यज्ञेनyajñena वर्धतvardhata जातवेदसमग्निंjātavedasamaghniṃ यजध्वंyajadhvaṃ हविषाhaviṣā तनाtanā गिराghirā |

समिधानंsamidhānaṃ सुप्रयसंsuprayasaṃ सवर्णरंsvarṇaraṃ दयुक्षंdyukṣaṃ होतारंव्र्जनेषुhotāraṃvṛjaneṣu धूर्षदमdhūrṣadam ||
WITH sacrifice exalt Agni who knows all life; worship him with oblation and the song of praise,
Well kindled, nobly fed; heaven's Lord, Celestial Priest, who labours at the pole where deeds of might are done.
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अभिabhi तवाtvā नक्तीरुषसोnaktīruṣaso ववाशिरे.अग्नेvavāśire.aghne वत्संvatsaṃ नna सवसरेषुधेनवःsvasareṣudhenavaḥ |

दिवdiva इवेदरतिर्मानुषाivedaratirmānuṣā युगाyughā कषपोkṣapo भासिbhāsi पुरुवारpuruvāra संयतःsaṃyataḥ ||
At night and morning, Agni, have they called to thee, like milch-kine in their stalls lowing to meet their young.
As messenger of heaven thou lightest all night long the families of men. Thou Lord of precious boons.
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तंtaṃ देवाdevā बुध्नेbudhne रजसःrajasaḥ सुदंससंsudaṃsasaṃ दिवस्प्र्थिव्योररतिंन्येरिरेdivaspṛthivyoraratiṃnyerire |

रथमिवrathamiva वेद्यंvedyaṃ शुक्रशोचिषमग्निंśukraśociṣamaghniṃ मित्रंmitraṃ नक्षितिषुnakṣitiṣu परशंस्यमpraśaṃsyam ||
Him have the Gods established at the region's base, doer of wondrous deeds, Herald of heaven and earth;
Like a most famous car, Agni the purely bright, like Mitra to be glorified among the folk.
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तमुक्षमाणंtamukṣamāṇaṃ रजसिrajasi सवsva आā दमेdame चन्द्रमिवcandramiva सुरुचंsurucaṃ हवारhvāra आā दधुःdadhuḥ |

पर्श्न्याःpṛśnyāḥ पतरंpataraṃ चितयन्तमक्षभिःcitayantamakṣabhiḥ पाथोpātho नna पायुंpāyuṃ जनसीjanasī उभेubhe अनुanu ||
Him have they set in his own dwelling, in the vault, like the Moon waxing, fulgent, in the realm of air.
Bird of the firmament, observant with his eyes, guard of the place as ’twere, looking to Gods and men.
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सsa होताhotā विश्वंviśvaṃ परिpari भूत्वध्वरंbhūtvadhvaraṃ तमुtamu हव्यैर्मनुषhavyairmanuṣa रञ्जतेṛñjate गिराghirā |

हिरिशिप्रोhiriśipro वर्धसानासुvṛdhasānāsu जर्भुरदjarbhurad दयौर्नdyaurna सत्र्भिश्चितयदstṛbhiścitayad रोदसीrodasī अनुanu ||
May he as Priest encompass all the sacrifice. men throng to him with offerings and with hymns of praise.
Raging with jaws of gold among the growing plants, like heaven with all the stars, he quickens earth and sky.
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सsa नोno रेवतrevat समिधानःsamidhānaḥ सवस्तयेsvastaye सन्ददस्वानsandadasvān रयिमस्मासुrayimasmāsu दीदिहिdīdihi |

आā नःnaḥ कर्णुष्वkṛṇuṣva सुवितायsuvitāya रोदसीrodasī अग्नेaghne हव्याhavyā मनुषोदेवmanuṣodeva वीतयेvītaye ||
Such as thou art, brilliantly kindled for our weal, a liberal giver, send us riches in thy shine,
For our advantage, Agni, God, bring Heaven and Earth hither that they may taste oblation brought by man.
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दाdā नोno अग्नेaghne बर्हतोbṛhato दाःdāḥ सहस्रिणोsahasriṇo दुरोduro नna वाजंvājaṃ शरुत्याśrutyā अपाapā वर्धिvṛdhi |

