कka ईंīṃ वयक्ताvyaktā नरःnaraḥ सनीळाsanīḷā रुद्रस्यrudrasya मर्याmaryā अधadha सवश्वाःsvaśvāḥ ||
Wno are these radiant men in serried rank, Rudra's young heroes borne by noble steeds?
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नकिर्ह्येषांnakirhyeṣāṃ जनूंषिjanūṃṣi वेदveda तेte अङगaṅgha विद्रेvidre मिथोmitho जनित्रमjanitram ||
Verily no one knoweth whence they sprang: they, and they only, know each other's birth.
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अभिabhi सवपूभिर्मिथोsvapūbhirmitho वपन्तvapanta वातस्वनसःvātasvanasaḥ शयेनाśyenā अस्प्र्ध्रनaspṛdhran ||
They strew each other with their blasts, these Hawks: they strove together, roaring like the wind.
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एतानिetāni धीरोdhīro निण्याniṇyā चिकेतciketa पर्श्निर्यदूधोpṛśniryadūdho महीmahī जभारjabhāra ||
A sage was he who knew these mysteries, what in her udder mighty Pṛśni bore.
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साsā विटviṭ सुवीराsuvīrā मरुद्भिरस्तुmarudbhirastu सनातsanāt सहन्तीsahantī पुष्यन्तीpuṣyantī नर्म्णमnṛmṇam ||
Ever victorious, through the Maruts, be this band of Heroes, nursing manly strength,
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यामंyāmaṃ येष्ठाःyeṣṭhāḥ शुभाśubhā शोभिष्ठाःśobhiṣṭhāḥ शरियाśriyā सम्मिश्लाsammiślā ओजोभिरुग्राःojobhirughrāḥ ||
Most bright in splendour, flectest on their way, close-knit to glory, strong with varied power.
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उग्रंughraṃ वva ओजoja सथिराsthirā शवांस्यधाśavāṃsyadhā मरुद्भिर्गणस्तुविष्मानmarudbhirghaṇastuviṣmān ||
Yea, mighty is your power and firm your strength: so, potent, with the Maruts, be the band.
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शुभ्रोśubhro वःvaḥ शुष्मःśuṣmaḥ करुध्मीkrudhmī मनांसिmanāṃsi धुनिर्मुनिरिवdhunirmuniriva शर्धस्यśardhasya धर्ष्णोःdhṛṣṇoḥ ||
Bright is your spirit, wrathful are your minds: your bold troop's minstrel is like one inspired.
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सनेम्यस्मदsanemyasmad युयोतyuyota दिद्युंdidyuṃ माmā वोvo दुर्मतिरिहdurmatiriha परणंpraṇaṃ नःnaḥ ||
Ever avert your blazing shaft from us, and let not your displeasure reach us here
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परियाpriyā वोvo नामnāma हुवेhuve तुराणामाturāṇāmā यतyat तर्पनtṛpan मरुतोmaruto वावशानाःvāvaśānāḥ ||
Your dear names, conquering Maruts, we invoke, calling aloud till we are satisfied.
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सवायुधासsvāyudhāsa इष्मिणःiṣmiṇaḥ सुनिष्काsuniṣkā उतuta सवयंsvayaṃ तन्वःtanvaḥ शुम्भमानाःśumbhamānāḥ ||
Well-armed, impetuous in their haste, they deck themselves, their forms, with oblations: to you, the pure, ornaments made of gold.
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शुचीśucī वोvo हव्याhavyā मरुतःmarutaḥ शुचीनांśucīnāṃ शुचिंśuciṃ हिनोम्यध्वरंhinomyadhvaraṃ शुचिभ्यःśucibhyaḥ |

रतेनṛtena सत्यंsatyaṃ रतसापṛtasāpa आयञ्छुचिजन्मानःāyañchucijanmānaḥ शुचयःśucayaḥ पावकाःpāvakāḥ ||
Pure, Maruts, pure yourselves, are your oblations: to you, the pure, pure sacrifice I offer.
By Law they came to truth, the Law's observers, bright by their birth, and pure, and sanctifying.
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अंसेष्वाaṃseṣvā मरुतःmarutaḥ खादयोkhādayo वोvo वक्षस्सुvakṣassu रुक्माrukmā उपशिश्रियाणाःupaśiśriyāṇāḥ |

विvi विद्युतोvidyuto नna वर्ष्टिभीvṛṣṭibhī रुचानाrucānā अनुanu सवधामायुधैर्यछमानाःsvadhāmāyudhairyachamānāḥ ||
Your rings, O Maruts, rest upon your shoulders, and chains of gold are twined upon your bosoms.
Gleaming with drops of rain, like lightning-flashes, after your wont ye whirl about your weapons.
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परpra बुध्न्याbudhnyā वva ईरतेīrate महांसिmahāṃsi परpra नामानिnāmāni परयज्यवस्तिरध्वमprayajyavastiradhvam |

सहस्रियंsahasriyaṃ दम्यंdamyaṃ भागमेतंbhāghametaṃ गर्हमेधीयंghṛhamedhīyaṃ मरुतोmaruto जुषध्वमjuṣadhvam ||
Wide in the depth of air spread forth your glories, far, most adorable, ye bear your titles.
Maruts, accept this thousandfold allotment of household sacrifice and household treasure.
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यदिyadi सतुतस्यstutasya मरुतोmaruto अधीथेत्थाadhīthetthā विप्रस्यviprasya वाजिनोvājino हवीमनhavīman |

मक्षूmakṣū रायःrāyaḥ सुवीर्यस्यsuvīryasya दातdāta नूnū चिदcid यमन्यyamanya आदभदरावाādabhadarāvā ||
If, Maruts, ye regard the praise recited here at this mighty singer invocation,
Vouchsafe us quickly wealth with noble heroes, wealth which no man uho hateth us may injure.
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अत्यासोatyāso नna येye मरुतःmarutaḥ सवञ्चोsvañco यक्षद्र्शोyakṣadṛśo नna शुभयन्तśubhayanta मर्याःmaryāḥ |

