpayasvānaghna आगहिāghahi तंtaṃ माmā संsaṃ सर्जsṛja वर्चसाvarcasā ||
The Waters I this day have sought, and to their moisture have we come:
O Agni, rich in milk, come thou, and with thy splendour cover me.
1.23.23
संsaṃ माग्नेmāghne वर्चसाvarcasā सर्जsṛja संsaṃ परजयाprajayā समायुषाsamāyuṣā |

विद्युर्मेस्यvidyurmeasya देवाdevā इन्द्रोindro विद्यातvidyāt सहsaha रषिभिःṛṣibhiḥ ||
Fill me with splendour, Agni; give offspring and length of days; the Gods
Shall know me even as I am, and Indra with the Ṛṣis, know.
1.23.24