होताजनिष्टhotājaniṣṭa चेतनःcetanaḥ पिताpitā पित्र्भ्यpitṛbhya ऊतयेūtaye |

परयक्षञprayakṣañ जेन्यंjenyaṃ वसुvasu शकेमśakema वाजिनोvājino यममyamam ||
HERALD and teacher was he born, a guardian for our patrons’ help,
Earner by rites of noble wealth. That Strong One may we grasp and guide;
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आā यस्मिनyasmin सप्तsapta रश्मयस्तताraśmayastatā यज्ञस्यyajñasya नेतरिnetari |

मनुष्वदmanuṣvad दैव्यमष्टमंdaivyamaṣṭamaṃ पोताpotā विश्वंviśvaṃ तदिन्वतिtadinvati ||
In whom, Leader of sacrifice, the seven reins, far extended, meet;
Who furthers, man-like, eighth in place, as Cleanser, all the work divine.
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दधन्वेdadhanve वाvā यदीमनुyadīmanu वोचदvocad बरह्माणिbrahmāṇi वेरुveru ततtat |

परिpari विश्वानिviśvāni काव्याkāvyā नेमिश्चक्रमिवाभवतnemiścakramivābhavat ||
When swift he follows this behest, bird-like he chants the holy prayers.
He holds all knowledge in his grasp even as the felly rounds the wheel.
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साकंsākaṃ हिhi शुचिनाśucinā शुचिःśuciḥ परशास्ताpraśāstā करतुनाजनिkratunājani |

विद्वानस्यvidvānasya वरताvratā धरुवाdhruvā वयाvayā इवानुivānu रोहतेrohate ||
Together with pure mental power, pure, as Director, was he born.
Skilled in his own unchanging laws he waxes like the growing boughs.
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ताtā अस्यasya वर्णमायुवोvarṇamāyuvo नेष्टुःneṣṭuḥ सचन्तsacanta धेनवःdhenavaḥ |

कुवितkuvit तिस्र्भ्यtisṛbhya आā वरंvaraṃ सवसारोsvasāro याyā इदंidaṃ ययुःyayuḥ ||
Clothing them in his hues, the kine of him the Leader wait on him.
Is he not better than the Three, the Sisters who have come to us?
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यदीyadī मातुरुपmāturupa सवसाsvasā घर्तंghṛtaṃ भरन्त्यस्थितbharantyasthita |

तासामध्वर्युरागतौtāsāmadhvaryurāghatau यवोyavo वर्ष्टीवvṛṣṭīva मोदतेmodate ||
When, laden with the holy oil, the
Sister
by the Mother stands,
The Priest delights in their approach, as corn at coming of the rain.
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सवःsvaḥ सवायsvāya धायसेdhāyase कर्णुतांkṛṇutāṃ रत्विगṛtvigh रत्विजमṛtvijam |

सतोमंstomaṃ यज्ञंyajñaṃ चादरंcādaraṃ वनेमाvanemā ररिमाrarimā वयमvayam ||
For his support let him perform as ministrant his priestly task;
Yea, song of praise and sacrifice: we have bestowed, let us obtain.
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यथyatha विद्वानरंvidvānaraṃ करदkarad विश्वेभ्योviśvebhyo यजतेभ्यःyajatebhyaḥ अयमग्नेayamaghne तवेtve अपिapi यंyaṃ यज्ञंyajñaṃ चक्र्माcakṛmā वयमvayam ||
That so this man well skilled, may pay worship to all the Holy Ones.
And, Agni, this our sacrifice which we have here prepared, to thee.
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