इदंidaṃ कवेरादित्यस्यkaverādityasya सवराजोsvarājo विश्वानिviśvāni सान्त्यभ्यस्तुsāntyabhyastu मह्नाmahnā |

अतिati योyo मन्द्रोmandro यजथायyajathāya देवःdevaḥ सुकीर्तिंsukīrtiṃ भिक्षेbhikṣe वरुणस्यvaruṇasya भूरेःbhūreḥ ||
THIS laud of the self-radiant wise Āditya shall be supreme o’er all that is in greatness.
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तवtava वरतेvrate सुभगासःsubhaghāsaḥ सयामsyāma सवाध्योsvādhyo वरुणvaruṇa तुष्टुवांसःtuṣṭuvāṃsaḥ |

उपायनupāyana उषसांuṣasāṃ गोमतीनामग्नयोghomatīnāmaghnayo नna जरमाणाjaramāṇā अनुanu दयूनdyūn ||
beg renown of Varuṇa the Mighty, the God exceeding kind to him who worships.
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तवtava सयामsyāma पुरुवीरस्यpuruvīrasya शर्मन्नुरुशंसस्यśarmannuruśaṃsasya वरुणvaruṇa परणेतःpraṇetaḥ |

यूयंyūyaṃ नःnaḥ पुत्राputrā अदितेरदब्धाaditeradabdhā अभिabhi कषमध्वंkṣamadhvaṃ युज्यायyujyāya देवाःdevāḥ ||
Having extolled thee. Varuṇa, with thoughtful care may we have high fortune in thy service,
Singing thy praises like the fires at coming, day after day, of mornings rich in cattle.
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परpra सीमादित्योsīmādityo अस्र्जदasṛjad विधर्तानvidhartān रतंṛtaṃ सिन्धवोsindhavo वरुणस्यvaruṇasya यन्तिyanti |

नna शराम्यन्तिśrāmyanti नna विvi मुचन्त्येतेmucantyete वयोvayo नna पप्तूpaptū रघुयापरिज्मनraghuyāparijman ||
May we be in thy keeping, O thou Leader wide-ruling Varuṇa, Lord of many heroes.
O sons of Aditi, for ever faithful, pardon us, Gods, admit us to your friendship.
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विvi मच्छ्रथायmacchrathāya रशनामिवागraśanāmivāgha रध्यामṛdhyāma तेte वरुणvaruṇa खांkhāṃ रतस्यṛtasya |

माmā तन्तुश्छेदिtantuśchedi वयतोvayato धियंdhiyaṃ मेme माmā मात्राmātrā शार्यपसःśāryapasaḥ पुरpura रतोःṛtoḥ ||
He made them flow, the Āditya, the Sustainer: the rivers run by Varuṇa's commandment.
These feel no weariness, nor cease from flowing: swift have they flown like birds in air around us.
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अपोapo सुsu मयक्षmyakṣa वरुणvaruṇa भियसंbhiyasaṃ मतmat सम्राळsamrāḷ रतावो.अनुṛtāvo.anu माmā गर्भायghṛbhāya |

दामेवdāmeva वत्सादvatsād विvi मुमुग्ध्यंहोmumughdhyaṃho नहिnahi तवदारेtvadāre निमिषश्चनेशेnimiṣaścaneśe ||
Loose me from sin as from a bond that binds me: may we swell, Varuṇa, thy spring of Order.
Let not my thread, while I weave song, be severed, nor my work's sum, before the time, be shattered.
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माmā नोno वधैर्वरुणvadhairvaruṇa येye तta इष्टावेनःiṣṭāvenaḥ कर्ण्वन्तमसुरkṛṇvantamasura भरीणन्तिbhrīṇanti |

माmā जयोतिषःjyotiṣaḥ परवसथानिpravasathāni गन्मghanma विvi षूṣū मर्धःmṛdhaḥ शिश्रथोśiśratho जीवसेjīvase नःnaḥ ||
Far from me, Varuṇa, remove all danger accept me graciously, thou Holy Sovran.
Cast off, like cords that hold a calf, my troubles: I am not even mine eyelid's lord without thee.
2.28.7
नमःnamaḥ पुराpurā तेte वरुणोतvaruṇota नूनमुतापरंnūnamutāparaṃ तुविजातtuvijāta बरवामbravāma |

तवेtve हिhi कंkaṃ पर्वतेparvate नna शरितान्यप्रच्युतानिśritānyapracyutāni दूळभdūḷabha वरतानिvratāni ||
Strike us not, Varuṇa, with those dread weapons which, Asura, at thy bidding wound the sinner.
Let us not pass away from light to exile. Scatter, that we may live, the men who hate us
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परpara रणाṛṇā सावीरधsāvīradha मत्क्र्तानिmatkṛtāni माहंmāhaṃ राजन्नन्यक्र्तेनrājannanyakṛtena भोजमbhojam |

अव्युष्टाavyuṣṭā इनin नुnu भूयसीरुषासbhūyasīruṣāsa आā नोno जीवानjīvān वरुणvaruṇa तासुtāsu शाधिśādhi ||
O mighty Varuṇa, now and hereafter, even as of old, will we speak forth our worship.
For in thyself, invincible God, thy statutes ne’er to be moved are fixed as on a mountain.
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योyo मेme राजनrājan युज्योyujyo वाvā सखाsakhā वाvā सवप्नेsvapne भयंbhayaṃ भीरवेbhīrave मह्यमाहmahyamāha |

सतेनोsteno वाvā योyo दिप्सतिdipsati नोno वर्कोvṛko वाvā तवंtvaṃ तस्मादtasmād वरुणपाह्यस्मानvaruṇapāhyasmān ||
Move far from me what sins I have committed: let me not suffer, King, for guilt of others.
Full many a morn remains to dawn upon us: in these, O Varuṇa, while we live direct us.
2.28.10
माहंmāhaṃ मघोनोmaghono ...... ||
O King, whoever, be he friend or kinsman, hath threatened me affrighted in my slumber-
If any wolf or robber fain would harm us, therefrom, O Varuṇa, give thou us protection.
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