पराग्नयेprāghnaye बर्हतेbṛhate यज्ञियायyajñiyāya रतस्यṛtasya वर्ष्णेvṛṣṇe असुरायasurāya मन्मmanma |

घर्तंghṛtaṃ नna यज्ञyajña आस्यāsy सुपूतंsupūtaṃ गिरमghiram भरेbhare वर्षभायvṛṣabhāya परतीचीमpratīcīm ||
To Agni, lofty Asura, meet for worship, Steer of eternal Law, my prayer I offer;
I bring my song directed to the Mighty like pure oil for his mouth at sacrifices.
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रतंṛtaṃ चिकित्वcikitva रतमṛtam इचic चिकिद्ध्यcikiddhy रतस्यṛtasya धाराdhārā अनुanu तर्न्धिtṛndhi पूर्वीःpūrvīḥ |

नाहंnāhaṃ यातुंyātuṃ सहसाsahasā नna दवयेनdvayena रतंṛtaṃ सपाम्यsapāmy अरुषस्यaruṣasya वर्ष्णःvṛṣṇaḥ ||
Mark the Law, thou who knowest, yea, observe it: send forth the full streams of eternal Order.
I use no sorcery with might or falsehood the sacred Law of the Red Steer I follow.
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कयाkayā नोno अग्नaghna रतयन्नṛtayann रतेनṛtena भुवोbhuvo नवेदाnavedā उचथस्यucathasya नव्यःnavyaḥ |

वेदाvedā मेme देवdeva रतुपाṛtupā रतूनांṛtūnāṃ नाहमnāham पतिंpatiṃ सनितुरsanitur अस्यasya रायःrāyaḥ ||
How hast thou, follower of the Law eternal, become the knower of a new song, Agni?
The God, the Guardian of the seasons, knows me: the Lord of him who won this wealth I know not.
5.12.3
केke तेte अग्नेaghne रिपवेripave बन्धनासःbandhanāsaḥ केke पायवःpāyavaḥ सनिषन्तsaniṣanta दयुमन्तःdyumantaḥ |

केke धासिमdhāsim अग्नेaghne अन्र्तस्यanṛtasya पान्तिpānti कka आसतोāsato वचसःvacasaḥ सन्तिsanti गोपाःghopāḥ ||
Who, Agni, in alliance with thy foeman, what splendid helpers won for them their riches?
Agni, who guard the dwelling-place of falsehood? Who are protectors of the speech of liars?
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सखायसsakhāyas तेte विषुणाviṣuṇā अग्नaghna एतेete शिवासःśivāsaḥ सन्तोsanto अशिवाaśivā अभूवनabhūvan |

अधूर्षतadhūrṣata सवयमsvayam एतेete वचोभिरvacobhir रजूयतेṛjūyate वर्जिनानिvṛjināni बरुवन्तःbruvantaḥ ||
Agni, those friends of thine have turned them from thee: gracious of old, they have become ungracious.
They have deceived themselves by their own speeches, uttering wicked words against the righteous.
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यसyas तेte अग्नेaghne नमसाnamasā यज्ञमyajñam ईट्टīṭṭa रतंṛtaṃ सsa पात्यpāty अरुषस्यaruṣasya वर्ष्णःvṛṣṇaḥ |

तस्यtasya कषयःkṣayaḥ पर्थुरpṛthur आā साधुरsādhur एतुetu परसर्स्राणस्यprasarsrāṇasya नहुषस्यnahuṣasya शेषःśeṣaḥ ||
He who pays sacrifice to thee with homage, O Agni, keeps the Red Steer's Law eternal;
Wide is his dwelling. May the noble offspring of Nahuṣa who wandered forth come hither.
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