बर्हस्पतेbṛhaspate परतिprati मेme देवतामिहिdevatāmihi मित्रोmitro वाvā यदyad वरुणोvaruṇo वासिपूषाvāsipūṣā |

आदित्यैर्वाādityairvā यदyad वसुभिर्मरुत्वानvasubhirmarutvān सsa पर्जन्यंशन्तनवेparjanyaṃśantanave वर्षायvṛṣāya ||
COME, be thou Mitra, Varuṇa, or Pūṣan, come, O Bṛhaspati, to mine oblation:
With Maruts, Vasus, or Ādityas, make thou Parjanya pour for Santanu his rain-drops.
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आā देवोdevo दूतोdūto अजिरश्चिकित्वानajiraścikitvān तवदtvad देवापेdevāpe अभिabhi मामगछतmāmaghachat |

परतीचीनःpratīcīnaḥ परतिprati मामाmāmā वव्र्त्स्वvavṛtsva दधामिdadhāmi तेte दयुमतींवाचमासनdyumatīṃvācamāsan ||
The God, intelligent, the speedy envoy whom thou hast sent hath come to me, Devapi:
Address thyself to me and turn thee hither within thy lips will I put brilliant language.
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अस्मेasme धेहिdhehi दयुमतींdyumatīṃ वाचमासनvācamāsan बर्हस्पतेbṛhaspate अनमीवामिषिरामanamīvāmiṣirām |

ययाyayā वर्ष्टिंvṛṣṭiṃ शन्तनवेśantanave वनावvanāva दिवोdivo दरप्सोमधुमानाdrapsomadhumānā विवेशviveśa ||
Within my mouth, Bṛhaspati, deposit speech lucid, vigorous, and free from weakness,
Thereby to win for Santanu the rain-fall. The meath-rich drop from heaven hath passed within it.
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आā नोno दरप्साdrapsā मधुमन्तोmadhumanto विशन्त्विन्द्रviśantvindra देह्यधिरथंसहस्रमdehyadhirathaṃsahasram |

निni षीदṣīda होत्रंhotraṃ रतुथाṛtuthā यजस्वyajasva देवानdevān देवापेहविषाdevāpehaviṣā सपर्यsaparya ||
Let the sweet drops descend on us, O Indra: give us enough to lade a thousand wagons.
Sit to thy Hotar task; pay worship duly, and serve the Gods, Devapi, with oblation.
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आर्ष्टिषेणोārṣṭiṣeṇo होत्रंhotraṃ रषिर्निषीदनṛṣirniṣīdan देवापिर्देवसुमतिंचिकित्वानdevāpirdevasumatiṃcikitvān |

सsa उत्तरस्मादधरंuttarasmādadharaṃ समुद्रमपोsamudramapo दिव्याdivyā अस्र्जद्वर्ष्याasṛjadvarṣyā अभिabhi ||
Knowing the God's good-will, Devapi, Ṛṣi, the son of Rstisena, sate as Hotar.
He hath brought down from heaven's most lofty summit the ocean of the rain, celestial waters.
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अस्मिनasmin समुद्रेsamudre अध्युत्तरस्मिन्नापोadhyuttarasminnāpo देवेभिर्निव्र्ताdevebhirnivṛtā अतिष्ठनatiṣṭhan |

ताtā अद्रवन्नार्ष्टिषेणेनadravannārṣṭiṣeṇena सर्ष्टाsṛṣṭā देवापिनाdevāpinā परेषिताम्र्क्षिणीषुpreṣitāmṛkṣiṇīṣu ||
Gathered together in that highest ocean, the waters stood by deities obstructed.
They burried down set free by Arstisena, in gaping clefts, urged onward by Devapi.
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यदyad देवापिःdevāpiḥ शन्तनवेśantanave पुरोहितोpurohito होत्रायhotrāya वर्तःvṛtaḥ कर्पयन्नदीधेतkṛpayannadīdhet |

देवश्रुतंdevaśrutaṃ वर्ष्टिवनिंvṛṣṭivaniṃ रराणोrarāṇo बर्हस्पतिर्वाचमस्माbṛhaspatirvācamasmā अयछतayachat ||
When as chief priest for Santanu, Devapi, chosen for Hotar's duty, prayed beseeching,
Graciously pleased Bṛhaspati vouchsafed him a voice that reached the Gods and won the waters.
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यंyaṃ तवाtvā देवापिःdevāpiḥ शुशुचानोśuśucāno अग्नaghna आर्ष्टिषेणोārṣṭiṣeṇo मनुष्यःसमीधेmanuṣyaḥsamīdhe |

विश्वेभिर्देवैरनुमद्यमानःviśvebhirdevairanumadyamānaḥ परpra पर्जन्यमीरयाparjanyamīrayā वर्ष्टिमन्तमvṛṣṭimantam ||
O Agni whom Devapi Arstisena, the mortal man, hath kindled in his glory,
Joying in him with all the Gods together, urge on the sender of the rain, Parjanya.
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तवांtvāṃ पूर्वpūrva रषयोṛṣayo गीर्भिरायनghīrbhirāyan तवामध्वरेषुtvāmadhvareṣu पुरुहूतविश्वेpuruhūtaviśve |

सहस्राण्यधिरथान्यस्मेsahasrāṇyadhirathānyasme आā नोno यज्ञंरोहिदश्वोपyajñaṃrohidaśvopa याहिyāhi ||
All ancient Ṛṣis with their songs approached thee, even thee, O Much-invoked, at sacrifices.
We have provided wagon-loads in thousands: come to the solemn rite, Lord of Red Horses.
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एतान्यग्नेetānyaghne नवतिर्नवnavatirnava तवेtve आहुतान्यधिरथाāhutānyadhirathā सहस्रsahasra |

तेभिर्वर्धस्वtebhirvardhasva तन्वःtanvaḥ शूरśūra पूर्वीर्दिवोpūrvīrdivo नोno वर्ष्टिमिषितोरिरीहिvṛṣṭimiṣitorirīhi ||
The wagon-loads, the nine-and-ninety thousand, these have been offered up to thee, O Agni.
Hero, with these increase thy many bodies, and, stimulated, send us rain from heaven.
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एतान्यग्नेetānyaghne नवतिंnavatiṃ सहस्राsahasrā संsaṃ परpra यछyacha वर्ष्णvṛṣṇa इन्द्रायभागमindrāyabhāgham |

विद्वानvidvān पथpatha रतुशोṛtuśo देवयानानप्यौलानंdevayānānapyaulānaṃ दिविदेवेषुdivideveṣu धेहिdhehi ||
Give thou these ninety thousand loads, O Agni, to Indra, to the Bull, to be his portion.
Knowing the paths which Deities duly travel, set mid the Gods in heaven Aulana also.
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अग्नेaghne बाधस्वbādhasva विvi मर्धोmṛdho विvi दुर्गहापामीवामपरक्षांसिdurghahāpāmīvāmaparakṣāṃsi सेधsedha |

अस्मातasmāt समुद्रादsamudrād बर्हतोbṛhato दिवोdivo नो.अपाम्भूमानमुपno.apāmbhūmānamupa नःnaḥ सर्जेहsṛjeha ||
O Agni, drive afar our foes, our troubles chase malady away and wicked demons.
From this air-ocean, from the lofty heavens, send down on us a mighty flood of waters.
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