इदमित्थाidamitthā रौद्रंraudraṃ गूर्तवचाghūrtavacā बरह्मbrahma करत्वाkratvā शच्यामन्तराजौśacyāmantarājau |

कराणाkrāṇā यदस्यyadasya पितराpitarā मंहनेष्ठाःmaṃhaneṣṭhāḥ पर्षत्पक्थेparṣatpakthe अहन्नाahannā सप्तsapta होतॄनhotṝn ||
THE welcome speaker in the storm of battle uttered with might this prayer to win the Aśvins,
When the most liberal God, for Paktha, rescued his parents, and assailed the seven Hotras.
10.61.1
सsa इदid दानायdānāya दभ्यायdabhyāya वन्वञ्च्यवानःvanvañcyavānaḥ सूदैरमिमीतवेदिमsūdairamimītavedim |

तूर्वयाणोtūrvayāṇo गूर्तवचस्तमःghūrtavacastamaḥ कषोदोkṣodo नna रेतreta इतूतिसिञ्चतitaūtisiñcat ||
Cyavāna, purposing deceptive presents, with all ingredients, made the altar ready.
Most sweet-voiced Tūrvayāṇa poured oblations like floods of widely fertilizing water.
10.61.2
मनोmano नna येषुyeṣu हवनेषुhavaneṣu तिग्मंtighmaṃ विपःvipaḥ शच्याśacyā वनुथोद्रवन्ताvanuthodravantā |

आā यःyaḥ शर्यभिस्तुविन्र्म्णोस्याश्रीणीतादिशंśaryabhistuvinṛmṇoasyāśrīṇītādiśaṃ गभस्तौghabhastau ||
To his oblations, swift as thought, ye hurried, and welcomed eagerly the prayers he offered.
With arrows in his hand the Very Mighty forced from him all obedience of a servant.
10.61.3
कर्ष्णाkṛṣṇā यदyad गोष्वरुणीषुghoṣvaruṇīṣu सीददsīdad दिवोdivo नपाताश्विनाहुवेnapātāśvināhuve वामvām |

वीतंvītaṃ मेme यज्ञमाyajñamā गतंghataṃ मेme अन्नंannaṃ ववन्वांसानेषमस्म्र्तध्रूvavanvāṃsāneṣamasmṛtadhrū ||
I call on you the Sons of Dyaus, the Aśvins, that a dark cow to my red kine be added.
Enjoy my sacrifice, come to my viands contented, not deceiving expectation. '
10.61.4
परथिष्टprathiṣṭa यस्यyasya वीरकर्ममिष्णदनुष्ठितंvīrakarmamiṣṇadanuṣṭhitaṃ नुnu नर्योपौहतnaryoapauhat |

पुनस्तदाpunastadā वर्हतिvṛhati यतyat कनायाkanāyā दुहितुरानुभ्र्तमनर्वाduhiturāanubhṛtamanarvā ||
Membrum suum virile, quod vrotentum fuerat, mas ille retraxit. Rursus illud quod in juvenem filiam sublatum fuerat, non aggressurus, ad se rerahit.
10.61.5
मध्याmadhyā यतyat कर्त्वमभवदभीकेkartvamabhavadabhīke कामंkāmaṃ कर्ण्वाणेपितरिkṛṇvāṇepitari युवत्यामyuvatyām |

मनानगmanānagh रेतोreto जहतुर्वियन्ताjahaturviyantā सानौनिषिक्तंsānauniṣiktaṃ सुक्र्तस्यsukṛtasya योनौyonau ||
Quum jam in medio connessu, semiperfecto opere, amorem in puellam pater impleverat, ambo discedentes seminis paulum in terrae superficiem sacrorum sede effusum emiserunt.
10.61.6
पिताpitā यतyat सवांsvāṃ दुहितरमधिष्कनduhitaramadhiṣkan कष्मयाkṣmayā रेतःसंजग्मानोretaḥsaṃjaghmāno निni षिञ्चतṣiñcat |

