HYMN LXXIX. DAWN.


वयुषाvyuṣā आवःāvaḥ पथ्याpathyā जनानांjanānāṃ पञ्चpañca कषितीर्मानुषीर्बोधयन्तीkṣitīrmānuṣīrbodhayantī |

सुसन्द्र्ग्भिरुक्षभिर्भानुमश्रेदsusandṛghbhirukṣabhirbhānumaśred विvi सूर्योsūryo रोदसीrodasī चक्षसावःcakṣasāvaḥ ||

ROUSING the lands where men's Five Tribes are settled, Dawn hath disclosed the pathways of the people.
She hath sent out her sheen with beauteous oxen. The Sun with light hath opened earth and heaven.
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वयञ्जतेvyañjate दिवोdivo अन्तेष्वक्तूनanteṣvaktūn विशोviśo नna युक्ताyuktā उषसोuṣaso यतन्तेyatante |

संsaṃ तेte गावस्तमghāvastama आā वर्तयन्तिvartayanti जयोतिर्यछन्तिjyotiryachanti सवितेवsaviteva बाहूbāhū ||

They paint their bright rays on the sky's far limits. the Dawns come on like tribes arrayed for battle.
Thy cattle, closely shutting up the darkness, as Savitar spreads his arms, give forth their lustre.
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अभूदुषाabhūduṣā इन्द्रतमाindratamā मघोन्यजीजनतmaghonyajījanat सुवितायsuvitāya शरवांसिśravāṃsi |

विvi दिवोdivo देवीdevī दुहिताduhitā दधात्यङगिरस्तमाdadhātyaṅghirastamā सुक्र्तेsukṛte वसूनिvasūni ||

Wealthy, most like to Indra, Dawn hath risen, and brought forth lauds that shall promote our welfare.
Daughter of Heaven, a Goddess, she distributes, best of Aṅgirases, treasures to the pious.
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तावदुषोtāvaduṣo राधोrādho अस्मभ्यंasmabhyaṃ रास्वrāsva यावतyāvat सतोत्र्भ्योstotṛbhyo अरदोarado गर्णानाghṛṇānā |

यांyāṃ तवाtvā जज्ञुर्व्र्षभस्याjajñurvṛṣabhasyā रवेणraveṇa विvi दर्ळ्हस्यdṛḷhasya दुरोduro अद्रेरौर्णोःadreraurṇoḥ ||

Bestow on us, O Dawn, that ample bounty which thou didst send to those who sang thy praises;
Thou whom with bellowings of a bull they quickened: thou didst unbar the firm-set mountain's portals.
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देवं-देवंdevaṃ-devaṃ राधसेrādhase चोदयन्त्यस्मद्र्यकcodayantyasmadryak सून्र्ताsūnṛtā ईरयन्तीīrayantī |

वयुछन्तीvyuchantī नःnaḥ सनयेsanaye धियोdhiyo धाdhā यूयंyūyaṃ पातpāta ...... ||

Impelling every God to grant his bounty sending to us the charm of pleasant voices,
Vouchsafe us thoughts, for profit, as thou breakest. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.
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