अस्माकंasmākaṃ मित्रावरुणावतंmitrāvaruṇāvataṃ रथमादित्यैrathamādityai रुद्रैर्वसुभिःrudrairvasubhiḥ सचाभुवाsacābhuvā |

परpra यदyad वयोvayo नna पप्तनpaptan वस्मनसvasmanas परिpari शरवस्यवोह्र्षीवन्तोśravasyavohṛṣīvanto वनर्षदःvanarṣadaḥ ||
HELP, Varuṇa and Mitra, O ye Twain allied with Vasus, Rudras, and Ādityas, help our car,
That, as the wild birds of the forest from their home, our horses may fly forth, glad, eager for renown.
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अधadha समाsmā नna उदवताudavatā सजोषसोsajoṣaso रथंrathaṃ देवासोdevāso अभिabhi विक्षुvikṣu वाजयुमvājayum |

यदाशवःyadāśavaḥ पद्याभिस्तित्रतोpadyābhistitrato रजःrajaḥ पर्थिव्याःpṛthivyāḥ सानौsānau जङघनन्तjaṅghananta पाणिभिःpāṇibhiḥ ||
Yea, now ye Gods of one accord speed on our car what time among the folk it seeks an act of might;
When, hasting through the region with the stamp of hoofs, our swift steeds trample on the ridges of the earth.
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उतuta सयsya नna इन्द्रोindro विश्वचर्षणिर्दिवःviśvacarṣaṇirdivaḥ शर्धेनśardhena मारुतेनmārutena सुक्रतुःsukratuḥ |

अनुanu नुnu सथात्यव्र्काभिरूतिभीsthātyavṛkābhirūtibhī रथंrathaṃ महेmahe सनयेsanaye वाजसातयेvājasātaye ||
Or may our Indra here, the Friend of all mankind, coming from heaven, most wise, girt by the Marut host,
Accompany, with aid untroubled by a foe, our car to mighty gain, to win the meed of strength.
2.31.3
उतuta सयsya देवोdevo भुवनस्यbhuvanasya सक्षणिस्त्वष्टाsakṣaṇistvaṣṭā गनाभिःghnābhiḥ सजोषाsajoṣā जूजुवदjūjuvad रथमratham |

इळाiḷā भगोbhagho बर्हद्दिवोतbṛhaddivota रोदसीrodasī पूषाpūṣā पुरन्धिरश्विनावधाpurandhiraśvināvadhā पतीpatī ||
Or may this Tvaṣṭar, God who rules the world with power, one-minded with the Goddesses speed forth our car;
Iḷā and Bhaga the celestial, Earth and Heaven, Pūṣan, Purandhi, and the Aśvins, ruling Lords.
2.31.4
उतuta तयेtye देवीdevī सुभगेsubhaghe मिथूद्र्शोषासानक्ताmithūdṛśoṣāsānaktā जगतामपीजुवाjaghatāmapījuvā |

सतुषेstuṣe यदyad वांvāṃ पर्थिविpṛthivi नव्यसाnavyasā वचvaca सथातुश्चsthātuśca वयस्त्रिवयाvayastrivayā उपस्तिरेupastire ||
Or, seen alternate, those two blessed Goddesses, Morning and Night who stir all living things to act:
While with my newest song I praise you both, O Earth, that from what moves not ye may spread forth threefold food.
2.31.5
उतuta वःvaḥ शंसमुशिजामिवśaṃsamuśijāmiva शमस्यहिर्बुध्न्यो.अजśmasyahirbudhnyo.aja एकपादुतekapāduta |

तरितtrita रभुक्षाःṛbhukṣāḥ सविताsavitā चनोcano दधे.अपांdadhe.apāṃ नपादाशुहेमाnapādāśuhemā धियाdhiyā शमिśami ||
Your blessing as a boon for suppliants we desire: the Dragon of the Deep, and Aja-Ekapād,
Trita, Ṛbhukṣan, Savitar shall joy in us, and the Floods’ swift Child in our worship and our prayer.
2.31.6
एताetā वोvo वश्म्युद्यताvaśmyudyatā यजत्राyajatrā अतक्षन्नायवोatakṣannāyavo नव्यसेnavyase समsam |

शरवस्यवोśravasyavo वाजंvājaṃ चकानाःcakānāḥ सप्तिर्नsaptirna रथ्योrathyo अहaha धीतिमश्याःdhītimaśyāḥ ||
These earnest prayers I pray to you, ye Holy: to pay you honour, living men have formed them,
Men fain to win the prize and glory. May they win, as a car-horse might the goal, your notice.
2.31.7