सवाध्यो.अजनयनsvādhyo.ajanayan बरह्मbrahma देवावास्तोषdevāvāstoṣ पतिंpatiṃ वरतपांvratapāṃ निरतक्षनniratakṣan ||
Quum pater suam nilam adiverat, cum eā congressus suum semen supra
viram
effudit. Tum Dii benigni precem (brahma)
progenuerunt
, et Vastoshpatim, legum sacrarum custodem, formaverunt.
10.61.7
सsa ईंīṃ वर्षाvṛṣā नna फेनमस्यदाजौphenamasyadājau समदाsmadā परैदपदभ्रचेताःparaidapadabhracetāḥ |

सरतsarat पदाpadā नna दक्षिणाdakṣiṇā पराव्रंparāvṛṃ नna ताtā नुमेnume पर्शन्योpṛśanyo जग्र्भ्रेjaghṛbhre ||
Ille tauro similis spumam in certamine jactavit, tunc discedens pusillaximis huc profectus est. Quasi dextro pede claudus processit, "inutiles fuerunt illi mei complexus," ita locutus.
10.61.8
मक्षूmakṣū नna वह्निःvahniḥ परजायाprajāyā उपब्दिरग्निंupabdiraghniṃ नna नग्नnaghna उपसीददूधःupasīdadūdhaḥ |

सनितेध्मंsanitedhmaṃ सनितोतsanitota वाजंvājaṃ सsa धर्ताजज्ञेdhartājajñe सहसाsahasā यवीयुतyavīyut ||
'The fire, burning the people, does not approach quickly (by day): the naked (
Rākṣasas
approach) not Agni by night; the giver of fuel, and the giver of food, he, the upholder (of the rite), is born, overcoming enemies by his might.'
10.61.9
मक्षूmakṣū कनायाःkanāyāḥ सख्यंsakhyaṃ नवग्वाnavaghvā रतंṛtaṃ वदन्तvadanta रतयुक्तिमग्मनṛtayuktimaghman |

दविबर्हसोdvibarhaso यya उपupa गोपमागुरदक्षिणासोghopamāghuradakṣiṇāso अच्युतादुदुक्षनacyutādudukṣan ||
Uttering praise to suit the rite Navagvas came speedily to win the damsel's friendship.
They who approached the twice-strong stable's keeper, meedless would milk the rocks that naught had shaken.
10.61.10
मक्षूmakṣū कनायाःkanāyāḥ सख्यंsakhyaṃ नवीयोnavīyo राधोrādho नna रेतreta रतमित्तुरण्यनṛtamitturaṇyan |

शुचिśuci यतyat तेte रेक्णrekṇa आयजन्तāyajanta सबर्दुघायाःsabardughāyāḥ पयौस्रियायाःpayausriyāyāḥ ||
Swift was new friendship with the maid they quickly accepted it as genuine seed and bounty.
Milk which the cow Sabardughā had yielded was the bright heritage which to thee they offered.
10.61.11
पश्वाpaśvā यतyat पश्चाpaścā वियुताviyutā बुधन्तेतिbudhanteti बरवीतिbravīti वक्तरीरराणःvaktarīrarāṇaḥ |

वसोर्वसुत्वाvasorvasutvā कारवो.अनेहाkāravo.anehā विश्वंviśvaṃ विवेष्टिद्रविणमुपviveṣṭidraviṇamupa कषुkṣu ||
When afterwards they woke and missed the cattle, the speaker thus in joyful mood addressed them:
Matchless are singers through the Vasu's nature; he bringeth them all food and all possessions.
10.61.12
तदिनtadin नवस्यnvasya परिषद्वानोpariṣadvāno अग्मनaghman पुरूpurū सदन्तोsadanto नार्षदम्बिभित्सनnārṣadambibhitsan |

विvi शुष्णस्यśuṣṇasya संग्रथितमनर्वाsaṃghrathitamanarvā विदत्पुरुप्रजातस्यvidatpuruprajātasya गुहाghuhā यतyat ||
His followers then who dwelt in sundry places came and desired too slay the son of Nṛṣad.
Resistless foe, be found the hidden treasure of Śuṣṇa multiplied in numerous offspring.
10.61.13
भर्गोbhargho हha नामोतnāmota यस्यyasya देवाःdevāḥ सवर्णsvarṇa येye तरिषधस्थेनिषेदुःtriṣadhastheniṣeduḥ |

