सवादोरभक्षिsvādorabhakṣi वयसःvayasaḥ सुमेधाःsumedhāḥ सवाध्योsvādhyo वरिवोवित्तरस्यvarivovittarasya |

विश्वेviśve यंyaṃ देवाdevā उतuta मर्त्यासोmartyāso मधुmadhu बरुवन्तोbruvanto अभिabhi संचरन्तिsaṃcaranti ||
WISELY have I enjoyed the savoury viand, religious-thoughted, best to find out treasure,
The food to which all Deities and mortals, calling it meath, gather themselves together.
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अन्तश्चantaśca परागाprāghā अदितिर्भवास्यवयाताaditirbhavāsyavayātā हरसोharaso दैव्यस्यdaivyasya |

इन्दविन्द्रस्यindavindrasya सख्यंsakhyaṃ जुषाणःjuṣāṇaḥ शरौष्टीवśrauṣṭīva धुरमनुdhuramanu रायrāya रध्याःṛdhyāḥ ||
Tlou shalt be Aditi as thou hast entered within, appeaser of celestial anger.
Indu, enjoying Indra's friendship, bring us—as a swift steed the car—forward to riches.
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अपामapāma सोममम्र्ताsomamamṛtā अभूमागन्मabhūmāghanma जयोतिरविदामjyotiravidāma देवानdevān |

किंkiṃ नूनमस्मानnūnamasmān कर्णवदरातिःkṛṇavadarātiḥ किमुkimu धूर्तिरम्र्तdhūrtiramṛta मर्त्यस्यmartyasya ||
We have drunk Soma and become immortal; we have attained the light, the Gods discovered.
Now what may foeman's malice do to harm us? What, O Immortal, mortal man's deception?
8.48.3
शंśaṃ नोno भवbhava हर्दhṛda आā पीतpīta इन्दोindo पितेवpiteva सोमsoma सूनवेsūnave सुशेवःsuśevaḥ |

सखेवsakheva सख्यsakhya उरुशंसuruśaṃsa धीरःdhīraḥ परpra णṇa आयुर्जीवसेāyurjīvase सोमतारीःsomatārīḥ ||
Absorbed into the heart, be sweet, O Indu, as a kind father to his son, O Soma,
As a wise Friend to friend: do thou, wide-ruler, O Soma, lengthen out our days for living.
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इमेime माmā पीताpītā यशसyaśasa उरुष्यवोuruṣyavo रथंrathaṃ नna गावःghāvaḥ समनाहपर्वसुsamanāhaparvasu |

तेte माmā रक्षन्तुrakṣantu विस्रसश्चरित्रादुतvisrasaścaritrāduta माmā सरामाद्यवयन्त्विन्दवःsrāmādyavayantvindavaḥ ||
These glorious drops that give me freedom have I drunk. Closely they knit my joints as straps secure a car.
Let them protect my foot from slipping on the way: yea, let the drops I drink preserve me from disease.
8.48.5
अग्निंaghniṃ नna माmā मथितंmathitaṃ संsaṃ दिदीपःdidīpaḥ परpra चक्षयcakṣaya कर्णुहिkṛṇuhi वस्यसोvasyaso नःnaḥ |

अथाathā हिhi तेte मदmada आā सोमsoma मन्येmanye रेवानिवrevāniva परpra चरापुष्टिमछcarāpuṣṭimacha ||
Make me shine bright like fire produced by friction: give us a clearer sight and make us better.
For in carouse I think of thee, O Soma, Shall I, as a rich man, attain to comfort?
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इषिरेणiṣireṇa तेte मनसाmanasā सुतस्यsutasya भक्षीमहिbhakṣīmahi पित्र्यस्येवpitryasyeva रायःrāyaḥ |

सोमsoma राजनrājan परpra णṇa आयूंषिāyūṃṣi तारीरहानीवtārīrahānīva सूर्योsūryo वासराणिvāsarāṇi ||
May we enjoy with an enlivened spirit the juice thou givest, like ancestral riches.
O Soma, King, prolong thou our existence as Sūrya makes the shining days grow longer.
8.48.7
सोमsoma राजनrājan मर्ळयाmṛḷayā नःnaḥ सवस्तिsvasti तवtava समसिsmasi वरत्यास्तस्यvratyāstasya विद्धिviddhi |

