याyā ओषधीःoṣadhīḥ पूर्वाpūrvā जाताjātā देवेभ्यस्त्रियुगंdevebhyastriyughaṃ पुराpurā |

मनैनुmanainu बभ्रूणामहंbabhrūṇāmahaṃ शतंśataṃ धामानिdhāmāni सप्तsapta चca ||
HERBS that sprang up in time of old, three ages earlier than the Gods,—
Of these, whose hue is brown, will I declare the hundred powers and seven.
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शतंśataṃ वोvo अम्बamba धामानिdhāmāni सहस्रमुतsahasramuta वोvo रुहःruhaḥ |

अधाशतक्रत्वोadhāśatakratvo यूयमिमंyūyamimaṃ मेme अगदंaghadaṃ कर्तkṛta ||
Ye, Mothers, have a hundred homes, yea, and a thousand are your growths.
Do ye who have a thousand powers free this my patient from disease.
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ओषधीःoṣadhīḥ परतिprati मोदध्वंmodadhvaṃ पुष्पवतीःpuṣpavatīḥ परसूवरीःprasūvarīḥ |

अश्वािवaśvāiva सजित्वरीर्वीरुधःsajitvarīrvīrudhaḥ पारयिष्ण्वःpārayiṣṇvaḥ ||
Be glad and joyful in the Plants, both blossoming and bearing fruit,
Plants that will lead us to success like mares who conquer in the race.
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ओषधीरितिoṣadhīriti मातरस्तदmātarastad वोvo देवीरुपdevīrupa बरुवेbruve |

सनेयमश्वंगांsaneyamaśvaṃghāṃ वासvāsa आत्मानंātmānaṃ तवtava पूरुषpūruṣa ||
Plants, by this name I speak to you, Mothers, to you the Goddesses:
Steed, cow, and garment may I win, win back thy very self, O man.
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अश्वत्थेaśvatthe वोvo निषदनंniṣadanaṃ पर्णेparṇe वोvo वसतिषvasatiṣ कर्ताkṛtā |

गोभाजghobhāja इत्किलासथitkilāsatha यतyat सनवथsanavatha पूरुषमpūruṣam ||
The Holy Fig tree is your home, your mansion is the Parna tree:
Winners of cattle shali ye be if ye regain for me this man.
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यत्रौषधीःyatrauṣadhīḥ समग्मतsamaghmata राजानःrājānaḥ समिताविवsamitāviva |

विप्रःvipraḥ सौच्यतेsaucyate भिषगbhiṣagh रक्षोहामीवचातनःrakṣohāmīvacātanaḥ ||
He who hath store of Herbs at hand like Kings amid a crowd of men,—
Physician is that sage's name, fiend-slayer, chaser of disease.
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अश्वावतींaśvāvatīṃ सोमावतीमूर्जयन्तीमुदोजसमsomāvatīmūrjayantīmudojasam |

आवित्सिसर्वाāvitsisarvā ओषधीरस्माoṣadhīrasmā अरिष्टतातयेariṣṭatātaye ||
Herbs rich in Soma, rich in steeds, in nourishments, in strengthening power,—
All these have I provided here, that this man may be whole again.
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उच्छुष्माucchuṣmā ओषधीनांoṣadhīnāṃ गावोghāvo गोष्ठादिवेरतेghoṣṭhādiverate |

धनंसनिष्यन्तीनामात्मानंdhanaṃsaniṣyantīnāmātmānaṃ तवtava पूरुषpūruṣa ||
The healing virtues of the Plants stream forth like cattle from the stall,—
Plants that shall win me store of wealth, and save thy vital breath, O man.
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इष्क्र्तिर्नामiṣkṛtirnāma वोvo माताथोmātātho यूयंyūyaṃ सथstha निष्क्र्तीःniṣkṛtīḥ |

सीराःपतत्र्णीsīrāḥpatatṛṇī सथनsthana यदामयतिyadāmayati निषniṣ कर्थkṛtha ||
Reliever is your mother's name, and hence Restorers are ye called.
Rivers are ye with wings that fly: keep far whatever brings disease.
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अतिati विश्वाःviśvāḥ परिष्ठाpariṣṭhā सतेनstena इवiva वरजमक्रमुःvrajamakramuḥ |

ओषधीःप्राचुच्यवुर्यतoṣadhīḥprācucyavuryat किंkiṃ चca तन्वोtanvo रपःrapaḥ ||
Over all fences have they passed, as steals a thief into the fold.
The Plants have driven from the frame whatever malady was there.
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यदिमाyadimā वाजयन्नहमोषधीर्हस्तvājayannahamoṣadhīrhasta आदधेādadhe |

आत्मायक्ष्मस्यātmāyakṣmasya नश्यतिnaśyati पुराpurā जीवग्र्भोjīvaghṛbho यथाyathā ||
When, bringing back the vanished strength, I hold these herbs within my hand,
The spirit of disease departs ere he can seize upon the life.
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यस्यौषधीःyasyauṣadhīḥ परसर्पथाङगम-अञ्गंprasarpathāṅgham-añghaṃ परुष-परुःparuṣ-paruḥ |

