ताtā वांvāṃ विश्वस्यviśvasya गोपाghopā देवाdevā देवेषुdeveṣu यज्ञियyajñiya |

रतावानाṛtāvānā यजसेyajase पुतदक्षसाputadakṣasā ||
I WORSHIP you who guard this All, Gods, holiest among the Gods,
You, faithful to the Law, whose power is sanctified.
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मित्राmitrā तनाtanā नna रथ्याrathyā वरुणोvaruṇo यश्चyaśca सुक्रतुःsukratuḥ |

सनातsanāt सुजाताsujātā तनयाtanayā धर्तव्रताdhṛtavratā ||
So, too, like charioteers are they, Mitra and sapient Varuṇa,
Sons high-born from of old, whose holy laws stand fast.
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ताtā माताmātā विश्ववेदसासुर्यायviśvavedasāsuryāya परमहसाpramahasā |

महिmahi जजानादितिरतावरीjajānāditirtāvarī ||
These Twain, possessors of all wealth, most glorious, for supremest sway
Aditi, Mighty Mother, true to Law, brought forth.
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महान्ताmahāntā मित्रावरुणाmitrāvaruṇā सम्राजाsamrājā देवावसुराdevāvasurā |

रतावानाव्र्तमाṛtāvānāvṛtamā घोषतोghoṣato बर्हतbṛhat ||
Great Varuṇa and Mitra, Gods, Asuras and imperial Lords,
True to Eternal Law proclaim the high decree.
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नपाताnapātā शवसोśavaso महःmahaḥ सूनूsūnū दक्षस्यdakṣasya सुक्रतुsukratu |

सर्प्रदानूsṛpradānū इषोiṣo वास्त्वधिvāstvadhi कषितःkṣitaḥ ||
The offspring of a lofty Power, Dakṣa's Two Sons exceeding strong,
Who, Lords of flowing rain, dwell in the place of food.
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संsaṃ याyā दानूनिdānūni येमथुर्दिव्याःyemathurdivyāḥ पार्थिवीरिषःpārthivīriṣaḥ |

नभस्वतीराnabhasvatīrā वांvāṃ चरन्तुcarantu वर्ष्टयःvṛṣṭayaḥ ||
Ye who have gathered up your gifts, celestial and terrestrial food,
Let your rain come to us fraught with the mist of heaven.
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अधिadhi याyā बर्हतोbṛhato दिवो.अभिdivo.abhi यूथेवyūtheva पश्यतःpaśyataḥ |

रतावानाṛtāvānā सम्राजाsamrājā नमसेnamase हिताhitā ||
The Twain, who from the lofty sky seem to look down on herds below,
Holy, imperial Lords, are set to be revered.
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रतावानाṛtāvānā निni षेदतुःṣedatuḥ साम्राज्यायsāmrājyāya सुक्रतूsukratū |

धर्तव्रताdhṛtavratā कषत्रियाkṣatriyā कषत्रमशतुःkṣatramaśatuḥ ||
They, true to Law, exceeding strong, have sat them down for savran rule:
Princes whose laws stand fast, they have obtained their sway.
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अक्ष्णश्चिदakṣṇaścid गातुवित्तरनुल्बणेनghātuvittaranulbaṇena चक्षसाcakṣasā |

निni चिनcin मिषन्ताmiṣantā निचिराnicirā निni चिक्यतुःcikyatuḥ ||
Pathfinders even better than the eye, with unobstructed sight,
Even when they close their lids, observant, they perceive.
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उतuta नोno देव्यदितिरुरुष्यतांdevyaditiruruṣyatāṃ नासत्याnāsatyā |

उरुष्यन्तुuruṣyantu मरुतोmaruto वर्द्धशवसःvṛddhaśavasaḥ ||
So may the Goddess Aditi, may the Nāsatyas guard us well,
The Martits guard us well,.endowed with mighty strength.
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तेte नोno नावमुरुष्यतnāvamuruṣyata दिवाdivā नक्तंnaktaṃ सुदानवःsudānavaḥ |

अरिष्यन्तोariṣyanto निपायुभिःnipāyubhiḥ सचेमहिsacemahi ||
Do ye, O Bounteous Gods, protect our dwelling lace by day and night:
With you for our defenders may we go unharmed.
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अघ्नतेaghnate विष्णवेviṣṇave वयमरिष्यन्तःvayamariṣyantaḥ सुदानवेsudānave |

शरुधिśrudhi सवयावनsvayāvan सिन्धोsindho पूर्वचित्तयेpūrvacittaye ||
May we, unharmed, serve bountiful Viṣṇu, the God who slayeth none:
Self-moving Sindhu hear and be the first to mark.
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तदtad वार्यंvāryaṃ वर्णीमहेvṛṇīmahe वरिष्ठंvariṣṭhaṃ गोपयत्यमghopayatyam |

