HYMN LXVIII. MITRA-VARUṆA.


परpra वोvo मित्रायmitrāya गायतghāyata वरुणायvaruṇāya विपाvipā गिराghirā |

महिक्षत्रावmahikṣatrāv रतमṛtam बर्हतbṛhat ||

SING forth unto your Varuṇa and Mitra with a song inspired.
They, Mighty Lords, are lofty Law
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सम्राजाsamrājā याyā घर्तयोनीghṛtayonī मित्रशmitraś चोभाcobhā वरुणशvaruṇaś चca |

देवाdevā देवेषुdeveṣu परशस्ताpraśastā ||

Full springs of fatness, Sovran Kings, Mitra. and Varuṇa, the Twain,
Gods glorified among the Gods.
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ताtā नःnaḥ शक्तमśaktam पार्थिवस्यpārthivasya महोmaho रायोrāyo दिव्यस्यdivyasya |

महिmahi वांvāṃ कषत्रंkṣatraṃ देवेषुdeveṣu ||

So help ye us to riches, great terrestrial and celestial wealth:
Vast is your sway among the Gods.
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रतमṛtam रतेनṛtena सपन्तेषिरंsapanteṣiraṃ दक्षमdakṣam आशातेāśāte |

अद्रुहाadruhā देवौdevau वर्धेतेvardhete ||

Carefully tending Law with Law they have attained their vigorous might.
The two Gods wax devoid of guile.
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वर्ष्टिद्यावाvṛṣṭidyāvā रीत्य्र्पेषसrītyṛpeṣas पतीpatī दानुमत्याःdānumatyāḥ |

बर्हन्तंbṛhantaṃ गर्तमghartam आशातेāśāte ||

With rainy skies and streaming floods, Lords of the strength that bringeth gifts,
A lofty seat have they attained.
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