उतut तिष्ठtiṣṭha बरह्मणसbrahmaṇas पतेpate देवयन्तस्त्वेमहेdevayantastvemahe |

उपupa परpra यन्तुyantu मरुतःmarutaḥ सुदानवsudānava इन्द्रindra पराशूर्भवाprāśūrbhavā सचाsacā ||
O BRAHMAṆASPATI, stand up: God-serving men we pray to thee.
May they who give good gifts, the Maruts, come to us. Indra, most swift, be thou with them.
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तवामिदtvāmid धिdhi सहससsahasas पुत्रputra मर्त्यmartya उपब्रूतेupabrūte धनेdhane हितेhite |

सुवीर्यंsuvīryaṃ मरुतmaruta आā सवश्व्यंsvaśvyaṃ दधीतdadhīta योyo वva आचकेācake ||
O Son of Strength, each mortal calls to thee for aid when spoil of battle waits for him.
O Maruts, may this man who loves you well obtain wealth of good steeds and hero might.
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परैतुpraitu बरह्मणसbrahmaṇas पतिःpatiḥ परpra देव्येतुdevyetu सून्र्ताsūnṛtā |

अछाachā वीरंनर्यंvīraṃnaryaṃ पङकतिराधसंpaṅktirādhasaṃ देवाdevā यज्ञंyajñaṃ नयन्तुnayantu नःnaḥ ||
May Brahmaṇaspati draw nigh, may Sūnṛtā the Goddess come,
And Gods bring to this rite which gives the five-fold gift the Hero, lover of mankind.
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योyo वाघतेvāghate ददातिdadāti सूनरंsūnaraṃ वसुvasu सsa धत्तेdhatte अक्षितिakṣiti शरवःśravaḥ |

तस्माtasmā इळांiḷāṃ सुवीरामाsuvīrāmā यजामहेyajāmahe सुप्रतूर्तिमनेहसमsupratūrtimanehasam ||
He who bestows a noble guerdon on the priest wins fame that never shall decay.
For him we offer sacred hero-giving food, peerless and conquering easily.
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परpra नूनंnūnaṃ बरह्मणसbrahmaṇas पतिर्मन्त्रंpatirmantraṃ वदत्युक्थ्यमvadatyukthyam |

यस्मिन्निन्द्रोyasminnindro वरुणोvaruṇo मित्रोmitro अर्यमाaryamā देवाdevā ओकांसिokāṃsi चक्रिरेcakrire ||
Now Brahmaṇaspati speaks forth aloud the solemn hymn of praise,
Wherein Indra and Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman, the Gods, have made their dwelling place.
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तमिदtamid वोचेमाvocemā विदथेषुvidatheṣu शम्भुवंśambhuvaṃ मन्त्रंmantraṃ देवाdevā अनेहसमanehasam |

इमांimāṃ चca वाचंvācaṃ परतिहर्यथाpratiharyathā नरोnaro विश्वेदviśved वामाvāmā वोvo अश्नवतaśnavat ||
May we in holy synods, Gods! recite that hymn, peerless, that brings felicity.
If you, O Heroes, graciously accept this word, may it obtain all bliss from you.
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कोko देवयन्तमश्नवज्जनंdevayantamaśnavajjanaṃ कोko वर्क्तबर्हिषमvṛktabarhiṣam |

पर-परpra-pra दाश्वानdāśvān पस्त्याभिरस्थितान्तर्वावतpastyābhirasthitāntarvāvat कषयंkṣayaṃ दधेdadhe ||
Who shall approach the pious? who the man whose sacred grass is trimmed?
The offerer with his folk advances more and more: he fills his house with precious things.
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उपupa कष्स्त्रंkṣstraṃ पर्ञ्चीतpṛñcīta हन्तिhanti राजभिर्भयेrājabhirbhaye चितcit सुक्षितिंsukṣitiṃ दधेdadhe |

नास्यnāsya वर्ताvartā नna तरुताtarutā महाधनेmahādhane नार्भेnārbhe अस्तिasti वज्रिणःvajriṇaḥ ||
He amplifies his lordly might, with kings he slays: e’en mid alarms he dwells secure
In great or lesser fight none checks him, none subdues,—the wielder of the thunderbolt.
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