समिद्धोsamiddho अग्निरaghnir दिविdivi शोचिरśocir अश्रेतaśret परत्यङङpratyaṅṅ उषसमuṣasam उर्वियाurviyā विvi भातिbhāti |

एतिeti पराचीprācī विश्ववाराviśvavārā नमोभिरnamobhir देवांdevāṃ ईळानाīḷānā हविषाhaviṣā घर्ताचीghṛtācī ||
AGNI inflamed hath sent to heaven his lustre: he shines forth widely turning unto Morning.
Eastward the ladle goes that brings all blessing, praising the Godswith homage and oblation.
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समिध्यमानोsamidhyamāno अम्र्तस्यamṛtasya राजसिrājasi हविषhaviṣ कर्ण्वन्तंkṛṇvantaṃ सचसेsacase सवस्तयेsvastaye |

विश्वंviśvaṃ सsa धत्तेdhatte दरविणंdraviṇaṃ यमyam इन्वस्यinvasy आतिथ्यमātithyam अग्नेaghne निni चca धत्तdhatta इतit पुरःpuraḥ ||
Enkindled, thou art King of the immortal world: him who brings offerings thou attendest for his weal.
He whom thou urgest on makes all possessions his: he sets before thee, Agni, gifts that guests may claim.
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अग्नेaghne शर्धśardha महतेmahate सौभगायsaubhaghāya तवtava दयुम्नान्यdyumnāny उत्तमानिuttamāni सन्तुsantu |

संsaṃ जास्पत्यंjāspatyaṃ सुयममsuyamam आā कर्णुष्वkṛṇuṣva शत्रूयतामśatrūyatām अभिabhi तिष्ठाtiṣṭhā महांसिmahāṃsi ||
Show thyself strong for mighty bliss, O Agni, most excellent be thine effulgent splendours.
Make easy to maintain our household lordship, and overcome the might of those who hate us.
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समिद्धस्यsamiddhasya परमहसोpramahaso ऽगने'ghne वन्देvande तवtava शरियमśriyam |

वर्षभोvṛṣabho दयुम्नवांdyumnavāṃ असिasi समsam अध्वरेष्वadhvareṣv इध्यसेidhyase ||
Thy glory, Agni, I adore, kindled, exalted in thy strength.
A Steer of brilliant splendour, thou art lighted well at sacred rites.
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समिद्धोsamiddho अग्नaghna आहुतāhuta देवानdevān यक्षिyakṣi सवध्वरsvadhvara |

तवंtvaṃ हिhi हव्यवाळhavyavāḷ असिasi ||
Agni, invoked and kindled, serve the Gods, thou skilled in sacrifice:
For thou art bearer of our gifts.
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आā जुहोताjuhotā दुवस्यताग्निमduvasyatāghnim परयत्यprayaty अध्वरेadhvare |

वर्णीध्वंvṛṇīdhvaṃ हव्यवाहनमhavyavāhanam ||
Invoke and worship Agni while the sacrificial rite proceeds:
For offering-bearer choose ye him.
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