HYMN LXXVII. AŚVINS.


परातर्यावाणाprātaryāvāṇā परथमाprathamā यजध्वमyajadhvam पुराpurā गर्ध्रादghṛdhrād अररुषःararuṣaḥ पिबातःpibātaḥ |

परातरprātar हिhi यज्ञमyajñam अश्विनाaśvinā दधातेdadhāte परpra शंसन्तिśaṃsanti कवयःkavayaḥ पूर्वभाजःpūrvabhājaḥ ||

FIRST worship those who come at early morning: let the Twain drink before the giftless niggard.
The Aśvins claim the sacrifice at daybreak: the sages yielding the first share extol them.
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परातरprātar यजध्वमyajadhvam अश्विनाaśvinā हिनोतhinota नna सायमsāyam अस्तिasti देवयाdevayā अजुष्टमajuṣṭam |

उतान्योutānyo अस्मदasmad यजतेyajate विvi चावःcāvaḥ पूर्वः-पूर्वोpūrvaḥ-pūrvo यजमानोyajamāno वनीयानvanīyān ||

Worship at dawn and instigate the Aśvins: nor is the worshipper at eve rejected.
Besides ourselves another craves and worships: each first in worship is most highly favoured.
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हिरण्यत्वङhiraṇyatvaṅ मधुवर्णोmadhuvarṇo घर्तस्नुःghṛtasnuḥ पर्क्षोpṛkṣo वहन्नvahann आā रथोratho वर्ततेvartate वामvām |

मनोजवाmanojavā अश्विनाaśvinā वातरंहाvātaraṃhā येनातियाथोyenātiyātho दुरितानिduritāni विश्वाviśvā ||

Covered with gold, meath-tinted, dropping fatness, your chariot with its freight of food comes hither,
Swift as thought, Aśvins, rapid as the tempest, wherewith ye travel over all obstructions.
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योyo भूयिष्ठंbhūyiṣṭhaṃ नासत्याभ्यांnāsatyābhyāṃ विवेषviveṣa चनिष्ठमcaniṣṭham पित्वोpitvo ररतेrarate विभागेvibhāghe |

सsa तोकमtokam अस्यasya पीपरचpīparac छमीभिरchamībhir अनूर्ध्वभासःanūrdhvabhāsaḥ सदमsadam इतit तुतुर्यातtuturyāt ||

He who hath served most often the Nāsatyas, and gives the sweetest food at distribution,
Furthers with his own holy works his offspring, and ever passes those whose flames ascend not.
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समsam अश्विनोरaśvinor अवसाavasā नूतनेनnūtanena मयोभुवाmayobhuvā सुप्रणीतीsupraṇītī गमेमghamema |

आā नोno रयिंrayiṃ वहतमvahatam ओतota वीरानvīrān आā विश्वान्यviśvāny अम्र्ताamṛtā सौभगानिsaubhaghāni ||

May we obtain the Aśvins' newest favour, and gain their health-bestowing happy guidance.
Bring riches hither unto us, and heroes, and all felicity and joy, Immortals!
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