तेte हर्म्येष्ठाःharmyeṣṭhāḥ शिशवोśiśavo नna शुभ्राśubhrā वत्सासोvatsāso नna परक्रीळिनःprakrīḷinaḥ पयोधाःpayodhāḥ ||
The Maruts, fleet as coursers, while they deck them like youths spectators of a festal meeting,
Linger, like beauteous colts, about the dwelling, like frisking calves, these who pour down the water.
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दशस्यन्तोdaśasyanto नोno मरुतोmaruto मर्ळन्तुmṛḷantu वरिवस्यन्तोvarivasyanto रोदसीrodasī सुमेकेsumeke |

आरेāre गोहाghohā नर्हाnṛhā वधोvadho वोvo अस्तुastu सुम्नेभिरस्मेsumnebhirasme वसवोvasavo नमध्वमnamadhvam ||
So may the Maruts help us and be gracious, bringing free room to lovely Earth and Heaven.
Far be your bolt that slayeth men and cattle. Ye Vasus, turn yourselves to us with blessings.
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आā वोvo होताhotā जोहवीतिjohavīti सत्तःsattaḥ सत्राचींsatrācīṃ रातिंrātiṃ मरुतोmaruto गर्णानःghṛṇānaḥ |

यya ईवतोīvato वर्षणोvṛṣaṇo अस्तिasti गोपाःghopāḥ सोso अद्वयावीadvayāvī हवतेhavate वva उक्थैःukthaiḥ ||
The priest, when seated, loudly calls you, Maruts, praising in song your universal bounty.
He, Bulls! who hath so much in his possession, free from duplicity, with hymns invokes you.
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इमेime तुरंturaṃ मरुतोmaruto रामयन्तीमेrāmayantīme सहःsahaḥ सहसsahasa आā नमन्तिnamanti |

इमेशंसंimeśaṃsaṃ वनुष्यतोvanuṣyato निni पान्तिpānti गुरुghuru दवेषोdveṣo अररुषेararuṣe दधन्तिdadhanti ||
These Maruts bring the swift man to a stand-still, and strength with mightier strength they break and humble
These guard the singer from the man who hates him and lay their sore displeasure on the wicked.
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इमेime रध्रंradhraṃ चिनcin मरुतोmaruto जुनन्तिjunanti भर्मिंbhṛmiṃ चिदcid यथाyathā वसवोvasavo जुषन्तjuṣanta |

अपapa बाधध्वंbādhadhvaṃ वर्षणस्तमांसिvṛṣaṇastamāṃsi धत्तdhatta विश्वंviśvaṃ तनयtanaya ||
These Maruts rouse even the poor and needy: the Vasus love him as an active champion.
Drive to a distance, O ye Bulls, the darkness: give us full store of children and descendants.
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ंṃ तोकमस्मेtokamasme ||
Never, O Maruts, may we lose your bounty, nor, car-borne Lords! be hitidmost when ye deal it.
Give us a share in that delightful treasure, the genuine wealth that, Bulls! is your possession.
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माmā वोvo दात्रानdātrān मरुतोmaruto निररामnirarāma माmā पश्चादpaścād दघ्मdaghma रथ्योrathyo विभागेvibhāghe |

आā नna सपार्हेspārhe भजतनाbhajatanā वसव्येvasavye यदींyadīṃ सुजातंsujātaṃ वर्षणोvṛṣaṇo वोvo अस्तिasti ||
What time the men in fury rush together for running streams, for pastures, and for houses.
Then, O ye Maruts, ye who spring from Rudra, be our protectors in the strife with foemen.
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संsaṃ यदyad धनन्तdhananta मन्युभिर्जनासःmanyubhirjanāsaḥ शूराśūrā यह्वीष्वोषधीषुyahvīṣvoṣadhīṣu विक्षुvikṣu |

अधadha समाsmā नोno मरुतोmaruto रुद्रियासस्त्रातारोrudriyāsastrātāro भूतbhūta पर्तनास्वर्यःpṛtanāsvaryaḥ ||
Full many a deed ye did for our forefathers worthy of lauds which, even of old, they sang you.
lle strong man, with the Maruts, wins in battle, the charger, with the Maruts, gains the booty.
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भूरिbhūri चक्रcakra मरुतःmarutaḥ पित्र्याण्युक्थानिpitryāṇyukthāni याyā वःvaḥ शस्यन्तेśasyante पुराpurā चितcit |

मरुद्भिरुग्रःmarudbhirughraḥ पर्तनासुpṛtanāsu साळ्हाsāḷhā मरुद्भिरितmarudbhirit सनिताsanitā वाजमर्वाvājamarvā ||
Ours, O ye Maruts, be the vigorous Hero, the Lord Divine of men, the strong Sustainer,
With whom to fair lands we may cross the waters, and dwell in our own home with you beside us.
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अस्मेasme वीरोvīro मरुतःmarutaḥ शुष्म्यस्तुśuṣmyastu जनानांjanānāṃ योyo असुरोasuro विधर्ताvidhartā |

अपोapo येनyena सुक्षितयेsukṣitaye तरेमाधtaremādha सवमोकोsvamoko अभिabhi वःvaḥ सयामsyāma ||
May Indra, Mitra, Varuṇa and Agni, Waters, and Plants, and Trees accept our praises.
May we find shelter in the Marut's bosom. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.
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तनtan नna इन्द्रोindro वरुणोvaruṇo मित्रोmitro अग्निर...aghnir... ||
Missing line from Griffith.
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