आā तवाहार्षमन्तरेधिtvāhārṣamantaredhi धरुवस्तिष्ठाविचाचलिःdhruvastiṣṭhāvicācaliḥ |

विशस्त्वाviśastvā सर्वाsarvā वाञ्छन्तुvāñchantu माmā तवदtvad राष्ट्रमधिrāṣṭramadhi भरशतbhraśat ||
BE with us; I have chosen thee: stand stedfast and immovable.
Let all the people wish for thee let not thy kingship fall away.
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इहैवैधिihaivaidhi मापmāpa चयोष्ठाःcyoṣṭhāḥ पर्वतparvata इवाविचाचलिःivāvicācaliḥ |

इन्द्रैवेहindraiveha धरुवस्तिष्ठेहdhruvastiṣṭheha राष्ट्रमुrāṣṭramu धारयdhāraya ||
Be even here; fall not away be like a mountain unremoved.
Stand stedfast here like Indra's self, and hold the kingship in the grasp.
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इममिन्द्रोimamindro अदीधरदadīdharad धरुवंdhruvaṃ धरुवेणdhruveṇa हविषाhaviṣā |

तस्मैtasmai सोमोधिsomoadhi बरवतbravat तस्माtasmā उu बरह्मणसbrahmaṇas पतिःpatiḥ ||
This man hath Indra stablished, made secure by strong oblation's power.
May Soma speak a benison, and Brahmaṇaspati, on him.
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धरुवाdhruvā दयौर्ध्रुवाdyaurdhruvā पर्थिवीpṛthivī धरुवासःdhruvāsaḥ पर्वताparvatā इमेime |

धरुवंdhruvaṃ विश्वमिदंviśvamidaṃ जगदjaghad धरुवोdhruvo राजाrājā विशामयमviśāmayam ||
Firm is the sky and firm the earth, and stedfast also are these hills.
Stedfast is all this living world, and stedfast is this King of men.
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धरुवंdhruvaṃ तेte राजाrājā वरुणोvaruṇo धरुवंdhruvaṃ देवोdevo बर्हस्पतिःbṛhaspatiḥ |

धरुवंdhruvaṃ तta इन्द्रश्चाग्निश्चindraścāghniśca राष्ट्रंrāṣṭraṃ धारयतांdhārayatāṃ धरुवमdhruvam ||
Stedfast, may Varuṇa the King, stedfast, the God Bṛhaspati,
Stedfast, may Indra, stedfast too, may Agni keep thy stedfast reign.
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धरुवंdhruvaṃ धरुवेणdhruveṇa हविषाभिhaviṣābhi सोमंsomaṃ मर्शामसिmṛśāmasi |

अथोatho तैन्द्रःtaindraḥ केवलीर्विशोkevalīrviśo बलिह्र्तसbalihṛtas करतkarat ||
On constant Soma let us think with constant sacrificial gift
And then may Indra make the clans bring tribute unto thee alone.
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