पराचीprācī दयावाप्र्थिवीdyāvāpṛthivī बरह्मणाbrahmaṇā कर्धिkṛdhi सवर्णsvarṇa शुक्रमुषसोśukramuṣaso विvi दिद्युतःdidyutaḥ ||
Agni, give us great wealth, give riches thousandfold. unclose to us, like doors, strength that shall bring renown.
Make Heaven and Earth propitious through the power of prayer, and like the sky's bright sheen let mornings beam on us.
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सsa इधानidhāna उषसोuṣaso राम्याrāmyā अनुanu सवर्णsvarṇa दीदेदरुषेणdīdedaruṣeṇa भानुनाbhānunā |

होत्राभिरग्निर्मनुषःhotrābhiraghnirmanuṣaḥ सवध्वरोsvadhvaro राजाrājā विशामतिथिश्चारुरायवेviśāmatithiścārurāyave ||
Enkindled night by night at every morning's dawn, may he shine forth with red flame like the realm of light,—
Agni adored in beauteous rites with lauds of men, fair guest of living man and King of all our folk.
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एवाevā नोno अग्नेaghne अम्र्तेषुamṛteṣu पूर्व्यpūrvya धीषdhīṣ पीपायpīpāya बर्हद्दिवेषुbṛhaddiveṣu मानुषाmānuṣā |

दुहानाduhānā धेनुर्व्र्जनेषुdhenurvṛjaneṣu कारवेkārave तमनाtmanā शतिनंśatinaṃ पुरुरूपमिषणिpururūpamiṣaṇi ||
Song chanted by us men, O Agni, Ancient One, has swelled unto the deathless Gods in lofty heaven—
A milch-cow yielding to the singer in the rites wealth manifold, in hundreds, even as he wills.
2.2.9
वयमग्नेvayamaghne अर्वताarvatā वाvā सुवीर्यंsuvīryaṃ बरह्मणाbrahmaṇā वाvā चितयेमाcitayemā जनानतिjanānati |

अस्माकंasmākaṃ दयुम्नमधिdyumnamadhi पञ्चpañca कर्ष्टिषूच्चाkṛṣṭiṣūccā सवर्णशुशुचीतsvarṇaśuśucīta दुष्टरमduṣṭaram ||
Agni, may we show forth our valour with the steed or with the power of prayer beyond all other men;
And over the Five Races let our glory shine high like the realm of light and unsurpassable.
2.2.10
सsa नोno बोधिbodhi सहस्यsahasya परशंस्योpraśaṃsyo यस्मिनyasmin सुजाताsujātā इषयन्तiṣayanta सूरयःsūrayaḥ |

यमग्नेyamaghne यज्ञमुपयन्तिyajñamupayanti वाजिनोvājino नित्येnitye तोकेtoke दीदिवांसंdīdivāṃsaṃ सवेsve दमेdame ||
Such, Conqueror! be to us, be worthy of our praise, thou for whom princes nobly born exert themselves;
Whose sacrifice the strong seek, Agni, when it shines for never-failing offspring in thine own abode.
2.2.11
उभयासोubhayāso जातवेदःjātavedaḥ सयामsyāma तेte सतोतारोstotāro अग्नेaghne सूरयश्चsūrayaśca शर्मणिśarmaṇi |

वस्वोvasvo रायःrāyaḥ पुरुश्चन्द्रस्यpuruścandrasya भूयसःbhūyasaḥ परजावतःprajāvataḥ सवपत्यस्यsvapatyasya शग्धिśaghdhi नःnaḥ ||
Knower of all that lives, O Agni may we both, singers of praise and chiefs, be in thy keeping still.
Help us to wealth exceeding good and glorious, abundant, rich in children and their progeny.
2.2.12
येye सतोत्र्भ्योstotṛbhyo ...... ||
The princely worshippers who send to those who sing thy praise, O Agni, guerdon, graced with kine and steeds,—
Lead thou both these and us forward to higher bliss. With brave men in the assembly may we speak aloud.
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