परpra वोvo वाजाvājā अभिद्यवोabhidyavo हविष्मन्तोhaviṣmanto घर्ताच्याghṛtācyā |

देवाञdevāñ जिगातिसुम्नयुःjighātisumnayuḥ ||
IN ladle dropping oil your food goes in oblation up to heaven,
Goes to the Gods in search of bliss.
3.27.1
ईळेīḷe अग्निंaghniṃ विपश्चितंvipaścitaṃ गिराghirā यज्ञस्यyajñasya साधनमsādhanam |

शरुष्टीवानंśruṣṭīvānaṃ धितावानमdhitāvānam ||
Agni I laud, the Sage inspired, crowner of sacrifice through song,
Who listens and gives bounteous gifts.
3.27.2
अग्नेaghne शकेमśakema तेte वयंvayaṃ यमंyamaṃ देवस्यdevasya वाजिनःvājinaḥ |

अतिati दवेषांसिdveṣāṃsi तरेमtarema ||
O Agni, if we might obtain control of thee the potent God,
Then should we overcome our foes.
3.27.3
समिध्यमानोsamidhyamāno अध्वरे.अग्निःadhvare.aghniḥ पावकpāvaka ईड्यःīḍyaḥ |

शोचिष्केशस्तमीमहेśociṣkeśastamīmahe ||
Kindled at sacrifices he is Agni, hallower, meet for praise,
With flame for hair: to him we seek.
3.27.4
पर्थुपाजाpṛthupājā अमर्त्योamartyo घर्तनिर्णिकghṛtanirṇik सवाहुतःsvāhutaḥ |

अग्निर्यज्ञस्यaghniryajñasya हव्यवाटhavyavāṭ ||
Immortal Agni, shining far, enrobed with oil, well worshipped, bears
The gifts of sacrifice away.
3.27.5
तंtaṃ सबाधोsabādho यतस्रुचyatasruca इत्थाitthā धियाdhiyā यज्ञवन्तःyajñavantaḥ |

आā चक्रुरग्निमूतयेcakruraghnimūtaye ||
The priests with ladles lifted up, worshipping here with holy thought,
Have brought this Agni for our aid.
3.27.6
होताhotā देवोdevo अमर्त्यःamartyaḥ पुरस्तादेतिpurastādeti माययाmāyayā |

विदथानिvidathāni परचोदयनpracodayan ||
Immortal, Sacrificer, God, with wondrous power he leads the way,
Urging the great assembly on.
3.27.7
वाजीvājī वाजेषुvājeṣu धीयते.अध्वरेषुdhīyate.adhvareṣu परpra णीयतेṇīyate |

विप्रोvipro यज्ञस्यyajñasya साधनःsādhanaḥ ||
Strong, he is set on deeds ofstrength. In sacrifices led in front,
As Singer he completes the rite.
3.27.8
धियाdhiyā चक्रेcakre वरेण्योvareṇyo भूतानांbhūtānāṃ गर्भमाgharbhamā दधेdadhe |

दक्षस्यपितरंdakṣasyapitaraṃ तनाtanā ||
Excellent, he was made by thought. The Germ of beings have I gained,
Yea, and die Sire of active strength.
3.27.9
निni तवाtvā दधेdadhe वरेण्यंvareṇyaṃ दक्षस्येळाdakṣasyeḷā सहस्क्र्तsahaskṛta |

अग्नेaghne सुदीतिमुशिजमsudītimuśijam ||
Thee have I stablished, Excellent, O strengthened by the sage's prayer,
Thee, Agni, longing, nobly bright.
3.27.10
अग्निंaghniṃ यन्तुरमप्तुरंyanturamapturaṃ रतस्यṛtasya योगेyoghe वनुषःvanuṣaḥ |

विप्राviprā वाजैःvājaiḥ समिन्धतेsamindhate ||
Agni, the swift and active One, singers, at time of sacrifice,
Eagerly kindle with their food.
3.27.11
ऊर्जोūrjo नपातमध्वरेnapātamadhvare दीदिवांसमुपdīdivāṃsamupa दयविdyavi |

अग्निमीळेaghnimīḷe कविक्रतुमkavikratum ||
Agni the Son of Strength who shines up to the heaven in solemn rites,
The wise of heart, I glorify.
3.27.12
ईळेन्योīḷenyo नमस्यस्तिरस्तमांसिnamasyastirastamāṃsi दर्शतःdarśataḥ |

समग्निरिध्यतsamaghniridhyat ||
Meet to be lauded and adored, showing in beauty through the dark,
Agni, the Strong, is kindled well.
3.27.13
एe वर्षाvṛṣā ||
Agni is kindled as a bull, like a horsebearer of the Gods:
Men with oblations worship him.
3.27.14
वर्षोvṛṣo अग्निःaghniḥ समिध्यते.अश्वोsamidhyate.aśvo नna देववाहनःdevavāhanaḥ |

तंtaṃ हविष्मन्तhaviṣmanta ईळतेīḷate ||
Thee will we kindle as a bull, we who are Bulls ourselves, O Bull.
Thee, Agni, shining mightily.
3.27.15
वर्षणंvṛṣaṇaṃ तवाtvā वयंvayaṃ वर्षनvṛṣan वर्षणःvṛṣaṇaḥ समिधीमहिsamidhīmahi |

अग्नेaghne दीद्यतंdīdyataṃ बर्हतbṛhat ||
Missing line from Griffith.
3.27.16