उषसःuṣasaḥ पूर्वाpūrvā अधadha यदyad वयूषुर्महदvyūṣurmahad विvi जज्ञेjajñe अक्षरंakṣaraṃ पदेpade गोःghoḥ |

वरताvratā देवानामुपdevānāmupa नुnu परभूषनprabhūṣan महदmahad देवानामसुरत्वमेकमdevānāmasuratvamekam ||
AT the first shining of the earliest Mornings, in the Cow's home was born the Great Eternal.
Now shall the statutes of the Gods be valid. Great is the Gods’ supreme and sole dominion -
3.55.1
मोmo षूṣū णोṇo अत्रatra जुहुरन्तjuhuranta देवाdevā माmā पूर्वेpūrve अग्नेaghne पितरःpitaraḥ पदज्ञाःpadajñāḥ |

पुराण्योःpurāṇyoḥ सद्मनोःsadmanoḥ केतुरन्तर्म...keturantarma... ||
Let not the Gods here injure us, O Agni, nor Fathers of old time who know the region,
Nor the sign set between two ancient dwellings. Great is the Gods’ supreme and sole dominion.
3.55.2
विvi मेme पुरुत्राpurutrā पतयन्तिpatayanti कामाःkāmāḥ शम्यछाśamyachā दीद्येdīdye पूर्व्याणिpūrvyāṇi |

समिद्धेsamiddhe अग्नावaghnāv रतमिदṛtamid वदेमvadema म...ma... ||
My wishes fly abroad to many places: I glance back to the ancient sacrifices.
Let us declare the truth when fire is kindled. Great is the Gods’ supreme and sole dominion.
3.55.3
समानोsamāno राजाrājā विभ्र्तःvibhṛtaḥ पुरुत्राpurutrā शयेśaye शयासुśayāsu परयुतोprayuto वनानुvanānu |

अन्याanyā वत्संvatsaṃ भरतिbharati कषेतिkṣeti माताmātā म...ma... ||
King Universal, born to sundry quarters, extended through the wood be lies on couches.
One Mother rests: another feeds the Infant. Great is the Gods’ supreme and sole dominion.
3.55.4
आक्षितākṣit पूर्वास्वपराpūrvāsvaparā अनूरुतanūrut सद्योsadyo जातासुjātāsu तरुणीष्वन्तःtaruṇīṣvantaḥ |

अन्तर्वतीःantarvatīḥ सुवतेsuvate अप्रवीताapravītā म...ma... ||
Lodged in old plants, he grows again in younger, swiftly within the newly-born and tender.
Though they are unimpregned, he makes them fruitful. Great is the Gods’ supreme and sole dominion.
3.55.5
शयुःśayuḥ परस्तादधparastādadha नुnu दविमाताबन्धनश्चरतिdvimātābandhanaścarati वत्सvatsa एकःekaḥ |

मित्रस्यmitrasya ताtā वरुणस्यvaruṇasya वरतानिvratāni म...ma... ||
Now lying far away, Child of two Mothers, he wanders unrestrained, the single youngling.
These are the laws of Varuṇa and Mitra. Great is the Gods’ supreme and sole dominion.
3.55.6
दविमाताdvimātā होताhotā विदथेषुvidatheṣu सम्राळsamrāḷ अन्वग्रंanvaghraṃ चरतिcarati कषेतिkṣeti बुध्नःbudhnaḥ |

परpra रण्यानिraṇyāni रण्यवाचोraṇyavāco भरन्तेbharante म...ma... ||
Child of two Mothers, Priest, sole Lord in synods, he still precedes while resting as foundation.
They who speak sweetly bring him sweet addresses. Great is the Gods’ supreme and sole dominion.
3.55.7
शूरस्येवśūrasyeva युध्यतोyudhyato अन्तमस्यantamasya परतीचीनंpratīcīnaṃ दद्र्शेdadṛśe विश्वमायतviśvamāyat |

अन्तर्मतिश्चरतिantarmatiścarati निष्षिधंniṣṣidhaṃ गोर्म...ghorma... ||
As to a friendly warrior when he battles, each thing that comes anear is seen to meet him.
The hymn commingles with the cow's oblation. Great is the Gods’ supreme and sole dominion.
3.55.8
निni वेवेतिveveti पलितोpalito दूतdūta आस्वन्तर्महांश्चरतिāsvantarmahāṃścarati रोचनेनrocanena |

वपूंषिvapūṃṣi बिभ्रदभिbibhradabhi नोno विvi चष्टेcaṣṭe म...ma... ||
Deep within these the hoary envoy pierceth; mighty, he goeth to the realm of splendour,
And looketh on us, clad in wondrous beauty. Great is the Gods’ supreme and sole dominion.
3.55.9
विष्णुर्गोपाःviṣṇurghopāḥ परमंparamaṃ पातिpāti पाथःpāthaḥ परियाpriyā धामान्यम्र्तादधानःdhāmānyamṛtādadhānaḥ |

अग्निषaghniṣ टाṭā विश्वाviśvā भुवनानिbhuvanāni वेदveda म...ma... ||
Viṣṇu, the guardian, keeps the loftiest station, upholding dear, immortal dwelling-places.
Agni knows well all these created beings. Great is the Gods’ supreme and sole dominion.
3.55.10
नानाnānā चक्रातेcakrāte यम्याyamyā वपूंषिvapūṃṣi तयोरन्यदtayoranyad रोचतेrocate कर्ष्णमन्यतkṛṣṇamanyat |

शयावीśyāvī चca यदरुषीyadaruṣī चca सवसारौsvasārau म...ma... ||
Ye, variant Pair, have made yourselves twin beauties: one of the Twain is dark, bright shines the other;
And yet these two, the dark, the red, are Sisters. Great is the Gods’ supreme and sole dominion.
3.55.11
माताmātā चca यत्रyatra दुहिताduhitā चca धेनूdhenū सबर्दुघेsabardughe धापयेतेdhāpayete समीचीsamīcī |

