अञ्जन्तिañjanti तवामध्वरेtvāmadhvare देवयन्तोdevayanto वनस्पतेvanaspate मधुनाmadhunā दैव्येनdaivyena |

यदूर्ध्वस्तिष्ठाyadūrdhvastiṣṭhā दरविणेहdraviṇeha धत्तादdhattād यदyad वाvā कषयोkṣayo मातुरस्याmāturasyā उपस्थेupasthe ||
GOD-SERVING men, O Sovran of the Forest, with heavenly meath at sacrifice anoint thee.
Grant wealth to us when thou art standing upright as when reposing on this Mother's bosom.
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समिद्धस्यsamiddhasya शरयमाणःśrayamāṇaḥ पुरस्तादpurastād बरह्मbrahma वन्वानोvanvāno अजरंajaraṃ सुवीरमsuvīram |

आरेāre अस्मदमतिंasmadamatiṃ बाधमानbādhamāna उच्छ्रयस्वucchrayasva महतेmahate सौभगायsaubhaghāya ||
Set up to eastward of the fire enkindled, accepting prayer that wastes not, rich in hero.
Driving far from us poverty and famine, lift thyself up to bring us great good fortune.
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उच्छ्रयस्वucchrayasva वनस्पतेvanaspate वर्ष्मनvarṣman पर्थिव्याpṛthivyā अधिadhi |

सुमितीsumitī मीयमानोmīyamāno वर्चोvarco धाdhā यज्ञवाहसेyajñavāhase ||
Lord of the Forest, raise. thyself up on the loftiest spot of earth.
Give splendour, fixt and measured well, to him who brings the sacrifice.
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युवाyuvā सुवासाःsuvāsāḥ परिवीतparivīta आगातāghāt सsa उu शरेयानśreyān भवतिbhavati जायमानःjāyamānaḥ |

तंtaṃ धीरासःdhīrāsaḥ कवयkavaya उनun नयन्तिnayanti सवाध्योsvādhyo मनसाmanasā देवयन्तःdevayantaḥ ||
Well-robed, enveloped he is come, the youthful: springing to life his glory waxeth greater.
Contemplative in mind and God-adoring, sages of high intelligence upraise him.
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जातोjāto जायतेjāyate सुदिनत्वेsudinatve अह्नांahnāṃ समर्यsamarya आā विदथेvidathe वर्धमानःvardhamānaḥ |

पुनन्तिpunanti धीराdhīrā अपसोapaso मनीषाmanīṣā देवयाdevayā विप्रvipra उदियर्तिudiyarti वाचमvācam ||
Sprung up he rises in the days' fair weather, increasing in the men-frequented synod.
With song the wise and skilful consecrate him: his voice the God-adoring singer utters.
6, Ye whom religious men have firmly planted; thou Forest Sovran whom the axe hath fashioned,—
Let those the Stakes divine which here are standing be fain to grant us wealth with store of children.
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यानyān वोvo नरोnaro देवयन्तोdevayanto निमिम्युर्वनस्पतेnimimyurvanaspate सवधितिर्वाsvadhitirvā ततक्षtatakṣa |

तेte देवासःdevāsaḥ सवरवस्तस्थिवांसःsvaravastasthivāṃsaḥ परजावदस्मेprajāvadasme दिधिषन्तुdidhiṣantu रत्नमratnam ||
O men who lift the ladles up, these hewn and planted in the ground,
Bringing a blessing to the field, shall bear our precious gift to Gods.
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येye वर्क्णासोvṛkṇāso अधिadhi कषमिkṣami निमितासोnimitāso यतस्रुचःyatasrucaḥ |

तेte नोno वयन्तुvyantu वार्यंvāryaṃ देवत्राdevatrā कषेत्रसाधसःkṣetrasādhasaḥ ||
Ādityas, Rudras, Vasus, careful leaders, Earth, Heaven, and Prthivi and Air's mid-region,
Accordant Deities shall bless our worship and make our sacrifice's ensign lofty.
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आदित्याādityā रुद्राrudrā वसवःvasavaḥ सुनीथाsunīthā दयावाक्षामाdyāvākṣāmā पर्थिवीpṛthivī अन्तरिक्षमantarikṣam |

सजोषसोsajoṣaso यज्ञमवन्तुyajñamavantu देवाdevā ऊर्ध्वंūrdhvaṃ कर्ण्वन्त्वध्वरस्यkṛṇvantvadhvarasya केतुमketum ||
Like swan's that flee in lengthened line, the Pillars have come to us arrayed in brilliant coIour.
They, lifted up on high, by sages, eastward, go forth as Gods to the God's dwelling-places.
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हंसाhaṃsā इवiva शरेणिशोśreṇiśo यतानाःyatānāḥ शुक्राśukrā वसानाःvasānāḥ सवरवोsvaravo नागुःnaāghuḥ |

उन्नीयमानाःunnīyamānāḥ कविभिःkavibhiḥ पुरस्तादpurastād देवाdevā देवानामपिdevānāmapi यन्तिyanti पाथःpāthaḥ ||
Those Stakes upon the earth with rings that deck them seem to the eye like horns of horned creatures;
Or, as upraised by priests in invocation, let them assist us in the rush to battle.
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शर्ङगाणीवेच्छ्र्ङगिणांśṛṅghāṇīvecchṛṅghiṇāṃ संsaṃ दद्र्श्रेdadṛśre चषालवन्तःcaṣālavantaḥ सवरवःsvaravaḥ पर्थिव्यामpṛthivyām |

वाघद्भिर्वाvāghadbhirvā विहवेvihave शरोषमाणाśroṣamāṇā अस्मानवन्तुasmānavantu पर्तनाज्येषुpṛtanājyeṣu ||
Lord of the Wood, rise with a hundred branches. with thousand branches may we rise to greatness,
Tlou whom this hatchct, with an edge well whetted for great felicity, hath brought before us.
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वनस्पतेvanaspate शतवल्शोśatavalśo विvi रोहroha सहस्रवल्शाsahasravalśā विvi वयंvayaṃ रुहेमruhema |

यंyaṃ तवामयंtvāmayaṃ सवधितिस्तेजमानःsvadhitistejamānaḥ परणिनायpraṇināya महतेmahate सौभगायsaubhaghāya ||
Missing line from Griffith.
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