दयावाdyāvā हha कषामाkṣāmā परथमेprathame रतेनाभिश्रावेṛtenābhiśrāve भवतःसत्यवाचाbhavataḥsatyavācā |

देवोdevo यनyan मर्तानmartān यजथायyajathāya कर्ण्वनkṛṇvan सीदद्धोताsīdaddhotā परत्यंpratyaṃ सवमसुंsvamasuṃ यनyan ||
HEAVEN and Earth, first by everlasting Order, speakers of truth, are near enough to hear us,
When the God, urging men to worship. sitteth as Priest, assuming all his vital vigour.
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देवोdevo देवानdevān परिभूरतेनparibhūrtena वहाvahā नोno हव्यंhavyaṃ परथमश्चिकित्वानprathamaścikitvān |

धूमकेतुःdhūmaketuḥ समिधाsamidhā भार्जीकोbhāṛjīko मन्द्रोmandro होताhotā नित्योवाचाnityovācā यजीयानyajīyān ||
As God comprising Gods by Law Eternal, bear, as the Chief who knoweth, our oblation,
Smoke-bannered with the fuel, radiant, joyous, better to praise and worship, Priest for ever.
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सवाव्र्गsvāvṛgh देवस्याम्र्तंdevasyāmṛtaṃ यदीyadī गोरतोghorato जातासोjātāso धारयन्तौर्वीdhārayantaurvī |

विश्वेviśve देवाdevā अनुanu ततtat तेte यजुर्गुर्दुहेyajurghurduhe यदेनीदिव्यंyadenīdivyaṃ घर्तंghṛtaṃ वाःvāḥ ||
When the cow's nectar wins the God completely, men here below are heaven's sustainers.
All the Gods came to this thy heavenly Yajus which from the motley Pair milked oil and water.
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अर्चामिarcāmi वांvāṃ वर्धायापोvardhāyāpo घर्तस्नूghṛtasnū दयावाभूमीdyāvābhūmī शर्णुतंरोदसीśṛṇutaṃrodasī मेme |

अहाahā यदyad दयावो.असुनीतिमयनdyāvo.asunītimayan मध्वाmadhvā नोno अत्रपितराatrapitarā शिशीतामśiśītām ||
1 praise your work that ye may make me prosper: hear, Heaven and Earth, Twain Worlds that drop with fatness.
While days and nights go to the world of spirits, here let the Parents with sweet meath refresh us
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किंkiṃ सविनsvin नोno राजाrājā जग्र्हेjaghṛhe कदस्यातिkadasyāti वरतंvrataṃ चक्र्माcakṛmā कोko विवेदviveda |

मित्रश्चिदmitraścid धिdhi षमाṣmā जुहुराणोjuhurāṇo देवाञ्छ्लोकोdevāñchloko नयातामपिnayātāmapi वाजोvājo अस्तिasti ||
Hath the King siezed us? How have we offended against his holy ordinance? Who knoweth?
For even Mitra mid the Gods is angry there are both song and strength for those who come not.
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दुर्मन्त्वत्राम्र्तस्यdurmantvatrāmṛtasya नामnāma सलक्ष्माsalakṣmā यदyad विषुरूपाभवातिviṣurūpābhavāti |

यमस्यyamasya योyo मनवतेmanavate सुमन्त्वग्नेsumantvaghne तंtaṃ रष्वṛṣva पाह्यप्रयुछनpāhyaprayuchan ||
’Tis hard to understand the Immortal's nature, where she who is akin becomes astranger.
Guard ceaselessly, great Agni, him who ponders Yama's name, easy to be comprehended.
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यस्मिनyasmin देवाdevā विदथेvidathe मादयन्तेmādayante विवस्वतःvivasvataḥ सदनेsadane धारयन्तेdhārayante |

सूर्येsūrye जयोतिरदधुर्मास्यक्तूनjyotiradadhurmāsyaktūn परिpari दयोतनिंdyotaniṃ चरतोजस्राcaratoajasrā ||
They in the synod where the Gods rejoice them, where they are seated in Vivasvān's dwelling,
Have given the Moon his beams, the Sun his splendour-the Two unweariedly maintain their brightness.
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यस्मिनyasmin देवाdevā मन्मनिmanmani संचरन्त्यपीच्येsaṃcarantyapīcye नna वयमस्यvayamasya विद्मvidma |

मित्रोmitro नोno अत्रादितिरनागानatrāditiranāghān सविताsavitā देवोdevo वरुणायvaruṇāya वोचतvocat ||
The counsel which the Gods meet to consider, their secret plan,—of that we have no knowledge.
There let God Savitar, Aditi, and Mitra proclaim to Varuṇa that we are sinless.
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शरुधीśrudhī नोno अग्नेaghne सदनेsadane सधस्थेsadhasthe युक्ष्वाyukṣvā ...... ||
Hear us, O Agni, in your comninn dwell ing: harness thy rapid car, the car of Amṛta.
Bring Heaven and Earth, the Deities' Parents, hither: stay with us here, nor from the Gods be distant.
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