रतस्यṛtasya तेte सदसीळेsadasīḷe अन्तर्म...antarma... ||
Where the two Cows, the Mother and the Daughter, meet and give suck yielding their lordly nectar,
I praise them at the seat of law eternal. Great is the Gods’ supreme and sole dominion.
3.55.12
अन्यस्याanyasyā वत्संvatsaṃ रिहतीrihatī मिमायmimāya कयाkayā भुवाbhuvā निni दधेdadhe धेनुरूधःdhenurūdhaḥ |

रतस्यṛtasya साsā पयसापिन्वतेळाpayasāpinvateḷā म...ma... ||
Loud hath she lowed, licking the other's youngling. On what world hath the Milch-cow laid her udder?
This Iḷā streameth with the milk of Order. Great is the Gods’ supreme and sole dominion.
3.55.13
पद्याpadyā वस्तेvaste पुरुरूपाpururūpā वपूंष्यूर्ध्वाvapūṃṣyūrdhvā तस्थौtasthau तर्यविंtryaviṃ रेरिहाणाrerihāṇā |

रतस्यṛtasya सद्मsadma विvi चरामिcarāmi विद्वानvidvān म...ma... ||
Earth weareth beauties manifold: uplifted, licking her Calf of eighteen months, she standeth.
Well-skilled I seek the seat of law eternal. Great is the Gods’ supreme and sole dominion.
3.55.14
पदेpade इवiva निहितेnihite दस्मेdasme अन्तस्तयोरन्यदantastayoranyad गुह्यमाविरन्यतghuhyamāviranyat |

सध्रीचीनाsadhrīcīnā पथ्याpathyā साsā विषूचीviṣūcī म...ma... ||
Within a wondrous place the Twain are treasured: the one is manifest, the other hidden.
One common pathway leads in two directions. Great is the Gods’ supreme and sole dominion.
3.55.15
आā धेनवोdhenavo धुनयन्तामशिश्वीःdhunayantāmaśiśvīḥ सबर्दुघाःsabardughāḥ शशयाśaśayā अप्रदुग्धाःapradughdhāḥ |

नव्या-नव्याnavyā-navyā युवतयोyuvatayo भवन्तीर्म...bhavantīrma... ||
Let the milch-kine that have no calves storm downward, yielding rich nectar, streaming, unexhausted,
These who are ever new and fresh and youthful. Great is the Gods’ supreme and sole dominion.
3.55.16
यदन्यासुyadanyāsu वर्षभोvṛṣabho रोरवीतिroravīti सोso अन्यस्मिनanyasmin यूथेyūthe निni दधातिरेतःdadhātiretaḥ |

सsa हिhi कषपावानkṣapāvān सsa भगःbhaghaḥ सsa राजाrājā म...ma... ||
What time the Bull bellows in other regions, another herd receives the genial moisture;
For he is Bhaga, King, the earth's Protector. Great is the Gods’ supreme and sole dominion.
3.55.17
वीरस्यvīrasya नुnu सवश्व्यंsvaśvyaṃ जनासःjanāsaḥ परpra नुnu वोचामvocāma विदुरस्यvidurasya देवाःdevāḥ |

षोळ्हाṣoḷhā युक्ताःyuktāḥ पञ्च-पञ्चाpañca-pañcā वहन्तिvahanti म...ma... ||
Let us declare the Hero's wealth in horses, O all ye folk: of this the Gods have knowledge.
Sixfold they bear him, or by fives are harnessed. Great is the Gods’ supreme and sole dominion.
3.55.18
देवस्त्वष्टाdevastvaṣṭā सविताsavitā विश्वरूपःviśvarūpaḥ पुपोषpupoṣa परजाःprajāḥ पुरुधाजजानpurudhājajāna |

इमाimā चca विश्वाviśvā भुवनान्यस्यbhuvanānyasya म...ma... ||
Tvaṣṭar the God, the omniform. Creator, begets and feeds mankind in various manner.
His, verily, arc all these living creatures. Great is the Gods’ supreme dominion.
3.55.19
महीmahī समैरच्चम्वाsamairaccamvā समीचीsamīcī उभेubhe तेte अस्यasya वसुनाvasunā नय्र्ष्टेnyṛṣṭe |

शर्ण्वेśṛṇve वीरोvīro विन्दमानोvindamāno वसूनिvasūni म...ma... ||
The two great meeting Bowls hath he united: each of the Pair is laden with histreasure.
The Hero is renowned for gathering riches. Great is the Gods’ supreme and sole dominion.
3.55.20
इमांimāṃ चca नःnaḥ पर्थिवींpṛthivīṃ विश्वधायाviśvadhāyā उपupa कषेतिkṣeti हितमित्रोhitamitro नराजाnarājā |

पुरःसदःpuraḥsadaḥ शर्मसदोśarmasado नna वीराvīrā म...ma... ||
Yea, and on this our earth the All-Sustainer dwells like a King with noble friends about him.
In his protection heroes rest in safety. Great is the Cods' supreme and sole dominion.
3.55.21
निष्षिध्वरीस्तniṣṣidhvarīsta ओषधीरुतापोoṣadhīrutāpo रयिंrayiṃ तta इन्द्रindra पर्थिवीpṛthivī बिभर्तिbibharti |

सखायस्तेsakhāyaste वामभाजःvāmabhājaḥ सयामsyāma म...ma... ||
Rich in their gifts for thee are herbs and waters, and earth brings all her wealth for thee, O Indra.
May we as friends of thine share goodly treasures. Great is the Gods’ supreme and sole dominion.
3.55.22