उतोuto हिhi वांvāṃ दात्राdātrā सन्तिsanti पूर्वाpūrvā याyā पूरुभ्यसpūrubhyas तरसदस्युरtrasadasyur नितोशेnitośe |

कषेत्रासांkṣetrāsāṃ ददथुरdadathur उर्वरासांurvarāsāṃ घनंghanaṃ दस्युभ्योdasyubhyo अभिभूतिमabhibhūtim उग्रमughram ||
FROM you two came the gifts in days aforetime which Trasadasyu granted to the Pūrus.
Ye gave the winner of our fields and plough-lands, and the strong smiter who subdued the Dasyus.
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उतuta वाजिनमvājinam पुरुनिष्षिध्वानंpuruniṣṣidhvānaṃ दधिक्रामdadhikrām उu ददथुरdadathur विश्वक्र्ष्टिमviśvakṛṣṭim |

रजिप्यंṛjipyaṃ शयेनमśyenam परुषितप्सुमpruṣitapsum आशुंāśuṃ चर्क्र्त्यमcarkṛtyam अर्योaryo नर्पतिंnṛpatiṃ नna शूरमśūram ||
And ye gave mighty Dadhikrās, the giver of many gifts, who visiteth all people,
Impetuous hawk, swift and of varied colour, like a brave King whom each true man must honour.
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यंyaṃ सीमsīm अनुanu परवतेवpravateva दरवन्तंdravantaṃ विश्वःviśvaḥ पूरुरpūrur मदतिmadati हर्षमाणःharṣamāṇaḥ |

पड्भिरpaḍbhir गर्ध्यन्तमghṛdhyantam मेधयुंmedhayuṃ नna शूरंśūraṃ रथतुरंrathaturaṃ वातमvātam इवiva धरजन्तमdhrajantam ||
Whom, as ’twere down a precipice, swift rushing, each Pūru praises and his heart rejoices,—
Springing forth like a hero fain for battle, whirling the car and flying like the tempest.
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यःyaḥ समारुन्धानोsmārundhāno गध्याghadhyā समत्सुsamatsu सनुतरशsanutaraś चरतिcarati गोषुghoṣu गछनghachan |

आविर्र्जीकोāvirṛjīko विदथाvidathā निचिक्यतnicikyat तिरोtiro अरतिमaratim पर्यpary आपāpa आयोःāyoḥ ||
Who gaineth precious booty in the combats and moveth, winning spoil, among the cattle;
Shown in bright colour, looking on the assemblies, beyond the churl, to worship of the living.
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उतuta समैनंsmainaṃ वस्त्रमथिंvastramathiṃ नna तायुमtāyum अनुanu करोशन्तिkrośanti कषितयोkṣitayo भरेषुbhareṣu |

नीचायमानंnīcāyamānaṃ जसुरिंjasuriṃ नna शयेनंśyenaṃ शरवशśravaś चाछाcāchā पशुमचpaśumac चca यूथमyūtham ||
Loudly the folk cry after him in battles, as ’twere a thief who steals away a garment;
Speeding to glory, or a herd of cattle, even as a hungry falcon swooping downward.
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उतuta समासुsmāsu परथमःprathamaḥ सरिष्यनsariṣyan निni वेवेतिveveti शरेणिभीśreṇibhī रथानामrathānām |

सरजंsrajaṃ कर्ण्वानोkṛṇvāno जन्योjanyo नna शुभ्वाśubhvā रेणुंreṇuṃ रेरिहतrerihat किरणंkiraṇaṃ ददश्वानdadaśvān ||
And, fain to come forth first amid these armies, this way and that with rows of cars he rushes,
Gay like a bridesman, making him a garland, tossing the dust, champing the rein that holds him.
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उतuta सयsya वाजीvājī सहुरिरsahurir रतावाṛtāvā शुश्रूषमाणसśuśrūṣamāṇas तन्वाtanvā समर्येsamarye |

तुरंturaṃ यतीषुyatīṣu तुरयन्नturayann रजिप्योṛjipyo ऽधि'dhi भरुवोःbhruvoḥ किरतेkirate रेणुमreṇum रञ्जनṛñjan ||
And that strong Steed, victorious and faithful, obedient with his body in the combat,
Speeding straight on amid the swiftly pressing, casts o’er his brows the dust he tosses upward.
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उतuta समास्यsmāsya तन्यतोरtanyator इवiva दयोरdyor रघायतोṛghāyato अभियुजोabhiyujo भयन्तेbhayante |

यदाyadā सहस्रमsahasram अभिabhi षीमṣīm अयोधीदayodhīd दुर्वर्तुःdurvartuḥ समाsmā भवतिbhavati भीमbhīma रञ्जनṛñjan ||
And at his thunder, like the roar of heaven, those who attack tremble and are affrighted;
For when he fights against embattled thousands, dread is he in his striving; none may stay him.
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उतuta समास्यsmāsya पनयन्तिpanayanti जनाjanā जूतिंjūtiṃ कर्ष्टिप्रोkṛṣṭipro अभिभूतिमabhibhūtim आशोःāśoḥ |

उतैनमutainam आहुःāhuḥ समिथेsamithe वियन्तःviyantaḥ पराparā दधिक्राdadhikrā असरतasarat सहस्रैःsahasraiḥ ||
The people praise the overpowering swiftness of this fleet Steed who giveth men abundance.
Of him they say when drawing back from battle. Dadhikrās hath sped forward with his thousands.
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आā दधिक्राःdadhikrāḥ शवसाśavasā पञ्चpañca कर्ष्टीःkṛṣṭīḥ सूर्यsūrya इवiva जयोतिषापसjyotiṣāpas ततानtatāna |

सहस्रसाःsahasrasāḥ शतसाśatasā वाज्यvājy अर्वाarvā पर्णक्तुpṛṇaktu मध्वाmadhvā समsam इमाimā वचांसिvacāṃsi ||
Dadhikrās hath o’erspread the Fivefold People with vigour, as the Sun lightens the waters.
May the strong Steed who winneth hundreds, thousands, requite with sweetness these my words and praises.
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