अग्निर्हaghnirha नामोतnāmota जातवेदाःjātavedāḥ शरुधीśrudhī नोno होतरतस्यhotartasya होताध्रुकhotādhruk ||
Thou, called Effulgence, in whose threefold dwelling, as in the light of heaven, the Gods are sitting,
Thou who art called Agni or Jātavedas, Priest, hear us, guileless Priest of holy worship.
10.61.14
उतuta तयाtyā मेme रौद्रावर्चिमन्ताraudrāvarcimantā नासत्याविन्द्रnāsatyāvindra गूर्तयेयजध्यैghūrtayeyajadhyai |

मनुष्वदmanuṣvad वर्क्तबर्हिषेvṛktabarhiṣe रराणाrarāṇā मन्दूहितप्रयसाmandūhitaprayasā विक्षुvikṣu यज्यूyajyū ||
And, Indra, bring, that I may laud and serve them, those Two resplendent glorious Nāsatyas,
Blithe, bounteous, man-like, to the sacrificer, honoured among our men with offered viands.
10.61.15
अयंayaṃ सतुतोstuto राजाrājā वन्दिvandi वेधाvedhā अपशapaś वva विप्रस्तरतिस्वसेतुःviprastaratisvasetuḥ |

सsa कक्षीवन्तंkakṣīvantaṃ रेजयतrejayat सोso अग्निंaghniṃ नेमिंnemiṃ नचक्रमर्वतोnacakramarvato रघुद्रुraghudru ||
This King is praised and honoured as Ordainer: himself the bridge, the Sage speeds o’er the waters.
He hath stirred up Kakṣīvān, stirred up Agni, as the steed's swift wheel drives the felly onward.
10.61.16
सsa दविबन्धुर्वैतरणोdvibandhurvaitaraṇo यष्टाyaṣṭā सबर्धुंsabardhuṃ धेनुमस्वन्दुहध्यैdhenumasvanduhadhyai |

संsaṃ यनyan मित्रावरुणाmitrāvaruṇā वर्ञ्जvṛñja उक्थैर्ज्येष्ठेभिरर्यमणंukthairjyeṣṭhebhiraryamaṇaṃ वरूथैःvarūthaiḥ ||
Vaitarana, doubly kinsman, sacrificer, shall milk the cow who ne’er hath calved, Sabardhu,
When I encompass Varuṇa and Mitra with lauds, and Aryaman in safest shelter.
10.61.17
तद्बन्धुःtadbandhuḥ सूरिर्दिविsūrirdivi तेte धियन्धाdhiyandhā नाभानेदिष्ठोnābhānediṣṭho रपतिप्रrapatipra वेननvenan |

साsā नोno नाभिःnābhiḥ परमास्यparamāsya वाvā घाहंghāhaṃ तत्पश्चाtatpaścā कतिथश्चिदासkatithaścidāsa ||
Their kin, the Prince in heaven, thy nearest kinsman, turning his thought to thee thus speaks in kindness:
This is our highest bond: I am his offspring. How many others came ere I succeeded?
10.61.18
इयंiyaṃ मेme नाभिरिहnābhiriha मेme सधस्थमिमेsadhasthamime मेme देवाdevā अयमस्मिसर्वःayamasmisarvaḥ |

दविजाdvijā अहaha परथमजाprathamajā रतस्येदंṛtasyedaṃ धेनुरदुहज्जायमानाdhenuraduhajjāyamānā ||
Here is my kinship, here the place I dwell in: these are my Gods; I in full strength am present.
Twice-born am I, the first-born Son of Order: the Cow milked this when first she had her being.
10.61.19
अधासुadhāsu मन्द्रोmandro अरतिर्विभावावaratirvibhāvāva सयतिsyati दविवर्तनिर्वनेषाटdvivartanirvaneṣāṭ |

ऊर्ध्वाūrdhvā यच्छ्रेणिर्नyacchreṇirna शिशुर्दनśiśurdan मक्षूmakṣū सथिरंशेव्र्धंsthiraṃśevṛdhaṃ सूतsūta माताmātā ||
So mid these tribes he rests, the friendly envoy, borne on two paths, refulgent Lord of fuel.
When, like a line, the Babe springs up erectly, his Mother straight hath borne him strong to bless us.
10.61.20
अधाadhā गावghāva उपमातिंupamātiṃ कनायाkanāyā अनुanu शवान्तस्यśvāntasya कस्यkasya चित्परेयुःcitpareyuḥ |

