अपश्यमस्यapaśyamasya महतोmahato महित्वममर्त्यस्यmahitvamamartyasya मर्त्यासुmartyāsu विक्षुvikṣu |

नानाnānā हनूhanū विभ्र्तेvibhṛte संsaṃ भरेतेbharete असिन्वतीasinvatī बप्सतीbapsatī भूर्यत्तःbhūryattaḥ ||
I HAVE beheld the might of this Great Being. Immortal in the midst of tribes of mortals.
His jaws now open and now shut together: much they devour, insatiately chewing.
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गुहाghuhā शिरोśiro निहितंnihitaṃ रधगक्षीṛdhaghakṣī असिन्वन्नत्तिasinvannatti जिह्वयावनानिjihvayāvanāni |

अत्राण्यस्मैatrāṇyasmai पड्भिःpaḍbhiḥ संsaṃ भरन्त्युत्तानहस्तानमसाधिbharantyuttānahastānamasādhi विक्षुvikṣu ||
His eyes are turned away, his head is hidden: unsated with his tongue he eats the fuel.
With hands upraised, with reverence in the houses, for him they quickly bring his food together.
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परpra मातुःmātuḥ परतरंprataraṃ गुह्यमिछनghuhyamichan कुमारोkumāro नna वीरुधःसर्पदुर्वीःvīrudhaḥsarpadurvīḥ |

ससंsasaṃ नna पक्वमविदच्छुचन्तंरिरिह्वांसंpakvamavidacchucantaṃririhvāṃsaṃ रिपripa उपस्थेupasthe अन्तःantaḥ ||
Seeking, as ’twere, his Mother's secret bosom, he, like a child, creeps on through wide-spread bushes.
One he finds glowing like hot food made ready, and kissing deep within the earth's recmes.
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तदtad वांvāṃ रतंṛtaṃ रोदसीrodasī परpra बरवीमिbravīmi जायमानोjāyamāno मातराmātarā गर्भोत्तिgharbhoatti |

नाहंnāhaṃ देवस्यdevasya मर्त्यश्चिकेताग्निरङगmartyaściketāghniraṅgha विचेताःvicetāḥ सप्रचेताःsapracetāḥ ||
This holy Law I tell you, Earth and Heaven: the Infant at his birth dovours his Parents.
No knowledge of the God have I, a mortal. Yea, Agni knoweth best, for he hath wisdom.
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योyo अस्माasmā अन्नंannaṃ तर्ष्वादधात्याज्यैर्घ्र्तैर्जुहोतिपुष्यतिtṛṣvādadhātyājyairghṛtairjuhotipuṣyati |

तस्मैtasmai सहस्रमक्षभिर्विsahasramakṣabhirvi चक्षे.अग्नेcakṣe.aghne विश्वतःप्रत्यंंviśvataḥpratyaṃṃ असिasi तवमtvam ||
This man who quickly gives him food, who offers his gifts of oil and butter and supports him, -
Him with his thousand eyes he closely looks on: thou showest him thy face from all sides, Agni.
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किंkiṃ देवेषुdeveṣu तयजtyaja एनश्चकर्थाग्नेenaścakarthāghne पर्छामिpṛchāmi नुnu तवामविद्वानtvāmavidvān |

अक्रीळनakrīḷan करीळनkrīḷan हरिरत्तवे.अदनharirattave.adan विvi पर्वशश्चकर्तparvaśaścakarta गामिवासिःghāmivāsiḥ ||
Agni, hast thou committed sin or treason among the Gods? In ignorance I ask thee.
Playing, not playing, he gold-hued and toothless, hath cut his food up as the knife a victim.
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विषूचोviṣūco अश्वानaśvān युयुजेyuyuje वनेजाvanejā रजीतिभीṛjītibhī रशनाभिर्ग्र्भीतानraśanābhirghṛbhītān |

चक्षदेcakṣade मित्रोmitro वसुभिःvasubhiḥ सुजातःsujātaḥ समान्र्धेपर्वभिर्वाव्र्धानःsamānṛdheparvabhirvāvṛdhānaḥ ||
He born in wood hath yoked his horses rushing in all directions, held with reins that glitter.
The well-born friend hath carved his food with Vasus: in all his limbs he hath increased and prospered.
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