कदkad रुद्रायrudrāya परचेतसेpracetase मीळ्हुष्टमायmīḷhuṣṭamāya तव्यसेtavyase |

वोचेमvocema शन्तमंśantamaṃ हर्देhṛde ||
WHAT shall we sing to Rudra, strong, most bounteous, excellently wise,
That shall be dearest to his heart?
1.43.1
यथाyathā नोno अदितिःaditiḥ करतkarat पश्वेpaśve नर्भ्योnṛbhyo यथाyathā गवेghave |

यथाyathā तोकायtokāya रुद्रियमrudriyam ||
That Aditi may grant the grace of Rudra to our folk, our kine,
Our cattle and our progeny;
1.43.2
यथाyathā नोno मित्रोmitro वरुणोvaruṇo यथाyathā रुद्रश्चिकेततिrudraściketati |

यथाyathā विश्वेviśve सजोषसःsajoṣasaḥ ||
That Mitra and that Varuṇa, that Rudra may remember us,
Yea, all the Gods with one accord.
1.43.3
गाथपतिंghāthapatiṃ मेधपतिंmedhapatiṃ रुद्रंrudraṃ जलाषभेषजमjalāṣabheṣajam |

तच्छंयोःtacchaṃyoḥ सुम्नमीमहेsumnamīmahe ||
To Rudra Lord of sacrifice, of hymns and balmy medicines,
We pray for joy and health and strength.
1.43.4
यःyaḥ शुक्रśukra इवiva सूर्योsūryo हिरण्यमिवhiraṇyamiva रोचतेrocate |

शरेष्ठोśreṣṭho देवानांdevānāṃ वसुःvasuḥ ||
He shines in splendour like the Sun, refulgent as bright gold is he,
The good, the best among the Gods.
1.43.5
शंśaṃ नःnaḥ करत्यर्वतेkaratyarvate सुगंsughaṃ मेषायmeṣāya मेष्येmeṣye |

नर्भ्योnṛbhyo नारिभ्योnāribhyo गवेghave ||
May he grant health into our steeds, wellbeing to our rams and ewes,
To men, to women, and to kine.
1.43.6
अस्मेasme सोमsoma शरियमधिśriyamadhi निni धेहिdhehi शतस्यśatasya नर्णामnṛṇām |

महिmahi शरवस्तुविन्र्म्णमśravastuvinṛmṇam ||
O Soma, set thou upon us the glory of a hundred men,
The great renown of mighty chiefs.
1.43.7
माmā नःnaḥ सोमपरिबाधोsomaparibādho मारातयोmārātayo जुहुरन्तjuhuranta |

आā नna इन्दोindo वाजेvāje भजbhaja ||
Let not malignities, nor those who trouble Soma, hinder us.
Indu, give us a share of strength.
1.43.8
यास्तेyāste परजाprajā अम्र्तस्यamṛtasya परस्मिनparasmin धामन्न्र्तस्यdhāmannṛtasya |

मूर्धाmūrdhā नाभाnābhā सोमsoma वेनvena आभूषन्तीःābhūṣantīḥ सोमsoma वेदःvedaḥ ||
Soma! head, central point, love these; Soma! know these as serving thee,
Children of thee Immortal, at the highest place of holy law.
1.43.9