शरुधिśrudhi तवंtvaṃ सुद्रविणोsudraviṇo नस्त्वंnastvaṃ याळyāḷ आश्वघ्नस्यववर्धेāśvaghnasyavavṛdhe सून्र्ताभिःsūnṛtābhiḥ ||
Then went the milch-kine forth to please the damsel, and for the good of every man that liveth.
Hear us, O wealthy Lord; begin our worship. Thou hast grown mighty through Āśvaghna's virtues.
10.61.21
अधadha तवमिन्द्रtvamindra विद्ध्यस्मानviddhyasmān महोmaho रायेrāye नर्पतेnṛpate वज्रबाहुःvajrabāhuḥ |

रक्षाrakṣā चca नोno मघोनहmaghonah पाहिpāhi सूरीननेहसस्तेsūrīnanehasaste हरिवोभिष्टौharivoabhiṣṭau ||
And take thou notice of us also, Indra, for ample riches, King whose arm wields thunder!
Protect our wealthy nobles, guard our princes unmenaced near thee, Lord of Tawny Coursers.
10.61.22
अधadha यदyad राजानाrājānā गविष्टौghaviṣṭau सरतsarat सरण्युःsaraṇyuḥ कारवेजरण्युःkāravejaraṇyuḥ |

विप्रःvipraḥ परेष्ठःpreṣṭhaḥ सsa हयेषांhyeṣāṃ बभूवbabhūva पराparā चवक्षदुतcavakṣaduta पर्षदेनानparṣadenān ||
When he goes forth, ye Pair of Kings, for booty, speeding to war and praise to please the singer,—
I was the dearest sage of those about him,—let him lead these away and bring them safely.
10.61.23
अधाadhā नवस्यnvasya जेन्यस्यjenyasya पुष्टौpuṣṭau वर्थाvṛthā रेभन्तrebhanta ईमहेīmahe तदूनुtadūnu |

सरण्युरस्यsaraṇyurasya सूनुरश्वोsūnuraśvo विप्रश्चासिvipraścāsi शरवसश्चसातौśravasaścasātau ||
Now for this noble man's support and comfort, singing with easy voice we thus implore thee:
Impetuous be his son and fleet his courser: and may I be his priest to win him glory.
10.61.24
युवोर्यदिyuvoryadi सख्यायास्मेsakhyāyāsme शर्धायśardhāya सतोमंstomaṃ जुजुषेjujuṣe नमस्वान्विश्वत्रnamasvānviśvatra यस्मिन्नाyasminnā गिरःghiraḥ समीचीःsamīcīḥ पूर्वीवpūrvīva गतूर्दाशतghatūrdāśat सून्र्तायैsūnṛtāyai ||
If, for our strength, the priest with adoration to win your friendship made the laud accepted,
That laud shall be a branching road to virtue for every one to whom the songs are suited.
10.61.25
सsa गर्णानोghṛṇāno अद्भिर्देववानितिadbhirdevavāniti सुबन्धुर्नमसाsubandhurnamasā सूक्तैःsūktaiḥ |

वर्धदुक्थैर्वचोभिराvardhadukthairvacobhirā हिhi नूनंnūnaṃ वयध्वैतिvyadhvaiti पयसौस्रियायाःpayasausriyāyāḥ ||
Glorified thus, with holy hymns and homage:—Of noble race, with Waters, God-attended—
May he enrich us for our prayers and praises: now can the cow be milked; the path is open.
10.61.26
तta ऊū षुṣu णोṇo महोmaho यजत्राyajatrā भूतbhūta देवासdevāsa ऊतयेūtaye सजोषाःsajoṣāḥ |

येye वाजाननयताvājānanayatā वियन्तोviyanto येye सथाsthā निचेतारोnicetāro अमूराःamūrāḥ ||
Be to us, then, ye Gods who merit worship, be ye of one accord our strong protection,
Who went on various ways and brought us vigour, ye who are undeceivable explorers.
10.61.27