HYMN LXXVIII. DAWN.


परतिprati केतवःketavaḥ परथमाprathamā अद्र्श्रन्नूर्ध्वाadṛśrannūrdhvā अस्याasyā अञ्जयोañjayo विvi शरयन्तेśrayante |

उषोuṣo अर्वाचाarvācā बर्हताbṛhatā रथेनrathena जयोतिष्मताjyotiṣmatā वाममस्मभ्यंvāmamasmabhyaṃ वक्षिvakṣi ||

WE have beheld her earliest lights approaching: her many glories part, on high, asunder.
On car sublime, refulgent, wending hither, O Uṣas, bring the Wealth that makes us happy.
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परतिprati षीमग्निर्जरतेṣīmaghnirjarate समिद्धःsamiddhaḥ परतिprati विप्रासोviprāso मतिभिर्ग्र्णन्तःmatibhirghṛṇantaḥ |

उषाuṣā यातिyāti जयोतिषाjyotiṣā बाधमानाbādhamānā विश्वाviśvā तमांसिtamāṃsi दुरितापduritāpa देवीdevī ||

The fire well-kindIed sings aloud to greet her, and with their hymns the priests are chaming welcome.
Uṣas approaches in her splendour, driving all evil darkness far away, the Goddess.
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एताetā उu तयाःtyāḥ परत्यद्र्श्रनpratyadṛśran पुरस्ताज्ज्योतिर्यछन्तीरुषसोविभातीःpurastājjyotiryachantīruṣasovibhātīḥ |

अजीजननajījanan सूर्यंsūryaṃ यज्ञमग्निमपाचीनंyajñamaghnimapācīnaṃ तमोtamo अगादजुष्टमaghādajuṣṭam ||

Apparent eastward are those lights of Morning, sending out lustre, as they rise, around them.
She hath brought forth Sun, sacrifice, and Agni, and far away hath fled detested darkness.
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अचेतिaceti दिवोdivo दुहिताduhitā मघोनीmaghonī विश्वेviśve पश्यन्त्युषसंpaśyantyuṣasaṃ विभातीमvibhātīm |

आस्थादāsthād रथंrathaṃ सवधयाsvadhayā युज्यमानमाyujyamānamā यमश्वासःyamaśvāsaḥ सुयुजोsuyujo वहन्तिvahanti ||

Rich Daughter of the Sky, we all behold her, yea, all men look on Dawn as she is breaking.
fler car that moves self-harnessed hath she mounted, the car drawn onward by her well-yoked horses.
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परतिprati तवाद्यtvādya सुमनसोsumanaso बुधन्तास्माकासोbudhantāsmākāso मघवानोmaghavāno वयंvayaṃ चca |

तिल्विलायध्वमुषसोtilvilāyadhvamuṣaso विभातीर्यूयंvibhātīryūyaṃ पातpāta ...... ||

Inspired with loving thoughts this day to greet thee, we and our wealthy nobles have awakened.
Show yourselves fruitful, Dawns, as ye are rising. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.
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