ततोयक्ष्मंtatoyakṣmaṃ विvi बाधध्वbādhadhva उग्रोughro मध्यमशीरिवmadhyamaśīriva ||
He through whose frame, O Plants, ye creep member by member, joint by joint,—
From him ye drive away disease like some strong arbiter of strife.
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साकंsākaṃ यक्ष्मyakṣma परpra पतpata चाषेणcāṣeṇa किकिदीविनाkikidīvinā |

साकंवातस्यsākaṃvātasya धराज्याdhrājyā साकंsākaṃ नश्यnaśya निहाकयाnihākayā ||
Fly, Spirit of Disease, begone, with the blue jay and kingfisher.
Fly with the wind's impetuousspeed, vanish together with the storm.
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अन्याanyā वोvo अन्यामवत्वन्यान्यस्याanyāmavatvanyānyasyā उपावतupāvata |

ताःtāḥ सर्वाःसंविदानाsarvāḥsaṃvidānā इदंidaṃ मेme परावताprāvatā वचःvacaḥ ||
Help every one the other, lend assistance each of you to each,
All of you be accordant, give furtherance to this speech of mine.
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याःyāḥ फलिनीर्याphalinīryā अफलाaphalā अपुष्पाapuṣpā याश्चyāśca पुष्पिणीःpuṣpiṇīḥ |

बर्हस्पतिप्रसूतास्ताbṛhaspatiprasūtāstā नोno मुञ्चन्त्वंहसःmuñcantvaṃhasaḥ ||
Let fruitful Plants, and fruitless, those that blossom, and the blossomless,
Urged onward by Bṛhaspati, release us from our pain and grief;
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मुञ्चन्तुmuñcantu माmā शपथ्यादथोśapathyādatho वरुण्यादुतvaruṇyāduta |

अथोatho यमस्यपड्बीशातyamasyapaḍbīśāt सर्वस्मादsarvasmād देवकिल्बिषातdevakilbiṣāt ||
Release me from the curse's plague and woe that comes from Varuṇa;
Free me from Yama's fetter, from sin and offence against the Gods.
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अवपतन्तीरवदनavapatantīravadan दिवdiva ओषधयसoṣadhayas परिpari |

यंyaṃ जीवमश्नवामहैjīvamaśnavāmahai नna सsa रिष्यातिriṣyāti पूरुषःpūruṣaḥ ||
What time, descending from the sky, the Plants flew earthward, thus they spake:
No evil shall befall the man whom while he liveth we pervade,
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याyā ओषधीःoṣadhīḥ सोमराज्ञीर्बह्वीःsomarājñīrbahvīḥ शतविचक्षणाःśatavicakṣaṇāḥ |

तासांtāsāṃ तवमस्युत्तमारंtvamasyuttamāraṃ कामायkāmāya शंśaṃ हर्देhṛde ||
Of all the many Plants whose King is, Soma, Plants of hundred forms,
Thou art the Plant most excellent, prompt to the wish, sweet to the heart.
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याyā ओषधीःoṣadhīḥ सोमराज्ञीर्विष्ठिताःsomarājñīrviṣṭhitāḥ पर्थिवीमनुpṛthivīmanu |

बर्हस्पतिप्रसूताbṛhaspatiprasūtā अस्यैasyai संsaṃ दत्तdatta वीर्यमvīryam ||
O all ye various Herbs whose King is Soma, that o’erspread the earth,
Urged onward by Bṛhaspati, combine your virtue in this Plant.
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माmā वोvo रिषतriṣat खनिताkhanitā यस्मैyasmai चाहंcāhaṃ खनामिkhanāmi वःvaḥ |

दविपच्चतुष्पदस्माकंdvipaccatuṣpadasmākaṃ सर्वमस्त्वनातुरमsarvamastvanāturam ||
Unharmed be he who digs you up, unharmed the man for whom I dig:
And let no malady attack biped or quadruped of ours.
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याश्चेदमुपश्र्ण्वन्तिyāścedamupaśṛṇvanti याश्चyāśca दूरंdūraṃ परागताःparāghatāḥ |

सर्वाःsarvāḥ संगत्यsaṃghatya वीरुधो.अस्यैvīrudho.asyai संsaṃ दत्तdatta वीर्यमvīryam ||
All Plants that hear this speech, and those that have departed far away,
Come all assembled and confer your healing power upon this Herb.
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ओषधयःoṣadhayaḥ संsaṃ वदन्तेvadante सोमेनsomena सहsaha राज्ञाrājñā |

यस्मैyasmai कर्णोतिब्राह्मणस्तंkṛṇotibrāhmaṇastaṃ राजनrājan पारयामसिpārayāmasi ||
With Soma as their Sovran Lord the Plants hold colloquy and say:
O King, we save from death the man whose cure a Brahman undertakes.
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तवमुत्तमास्योषधेtvamuttamāsyoṣadhe तवtava वर्क्षाvṛkṣā उपस्तयःupastayaḥ |

उपस्तिरस्तुसो.अस्माकंupastirastuso.asmākaṃ योyo अस्मानभिदासतिasmānabhidāsati ||
Most excellent of all art thou, O Plant thy vassals are the trees.
Let him be subject to our power, the man who seeks to injure us.
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