देवाःdevāḥ कपोतkapota इषितोiṣito यदिछनyadichan दूतोdūto निरतयाnirtyā इदमाजगामidamājaghāma |

तस्माtasmā अर्चामarcāma कर्णवामkṛṇavāma निष्क्र्तिंniṣkṛtiṃ शंśaṃ नोno अस्तुastu दविपदेशंdvipadeśaṃ चतुष्पदेcatuṣpade ||
GODS, whatsoe’er the Dove came hither seeking, sent to us as the envoy of Destruction,
For that let us sing hymns and make atonement. Well be it with our quadrupeds and bipeds.
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शिवःśivaḥ कपोतkapota इषितोiṣito नोno अस्त्वनागाastvanāghā देवाःdevāḥ शकुनोśakuno गर्हेषुghṛheṣu |

अग्निर्हिaghnirhi विप्रोvipro जुषतांjuṣatāṃ हविर्नःhavirnaḥ परिpari हेतिःhetiḥ पक्षिणीpakṣiṇī नोव्र्णक्तुnovṛṇaktu ||
Auspicious be the Dove that hath been sent us, a harmless bird, ye Gods, within our dwelling.
May Agni, Sage, be pleased with our oblation, and may the Missile borne on wings avoid us.
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हेतिःhetiḥ पक्षिणीpakṣiṇī नna दभात्यस्मानाष्ट्र्यांdabhātyasmānāṣṭryāṃ पदंpadaṃ कर्णुतेग्निधानेkṛṇuteaghnidhāne |

शंśaṃ नोno गोभ्यश्चghobhyaśca पुरुषेभ्यश्चास्तुpuruṣebhyaścāstu माmā नोहिंसीदिहnohiṃsīdiha देवाःdevāḥ कपोतःkapotaḥ ||
Let not the Arrow that hath wings distract us: beside the fire-place, on the hearth it settles.
May, it bring welfare to our men and cattle: here let the Dove, ye Gods, forbear to harm us.
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यदुलूकोyadulūko वदतिvadati मोघमेतदmoghametad यतyat कपोतःkapotaḥ पदमग्नौक्र्णोतिpadamaghnaukṛṇoti |

यस्यyasya दूतःdūtaḥ परहितprahita एषeṣa एततetat तस्मैtasmai यमायyamāya नमोस्तुnamoastu मरित्यवेmrityave ||
The screeching of the owl is ineffective and when beside the fire the Dove hath settled,
To him who sent it hither as an envoy, to him be reverence paid, to Death, to Yama.
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रचाṛcā कपोतंkapotaṃ नुदतnudata परणोदमिषंpraṇodamiṣaṃ मदन्तःmadantaḥ परिpari गांनयध्वमghāṃnayadhvam |

संयोपयन्तोsaṃyopayanto दुरितानिduritāni विश्वाviśvā हित्वाhitvā नna ऊर्जंūrjaṃ परपतातprapatāt पतिष्थःpatiṣthaḥ ||
Drive forth the Dove, chase it with holy verses: rejoicing, bring ye hither food and cattle,
Barring the way against all grief and trouble. Let the swift bird fly forth and leave us vigour.
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