योyo यजातिyajāti यजातyajāta इतit सुनवच्चsunavacca पचातिpacāti चca |

बरह्मेदिन्द्रस्यचाकनतbrahmedindrasyacākanat ||
THAT Brahman pleases Indra well, who worships, sacrifices, pours Libation, and prepares the meal.
8.31.1
पुरोळाशंpuroḷāśaṃ योyo अस्मैasmai सोमंsomaṃ ररतrarata आशिरमāśiram |

पादितpādit तंtaṃ शक्रोśakro अंहसःaṃhasaḥ ||
Śakra protects from woe the man who gives him sacrificial cake.
And offers Soma blent with milk.
8.31.2
तस्यtasya दयुमानसदdyumānasad रथोratho देवजूतःdevajūtaḥ सsa शूशुवतśūśuvat |

विश्वाviśvā वन्वन्नमित्रियाvanvannamitriyā ||
His chariot shall be glorious, sped by Gods, and mighty shall he be,
Subduing all hostilities.
8.31.3
अस्यasya परजावतीprajāvatī गर्हे.असश्चन्तीghṛhe.asaścantī दिवे-दिवेdive-dive |

इळाiḷā धेनुमतीdhenumatī दुहेduhe ||
Each day that passes, in his house flows his libation, rich in milk,
Exhaustless, bringing progeny.
8.31.4
याyā दम्पतीdampatī समनसाsamanasā सुनुतsunuta आā चca धावतःdhāvataḥ |

देवासोdevāso नित्ययाशिराnityayāśirā ||
O Gods, with constant draught of milk, husband and wife with one accord
Press out and wash the Soma juice.
8.31.5
परतिprati पराशव्यानितःprāśavyānitaḥ सम्यञ्चाsamyañcā बर्हिराशातेbarhirāśāte |

नna ताtā वाजेषुvājeṣu वायतःvāyataḥ ||
They gain sufficient food: they come united to the sacred grass,
And never do they fail in strength.
8.31.6
नna देवानामपिdevānāmapi हनुतःhnutaḥ सुमतिंsumatiṃ नna जुगुक्षतःjughukṣataḥ |

शरवोśravo बर्हदbṛhad विवासतःvivāsataḥ ||
Never do they deny or seek to hide the favour of the Gods:
They win high glory for themselves.
8.31.7
पुत्रिणाputriṇā ताtā कुमारिणाkumāriṇā विश्वमायुर्व्यश्नुतःviśvamāyurvyaśnutaḥ |

उभाubhā हिरण्यपेशसाhiraṇyapeśasā ||
With sons and daughters by their side they reach their full extent of life,
Both decked with ornaments of gold.
8.31.8
वीतिहोत्राvītihotrā कर्तद्वसूkṛtadvasū दशस्यन्ताम्र्तायdaśasyantāmṛtāya कमkam |

समुधोsamudho रोमशंromaśaṃ हतोhato देवेषूdeveṣū कर्णुतोkṛṇuto दुवःduvaḥ ||
Serving the Immortal One with gifts of sacrificial meal and wealth,
They satisfy the claims of love and pay due honour to the Gods.
8.31.9
आā शर्मśarma पर्वतानांparvatānāṃ वर्णीमहेvṛṇīmahe नदीनामnadīnām |

आā विष्णोःviṣṇoḥ सचाभुवःsacābhuvaḥ ||
We claim protection from the Hills, we claim protection of the Floods,
Of him who stands by Viṣṇu's side.
8.31.10
ऐतुaitu पूषाpūṣā रयिर्भगःrayirbhaghaḥ सवस्तिsvasti सर्वधातमःsarvadhātamaḥ |

उरुरध्वाururadhvā सवस्तयेsvastaye ||
May Pūṣan come, and Bhaga, Lord of wealth, All-bounteous, for our weal
Broad be the path that leads to bliss:
8.31.11
अरमतिरनर्वणोaramatiranarvaṇo विश्वोviśvo देवस्यdevasya मनसाmanasā |

आदित्यानामनेहैतādityānāmanehait ||
Aramati, and, free from foes, Visva with spirit of a God,
And the Ādityas’ peerless might.
8.31.12
यथाyathā नोno मित्रोmitro अर्यमाaryamā वरुणःvaruṇaḥ सन्तिsanti गोपाःghopāḥ |

सुगाsughā रतस्यपन्थाःṛtasyapanthāḥ ||
Seeing that Mitra, Aryaman, and Varuṇa are guarding us,
The paths of Law are fair to tread.
8.31.13
अग्निंaghniṃ वःvaḥ पूर्व्यंpūrvyaṃ गिराghirā देवमीळेdevamīḷe वसूनामvasūnām |

सपर्यन्तःपुरुप्रियंsaparyantaḥpurupriyaṃ मित्रंmitraṃ नna कषेत्रसाधसमkṣetrasādhasam ||
I glorify with song, for wealth, Agni the God, the first of you.
We honour as a well-loved Friend the God who prospereth our fields.
8.31.14
मक्षूmakṣū देववतोdevavato रथःrathaḥ शूरोśūro वाvā पर्त्सुpṛtsu कासुkāsu चितcit |

देवानांdevānāṃ यya इनin मनोmano यजमानyajamāna इयक्षत्यभीदयज्वनोiyakṣatyabhīdayajvano भुवतbhuvat ||
As in all frays the hero, so swift moves his car whom Gods attend.
The man who, sacrificing, strives to win the heart of Deities will conquer those who worship not.
8.31.15
नna यजमानyajamāna रिष्यसिriṣyasi नna सुन्वानsunvāna नna देवयोdevayo |

देवानांdevānāṃ यya इनin मनोmano ...... ||
Ne’er are ye injured, worshipper, presser of juice, or pious man.
The man who, sacrificing, strives to win the heart of Deities will conquer those who worship not.
8.31.16
नकिषnakiṣ टंṭaṃ कर्मणाkarmaṇā नशनnaśan नna परpra योषनyoṣan नna योषतिyoṣati |

देवानांdevānāṃ यya इनin मनोmano ...... ||
None in his action equals him, none holds him far or keeps him off.
The man who, sacrificing, strives to win the heart of Deities will conquer those who worship not.
8.31.17
असदत्रasadatra सुवीर्यमुतsuvīryamuta तयदाश्वश्व्यमtyadāśvaśvyam |

देवानांdevānāṃ यya इन्मनोinmano ...... ||
Such strength of heroes shall be his, such mastery of fleet-foot steeds.
The man who, sacrificing, strives to win the heart of Deities will conquer those who worship not.
8.31.18