उपप्रयन्तोupaprayanto अध्वरंadhvaraṃ मन्त्रंmantraṃ वोचेमाग्नयेvocemāghnaye |

आरेāre अस्मेasme चca शर्ण्वतेśṛṇvate ||
As forth to sacrifice we go, a hymn to a hymn let us say,
Who hears us even when afar;
1.74.1
यःyaḥ सनीहितीषुsnīhitīṣu पूर्व्यःpūrvyaḥ संजग्मानासुsaṃjaghmānāsu कर्ष्टिषुkṛṣṭiṣu |

अरक्षदarakṣad दाशुषेdāśuṣe गयमghayam ||
Who, from of old, in carnage, when the people gathered, hath preserved
His household for the worshipper.
1.74.2
उतuta बरुवन्तुbruvantu जन्तवjantava उदग्निर्व्र्त्रहाजनिudaghnirvṛtrahājani |

धनंजयोdhanaṃjayo रणे-रणेraṇe-raṇe ||
And let men say, Agni is born, e’en he who slayeth Vṛtra, he
Who winneth wealth in every fight.
1.74.3
यस्यyasya दूतोdūto असिasi कषयेkṣaye वेषिveṣi हव्यानिhavyāni वीतयेvītaye |

दस्मतdasmat कर्णोष्यध्वरमkṛṇoṣyadhvaram ||
Him in whose house an envoy thou lovest to taste his offered gifts,
And strengthenest his sacrifice,
1.74.4
तमितtamit सुहव्यमङगिरःsuhavyamaṅghiraḥ सुदेवंsudevaṃ सहसोsahaso यहोyaho |

जनाjanā आहुःāhuḥ सुबर्हिषमsubarhiṣam ||
Him, Aṅgiras, thou Son of Strength, all men call happy in his God,
His offerings, and his sacred grass.
1.74.5
आā चca वहासिvahāsi तानिहtāniha देवानुपdevānupa परशस्तयेpraśastaye |

हव्याhavyā सुश्चन्द्रsuścandra वीतयेvītaye ||
Hitherward shalt thou bring these Gods to our laudation and to taste.
These offered gifts, fair-shining One.
1.74.6
नna योरुपब्दिरश्व्यःyorupabdiraśvyaḥ शर्ण्वेśṛṇve रथस्यrathasya कच्चनkaccana |

यदग्नेयासिyadaghneyāsi दूत्यमdūtyam ||
When, Agni, on thine embassage thou goest not a sound is heard of steed or straining of thy car.
1.74.7
तवोतोtvoto वाज्यह्रयो.अभिvājyahrayo.abhi पूर्वस्मादपरःpūrvasmādaparaḥ |

परpra दाश्वानग्नेdāśvānaghne अस्थातasthāt ||
Aided by thee uninjured, strong, one after other, goes he forth:
Agni, the offerer forward steps.
1.74.8
उतuta दयुमतdyumat सुवीर्यंsuvīryaṃ बर्हदग्नेbṛhadaghne विवाससिvivāsasi |

देवेभ्योdevebhyo देवdeva दाशुषेdāśuṣe ||
And splendid strength, heroic, high, Agni, thou grantest from the Gods,
Thou God, to him who offers gifts.
1.74.9