अग्नaghna आā याह्यग्निभिर्होतारंyāhyaghnibhirhotāraṃ तवाtvā वर्णीमहेvṛṇīmahe |

आā तवामनक्तुtvāmanaktu परयताprayatā हविष्मतीhaviṣmatī यजिष्ठंyajiṣṭhaṃ बर्हिरासदेbarhirāsade ||
O AGNI, come here with the fires, we choose you as our invoking priest; let the presented offering anoint
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अछाachā हिhi तवाtvā सहसःsahasaḥ सूनोsūno अङगिरःaṅghiraḥ सरुचश्चरन्त्यध्वरेsrucaścarantyadhvare |

ऊर्जोūrjo नपातंnapātaṃ घर्तकेशमीमहे.अग्निंghṛtakeśamīmahe.aghniṃ यज्ञेषुyajñeṣu पूर्व्यमpūrvyam ||
Aṅgirasa, son of strength, the ladles go to find you in the sacrifice; we praise the ancient Agni in ourofferings, the grandson of food, butter-haired.
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अग्नेaghne कविर्वेधाkavirvedhā असिasi होताhotā पावकpāvaka यक्ष्यःyakṣyaḥ |

मन्द्रोmandro यजिष्ठोyajiṣṭho अध्वरेष्वीड्योadhvareṣvīḍyo विप्रेभिःviprebhiḥ शुक्रśukra मन्मबिःmanmabiḥ ||
Agni, you, wise, are the creator (of consequences); O purifier, you are the involving priest, worthy ofworship; bright one, you are to be praised in our sacrifices by the priests with hymns, yourself the chief ministrantworthy to be rejoiced in.
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अद्रोघमाadroghamā वहोशतोvahośato यविष्ठ्यyaviṣṭhya देवानजस्रdevānajasra वीतयेvītaye |

अभिabhi परयांसिprayāṃsi सुधिताsudhitā वसोvaso गहिghahi मन्दस्वmandasva धीतिभिर्हितःdhītibhirhitaḥ ||
Most youthful, eternal one, bring the longing gods to me guileless, to eat (the oblation); giver ofdwellings, approach the well-plural ced food; rejoice, being set in your plural ce with praises
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तवमितtvamit सप्रथाsaprathā अस्यग्नेasyaghne तरातरतसtrātartas कविःkaviḥ |

तवांtvāṃ विप्रासःviprāsaḥ समिधानsamidhāna दीदिवdīdiva आā विवासन्तिvivāsanti वेधसःvedhasaḥ ||
Deliverer Agni, you, the truthful and the seer, are widely spread; O kindled blazing one, the wisepraisers wait on you.
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शोचाśocā शोचिष्ठśociṣṭha दीदिहिdīdihi विशेviśe मयोmayo रास्वrāsva सतोत्रेstotre महानसिmahānasi |

देवानांdevānāṃ शर्मनśarman ममmama सन्तुsantu सूरयःsūrayaḥ शत्रूषाहःśatrūṣāhaḥ सवग्नयःsvaghnayaḥ ||
Most resplendent (Agni), shine forth and illuminate (us); give happiness to your people, to yourworshipper, for you are great; may my priests abide in the bliss of the gods, subduing their enemies, possessingbright fires.
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यथाyathā चिदcid वर्द्धमतसमग्नेvṛddhamatasamaghne संजूर्वसिsaṃjūrvasi कषमिkṣami |

एवाevā दहमित्रमहोdahamitramaho योyo अस्मध्रुगasmadhrugh दुर्मन्माdurmanmā कश्चkaśca वेनतिvenati ||
As, Agni, you consume old timber on the earth, so, cherisher of friends, do you burn our injurer,whosoever evil-minded wishes (our ill)
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माmā नोno मर्तायmartāya रिपवेripave रक्षस्विनेrakṣasvine माघशंसायmāghaśaṃsāya रीरधःrīradhaḥ |

अस्रेधद्भिस्तरणिभिर्यविष्ठ्यasredhadbhistaraṇibhiryaviṣṭhya शिवेभिःśivebhiḥ पाहिpāhi पायुभिःpāyubhiḥ ||
Subject us not to a strong mortal enemy, nor to the malevolent; O most youthful, guard us with yourunharming delivering auspicious protections.
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पाहिpāhi नोno अग्नaghna एकयाekayā पाह्युतpāhyuta दवितीययाdvitīyayā |

पाहिpāhi गीर्भिस्तिस्र्भिरूर्जांghīrbhistisṛbhirūrjāṃ पतेpate पाहिpāhi चतस्र्भिर्वसोcatasṛbhirvaso ||
Agni, protect us by one (rich), or protect us by a second; lord of strength, protect us by three sons;protect us, giver of dwellings, by four.
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पाहिpāhi विश्वस्मादviśvasmād रक्षसोrakṣaso अराव्णःarāvṇaḥ परpra समsma वाजेषुvājeṣu नो.अवno.ava |

तवामिदtvāmid धिdhi नेदिष्ठंnediṣṭhaṃ देवतातयdevatātaya आपिंāpiṃ नक्षामहेnakṣāmahe वर्धेvṛdhe ||
Protect us from every impious rākṣasa, shield us in battles; we approach you, our nearest neighbour,our kinsman, for sacrifice and for increase.
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आā नोno अग्नेaghne वयोव्र्धंvayovṛdhaṃ रयिंrayiṃ पावकpāvaka शंस्यमśaṃsyam |

