परpra वःvaḥ शुक्रायśukrāya भानवेbhānave भरध्वंbharadhvaṃ हव्यंhavyaṃ मतिंmatiṃ चाग्नयेcāghnaye सुपूतमsupūtam |

योyo दैव्यानिdaivyāni मानुषाmānuṣā जनूंष्यन्तर्विश्वानिjanūṃṣyantarviśvāni विद्मनाvidmanā जिगातिjighāti ||
BRING forth your gifts to his refulgent splendour, your hymn as purest offering to Agni,
To him who goes as messenger with knowledge between all songs of men and Gods in heaven.
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सsa गर्त्सोghṛtso अग्निस्तरुणश्चिदस्तुaghnistaruṇaścidastu यतोyato यविष्ठोyaviṣṭho अजनिष्टajaniṣṭa मातुःmātuḥ |

संsaṃ योyo वनाvanā युवतेyuvate शुचिदनśucidan भूरिbhūri चिदन्नाcidannā समिदत्तिsamidatti सद्यःsadyaḥ ||
Wise must this Agni be, though young and tender, since he was born, Most Youthful, of his Mother;
He who with bright teeth seizeth fast the forests, and eats his food, though plenteous, in a moment.
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अस्यasya देवस्यdevasya संसद्यनीकेsaṃsadyanīke यंyaṃ मर्तासःmartāsaḥ शयेतंśyetaṃ जग्र्भ्रेjaghṛbhre |

निni योyo गर्भंghṛbhaṃ पौरुषेयीमुवोचpauruṣeyīmuvoca दुरोकमग्निरायवेdurokamaghnirāyave शुशोचśuśoca ||
Before his presence must we all assemble, this God's whom men have seized in his white splendour.
This Agni who hath brooked that men should seize him hath shone for man with glow insufferable.
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अयंayaṃ कविरकविषुkavirakaviṣu परचेताpracetā मर्तेष्वग्निरम्र्तोmarteṣvaghniramṛto निni धायिdhāyi |

सsa माmā नोno अत्रatra जुहुरःjuhuraḥ सहस्वःsahasvaḥ सदाsadā तवेtve सुमनसःsumanasaḥ सयामsyāma ||
Far-seeing hath this Agni been established, deathless mid mortals, wise among the foolish.
Here, O victorious God, forbear to harm us: may weforever share thy gracious favour.
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आā योyo योनिंyoniṃ देवक्र्तंdevakṛtaṃ ससादsasāda करत्वाkratvā हयग्निरम्र्तानतारीतhyaghniramṛtānatārīt |

तमोषधीश्चtamoṣadhīśca वनिनश्चvaninaśca गर्भंgharbhaṃ भूमिश्चbhūmiśca विश्वधायसंviśvadhāyasaṃ बिभर्तिbibharti ||
He who hath occupied his God-made dwelling, Agni, in wisdom hath surpassed Immortals.
A Babe unborn, the plants and trees support him, and the earth beareth him the All-sustainer.
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ईशेīśe हयग्निरम्र्तस्यhyaghniramṛtasya भूरेरीशेbhūrerīśe रायःrāyaḥ सुवीर्यस्यsuvīryasya दातोःdātoḥ |

माmā तवाtvā वयंvayaṃ सहसावन्नवीराsahasāvannavīrā माप्सवःmāpsavaḥ परिpari षदामṣadāma मादुवःmāduvaḥ ||
Agni is Lord of Amṛta. in abundance, Lord of the gift of wealth and hero valour,
Victorious God, let us not sit about thee like men devoid of strength, beauty, and worship.
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परिषद्यंpariṣadyaṃ हयरणस्यhyaraṇasya रेक्णोrekṇo नित्यस्यnityasya रायःrāyaḥ पतयःpatayaḥ सयामsyāma |

नna शेषोśeṣo अग्नेaghne अन्यजातमस्त्यचेतानस्यanyajātamastyacetānasya माmā पथोpatho विvi दुक्षःdukṣaḥ ||
The foeman's treasure may be won with labour: may we be masters of our own possessions.
Agni, no son is he who springs from others: lengthen not out the pathways of the foolish.
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नहिnahi गरभायारणःghrabhāyāraṇaḥ सुशेवो.अन्योदर्योsuśevo.anyodaryo मनसाmanasā मन्तवाmantavā उu |

अधाadhā चिदोकःcidokaḥ पुनरितpunarit सsa एत्याetyā नोno वाज्यभीषाळvājyabhīṣāḷ एतुetu नव्यःnavyaḥ ||
Unwelcome for adoption is the stranger, one to be thought of as another's offipring,
Though grown familiar by continual presence. May our strong hero come, freshly triumphant.
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तवमग्नेtvamaghne वनुष्यतोvanuṣyato ...... ||
Guard us from him who would assail us, Agni; preserve us O thou Victor, from dishonour.
Here let the place of darkening come upon thee: may wealth be ours, desirable, in thousands.
7.4.9
एताetā नोno अग्नेaghne सौभगाsaubhaghā ...... ||
Shine this felicity on us, O Agni: may we attain to perfect understanding.
All happiness be theirs who sing and praise thee. Ye Gods, preserve us evermore with blessings.
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