मित्रोmitro यतyat पान्तिpānti वरुणोvaruṇo यदर्यमाyadaryamā ||
This sure protection we elect, desirable and reaching far,
Which Mitra, Varuṇa, and Aryaman afford.
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उतuta नःnaḥ सिन्धुरपांsindhurapāṃ तनtan मरुतस्तदश्विनाmarutastadaśvinā |

इन्द्रोindro विष्णुर्मीढ्वांसःviṣṇurmīḍhvāṃsaḥ सजोषसःsajoṣasaḥ ||
And may the Sindhu of the floods, the Maruts, and the ASvin Pair,
Boon Indra, and boon Viṣṇu have one mind with us.
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तेte हिhi षमाṣmā वनुषोvanuṣo नरो.अभिमातिंnaro.abhimātiṃ कयस्यkayasya चितcit |

तिग्मंtighmaṃ नक्षोदःnakṣodaḥ परतिघ्नन्तिpratighnanti भूर्णयःbhūrṇayaḥ ||
Because these warring Heroes stay the enmity of every foe,
As the fierce water-flood repels the furious ones.
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अयमेकayameka इत्थाitthā पुरूरुpurūru चष्टेcaṣṭe विvi विष्पतिःviṣpatiḥ |

तस्यtasya वरतान्यनुvratānyanu वश्चरमसिvaścaramasi ||
Here this one God, the Lord of men, looks forth exceeding far and wide:
And we, for your advantage, keep his holy laws.
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अनुanu पूर्वाण्योक्याpūrvāṇyokyā साम्राज्यस्यsāmrājyasya सश्चिमsaścima |

मित्रस्यmitrasya वरताvratā वरुणस्यvaruṇasya दिर्घश्रुतdirghaśrut ||
We keep the old accustomed laws, the statutes of supremacy,
The Iong-known laws of Mitra and of Varuṇa.
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परिpari योyo रश्मिनाraśminā दिवो.अन्तानdivo.antān ममेmame पर्थिव्याःpṛthivyāḥ |

उभेubhe आā पप्रौरोदसीpapraurodasī महित्वाmahitvā ||
He who hath measured with his ray the boundaries of heaven and earth,
And with his majesty hath filled the two worlds full,
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उदुudu षयṣya शरणेśaraṇe दिवोdivo जयोतिरयंस्तjyotirayaṃsta सूर्यःsūryaḥ |

अग्निर्नaghnirna शुक्रःśukraḥ समिधानsamidhāna आहुतःāhutaḥ ||
Sūrya hath spread his light aloft up to the region of the sky,
Like Agni all aflame when gifts are offered him.
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वचोvaco दीर्घप्रसद्मनीशेdīrghaprasadmanīśe वाजस्यvājasya गोमतःghomataḥ |

ईशेīśe हिhi पित्वोऽविषस्यpitvo'viṣasya दावनेdāvane ||
With him who sits afar the word is lord of food that comes from kine,
Controller of the gift of unempoisoned food.
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ततtat सूर्यंsūryaṃ रोदसीrodasī उभेubhe दोषाdoṣā वस्तोरुपvastorupa बरुवेbruve |

भोजेष्वस्मानभ्युच्चराbhojeṣvasmānabhyuccarā सदाsadā ||
So unto Sūrya, Heaven, and Earth at morning and at eve I speak.
Bringing enjoyments ever rise thou up for us.
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रज्रमुक्षण्यायनेṛjramukṣaṇyāyane रजतंrajataṃ हरयाणेharayāṇe |

रथंrathaṃ युक्तमसनामyuktamasanāma सुषामणिsuṣāmaṇi ||
From Uksanyayana a bay, from Harayana a white steed,
And from Susaman we obtained a hamessed car.
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ताtā मेme अश्व्यानांaśvyānāṃ हरीणांharīṇāṃ नितोशनाnitośanā |

उतोuto नुnu कर्त्व्यानांkṛtvyānāṃ नर्वाहसाnṛvāhasā ||
These two shall bring me further gain of troops of tawny-coloured steeds,
The carriers shall they be of active men of war.
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समदभीषूsmadabhīṣū कशावन्ताkaśāvantā विप्राviprā नविष्ठयाnaviṣṭhayā मतीmatī |

महोmaho वाजिनावर्वन्ताvājināvarvantā सचासनमsacāsanam ||
And the two sages have I gained who hold the reins and bear the whip,
And the two great strong coursers, with my newest song.
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