रास्वाrāsvā चca नna उपमातेupamāte पुरुस्प्र्हंpuruspṛhaṃ सुनीतीsunītī सवयशस्तरमsvayaśastaram ||
Purifying Agni, bestow upon us food-augmenting excellent wealth; and (bring) us, O meter-out of good,by auspicious guidance, (a treasure) desired by many and bringing its own fame.
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येनyena वंसामvaṃsāma पर्तनासुpṛtanāsu शर्धतस्तरन्तोśardhatastaranto अर्यarya आदिशःādiśaḥ |

सsa तवंtvaṃ नोno वर्धvardha परयसाprayasā शचीवसोśacīvaso जिन्वाjinvā धियोdhiyo वसुविदःvasuvidaḥ ||
By which we may escape and destroy in battles our impetuous weapon- aiming enemies; O you who bywisdom establish our rites, bless us with food, prosper our wealth-obtaining offerings.
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शिशानोśiśāno वर्षभोvṛṣabho यथाग्निःyathāghniḥ शर्ङगेśṛṅghe दविध्वतdavidhvat |

तिग्माtighmā अस्यasya ननवोnanavo नna परतिध्र्षेpratidhṛṣe सुजम्भःsujambhaḥ सहसोsahaso यहुःyahuḥ ||
Agni tosses his horns, sharpening them as a bull; his sharp jaws are not to be resisted; he is mightytoothed, this son of strength.
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नहिnahi तेte अग्नेaghne वर्षभvṛṣabha परतिध्र्षेpratidhṛṣe जम्भासोjambhāso यदyad वितिष्टसेvitiṣṭase |

सत्वंsatvaṃ नोno होतःhotaḥ सुहुतंsuhutaṃ हविषhaviṣ कर्धिkṛdhi वंस्वाvaṃsvā नोno वार्याvāryā पुरुpuru ||
Since you spread out on all sides, your teeth, bull Agni, are not to be resisted; O offerer, do you makeour oblation rightly presented; give us many precious (gifts).
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शेषेśeṣe वनेषुvaneṣu मात्रोःmātroḥ संsaṃ तवाtvā मर्तासmartāsa इन्धतेindhate |

अतन्द्रोatandro हव्याhavyā वहसिvahasi हविष्क्र्तhaviṣkṛta आदिदādid देवेषुdeveṣu राजसिrājasi ||
You sleep within your mothers in the woods, mortals kindle you; unwearied you bear the offerings of thesacrificer, then you shine among the gods.
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सप्तsapta होतारस्तमिदीळतेhotārastamidīḷate तवाग्नेtvāghne सुत्यजमह्रयमsutyajamahrayam |

भिनत्स्यद्रिंbhinatsyadriṃ तपसाtapasā विvi शोचिषाśociṣā पराग्नेprāghne तिष्ठtiṣṭha जनानतिjanānati ||
The seven priests praise you, Agni, giver of good things and unfailing; you cleave the cloud with yourfierce splendour; go forth, having overcome our enemies.
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अग्निम-अग्निंaghnim-aghniṃ वोvo अध्रिगुंadhrighuṃ हुवेमhuvema वर्क्तबर्हिषःvṛktabarhiṣaḥ |

अग्निंaghniṃ हितप्रयसःhitaprayasaḥ शश्वतीष्वाśaśvatīṣvā होतारंhotāraṃ चर्षणीनामcarṣaṇīnām ||
Now that we have cut the sacred grass, let us invoke for you Agni, Agni the irresistible; having plural cedthe oblations, let us invoke Agni, abiding in many (plural ces), the offerer of sacrifices for men.
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केतेनketena शर्मनśarman सचतेsacate सुषामण्यग्नेsuṣāmaṇyaghne तुभ्यंtubhyaṃ चिकित्वनाcikitvanā |

इषण्ययाiṣaṇyayā नःnaḥ पुरुरूपमाpururūpamā भरbhara वाजंvājaṃ नेदिष्ठमूतयेnediṣṭhamūtaye ||
(The sacrificer) worships you by praises, Agni, with the experienced (priests) in the rite celebrated withbeautiful Sāman hymns;bring us of your own accord for our protection food of various kinds which may bealways in our reach.
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अग्नेaghne जरितर्विश्पतिस्तेपानोjaritarviśpatistepāno देवdeva रक्षसःrakṣasaḥ |

अप्रोषिवानaproṣivān गर्हपतिर्महानसिghṛhapatirmahānasi दिवसdivas पायुर्दुरोणयुःpāyurduroṇayuḥ ||
Divine Agni, worthy of praise, you are the guardian of men, the consumer of the rākṣasas; you aregreat, you the never-absent guardian of the (worshipper's) house, the protector of heaven, ever present in thedwelling.
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माmā नोno रक्षrakṣa आā वेशीदाघ्र्णीवसोveśīdāghṛṇīvaso माmā यातुर्यातुमावतामyāturyātumāvatām |

परोगव्यूत्यनिरामपparoghavyūtyanirāmapa कषुधमग्नेkṣudhamaghne सेधsedha रक्षस्विनःrakṣasvinaḥ ||
O you brilliant wealth, let not the rākṣasa enter us, nor the torment of the evil spirits; Agni, drive awayfurther than a gavyūti from us poverty, hunger and the strong demons.
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