अभिabhi तष्टेवtaṣṭeva दीधयाdīdhayā मनीषामत्योmanīṣāmatyo नna वाजीvājī सुधुरोsudhuro जिहानःjihānaḥ |

अभिabhi परियाणिpriyāṇi मर्म्र्शतmarmṛśat पराणिparāṇi कवीन्रिछामिkavīnrichāmi सन्द्र्शेsandṛśe सुमेधाःsumedhāḥ ||
HASTING like some strong courser good at drawing, a thought have I imagined like a workman.
Pondering what is dearest and most noble, I long to see the sages full of wisdom.
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इनोतinota पर्छpṛcha जनिमाjanimā कवीनांkavīnāṃ मनोध्र्तःmanodhṛtaḥ सुक्र्तस्तक्षतsukṛtastakṣata दयामdyām |

इमाimā उu तेte परण्योpraṇyo वर्धमानाvardhamānā मनोवाताmanovātā अधadha नुnu धर्मणिग्मनdharmaṇighman ||
Ask of the sages' mighty generations firm-minded and devout they framed the heaven.
These are thy heart-sought strengthening directions, and they have come to be sky's upholders.
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निni षीमिदत्रṣīmidatra गुह्याghuhyā दधानाdadhānā उतuta कषत्रायkṣatrāya रोदसीrodasī समञ्जनsamañjan |

संsaṃ मात्राभिर्ममिरेmātrābhirmamire येमुरyemur उर्वीurvī अन्तरantar महीmahī सम्र्तेsamṛte धायसेdhāyase धुःdhuḥ ||
Assuming in this world mysterious natures, they decked the heaven and earth for high dominion,
Measured with measures, fixed their broad expanses, set the great worlds apart held firm for safety.
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आतिष्ठन्तंātiṣṭhantaṃ परिpari विश्वेviśve अभूषञ्छ्रियोabhūṣañchriyo वसानश्चरतिvasānaścarati सवरोचिःsvarociḥ |

महतmahat तदtad वर्ष्णोvṛṣṇo असुरस्यasurasya नामाnāmā विश्वरूपोviśvarūpo अम्र्तानिamṛtāni तस्थौtasthau ||
Even as he mounted up they all adorned him: self-luminous he travels clothed in splendour.
That is the Bull's, the Asura's mighty figure: he, omniform, hath reached the eternal waters.
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असूतasūta पूर्वोpūrvo वर्षभोvṛṣabho जयायानिमाjyāyānimā अस्यasya शुरुधःśurudhaḥ सन्तिsanti पूर्वीःpūrvīḥ |

दिवोdivo नपाताnapātā विदथस्यvidathasya धीभिःdhībhiḥ कषत्रंkṣatraṃ राजानाrājānā परदिवोpradivo दधाथेdadhāthe ||
First the more ancient Bull engendered offspring; these are his many draughts that lent him vigour.
From days of old ye Kings, two Sons of Heaven, by hymns of sacrifice have won dominion.
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तरीणिtrīṇi राजानाrājānā विदथेvidathe पुरूणिpurūṇi परिpari विश्वानिviśvāni भूषथःbhūṣathaḥ सदांसिsadāṃsi |

अपश्यमत्रapaśyamatra मनसाmanasā जगन्वानjaghanvān वरतेvrate गन्धर्वानपिghandharvānapi वायुकेशानvāyukeśān ||
Three seats ye Sovrans, in the Holy synod, many, yea, all, ye honour with your presence.
There saw I, going thither in the spirit, Gandharvas in their course with wind-blown tresses.
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तदिनtadin नवस्यnvasya वर्षभस्यvṛṣabhasya धेनोराdhenorā नामभिर्ममिरेnāmabhirmamire सक्म्यंगोःsakmyaṃghoḥ |

अन्यद-अन्यदसुर्यंanyad-anyadasuryaṃ वसानाvasānā निni मायिनोmāyino ममिरेmamire रूपमस्मिनrūpamasmin ||
That same companionship of her, the Milch-cow, here with the strong Bull's divers forms they stablished.
Enduing still some new celestial figure, the skilful workers shaped a form around him.
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तदिनtadin नवस्यnvasya सवितुर्नकिर्मेsaviturnakirme हिरण्ययीममतिंhiraṇyayīmamatiṃ यामशिश्रेतyāmaśiśret |

आā सुष्टुतीsuṣṭutī रोदसीrodasī विश्वमिन्वेviśvaminve अपीवapīva योषाyoṣā जनिमानिjanimāni वव्रेvavre ||
Let no one here debar me from enjoying the golden light which Savitar diffuses.
He covers both all-fostering worlds with praises even as a woman cherishes her children.
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युवंyuvaṃ परत्नस्यpratnasya साधथोsādhatho महोmaho यदyad दैवीdaivī सवस्तिःsvastiḥ परिpari णःṇaḥ सयातमsyātam |

गोपाजिह्वस्यghopājihvasya तस्थुषोtasthuṣo विरूपाvirūpā विश्वेviśve पश्यन्तिpaśyanti मायिनःmāyinaḥ कर्तानिkṛtāni ||
Fulfil, ye twain, his work, the Great, the Ancient: as heavenly blessing keep your guard around us.
All the wise Gods behold his varied actions who stands erect, whose voice is like a herdsman's.
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शुनंśunaṃ हुवेमhuvema ...... ||
Call we on Indra, Maghavan, auspicious, best Hero in the fight where spoil is gathered,
The Strong, who listens, who gives aid in battles, who slays the Vṛtras, wins and gathers riches.
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