एनाenā वोvo अग्निंaghniṃ नमसोर्जोnamasorjo नपातमाnapātamā हुवेhuve |

परियंpriyaṃ चेतिष्ठमरतिंcetiṣṭhamaratiṃ सवध्वरंsvadhvaraṃ विश्वस्यviśvasya दूतमम्र्तमdūtamamṛtam ||
WITH this my reverent hymn I call Agni for you, the Son of Strength,
Dear, wisest envoy, served with noble sacrifice, immortal messenger of all.
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सsa योजतेyojate अरुषाaruṣā विश्वभोजसाviśvabhojasā सsa दुद्रवतdudravat सवाहुतःsvāhutaḥ |

सुब्रह्माsubrahmā यज्ञःyajñaḥ सुशमीsuśamī वसूनांvasūnāṃ देवंdevaṃ राधोrādho जनानामjanānām ||
His two red horses, all-supporting, let him yoke: let him, well-worshipped, urge them fast.
Then hath the sacrifice good prayers and happy end, and heavenly gift of wealth to men.
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उदस्यudasya शोचिरस्थादाजुह्वानस्यśocirasthādājuhvānasya मीळ्हुषःmīḷhuṣaḥ |

उदud धूमासोरुषासोdhūmāsoaruṣāso दिविस्प्र्शःdivispṛśaḥ समग्निमिन्धतेsamaghnimindhate नरःnaraḥ ||
The flame of him the Bountiful, the Much-invoked, hath mounted up,
And his red-coloured smoke-clouds reach and touch the sky: the men are kindling Agni well.
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तंtaṃ तवाtvā दूतंdūtaṃ कर्ण्महेkṛṇmahe यशस्तमंyaśastamaṃ देवानाdevānā वीतयेvītaye वहvaha |

विश्वाviśvā सूनोsūno सहसोsahaso मर्तभोजनाmartabhojanā रास्वrāsva तदtad यतyat तवेमहेtvemahe ||
Thee, thee Most Glorious One we make our messenger. Bring the Gods hither to the feast.
Give us, O Son of Strength, all food that fcedeth man: give that for which we pray to thee.
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तवमग्नेtvamaghne गर्हपतिस्त्वंghṛhapatistvaṃ होताhotā नोno अध्वरेadhvare |

तवंtvaṃ पोताpotā विश्ववारviśvavāra परचेताpracetā यक्षिyakṣi वेषिveṣi चca वार्यमvāryam ||
Thou, Agni, art the homestead's Lord, our Herald at the sacrifice.
Lord of all boons, thou art the Cleanser and a Sage. Pay worship, and enjoy the good.
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कर्धिkṛdhi रत्नंratnaṃ यजमानायyajamānāya सुक्रतोsukrato तवंtvaṃ हिhi रत्नधाratnadhā असिasi |

आनāna रतेṛte शिशीहिśiśīhi विश्वंviśvaṃ रत्विजंṛtvijaṃ सुशंसोsuśaṃso यश्चyaśca दक्षतेdakṣate ||
Give riches to the sacrificer, O Most Wise, for thou art he who granteth wealth.
Inspire with zeal each priest at this our solemn rite; all who are skilled in singing praise.
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तवेtve अग्नेaghne सवाहुतsvāhuta परियासःpriyāsaḥ सन्तुsantu सूरयःsūrayaḥ |

यन्तारोyantāro येye मघवानोmaghavāno जनानामूर्वानjanānāmūrvān दयन्तdayanta गोनामghonām ||
O Agni who art worshipped well, dear let our princes he to thee,
Our wealthy patrons who are governors of men, who part, as gifts, their stalls of kine.
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येषामिळाyeṣāmiḷā घर्तहस्ताghṛtahastā दुरोणduroṇa आनपिānapi पराताprātā निषीदतिniṣīdati |

तांस्त्रायस्वtāṃstrāyasva सहस्यsahasya दरुहोdruho निदोnido यछाyachā नःnaḥ शर्मśarma दीर्घश्रुतdīrghaśrut ||
They in whose home, her hand bearing the sacred oil, Iḷā sits down well-satisfied-
Guard them, Victorious God, from slander and from harm. give us a refuge famed afar.
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सsa मन्द्रयाmandrayā चca जिह्वयाjihvayā वह्निरासाvahnirāsā विदुष्टरःviduṣṭaraḥ |

अग्नेaghne रयिंrayiṃ मघवद्भ्योmaghavadbhyo नna आā वहvaha हव्यदातिंhavyadātiṃ चca सूदयsūdaya ||
Do thou, a Priest with pleasant tongue, most wise, and very near to us,
Agni, bring riches hither to our liberal chiefs, and speed the oflering of our gifts.
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येye राधांसिrādhāṃsi ददत्यश्व्याdadatyaśvyā मघाmaghā कामेनkāmena शरवसोśravaso महःmahaḥ |

तानंहसःtānaṃhasaḥ पिप्र्हिpipṛhi पर्त्र्भिषpartṛbhiṣ टवंṭvaṃ शतंśataṃ पूर्भिर्यविष्ठ्यpūrbhiryaviṣṭhya ||
They who bestow as bounty plenteous wealth of steeds, moved by desire of great renown-
Do thou with saving help preserve them from distress, Most Youthful! with a hundred forts.
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देवोdevo वोvo दरविणोदाःdraviṇodāḥ पूर्णांpūrṇāṃ विवष्ट्यासिचमvivaṣṭyāsicam |

उदud वाvā सिञ्चध्वमुपsiñcadhvamupa वाvā पर्णध्वमादिदpṛṇadhvamādid वोvo देवdeva ओहतेohate ||
The God who gives your wealth demands a full libation poured to him.
Pour ye it forth, then fill the vessel full again: then doth the God pay heed to you.
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तंtaṃ होतारमध्वरस्यhotāramadhvarasya परचेतसंpracetasaṃ वह्निंvahniṃ देवाdevā अक्र्ण्वतakṛṇvata |

दधातिdadhāti रत्नंratnaṃ विधतेvidhate सुवीर्यमग्निर्जनायsuvīryamaghnirjanāya दाशुषेdāśuṣe ||
Him have the Gods appointed Priest of sacrifice, oblation-bearer, passing wise.
Agni gives wealth and valour to the worshipper, to folk who offer up their gifts.
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