केke षठाṣṭhā नरःnaraḥ शरेष्ठतमाśreṣṭhatamā यya एक-एकeka-eka आययāyaya |

परमस्याःparamasyāḥ परावतःparāvataḥ ||
O HEROES lordliest of all, who are ye that have singly come
Forth from a region most remote?
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कवkva वोvo ऽशवाः'śvāḥ कव्र्भीशवःkvṛbhīśavaḥ कथंkathaṃ शेकśeka कथाkathā ययyaya |

पर्ष्ठेpṛṣṭhe सदोsado नसोरnasor यमःyamaḥ ||
Where are your horses, where the reins? How came ye? how had ye the power?
Rein was on nose and seat on back.
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जघनेjaghane चोदcoda एषांeṣāṃ विvi सक्थानिsakthāni नरोnaro यमुःyamuḥ |

पुत्रक्र्थेputrakṛthe नna जनयःjanayaḥ ||
The whip is laid upon the flank. The heroes stretch their thighs apart,
Like women when the babe is born.
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पराparā वीरासvīrāsa एतनetana मर्यासोmaryāso भद्रजानयःbhadrajānayaḥ |

अग्नितपोaghnitapo यथासथyathāsatha ||
Go ye, O Heroes, far away, ye bridegrooms with a lovely Spouse
That ye may warm you at the fire.
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सनतsanat साश्व्यमsāśvyam पशुमpaśum उतuta गव्यंghavyaṃ शतावयमśatāvayam |

शयावाश्वस्तुतायśyāvāśvastutāya याyā दोरdor वीरायोपबर्ब्र्हतvīrāyopabarbṛhat ||
May she gain cattle for her meed, hundreds of sheep and steeds and kine,
Who threw embracing arms around the hero whom gyavaiva praised.
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उतuta तवाtvā सत्रीstrī शशीयसीśaśīyasī पुंसोpuṃso भवतिbhavati वस्यसीvasyasī |

अदेवत्रादadevatrād अराधसःarādhasaḥ ||
Yea, many a woman is more firm and better than the man who turns
Away from Gods, andoffers not.
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विvi याyā जानातिjānāti जसुरिंjasuriṃ विvi तर्ष्यन्तंtṛṣyantaṃ विvi कामिनमkāminam |

देवत्राdevatrā कर्णुतेkṛṇute मनःmanaḥ ||
She who discerns the weak and worn, the man who thirsts and is in want
She sets her mind upon the Gods.
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उतuta घाghā नेमोnemo अस्तुतःastutaḥ पुमांpumāṃ इतिiti बरुवेbruve पणिःpaṇiḥ |

सsa वैरदेयvairadeya इतit समःsamaḥ ||
And yet full many a one, unpraised, mean niggard, is entitled man:
Only in weregild is he such.
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उतuta मेme ऽरपद'rapad युवतिरyuvatir ममन्दुषीmamanduṣī परतिprati शयावायśyāvāya वर्तनिमvartanim |

विvi रोहिताrohitā पुरुमीळ्हायpurumīḷhāya येमतुरyematur विप्रायviprāya दीर्घयशसेdīrghayaśase ||
And she, the young, the joyous-spirited, divulged the path to Śyāva, yea, to me.
Two red steeds carried me to Purumīlha's side, that sage of far-extended fame,
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योyo मेme धेनूनांdhenūnāṃ शतंśataṃ वैददश्विरvaidadaśvir यथाyathā ददतdadat |

तरन्तtaranta इवiva मंहनाmaṃhanā ||
Him who, like Vaidadasvi, like Taranta, hath bestowed on me
A hundred cows in liberal gift.
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यya ईंīṃ वहन्तvahanta आशुभिःāśubhiḥ पिबन्तोpibanto मदिरमmadiram मधुmadhu |

अत्रatra शरवांसिśravāṃsi दधिरेdadhire ||
They who are borne by rapid steeds, drinking the meath that gives delight,
They have attained high glories here.
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येषांyeṣāṃ शरियाधिśriyādhi रोदसीrodasī विभ्राजन्तेvibhrājante रथेष्वratheṣv आā |

दिविdivi रुक्मrukma इवोपरिivopari ||
They by whose splendour both the worlds are over-spread they shine on cars
As the gold gleams above in heaven.
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युवाyuvā सsa मारुतोmāruto गणसghaṇas तवेषरथोtveṣaratho अनेद्यःanedyaḥ |

शुभंयावाप्रतिष्कुतःśubhaṃyāvāpratiṣkutaḥ ||
That Marut band is ever young, borne on bright cars, unblamable,
Moving to victory, checked by none.
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कोko वेदveda नूनमnūnam एषांeṣāṃ यत्राyatrā मदन्तिmadanti धूतयःdhūtayaḥ |

रतजाताṛtajātā अरेपसःarepasaḥ ||
Who knoweth, verily, of these where the All-shakers take delight,
Born, spotless, after sacred Law?
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यूयमyūyam मर्तंmartaṃ विपन्यवःvipanyavaḥ परणेतारpraṇetāra इत्थाitthā धियाdhiyā |

शरोतारोśrotāro यामहूतिषुyāmahūtiṣu ||
Guides are ye, lovers of the song to mortal man through holy hymn,
And hearers when he cries for help.
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तेte नोno वसूनिvasūni काम्याkāmyā पुरुश्चन्द्राpuruścandrā रिशादसःriśādasaḥ |

आā यज्ञियासोyajñiyāso वव्र्त्तनvavṛttana ||
Do ye, destroyers of the foe, worshipful and exceeding bright,
Send down the treasures that we crave.
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एतमetam मेme सतोममstomam ऊर्म्येūrmye दार्भ्यायdārbhyāya पराparā वहvaha |

गिरोghiro देविdevi रथीरrathīr इवiva ||
OUrmya, bear thou far away to Darbhya this my hymn of praise,
Songs, Goddess, as if chariot-borne.
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उतuta मेme वोचतादvocatād इतिiti सुतसोमेsutasome रथवीतौrathavītau |

नna कामोkāmo अपapa वेतिveti मेme ||
From me to Rathaviti say, when he hath pressed the Soma juice,
The wish I had departeth not.
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एषeṣa कषेतिkṣeti रथवीतिरrathavītir मघवाmaghavā गोमतीरghomatīr अनुanu |

पर्वतेष्वparvateṣv अपश्रितःapaśritaḥ ||
This wealthy Rathaviti dwells among the people rich in kine,
Among the mountains, far withdrawn.
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