HYMN I.XXIV. AŚVINS.


इमाimā उu वांvāṃ दिविष्टयdiviṣṭaya उस्राusrā हवन्तेhavante अश्विनाaśvinā |

अयंayaṃ वामह्वे.अवसेvāmahve.avase शचीवसूśacīvasū विशं-विशंviśaṃ-viśaṃ हिhi गछथःghachathaḥ ||

THESE morning sacrifices call you, Aśvins, at the break of day.
For help have I invoked you rich in power and might: for, house by house ye visit all.
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युवंyuvaṃ चित्रंcitraṃ ददथुर्भोजनंdadathurbhojanaṃ नराnarā चोदेथांcodethāṃ सून्र्तावतेsūnṛtāvate |

अर्वागarvāgh रथंrathaṃ समनसाsamanasā निni यछतंyachataṃ पिबतंpibataṃ सोम्यंsomyaṃ मधुmadhu ||

O Heroes, ye bestow wonderful nourishment. send it to him whose songs are sweet
Accordant, both of you, drive your car down to us, and drink the savoury Soma juice.
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आā यातमुपyātamupa भूषतंbhūṣataṃ मध्वःmadhvaḥ पिबतमश्विनाpibatamaśvinā |

दुग्धंdughdhaṃ पयोव्र्षणाpayovṛṣaṇā जेन्यावसूjenyāvasū माmā नोno मर्धिष्टमाmardhiṣṭamā गतमghatam ||

Approach ye and be near to us. drink, O ye Aśvins, of the meath.
Draw forth the milk, ye Mighty, rich in genuine wealth: injure us not, and come to us.
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अश्वासोaśvāso येye वामुपvāmupa दाशुषोdāśuṣo गर्हंghṛhaṃ युवांyuvāṃ दीयन्तिdīyanti बिभ्रतःbibhrataḥ |

मक्षूयुभिर्नराmakṣūyubhirnarā हयेभिरश्विनाhayebhiraśvinā देवाdevā यातमस्मयूyātamasmayū ||

The horses that convey you in their rapid flight down to the worshipper's abode,
With these your speedy coursers, Heroes, Aśvins, come, ye Gods, come well-inclined to us.
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अधाadhā हha यन्तोyanto अश्विनाaśvinā पर्क्षःpṛkṣaḥ सचन्तsacanta सूरयःsūrayaḥ |

ताtā यंसतोyaṃsato मघवद्भ्योmaghavadbhyo धरुवंdhruvaṃ यशश्छर्दिरस्मभ्यंyaśaśchardirasmabhyaṃ नासत्याnāsatyā ||

Yea, verily, our princes seek the Aśvins in pursuit of food.
These shall give lasting glory to our liberal lords, and, both Nāsatyas, shelter us.
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परpra येye ययुरव्र्कासोyayuravṛkāso रथाrathā इवiva नर्पातारोnṛpātāro जनानामjanānām |

उतuta सवेनsvena शवसाśavasā शूशुवुर्नरśūśuvurnara उतuta कषियन्तिkṣiyanti सुक्षितिमsukṣitim ||

Those who have led the way, like cars, offending none, those who are guardians of the men-
Also through their own might the heroes have grown strong, and dwell in safe and happy homes.
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