अलर्तिalarti दक्षdakṣa उतuta मन्युरिन्दोmanyurindo माmā नोno अर्योaryo अनुकामंanukāmaṃ परादाःparādāḥ ||
King Soma, favour us and make us prosper: we are thy devotees; of this be mindful.
Spirit and power are fresh in us, O Indu give us not up unto our foeman's pleasure.
8.48.8
तवंtvaṃ हिhi नस्तन्वःnastanvaḥ सोमsoma गोपाghopā गात्रे-गात्रेghātre-ghātre निषसत्थाniṣasatthā नर्चक्षाःnṛcakṣāḥ |

यतyat तेte वयंvayaṃ परमिनामpramināma वरतानिvratāni सsa नोno मर्ळmṛḷa सुषखादेवsuṣakhādeva वस्यःvasyaḥ ||
For thou hast settled in each joint, O Soma, aim of men's eyes and guardian of our bodies.
When we offend against thine holy statutes, as a kind Friend, God, best of all, be gracious.
8.48.9
रदूदरेणṛdūdareṇa साख्याsākhyā सचेयsaceya योyo माmā नna रिष्येदriṣyed धर्यश्वdharyaśva पीतःpītaḥ |

अयंayaṃ यःyaḥ सोमोsomo नयधाय्यस्मेnyadhāyyasme तस्माtasmā इन्द्रंindraṃ परतिरमेम्यायुःpratiramemyāyuḥ ||
May I be with the Friend whose heart is tender, who, Lord of Bays! when quaffed will never harm me-
This Soma now deposited within me. For this, I pray for longer life to Indra.
8.48.10
अपapa तयाtyā अस्थुरनिराasthuranirā अमीवाamīvā निरत्रसनniratrasan तमिषीचीरभैषुःtamiṣīcīrabhaiṣuḥ |

आā सोमोsomo अस्मानरुहदasmānaruhad विहायाvihāyā अगन्मaghanma यत्रyatra परतिरन्तpratiranta आयुःāyuḥ ||
Our maladies have lost their strength and vanished: they feared, and passed away into the darkness.
Soma hath risen in us, exceeding mighty, and we are come where men prolong existence.
12, Fathers, that Indu which our hearts have drunken, Immortal in himself, hath entered mortals.
So let us serve this Soma with oblation, and rest securely in his grace and favour.
8.48.11
योyo नna इन्दुःinduḥ पितरोpitaro हर्त्सुhṛtsu पीतो.अमर्त्योpīto.amartyo मर्त्यानाविवेशmartyānāviveśa |

तस्मैtasmai सोमायsomāya हविषाhaviṣā विधेमvidhema मर्ळीकेmṛḷīke अस्यasya सुमतौsumatau सयामsyāma ||
Associate with the Fathers thou, O Soma, hast spread thyself abroad through earth and heaven.
So with oblation let us serve thee, Indu, and so let us become the lords of riches,
8.48.12
तवंtvaṃ सोमsoma पित्र्भिःpitṛbhiḥ संविदानो.अनुsaṃvidāno.anu दयावाप्र्थिवीdyāvāpṛthivī आā ततन्थtatantha |

तस्मैtasmai तta इन्दोindo हविषाhaviṣā विधेमvidhema वयंvayaṃ सयामsyāma पतयोpatayo रयीणामrayīṇām ||
Give us your blessing, O ye Gods’ preservers. Never may sleep or idle talk control us.
But evermore may we, as friends of Soma, speak to the synod with brave sons around us.
8.48.13
तरातारोtrātāro देवाdevā अधिadhi वोचताvocatā नोno माmā नोno निद्राnidrā ईशतīśata मोतmota जल्पिःjalpiḥ |

वयंvayaṃ सोमस्यsomasya विश्वहviśvaha परियासःpriyāsaḥ सुवीरासोsuvīrāso विदथमावदेमvidathamāvadema ||
On all sides,. Soma, thou art our life-giver: aim of all eyes, light-finder, come within us.
Indu, of one accord with thy protections both from behind and from before preserve us.
8.48.14
तवंtvaṃ नःnaḥ सोमsoma विश्वतोviśvato वयोधास्त्वंvayodhāstvaṃ सवर्विदाsvarvidā विशाviśā नर्चक्षाःnṛcakṣāḥ |

तवंtvaṃ नna इन्दinda ऊतिभिःūtibhiḥ सजोषाःsajoṣāḥ पाहिpāhi पश्चातादुतpaścātāduta वाvā पुरस्तातpurastāt ||
Missing line from Griffith.
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