तवमtvam अग्नेaghne वरुणोvaruṇo जायसेjāyase यतyat तवमtvam मित्रोmitro भवसिbhavasi यतyat समिद्धःsamiddhaḥ |

तवेtve विश्वेviśve सहससsahasas पुत्रputra देवासdevās तवमtvam इन्द्रोindro दाशुषेdāśuṣe मर्त्यायmartyāya ||
THOU at thy birth art Varuṇa, O Agni; when thou art kindled thou becomest Mitra.
In thee, O Son of Strength, all Gods are centred. Indra art thou to man who brings oblation.
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तवमtvam अर्यमाaryamā भवसिbhavasi यतyat कनीनांkanīnāṃ नामnāma सवधावनsvadhāvan गुह्यमghuhyam बिभर्षिbibharṣi |

अञ्जन्तिañjanti मित्रंmitraṃ सुधितंsudhitaṃ नna गोभिरghobhir यदyad दम्पतीdampatī समनसाsamanasā कर्णोषिkṛṇoṣi ||
Aryaman art thou as regardeth maidens mysterious, is thy name, O Self-sustainer.
As a kind friend with streams of milk they balm thee what time thou makest wife and lord one-minded.
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तवtava शरियेśriye मरुतोmaruto मर्जयन्तmarjayanta रुद्रrudra यतyat तेte जनिमjanima चारुcāru चित्रमcitram |

पदंpadaṃ यदyad विष्णोरviṣṇor उपमंupamaṃ निधायिnidhāyi तेनtena पासिpāsi गुह्यंghuhyaṃ नामnāma गोनामghonām ||
The Maruts deck their beauty for thy glory, yea, Rudra! for thy birth fair, brightly-coloured.
That which was fixed as Viṣṇu's loftiest station—therewith the secret of the Cows thou guardest.
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तवtava शरियाśriyā सुद्र्शोsudṛśo देवdeva देवाःdevāḥ पुरूpurū दधानाdadhānā अम्र्तंamṛtaṃ सपन्तsapanta |

होतारमhotāram अग्निमaghnim मनुषोmanuṣo निni षेदुरṣedur दशस्यन्तdaśasyanta उशिजःuśijaḥ शंसमśaṃsam आयोःāyoḥ ||
Gods through thy glory, God who art so lovely! granting abundant gifts gained life immortal.
As their own Priest have men established Agni; and serve him fain for praise from him who liveth.
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नna तवदtvad धोताdhotā पूर्वोpūrvo अग्नेaghne यजीयानyajīyān नna काव्यैःkāvyaiḥ परोparo अस्तिasti सवधावःsvadhāvaḥ |

विशशviśaś चca यस्याyasyā अतिथिरatithir भवासिbhavāsi सsa यज्ञेनyajñena वनवदvanavad देवdeva मर्तानmartān ||
There is no priest more skilled than thou in worship; none Self-sustainer pass thee in wisdom.
The man within whose house as guest thou dwellest, O God, by sacrifice shall conquer mortals.
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वयमvayam अग्नेaghne वनुयामvanuyāma तवोताtvotā वसूयवोvasūyavo हविषाhaviṣā बुध्यमानाःbudhyamānāḥ |

वयंvayaṃ समर्येsamarye विदथेष्वvidatheṣv अह्नांahnāṃ वयंvayaṃ रायाrāyā सहससsahasas पुत्रputra मर्तानmartān ||
Aided by thee, O Agni may we conquer through our oblation, fain for wealth, awakened:
May we in battle, in the days’ assemblies, O Son of Strength, by riches conquer mortals.
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योyo नna आगोāgho अभ्यabhy एनोeno भरात्यbharāty अधीदadhīd अघमagham अघशंसेaghaśaṃse दधातdadhāta |

जहीjahī चिकित्वोcikitvo अभिशस्तिमabhiśastim एतामetām अग्नेaghne योyo नोno मर्चयतिmarcayati दवयेनdvayena ||
He shall bring evil on the evil-plotter whoever turns against us sin and outrage.
Destroy this calumny of him, O Agni, whoever injures us with double-dealing.
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तवामtvām अस्याasyā वयुषिvyuṣi देवdeva पूर्वेpūrve दूतंdūtaṃ कर्ण्वानाkṛṇvānā अयजन्तayajanta हव्यैःhavyaiḥ |

संस्थेsaṃsthe यदyad अग्नaghna ईयसेīyase रयीणांrayīṇāṃ देवोdevo मर्तैरmartair वसुभिरvasubhir इध्यमानःidhyamānaḥ ||
At this dawn's flushing, God! our ancient fathers served thee with offerings, making thee their envoy,
When, Agni, to the store of wealth thou goest, a God enkindled with good things by mortals.
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अवava सप्र्धिspṛdhi पितरंpitaraṃ योधिyodhi विद्वानvidvān पुत्रोputro यसyas तेte सहसःsahasaḥ सूनsūna ऊहेūhe |

कदाkadā चिकित्वोcikitvo अभिabhi चक्षसेcakṣase नोno ऽगने'ghne कदांkadāṃ रतचिदṛtacid यातयासेyātayāse ||
Save, thou who knowest, draw thy father near thee, who counts as thine own son, O Child of Power.
O sapient Agni, when wilt thou regard us? When, skilled in holy Law, wilt thou direct us?
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भूरिbhūri नामnāma वन्दमानोvandamāno दधातिdadhāti पिताpitā वसोvaso यदिyadi तजtaj जोषयासेjoṣayāse |

कुविदkuvid देवस्यdevasya सहसाsahasā चकानःcakānaḥ सुम्नमsumnam अग्निरaghnir वनतेvanate वाव्र्धानःvāvṛdhānaḥ ||
Adoring thee he gives thee many a title, when thou, Good Lord! acceptest this as Father.
And doth not Agni, glad in strength of Godhead, gain splendid bliss when he hath waxen mighty?
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तवमtvam अङगaṅgha जरितारंjaritāraṃ यविष्ठyaviṣṭha विश्वान्यviśvāny अग्नेaghne दुरितातिduritāti पर्षिparṣi |

सतेनाstenā अद्र्श्रनadṛśran रिपवोripavo जनासोjanāso ऽजञातकेता'jñātaketā वर्जिनाvṛjinā अभूवनabhūvan ||
Most Youthful Agni, verily thou bearest thy praiser safely over all his troubles.
Thieves have been seen by us and open foemen: unknown have been the plottings of the wicked.
5.3.11
इमेime यामाससyāmāsas तवद्रिगtvadrigh अभूवनabhūvan वसवेvasave वाvā तदtad इदid आगोāgho अवाचिavāci |

नाहायमnāhāyam अग्निरaghnir अभिशस्तयेabhiśastaye नोno नna रीषतेrīṣate वाव्र्धानःvāvṛdhānaḥ पराparā दातdāt ||
To thee these eulogies have been directed: or to the Vasu hath this sin been spoken.
But this our Agni, flaming high, shall never yield us to calumny, to him who wrongs us.
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